Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 736 - PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT › Division 6 - DISTRIBUTION OF STATE FUNDING ASSISTANCE TO UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT FOR PUBLIC PARKS AND RECREATION › Section 736-006-0110 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
As used in this division, unless the context requires
				otherwise:
(1) "Acquisition" - Means
			 the gaining of property rights, including but not limited to fee title or
			 easements, for public use.
(2)
			 "Bicycle recreation" - Means the use of bicycles for enjoyment, social
			 interaction, education, or physical well-being while on recreational trails or
			 paths that are not along or adjacent to public roads or streets, and that are
			 primarily recreational rather than transportational in nature.
(3) "Commission" - Means the Oregon Parks and
			 Recreation Commission.
(4)
			 "Committee" -Means the Local Government Grant Advisory Committee appointed by
			 the director to prioritize local government project applications.
(5) "Conversion" - Means the act of utilizing
			 property acquired or developed using either Local Government Grant Program
			 funds or Land and Water Conservation Funds for purposes other than public
			 outdoor recreation uses.
(6)
			 "Current Master Plan" - Means a site-specific resource-based plan guiding
			 recreational site acquisition, development, protection, and management of park
			 areas and facilities.
(7)
			 "Department" - Means the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
			 (OPRD).
(8) "Development" - Means
			 the construction or rehabilitation of facilities necessary for the use and
			 enjoyment of public outdoor recreation resources.
(9) "Director" - Means the Director of the
			 Oregon Parks and Recreation Department.
(10) "Force Account" - Means the governmental
			 entity's own work force performing project work rather than contracting out for
			 the services.
(11) "LWCF or Land
			 and Water Conservation Fund" - Means those funds made available to the state
			 through the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (Public Law
			 88-578).
(12) "Local Comprehensive
			 Plan" - Means the acknowledged comprehensive land use plan prepared by each
			 local jurisdiction within the state, as required by ORS chapter 197.
(13) "Local Governments" - Means cities,
			 municipal corporations, counties, political subdivisions, park and recreation
			 districts, port districts, and metropolitan service districts.
(14) "Local Government Grant Policies and
			 Procedures Manual" - Means a manual prepared by the department containing state
			 and federal policies, procedures and instructions to assist local government
			 agencies wishing to participate in the Local Government Grant
			 Program.
(15) "Local Government
			 Grant Program" - Means the program and process for distributing state monies to
			 eligible local governments for outdoor park and recreation areas and facilities
			 located on properties controlled or managed by the eligible local
			 government.
(16) "Major
			 Rehabilitation" - Means the repair, restoration, or reconstruction of
			 facilities, which is necessitated by obsolescence, building code changes, or
			 normal wear and tear.
(17) "OPRD" -
			 Means the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department.
(18) "Outdoor Recreation" - Means structured
			 and unstructured leisure and fitness activities that occur in open air and are
			 not provided in a roofed and enclosed facility.
(19) "Project" -Means the planning or
			 feasibility study documents or the site and associated improvements where
			 acquisition, development, or major rehabilitation will occur.
(20) "Project Authorization" - Means the
			 State/Local Agreement that authorizes the project to begin effective on or
			 after the date signed by both the Director and Project Sponsor or their
			 designee.
(21) "Project Sponsor" -
			 Means the recipient of the grant funds and the entity responsible for
			 implementation of the project and the maintenance and operation of the
			 site.
(22) "Remediation" - Means
			 the plan and process the department uses to resolve a conversion.
(23) "SCORP" - Means the Statewide
			 Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan, the document used to identify and assess
			 Oregon's outdoor recreation needs.
(24) "State/Local Agreement" - Means the
			 signed agreement between the department and project sponsor, which authorizes
			 the project to begin.
(25)
			 "Sustainability" - Means using, developing, protecting, and managing the
			 resource in a manner that enables people to meet current and future generation
			 needs from the multiple perspective of environmental, economic, and community
			 objectives.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  390.180
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  390.180