Timber

SB 1593 Severance tax on timber harvest to replace harvest tax

Posted on February 26, 2024 by Donna | 0 Comments

SB 1593 started off as an attempt to raise taxes on timber harvests and defund the Oregon Forest Resources Institute, but the votes weren’t there. So, instead, the bill has proposed amendment to just “study” the concept of a severance tax for separate private an public as a permanent funding for forests, fire safe communities, county services and drinking water…

HB 4106 Establish sustainable timber harvest levels

Posted on February 20, 2024 by Donna | 0 Comments

This bill directs the State Forester to establish sustainable harvest levels for harvesting timber on state forestland and develop a timber inventory model to inform sustainable harvest levels. Directs the State Forester to offer timber for sale at the sustainable harvest level, annually report on sales of timber relative to the sustainable harvest level and address any shortfall in timber…

HB 4133 Changes to forest products tax

Posted on February 12, 2024 by Donna | 1 Comments

The Act makes changes related to a forest products tax. The Act creates a new fund related to wildfire costs. The Act makes changes related to forest protection districts. Increases the portion of the Forest Products Harvest Tax dedicated to the Oregon Forest Land Protection Fund from $0.625 to $1.00 per thousand board feet and then indexes the tax to…

SB 795 Permits counties to reclaim forest lands

Posted on June 25, 2023 by BJ

VOTE: YES
Died in Committee

SB 1546 Elliott State Research Forest

Posted on July 8, 2022 by BJ

VOTE: NO
Signed into law by Gov Brown

Governor Announces Historic Timber Agreement: Proposed changes to Forest Practices Act to be brought before Legislature

Posted on October 31, 2021 by BJ | 0 Comments

(Salem, OR) — Governor Kate Brown today (10-30-21) announced that nearly ten months of negotiations between private forestry representatives, small forestland owners, conservation leaders, and fishing organizations has resulted in a historic proposal for new protections for sensitive species on over 10 million acres of forestland in Oregon. The proposal seeks to meet the federal standards for a statewide Habitat…

Another Spotted Owl?

Posted on July 19, 2021 by BJ | 0 Comments

Prepare for more crack-downs on logging… Oregon approves petition to reclassify marbled murrelet as endangered The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission approved Friday, July 10, a petition filed by five conservation groups to give marbled murrelets more protection by reclassifying them from threatened to endangered under the state’s Endangered Species Act. The 4-3 decision comes two years after an Oregon…

CONTROVERSIAL TIMBER TAX, FARM OVERTIME BILLS DIE

Posted on June 29, 2021 by BJ | 0 Comments

Two of the Oregon Legislative Session’s most contentious bills died in Committee as the Oregon Capitol closed their 2021 Session this weekend. Farm overtime: House Bill 2358 would have required Ag employers to pay farm workers overtime if they worked more than 40 hours in a week. This bill received many long hearings and headlines during the year but failed to…

HB 2379, 5% Timber Tax

Posted on June 26, 2021 by BJ

HB 2379 VOTE: NO Died In Committee on 06/26/2021 Status (overview) of bill: https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/HB2379 Committee assigned to bill: https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2021R1/Committees/HREV/Overview This bill imposes tax on owner of timber at time of harvest at five percent of value of timber to be transferred to Emergency Wildfire Fund. Fiscal Responsibility Severance taxes are taxes imposed on the removal of natural resources within a…

HB 2357 Prohibits OFRI from educating public

Posted on June 26, 2021 by BJ

HB 2357 VOTE: NO Died In Committee on 06/26/2021 Status (overview) of bill: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/HB2357 Committee assigned to bill: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Committees/SFR/Overview This bill puts Oregon Forest Resources Institute (OFRI) under magnifying glass recording all interactions with elected officials, boards and commissions, and agencies reporting to the Governor. Establishes Sound Forestry Practices Subaccount and the Family Forestlands Subaccount. Transfers authority to set privilege…

HB 2632 Reinstates tax credit for reforestation

Posted on June 26, 2021 by BJ

HB 2632 VOTE: YES Died In Committee on 06/26/2021 Status (overview) of bill: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/HB2632 Committee assigned to bill: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Committees/HREV/Overview This bill reinstates tax credit for reforestation. Fiscal Responsibility A tax credit is allowed with a preliminary certificate is issued before December 31, 2027. Local Control Adds jobs to rural areas, and small trees absorb more carbon to grow, helping the…

HB 2782 Reinstates tax credit for reforestation

Posted on June 26, 2021 by BJ

VOTE: YES
Died In Committee

HB 2598 Imposes severance tax on all timber harvested

Posted on June 26, 2021 by BJ

VOTE: NO
Died In Committee

Timber tax bill is finally dead

Posted on June 26, 2021 by BJ | 0 Comments

Good News! The House’s radical rewrite of the timber tax (HB 2379) died in conference committee. The base timber tax, which funds programs in the Dept of Forestry and at the OSU forestry school has been repealed because of the House’s insistence. President Courtney explained the mess on the Senate floor. The timber tax was part of a plan to…

List of bad timber bills

Posted on March 24, 2021 by BJ | 0 Comments

Oregon’s forest sector and agriculture industry are under attack… AGAIN! A handful of BAD bills have been dropped and are gaining traction. We can’t afford to stand by and watch our way of life be misrepresented and misunderstood. It is our duty to make our voices heard and tell Salem the truth about our collective reality! Bill Summaries HB 2674-1…

Politicians push 3 timber taxes on already hurting rural Oregon

Posted on February 24, 2021 by BJ | 0 Comments

“Fate of Oregon’s timber industry hangs in the balance. Struggling to adapt while the coronavirus and wildfires remain a threat, the industry says a path to a recovery is uncertain.” Washington Post 9-28-20 The Washington Post headline reveals how serious our timber communities are in. It is serious. The 2021 Legislature, House Ag & Natural Resource Committee is considering three…

SB 1593 Severance tax on timber harvest to replace harvest tax

HB 4106 Establish sustainable timber harvest levels

HB 4133 Changes to forest products tax

SB 795 Permits counties to reclaim forest lands

SB 1546 Elliott State Research Forest

Governor Announces Historic Timber Agreement: Proposed changes to Forest Practices Act to be brought before Legislature

Another Spotted Owl?

CONTROVERSIAL TIMBER TAX, FARM OVERTIME BILLS DIE

HB 2379, 5% Timber Tax

HB 2357 Prohibits OFRI from educating public

HB 2632 Reinstates tax credit for reforestation

HB 2782 Reinstates tax credit for reforestation

HB 2598 Imposes severance tax on all timber harvested

Timber tax bill is finally dead

List of bad timber bills

Politicians push 3 timber taxes on already hurting rural Oregon

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