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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:9.6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">For Immediate Release Date: Friday, December 27, 2013<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<h1 style="margin-top:0in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Marine Board Meeting Scheduled For January 9 at the Expo Center<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Oregon State Marine Board will hold their quarterly Board meeting from 9 am to 4 pm at the Portland Expo Center, Room D 204, on January 9
in conjunction with the 54<sup>th</sup> Annual Portland Boat Show.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Board will receive a briefing on the status of the Willamette Park Ramp Dredging project – FG # 1490 and may decide to retract or reaffirm
grant funds. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Board will also consider multiple rule items:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Rule Repeal
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Procedures for adopting, amending and repealing local and special rules, Chapter 250, Division 19;
<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Rule Adoption<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Consider Procedural Rules in Chapter 250, Division 001;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Consider Boat Operations on the Willamette River in Clackamas County 250-020-0032 and Boat Operations in Yamhill and Marion Counties 250-020-0385
that would move the slow –no wake and wake-enhancing device exclusion zone from the Hwy 219 Bridge to Champoeg Park;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Amend Chapter 250, Division 015, Ocean Charter Vessels, to update definitions, eliminate statutory language redundancy, establish regulations
for chart boats operating on sole state waters, and establish consistency with the U.S. Coast Guard license requirements to comply with the 2013 Oregon Legislative Session, Senate Bill 25;
<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Amend Chapter 250, Division 016, Outfitters and Guides, to establish a new process of Guide Advisory Committee membership appointment and maintain reciprocal operations on the Columbia River with Washington State in compliance
with the 2013 Oregon Legislative Session, House Bill 2039.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Initiate Rulemaking<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Consider initiating rulemaking to revise buoy standards of symbol marker language in Chapter 250, Division 010 Uniform Waterway Marking,
and initiate new rules for the public to submit application requests to place private buoys in waters of the state;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Consider a citizen petition to initiate rulemaking for Boat Operations in Jackson County 250-020-0151 to remove the 10 mph speed restriction
on Applegate Reservoir;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Consider initiating rulemaking to revise statewide rules Definitions 250-010-0010 and amend identified local rules with reference to “slow
–no wake, maximum 5 MPH.”<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:40.5pt;line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Portland Expo Center is accessible to persons with disabilities. Persons needing some form of assistance to participate should contact
June LeTarte at 503-378-2617 by Tuesday, January 7. The Board will accept Public Comment during the designated period at the start of the meeting.
<s><o:p></o:p></s></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The meeting agenda and staff report can be downloaded at
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/OSMB/programs/docs/01-09-14BoardStaffReport.pdf">http://www.oregon.gov/OSMB/programs/docs/01-09-14BoardStaffReport.pdf
</a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Ashley A. Massey<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Public Information Officer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Oregon State Marine Board<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">503-378-2623<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="mailto:Ashley.massey@state.or.us">Ashley.massey@state.or.us</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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