Bill

Bill > SB1058


OR SB1058

Relating to a habitat conservation plan.


summary

Introduced
02/18/2025
In Committee
02/18/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

2025 Legislative Measures

Bill Summary

The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act tells an agency to update a plan about state forests to increase timber harvest. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6). Instructs the State Forestry Department to update a draft habitat conservation plan to increase timber harvest from state forests in western Oregon and submit the updated habitat conservation plan to federal agencies. Provides that department actions related to the update and submission are not subject to the Administrative Procedures Act.

AI Summary

This bill directs the Oregon State Forestry Department to update its draft Western Oregon State Forests Habitat Conservation Plan by adopting a specific approach that increases timber harvest, as outlined in Alternative 5 of the March 2022 Draft Environmental Impact Statement prepared by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The bill requires the department to submit this updated habitat conservation plan to two federal agencies: the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service. Importantly, the bill also exempts the department's actions in updating and submitting this plan from the Administrative Procedures Act (specifically ORS chapter 183), which typically governs how state agencies develop and implement rules. This exemption means the department can move forward with the plan update without following the standard administrative rulemaking process, potentially expediting the plan's revision and implementation. The bill appears designed to facilitate increased timber harvesting in western Oregon state forests while bypassing some typical regulatory procedures.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Referred to Energy and Environment. (on 02/18/2025)

bill text


bill summary

Loading...

bill summary

Loading...
Loading...