Oregon Code § 830.948·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Salvaged Vessel Subaccount; sources; limits; uses.
(1) The Salvaged Vessel Subaccount
is established within the Boating Safety, Law Enforcement and Facility Account
created under ORS 830.140. The subaccount shall consist of moneys deposited
into the subaccount by the State Marine Board from fees collected pursuant to
ORS 830.790 and 830.850. The moneys in the subaccount are continuously
appropriated to the board for the purposes specified in this section.
(2) The board may
not deposit more than $150,000 per biennium into the Salvaged Vessel Subaccount
and may not retain more than $150,000 in the subaccount at any time. After the
board has deposited $150,000 into the subaccount under this subsection or any
time there is more than $150,000 in the subaccount, any remaining moneys from
fees collected pursuant to ORS 830.790 and 830.850 shall be deposited in the
Boating Safety, Law Enforcement and Facility Account.
(3) The board may
use the moneys in the Salvaged Vessel Subaccount to pay the expenses of the
board in implementing ORS 830.908 to 830.948 that are associated with the
salvage, towing, storage and disposal of:
(a) Vessels other
than boats that are abandoned vessels or derelict vessels;
(b) Vessels that
are boats of less than 200 gross tons; and
(c) Marine
debris.
(4) The board may
use the moneys in the Salvaged Vessel Subaccount to pay an authorized agency
for no more than 90 percent of the costs of salvage, towing, storage and
cleanup of an abandoned vessel or a derelict vessel that has or had a
certificate under ORS 830.770 or 830.775 and that is:
(a) A boat of
less than 200 gross tons; or
(b) Any other
abandoned vessel or derelict vessel that is not a boat.
(5) The board may
use the moneys in the Salvaged Vessel Subaccount to pay an authorized agency
for no more than 75 percent of the costs of salvage, towing, storage and
cleanup of an abandoned vessel or a derelict vessel that has never had a
certificate under ORS 830.770 or 830.775 and that is:
(a) A boat of
less than 200 gross tons; or
(b) Any other
abandoned vessel or derelict vessel that is not a boat.
(6) The board may
reimburse an authorized agency under subsection (4) or (5) of this section for
costs associated with an abandoned vessel or a derelict vessel only if the
authorized agency complied with ORS 830.908 to 830.948 in seizing the vessel.
(7) The board may
use the moneys in the Salvaged Vessel Subaccount to award grants to the state,
a city, a county, a water improvement district, a park and recreation district
or a port as provided in ORS 830.150 for the disposal of a vessel that has or had
a certificate under ORS 830.770 or 830.775 and that the owner has surrendered
to an accepting public agency if:
(a) The public
agency has determined that the vessel was in danger of being an abandoned
vessel or a derelict vessel and was likely to cause damage to the environment
or become a hazard to navigation; and
(b) The decision
to accept the vessel was based solely on the public agencys determination
under paragraph (a) of this subsection.
(8) The board may
recover payments made from the Salvaged Vessel Subaccount from an owner of a
vessel who is liable for the costs of salvage, towing, storage and disposal
under ORS 830.938. The board shall deposit all funds recovered under this
section into the subaccount in accordance with the provisions of subsection (2)
of this section. [Formerly 830.926; 2025 c.90 §11]
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