Marine Board Meeting in Salem April 21, 22

The Oregon State Marine Board will hold their quarterly work session on April 21 beginning at 1 pm. The Board will also re-convene the same evening, following the close of a rule hearing on slow –no wake and waterway markers beginning at 6 pm. The Board may make a motion to adopt, amend, not adopt, or take some other action with regard to the proposed rules. The regular Board meeting will be held on April 22, beginning at 9 am. The meetings will be held at Marine Board office, 435 Commercial St. NE, in Salem. The work session on April 21, will include a demonstration of the new, online registration system, a discussion on boating facilities grants, and an overview about dredging. On April 22, the general Board meeting agenda includes: • Consider approval of a grant request for the Oregon Youth Conservation Corps; • Consider adoption of a concurrent rule for visual distress signals with the US Coast Guard requirements (OAR 250-010-0164); • Consider initiating rulemaking on concurrent rules for navigation lights with the US Coast Guard (OAR 250-012-0020); • Agency staff reports. The meetings are accessible for persons with disabilities.