State to hold rulemaking hearing on state-owned waterways program
The Oregon Department of State Lands (DSL) will hold a formal hearing to seek public comments on rules governing DSL’s waterway management and leasing program:
May 25
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Board of County Commissioners
Conference Room 219
305 Main Street
Klamath Falls
The draft rules were developed with input from an advisory committee composed of a diverse group of stakeholders, and pertain to leases, licenses and registrations for structures and uses of state-owned submerged and submersible land. The rulemaking includes the recently approved Submerged Lands Enhancement Fund and how it may be used, enacted by House Bill 2463 (2015).
Members of the public who are unable to attend the hearing may send comments via mail or email during the public comment period: May 1 – June 7.
Email: rules@dsl.state.or.us; U.S. mail: Sabrina Foward, Rules Coordinator, Department of State Lands, 775 Summer Street NE, Suite 100, Salem, Oregon 97301-1279.
Additional information is on the DSL website under Rulemaking: http://www.oregon.gov/dsl/Pages/Rulemaking-Activity.aspx
The Department of State Lands protects Oregon’s wetlands and waterways for their ecological functions and for the benefits they provide to the state’s economy and the well-being of Oregonians. The agency does this through administering the Removal-Fill Law, passed by the Oregon Legislature in 1967. The Department also protects public ownership rights of Oregon’s navigable and tidally influenced waterways by managing the use of state-owned land under rivers, lakes and the territorial sea.
More information
Nancy Pustis – 503-986-5308; nancy.pustis@state.or.us
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