Chapter 421 — Department of Corrections Institutions; Compacts
ORS 421.470 Authority over adults in custody in camps; cost of care
The Director of the Department of Corrections has authority over the forest work camps except as provided in subsection (2) of this section.
The State Forester shall assign and supervise the work of the state adults in custody and local adults in custody, which work shall be:
Fire-fighting labor of the type contemplated for forest protection districts under ORS chapter 477.
Moneys for the cost of custody of the state adults in custody and local adults in custody, and for the labor done by them under this section, shall be paid from funds appropriated and made available to the State Board of Forestry. Moneys for the cost of care of each local adult in custody shall be paid by the county or city from which the local adult in custody was transferred under ORS 421.467, but not to exceed $2 a day for each local adult in custody. Additional moneys required for the cost of care of local adults in custody shall be paid from funds appropriated and made available to the State Board of Forestry. All such moneys shall be collected by the Director of the Department of Corrections who shall deposit such funds to the credit of the State Prison Work Programs Account.
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