(1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, a person may not use a motor for propelling a boat or for any purpose on the following named waters of this state: ______________________________________________________________________________ Counties Lakes, Reservoirs and Rivers Clackamas Trillium Lake Deschutes Charlton, Devils, Irish, Lucky, North and South Twin, Taylor, Three Creek and Todd Lakes Douglas Opal and Timpanagos Lakes Hood River Lost Lake Jackson Squaw Lakes Jefferson Horseshoe, Dark and Olallie Lakes, and on that portion of the Deschutes River between Pelton Dam and the Wasco County line Lane Gold Lake Linn Clear Lake Marion Breitenbush Lake Wasco Frog Lake, and on that portion of the Deschutes River bordering the Warm Springs Indian Reservation ______________________________________________________________________________ (2) The following may use a motor to propel a boat on the named waters described in this section: (a) Public bodies, as defined in ORS 174.109, that have jurisdiction of the named waters described in this section; and (b) The federal government. (3) A person not otherwise described in subsection (2) of this section may use a motor to propel a boat on a specific named water described in this section if: (a) The motor is an electric motor operated at a maximum of slow-no wake speed as defined by the State Marine Board by rule; and (b) The board adopts a rule authorizing the use described in paragraph (a) of this subsection on a specific named water described in this section. [Formerly 488.610; 2019 c.214 1]
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