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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Oregon Beach Bill canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T843741 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Oregon Beach Bill Context triple: [Oregon Coast, governedBy, Oregon Beach Bill]
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A.
Oregon Administrative Procedures Act
The Oregon Administrative Procedures Act is a state law that governs how Oregon agencies create, amend, and enforce administrative rules, ensuring transparency, public participation, and procedural fairness.
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B.
Sandy, Oregon
Sandy, Oregon is a small city in northwestern Oregon near Mount Hood, known as a gateway to outdoor recreation in the Cascade Range.
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C.
Gold Beach, Oregon
Gold Beach, Oregon is a small coastal city at the mouth of the Rogue River known for its scenic beaches, outdoor recreation, and role as an administrative and tourism hub on Oregon’s southern coast.
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D.
Oregon's 4th congressional district
Oregon's 4th congressional district is a U.S. House district in western Oregon that includes the city of Eugene and surrounding communities along the Willamette Valley and southern coast.
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E.
Oregon Constitution
The Oregon Constitution is the foundational legal document that establishes and governs the structure, powers, and limitations of the state government of Oregon.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Oregon Beach Bill Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Oregon Administrative Procedures Act
The Oregon Administrative Procedures Act is a state law that governs how Oregon agencies create, amend, and enforce administrative rules, ensuring transparency, public participation, and procedural fairness.
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B.
Sandy, Oregon
Sandy, Oregon is a small city in northwestern Oregon near Mount Hood, known as a gateway to outdoor recreation in the Cascade Range.
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C.
Gold Beach, Oregon
Gold Beach, Oregon is a small coastal city at the mouth of the Rogue River known for its scenic beaches, outdoor recreation, and role as an administrative and tourism hub on Oregon’s southern coast.
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D.
Oregon's 4th congressional district
Oregon's 4th congressional district is a U.S. House district in western Oregon that includes the city of Eugene and surrounding communities along the Willamette Valley and southern coast.
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E.
Oregon Constitution
The Oregon Constitution is the foundational legal document that establishes and governs the structure, powers, and limitations of the state government of Oregon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public access law
ⓘ
state law ⓘ |
| allowsRegulationBy | Oregon Parks and Recreation Department ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Oregon
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Oregon
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| 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 |
Oregon
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Oregon
|
| 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
ⓘ
Don McCall ⓘ |
| subject | public use of ocean shore ⓘ |
| typeOfProtection | recreational use protection ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1967 ⓘ |
| yearSigned | 1967 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Oregon Beach Bill Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.