Or. Admin. Code § 736-052-0001

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 10, October 1, 2024

Section 736-052-0001 - Definitions

For the purposes of this division the following definitions shall apply:

(1)"Department" means the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department.

(2)"Historic artifacts" means three-dimensional objects including furnishings, art objects and items of personal property which have historic significance. "Historic artifacts" does not include paper, electronic media or other media that are classified as public records. "Historic Artifacts" does not include "archaeological objects" as defined in ORS 358.905(1)(a).

(3)"Historic Significance" as used in the definition of "historic artifacts" connotes a historic artifact that was important, meaningful, or influenced past events, or is famous. Historic significance may be determined by the Oregon Heritage Commission or by the department based on an inventory of historic artifacts, including:

(a) The inventory of historic property prepared by the former Historic Properties Commission;

(b) A local government's acknowledged comprehensive plan inventory of historic resources under Statewide Planning Goal 5; or

(c) The inventory of state-owned cultural properties coordinated by the Oregon Heritage Commission pursuant to ORS 358.595; or

(d) A state agency's inventory of historic artifacts prepared by a professional.

(4) "Indian tribe" as provided in ORS 182.162(2), means a federally recognized Indian tribe in Oregon.

(5) "Museum" as provided in ORS 358.415(1), is an institution located in Oregon and operated by a nonprofit corporation or public agency, primarily educational, scientific or aesthetic in purpose, which owns, borrows or cares for, and studies, archives or exhibits property.

(6) "Oregon Heritage Commission" means the commission charged, along with the department, with identifying and cataloging state-owned historic artifacts.

(7) "Professional" means a person who possesses knowledge, experience, and demonstrable competence in methods and techniques appropriate to evaluate the nature and content of an item or collection of historic artifacts.

(8) "State agency" as provided in ORS 358.635(2), includes all officers, employees, agencies, boards, committees and commissions of the legislative, executive, administrative and judicial branches of state government.

(9) "Surplus Property" as provided in OAR 125-050-0000(11), means all personal property, vehicles and titled equipment excess to the state's needs available for sale to state agencies, political subdivisions of the state and private not-for-profit organizations and/or the general public.

(10) "Temporary transfer or loan" includes all deposits of state-owned historic artifacts with a state or federal agency, a person as defined in ORS 174.100(5), a museum, local government as defined in ORS 174.116(1), or an Indian tribe, which are not accompanied by a transfer of title to the property.

Or. Admin. Code § 736-052-0001

PRD 4-2003, f. & cert. ef. 5-16-03

Stat. Auth.: ORS 358.640(4)

Stats. Implemented: ORS 358.640(3), ORS 358.647