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4/9/08
Marine Board Approves Moving Forward on Rulemaking, Other Items
The Oregon State Marine Board discussed several requests for rulemaking at their spring meeting held on April 7, in Wilsonville. Topping the list of agenda items was approval to move forward on a rule-making process which would designate a specific section of the Willamette River near Wilsonville as a potential "congestion zone." The Board also gave the green light to start a rule-making process for a slow-no-wake zone on Prineville Reservoir.
The Board considered various options presented by Marine Board staff for the Lower Willamette River and discussed long-term effects of any regulations. At issue was whether large boat wakes cause private property damage. The Board directed staff to work with dealers of wakeboard boats -boats specifically designed to create larger wakes -to educate operators about potential wake damage. The Board also initiated rulemaking to create a congestion zone on the river near Wilsonville. In this area, boats pulling towed devices like wakeboarders, waterskiers and inner tubes would be prohibited from power-on turns, would need to stay at least 100 feet from all docks, and be no closer than 200 feet from other boats pulling towed devices. A public comment process will begin in May with a public hearing scheduled in Wilsonville in Mid-May.
Similarly, the Board also initiated rulemaking on a proposed slow-no-wake zone on Prineville Reservoir. The rule would create a slow-no-wake zone from north of the marina across the reservoir and south of the marina across the reservoir. The reason for the request is that increased boating activity and larger wakes have reportedly caused damage to moored boats and injured people boating adjacent to the marina.
In other business, the Board approved restoration of the 10-MPH speed limit on Diamond Lake as directed by the Oregon Legislature, and approved adoption of the Boating Safety/Education Assistance Program.
Additionally, the Board approved the following boating facilities grant requests. Some projects were deferred for the round three grant process:
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FG #
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Applicant
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Waterbody
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Site/Scope
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Federal
Funds
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Applicant
Request
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Staff
Recommended
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1335
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Port ofCoos Bay
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Coos Bay
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Charleston restroom replacement
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$76,300
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$60,800
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1336
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City of Coos Bay
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Coos Bay
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Empire
restroom replacement
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$80,000
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Defer
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1337
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ODFW
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Klamath River
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Miller Island
ramp, floats, parking
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$150,000
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$150,000
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$150,000
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1338
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Benton County
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Willamette River
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Hyak parking improvements
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$52,500
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$52,500
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1340
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City of Depoe Bay
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Depoe Bay
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Boarding float replacement
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$71,000
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$71,000
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1342
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Josephine County
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Rogue River
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Indian Mary vault toilet
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$25,000
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Defer
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1343
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BLM/Harney County
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Moon Reservoir
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Ramp, floats, parking, toilet
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$110,000
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Defer
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1344
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Linn County
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Green Peter Reservoir
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Thistle Creek boarding float replacement
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$40,000
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Defer
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1345
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Linn County
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Green Peter Reservoir
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Whitcomb Creek boarding float replacement
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$51,000
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Defer
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1346
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Linn County
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Foster Reservoir
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Lewis Creek transient tie-up
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$130,000
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$94,509
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1347
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Tillamook County
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Tillamook Bay
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Memaloose boarding float replacement
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$60,000
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$60,000
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1348
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Tillamook County
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Netarts Bay
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Netarts boarding float replacement
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$67,000
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$67,000
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1352
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Port of Siuslaw
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Siuslaw River
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Restroom replacement
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$104,050
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Defer
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1354
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Yamhill County
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Willamette River
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Rogers Landing security lights/camera
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$64,000
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$64,000
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1356
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State Parks
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Lake Billy Chinook
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Cove Palisades marina floats
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$175,000
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Deny
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1358
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City of Elkton
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Umpqua River
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Buzzards Bay land acquisition
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$172,500
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$172,500
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1359
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Port of Cascade Locks
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Columbia River
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Restroom replacement
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$53,507
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Defer
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1360
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Willow Creek Park District
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Willow Creek Reservoir
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Boarding float and vault toilet replacement
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$113,000
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$30,000
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Total
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$150,000
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$1,594,857
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$822,309
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In addition to the above individual projects, the Board also approved the following block of grant requests:
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FG #
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Applicant
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Waterbody
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Site/Scope
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Federal
funds
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Applicant
Request
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Staff
Recom.
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1339
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Coos County
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Millicoma River
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Rooke-Higgins acquisition
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$0
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$50,000
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$50,000
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1341
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OYCC
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Various sites
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Summer 2008 Youth
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$0
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$16,000
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$16,000
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1349
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Port of Cascade Locks
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Columbia River
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Boarding float replacement
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$0
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$49,700
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$49,700
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1350
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ODFW
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Wilson River
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Siskeyville boat slide replacement
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$22,000
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$30,984
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$25,000
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1351
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City of West Linn
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Willamette River
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Cedar oak hydrology study
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$0
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$35,000
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$35,000
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1353
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State Parks
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Detroit Lake
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Loop G float replacement
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$0
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$35,000
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$35,000
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1355
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City of Independence
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Willamette River
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New ramp permits
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$0
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$40,000
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$40,000
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1357
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Port of Newport
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Yaquina Bay
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Pumpout/dump station replacement
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$65,709
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$87,612
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$21,903
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Total
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$87,709
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$278,587
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$272,603
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To review the agenda items from the April 7 meeting, visit: http://www.boatoregon.com/OSMB/programs/docs/April07Agenda08.pdf
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