Title 31, Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries

(1) The purpose of ORS 390.270 to 390.290 is to encourage cities, counties and rural fire protection districts to provide lifesaving services along the ocean shore. (2) Any city, county or rural fire protection district that provides lifesaving services along the ocean shore may …

In addition to the other duties of the State Parks and Recreation Department, the department shall: (1) Make grants to cities, counties and rural fire protection districts to reimburse them for funds used to make capital acquisitions for and pay expenses incurred in providing lif…

(1) To obtain a grant for reimbursement of the expenses incurred in providing lifesaving services along the ocean shore, a governing body of a city, county or rural fire protection district shall file with the State Parks and Recreation Department a request for reimbursement of f…

(1) Expenditures made from city, county or rural fire protection district funds to provide lifesaving services along the ocean shore shall be reimbursed by the State Parks and Recreation Department in accordance with this section. (2) Within the limit of the funds available there…

(1) The Willamette Falls Park Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Willamette Falls Park Fund shall be credited to the fund. The Willamette Falls Park Fund consists of moneys deposited in the fund…

The State Forestry Department shall retain primary responsibility for management of the Tillamook State Forest, provided, however, that the State Parks and Recreation Department is responsible for management of developed recreation facilities as identified in the recreation plan.…

(1) The Tillamook Forest Recreation Trust Account is established as a subaccount in the Parks Donation Trust Fund established pursuant to ORS 390.153. All gifts or donations of money received by the state for purposes of developing or implementing the recreation plan described in…

(1) The Reconnect Forest Park Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Reconnect Forest Park Fund shall be credited to the fund. The Reconnect Forest Park Fund consists of moneys deposited in the fund…

(1) The State Parks and Recreation Department and the State Forestry Department shall, in cooperation with other interested state agencies, local governments, nonprofit organizations and other stakeholders, develop a plan to construct a trail along or adjacent to the portion of t…

The Salmonberry Trail Trust Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. All gifts, grants, appropriations or donations received by the state for purposes of developing or implementing the plan described in ORS 390.305 shall be deposited…

(1) The State Parks and Recreation Department shall, in cooperation with the Department of Transportation, other interested state agencies, local governments, nonprofit organizations and other stakeholders, develop an action plan to complete the Oregon Coast Trail. The plan shall…

As used in ORS 390.310 to 390.368, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Channel” includes any channel that flows water at ordinary low water. (2) “Unit of local government” means an incorporated city, county or any other political subdivision of this state. (3) “Willamette…

(1) The Legislative Assembly finds that, to protect and preserve the natural, scenic and recreational qualities of lands along the Willamette River, to preserve and restore historical sites, structures, facilities and objects on lands along the Willamette River for public educati…

(1) The State Parks and Recreation Department, in cooperation with units of local government that have lands along the Willamette River within their respective boundaries, shall prepare a plan for the development and management of the Willamette River Greenway as described in ORS…

(1) Following the preparation of the plan or any segment thereof under ORS 390.318, the State Parks and Recreation Department shall submit such plan or segment to the Land Conservation and Development Commission. The commission shall investigate and review such plan or segment as…

(1) The State Parks and Recreation Department may enter into agreements with units of local government and make grants of money to assist units of local government in acquiring lands or any interest in lands situated within the boundaries of the Willamette River Greenway for excl…

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4) of this section, the State Parks and Recreation Department may acquire scenic easements on any lands situated within 150 feet from the ordinary low water line on each side of each channel of the Willamette River and on any lands …

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, after the date of the approval of the plan for the Willamette River Greenway or any segment thereof under ORS 390.322, the State Parks and Recreation Department may acquire scenic easements in any lands described…

(1) Notwithstanding ORS 390.121, the State Parks and Recreation Department may only exercise the power of eminent domain in the acquisition of lands or interests therein that are situated within the boundaries of the Willamette River Greenway for state parks or recreation areas i…

The State Parks and Recreation Department shall make and promulgate rules and regulations that it considers necessary in carrying out ORS 390.310 to 390.368. [1967 c.551 §4; 1973 c.558 §11]

Units of local government may enter into agreements with the State Parks and Recreation Department and with each other in carrying out the purposes of the Willamette River Greenway, and may accept and use gifts and grants from the department or others. [1967 c.551 §5; 1973 c.558 …

All lands or interests in lands acquired and all historical sites, structures, facilities and objects preserved and restored by the units of local government pursuant to ORS 390.330 with grants of money from the State Parks and Recreation Department, may be used only for the purp…

For ad valorem tax purposes, land that is subject to a scenic easement acquired under ORS 390.332 or a scenic or public easement acquired under ORS 390.334 shall be valued at its real market value, less any reduction in value caused by the easement, and assessed in accordance wit…

In carrying out the purposes of ORS 390.310 to 390.368 the State Parks and Recreation Department may enter into contracts with any agency of the United States, this state or a political subdivision thereof, or with any private person, agency or corporation to perform natural vege…

(1) The State Parks and Recreation Department shall allow for the installation and service of public electric vehicle charging stations in parking spaces that are part of the facilities of the system of state parks, including parks, park facilities, ocean shores, scenic waterways…

(1) The Parks and Recreation Transportation Electrification Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Parks and Recreation Transportation Electrification Fund shall be credited to the fund. Moneys in the fund ar…

As used in this chapter: (1) “Class I all-terrain vehicle” has the meaning given that term in ORS 801.190. (2) “Class II all-terrain vehicle” has the meaning given that term in ORS 801.193. (3) “Class III all-terrain vehicle” has the meaning given that term in ORS 801.194. (4) “C…

