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Presentation outlines three legislative options to cover $22 million shortfall from proposed state forest HCP; Benton County staff lean toward shifting impact
Summary
A presenter for the Council of Forest Trust Land Counties described a projected 54 million board-foot reduction in state forest harvest under a proposed Habitat Conservation Plan, estimated as roughly a $22 million revenue shortfall statewide; three options were outlined for which entity—Department of Forestry, counties, or school districts—would absorb the loss and commissioners discussed preferring Option 3.
Brandon Persinger, representing the Association of Oregon Counties and the Council of Forest Trust Land Counties, briefed Benton County commissioners on statewide timber-harvest projections tied to a proposed Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) created by the Oregon Department of Forestry and outlined three legislative options to address an estimated revenue shortfall.
Persinger said a 10-year historical average across 14 impacted trust-land counties is about 239 million board feet harvested annually; the Department of Forestry projects roughly 185 million board feet under the HCP — a decline of about 54 million board feet. Using a 10-year average stumpage price of $411 per thousand board feet, he estimated that reduction would translate into roughly a $22 million revenue…
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