Bill Text: OR HB4072 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to seasonal fire personnel; and declaring an emergency.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 16-2)

Status: (Passed) 2012-03-05 - Chapter 19, (2012 Laws): Effective date March 5, 2012. [HB4072 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2012-HB4072-Introduced.html

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     76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2012 Regular Session

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                         House Bill 4072

Sponsored by Representative ESQUIVEL; Representatives BREWER,
  HANNA, JENSON, JOHNSON, KRIEGER, MCLANE, PARRISH, ROBLAN,
  SCHAUFLER, SHEEHAN, G SMITH, WAND, WEIDNER, WHISNANT, WINGARD,
  Senators KRUSE, OLSEN (Presession filed.)

                             SUMMARY

The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.

  Allows forest protective association to contract with
Department of Transportation for association seasonal fire
prevention and suppression personnel to render off-season
services to department that indirectly facilitate fire prevention
and suppression.
  Declares emergency, effective on passage.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to seasonal fire personnel; amending ORS 477.406; and
  declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 477.406 is amended to read:
  477.406. (1) The forester and a forest protective association
may enter into a contract or agreement with each other or,
jointly or separately, with a federal or state agency, political
subdivision, corporation, responsible organization or responsible
landowner or group of landowners for the prevention and
suppression of fire on forestland or on land other than
forestland, or both, to prevent and suppress fire.
  (2) Contracts and agreements under subsection (1) of this
section, and all renewals and revisions thereof, must be
negotiated in accordance with procedures specified by rules of
the State Board of Forestry.
  (3) The forester and a forest protective association may enter
into a contract or agreement for the accomplishment of forestry
related activities.
  (4) Contracts and agreements between the forester and a forest
protective association under subsections (1) and (2) of this
section may include the purchase from the forester of supplies
and equipment needed to provide and support fire protection
services.
   { +  (5) Contracts and agreements that a forest protective
association jointly or separately enters into under subsections
(1) and (2) of this section with the Department of Transportation
may provide for seasonal fire prevention and suppression
personnel employed by the association to render off-season
services to the department that indirectly facilitate fire
prevention and suppression. Off-season services may include snow
plowing, the maintenance of grounds and facilities or any other
activities of a type that in the judgment of the State Forester
will retain trained fire prevention and suppression personnel or
otherwise facilitate fire prevention or suppression during the
fire season. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + This 2012 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2012 Act takes effect on its
passage. + }
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