Section 526.675 - Oregon Forest Resources Institute Fund; use of moneys; rules(1) The Oregon Forest Resources Institute Fund is created in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Except as otherwise provided by law, all moneys received by the Oregon Forest Resources Institute shall be paid into the State Treasury and credited to the fund. All moneys in the fund are appropriated continuously to the institute to carry out its duties, functions and powers. Interest earnings on all moneys in the fund shall be retained in the fund.(2) The board of directors of the institute may repay moneys from the fund to persons who paid a privilege tax levied under ORS 321.017. The board may repay the amount of tax paid upon application by the person who paid the tax. The board shall adopt rules necessary for the implementation of this subsection. Rules adopted by the board shall include standards for the repayment of moneys and limits on the amount that may be requested. 1991 c.949 §20; 2003 c. 423, § 6