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Senate passes bill renaming Elliott State Forest, shifts management to State Lands
Summary
Senate Bill 147 renames the Elliott State Forest as the Elliott State Research Forest, transfers administration to the State Land Board/Department of State Lands, and decouples the property from the Common School Fund; senators debated revenue expectations and bond repayment.
The Oregon Senate passed Senate Bill 147 on third reading, renaming the Elliott State Forest to the Elliott State Research Forest, transferring administrative responsibility from the Department of Forestry to the State Land Board administered by the Department of State Lands, and clarifying the resource and revenue authorities for the property.
Senator Chris Gorsek, who carried the measure on the floor, told colleagues the bill “renames the Elliott State Forest to…
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