Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 300 - Grand River Dam Authority › Chapter 40 - Scenic Rivers Rules › Subchapter 1 - Licensing and Use Permits › Section 300:40-1-3 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The following words or terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Camping"
means any method used for remaining overnight in a Public Access Area which includes, but is not limited to tents, vehicles, cots, trailers, recreational vehicles, and sleeping bags.
"Campsites"
means a single site located within a Public Access Area which has been designated as open to Camping by the CEO.
"CEO"
means the Chief Executive Officer of the Grand River Dam Authority and/or his designee.
"Collector"
means a person, business, or entity who operates as a pass-through entity, with the permission of the GRDA, to sell non-commercial float permits to the floating public.
"Commercial Float Operators" or "Operations"
means any person or business, other than the GRDA or its contractors, that rents, sells or leases Vessels commercially to the public for use upon Scenic Rivers within the jurisdiction of the GRDA and has received a commercial flotation license to do so from the GRDA.
"Floating Public"
means any person who is floating upon the Scenic Rivers privately or by use of a licensed commercial Vessel.
"New Business"
means a person or business that is not (1) a Commercial Float Operator or (2) affiliated with a Commercial Float Operator by sharing a business location, employees, vessel inventory, equipment inventory, insurance coverage, banking accounts, and/or general business operations. This definition is intended to prevent Commercial Float Operators from submitting multiple applications for new commercial Vessel licenses pursuant to Okla. Admin. Code 300:40-1-4 to give them a larger allocation of the licenses that are available after the annual renewal period.
"Non-Commercial Float Permit"
means a permit issued by the GRDA, or a Collector, allowing the Floating Public to use the Scenic Rivers without renting from a Commercial Float Operator.
"Public Access Areas"
means an area within the jurisdiction of the GRDA which has been designated by the CEO as open for use by the public for Camping and day use activities under the terms and conditions of this subchapter.
"Scenic Rivers"
means six rivers and streams including the Illinois River in Adair, Delaware, and Cherokee Counties above its confluence with the Barren Fork Creek; the Flint Creek in Adair County; the Barren Fork Creek in Adair and Cherokee Counties from the present alignment of U.S. Highway 59 West to its confluence with the Illinois River; The Upper Mountain Fork River above the 600-foot elevation of Broken Bow Reservoir in McCurtain and LeFlore Counties; Big Lee Creek in Sequoyah County, about the 420-foot MSL elevation; and the Little Lee Creek in Adair and Sequoyah Counties, which are within the jurisdiction of the GRDA pursuant to 82 O.S. § 896.5.
"Temporary Licenses"
means those commercial flotation licenses available after the January new commercial vessel license application deadline under the 3,900 license limit.
"Vessel"
means a canoe, boat, kayak, raft, inner tube, or other similar device, other than those belonging to the GRDA or its contractors, designed to transport one or more individuals on a Scenic River and not intended to solely transport food or drink.