(1) Upon finding that such trails will meet the criteria established in ORS § 390.950 to 390.989 and 390.995 (2) and such supplementary criteria as the State Parks and Recreation Department may prescribe, the department is encouraged and empowered to establish and designate Oregon recreation trails:

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 390.962

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.

(a) Over lands owned by the State of Oregon, by the federal government or by any county, municipality or other local governmental body, with the consent of the state agency, federal agency, county, municipality or other local governmental body having jurisdiction over the lands involved; or

(b) Over lands owned by private persons, in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in ORS § 390.950 to 390.989 and 390.995 (2).

(2) In establishing such trails, the department shall give special recognition to the need for the establishment of recreation trails in or near, or reasonably accessible to, urban areas. Upon the establishment of any such trail, the department shall designate the primary kind of trail it is to be, based upon the mode or modes of travel to be permitted on such trail, including one or more of the following:

(a) Footpath.

(b) Horseback riding trail.

(c) Bicycle path.

(3) Nothing in ORS § 390.950 to 390.989 and 390.995 (2) affects any other statute authorizing trails for motorized vehicles which is not inconsistent with ORS § 390.950 to 390.989 and 390.995 (2). [1971 c.614 § 5]

 

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