SALEM, Oregon—Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) will extend a Rule Advisory Committee (RAC) convened last fall to review ocean shore permitting and update rules to implement HB 2925 (2025). The committee will continue to discuss topics including application requirements and processing, emergency and general authorizations, enforcement and fees.

Rule Advisory Committee meetings began in December 2025 and will now continue through July 2026 (remaining meeting dates/times below). The public can watch the livestream on YouTube on OPRD Director’s Office live channel.  A recording will be available after each meeting.

OPRD will be updating rules relating to the ocean shore alteration permitting process for the first time in over twenty-five years. Topics will include application requirements and processing, emergency and general authorizations, enforcement, and fees.

Staff will review feedback from the committee, amend the draft as needed and then open the draft rules for public comment in fall 2026. Staff will review public feedback, amend the draft as needed and then present the rules to the Oregon State Parks and Recreation Commission for adoption in the spring of 2027.

Additional information and recordings will be available on the agency’s rulemaking website. https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/PRP/Pages/PRP-Ocean%20Shore%20Alterations.aspx

Anticipated meeting schedule:

• March 20, 1 - 4 p.m.
• April 24, 1 - 4 p.m.
• May 15, 1 - 4 p.m.
• June 5, 1 - 4 p.m.
• June 26, 8:30 a.m. – noon
• July 28, 1 – 4 p.m.