Oregon Statutes 526.271 – Findings
The Legislative Assembly finds and declares that:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 526.271
- Department: means the State Forestry Department. See Oregon Statutes 526.005
- executive department: means all statewide elected officers other than judges, and all boards, commissions, departments, divisions and other entities, without regard to the designation given to those entities, that are within the executive branch of government as described in Article III, section 1, of the Oregon Constitution, and that are not:
(a) In the judicial department or the legislative department;
(b) Local governments; or
(c) Special government bodies. See Oregon Statutes 174.112
- state government: means the executive department, the judicial department and the legislative department. See Oregon Statutes 174.111
(1) The State Forestry Department is well-positioned, due to experience in managing Oregon forests and its understanding of science-based, active forest management, to facilitate state government participation in forest management on federal lands located within the state.
(2) The State Department of Fish and Wildlife has expertise with fish and wildlife habitat and the Department of Environmental Quality has expertise with water quality. Both departments have an important role to play in the management of federal forests located within the state.
(3) A collaborative relationship between the State Forestry Department, the federal government, other agencies of the executive department, as defined in ORS § 174.112, interested persons and nongovernmental organizations may restore the health, diversity and resilience of federal forests by increasing the information shared and by providing a variety of perspectives on site-specific and landscape-level determinations.
(4) In cooperation with the State Forestry Department and the federal government, many communities in wildfire-prone areas have completed a community wildfire protection plan that identifies priority areas for hazardous fuel removal from federal lands.
(5) The federal government has provided opportunities for agencies of the executive department, as defined in ORS § 174.112, to become involved, to a greater extent, in the management of federal lands. [2005 c.772 § 1]
526.271, 526.274, 526.277 and 526.280 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS Chapter 526 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.