OAR 123-046-0050
Tide Gate Construction Projects

(1) Each application for construction funding shall address a single tide gate drainage system. A tide gate drainage system may include multiple tide gates and associated drainage infrastructure but may not include unrelated tide gate systems in the same or another watershed for which operation does not impact the drainage of the subject system as determined by the Department.
(2) Tide gate construction project applications shall be in the form provided by the Department and shall contain or be accompanied by such information and documentation as the Department may require. The Department will process only completed applications.
(3) A tide gate construction project application may include a grant funding request of up to $500,000.
(4) Grant funding requests of $100,000 or less for tide gate construction projects shall be subject to the following procedures:
(a) The Department may process applications and make funding awards in the order they are received and deemed complete;
(b) The Department may annually allocate available funds for those tide gate construction projects requesting a grant of $100,000 or less.
(5) Grant funding requests of over $100,000, and less than or equal to $500,000 shall be subject to the following procedures:
(a) The Department will determine available funds for a given funding cycle and may conduct a competitive application solicitation cycle one or more times annually; and
(b) Proposed projects will be prioritized based on watershed and community/economic benefit as described in OAR 123-046-0090 (Tide Gate Project Application Prioritization Criteria)(2).
(6) Grant funding requests shall demonstrate matching funds in the amount of 10% of the total project cost. The following activities are eligible to be considered as match:
(a) Cash match for eligible project costs and activities described in OAR 123-046-0020 (Eligible Project Costs and Activities);
(b) A loan from the fund; and
(c) In-Kind match from the funding recipient or other entity, if the in-kind match is approved by the Department prior to funding award.
(7) A tide gate construction project application may include a loan funding request of up to $500,000.
(8) The total funding request for a single tide gate construction project application shall not exceed $1 million.
(9) The Department may coordinate with other state and federal agencies, organizations, or contracted services to assist the Department in determining tide gate construction project eligibility, developing prioritization category criteria, or prioritizing tide gate construction project assistance requests.

Source: Rule 123-046-0050 — Tide Gate Construction Projects, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=123-046-0050 (accessed May 26, 2025).

May 26, 2025

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