The All-Terrain Vehicle Account is established as a separate account in the State Parks and Recreation Department Fund, to be accounted for separately. Interest earned by the All-Terrain Vehicle Account shall be credited to the account. After deduction of expenses of collection, …

Moneys in the All-Terrain Vehicle Account established under ORS 390.555 shall be used for the following purposes only: (1) In each 12-month period, no less than 10 percent of the moneys described in ORS 390.555 that are attributable to Class I all-terrain vehicles shall be transf…

(1) The All-Terrain Vehicle Advisory Committee is established. The committee shall consist of 16 voting members and one nonvoting member appointed by the State Parks and Recreation Commission for a term of four years. Members are eligible for reappointment and vacancies may be fi…

(1) The State Parks and Recreation Department shall issue or provide for issuance of a Class I all-terrain vehicle operator permit to any person who: (a) Has taken a Class I all-terrain vehicle safety education course established under this section and has been found qualified to…

(1) The State Parks and Recreation Department shall issue or provide for issuance of a Class III all-terrain vehicle operator permit to any person who: (a) Has taken a Class III all-terrain vehicle safety education course established under this section and has been found qualifie…

(1) The State Parks and Recreation Department shall issue or provide for issuance of a Class IV all-terrain vehicle operator permit to any person who has taken a Class IV all-terrain vehicle safety education course established under this section and has been found qualified to op…

(1)(a) An all-terrain vehicle off-road operating permit issued under this section is a decal that authorizes use of the all-terrain vehicle for which it is issued on trails and in areas designated for such use by the appropriate authority. (b) An all-terrain vehicle decal issued …

(1) The State Parks and Recreation Department may adopt rules necessary for carrying out the duties imposed by ORS 390.550 to 390.590. (2) The department shall adopt rules establishing rider fit guidelines to ensure that an all-terrain vehicle properly fits the operator of the ve…

(1) An out-of-state all-terrain vehicle operating permit is a vehicle permit that is issued as evidence of a grant of authority to operate in this state an all-terrain vehicle that is owned by a resident of another state. (2) The State Parks and Recreation Department shall establ…

As used in ORS 390.610, 390.620 to 390.676, 390.690 and 390.705 to 390.770, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Improvement” includes filling a portion of the ocean shore, removal of material from the ocean shore or a structure, appurtenance or other addition, modificatio…

(1) The Legislative Assembly hereby declares it is the public policy of the State of Oregon to forever preserve and maintain the sovereignty of the state heretofore legally existing over the ocean shore of the state from the Columbia River on the north to the Oregon-California li…

Ownership of the shore of the Pacific Ocean between ordinary high tide and extreme low tide, and from the Oregon and Washington state line on the north to the Oregon and California state line on the south, excepting such portions as may have been disposed of by the state prior to…

(1) No portion of the lands described by ORS 390.610 or any interest either therein now or hereafter acquired by the State of Oregon or any political subdivision thereof shall be alienated except as expressly provided by state law. The State Parks and Recreation Department and th…

The State Parks and Recreation Department, in accordance with ORS 390.121, may acquire ownership of or interests in the ocean shore or lands abutting, adjacent or contiguous to the ocean shore as may be appropriate for state recreation areas or access to such areas where such lan…

(1) In order to further the policy established in ORS 390.610 and to preserve the right of public access to the ocean shore, the State Parks and Recreation Department shall coordinate with affected local governments to provide increased public access to the coastal shorelands. (2…

Except as provided by ORS 273.551, 274.710 and 390.620, the State Parks and Recreation Department has jurisdiction over the land and interests in land acquired under ORS 390.610, 390.615, 390.620 or 390.630 in order to carry out the purposes of ORS 390.610, 390.620 to 390.676, 39…

(1) In order to promote the public health, safety and welfare, to protect the state recreation areas recognized and declared by ORS 390.610 and 390.615, to protect the safety of the public using such areas, and to preserve values adjacent to and adjoining such areas, the natural …

(1) Any person who desires a permit to make an improvement on any property subject to ORS 390.640 shall apply in writing to the State Parks and Recreation Department on a form and in a manner prescribed by the department, stating the kind of and reason for the improvement. (2)(a)…

The State Parks and Recreation Department shall consider applications and issue permits under ORS 390.650 in accordance with standards designed to promote the public health, safety and welfare and carry out the policy of ORS 390.610, 390.620 to 390.676, 390.690 and 390.705 to 390…

(1) Notwithstanding ORS 390.640, the State Parks and Recreation Department may, consistent with the policy in ORS 390.610 and standards in ORS 390.655, establish by rule a general authorization permit for improvements on the ocean shore if the department determines that the activ…

(1) Any applicant whose application for a permit under ORS 390.650 or 390.657 has been denied or who objects to any condition imposed on the permit or any person aggrieved or adversely affected by the granting of a permit may, within 30 days after the denial of the permit or the …

The State Parks and Recreation Department is hereby directed to protect, to maintain and to promulgate rules governing use of the public of property that is subject to ORS 390.640, property subject to public rights or easements declared by ORS 390.610 and property abutting, adjac…

The improvement on any property within the ocean shore without a permit issued under ORS 390.650 or 390.657, or in a manner contrary to the conditions set out in the permit, is a public nuisance. [1999 c.373 §12; 2025 c.494 §5]