Or. Admin. Code § 629-607-0450 - Forest Conservation Tax Credit Area
(1) The width of the forest conservation area
is the difference between the outermost edge of the standard practice width as
described in OAR 629-643-0100 through
629-643-0135 and the outermost
edge of the small forestland owner minimum option width as described in OAR
629-643-0141 through
629-643-0142. The length of the
forest conservation tax credit area is the length of frontage that follows the
same lengths as the standard practice option requirements as defined in OAR
629-643-0100 through
629-643-0135.
(2) A small forestland owner may apply for a
forest conservation tax credit for an amount that is one half of the stumpage
value left between the inside edge of the small forestland owner minimum option
and the edge of dry stream channel areas required to be retained for Small Type
Np tributaries to Type F or Type SSBT streams as described in OAR
629-643-0105,
629-643-0125, and
629-643-0130. To be eligible for
the forest conservation tax credit, the small forestland owner shall field
survey the stream and have 100 feet or more of surveyed dry channel between two
flow features downstream of the RH max.
(3) Once a forest conservation tax credit has
been issued for a riparian management area, the small forestland owner and any
future owners must adopt the standard practice in that riparian management area
for a period of 50 years from the date the certification was issued.
(4) Landowners shall not remove trees within
a forest conservation area except for incidental tree removal, personal use
(e.g., provision of firewood), and public safety purposes consistent with the
purposes for which the tax credit has been granted under chapter 34, Oregon
Laws 2022. Small forestland owners should consult with the Small Forestland
Owner Assistance Office prior to removing trees from the forest conservation
area.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 527.710 & Section 2(11), Chapter 34, Oregon Laws 2022
Statutes/Other Implemented: Section 3, Chapter 34, Oregon Laws 2022
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