Oregon Statutes 477.277 – Additional assessment to maintain unencumbered balance of Oregon Forest Land Protection Fund
(1) In addition to any other assessment prescribed by ORS § 477.205 to 477.281, in any fiscal year in which the Emergency Fire Cost Committee determines pursuant to ORS § 477.760 that the unencumbered balance of the Oregon Forest Land Protection Fund is less than $22.5 million, a surcharge shall be levied and assessed in the amount of $47.50 for each improved lot or parcel, except as provided in ORS § 477.760, to defray the increased cost of fire suppression on forestland that is caused by the existence of the improvements.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 477.277
- Board: means the State Board of Forestry. See Oregon Statutes 477.001
- Forester: means the State Forester or authorized representative. See Oregon Statutes 477.001
- Forestland: means any woodland, brushland, timberland, grazing land or clearing that, during any time of the year, contains enough forest growth, slashing or vegetation to constitute, in the judgment of the forester, a fire hazard, regardless of how the land is zoned or taxed. See Oregon Statutes 477.001
- Owner: means an individual, a combination of individuals, a partnership, a corporation, the State of Oregon or a political subdivision thereof, or an association of any nature that holds an ownership interest in land. See Oregon Statutes 477.001
(2) All surcharge moneys collected pursuant to this section shall be paid into the Oregon Forest Land Protection Fund.
(3) If an owner of forestland files a forest protection plan with the forester which is approved by the State Board of Forestry under ORS § 477.210 (2), the owner shall not be required to pay the surcharge levied under subsection (1) of this section.
(4) Contiguous lots included in a combined lot that is described in ORS § 477.295 (3)(a) and whose owner has made application to the forester under ORS § 477.295 (4) are considered one lot for purposes of subsection (1) of this section.
(5) As used in this section, a lot or parcel is ‘improved’ if it is indicated as improved in the county assessor’s property classification files or if a manufactured dwelling is sited on the lot or parcel. [1989 c.769 § 3; 1991 c.639 § 2; 1993 c.430 § 1; 2003 c.685 1,6; 2005 c.802 § 7; 2007 c.779 § 2]
[Repealed by 1953 c.152 § 10]
[Repealed by 1953 c.152 § 10]