ORS 530.010: State Board of Forestry authorized to acquire lands; limitations; lands designated as state forests.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) The State Board of Forestry, referred to in this chapter as the board, in the name of the State of Oregon, may acquire, by purchase, donation, devise or exchange from any public, quasi-public or private owner, lands which by reason of their location, topographical, geological or physical characteristics are chiefly valuable for the production of forest crops, watershed protection and development, erosion control, grazing, recreation or forest administrative purposes. (2) The board shall not acquire any land without prior approval, duly made and entered, of the county court or board of county commissioners of the county in which the lands are situated. (3) Lands acquired under the provisions of this section shall be designated as state forests. [Amended by 1953 c.43 §2; 1967 c.396 §1]
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 629-025-0005: Definitions — implements
- OAR 629-025-0011: Permits — General Regulations — implements
- OAR 629-025-0020: Permits — Sponsored Events — implements
- OAR 629-025-0030: Other Fees — implements
- OAR 629-025-0031: Reservations — implements
- OAR 629-025-0040: General Forest Recreation Rules and Public Conduct — implements
- OAR 629-025-0050: Designated Recreation Areas — implements
- OAR 629-025-0060: Campground and Day Use Areas — implements
- OAR 629-025-0070: Use of Roads and Trails — implements
- OAR 629-025-0080: Removing Unattended Personal Property — implements
- OAR 629-025-0090: Enforcement, Evictions, and Exclusions — implements
- OAR 629-033-0000: Scope — implements
- OAR 629-033-0005: Definitions — implements
- OAR 629-033-0010: Purpose for Acquisitions and Exchanges — implements
- OAR 629-033-0015: Long Range Acquisition and Exchange Plans — implements
- OAR 629-033-0020: Land Status, Designation, and Classification — implements
- OAR 629-033-0025: Approvals — implements
- OAR 629-033-0030: Public Hearings — implements
- OAR 629-033-0035: Monetary Consideration in Exchanges — implements
- OAR 629-033-0040: Timber Harvest of Potential Exchange Parcels — implements
- OAR 629-033-0045: Valuation of Acquisition or Exchange Parcels — implements
- OAR 629-033-0050: Mineral Interests — implements
- OAR 629-033-0055: Appeal of Board Approval — implements
- OAR 629-034-0005: Definitions — implements
- OAR 629-034-0010: Purpose — implements
- OAR 629-034-0015: Third Party Scaling Agreement and Scaling Facility Requirements — implements
- OAR 629-035-0000: Definitions — implements
- OAR 629-035-0010: Findings and Principles Concerning Lands Acquired under ORS Chapter 530 — implements
- OAR 629-035-0020: Greatest Permanent Value — implements
- OAR 629-035-0030: Forest Management Planning — implements
- OAR 629-035-0040: Forest Land Base Designation — implements
- OAR 629-035-0050: Forest Land Management Classifications — implements
- OAR 629-035-0060: Changes to Forest Land Management Classifications — implements
- OAR 629-035-0070: Forest Land Exchanges and Acquisitions — implements
- OAR 629-035-0080: Public Involvement — implements
- OAR 629-035-0100: Existing Long Range Plans — implements
This rule cites
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Cited by
- ORS 30.949: Action for hindering, impairment or obstruction of forest practice on state forestland.
- ORS 273.785: Application of ORS 273.551 and 273.775 to 273.790; rules.
- ORS 273.835: Expansion or exchange of lands.
- ORS 526.156: Forest Trust Land Advisory Committee; membership; advisory function.
- ORS 530.005: Definitions for ORS 530.010 to 530.170 and 530.210 to 530.280.
- ORS 530.020: Title to acquired lands; encumbrances; Attorney General approval of title; cure of defects; recording.
- ORS 530.030: Conveyance of county lands to state; consideration; adjustment of delinquent fire patrol liens; contracts concerning removal of timber and disposition of proceeds from sale thereof.
- ORS 530.040: Exchange of forestland or timber; reservations; hearing; approval of title; status of lands received.
- ORS 530.050: Management of lands acquired; powers of forester; rules.
- ORS 530.053: Holiday recreational use; armed forces personnel and veterans.
- ORS 530.055: Leasing lands acquired.
- ORS 530.075: Validation of state acquisition of county land; purposes for which land may be used; disposition of revenue.
- ORS 530.110: Distribution of revenues from lands acquired under ORS 530.010 to 530.040.
- ORS 530.120: Account of receipts from lands acquired; annual statement to county.
- ORS 530.130: Issuance of revenue bonds to acquire lands.
- ORS 530.140: Forest development revenue bonds.
- OAR 629-020-0040: Compliance with Acknowledged Comprehensive Plans and Land Use Regulations
- OAR 629-025-0000: Purpose of the Rules
- OAR 629-028-0001: Definitions
- OAR 629-033-0000: Scope
- OAR 629-033-0010: Purpose for Acquisitions and Exchanges
- OAR 629-033-0015: Long Range Acquisition and Exchange Plans
- OAR 629-035-0000: Definitions
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors530.html