71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
 { +  braces and plus signs + } .
 
LC 2322
 
                         House Bill 2866
 
Sponsored by Representative WINTERS; Representative PATRIDGE,
  Senator CLARNO (at the request of Oregon Association of
  Realtors)
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
 
  Defines structure for purposes of urban interface fire
protection. Allows foresters to consider additional cost of fire
protection for properties containing structures. Specifies that
additional cost of fire protection for properties containing
structures may not exceed $50 per year.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to urban interface fire protection; amending ORS 477.015
  and 477.060.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 477.015 is amended to read:
  477.015.   { - (1) - }  As used in ORS 477.015 to 477.061,
unless the context otherwise requires  { - , - }  { + :
  (1) 'Committee' means a county forestland-urban interface
classification committee.
  (2) + } 'Forestland-urban interface' means a geographic area of
forestland inside a forest protection district where there exists
a concentration of structures in an urban or suburban setting.
    { - (2) As used in ORS 477.015 to 477.057, unless the context
requires otherwise: - }
    { - (a) 'Committee' means a county forestland-urban interface
classification committee. - }
    { - (b) - }   { + (3) + } 'Governing body' means the board of
county commissioners or county court of a county, as the case may
be.
   { +  (4) 'Structure' means  + }  { +  an accessory building
that occupies at least 500 square feet of ground space and has at
least one wall + }  { +  or a permanent dwelling, manufactured
home or mobile home. + }
  SECTION 2. ORS 477.060 is amended to read:
  477.060. (1) In determining the annual cost of protection
pursuant to ORS 477.230, the forester may consider and include
the special or additional cost of fire protection for property
 { + that contains a structure + } within a forestland-urban
interface classification, including the special or unique costs
of assessment processing and administration.
  (2)  { + The forester shall identify  + }special or additional
costs identified by subsection (1) of this section   { - shall be
identified uniquely - }  in the budget required by ORS 477.230 to
477.300. These special or additional costs   { - shall be - }
 { +  are + } in addition to the annual cost of ORS 477.230
(1) { +  and may not exceed $50 annually for each property
containing a structure + }. Only those owners of property
 { + that contains a structure + } within a forestland-urban
interface classification in a forest protection district shall
bear the special or additional cost of fire protection within the
forestland-urban interface in a manner consistent with rules
promulgated by the State Board of Forestry.
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