Proposed laws & rules

Rulemaking hearings for wildland-urban interface definition

Virtual hearings are scheduled for Proposed Administrative Rule 629-044 Wildland-Urban Interface Definition. Written comments must be submitted Oct. 1 to be included in the rulemaking record. Written comments can be sent using this comment form or email sb762.rulemaking@oregon.gov. Live public hearings will be conducted remotely at the times and links below. Join any of the meetings through the provided link at the specified time to participate. The hearing officer will have instructions on how to provide verbal comment during each meeting.

View the notice of proposed rulemaking.

Hearing information

• Sept. 22, 2021, 2 p.m., Zoom meeting
  
• Sept. 23, 2021, 7 p.m., Zoom meeting
  
• Sept. 24, 2021, 9 a.m., Zoom meeting
  

Wildfire rulemaking under SB762

Learn more about current and anticipated rulemaking processes related to wildfire after passage of Senate Bill 762.

Senate Bill 1602

New and developing laws: Helicopter pesticide spraying, Siskiyou stream buffers, neighbor notifications, and mediated discussions about possible changes to Oregon's Forest Practices Act.

• Senate Bill 1602
  

Training videos

• Senate Bill 1602 Introduction and Overview
  
• Helicopter Pesticide Application Buffers 
  
• Helicopter Pesticide Application Buffers Training (Dec. 10, 2020)
  
• Salmon, Steelhead, and Bull Trout Streams
  
• Introduction 
  
• Wildlife Leave Trees 
  
• Identifying Streams 
  
• North-sided Buffers 
  
• Partial and No-cut Buffers
  

State Forest public access restrictions and closure implementation rules

View the final adopted rules. Rules effective July 7, 2021.