As used in this division, unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply:

1. (1) “Abandoned cemetery” means an abandoned cemetery as defined in ORS 226.520(1).
2. (2) “Coordinator” means the Department staff person that serves as executive secretary to the Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries pursuant to ORS 97.784.
3. (3) “Department” means the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department as defined in ORS 390.005(2).
4. (4) “Entity” means an organization or one or more individuals applying for or receiving a permit under this division.
5. (5) “Maintain” means to regularly manage vegetative growth, clean up debris, and make repairs.
6. (6) “Permit application” means the Department form and its format as developed by OPRD that an entity uses to apply for a permit.
7. (7) “Permit” means the formal document from the Department to an entity that authorizes and describes the terms and conditions under which that entity may restore, maintain, and preserve an abandoned cemetery as provided in ORS 226.640(2).
8. (8) “Permittee” means the entity to which the department issues a permit.
9. (9) “Preserve” means to apply measures necessary to sustain the existing form, integrity, and materials of the cemetery.
10. (10) “Restore” means to rebuild, reconstruct, or replace damaged elements with consideration of the historic character of the cemetery and the individual elements.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 226.640(6)

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 260.640

History

PRD 7-2018, adopt filed 04/20/2018, effective 04/20/2018