ORS 526.645: Additional powers.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
In addition to the functions listed in ORS 526.640, the Oregon Forest Resources Institute may: (1) Conduct research and disseminate reliable information based upon such research. (2) Sue and be sued as an institute without individual liability for acts of the board of directors within the scope of the powers conferred upon it by law. (3) Enter into contracts which the board of directors considers necessary to carry out the duties, functions and powers imposed upon the institute by law. (4) Borrow money in amounts not to exceed 50 percent of the board of directors’ estimate of the institute’s revenue from the current year’s harvest. (5) Appoint subordinate officers and employees of the institute and prescribe their duties and fix their compensation. (6) Adopt, rescind, modify or amend all proper orders, regulations, rules and resolutions for the exercise of its duties, functions and powers. [1991 c.949 §12] (Financial Administration)
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 628-001-0000: Administrative Rule Notification — authority
- OAR 628-001-0005: Model Rules of Procedure — authority
- OAR 628-010-0005: Definitions — authority
- OAR 628-010-0010: Harvest Tax Rate for OFRI — authority
- OAR 628-010-0020: Refund of Tax Used for Publications — authority
- OAR 628-010-0030: Compensation for OFRI Board Members, Officers, and Employees — authority
- OAR 628-010-0220: Public Records Requests and Fees for Public Records — authority
- OAR 628-010-0230: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — implements
- OAR 628-020-0000: Definitions — authority
- OAR 628-020-0010: Process for Determining Producer Class Qualifications — authority
- OAR 628-020-0020: Producer Classifications — authority
This rule cites
- ORS 526.640 — resolved
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Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors526.html