SALEM, Oregon—Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) will convene a Rule Advisory Committee to review ocean shore permitting and update rules to implement HB 2925 (2025). The committee will discuss topics including application requirements and processing, emergency and general authorizations, enforcement and fees.

Rule Advisory Committee meetings will occur from December 2025 through March 2026 (meeting dates/times below). The public can watch the livestream on YouTube on OPRD Director’s Office live channel.  A recording will be available after the meeting.

The Rule Advisory Committee includes property owners, conservation organizations, ocean shore recreational users, local governments and natural resource specialists and other interested parties.

OPRD will be updating rules relating to the ocean shore alteration permitting process for the first time in over twenty-five years. Topics will include application requirements and processing, emergency and general authorizations, enforcement and fees.

Staff will review feedback from the committee, amend the draft as needed and then open the draft rules for public comment in spring 2026. Staff will review public feedback, amend the draft as needed and then present the rules to the Oregon State Parks and Recreation Commission for adoption in the fall 2026.

Additional information and recordings will be available on the agency’s rulemaking website. https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/PRP/Pages/PRP-Ocean%20Shore%20Alterations.aspx

Anticipated meeting schedule 2025-2026:

• December 12, 2:30 p.m.-5 p.m.
• December 18, 1 p.m.-4 p.m.
• January 8, 1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
• January 16, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
• January 29, 1 p.m.-5 p.m.
• February 12, 1 p.m.-4 p.m.
• February 23, 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
• March 6, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
• March 20, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

An Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) adult in custody, Cole James Pryor, died the evening of November 15, 2025. Pryor was incarcerated at Two Rivers Correctional Institution (TRCI) in Umatilla and passed away at the institution. As with all in-custody deaths, the Oregon State Police have been notified, and the State Medical Examiner will determine cause of death.

Pryor entered DOC custody on March 22, 2017, from Umatilla County and with an earliest release date of June 15, 2031. Pryor was 27 years old. Next of kin has been notified.

DOC takes all in-custody deaths seriously. The agency is responsible for the care and custody of 12,000 individuals who are incarcerated in 12 institutions across the state. While crime information is public record, DOC elects to disclose only upon request out of respect for any family or victims.

TRCI is a multi-custody prison located in Umatilla. Additional information about the Oregon Department of Corrections can be found at www.oregon.gov/doc.

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