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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:9.6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">For Immediate Release Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Marine Board Approves Round One Grants for the Southern Region Boating Facilities<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><b> </b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Oregon State Marine Board approved several grants for boating access facility improvements in the southern Oregon region at their last quarterly
Board meeting, held on June 23, in Salem. The agency received 34 applications for Round 1 Grants that identified
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">$11 million in project needs with $6.2 million requested from the Marine Board. The Board awarded $2,404,966 in state funds and $1,951,296 in federal funds for
the 2015-2017 biennium boating facility improvement projects. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> The applicants below received funding for the following access projects in the southern region:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>APPLICANT</b><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>LOCATION</b><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>IMPROVEMENT</b><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>CVA FUNDS</b><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>BOATER FUNDS</b><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>APPLICANT MATCH</b><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>TOTAL</b><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Douglas County</b><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">North Fork Umpqua River –Hestness Landing<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Ramp toe repair<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">$25,000<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">$25,000<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">$50,000<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b>BLM</b><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Gerber Reservoir<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">North dock replacement<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">$33,000<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">$33,000<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">$66,000<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Josephine County</b><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Rogue River –Galice Resort<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Install new ADA single stall vault toilet<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">$25,000<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">$10,863.32<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">$35,863.32<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Douglas County will use the grant funds on the North Fork Umpqua River for the repair of the nearly 2-foot drop off at the toe of the ramp at
Hestness Landing. The drop-off creates a dangerous situation for recreational boaters who are launching and retrieving their boats onto trailers. Fixing the toe of the ramp will make launching and retrieving faster and much safer.<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 Bureau of Land Management will replace the existing self-adjusting dock with 60 feet of cedar docks at Gerber Reservoir. This will improve
safety for boaters who are launching and retrieving, reduce maintenance costs and reduce complaints by boaters.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Josephine County will use the grant funds to have a single-stall vault toilet installed at Galice Resort that provides year-round ADA access and
sanitation. <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 Marine Board is funded by registration fees and marine fuel taxes paid by boaters.
<strong>No general fund tax dollars</strong> are used to support the agency or its programs. Boater-paid fees go back to boaters in the form of law enforcement services (on-the-water enforcement, training and equipment), education/outreach materials and boating
access facilities. Fees charged by waterway managers for parking and launching, reduces Maintenance Assistance Program funds the Marine Board provides for qualifying grant recipients.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">For more information about boating facility grants, visit
<a href="http://www.boatoregon.com">www.boatoregon.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Ashley A. Massey<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Legislative Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Public Information Officer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Oregon State Marine Board<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">503-378-2623<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/osmb"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="144" height="144" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image004.jpg@01D0BEF1.0C99DBB0" alt="EmailOSMB_logos_cmyk_300dpi"></span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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