Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 142 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE LANDS, SOUTH SLOUGH NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE › Division 10 - PUBLIC USES OF THE SOUTH SLOUGH NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE › Section 142-010-0010 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
As used in these rules, unless the context provides
				otherwise:
(1) "Advisory Group" means
			 the group of local interested persons and persons with special expertise in
			 fields relating to the Reserve appointed by the Commission to advise the
			 Commission.
(2) "Commercial" refers
			 to an activity undertaken for economic gain, as opposed to an activity for
			 personal use or enjoyment.
(3)
			 "Commission" means the Management Commission of the South Slough National
			 Estuarine Research Reserve created by ORS 273 .554.
(4) "Forest Greenery" means plant material
			 gathered in the Reserve and used for decorative purposes.
(5) "In Kind Services" means materials or
			 services (provided to the Reserve by a group or person) whose value to the
			 Reserve is at least equal to the fee that the Reserve would otherwise charge
			 the group or person for use of the Reserve.
(6) "Manager" means the Manager of the South
			 Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve appointed by the
			 Commission.
(7) "Marketing and
			 Promotion" means Reserve-sponsored events of regional or statewide significance
			 that promote tourism or promote partnerships with local communities, other
			 agencies, or scientific, educational or economic development
			 organizations.
(8) "Non-Profit
			 Entity" means a group having a 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt status filed with the
			 Internal Revenue Service
(9)
			 "Noncommercial" refers to an organized group or activity that is not focused on
			 economic gain or personal use. Examples include, but are not limited to, paddle
			 and nature clubs, non-profit entities, and university, community college, and
			 school groups.
(10) "OCZM grant"
			 means the original NOAA Grant-in-Aid financial award.
(11) "Operations Manager" is the person
			 responsible for the Reserve's management, facilities, fiscal services and
			 recordkeeping. In the Reserve manager's absence, the Operations Manager may
			 exercise any of the Reserve manager's responsibilities.
(12) "Person" means individuals, a public or
			 private corporation, an unincorporated association, a partnership or a
			 government entity.
(13) "Public
			 Use" means any use of the Reserve that is not a part of a formal Reserve
			 educational or scientific program.
(14) "Recreational" or "Personal Use" refers
			 to an activity undertaken for personal enjoyment as opposed to economic
			 gain.
(15) "Reserve" means
			 Sanctuary as defined in the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 which is the
			 lands, within the boundary of the South Slough National Estuarine Research
			 Reserve under the jurisdiction of the Commission, in which the State of Oregon
			 has legal interest, including, but not limited to fee ownership, conservation
			 easement, and/or life estate. ORS 273.553(1) states, "...the South Slough
			 Estuary Sanctuary pursuant to chapter 415, Oregon Laws 1975, as the first
			 estuarine sanctuary in the United States...," and the 1986 reauthorization of
			 the Coastal Zone Management Act changed the name from Estuarine "Sanctuary" to
			 National Estuarine Research Reserve. South Slough Estuarine Sanctuary is doing
			 business as the South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve for the
			 purpose of day-to-day business. "Reserve" includes but is not limited to
			 classrooms, day use areas and shelters, cabins, yurts, meeting halls, and other
			 Reserve facilities.
(16) "Special
			 Event" means an activity sponsored by the Reserve that provides education to
			 Reserve visitors, or that otherwise promotes the mission of the
			 Reserve.
(17) "Stewardship" means
			 activities conducted to maintain and restore the integrity and natural dynamic
			 processes of an estuarine ecosystem.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 273
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  273