75th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2009 Regular Session
 
HA to HB 3072
 
LC 3123/HB 3072-2
 
                       HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO
                         HOUSE BILL 3072
 
    By COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES AND RURAL
                           COMMUNITIES
 
                              May 4
 
  On page 1 of the printed bill, line 2, after 'provisions; '
insert 'and' and after '530.050' insert a period and delete the
rest of the line and lines 3 through 15.
  Delete lines 17 through 30 and delete pages 2 through 4 and
insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 1. + }  { + (1) The State Board of Forestry may
designate areas on state forestlands acquired under ORS 530.010
to 530.040 as exempt from the requirement under ORS 530.050 that
those state forestlands be managed to secure the greatest
permanent value. In designating areas under this section, the
board may consider areas:
  ' (a) That are nonproductive timber lands;
  ' (b) That are located on steep slopes; or
  ' (c) For which designation might restore, maintain or enhance
riparian areas.
  ' (2) Management activities in areas designated under this
section may include limited harvesting and other forest resource
management activities. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 2. + } ORS 530.050 is amended to read:
  ' 530.050.  { + (1) As used in this section, 'secure the
greatest permanent value' means to ensure that lands are forests
managed primarily for timber production in order to produce
revenue for counties, schools and local taxing districts that
receive revenue from those lands.
  ' (2)  + }Under the authority and direction of the State Board
of Forestry except as otherwise provided for the sale of forest
products, the State Forester shall manage the lands acquired
pursuant to ORS 530.010 to 530.040 so as to secure the greatest
permanent value of those lands to the state, and to that end may:
  '  { - (1) - }  { +  (a) + } Protect the lands from fire,
disease and insect pests, cooperate with the counties and with
persons owning lands within the state in the protection of the
lands and enter into all agreements necessary or convenient for
the protection of the lands.
  '  { - (2) - }  { +  (b) + } Sell forest products from the
lands, and execute mining leases and contracts as provided for in
ORS 273.551.
  '  { - (3) - }  { +  (c) + } Enter into and administer
contracts for the sale of timber from lands owned or managed by
the State Board of Forestry and the State Forestry Department.
  '  { - (4) - }  { +  (d) + } Permit the use of the lands for
other purposes, including but not limited to forage and browse
for domestic livestock, fish and wildlife environment, landscape
effect, protection against floods and erosion, recreation, and
protection of water supplies when, in the opinion of the board,
the use is not detrimental to the best interest of the state.
  '  { - (5) - }  { +  (e) + } Grant easements, permits and
licenses over, through and across the lands. The State Forester
may require and collect reasonable fees or charges relating to
the location and establishment of easements, permits and licenses
granted by the state over the lands. The fees and charges
collected shall be used exclusively for the expenses of locating
and establishing the easements, permits and licenses under this
 { - subsection - }  { +  paragraph + } and shall be placed in
the State Forestry Department Account.
  '  { - (6) - }  { +  (f) + } Require and collect fees or
charges for the use of state forest roads. The fees or charges
collected shall be used exclusively for purposes of maintenance
and improvements of the roads and shall be placed in the State
Forestry Department Account.
  '  { - (7) - }  { +  (g) + } Reforest the lands and cooperate
with the counties, and with persons owning timberlands within the
state, in the reforestation, and make all agreements necessary or
convenient for the reforestation.
  '  { - (8) - }  { +  (h) + } Require such undertakings as in
the opinion of the board are necessary or convenient to secure
performance of any contract entered into under the terms of this
section or ORS 273.551.
  '  { - (9) - }  { +  (i) + } Sell rock, sand, gravel, pumice
and other such materials from the lands. The sale may be
negotiated without bidding, provided the appraised value of the
materials does not exceed $2,500.
  '  { - (10) - }  { +  (j) + } Enter into agreements, each for
not more than 10 years duration, for the production of minor
forest products.
  '  { - (11) - }  { +  (k) + } Establish a forestry carbon
offset program to market, register, transfer or sell forestry
carbon offsets. In establishing the program, the forester may:
  '  { - (a) - }  { +  (A) + } Execute any contracts or
agreements necessary to create opportunities for the creation of
forestry carbon offsets; and
  '  { - (b) - }  { +  (B) + } Negotiate prices that are at, or
greater than, fair market value for the transfer or sale of
forestry carbon offsets.
  '  { - (12) - }  { +  (L) + } Do all things and make all rules,
not inconsistent with law, necessary or convenient for the
management, protection, utilization and conservation of the
lands.
  '  { +  SECTION 3. + }  { + No later than July 1, 2010, the
State Board of Forestry shall modify all forest management plans
developed by the State Forester to the extent necessary to
achieve the policy goals and direction established by the
amendments to ORS 530.050 by section 2 of this 2009 Act. + } ' .
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