Marine Board Approves Boating Facilities Grants, Other Items, July 13

The Oregon State Marine Board approved 15, Cycle One boating facility grant requests for the 2017-2019 biennium, from locations all across Oregon.  Twenty applications were received, identifying nearly $5 million in project needs with $2,062,249 in state boater funds and $715,236 in federal funds available.  Grants approved from the Coast:  Oregon State Parks and Recreation (OPRD): Bullards Beach State Park, debris deflection boom.  $172,500 in state boater funds, combined with $69,000 in OPRD match for a project total of $241,500. Port of Brookings Harbor: Port Basin 1, boarding dock replacement.  $408,714 in state boater funds, combined with $56,500 in Port of Brookings match and $70,286 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for a project total of $535,500. Coos County: Tenmile Lake County Park, boarding dock replacement .  $376,000 in state boater fund, combined with $36,056 in Coos County match s for a project total of $412,056. The Board also adopted rules for Scenic Waterways Restrictions for the Deschutes River, OAR 250-030-0110, that allows landowners to use motorboats to access their property if they possess a Special Boater Pass issued by Oregon Parks and Recreation Department.  Additionally, the Board approved initiating rulemaking for: Division 015, Ocean Charter Vessels, to clarify boat safety and equipment rules, and; Division 016, Outfitter/Guide Registration, to amend boat safety equipment rules and adopt rules for drug, health and knowledge testing.