(1) The Adaptive Management Program Committee is established as an advisory committee to the State Board of Forestry.

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(2) The committee shall consist of 10 voting members and up to three nonvoting members.

(3) The board shall select a voting member from among two candidates recommended by each of the following 10 entities:

(a) The Oregon Forest and Industries Council.

(b) The Coalition of Oregon Land Trusts.

(c) The Associated Oregon Loggers.

(d) A conservation organization collectively selected by Beyond Toxics, Cascadia Wildlands, Klamath Siskiyou Wildlands Center, Oregon League of Conservation Voters, Oregon Stream Protection Coalition, Oregon Wild, Portland Audubon and Umpqua Watersheds, which were parties to the Private Forest Accord Report dated February 2, 2022, and published by the State Forestry Department on February 7, 2022.

(e) The Oregon Small Woodlands Association.

(f) The Commission on Indian Services.

(g) A recreational or commercial angling organization collectively selected by Northwest Guides and Anglers Association, Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations, Trout Unlimited and Wild Salmon Center, which were parties to the Private Forest Accord Report.

(h) The Association of Oregon Counties.

(i) The State Department of Fish and Wildlife.

(j) The Department of Environmental Quality.

(4) If an entity described in subsection (3) of this section ceases to exist, the board shall determine a successor entity that represents the same interests.

(5) The board shall:

(a) Select one representative of the State Forestry Department to serve as a nonvoting member.

(b) Invite one representative of the National Marine Fisheries Service and one representative of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to serve on the committee as nonvoting members.

(6) The voting members and the nonvoting member described in subsection (5)(a) of this section shall serve for terms of four years and may serve an unlimited number of terms.

(7) The committee shall:

(a) Guide the adaptive management process.

(b) Set the research agenda of the Independent Research and Science Team established in ORS § 527.733 and recommend to the board the team’s budget.

(c) Assess the scientific findings in a report prepared by the team and prepare a report that identifies alternative actions, including no action, to address resource issues identified in the team’s report.

(d) Submit the committee’s reports to the board.

(e) Assist the board in the ongoing process of identifying and modifying resource objectives.

(f) Review reports related to compliance monitoring and enforcement.

(g) Submit recommendations to the board concerning rule adjustment, guidance or training.

(h) Strive for full consensus in committee decision-making.

(8) Notwithstanding subsection (7)(h) of this section, the committee shall make substantial decisions by a vote of at least seven voting members.

(9) Committee members are not eligible for compensation or reimbursement for expenses. If an organization represented by a committee member requests a participation grant to compensate for the organizational resources the organization dedicated to supporting the committee member’s service on the committee, subject to available funding, the board shall award the participation grant in an amount determined by the board.

(10) The board shall adopt rules describing a process for awarding participation grants described in subsection (9) of this section. [2022 c.33 § 36]

527.732 is repealed only if certain conditions are met. See sections 54 and 60 to 64, chapter 33, Oregon Laws 2022 (third note following 527.711).

Section 37, chapter 33, Oregon Laws 2022, provides:

(1) The State Board of Forestry shall appoint the first voting members of the Adaptive Management Program Committee on or before November 30, 2022.

(2) Notwithstanding section 36 (6) of this 2022 Act [527.732 (6)], of the voting members of the committee first appointed by the board:

(a) Two shall serve for terms ending one year after the date of appointment.

(b) Two shall serve for terms ending two years after the date of appointment.

(c) Three shall serve for terms ending three years after the date of appointment.

(3) The board shall appoint the first voting members of the Independent Research and Science Team from a list of candidates provided by the committee. [2022 c.33 § 37]