HB 4105
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The bill legally binds the Oregon State Forester to set and maintain a fixed, ten-year planned timber harvest volume for state forestlands, mandating management to achieve that output regardless of discretionary planning cycles. It grants any citizen or designated revenue recipient standing to sue in Marion County Circuit Court to compel harvest level adoption or enforcement, effectively converting forestry management from an administrative discretion into a legally enforceable production target with immediate emergency effect.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Introduced
Official sources do not state why this measure was proposed.
Sponsor testimony, staff summaries, committee materials, or statutory findings may explain it.
Inferred from cited text; not a stated purpose.
The measure seeks to stabilize state timber revenue and ensure predictable harvest volumes by legally binding the Forester to a fixed output target, addressing legislative concerns about the department's ability to accurately predict or maintain consistent timber sales.
Basis: Inferred · Sources: Staff Measure Summary; Introduced
Legally bound to adopt and manage to a fixed harvest level; loses discretionary flexibility to reduce harvests based on forest conditions without triggering judicial review.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Introduced
Guaranteed predictable timber revenue streams, but subject to potential ecological degradation if harvest levels ignore forest health.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Introduced
Granted standing to sue in Marion County Circuit Court to compel harvest level adoption or enforcement, increasing judicial oversight of forestry operations.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Introduced
Retains rulemaking authority but must align rules with the mandated harvest level; faces potential conflict between ecological mandates and statutory output targets.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Introduced
ODF must allocate administrative resources to draft rules and calculate 10-year harvest volumes by January 1, 2027.
Basis: Official analysis · Sources: Fiscal Impact Statement INTRO; Introduced
Timber contractors face a guaranteed supply of state timber for a decade, potentially stabilizing market expectations but reducing flexibility during droughts or pest outbreaks unless exigent circumstances are legally recognized.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Introduced
Revenue recipients gain legal leverage to enforce harvest targets via court order, shifting enforcement from administrative to judicial channels.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Introduced
Courts will defer to the Forester's interpretation of federal requirements, potentially limiting independent judicial review of ecological compliance.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Introduced
State budget / school funds
A prolonged timber market downturn or severe drought occurs; the law forces ODF to maintain harvest levels, ensuring continuous funding for schools and county infrastructure despite market collapse, preventing budget shortfalls.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Introduced
Ecological systems / federal compliance
A catastrophic wildfire or widespread bark beetle infestation devastates state forests; the law legally compels ODF to continue harvesting at the pre-disaster level to meet the 10-year target, causing irreversible ecological damage and violating federal endangered species protections until litigation resolves the conflict.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Introduced
The statute grants broad standing and mandates judicial deference to agency interpretations of federal law, creating a pathway where administrative discretion is replaced by litigation-driven harvest mandates that may override ecological safeguards.
Sources · Introduced
The measure trades ecological flexibility and adaptive management for guaranteed timber revenue and predictable harvest volumes, locking state forests into a fixed output target regardless of changing environmental or market conditions.
Predictable funding for schools and counties reduces budget volatility.
Basis: Official analysis · Sources: Staff Measure Summary; Introduced
Reduced administrative discretion prevents inconsistent harvest planning.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Introduced
Clear legal deadlines for ODF improve accountability and operational pacing.
Basis: Official analysis · Sources: Fiscal Impact Statement INTRO; Introduced
Reduced ability to respond to wildfires, pests, or climate stressors due to fixed harvest mandates.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Introduced
Potential conflict with federal habitat protections if state harvest targets exceed ecological carrying capacity.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Introduced
Increased litigation burden on state agencies and courts due to expanded standing and enforcement mechanisms.
Basis: Official analysis · Sources: Fiscal Impact Statement INTRO; Introduced
high confidence. Analysis is grounded exclusively in the introduced bill text and official legislative revenue/fiscal/staff documents. No external speculation or unverified claims are included.
Possible effects if adopted; not current bill text.
