Chapter 206
AN ACT
HB 2468
Relating to federal forest legacy program; amending ORS 526.065.
Be It Enacted by the People of
the State of
SECTION 1. ORS 526.065 is amended to read:
526.065. (1) The State
Forestry Department may receive gifts, grants, bequests, endowments and
donations of moneys, labor or materials from public and private sources for the
purpose of contributing to the management and enhancement of state forests,
including but not limited to activities such as recreation, education,
interpretation, research and monitoring, cultural resources management and
habitat improvement.
(2) The department may
apply for, accept and utilize grants from the federal government to accomplish
the goals of a federal forest legacy program[, if:].
[(a) The proposed forest legacy land area is
wholly within an urban growth boundary contained in an acknowledged local
comprehensive plan at the time of application for the grant or will be wholly
within the boundary by the time the grant is awarded;]
[(b) The use to which the land area will be put is an allowable use
under the local comprehensive plan; and]
[(c) The use complies] In
implementing the federal forest legacy program, the department shall ensure
that the program complies with all [other]
land use laws and regulations.
(3) On or before January
15 of each odd-numbered year, the State Forester shall report to the committee
created by ORS 171.555 and to any legislative committee with responsibility for
forestry issues regarding:
(a) The number and
monetary amounts of grants applied for under the federal forest legacy program;
(b) The number and
monetary amounts of grants awarded under the federal forest legacy program; and
(c) The location and
disposition of areas affected by the federal forest legacy program.
(4) The department shall
deposit moneys received under this section into the State Forest Enhancement
Donation Subaccount created under ORS 526.060. The department may expend
moneys, materials or labor received under this section only for the purposes
specified in the gift, grant, bequest, endowment or donation. If no purpose is
specified, the department may use the moneys, materials or labor for the
management and enhancement of state forests.
Approved by the Governor May 30, 2007
Filed in the office of Secretary of State May 31, 2007
Effective date January 1, 2008
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