Marine Debris before State Land Board, June 14

The State Land Board will be asked to approve submission of two agency budget requests to the Department of Administrative Services for the 2017-2019 biennium: the Department of State Lands’ total operating budget and the Department of Forestry’s management budget for Common School forestlands. The board also will be asked to approve selling approximately 0.21 acres of state-owned filled lands in Columbia County. The informational agenda includes an overview of the Oregon Marine Debris Action Plan and the annual report on the Department of State Lands Trust Property Program for fiscal year 2015. The meeting will be held: June 14, 2016, 10:00 a.m. — 12:00 p.m., Department of State Lands, Land Board Room, 775 Summer St. NE, Salem. The meeting will be held in a facility that is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you need assistance to participate in this meeting due to a disability, please notify Lorna Stafford at (503) 871-4323 or lorna.stafford@state.or.us at least two working days prior to the meeting. Agenda: http://www.oregon.gov/dsl/SLB/Pages/Agendas%202016/slb_agenda_jun2016.aspx The State Land Board consists of Governor Kate Brown, Secretary of State Jeanne P. Atkins and State Treasurer Ted Wheeler. The Department of State Lands administers diverse natural and fiscal resources. Many of the resources generate revenue for the Common School Fund, such as state-owned rangelands and timberlands, waterway leases, estates for which no will or heirs exist, and unclaimed property. Twice a year, the agency distributes fund investment earnings to support K-12 public schools. The agency also administers Oregon’s Removal-Fill Law, which requires people removing or filling certain amounts of material in waters of the state to obtain a permit.