[OSMB-News] News Release -Marine Board Approves Rulemaking, Denies Applegate Reservoir Petition

[Massey, Ashley]

For Immediate Release                                      Date: Monday, January 13, 2014

Marine Board Approves Rulemaking, Denies Applegate Reservoir Petition

              The Oregon State Marine Board considered and adopted rules, initiated the rulemaking process for several rules and denied a petition to initiate rulemaking on Applegate Lake in Jackson County during their quarterly Board meeting on Thursday, January 9 at the Portland Expo Center.
            A citizen petition requesting rulemaking to eliminate the 10 MPH speed limit on Applegate Lake was considered.  The Board voiced concern on the lack of support from the initial proponents of the 1981 rule when the lake was first created, statutory obligations of the Board to preserve traditional boating uses (OAR 830.175), and the lack of reported accidents and prior user conflict.  The Board unanimously denied the petition and will not take further action.
            The Board approved initiating rulemaking in Division 010 related to "Uniform Waterway Marking System" and uniform buoy placement standards.  This draft rule will also consider the impact of Federal Aids to Navigation (ATON) requirements.
The Board also approved initiating rulemaking in Division 010 and in more than two dozen different local and special area rules related to "slow-no wake."  Staff will conduct public meetings to solicit input from boaters to better define "slow - no wake" and create definition consistency.  Staff anticipates returning to the Board for rule adoption consideration in April prior to the 2014 boating season.
The Board adopted rules on the Willamette River, 250-020-0032 and 250-020-0385, to shorten the wake enhancement device exclusion area by moving it from the 219 Bridge to RM (river mile) 47.  This rule will be effective May 1, and will sunset on October 31, 2014.  Staff will work with law enforcement to place signage and gather data on use impacts through the 2014 boating season.  This rule topic may be revisited in 2015.
The Board adopted procedure rule language in Division 001, outlining Model Rules procedures, petition filing, notification procedures and policy/scope statements.  Division 019 was repealed.
            The Board adopted Ocean Charter Program, Division 015, rules, which amended definitions, eliminated statutory language duplicity, removed state-specific carriage requirements and established consistency with U.S. Coast Guard license requirements in compliance with the 2013 Oregon legislative session, SB 25.
The Board also adopted Outfitters and Guides Program, Division 016 rules, which established a new process for Guide Advisory Committee membership appointments and maintained reciprocal operations on the Columbia River with Washington State in compliance with the 2013 Oregon legislative session, HB 2039.
            To view the Marine Board staff report, visit http://www.oregon.gov/OSMB/Pages/admin/members.aspx.

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Ashley A. Massey
Public Information Officer
Oregon State Marine Board
503-378-2623
Ashley.massey at state.or.us<mailto:Ashley.massey at state.or.us>

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