Background:
Division 10, the Park Area Rules are intended to guide public use of
park properties. This division includes rules around use of motor
vehicles, bicycles, boats and animals in parks, as well as, day use and
overnight campground use. Proposed changes will address management
issues staff face as visitation grows, make rules and penalties clearer
and provide more flexibility for managers to provide public services,
when possible.
Two internal staff workgroups have reviewed and
recommended changes to the park area rules. The last workgroup reviewed
rules with an inclusionary lens and sought feedback from numerous groups
on any rules that may have created barriers to park use.
A Rule
Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet three times this summer; July 8th,
9am-11am, August 8th, 9am-11am, and August 29th, 10am-Noon. Members of
the RAC will include diverse stakeholders who currently use state parks
and those who have faced barriers in use of state parks. The RAC will
discuss draft rules with proposed changes developed by staff workgroups
and make recommendations for any changes.
Proposed rulemaking
will review rules to consider any barriers to park use for historically
underrepresented groups and make administrative changes to make rules
clearer, easier to enforce and more flexible when possible.
Rule Advisory Committiee:
A Rule Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet virtually three times this summer to review and discuss proposed changes to administrative rules. The RAC will review rules to consider any barriers to park use for historically underrepresented groups and make administrative changes to make rules clearer, easier to enforce and more flexible when possible.
These meetings are scheduled for the following dates and times:
Meeting 1 – Monday, July 8, 9 a.m.-11 a.m.
Meeting 2 – Thursday, Aug. 8, 9 a.m.-11 a.m.
Meeting 3 – Thursday, Aug 29, 10 a.m.-noon
The meeting can be viewed online here at OPRD's Directors Office YouTube channel.
Public Comment Period: Coming Soon!
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Documents:
Draft Rule Change
Press Release 06/03/2024