Wildfires

SB 1177 Steals Kicker for Wildfire Funding

Posted on April 7, 2025 by BJ

04/07/2025 VOTE:NO – Died in Committee Status (overview) of bill:https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB1177 Committee assigned to bill:https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Committees/SFR/Overview The Act changes the kicker estimate to fund help against wildfire. Increases the amount of the estimate of revenues that will be received from General Fund revenue sources other than corporate income and excise taxes for the biennium beginning July 1, 2023. Requires that the difference…

SB 83 Repeals wildfire map and related buildings codes

Posted on March 31, 2025 by BJ

VOTE: YES – PASSED – Signed into Law, Gov Kotek 7-24-25 Status (overview) of bill: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB83 WITHDREW FROM COMMITTEE AND PASSED. The Act makes changes related to reducing wildfire risk. The Act makes changes related to fire protection. The Act takes effect when signed. Eliminates certain building code standards and mapping requirements for wildfire hazard mitigation. Directs the State Fire…

HB 3940 tax on drinks, etc for fire protection

Posted on March 26, 2025 by BJ

03/26/2025 HB 3940B VOTE:NO – PASSED – Signed into Law, Gov Kotek 7-24-25 Status (overview) of bill:https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB3940 The Act raises and moves money to pay for wildfire costs. The Act makes certain changes to laws related to forests and fire protection. Places a surcharge of 5-cents on sales of beverage containers of beer, wine, soda, juice, cider and just plain…

HB 3917 Creates Catastrophic Wildfire Fund

Posted on March 25, 2025 by BJ

03/25/2025 VOTE: NO – Died in Committee Status (overview) of bill: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB3917?pubDate=2025-03-21-15-00 Committee assigned to bill: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Committees/HJUD/Overview Creates a fund to pay for damage claims arising from catastrophic wildfires caused by public utilities. Creates the Catastrophic Wildfire Fund to pay for property damage claims arising from catastrophic wildfires that are ignited by the facilities of a public utility. Allows a public utility…

SB 678/SB 83 Repeals wildfire mapping

Posted on February 18, 2025 by BJ

02/18/2025 VOTE: YES – Died in Committee Status (overview) of bill: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB678 Committee assigned to bill: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Committees/SNRW/Overview Undoes wildfire protection provisions adopted in Senate Bill 762 (2021). Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025. Provides that the State Board of Forestry establish criteria by which the forestland-urban interface must be identified and classified. The criteria must recognize differences across the state in…

HB 3103A State timber harvesting at sustainable levels

Posted on January 25, 2025 by BJ

01/25/2025 VOTE: YES – Died In Committee Status (overview) of bill: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB3103 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 to prevent wildfires. Directs the State Forester to establish sustainable harvest levels for harvesting timber on state forestland and develop a timber inventory…

SB 1573 Forest thinning operations

Posted on March 4, 2022 by BJ

VOTE: NO
Died in Committee

SB 590 Organizes a Rangeland Protection Association & provided Fire Protection for Croplands

Posted on July 19, 2021 by BJ

VOTE: YES – Signed into Law by Gov Brown

SB 762 Reducing Risk of Wildfires via Mandates

Posted on July 19, 2021 by BJ

VOTE: NO
Signed into Law by Gov Brown

SB 590 Organizes a Rangeland Protection Association & provided Fire Protection for Croplands

Posted on July 19, 2021 by BJ

VOTE: YES
Signed into Law by Gov Brown

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 2341 Prorates property taxes due to fire damage

Posted on June 23, 2021 by BJ

VOTE:YES
Signed into Law by Gov Brown

SJM 3 Property owner’s redress from federal forest fires

Posted on May 26, 2021 by BJ

SJM 3 VOTE: YES Filed with Secretary of State on 05/26/2021 Status (overview) of bill: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/SJM3 This bill urges Congress to establish a program to give property owners redress having the federal government reimburse property owners for property damage that resulted from a fire that started on mismanaged federal forest-lands. Fiscal Responsibility In 2020, wildfires in Oregon burned more than…

SB 1177 Steals Kicker for Wildfire Funding

SB 83 Repeals wildfire map and related buildings codes

HB 3940 tax on drinks, etc for fire protection

HB 3917 Creates Catastrophic Wildfire Fund

SB 678/SB 83 Repeals wildfire mapping

HB 3103A State timber harvesting at sustainable levels

SB 1573 Forest thinning operations

SB 590 Organizes a Rangeland Protection Association & provided Fire Protection for Croplands

SB 762 Reducing Risk of Wildfires via Mandates

SB 590 Organizes a Rangeland Protection Association & provided Fire Protection for Croplands

HB 2379, 5% Timber Tax

HB 2341 Prorates property taxes due to fire damage

SJM 3 Property owner’s redress from federal forest fires

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