(1) "Commercial operation" means a project undertaken to generate ocean renewable energy for a purposes other than research, demonstration or personal use and that has financial profit as a goal.
(2) "Ocean renewable energy" means electricity that is generated through:
(a) The conversion of energy contained in the natural properties of the ocean, including but not limited to energy contained in waves and swells, the tides and currents, ocean temperature and salinity gradients; and
(b) Ocean offshore wind power.
(3) "Ocean renewable energy facility" means any energy conversion technology or device that is used as a necessary component of a research project, demonstration project or commercial operation to generate ocean renewable energy, including but not limited to all buoys, anchors, energy collectors, cables, control and transmission lines, and other equipment necessary or useful to the project or operation.
(4) "Person" means a person as defined in ORS 174.100, a public body as defined in ORS 174.109, the federal government, when operating in any capacity other than navigational servitude, or any other legal entity.
(5) "Territorial sea" has the meaning given that term in ORS 196.405.
(6) "Territorial Sea Plan" has the meaning given that term in ORS 196.405. [2015 c.386 §1]
Note: 274.870 to 274.879 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 274 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance
Chapter 274 - Submersible and Submerged Lands
Section 274.005 - Definitions.
Section 274.025 - Jurisdiction over submersible and submerged lands generally.
Section 274.064 - Portland Harbor Cleanup Fund.
Section 274.210 - Authority of department to contract for drainage and reclamation of certain lands.
Section 274.220 - Application for drainage and reclamation of lands.
Section 274.230 - Investigation and report by Water Resources Director; terms of contract; bond.
Section 274.240 - Performance by contractor; disposal of lands; rules.
Section 274.250 - Nonperformance; action by department; appeal from decision of department.
Section 274.260 - Title of riparian owners.
Section 274.376 - Definitions for ORS 274.376 to 274.388.
Section 274.379 - Authority to seize abandoned structure or derelict structure; notice.
Section 274.382 - Liability for costs of removal, salvage, storage and disposal.
Section 274.388 - Submerged Lands Enhancement Fund.
Section 274.404 - Administrative determination of navigable waterway; rules; procedure.
Section 274.406 - Declaration of state’s claim; effect.
Section 274.408 - Public notice of claim; content.
Section 274.430 - State ownership of meandered lakes; status as navigable and public waters.
Section 274.500 - Conveyance of compact area; prices; maximum acreage.
Section 274.510 - Lake bed lands claimed by the United States.
Section 274.525 - City use of stream bed material.
Section 274.550 - Removal of material without payment of royalties; eligible material and uses.
Section 274.610 - Prohibited contracts for exploration for hard minerals; scientific research.
Section 274.705 - Definitions for ORS 274.705 to 274.860.
Section 274.712 - Limitations on leasing submerged and submersible lands within territorial sea.
Section 274.714 - Undersea cables within territorial sea; decommissioning cables.
Section 274.725 - Scope of leases and permits; persons ineligible.
Section 274.735 - Application for survey permit; effect of permit; rules.
Section 274.740 - Issuance of survey permit; renewal; reports.
Section 274.745 - Drilling logs and records.
Section 274.755 - Hearing prior to granting lease or easement.
Section 274.760 - Considerations involved in granting lease or easement.
Section 274.770 - Prohibited drilling requirements.
Section 274.820 - Water contamination or pollution.
Section 274.825 - Nonconflicting use of leased lands.
Section 274.870 - Definitions for ORS 274.870 to 274.879.
Section 274.876 - Proprietary authorization requirements; rules; fees.
Section 274.879 - Financial assurance; plan for decommissioning.
Section 274.905 - Definitions for ORS 274.905 to 274.940.
Section 274.910 - Application and effect.
Section 274.915 - Lease or disposal of new lands; method; rules.
Section 274.925 - Right of public riparian owner to purchase new lands; price determination.
Section 274.932 - Right of public body to purchase new lands created by it; price determination.
Section 274.940 - Reservation of historically filled lands or new lands.
Section 274.945 - Collection of shellfish mariculture records.
Section 274.950 - Jurisdiction to assert title to historically filled lands; requirements.
Section 274.952 - Determination of state interest in historically filled lands; study; procedures.
Section 274.954 - Declaration of state’s claim; effect.
Section 274.956 - Public notice of claim; content.
Section 274.992 - Civil penalties.
Section 274.994 - Amount of civil penalties; rules; considerations in imposing penalty.