ORS 390.243 Outdoor Recreation Advisory Committee

The Outdoor Recreation Advisory Committee is established as an advisory committee to the Office of Outdoor Recreation for the purpose of carrying out the duties described in subsection (2) of this section. The State Parks and Recreation Director, upon consultation with the State Parks and Recreation Commission, shall determine the number of members of the committee. The Governor shall appoint the members of the committee, taking into consideration the geographic, racial, ethnic and gender diversity of this state and ensuring that a majority of the committee members represent historically underserved communities.

The committee shall advise the Associate Director of Outdoor Recreation and make recommendations on statewide outdoor recreation policy under ORS 390.241 by:

Reviewing statewide capacity for civic engagement in outdoor recreation planning and making recommendations to the office regarding options for increasing civic engagement;

Evaluating and making recommendations for improvements to current equity, diversity and inclusion efforts regarding outdoor recreation planning;

Providing recommendations for establishing and enhancing opportunities for safe and comfortable outdoor tourism and recreation for communities of color, members of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning (LGBTQ) communities, people with disabilities and other historically marginalized groups;

Facilitating input from Indian tribes and tribal organizations;

Facilitating collaboration with other agency advisory committees; and

Providing recommendations and facilitating public input regarding any other issues regarding increasing public access to outdoor recreation.

Members of the advisory committee are not entitled to compensation, but in the discretion of the State Parks and Recreation Director may be reimbursed from funds available to the State Parks and Recreation Department for actual and necessary travel and other expenses incurred by them in the performance of their official duties in the manner and amount provided in ORS 292.495.