Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1)
The director, at the direction of the commission, may waive, reduce or exempt
fees established in this division under the following conditions:
(a) A person or group provides in-kind
services or materials equal to or greater than the value of the applicable
rate, as determined by criteria approved by the director;
(b) Marketing or promotional considerations,
including but not limited to special events and commercial filming, that
promote the use of park areas and Oregon tourism;
(c) Traditional tribal activities in
accordance with policy adopted by the Commission;
(d) Reduced service levels at a park,
campsite or other facility as determined by the park manager.
(2) Reservation Facility Deposit
Fee Waivers for individual primitive, tent, electric, full hook-up or horse
camp campsites only:
(a) The facility deposit
fee is waived for reservations on State Parks Day (first Saturday of June). All
other fees apply.
(b) The facility
deposit fee is waived for foster families and adoptive foster families as
defined in OAR 736-015-0006. The fee waiver is
limited to the first two campsites, and an adult care provider must be present
with the foster children. All other fees apply.
(c) The facility deposit fee is waived for
U.S. veterans with a service connected disability or active duty U.S. military
personnel as provided in ORS
390.124. All other fees
apply.
(d) The person making the
reservation must pay the $8 non-refundable transaction fee at the time the
reservation is made. This fee is not included in the fee
waiver.
(3) Overnight
Rental Fee Waivers for individual primitive, tent, electric, full hook-up or
horse camp campsites only:
(a) The overnight
rental fee, including any extra vehicle fees, is waived for all persons on the
night of State Parks Day (first Saturday of June). All other fees
apply.
(b) The overnight rental fee
is waived for foster families and adoptive foster families as defined in OAR
736-015-0006. The fee waiver is
limited to the first two campsites, and an adult care provider with one or more
foster children must be present. The overnight rental fee waiver is limited to
no more than fourteen nights total in a calendar month. All other fees and
rules apply.
(c) The overnight
rental fee is waived for U.S. veterans with a service connected disability or
active duty U.S. military personnel on leave as provided in ORS
390.124. The overnight rental
fee waiver is limited to no more than ten nights total in a calendar month. The
qualifying veteran or active duty military personnel on leave must be present
in the site to qualify for the waiver. All other fees and rules
apply.
(d) The director may waive
the overnight rental fee for volunteer hosts traveling to or from an assignment
at a park area.
(4) Day
Use Parking Permit Fee Waivers:
(a) The day
use parking permit fee is waived for all persons on State Parks Day (first
Saturday of June).
(b) The day use
parking permit fee is waived for U.S. veterans with a service connected
disability or active duty U.S. military personnel on leave as provided in ORS
390.124.
(c) The day use parking permit fee is waived
for foster families and adoptive foster families as defined in OAR
736-015-0006. The waiver shall
be valid until the expiration date of the Certificate of Approval to Provide
Foster Care or the adopted foster child turns 18 years of age.
(d) All other fees apply.
(5) At those parks offering
showers to non-campers, the shower use fee is waived for individuals with an
OPRD Special Access Pass.
(6) Proof
of Eligibility for Fee Waivers
(a) The
department will issue Veterans and Foster families who have provided the
department valid proof of eligibility an OPRD Special Access Pass. Pass holders
must use the pass to identify themselves as a qualified recipient of fee
waivers at state park campgrounds and day use areas. They must also provide
valid government-issued picture identification that matches the name on the
pass. Proof of eligibility must be provided through an application process
outlined on the OPRD web site at
www.oregonstateparks.org or by calling
the OPRD Information Center at 1-800-551-6949 for instructions.
(b) The department will accept the following
forms of proof to qualify for fee waivers as a U.S. veteran with a service
connected disability:
(A) Disabled Veteran's
license plate issued by the Oregon DMV;
(B) A current Disabled Veteran Permanent
Hunting/Angling License issued by the Oregon Department of Fish and
Wildlife;
(C) A Washington State
Parks Disabled Veteran's ID card;
(D) A United States Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA) photo identification card bearing the words "service
connected";
(E) A letter issued by
the VA stating eligibility for any of the above programs, or bearing the words
"service-connected disability."
(c) The department will accept the following
forms of proof to qualify for fee waivers as an adoptive foster family, as
defined in OAR 736-015-0006, with an adopted
foster child under 18 years of age or a foster family, as defined in OAR
736-015-0006:
(A) Certificate of Approval to Maintain a
Foster Home for Children with Developmental Disabilities;
(B) Certificate of Approval to Maintain a
Foster Home for Children;
(C)
Certificate of Approval to Maintain a Relative Home for Children;
(D) Written certification from Department of
Human Services identifying the applicant as an adoptive or guardian foster
family.
(d) The
department will not issue an Active Duty Military on official leave a Special
Access Pass. Such customers must pay any applicable fee and may contact the
department after their visit to request a refund. The department may request
supporting documentation in the form of a letter from the commanding officer on
official letterhead stating that the person was on leave for the dates they
camped and the camping receipt. Refund requests must be received within 30 days
after departure date of the stay. A refund of applicable fees will be sent
within three weeks of the receipt of their valid request.
(7) There will be no charge for issuing a
Special Access Pass or renewing an expired pass. There will be a processing fee
of $5.00 for replacement of a lost pass that is still valid.
(8) The department may revoke or temporarily
suspend an OPRD Special Access Pass issued under section (6) if:
(a) The pass is used to waive fees beyond the
allowable limits in a calendar month;
(b) The pass holder does not occupy a site
when fees have been waived under authority of their pass; or
(c) The pass holder transfers their pass to
another person to use.
(9) Pass holders must cancel their
reservation three days prior to arrival to avoid a penalty. Cancellations made
within the three day period will reduce the benefit by one night in the
applicable calendar month.
(10)
Pass holders who make a reservation and do not check in at the park or notify
park staff that they will be delayed, prior to 1:00 p.m. of the second day of
the reservation, will be considered a "no show" and the entire reservation will
be cancelled. The pass holder's benefit will be reduced by one night in the
applicable calendar month.
(11) If
a pass holder vacates their site one or more days prior to checkout without
notifying park staff, any days remaining on the reservation will be counted
against their monthly waiver limit.
(12) A person may request a refund under the
following circumstances.
(a) The Oregon State
Parks Reservation Center may refund a reservation fee when the department has
made a reservation error.
(b) The
Oregon State Parks Reservation Center may refund a facility deposit and may
waive the cancellation or change rules when requested by the person due to the
following emergency situations:
(A) Emergency
vehicle repair creates a late arrival or complete reservation
cancellation;
(B) A medical
emergency or death of a family member creates a late arrival or complete
reservation cancellation;
(C) Acts
of nature create dangerous travel conditions; or
(D) Deployment of military or emergency
service personnel creates a late arrival or complete reservation
cancellation.
(c) The
director or his/her designee may approve a refund under other special
circumstances.
(d) The department
will accept refund requests via phone through the Oregon State Parks
Reservation Center, email, fax or surface mail. The department may ask for
supporting documentation to help determine if a refund is warranted.
(e) The department will issue refunds for
specific site or park area closures and no customer request is
required.
(f) The park manager may
only issue a refund at the park due to the person leaving earlier than
expected, and while the person is present and has signed for the refund. Once
the person has left the park, refund requests must be sent to the department
for processing.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
390.124
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
390.111,
390.121 &
390.124
