[OSMB-News] News Release -Marine Board Approves Grants, Denies Petition for Multnomah Channel

[Massey, Ashley]

For Immediate Release                                                       Date: Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Marine Board Approves Grants, Denies Petition for Multnomah Channel

         The Oregon State Marine Board approved five boating facility grants and one grant amendment and approved initiating the rulemaking process on four administrative rules during their quarterly Board meeting, held on April 26, in Salem.  The Board also denied a petition to initiate rulemaking for Multnomah and Columbia Counties.
            In a 4 to 1 decision, the Marine Board denied a petition to initiate rulemaking to consider adoption of a new rule in Chapter 250, Division 020 that would expand the slow -no wake zones on the Multnomah Channel, bank-to-bank,  and 500 feet before and 500 feet after any marina, floating home moorage, park, dock, or boat ramp.  The Board requested that staff provide regular reports on the amount of time the channel is patrolled and report on education and outreach efforts about wake to boaters, businesses, and homeowners in the affected area.
            The Board approved initiating rulemaking on Chapter 250, Division 011, Steering and Sailing Rules to be congruent with federal regulations, to initiating rulemaking removing  250-010-0057 from rule since this language is already in statute, and to clarify language in 250-010-0058 for automatic and requested refunds when there is an overpayment in boater titling and registration fees.

            The Board also approved initiating rulemaking for Kinney Lake in Wallowa County to

prohibit the use of motors on the lake.  Kinney Lake is a 22 acre irrigation reservoir that  is secondarily managed as a public trout fishery. Previously, ODFW prohibited fishing from "floating devices" on Kinney Lake, but ODFW recently changed their rules to allow fishing from boats. However, ODFW, the Wallowa Valley Improvement District, and Triple Creek Ranch requested the Board restrict the use of motorized boats to continue to avoid erosion of the dam.
            The Board also approved to initiate rulemaking for OAR Chapter 250, Division 016 to amend, repeal and add new rules to accommodate current practices in the Outfitter/Guide Registration program.
            The Board approved the following boating facility grants and grant amendment:
Applicant

Facility Name/Waterbody

Scope

State/Federal Funds

Applicant Cash/Match

Project Total

OPRD

Schwitter Landing/Sandy Beach, Columbia River

Fabrication and installation of a debris deflection boom

$185,000 (Boating Infrastructure Grant)

$160,000
$500 administration

$355,500

City of Tillamook

Carnahan Park, Trask River

Boarding dock replacement and security camera installation

$213,750

$71,250

$285,000

Lincoln County Public Works

Knight Park, Salmon River

Restroom replacement and parking area repair

$63,350

$14,650
$8,500 labor
$5,000 administration, contracting and oversight

$91,500

Port of Cascade Locks

Port of Cascade Locks, Columbia River

Ramp toe extension

$18,750

$2,500
$3,070 pre-agreement permitting expenses
$680 administration, contracting and oversight

$25,000

Douglas County Parks

Amacher Park, Umpqua River

Ramp toe replacement

$25,000

$25,000

$50,000

OYCC

Clackamas, Josephine and Lane County Boating Facilities

Employ 15 youth for work on 28 boating facilities during the summer

$31,515

$38,199

$69,714


         For more details about grant requests or petitions, review the agency staff report at: http://www.oregon.gov/OSMB/info/Pages/Board-and-Public-Meetings.aspx.
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Ashley A. Massey
Legislative Coordinator
Public Information Officer
Oregon State Marine Board
503-378-2623

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