The Department of Land Conservation and Development is asking the Land Conservation and Development Commission to initiate a rulemaking process to amend Parts One and Two of the Territorial Sea Plan.  

Oregon’s Territorial Sea Plan (TSP) is a special area management plan for the ocean that falls within Oregon’s jurisdiction. Oregon's jurisdiction extends three nautical miles west of the shoreline. The TSP serves as the administrative rule for coordination of ocean management decisions for the State. The Ocean Policy Advisory Council (OPAC) was legislatively established to steward the plan in concert with the commission.

OPAC and the commission have not comprehensively amended Parts One and Two of the Territorial Sea Plan since their adoption in 1994. Part One, The Ocean Management Framework, and Part Two, Making Resources Use Decisions, are fundamental for educating ocean users and networked agency partners on the state’s decision-making process for ocean resources management and policy development. Part One also includes the plan amendment procedures, describing the requirements for initiating an amendment and the process that the OPAC and LCDC implement to complete rulemaking.

The commission will consider the charge at their June 2026 meeting and will vote to initiate rulemaking on this topic. 

Agenda and materials for the Land Conservation and Development Commission Meetings June 25-26, 2026 

The Territorial Sea Plan rulemaking webpage will host the information and materials in support of the LCDC rulemaking effort. Information will also be posted on the Oregon Ocean Information website as it pertains to OPAC meetings. 

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Questions? Reach out to TSP.comments@dlcd.oregon.gov