SB1017 • 2025

Excludes certain public lands from the provisions of the Oregon Forest Practices Act.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Senator Smith DB, Representative Levy B,, Smith G
Last action: 2025-06-27
Official status: In Senate Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Excludes certain public lands from the provisions of the Oregon Forest Practices Act.

Digest: The Act would exclude certain public lands from the OFPA.

What This Bill Does

Digest: The Act would exclude certain public lands from the OFPA.
(Flesch Readability Score: 78.2).
Excludes certain public lands from the provisions of the Oregon Forest Practices Act.
Relating to: Relating to the applicability of the Oregon Forest Practices Act to certain public lands.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2025-06-27 Senate
In committee upon adjournment.
2025-02-11 Senate
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
2025-02-11 Senate
Referred to Natural Resources and Wildfire.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act would exclude certain public lands from the OFPA. (Flesch Readability Score: 78.2).
Excludes certain public lands from the provisions of the Oregon Forest Practices Act.
Relating to: Relating to the applicability of the Oregon Forest Practices Act to certain public lands.
Current location: In Senate Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 1017
Sponsored by Senator SMITH DB; Representatives LEVY B, SMITH G
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. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability
standards.
Digest: The Act would exclude certain public lands from the OFPA. (Flesch Readability Score:
78.2).
Excludes certain public lands from the provisions of the Oregon Forest Practices Act.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to the applicability of the Oregon Forest Practices Act to certain public lands.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
Section 2 of this 2025 Act is added to and made a part of ORS 527.610 to
527.770.
SECTION 2. (1) As used in this section:
(a) “Industrial use” has the meaning given that term in ORS 197.716.
(b) “Public industrial park” means public land that is located within a planned and zoned
area that is suitable for industrial use.
(c) “Public land” means land that is owned or managed by state or local government.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Oregon Forest Practices Act does not
apply to the following public lands:
(a) Public road rights-of-way;
(b) State and local parks;
(c) Public industrial parks; and
(d) Any other public land that is not considered forestland.
NOTE: Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new; matter [ italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted.
New sections are in boldfaced type.
LC 2337