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Forestry reports wildfire vendor invoices processed within eight days; $17.5 million balance remains in repayment fund
Summary
At the Ways and Means committee, the Department of Forestry reported that vendor invoices from the 2024 wildfire season were processed within eight days of a general-fund deposit and that about $17.5 million remains in the State Forestry Department Cash Flow Repayment Fund.
On March 10, the Natural Resources Subcommittee received a report from the Oregon Department of Forestry on the State Forestry Department Cash Flow Repayment Fund and that report was acknowledged by the Ways and Means committee on March 14, 2025.
Senate Bill 55801 (passed during the 2024 first special session) provided resources to the Department of Forestry, including a general fund deposit of over $109 million into the cash-flow repayment fund. The Department reported that all vendor invoices received from the 2024 wildfire season were processed within eight days of the deposit and that it processed about $110 million in vendor payments by Dec. 31, 2024. The department reported a remaining balance of $17.5 million in the fund between agency resources and the deposit.
The Natural Resources Subcommittee recommended acknowledging receipt of the report; the committee recorded the acknowledgment. Committee members verbally commended the department for timely invoice processing during the emergency response period.
