OAR 635-900-0007
Implementation of the Climate and Ocean Change Policy

(1) The Department should, as appropriate, lead a coordinated, long term statewide response consistent with direction in 635-900-0010 (Statewide Coordination of a Climate and Ocean Change Response) (Statewide Coordination of a Climate and Ocean Change Response) of this rule.
(2) The Department will integrate relevant climate and ocean change monitoring and research needs into the planning, prioritization, and implementation of the Department’s science in accordance with the Key Principles in 635-900-0015 (Climate and Ocean Change Key Principles for Science).
(3) The Department will incorporate the relevant Key Principles in 635-900-0013 (Climate and Ocean Change Key Principles for Coordination) through 635-900-0020 (Climate and Ocean Change Key Principles for Department Operations) into any new Department plans or policies and will revise any existing plans or policies to incorporate these principles as needed.
(4) The Department will apply the relevant Key Principles in 635-900-0013 through 635-900-0020 (Climate and Ocean Change Key Principles for Department Operations) when acting in a consultation, regulatory, or advisory role and when prioritizing the use of department resources.
(5) The Department will develop a carbon reduction plan by 2022 that outlines how the Department will reduce its own net carbon emissions, with the goal of being carbon neutral by mid-century, through the construction, purchasing, and use of energy-efficient facilities, structures, vehicles, and equipment and by managing Department owned lands to sequester carbon. As a precursor to the development of a plan, the Department should assess its carbon footprint within a year from adoption of this policy and thereafter on a recurring basis not longer than 5 years.
(6) The Department will develop a communications strategy and coordinate with local and regional partners to raise awareness of the impacts of climate and ocean change, the steps the Department is taking to counteract and adapt to the impacts on fish, wildlife and their habitats, and the value of resilient natural areas for both fish and wildlife, clean air and water, recreational opportunities, and the natural resource economy.

Source: Rule 635-900-0007 — Implementation of the Climate and Ocean Change Policy, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=635-900-0007.

Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

Rule 635-900-0007’s source at or​.us