Section 530.500 – Authority of State Forester in management, protection, utilization and conservation of lands and waters; rules.
In order to accomplish the purposes of ORS 530.490, the State Forester may: (1) 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. […]
Section 530.626 – Earnings in excess of amounts required for authority.
The earnings of a community forest authority created under ORS 530.606 in excess of the amount required for the retirement of indebtedness or the accomplishment of the purposes of ORS 530.600 to 530.628 shall not inure to the benefit of a person or body other than the municipality creating the authority. An authority may transfer, […]
Section 530.510 – Exchanges of land.
The State Forester may propose and initiate any exchange of land of the Elliott State Forest or Common School Forest Lands, or propose and initiate any exchange of timber on such lands, for land of approximately equal aggregate value, when any such exchange is in the furtherance of the purposes of ORS 530.450 to 530.520. […]
Section 530.628 – Application of laws to authority and to issuance of bonds.
(1) ORS 530.600 to 530.628 contain complete authority for the organization of a community forest authority and for the issuance and sale of revenue bonds, including refunding revenue bonds, and other revenue obligations. (2) ORS chapters 198, 279A, 279B and 294 do not apply to the organization of an authority and the issuance and sale […]
Section 530.520 – Use of receipts; manner of paying administrative expenses.
(1) Excepting receipts from the easements and leases designated in ORS 530.490 (3), all receipts from the Elliott State Forest and the Common School Forest Lands shall be paid into the Common School Fund and are continuously appropriated to the Department of State Lands for the purposes for which other moneys in the Common School […]
Section 530.600 – Definitions for ORS 530.600 to 530.628.
As used in ORS 530.600 to 530.628, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Authority” means a community forest authority created under ORS 530.606. (2) “Board” means the board of directors of a community forest authority. (3) “Community forestlands” means private lands that are zoned and permanently managed for commercial forestland use and any interests in […]
Section 530.602 – Findings.
To provide the people of the State of Oregon with renewable commercial forest resources that promote community stability and sound conservation practices, the Legislative Assembly finds that it is necessary and desirable to authorize the creation of community forest authorities having the power to finance community forestlands and to authorize those authorities to issue revenue […]
Section 530.604 – Community forest authorities.
The governing body of a municipality may create a community forest authority under ORS 530.606. An authority may issue obligations on behalf of the municipality creating the authority to finance community forestlands. An authority may not be created or maintained for a purpose other than to finance community forestlands as described in ORS 530.600 to […]
Section 530.606 – Creation of authority; modification; dissolution.
(1) Upon the written request of three individuals or upon its own motion, the governing body of a municipality may create a community forest authority for the purpose of financing community forestlands. (2) The governing body of a municipality may create a community forest authority by ordinance or resolution adopted following a public hearing held […]
Section 530.608 – Board of directors of authority; officers; terms; rules.
(1) The governing body of a municipality that creates a community forest authority under ORS 530.606 shall appoint a board of directors containing not fewer than five nor more than 11 directors to manage and control the authority. At least one-third of the directors must represent conservation interests. At least one-third of the directors must […]