OAR 699-010-0020: Definitions

(1) “Available Funds” means the funds available in the Tribal Nation Natural Resource Program Fund for annual distribution. This amount may vary annually and is determined based on the Oregon Environmental Restoration Council’s (Council) most current adopted distribution policy. (2) “Biennium” means OWEB’s two-year budget cycle that begins July 1 of odd-numbered years. (3) “Council” means the Oregon Environmental Restoration Council. (4) “Director” means the Executive Director of OWEB or the Executive Director’s designee. (5) “Fund” means the Oregon Environmental Restoration Fund. (6) “Inter-Governmental Agreement” means the legal agreement between OWEB and individual Tribes. It consists of the terms and conditions specified in these rules, the funding mechanism and amount, special conditions to the agreement, and a certification to comply with applicable state and federal regulations. (7) “Monsanto Settlement Agreement” means the consent general judgement between the State of Oregon and Monsanto Company, along with other defendants, filed in Multnomah County Circuit Court on December 15, 2022. (8) “PCBs” means the class of polychlorinated biphenyls as defined in ORS 466.505. (9) “Projects, Programs, and Purposes” all have the same meaning for application of these rules. (10) “OWEB” means the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board state agency. (11) “Tribal Nation Natural Resource Program Fund” is a sub-fund of the Oregon Environmental Restoration Fund that receives 25% of the annual disbursement from the Fund and annually is distributed in equal amounts to the Tribes in Oregon. (12) “Tribe” or “Tribes” means a federally recognized Indian tribe in Oregon as defined in ORS 182.162.