ORS 401.950: Definitions; tsunami warning information; rules.

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Transient lodging facility” means a hotel, motel, inn, condominium, any other dwelling unit or a public or private park that is made available for transient occupancy or vacation occupancy as those terms are defined in ORS 90.100. (b) “Tsunami inundation zone” means an area of expected tsunami inundation, based on scientific evidence that may include geologic field data and tsunami modeling, determined by the governing board of the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, by rule, as required by ORS 455.446 (1) and (2). (2) The Oregon Department of Emergency Management, in consultation and cooperation with the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, shall: (a) Develop and adopt by rule tsunami warning information and evacuation plans for distribution to transient lodging facilities located in a tsunami inundation zone; and (b) Facilitate and encourage broad distribution of the tsunami warning information and evacuation plans to transient lodging facilities and other locations within tsunami inundation zones frequented by visitors to the area. (3) The Oregon Department of Emergency Management is not required to carry out the duties assigned under subsection (2) of this section if sufficient moneys are not available under ORS 401.955. [Formerly 401.861; 2019 c.502 §4; 2021 c.539 §51]