1. (1) “Application Review Team” means state agencies identified in ORS 537.873(7) or invited by the Department with relevant knowledge or expertise, that have the capacity to participate in application review.
   (2) “Convener” means the persons, public bodies, Indian tribes, or nonprofit organizations that bring together a balanced representation of instream and out-of-stream water interests to undertake place-based water planning; ensure an open, equitable, and transparent process; and impartially guide and support the planning and implementation processes.
   (3) “Collaborative” means the balanced representation of instream and out-of-stream water interests from the community that develop, implement, or update a place-based integrated water resources plan consistent with their shared governance agreement.
   (4) “Commission” means the Oregon Water Resources Commission.
   (5) “Community” means the people impacted by the water resources of the planning area, entities with an interest or obligation related to water resources or ecosystems in or impacted by the planning area, and federal, state, local, and tribal governments.
   (6) "Department" means the Oregon Water Resources Department.
   (7) “Director” means the director of the Oregon Water Resources Department or the director’s designee.
   (8) “Environmental Justice Community” as referenced in ORS 537.873(1) and defined in ORS 182.535.
   (9) “Facilitator” means a neutral party that works to ensure a collaborative process and supports consensus building.
   (10) “Fund” means the Place-Based Water Planning Fund.
   (11) "Grant Agreement" means the legally binding contract between the Department and the funding recipient. It may consist of the conditions specified in these rules, the notice of funding award, special conditions to the grant agreement, a certification to comply with applicable state and federal regulations, the scope of work to be performed, and the budget.
   (12) “Grantee” means the recipient of the grant funding.
   (13) "Match" is any eligible contribution to a project that is non-Department funds.
   (14) "Place-based integrated water resources planning” as defined in ORS 537.873(1).
   (15) “Place-based integrated water resources plan” as defined in ORS 537.873(1).
   (16) “Plan” means place-based integrated water resources plan.
   (17) “Plan Review Team” means state agencies identified in ORS 537.873(7) or invited by the Department with relevant knowledge or expertise, that have the capacity to participate in plan review.
   (18) “Planning area” means a shared hydrologic area that is within hydrologic and size limitations defined by the Department.
   (19) “Shared Governance Agreement” means a written document adopted by a collaborative through consensus that governs the collaborative’s organizational structures, decision-making processes, roles, commitments, communications, and other provisions needed to support group governance or collaboration.
   (20) “State agency” means any officer, board, commission, department, division or institution in the executive or administrative branch of state government.
   (21) “State-recognized place-based integrated water resources plan” as defined in ORS 537.873(1), means a place-based integrated water resources plan that has been reviewed by the Water Resources Commission and recognized by a commission resolution stating that the completed place-based integrated water resources plan adheres to applicable requirements.
   

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 537.872 - ORS 537.873 & ORS 536.027

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 537.872 - ORS 537.873

History

WRD 5-2025, renumbered from 690-602-0002, filed 04/02/2025, effective 04/02/2025
WRD 3-2025, adopt filed 03/28/2025, effective 04/01/2025