OAR 635-090-0060
Recommendations of the Access and Habitat Board


(1)

The Access and Habitat Board shall meet, adopt and recommend to the commission (at intervals not to exceed 120 days) access and habitat programs.

(2)

The commission shall review such programs and may approve or disapprove the program recommendation by the board. Funds may be expended from the subaccount referenced in OAR 635-090-0040 (Access and Habitat Subaccount)(1) for projects that have been approved by the commission.

(3)

The department and board shall submit to the Legislature a joint report on the expenditure of funds for access and habitat programs and on the status of various projects.

(4)

In recommending access and habitat programs, the board shall:

(a)

Recommend a mix of projects that provides a balance between access and habitat benefits.

(b)

Recommend projects that are to be implemented by volunteers under volunteer coordinators and non-profit organizations engaged in approved access and habitat activities.

(c)

Recommend programs that recognize and encourage the contributions of landowners to wildlife and programs that minimize the economic loss to those landowners.

(d)

Encourage agreements with landowners who request damage control hunts to ensure public access to those hunts.

(e)

Encourage projects that result in obtaining matching funds from other sources.

Source: Rule 635-090-0060 — Recommendations of the Access and Habitat Board, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=635-090-0060.

Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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