Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 736 - PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT › Division 2 - ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES › Section 736-002-0010 - State Park Cooperating Associations

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Pursuant to ORS
			 390.121 to
			 390.150, the director of the
			 Oregon State Parks and Recreation Department is authorized to enter into
			 agreements with cooperating associations, which are private, non-profit
			 scientific, historic or educational associations organized solely for the
			 purpose of providing interpretive services to recreational facilities in
			 Oregon. Recreation facility includes but is not limited to state parks, state
			 recreation areas, and all recreational, historical and scenic attractions owned
			 or under the control of the State of Oregon and administered by the Parks and
			 Recreation Department.
(2) The
			 following rules are established to carry out the purposes of this program.
			 Agreement form 73410-1602 will be entered into by the cooperating association
			 and the director of the state parks department:
(a) The activities of cooperating
			 associations shall enhance park or facility interpretive and educational
			 functions. Association activities at a recreation facility may not conflict
			 with park or facility resources or objectives and shall be subject to prior
			 approval by the district park manager;
(b) Cooperating associations may be formed to
			 assist Oregon State Parks at a local, regional or statewide level provided that
			 no more than one cooperating association shall be created to undertake
			 activities in a single park or facility. Associations shall be separate
			 entities, but are encouraged to work together as appropriate. Cooperating
			 associations may sponsor interpretive or educational events or functions, as
			 approved by the district park manager;
(c) Each association shall determine the
			 number of directors to comprise the governing board. A state park
			 representative, designated by the director, shall be an ex-officio member of
			 the board. If the board desires, Oregon State Parks in its discretion may
			 provide assistance to the board on an incidental basis. It will be the
			 responsibility of each cooperating association to secure appropriate charter(s)
			 and non-profit, tax-exempt status under provisions of Section 501(c)3 of the
			 federal Internal Revenue Service Tax Code. Cooperating association membership
			 fees may be allowed at the direction of the cooperating association board of
			 directors;
(d) The cooperating
			 association may:
(A) Provide educational or
			 interpretive material for sale at a recreation facility;
(B) Acquire display materials and equipment
			 for exhibits at a recreation facility;
(C) Provide support for special recreation
			 facility interpretive programs or environmental education programs;
(D) Support recreation facility libraries;
			 or
(E) Provide support for other
			 interpretive projects related to a specific recreation facility.
(e) The Oregon State Parks and
			 Recreation Department may:
(A) Provide
			 incidental personnel services to the organization's interpretive program;
			 and
(B) Provide space at a state
			 park facility for the interpretive materials provided by the
			 organization.
(f) Any
			 money received from the sale of publications or other materials provided by an
			 organization pursuant to an agreement entered into under this section shall be
			 retained by the organization for use in the interpretive or educational
			 services of the recreation facility for which the organization provides
			 services. In the event that the cooperative association disbands or dissolves,
			 remaining funds shall be donated to Oregon State Parks and earmarked for
			 interpretive and educational purposes within the Oregon State Park system. An
			 annual fiscal report of the cooperating association shall be presented to the
			 state parks director;
(g)
			 Associations may make available for sale theme-related objects which, in the
			 judgment of the director or designee, can effectively contribute to the success
			 of the park or facility interpretive program. Critical evaluation of proposed
			 sales objects to insure that they are theme-related is extremely important to
			 both Oregon State Parks and non-profit status of the cooperating association.
			 Decisions made by the director are final;
(h) An agreement between a cooperating
			 association and the director may be terminated upon thirty (30) days written
			 notification by either party to the other.