Title 31, Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Commission” means the State Parks and Recreation Commission. (2) “Department” means the State Parks and Recreation Department. (3) “Director” means the State Parks and Recreation Director. [1989 c.904 §2] OUTDOO…

The Legislative Assembly recognizes and declares: (1) It is desirable that all Oregonians of present and future generations and visitors who are lawfully present within the boundaries of this state be assured adequate outdoor recreation resources. It is desirable that all levels …

In addition to any other persons permitted to enforce violations, the State Parks and Recreation Department and any employee of the State Parks and Recreation Department specifically designated by the State Parks and Recreation Director may issue citations for park and recreation…

As used in ORS 390.060 to 390.067, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “State park lottery bonds” means the bonds authorized to be issued under ORS 390.067 for the purpose of financing state park projects. (2) “State park projects” means projects for the acquisition, devel…

The Legislative Assembly declares that the purpose of ORS 390.060 to 390.067 is to authorize lottery bonds for state park projects. The lottery bonds authorized by ORS 390.060 to 390.067 shall be issued pursuant to ORS 286A.560 to 286A.585. The obligation of the State of Oregon w…

The Legislative Assembly finds that: (1) Expenditures by visitors to Oregon state parks and by employees of the State Parks and Recreation Department currently contribute approximately $549 million each year to local economies throughout Oregon. The acquisition, development, impr…

(1) State park lottery bonds shall be issued only at the request of the State Parks and Recreation Director. State park lottery bonds may be issued in an amount sufficient to provide no more than $105 million of net proceeds to pay costs of state park projects, plus the amounts r…

(1) The State Parks and Recreation Department is created. The department consists of the State Parks and Recreation Commission, the State Parks and Recreation Director and all other officers and employees of the department. (2) Except as may be provided by an agreement to the con…

The State Parks and Recreation Department shall propose to the State Parks and Recreation Commission additional criteria for the acquisition and development of new historic sites, parks and recreation areas. The criteria shall include but need not be limited to: (1) Criteria to a…

(1) There is established a State Parks and Recreation Commission consisting of seven members appointed by the Governor. (2) The term of office of each member is four years, but a member serves at the pleasure of the Governor. Before the expiration of the term of a member, the Gov…

(1) The Governor shall designate one member as chairperson, and the members shall select such other officers, for such terms and with such duties and powers necessary for the performance of such offices as the State Parks and Recreation Commission determines appropriate. (2) A ma…

In carrying out its responsibilities, the State Parks and Recreation Commission may: (1) Acquire by purchase, agreement, donation or by exercise of eminent domain, real property or any right or interest therein deemed necessary for the operation and development of state parks, ro…

In establishing its priorities for acquisition, the State Parks and Recreation Commission shall: (1) Consider the criteria and specific examples set forth in ORS 390.112; and (2) Encourage public nominations of significant resources that meet the criteria established pursuant to …

(1) In accordance with any applicable provision of ORS chapter 183, the State Parks and Recreation Commission may adopt rules necessary to carry out the duties, functions and powers imposed by law upon the commission and the State Parks and Recreation Department. Rules adopted pu…

(1) The State Parks and Recreation Commission shall appoint as State Parks and Recreation Director an individual well qualified by training and experience to serve for a term of four years unless sooner removed by the commission. (2) The director shall receive such salary as may …

The State Parks and Recreation Director is the executive head of the State Parks and Recreation Department and shall: (1) Be responsible to the State Parks and Recreation Commission for administration and enforcement of the duties, functions and powers imposed by law upon the com…

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Camper” has the meaning given that term in ORS 801.180. (b) “County” includes a metropolitan service district organized under ORS chapter 268, but only to the extent that the district has acquired, through title transfer, and is operating a park …

(1) Of the moneys deposited into the Parks and Natural Resources Fund created under ORS 541.940 from the Oregon State Lottery, 50 percent shall be deposited into a Parks Subaccount. The State Treasurer may invest and reinvest the moneys in the Parks Subaccount as provided in ORS …

(1) There is established in the State Parks and Recreation Department a revolving fund known as the State Parks and Recreation Department Operating Fund. Moneys shall be transferred from the State Parks and Recreation Department Fund to the State Parks and Recreation Department O…

(1) The State Parks and Recreation Department shall administer a program designed to allow volunteers to assist in the operation and maintenance of Oregon’s state parks. The program shall include public informational activities, but shall be directed primarily toward encouraging …

(1) Under the direction of the State Parks and Recreation Commission, the State Parks and Recreation Director shall: (a) Study and appraise the recreation needs of this state and assemble and disseminate information relative to recreation, considering both tourist and local needs…

(1) In order to further the strategic priorities of the State Parks and Recreation Department, the State Parks and Recreation Director may enter into an agreement with a private, nonprofit organization under which the organization shall solicit gifts, grants and donations for the…

The State Parks and Recreation Director shall adopt rules to carry out the provisions of ORS 390.141. The rules shall include, but need not be limited to: (1) Procedures and forms to be used by a private, nonprofit organization desiring to enter into an agreement with the directo…

(1) In order to further the interpretive and educational functions of recreation facilities in Oregon, the State Parks and Recreation Director may enter into an agreement with a private, nonprofit scientific, historic or educational organization organized solely for the purpose o…

The State Parks and Recreation Director shall adopt rules to carry out the purpose of ORS 390.143. The rules shall include but need not be limited to: (1) Procedures and forms to be used by an organization desiring to enter into an agreement with the director under ORS 390.143; (…

