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Archive Home > 2005 > January > 20 > Lawmakers re-evaluate funding for wildfire insurance

Lawmakers re-evaluate funding for wildfire insurance

By James Sinks / The Bulletin
January 20, 2005

SALEM - Oregon private timberland owners who now pay for wildfire insurance want taxpayers to pick up half of that tab.

In addition, they want taxpayers to shoulder more risks in a catastrophic fire season.

The proposals are part of a proposed overhaul of the state's fire protection funding....

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