OAR 736-018-0005: Definitions

The following definitions, and the definitions in OAR 736-018-0020(1), apply to 736-018-0000 through 736-018-0045 unless the context requires otherwise. (1) “Administrative Site”: Property owned or managed by the Department that is used solely for state park administration and/or maintenance facilities. An administrative site has no known outstanding resources or recreational values that would support the state park system mission and role, and is not within or contiguous to a state park. (2) “Affected Local Government”: A city or county having land use jurisdiction where a state park master plan or park use is proposed. (3) “Commission”: The Oregon State Parks and Recreation Commission. (4) “Department”: The Oregon State Parks and Recreation Department. (5) “Director”: The director of the Oregon State Parks and Recreation Department. (6) “Endowment Property”: Department-owned property which has no known outstanding resources or recreational values which would support the state park system mission and role, and which is intended for sale, trade, lease or donation to a different entity or for management for a purpose which does not directly support the state park system mission and role. (7) “Master Plan”: State park master plan. (8) “Park Use Area”: An area of a state park designated as one of the following: General Camping Area, Group Camping Area, Day Use Area, Park Interpretation/Information Area, Park Lodging Area, Park Retreat Area, Boating/Fishing Area, Swimming Beach Area, or Management/Maintenance Area. These park use areas are defined in the Department’s “Traditional State Park Uses” list. Each park use area definition includes a description of the park facilities that may be provided within the park use area. (9) “Park Visitor”: Any member of the public who enters a state park for the primary purpose of enjoying or learning about the natural, historic or prehistoric, or scenic resources associated with the park setting. (10) “SCORP”: The State Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan, which is the document used by the Department to identify and assess Oregon outdoor recreation needs. (11) “State Park”: Any property owned or managed by the Department that has been determined by the Department to have outstanding natural, cultural, scenic and/or recreational resource values that support the state park system mission and role. Endowment properties and administrative sites are not state parks for purposes of this division.