Or. Admin. Code § 142-010-0010 - Definitions
As used in these rules, unless the context provides otherwise:
(1) "Advisory Group" means
the group of local interested persons and persons with special expertise in
fields relating to the Reserve appointed by the Commission to advise the
Commission.
(2) "Commercial" refers
to an activity undertaken for economic gain, as opposed to an activity for
personal use or enjoyment.
(3)
"Commission" means the Management Commission of the South Slough National
Estuarine Research Reserve created by ORS 273 .554.
(4) "Forest Greenery" means plant material
gathered in the Reserve and used for decorative purposes.
(5) "In Kind Services" means materials or
services (provided to the Reserve by a group or person) whose value to the
Reserve is at least equal to the fee that the Reserve would otherwise charge
the group or person for use of the Reserve.
(6) "Manager" means the Manager of the South
Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve appointed by the
Commission.
(7) "Marketing and
Promotion" means Reserve-sponsored events of regional or statewide significance
that promote tourism or promote partnerships with local communities, other
agencies, or scientific, educational or economic development
organizations.
(8) "Non-Profit
Entity" means a group having a 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt status filed with the
Internal Revenue Service
(9)
"Noncommercial" refers to an organized group or activity that is not focused on
economic gain or personal use. Examples include, but are not limited to, paddle
and nature clubs, non-profit entities, and university, community college, and
school groups.
(10) "OCZM grant"
means the original NOAA Grant-in-Aid financial award.
(11) "Operations Manager" is the person
responsible for the Reserve's management, facilities, fiscal services and
recordkeeping. In the Reserve manager's absence, the Operations Manager may
exercise any of the Reserve manager's responsibilities.
(12) "Person" means individuals, a public or
private corporation, an unincorporated association, a partnership or a
government entity.
(13) "Public
Use" means any use of the Reserve that is not a part of a formal Reserve
educational or scientific program.
(14) "Recreational" or "Personal Use" refers
to an activity undertaken for personal enjoyment as opposed to economic
gain.
(15) "Reserve" means
Sanctuary as defined in the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 which is the
lands, within the boundary of the South Slough National Estuarine Research
Reserve under the jurisdiction of the Commission, in which the State of Oregon
has legal interest, including, but not limited to fee ownership, conservation
easement, and/or life estate. ORS 273.553(1) states, "...the South Slough
Estuary Sanctuary pursuant to chapter 415, Oregon Laws 1975, as the first
estuarine sanctuary in the United States...," and the 1986 reauthorization of
the Coastal Zone Management Act changed the name from Estuarine "Sanctuary" to
National Estuarine Research Reserve. South Slough Estuarine Sanctuary is doing
business as the South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve for the
purpose of day-to-day business. "Reserve" includes but is not limited to
classrooms, day use areas and shelters, cabins, yurts, meeting halls, and other
Reserve facilities.
(16) "Special
Event" means an activity sponsored by the Reserve that provides education to
Reserve visitors, or that otherwise promotes the mission of the
Reserve.
(17) "Stewardship" means
activities conducted to maintain and restore the integrity and natural dynamic
processes of an estuarine ecosystem.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 273
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 273
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