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Waterway Remediation and Restoration Rulemaking
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| Background Information |
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The state of Oregon is the owner of the submerged and submersible lands of navigable waterways, including meandered lakes, tidally influenced waterways and the Territorial Sea. The Oregon Department of State Lands manages these navigable waterways by authorizing certain uses and structures on them.
A number of waterway sites throughout Oregon have been designated as contaminated, and others are under investigation and/or may be designated as contaminated in the future. Many of these sites are subject to environmental remediation and restoration activities.
As the responsible party for authorizing the use of state land, the Department is developing administrative rules to provide guidance for remediation and restoration activities. The rulemaking will address:
- How the Department should manage and authorize activities relating to the remediation or restoration of contaminated sites.
- What types of authorizations should be offered to allow remedial activities.
- How to establish appropriate levels of compensation.
Q and A (October 2011)
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| Advisory Committee |
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The Department has convened a Remediation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (RRAC) to help with the following goals:
- Develop consensus, or the most agreement possible, among stakeholders for the rules.
- Ensure that the processes developed by these rules are clear and easily understood by the public, and will expedite action and avoid unnecessary impediments.
- To the greatest extent possible, involve stakeholders in an open, transparent, and collaborative process that will maintain or improve relationships among all parties.
The RRAC is comprised of a wide variety of interests, including industry, conservation groups, local governments, tribes, interested citizens and recreationists, and geographic locations throughout the state. The group will meet monthly, and their meetings are open to the public. The tentative schedule is: Dec. 2 (Portland); Jan. 17 (Salem), Feb. 17, March 29 and April 26 - locations will be determined at the previous meeting and posted online when details are available.
List of Participants
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| Current Rules |
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Waterway Leasing
Land Sales and Exchanges
Easements
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| Timeline |
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| December 2011 |
First RRAC meeting |
| January through May 2012 |
RRAC continues to meet monthly; rule language drafted by staff and reviewed by RRAC |
| June 2012 |
RRAC adjourns after endorsing draft rule language |
| June and July 2012 |
DSL begins formal rulemaking process |
| August and September 2012 |
DSL reviews public comments; convenes RRAC if necessary to edit proposed rules |
| October 2012 |
Draft rules presented to State Land Board |
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| Contact Information |
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Chris Castelli, Land Manager
503-986-5262; chris.castelli@state.or.us
Jim Paul, Assistant Director
503-986-5279; jim.paul@state.or.us
Mary Orton, Facilitator
The Mary Orton Company, LLC
702.210-9642 cellular
mary@maryorton.com
www.maryorton.com
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