Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 123 - OREGON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
Division 46 - TIDE GATE GRANT AND LOAN PROGRAM
Section 123-046-0010 - Definitions

(1) "Department" means the Oregon Business Development Department.

(2) "Fund" means the Tide Gate Grant and Loan Fund.

(3) "Municipality" means an Oregon city or county, a Port organized under ORS chapter 777 or 778, a county service district organized under ORS chapter 451, a district as defined in ORS chapter 198, a tribal council of a federally recognized Indian tribe in this state or an airport district organized under ORS chapter 838.

(4) "Non-Profit Organization" means an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals rather than distributing them as profit or dividends.

(5) "Persons" means Individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, or joint stock companies.

(6) "Tide gate construction project" means improvements to a tide gate drainage system intended to ensure land drainage and flood protection including repair or replacement of tide gates, culverts, or other barriers to proper drainage of lands and flood protection.

(7) "Tide gate drainage system" means interconnected tide gates and associated culverts and infrastructure needed to drain tidelands and ensure flood protection.

(8) "Tide gate planning project" means design and engineering, legal costs, permitting, environmental review, regulatory processes, landowner coordination, and support activities needed to develop a tide gate project ready for construction.

(9) "Tide gate project" means either a tide gate construction project or a tide gate planning project.