The Department of State Lands may sell and dispose of the forest products on lands of the State of Oregon that have not been designated Common School Forest Lands under ORS 530.460, regardless of acreage and in such quantities to each purchaser as the department shall prescribe. If the value of the forest products, as appraised under ORS 273.525, exceeds $25,000, the department shall sell the forest products to the highest and best bidder at public auction, or through sealed bids, as the department may determine prior to offering the forest products for sale.
ORS 273.523