(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 contrary between the State Parks and Recreation Commission and the […]
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 address opportunities that may be lost to the department if acquisition is […]
(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 Governor shall appoint a successor. A […]
(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 majority of the members of the commission constitutes a quorum for […]
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, roads, trails, campgrounds, picnic areas, boat ramps, nature study areas, waysides, relaxation areas, […]
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 ORS 390.112 and other criteria pertaining to the acquisition of historic sites, parks and recreation […]
(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 pursuant to this section shall be duly entered in the minutes […]
(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 be prescribed by law. In addition to salary, subject […]
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 commission and the department. (2) Appoint, supervise and control all commission […]
(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 or recreation site of a county pursuant to […]
(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 293.701 to 293.857. Interest from the moneys deposited […]
(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 Operating Fund as needed. (2) Parks Donation Trust Fund moneys shall be […]
(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 and facilitating involvement of volunteers in park operation and maintenance, assigning each volunteer to a […]
(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. (b) Investigate the recreation facilities, personnel, activities and programs existing or needed in […]
(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 benefit of the department. (2) At least 30 days before the director […]
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 director under ORS 390.141; (2) Restrictions on the […]
(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 of providing interpretive services to recreation facilities in Oregon. (2) An organization entering into an […]
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; (2) Guidelines for approving the interpretive […]
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 purpose of carrying out any of the provisions and purposes of […]
(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 establish subaccounts in the fund established in this […]
