Marion County will receive $400,681.71 and Polk County will receive: $592,789.37.
PORTLAND, Ore. – The Bureau of Land Management has distributed more than $27.7 million in timber revenue payments to 18 western Oregon counties. The payments are supported by the timber harvested from public lands and support local services, including emergency response and education.
“The BLM is working to protect our national and economic security, as directed in President Trump’s order, by immediately expanding American timber production,” said BLM Oregon/Washington State Director Barry Bushue. “We manage more than 2.4 million acres of some of the world’s most productive forests in western Oregon, and are committed to supplying a reliable, secure, and resilient domestic supply of timber, while providing jobs and other support to local communities through timber production.”
The BLM manages this area, referred to as O&C and CBWR lands, as well as the funds generated from timber harvests in accordance with two laws. The Oregon and California Railroad and Coos Bay Wagon Road Grant Lands Grant Act of 1937 directs revenue from O&C Lands is shared between the U.S. Treasury and 18 western Oregon counties. The Coos Bay Wagon Road Act of 1939 directs revenue from CBWR Lands be paid in-lieu of tax payments to Coos and Douglas counties.
This funding provides local communities with the means to construct new county buildings; develop fairgrounds and museums; support libraries, schools, and jails; and build flood-control dams and reservoirs. Beyond these direct payments to counties, the BLM timber program supports approximately 2,000 local jobs and generates more than $1 billion for local economies.
BLM forestry and timber production supports economic security, reduces risks from wildfire, improves fish and wildlife habitat, and decreases the cost of energy production. Local communities rely on jobs that come from BLM-managed forests, and timber from public land feeds local industry.
Total payments by county:
| County | Payment |
| Benton | $771,175.06 |
| Clackamas | $1,523,139.35 |
| Columbia | $565,345.42 |
| Coos | $1,925,283.64 |
| Curry | $1,001,704.26 |
| Douglas | $6,909,653.72 |
| Jackson | $4,300,467.32 |
| Josephine | $3,315,229.44 |
| Klamath | $642,188.48 |
| Lane | $4,190,691.51 |
| Lincoln | $98,798.23 |
| Linn | $724,520.34 |
| Marion | $400,681.71 |
| Multnomah | $299,139.08 |
| Polk | $592,789.37 |
| Tillamook | $153,686.13 |
| Washington | $172,896.90 |
| Yamhill | $197,596.45 |
| TOTAL | $27,784,986.41 |
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The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.
