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State Funding Programs <br />Oregon Park and Recreation Department (OPRD) Grant Programs <br />County Opportunity Grant provides funding for acquisition, development, <br />rehabilitation, and planning for county park and recreation sites that provide, or will <br />provide, camping facilities. Grants from counties over 30,000 population will require a <br />50 percent local match. Matching funds for specific projects may be reduced or <br />eliminated as determined by the Director, if so recommended by the Advisory <br />Committee. <br />Local Government Grants — provides up to 50 percent funding assistance for the <br />acquisition, development, and rehabilitation of park and recreation areas and facilities. <br />Projects must be consistent with the goals and objectives contained in the Statewide <br />Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) and /or recreation elements of local <br />comprehensive plans and local park master plans. Eligible agencies include city and <br />county park and recreation departments, metropolitan service districts (i.e., METRO), <br />park and recreation districts, and port districts. This program has a $250,000 maximum <br />grant request. <br />Recreation Trail Program Grants — OPRD administers this federal -aid assistance <br />program which help states provide and maintain recreation trails. Permissible uses of <br />these grant funds include acquisition of easements and fee simple title to property from <br />willing landowners. Grant recipients will be required to provide a minimum 20% match. <br />Projects must be completed and costs billed within two years of project authorization. <br />Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board Land and Water Acquisition Grants <br />Funding priority given to projects that, in the Board's judgment, will most effectively <br />protect and /or restore native salmonids, fish and wildlife habitat, watersheds, or water <br />quality. Requires that at least 25 percent match be secured before the project begins <br />and no later than 12 months from the date of the award. <br />Real Estate Transfer Tax <br />While permitted at the state level, Oregon law currently prohibits local jurisdictions from <br />imposing a tax on the sale of real property. Revenue generated from real estate <br />transfer taxes has been used successfully in other states to generate substantial funds <br />for open space acquisition. Instituting a state tax for open space acquisition would <br />require working within the constraints and conditions of state policies and would likely <br />meet resistance from the development, real- estate community, and housing affordability <br />advocates. <br />Open Space Acquisition Funding and Protection Strategies — Draft October 2001 5 <br />