DSL is conducting rulemaking to guide the Oregon Ocean Science Trust (OOST) on working with private, nonprofit organizations for fundraising purposes, resulting from SB 753 (2019) (ORS 196.570). This legislation, combined with HB 2829 (2019), which created the Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund, provide the OOST with the opportunity to utilize the resources of private, nonprofit organizations to reach private donors who could provide matching funds for the Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund. Because of the legislative deadline to deposit matching funds into the Conservation and Recreation Fund before July 1, 2021, DSL filed a temporary rule effective March 1, 2020. The temp rule expires on August 27, 2020.
Though the OOST is a separate entity from the Department of State Lands, our agency provides administrative support to the seven-member Trust, which includes rulemaking activities.
DSL will update this webpage with RAC information and meeting materials upon availability.