As used in this division, the definitions in ORS 390.134(1) and the following definitions apply unless context requires otherwise:

1. (1) “Acquisition” means the gaining of property rights, including, but not limited to fee title or easements, for public use by donation or purchase.
2. (2) “Advisory Committee” or “County Parks Assistance Advisory Committee” means the committee appointed by the director that reviews and prioritizes grant proposals for funding under the County Opportunity Grant Program.
3. (3) “Biennium” means the 24-month period beginning July 1 of each odd-numbered year and ending June 30 of the next odd-numbered year.
4. (4) “Campsite” means a site within a designated county park and recreation area that is specifically designed for overnight occupancy, is open to the public a minimum of five months per year, and that contains a designated parking spur, picnic table, fireplace or stove, and access to potable water and sanitary facilities.
5. (5) “Certified County Park Assistance Allocation” or “certified allocation” means that portion of the county park assistance allocation certified for use by the counties during a given fiscal year.
6. (6) “Commission” means the Oregon Parks and Recreation Commission.
7. (7) “Committee” means the “advisory committee.”
8. (8) “Conversion” means the act of utilizing property acquired or developed using department grant funds for purposes other than public outdoor recreation uses.
9. (9) “County Opportunity Grant Funds” or “grant funds” means that portion of county RV registration fee revenues available for the County Opportunity Grant Program.
10. (10) “County Opportunity Grant Program” or “grant program” means a program funded by county RV registration fee revenues to provide grants on a project basis for the acquisition, development, rehabilitation, and planning of county park and recreation areas that provide camping facilities.
11. (11) “County Opportunity Grant Program 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 County Opportunity Grant Program.

12. (12) “County Park and Recreation Area” means an area designated by the governing body under ORS 275.320 as a county park or recreational area in which the primary function is to provide recreational opportunities for the public such as overnight camp facilities, day use parks, community open spaces, and park waysides. Areas under county management in which recreation is a secondary function, such as courthouse grounds, fairgrounds, ports, and museum grounds, are excluded unless the following criteria are met:

    1. (a) The county has a population of 30,000 or less; and
    2. (b) The county does not have an “established park system” as defined in section (18).
13. (13) “County Park Assistance Allocation” or “county allocation” means that portion of estimated county RV registration fee revenues available for distribution to the counties under the County Park Assistance Program.
14. (14) “County Park Assistance Program” or “assistance program” means the program funded by county RV registration fee revenues to provide regular allocation of moneys to the counties for the acquisition, development, maintenance, care, and use of the county park and recreation areas.
15. (15) “County RV registration fee revenues” or “revenues” means that portion of the total revenues from the registration and licensing of recreational vehicles that is set aside in a sub-account of the department’s account within the State Treasury for the acquisition, development, maintenance, care and use of county park and recreation areas in accordance with ORS 366.512.
16. (16) “Department” means the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department.
17. (17) “Director” means the Director of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department or their designate.
18. (18) “Established park system” means a county shall be considered as having an established park system if it has at least one park designated under ORS 275.320, and has allocated a budget for parks.
19. (19) “Fiscal year” means the 12-month period beginning July 1 of any year and ending June 30 of the next year.
20. (20) “Force account” means the governmental entity's own workforce performing project work rather than contracting out for the services.
21. (21) “Population” means the latest annual estimate of population of Oregon cities and counties as compiled by Portland State University’s Population Research Center or the United States Census Bureau.
22. (22) “Project boundary” means the area encompassing a project’s scope of work, as identified on maps provided by the project sponsor and agreed upon by the department.
23. (23) “Project sponsor” means the recipient of grant funds and the agency responsible for implementation of the project and the maintenance and operation of the site.
24. (24) “RV” or “recreation vehicle” means travel trailers, campers, and motorhomes.
25. (25) “RV registrations” means the total number of travel trailers, campers and motor homes registered at the time the distribution formula is computed, as detailed in the most current “Oregon Motor Vehicles Registration by Counties” compiled by Oregon Department of Transportation’s Driver and Motor Vehicle Services Division.
26. (26) “State Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan” or “SCORP” means the document used to identify and assess Oregon’s outdoor recreation needs.
27. (27) “State/Local Agreement” means the signed agreement between the department and the project sponsor, which authorizes the project to begin.
28. (28) “Waiver of Retroactivity” means an exception by the department that allows the project sponsor to use grant funds for costs incurred prior to formal project approval.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 390.117, ORS 390.124 & ORS 390.134

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 390.134

History

PRD 5-2026, amend filed 06/18/2026, effective 06/18/2026
PR 5-1995, f. & cert. ef. 7-2-96
PR 3-1994, f. & cert. ef. 4-22-94
PR 2-1984, f. & ef. 1-20-84