Chapter 424 Oregon Laws 2003
AN ACT
HB 3152
Relating to healthy forest programs.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of
Oregon:
SECTION
1. (1) Pursuant to its authority
to improve the efficient and effective use of state resources, the Oregon Department
of Administrative Services shall coordinate with the State Department of Fish
and Wildlife, the State Parks and Recreation Department, the State Forestry
Department, the Division of State Lands and any other state agency that has
oversight responsibilities for state forestlands to adopt forest management
plans or policies that:
(a)
Establish forest health programs and management strategies designed to reduce
the risk of catastrophic loss of forest resources from disease and insect
infestation.
(b)
Establish goals and strategies for managing forest fuel accumulation in order
to reduce the risk of catastrophic fires in areas historically subject to
frequent, periodic fires.
(2)
To the extent that a state agency with oversight responsibilities for state
forestlands has, as of the effective date of this 2003 Act, policies, approved
forest management plans or other strategies designed to address forest health
and forest fuels management, those policies, plans and strategies may be
incorporated into the plans and policies developed by the Oregon Department of
Administrative Services.
(3)
The Oregon Department of Administrative Services may develop forest fuel
reduction and forest health restoration projects that may be implemented by
state agencies. Such projects may include procedures for:
(a)
Identifying forests that are at high risk of loss due to fuel accumulation,
disease or insect infestation.
(b)
Cooperating with local governments to identify locations where the urban-forest
interface poses the greatest risk of contributing to damage or loss during a
fire.
(c) Establishing priority areas for the projects due to natural, economic or scenic values.
Approved by the Governor June 18, 2003
Filed in the office of Secretary of State June 18, 2003
Effective date January 1, 2004
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