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RAC wrestles with Level 1/2 boundaries: federal lands statewide vs private land registration in Eastern Oregon
Summary
Members debated whether Level 1 should apply to all federal lands inside ODF protection districts statewide and whether Level 2 should be limited to private/non‑federal lands in Eastern Oregon that must register and report; the committee agreed to flag scope changes for later drafts.
The committee spent substantial time clarifying what constitutes Level 1 and Level 2 regulation. Levi explained the working interpretation: "level 1 regulation would be those all federal land management agencies statewide within a forest protection district" while Level 2 would focus on prescribed and pile burning on non‑federal/private lands in Eastern Oregon and require registration and reporting.
James questioned why the focus is on ODF protection districts and whether including some Eastern Oregon districts could deter prescribed fire. He warned that fees and enforcement could become barriers. Levi and others agreed to revisit geographic scope and to annotate the rule scope to reflect any statewide expansions of ODF authority before finalizing language.
