(1) The Director of the Department of State Lands is chief executive officer of the Department of State Lands, and is responsible for the administration of the laws conferring powers or imposing duties upon the department, subject to specific policies formulated by the State Land Board and review of the actions of the director by the board.

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Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 273.171

  • Board: means the State Land Board. See Oregon Statutes 273.006
  • Department: means the Department of State Lands. See Oregon Statutes 273.006
  • Director: means the Director of the Department of State Lands. See Oregon Statutes 273.006
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Land: includes water, water rights, easements of every nature and all appurtenances to land. See Oregon Statutes 273.006

(2) Under written policy directives adopted by the board and recorded in its minutes, the director has full authority with respect to the retention or disposition of all lands subject to the jurisdiction of the department, including but not limited to the management, sale, leasing, exchange or other conveyance of such lands. [1967 c.616 § 8]