Oregon Beach Bill
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The Oregon Beach Bill is a landmark 1967 state law that guarantees public access to all Oregon ocean beaches and protects them as a public recreational resource.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public access law
ⓘ
state law ⓘ |
| allowsRegulationBy | Oregon Parks and Recreation Department ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Oregon
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Oregon
|
| codifiedIn | Oregon Revised Statutes ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateOfPassage | 1967-07-06 ⓘ |
| defines | ocean shore as land between extreme low tide and vegetation line ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | State of Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ensures | free and uninterrupted public use of Oregon ocean beaches ⓘ |
| establishes | public easement for recreation along Oregon ocean shore ⓘ |
| governs |
construction and improvements on Oregon ocean shore
ⓘ
use of dry sand areas on Oregon ocean beaches ⓘ |
| guarantees | public access to all Oregon ocean beaches ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
limits private development on Oregon ocean shore
ⓘ
preserves continuous public shoreline access ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
coastal land use planning in Oregon
ⓘ
tourism in Oregon ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key milestone in U.S. beach access movement ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | 1913 Oregon beach public ownership policy ⓘ |
| introducedIn | Oregon House of Representatives ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
environmental law
ⓘ
property law ⓘ recreation law ⓘ |
| legalStatusOfBeaches | public recreational resource ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Oregon Legislative Assembly ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a landmark coastal access law in the United States
ⓘ
guaranteeing public access to all Oregon ocean beaches ⓘ |
| protects | Oregon ocean beaches as a public recreational resource ⓘ |
| purpose |
to preserve public access to Oregon’s beaches
ⓘ
to prevent privatization of Oregon ocean beaches ⓘ |
| region | Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| regulates | use and development of Oregon ocean shore ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
coastal zone management
ⓘ
public trust doctrine ⓘ |
| scope | entire Oregon Pacific Ocean coastline ⓘ |
| shortDescription | 1967 Oregon law guaranteeing public access to all Oregon ocean beaches ⓘ |
| signedBy | Tom McCall ⓘ |
| signingRole | Governor of Oregon ⓘ |
| sponsor |
Bob Straub
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Don McCall ⓘ |
| subject | public use of ocean shore ⓘ |
| typeOfProtection | recreational use protection ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1967 ⓘ |
| yearSigned | 1967 ⓘ |
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