Proposed laws & rules

Wildfire rulemaking under SB762

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

Wildland-urban interface definition rules

View the final adopted rules. Rules effective Oct. 22, 2021.

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
  

Helicopter pesticide application and communication training opportunities

Effective Dec. 15, 2021, new procedures for helicopter pesticide applications and neighborly communications will start.

Training videos

• Senate Bill 1602 Introduction and Overview
• Senate Bill 1602 Helicopter Pesticide Application Training (Nov. 3, 2021)
  
• 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.