§ 197.469 — Definitions for ORS 197.468 to 197.472

Oregon § 197.469

• Jurisdiction: Oregon
• Vol.: 5
• Title 19: Miscellaneous Matters Related to Government and Public Affairs
• Ch. 197: Comprehensive Land Use Planning

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As used in ORS 197.468 to 197.472:
(1) “Community green infrastructure project” means a green infrastructure project that provides social, environmental or economic benefits to a particular community and is developed through a collaborative process that helps to define those benefits.
(2) “Environmental justice community” has the meaning given that term in ORS 182.535.
(3) “Green communities nursery” means an Oregon nursery certified by the State Department of Agriculture under ORS 571.252.
(4) “Green infrastructure” means:
(a) Green infrastructure as defined in ORS 550.160; or
(b) Infrastructure that:
(A) Mimics natural systems, or enables natural systems to be less stressed through water conservation, water protection or ecosystem restoration, at the neighborhood or site scale as part of an integrated approach in residential, municipal or industrial developments or water infrastructure; and
(B) Implements community-based concepts, principles and practices to conserve and manage resources for future generations, sequester carbon and provide environmental and social benefits.
(5) “Green infrastructure economic development project” means a community green infrastructure project that employs members of a community that benefits from the community green infrastructure project in the development, construction, planting or maintenance of the project.
(6) “Green infrastructure improvement zone” means an area designated by the State Forestry Department under ORS 526.520.
(7) “Green infrastructure master plan” means a long-term plan developed by a public body or tribal government that involves the creation, protection or enhancement of green infrastructure, including but not limited to:
(a) An urban forestry plan;
(b) A storm water management plan; and
(c) A plan to establish parks or other public green spaces.
(8) “Indian tribe” means a federally recognized Indian tribe in Oregon.
(9) “Native plant nursery” means an Oregon nursery that specializes in plants native to Oregon.
(10) “Native seed bank” means a store of seeds from native plants that helps to:
(a) Preserve genetic diversity in those plant species to increase plant yield and health, including disease resistance and drought tolerance;
(b) Hold seeds and plants for the restorative health of a community; or
(c) Support the replanting of post-fire successional plants.
(11) “Oregon nursery” means:
(a) A person that holds a license required by ORS 571.055 issued by the State Department of Agriculture; or
(b) A nursery operated by an Indian tribe, an entity wholly owned by an Indian tribe or an enrolled member of an Indian tribe and operated on the tribe’s reservation or trust land.
(12) “Public body” has the meaning given that term in ORS 174.109.

Legislative History

2023 c.442 §23