Construction Contracts Oregon Forestry In San Jose
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Oregon continues to lead the nation in production of softwood lumber and plywood. More than 61,000 forest jobs are located in Oregon. The forest sector is a major employer in many rural areas. Oregon is a leader in developing engineered wood products such as cross-laminated timber.
All timber harvested in Oregon is subject to the Forest Products Harvest Tax. In addition, harvests may be subject to the Small Tract Forestland (STF) severance tax.
Oregon Period of TimeTax Rate 1/1/2017 thru 12/31/2017 $4.39 1/1/2018 thru 12/31/2018 $4.52 1/1/2019 thru 12/31/2019 $4.65 1/1/2020 thru 12/31/2020 $4.783 more rows
Oregon has property tax rates that are nearly in line with national averages. The effective property tax rate in Oregon is 0.86%, while the U.S. average currently stands at 0.90%. However, specific tax rates can vary drastically depending on the county in which you settle down.
At present Oregon has no statewide general homestead exemption or exemptions based solely on age and/or income. Disabled or senior homeowners may qualify for Oregon's tax deferral program.
The general public owns most of Oregon's forests, which are held by the federal government or the state of Oregon. Private landowners of both large and small tracts of forestland own 34 percent of Oregon's forests. The remaining 2 percent of forests is in tribal ownership.
The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) is the agency of the government of the U.S. state of Oregon which performs a wide variety of functions relating to the management, regulation and protection of both public and private forest lands in the state.
Who Owns America's Forests? Why Do Forests Matter? More than half the forest land in the United States (423 million acres)—mostly located in the East—is owned and managed by some 11 million private forest owners. Of those private forest owners, 92 percent (10 million owners) are classified as “family forest” owners.
ODF manages approximately 745,000 acres of forestlands across Oregon. These state forestlands are actively managed under forest management plans to provide economic, environmental, and social benefits to Oregonians.
