OAR 660-035-0010: Definitions

As used in this division, the definitions at CZMA section 304, 15 CFR Part 930, ORS 196.405, and 197.015 apply, unless the context requires otherwise. Additionally, the following definitions apply: (1) “Coastal Zone,” as defined in CZMA §304(1) and 15 CFR §930.11(e), specifically means the area lying between the State of Oregon border with the State of Washington on the north, to the State of Oregon border with the State of California on the south, seaward to the extent of the state's jurisdiction as recognized by federal law, and inland to the crest of the Coast Range Mountains, excepting: (a) The Umpqua River basin, where the coastal zone extends to Scottsburg; (b) The Rogue River basin, where the coastal zone extends to Agness; (c) The Columbia River basin, where the coastal zone extends to the downstream end of Puget Island; and (d) Land the use of which is by law subject solely to the discretion of or which is held in trust by the Federal Government, its officers, or agents, which federal law excludes from the coastal zone. NOTE: A map depicting the boundaries of Oregon’s coastal zone, but not depicting the excluded federal lands, is available from the department and on the coastal program website. (2) "OCMP" means the Oregon Coastal Management Program described in ORS 196.425(1), which the federal Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management approved in 1977 and all federally approved amendments thereto. [Publications: Publications referenced are available from the agency.]