(2) Easements on, over and across the Common School Forest Lands and the Elliott State Forest Lands may be granted as follows:
(a) Permanent easements determined by the State Forester and State Board of Forestry as necessary to accomplish the dedicated purposes of such lands may be granted by the Department of State Lands.
(b) Easements other than permanent may be granted by the State Forester under joint rules of the State Board of Forestry and Department of State Lands.
(3) The authority granted the State Forester in this section shall not supersede the authority of the Department of State Lands to grant easements on or leases for the Common School Forest Lands and Elliott State Forest Lands for grazing purposes or for the exploration and development of minerals, oil or gas, and any consideration received by the Department of State Lands therefor shall be excepted from the provisions of ORS 530.520. However, the Department of State Lands shall cooperate with the forestry program of the State Forester in granting such easements and leases and make provisions therein for continuing the primary purposes for which such land has been dedicated. [1957 c.240 §5; 2007 c.71 §174]