| OREGON REVISED STATUTES |
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| 477.013 Smoke management plan. |
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477.013 Smoke management plan. (1) For the purpose of maintaining air quality, the State Forester and the Department of Environmental Quality shall approve a plan for the purpose of managing smoke in areas they shall designate. The plan shall delineate restricted areas to which this subsection applies. The plan shall also include but not be limited to considerations of weather, volume of material to be burned, distance of the burning from designated areas, burning techniques and provisions for cessation of further burning under adverse air quality conditions. All burning permitted within the restricted areas shall be according to the plan. The plan shall be developed by the State Forestry Department in cooperation with federal and state agencies, landowners and organizations that will be affected by the plan. The approved plan shall be filed with the Secretary of State and may thereafter be amended in the same manner as its formation.
(2) The State Forester shall promulgate rules to carry out the provisions of the smoke management plan approved under this subsection. [1997 c.274 s.47]
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