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Read. Follow. Verify.Oregon House Bill 4105 Directs State Forester to Set Timber Harvest Levels and Manage State Forestland
Last action · March 6, 2026: In committee upon adjournment.Sponsors: Mark Owens and 12 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Digest: The Act tells the State Forester to see how much forestland there is. The Act tells the State Forester to make harvest levels for cutting timber on state forestland. The Act tells the State Forester to manage state forestland. The Act says some people can ask for a court order to tell the State Forester to comply with this Act. (Flesch Readability Score: 75.9). Directs the State Forester to determine the available state forestland, establish sustainable harvest levels for harvesting timber on state forestland and manage available state forestland. Allows certain persons to seek a court order if the State Forester fails to establish sustainable harvest levels or manage available state forestland. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Local taxing districts and entities entitled to state forest revenues gain legal standing to sue in court if timber harvests and forest management do not meet statutory requirements.
- State forestlands in Oregon are managed under statutory guidelines that generate revenues for counties and local taxing districts. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
State Forester
Must determine available state forestland, adopt 10-year sustainable timber harvest levels by January 1, 2027, and manage lands under potential court oversight.
Revenue-recipient entities and individuals
Entities entitled to state forest revenues under ORS 530.110 or 530.115 gain the right to seek a court order in Marion County to compel compliant management.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
7 actions- Mar 6, 2026HouseIn committee upon adjournment.
- Feb 17, 2026HouseReferred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
- Feb 17, 2026HouseRecommendation: Do pass and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
- Feb 16, 2026HousePublic Hearing and Work Session held.
- Feb 11, 2026HousePublic Hearing held.
- Feb 2, 2026HouseReferred to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
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- Feb 2, 2026HouseFirst reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
Version history
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Sponsors
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Discoveries
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Judicial Enforceability of Forest Management
The bill introduces explicit legal standing for individuals and revenue-recipient entities to compel state forest management actions through court orders in Marion County.
Connected Entities
Sources
olis.oregonlegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy60Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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