The Oregon State Marine Board will hold a work session on October 23, and conduct their quarterly Board meeting on October 24. The work session on October 23 will be held at the ODOT Motor Carrier Transportation Building, 3930 Fairview Industrial Dr. S.E., in Salem, beginning at 1 p.m. The general meeting on October 24 will be held at the Marine Board office, 435 Commercial St. N.E., in Salem, beginning at 8:30 a.m.

During the October 23 work session, the Board will evaluate and discuss the Newberg Pool rules that went into effect in February 2019. Various stakeholder groups have been invited to provide testimony to aid in the Board discussion.

On October 24, the Board will consider and discuss the following agenda items:

• Director’s report;
• Notification of temporary rulemaking and consideration for permanent rulemaking for OAR 250-020-0033, boating restriction in the vicinity of the PGE Faraday Powerhouse; and, OAR 250-018-0010, 250-021-0030, 250-021-0035 for the operation of Personal Watercraft by Youth;
• Consideration of rulemaking for OAR 250-020-0032, boat operations on the Willamette River in Clackamas County to amend the rule to seasonally restrict boating in the vicinity of Sportcraft Marina;
• Consideration of rulemaking for OAR 250-010-0010, 250-010-0650 and 250-010-0760, implementation of the Waterway Access Permit, amend definitions and update language in Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Permit rule; adopt Waterway Access Permit guidelines;
• Consideration of rulemaking for OAR 250-010-0800, Livery Registration;
• Consideration of rulemaking for OAR 250-016-0075, Whitewater Helmet Specifications, to amend safety and equipment requirements for Outfitter Guides operating in whitewater rapids with passengers for hire;
• Consideration of rulemaking for OAR 250-018-0010 through 250-018-0110, Boating Safety Education Requirements, amend definitions, education standards, fees, and provisions for boating safety education cards, repeal temporary cards and phase-in provisions;
• Consideration for Rulemaking OAR 250-018-0010, 250-018-0200, 250-018-0205, 250-018-0210, Towed Watersports Education Program and Associated Endorsements. Amend definitions; adopt rules for fees, education requirements and Towed Watersports Education cards and boat decals;
• Consideration of petition to amend OAR 250-020-0221 to allow the use of electric motors at slow-no wake speed on Gold Lake in Lane County;
• Consideration of rulemaking to remove public record fees from administrative rules and leave in policy;
• Consideration of rulemaking on the Lower Willamette River;
• Consideration of rulemaking on the Newberg Pool, Willamette River.

The meetings will be live-streamed via the Marine Board’s YouTube Channel.

Public comments will be accepted on agenda items where the comment period has not closed.

To view the agenda, visit https://www.oregon.gov/osmb/info/Pages/Board-and-Public-Meetings.aspx. The agency staff report will be posted on October 21.

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The Marine Board is directly funded by boaters in the form of registration, title, and permit fees, as well as through marine fuel taxes. No lottery, general fund tax dollars or local facility parking fees support the agency or its programs. Boater-paid fees support the boating public through boating safety services (on-the-water law enforcement, training, and equipment), boating safety education, grants for the construction and maintenance of boating access facilities, and environmental protection programs. For more information about the Marine Board and its programs, visit www.boatoregon.com.