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 3197
 
                         House Bill 3006
 
Sponsored by Representative T SMITH; Representatives BACKLUND,
  BROWN, BUTLER, CARLSON, CLOSE, DOYLE, HILL, JENSON, KNOPP,
  KRUSE, LEE, MORGAN, SIMMONS, P SMITH, C WALKER, WILLIAMS,
  WINTERS, WITT, ZAUNER
 
 
                             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.
 
  Raises from $20 to $75 amount per cord that owner of land may
charge for permission to use land for woodcutting without losing
certain limitations on liability.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to liability arising out of use of land; creating new
  provisions; and amending ORS 105.688.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 105.688 is amended to read:
  105.688. (1) Except as specifically provided in ORS 105.672 to
105.696, the immunities provided by ORS 105.682 apply to:
  (a) All public and private lands, including but not limited to
lands adjacent or contiguous to any bodies of water, watercourses
or the ocean shore as defined by ORS 390.605;
  (b) All roads, bodies of water, watercourses, rights of way,
buildings, fixtures and structures on the lands described in
paragraph (a) of this subsection; and
  (c) All machinery or equipment on the lands described in
paragraph (a) of this subsection.
  (2) The immunities provided by ORS 105.682 apply only if:
  (a) The owner makes no charge for permission to use the land;
  (b) The owner transfers an easement to a public body to use the
land; or
  (c) The owner charges no more than   { - $20 - }  { +  $75 + }
per cord for permission to use the land for woodcutting.
  SECTION 2.  { + The amendments to ORS 105.688 by section 1 of
this 2001 Act apply only to causes of action arising on or after
the effective date of this 2001 Act. + }
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