Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 150 - DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE › Division 306 - PROPERTY TAX GENERALLY › Section 150-306-0130 - Oregon Land Information System Fund and the Oregon Map Project

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Definitions.
			 For the purpose of this rule:
(a) "Cadastral
			 Data Exchange Standard" is a document created and maintained via Oregon's
			 Framework Program and approved by the Oregon Geographic Information Council
			 (OGIC) to provide the structure and specifications necessary for the exchange
			 of standardized cadastral data for the state of Oregon to maintain
			 interoperability and facilitate data sharing. Geospatial data standards can be
			 accessed on the Oregon Framework Program website
(b) "County" is the agency, approved by the
			 County Assessor, requesting funds from the Oregon Map Project
			 (ORMAP).
(c) "Department" means the
			 Oregon Department of Revenue.
(d)
			 "Director" means the director of the Oregon Department of Revenue.
(e) "Fund" means the Oregon Land Information
			 System (OLIS) Fund. The fund provides financial support for ORMAP. The fund is
			 separate from the state's General Fund. The fund's source is an allocated
			 dollar amount received quarterly from each county's collected
			 document-recording fees, as provided by ORS
			 205.323(3)(a).
(f) "Grant" means a money award from the OLIS
			 Fund.
(g) "Oregon Map Project"
			 (ORMAP) means the program implemented and authorized by the department to
			 establish a statewide base map for facilitating and improving Oregon's property
			 tax mapping system and for providing other Geographic Information System (GIS)
			 benefits, pursuant to ORS
			 306.132 and
			 306.135.
(h) "ORMAP Project Coordinator" is the
			 department employee tasked with administering the ORMAP project.
(i) "Oregon Land Information System Advisory
			 Committee" (Advisory Committee) is a team of individuals appointed by the
			 department's director. The committee is comprised of ORMAP stakeholders in
			 private industry, and in federal, state, or local government who have an
			 interest in the success of the program (OAR 150-306-0140).
(j) "ORMAP Funding Criteria" (Funding
			 Criteria) are listed in the document used for the administrative review,
			 technical review, and priority scoring for grant applications. The criteria are
			 part of the grant application and are on the ORMAP web site (
www.ormap.net
).
(k) "ORMAP Phases" are the project goals
			 approved by the advisory committee. The phases are identified on the ORMAP web
			 site.
(L) "ORMAP Policies" are
			 administrative policies approved by the advisory committee. The policies are
			 identified on the ORMAP web site.
(m) "ORMAP Technical Group" (Tech Group) is
			 comprised of volunteers who have education or experience in surveying,
			 cadastral cartography, legal descriptions, mapping software, database software,
			 or other GIS technology. The group evaluates and provides recommendations on
			 individual county project grant applications and ORMAP policies to the
			 department and the advisory committee.
(n) "ORMAP Technical Specifications" (Tech
			 Specs) is a minimum standard used to determine if taxlots and tax maps remapped
			 with ORMAP funds have been completed and meet ORMAP Phase 1 goals.
(o) "ORMAP Tools Group" (Tools Group) is
			 comprised of county and department staff who have education or experience in
			 surveying, cadastral cartography, legal descriptions, mapping software,
			 database software, or other GIS technology. This group develops and provides
			 support in the construction of Oregon assessor's maps.
(p) "Project" means an activity that is
			 eligible for a grant from the fund.