Oregon Statutes 478.665 – Withdrawal of territory from district; inclusion in forest protection district; assessment
In addition to any other method of initiating proceedings to withdraw territory from a district, the county board may, after appropriate proceedings, order the withdrawal of forestland from a district if:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 478.665
- County: means the county in which the district, or the greater portion of the taxable assessed value of the district, is located. See Oregon Statutes 478.001
- County board: means the county court or board of county commissioners of the county. See Oregon Statutes 478.001
- District: means a rural fire protection district proposed to be organized or organized under, or subject to, this chapter. See Oregon Statutes 478.001
- district board: means the governing body of a district. See Oregon Statutes 478.001
(1) Written request for the withdrawal is submitted to the county board by the district board;
(2) Inclusion of the withdrawn forestland within a forest protection district under ORS § 477.205 to 477.281 is agreed to by the State Forester;
(3) A public hearing for the landowners concerned is held regarding the withdrawal by the county board; and
(4) Any lands so withdrawn and transferred to a forest protection district for purposes of fire protection shall be assessed for this purpose under ORS Chapter 477 and, except as provided by ORS § 198.880, shall no longer be assessed for fire protection by the rural fire protection district. [1969 c.651 § 2; 1971 c.727 § 142]
[1965 c.316 § 2; 1969 c.667 § 44; repealed by 1971 c.727 § 203]