The State Parks and Recreation Department may accept and expend, use or dispose of moneys and property from any public or private source, including the federal government, made available to the department in the form of grants, gifts, devises, bequests or endowments for the purpo…

(1) The Parks Donation Trust Fund is established as a fund in the State Treasury. All gifts or donations of money received by the State Parks and Recreation Department shall be deposited with the State Treasurer and credited by the treasurer to the fund. The treasurer may establi…

The State Parks and Recreation Department may accept gifts or donations of moneys or property to be used for specific or general park and recreational purposes. Subject to the terms specified in a gift or donation, the State Parks and Recreation Commission may authorize use of gi…

(1) The State Parks and Recreation Director shall adopt rules that: (a) Establish the standards the State Parks and Recreation Department shall use when that department: (A) Performs comprehensive statewide recreational planning; or (B) Disburses any moneys to tribal, regional or…

(1) The State Parks and Recreation Department shall establish statewide recommended standards for the design of recreation projects, including trails, docks and public recreation access points, to ensure that state recreation areas are accessible to members of the public of all m…

(1) A revolving fund not to exceed the aggregate amount of $100,000 may be established within the State Parks and Recreation Department Fund by a warrant drawn on any funds, other than General Fund, appropriated to or authorized for expenditure by the State Parks and Recreation D…

(1) The State Parks and Recreation Department shall use state correctional institution adult in custody labor to improve, maintain and repair buildings and property at state parks and recreation areas whenever feasible. The provisions of ORS 279.835 to 279.855 and ORS chapters 27…

For the purpose of requesting a state or nationwide criminal records check under ORS 181A.195, the State Parks and Recreation Department may require the fingerprints of a person who: (1)(a) Is employed or applying for employment by the department; (b) Provides services or seeks t…

(1) The right, title and interest of all state agencies, other than the State Fish and Wildlife Commission and political subdivisions, in the lands described in subsection (2) of this section are hereby vested in the State or Oregon by and through its State Parks and Recreation D…

Consistent with ORS 390.010 and 390.180, the State Parks and Recreation Department shall develop a plan to make Crissey Field in Brookings a state park. The department may jointly develop the park with the State of California. [1999 c.562 §1] Note: 390.231 was enacted into law by…

(1) If a local government, as defined by ORS 174.116, imposes a tax on the rental of privately owned camping or recreational vehicle spaces, the local government shall also impose that tax on the rental of camping or recreational vehicle spaces that are owned by the state or a lo…

(1)(a) A person may not excavate or alter an archaeological site on public lands, make an exploratory excavation on public lands to determine the presence of an archaeological site or remove from public lands any material of an archaeological, historical, prehistorical or anthrop…

In addition to the provisions of ORS 273.241, if any individual or institution excavates or removes from the land designated in ORS 390.235 any materials of archaeological, historical, prehistorical or anthropological nature without obtaining the permit required in ORS 390.235, a…

(1) The following disputes shall be submitted to mediation and if mediation is not successful to arbitration as described in this section: (a) A dispute with regard to the issuance of an archaeological permit under ORS 390.235; or (b) A dispute over the disposition of human skele…

(1) The Office of Outdoor Recreation is established as an administrative section within the State Parks and Recreation Department, subject to the supervision of the Associate Director of Outdoor Recreation and the policies and procedures established by, and recommendations of, th…

(1) The State Parks and Recreation Director, upon consultation with and the approval of the State Parks and Recreation Commission, shall appoint an Associate Director of Outdoor Recreation to serve as the executive head of the Office of Outdoor Recreation within the State Parks a…

(1) The Outdoor Recreation Advisory Committee is established as an advisory committee to the Office of Outdoor Recreation for the purpose of carrying out the duties described in subsection (2) of this section. The State Parks and Recreation Director, upon consultation with the St…

(1) The State Treasurer may issue commemorative coins for sale to the public. Such coins shall commemorate Oregon history, people or resources and shall not constitute legal tender and may include the use of the state seal of Oregon under ORS 186.023. If the State Treasurer decid…

(1) The State Treasurer shall select or provide for the selection of the design of the commemorative coins described in ORS 390.245 and shall make such arrangements as the State Treasurer considers appropriate for the production and sale of the coins and shall provide for the pro…

(1) In furtherance of the state policy declared in ORS 390.010, the governing body of Jackson County, Oregon, may prepare and adopt a plan to promote the public scenic, park and recreational use of lands along Bear Creek that lie within the boundaries of Jackson County. The count…

(1) The State Parks and Recreation Department may enter into agreements with cities in Jackson County and with Jackson County and make grants of money from such funds as may be available therefor to assist them in acquiring any lands or any interest therein for scenic, park and r…

(1) Nothing in ORS 390.250 to 390.260 applies to the Willamette River Greenway created pursuant to ORS 390.310 to 390.368. (2) No land to which ORS 390.250 to 390.260 are applicable shall be acquired by the exercise of the power of eminent domain. [1973 c.668 §3] (Oregon Main Str…

(1) As used in this section and ORS 390.264: (a) “Area median income” means the median income for the metropolitan statistical area in which the proposed grant project is located, as determined by the Housing and Community Services Department, adjusted for household size. (b) “Or…

(1) The Oregon Main Street Revitalization Grant Program Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Oregon Main Street Revitalization Grant Program Fund shall be credited to the fund. (2) Moneys in the fund consis…

As used in ORS 390.270 to 390.290: (1) “Ocean shore” has the meaning given that term in ORS 390.605. (2) “Rural fire protection district” means a district organized under or subject to ORS chapter 478. [1973 c.673 §1; 1985 c.395 §1; 1989 c.904 §17; 2001 c.104 §130]