The amendment would legally compel the Oregon Department of Forestry to revise its draft Western Oregon Habitat Conservation Plan to adopt a specific high-timber-harvest alternative and submit it to federal wildlife agencies, while exempting those revision actions from standard state administrative procedure requirements. This would accelerate timber harvest planning on state forests but remove public notice and comment opportunities normally required under Oregon law.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Official sources do not state why this measure was proposed.
Sponsor testimony, staff summaries, committee materials, or statutory findings may explain it.
Inferred from cited text; not a stated purpose.
The amendment appears designed to fast-track a specific timber harvest strategy by bypassing standard administrative rulemaking delays, likely to align state forest management with federal habitat plan submission timelines or to prioritize timber yield objectives over procedural requirements.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Legally bound to revise the draft HCP to match a specific federal EIS alternative and submit it, with revision actions shielded from ORS chapter 183 procedural requirements.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Will receive a revised state HCP focused on increased timber harvest for review or approval under federal law.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Lose statutory public notice and comment rights normally triggered by administrative rulemaking or plan adoption under ORS chapter 183.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
May see accelerated or expanded timber harvesting on state forestlands, potentially increasing short-term revenue streams tied to harvest volumes.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Obligations and Costs: ODF must draft and submit a revised HCP by an unspecified deadline. The exemption eliminates ORS 183 public hearing, notice, and rulemaking costs but may increase legal vulnerability if federal agencies reject the plan or if procedural exemptions are challenged.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Jurisdiction and Definitions: While the amendment references federal EIS and HCP documents for technical alignment, it remains an Oregon statutory directive governing state department actions and does not alter federal ESA obligations or definitions.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Enforcement and Access: Judicial enforcement mechanisms in the base bill (Marion County Circuit Court) could be triggered if ODF fails to comply with the new Section 4 requirements, accelerating planning for timber harvest on Western Oregon state forests while bypassing standard environmental review pacing.
Basis: Inferred · Sources: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment; Introduced
State Forest Operations and Revenue Recipients
State forest timber revenue and harvest volumes increase significantly as planned, providing sustained funding for Common School Lands and state operations without administrative delays.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
State Forest Management and Federal Compliance
Federal agencies reject the revised HCP due to insufficient species protection or procedural flaws, leaving state forests in regulatory limbo while litigation over the ORS 183 exemption proceeds, delaying all management actions for years.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
The statutory language focuses narrowly on the HCP update and ORS 183 exemption; it does not authorize sweeping management overhauls or override federal ESA mandates. Misapplication would require actions outside the text's scope.
Sources · Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Accelerating timber harvest planning by bypassing standard administrative procedures trades procedural transparency and public input for potential speed and regulatory alignment with federal submission timelines. Upsides include faster management implementation and predictable harvest volumes; downsides include reduced public oversight, potential legal challenges to the exemption, and risk of federal rejection if ecological safeguards are perceived as insufficient.
Faster alignment with federal habitat plan submission timelines.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Predictable, sustained timber harvest volumes supporting state and school land revenues.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Introduced
Elimination of statutory public notice and comment opportunities under ORS chapter 183.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Increased litigation risk if the procedural exemption is challenged or federal agencies deem the plan ecologically insufficient.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
medium confidence. The amendment text is explicit regarding its procedural and substantive directives, but lacks supporting fiscal analysis, sponsor rationale, or stakeholder testimony. Impacts depend heavily on federal agency response and subsequent judicial interpretation of the administrative exemption.
The amendment would legally compel the Oregon Department of Forestry to modify its draft Western Oregon State Forests Habitat Conservation Plan to adopt a specific "Increased Timber Harvest" alternative, submit it to federal wildlife agencies, and exempt those implementation actions from standard state administrative rulemaking procedures. This would shift management priorities toward higher timber extraction on state forests while bypassing typical public notice and comment processes for the plan's adoption.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Official sources do not state why this measure was proposed.
Sponsor testimony, staff summaries, committee materials, or statutory findings may explain it.
