Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024
(1) The director shall appoint a Scenic
Bikeways Advisory Committee composed of 13 members.
(a) The following committee members shall be
nominated by their respective directors for appointment:
(A) A representative of the Oregon Tourism
Commission (dba Travel Oregon);
(B)
A representative from the Oregon Department of Transportation;
(C) A representative of a Federal lands
management agency; and
(D) A
representative of the Oregon Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee
established pursuant to ORS
366.112
(b) The following committee members shall be
appointed by the director:
(A) A
representative of Oregon Destination Association;
(B) A representative of the Oregon Recreation
Trails Advisory Council (ORTAC) established pursuant to ORS
390.977;
(C) A representative of counties who the
director shall select in consultation with the Association of Oregon
Counties;
(D) A representative of
cities who the director shall select in consultation with the League of Oregon
Cities; and
(E) Five at-large
members, with at least one member who represents a historically
underrepresented community and one member who represents persons with
disabilities.
(2) Committee members appointed under
subsection (1)(b) may serve two consecutive four-year terms on the
committee.
(3) The director shall
appoint the chair from the committee membership, considering the
recommendations of the committee.
(4) The committee shall meet at times and
places specified by the call of the director.
(5) A simple majority of committee members
appointed under subsections (1)(a) and (b) constitutes a quorum for the
transaction of business.
(6)
Function and Duties of Scenic Bikeways Committee:
(a) The committee shall evaluate proposed
Oregon Scenic Bikeways against the criteria provided in OAR
736-009-0030 and the Oregon
Recreation Trails System Act, ORS
390.950 to
390.989 and
390.995(2). The
committee shall make a recommendation to the director on each application for a
proposed Oregon Scenic Bikeway.
(b)
The committee shall evaluate each Oregon Scenic Bikeway route at least once
every five years. The committee may recommend that the department improve,
remove, or reroute portions of a route no longer meeting the criteria for an
Oregon Scenic Bikeway.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
390.971(8)
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
390.956,
390.959,
390.962,
390.968 &
390.971