Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
Whereas the State Parks Director has been designated by the
Governor as the State Liaison Officer (SLO) to the Federal Department of the
Interior and is charged with the responsibility to administer the Statewide
Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Planning process, the following standards
shall apply:
(1) Problem
Identification. In order to identify problems or potential recreational
planning issues, the Department shall:
(a)
Maintain continuous contacts with citizen and professional organizations, and
special interest groups.
(b)
Periodically review Oregon comprehensive land use planning processes and
documents; state, legislative and national directives.
(2) Citizen Participation. In order to ensure
maximum citizen participation, the Department shall:
(a) Use workshops, news releases, public
hearing notices, surveys, questionnaires and/or other means to inform citizens
and solicit participation on statewide planning issues, and shall document in
writing those activities and the extent of participation by the
public;
(b) Maintain a mailing list
of citizens, agencies, handicapped and minority persons, by which it shall
notify and solicit citizen ideas and participation;
(c) Notify the news media at least two weeks
before any official public hearings, workshops or other public
meetings;
(d) Utilize the citizen
participation activities conducted by other agencies or units of government if
those actions would eliminate duplications of effort and/or supplement the
Department's efforts, if it relates specifically to the planning issue being
considered, and if it can be documented in writing.
(3) Development of Documents. Before any
action or decision affecting statewide recreation planning, the Department
shall:
(a) Take into account all input
received and prepare a draft document for review;
(b) Circulate the draft document to
constituent groups, make the document available to any citizen upon request,
and have the document available for public viewing at the State Parks Office in
Salem, Oregon and the region State Parks Offices in Portland, Tillamook, Coos
Bay, Bend, and La Grande;
(c)
Prepare a final document based upon all input received, including comments
received from the draft document.
(4) Outreach Programs. In all cases the
Department shall: Develop special outreach programs, determined on a
case-by-case basis, if the above-mentioned standards are not sufficient to
provide adequate participation and information by minority or special
populations.
(5) Planning Advisory
Committee for SCORP:
(a) The SLO will appoint
a nine-member Advisory Committee comprised of one member from each of the
following sectors:
(A) County Parks
Departments;
(B) City Parks
Departments;
(C) Park and
Recreation Districts;
(D) Citizen
at large;
(E) Private
sector;
(F) Federal and state
agency representatives;
(G)
Minority representative;
(H)
Handicapped representative.
(b) This committee will meet as necessary to
review and establish recommendations for alternative actions and formulation of
draft proposals.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
183.545, ORS
183.550 & ORS
390.180
Stats. Implemented: ORS
390.180
