Managing State Trust Lands Fiduciary Duty in the Changing West

Oregon Trust Land


click map to enlarge		 Oregon Department of State Lands
775 Summer St. N.E.
Salem, Oregon 97301-1279

503-378-3805

Louise Solliday, Director
Of Interest
State Resources
Current Land Holdings 773,000 surface acres; 2.1 million subsurface acres (23 percent of original land grant of 3.4 million acres)
Uses agriculture, grazing, timber, mining of minerals, and commercial leases and development
Primary Revenue Source timber
Trust Requirements Lands are held in trust pursuant to the state admission act and state constitution. Oregon has one of the most general trust management descriptions with laws and constitutional amendments requiring the creation of a “common school fund” for the support and maintenance of common schools. Lands are managed by the Department of State Lands, the administrative arm of the State Land Board, composed of the governor, secretary of state, and state treasurer, and led by a director who is appointed by the board.
Beneficiaries
  • common schools