HB 3308 Oregon House · 2021 Regular Session

Relating to fire prevention in the wildland-urban interface; declaring an emergency.

Summary
Requires State Forestry Department to develop and maintain comprehensive statewide map of wildfire risk, including boundaries of wildland-urban interface within state. Requires State Fire Marshal to establish minimum defensible space requirements for wildfire risk reduction in areas defined as wildland-urban interface by selecting standards from International Wildland-Urban Interface Code. Permits local government to establish own minimum defensible space requirements also taken from International Wildland-Urban Interface Code. Establishes Wildfire Community Preparedness Fund and appropriates moneys to State Fire Marshal for purpose of giving assistance to local governments in community risk reduction program. Establishes Task Force on Building Codes in Wildland-Urban Interface with purpose of identifying gaps in and needed updates to state building code to account for wildfire risks in wildland-urban interface. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 2, 2021 Last action Jun 27, 2021
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Committee
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Jun 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
In committee upon adjournment.
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Committee
Referred to Veterans and Emergency Management.
lower
Mar 2, 2021
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Paul Evans
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