Inferred from cited text; not a stated purpose.
The amendment may aim to accelerate timber harvest targets by mandating a specific ecological alternative and bypassing administrative delays associated with standard rulemaking.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Must revise a specific draft habitat conservation plan to adopt Alternative 5, submit it to federal agencies, and implement increased harvest levels without standard administrative procedure requirements.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Will receive a revised state habitat conservation plan for review under federal environmental statutes, potentially altering approval timelines or compliance expectations.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Likely benefit from legally mandated higher timber harvest volumes on state forestlands, potentially increasing revenue streams and supply predictability.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Introduced
May face reduced ecological protections or fewer opportunities to influence the plan due to the statutory exemption from standard administrative procedures.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
The amendment imposes a direct statutory obligation to adopt a predetermined management alternative, overriding discretionary ecological assessment processes. It removes standard administrative procedure requirements for the plan's implementation, eliminating public comment periods and legislative review steps typically required under state law. Judicial enforcement mechanisms in the original bill could be triggered if federal agencies reject the plan or if ecological conditions change, creating potential compliance conflicts.
Basis: Inferred · Sources: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment; Introduced
State Forest Management and Rural Timber Economies
The Oregon Department of Forestry successfully implements the mandated alternative, significantly increasing state forest timber revenue and meeting legislative harvest mandates without regulatory delay, thereby stabilizing funding for Common School Lands and supporting rural logging operations.
Basis: Inferred · Sources: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment; Introduced
Ecological Compliance and Forest Management Operations
Federal agencies deny the revised plan due to insufficient environmental compliance or ecological data, leaving the department in legal limbo while statutorily forced to pursue a harvest level that may conflict with federal endangered species protections, triggering costly litigation and management paralysis across state forestlands.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
The statutory exemption applies narrowly to actions implementing the specified plan update; extending it beyond that scope would conflict with general administrative procedure mandates.
Sources · Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Mandating a specific timber harvest alternative accelerates resource extraction but sacrifices administrative transparency and adaptive ecological management.
Predictable timber supply and increased state forest revenue streams.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Introduced
Reduced regulatory delay by bypassing standard administrative procedures.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Loss of public input and adaptive ecological assessment during plan development.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Heightened risk of legal conflict with federal environmental mandates if the mandated alternative lacks sufficient ecological justification.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
high confidence. Analysis is grounded exclusively in the supplied amendment text, original bill context, and official legislative documents. No external assumptions or unverified claims are included.
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Introduced bill text posted
Posted Jan 28, 2026, 3:25 PM PST
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On page 2 of the printed bill, after line 38 insert: 2 “SECTION 4.
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Chief sponsors: Representative Mark Owens, Senator Mike McLane, Representative Vikki Breese-Iverson, Representative Ken Helm, Senator Todd Nash, Representative Ed Diehl
Regular sponsors: Representative Court Boice, Representative Jami Cate, Representative Darin Harbick, Representative Bobby Levy, Representative Sarah McDonald, Representative Anna Scharf, Representative Paul Evans
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In committee upon adjournment.
Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
Recommendation: Do pass and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
Public Hearing and Work Session held.
Public Hearing and Work Session
Heard and Reported Out · Agenda item 2 · Room HR 70 · CARRIED OVER FROM 2/11/2026 MEETING: Directs the State Forester to determine the available state forestland, establish sustainable harvest levels for harvesting timber on state forestland and manage available state forestland.
IS_Impact HB 4105 INTRO
Revenue Impact Statement
Amendment -1 proposed
Public Hearing held.
Public Hearing
Heard · Agenda item 4 · Room HR 70 · Directs the State Forester to determine the available state forestland, establish sustainable harvest levels for harvesting timber on state forestland and manage available state forestland.
Amendment -1 proposed
Referred to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
“CARRIED OVER FROM 2/11/2026 MEETING: Directs the State Forester to determine the available state forestland, establish sustainable harvest levels for harvesting timber on state forestland and manage available state forestland.”
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