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Section 196.105 - Definitions for ORS 196.105 to 196.125. - (1) "Commission" means the Columbia River Gorge Commission established under...
Section 196.107 - Legislative findings on management plan; effect of plan on land use decisions; decertification of plan. - (2) Land use decisions subject to review under ORS 197.835...
Section 196.110 - Land use regulation in Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. - (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a state agency...
Section 196.115 - Appeal from decision of Columbia River Gorge Commission or county. - (2)(a) A final action or order by the commission in...
Section 196.125 - Buffer by regulation around Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area prohibited. - (a) Exercising the power of eminent domain; (b) Establishing scenic...
Section 196.150 - Compact provisions. - ______________________________________________________________________________ A compact is entered into by and between the...
Section 196.160 - Membership on Columbia River Gorge Commission. - (2) A member shall serve a period of four years....
Section 196.165 - Status of commission employees for purposes of certain benefits. - (2) The commission may designate its employees as employees eligible...
Section 196.175 - Pacific Ocean Resources Compact ratified. - (2) In addition to the States of Alaska, California, Hawaii...
Section 196.180 - Compact provisions. - ______________________________________________________________________________ ARTICLE I Findings and Purpose A. The parties recognize:...
Section 196.185 - Representation on compact. - Note: See note under 196.175.
Section 196.200 - Definitions for ORS 196.200 to 196.240 and 196.993. - (1) The project for navigation, Willamette Falls Locks, Willamette River,...
Section 196.205 - Establishment of Willamette Falls Locks Authority as independent public corporation. - (2) Unless otherwise provided by law, the authority is not...
Section 196.210 - Membership of authority. - (2) A member of the authority must be a citizen...
Section 196.215 - Executive director; status of director and employees. - (2) The executive director may employ subordinate employees as the...
Section 196.220 - Powers and duties of authority. - (a) Adopt, alter, amend or repeal policies, procedures or bylaws...
Section 196.225 - Creation of tax-exempt entity by authority. - (2) Any entity created by the authority under subsection (1)...
Section 196.230 - Revenue bonds issued by authority. - (2) Revenue bonds issued by the authority pursuant to ORS...
Section 196.235 - Financing agreements. - (a) "Credit enhancement agreement" means any agreement or contractual relationship...
Section 196.240 - Audits; report to Legislative Assembly. - (2) The authority shall, not later than April 15 of...
Section 196.405 - Definitions for ORS 196.405 to 196.515. - (1) "Council" means the council established in ORS 196.438. (2)...
Section 196.407 - Policy. - (1) Work with the States of Washington and California to...
Section 196.408 - Duties of state agencies. - (2) State agencies with responsibility for oil spill and hazardous...
Section 196.410 - Legislative findings for offshore oil and gas leasing. - (1) Oregon’s territorial sea encompasses all the rocks and islands...
Section 196.415 - Legislative findings for ocean resources management. - (1) The Pacific Ocean and its many resources are of...
Section 196.420 - Policy. - (1) Conserve the long-term values, benefits and natural resources of...
Section 196.425 - Oregon Ocean Resources Management Program. - (1) Applicable elements of the Oregon Coastal Management Program approved...
Section 196.435 - Primary agency for certain federal purposes; restrictions. - (a) The Governor with the Governor’s duties and opportunities to...
Section 196.438 - Ocean Policy Advisory Council; members; term of office; quorum. - (a) The Governor or the Governor’s designee, as a nonvoting...
Section 196.443 - Duties of council. - (a) Periodically review the Territorial Sea Plan and submit recommendations...
Section 196.448 - Member compensation; meetings. - (2) The council shall meet at least once every six...
Section 196.451 - Technical advisory committee; duties; members; vacancies; advisory committees; rules. - (a) Make recommendations to the council relating to the performance...
Section 196.453 - Project review panels; guidelines. - (2) The council may adopt guidelines to establish criteria to...
Section 196.465 - Compatibility of acknowledged comprehensive plans. - (2) To insure that the plan is compatible with the...
Section 196.471 - Territorial Sea Plan review requirements. - (a) Carry out the policies of ORS 196.405 to 196.515;...
Section 196.485 - State agency coordination requirements; incorporation of plans. - (2) If a state agency does not incorporate the plan...
Section 196.540 - Marine reserves; rules. - (1) The November 29, 2008, recommendations from the Ocean Policy...
Section 196.542 - Limitation on ability of State Fish and Wildlife Commission to adopt prohibitions on fishing by rule. - (2) In implementing the activities described in ORS 196.540 pursuant...
Section 196.545 - Work plan; use of data and recommendations. - (2) The work plan shall contain the following elements regarding...
Section 196.550 - Funding. - (2) Any designation of marine reserves in Oregon’s territorial sea...
Section 196.555 - Reporting; rules. - Note: See note under 196.540.
Section 196.565 - Oregon Ocean Science Trust; members; terms; compensation and expenses; rules. - (a) The President of the Senate shall appoint one member...
Section 196.566 - Trust duties. - (1) Promote peer-reviewed, competitive research and monitoring that leads to...
Section 196.567 - Oregon Ocean Science Fund; sources; uses. - (2) The trust may accept grants, donations, contributions or gifts...
Section 196.568 - Reimbursement from fund. - (a) The State Treasurer for the costs of administering the...
Section 196.569 - Report. - Note: See note under 196.565.
Section 196.570 - Agreements between Oregon Ocean Science Trust and private organizations; records; use of funds. - (2) At least 30 days before the executive director may...
Section 196.571 - Policy. - Note: 196.571 to 196.573 were enacted into law by the...
Section 196.572 - Oregon Coordinating Council on Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia; members; terms; compensation and expenses; rules. - (a) The Governor or the Governor’s designee; (b) The director...
Section 196.573 - Council duties; biennial report. - (a) Review and utilize relevant, scientifically supported information, including the...
Section 196.575 - Authorization to obtain federal oceanographic data; joint liaison program; use of data. - (2) The objective of the program is to assist the...
Section 196.580 - Liaison program duties. - (a) Assist state and local governments to become fully aware...
Section 196.583 - Requirement to share geological data regarding territorial sea floor. - Note: 196.583 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly...
Section 196.600 - Definitions for ORS 196.600 to 196.655. - (1) "Compensatory mitigation" means activities conducted by a permittee or...
Section 196.605 - Purpose. - (1) Promote, in concert with other federal and state programs...
Section 196.610 - Powers of Director of Department of State Lands; fees. - (1) Charge a fee for purchase of credits in the...
Section 196.615 - Program for mitigation banks; program standards and criteria; rules. - (2) Subject to the approval of the State Land Board,...
Section 196.620 - Resource values and credits for mitigation banks; use and withdrawal of credits; annual evaluation of system by director. - (2) A credit from a mitigation bank may be withdrawn...
Section 196.623 - Watershed enhancement project as mitigation bank; sale of mitigation credit. - (2) A person, state agency, federal agency, federally recognized Indian...
Section 196.625 - Fill and removal activities in mitigation banks; reports. - (2) The director shall provide annual reports to the State...
Section 196.635 - Director to consult and cooperate with other agencies and interested parties. - (2) In cooperation with the parties in subsection (1) of...
Section 196.640 - Oregon Removal-Fill Mitigation Fund; rules. - (2) The department shall keep a record of all moneys...
Section 196.643 - Payments to comply with permit condition, authorization or resolution of violation; report; rules. - (2) Any payments for off-site compensatory mitigation made to the...
Section 196.645 - Sources of fund. - (1) Any moneys appropriated for that purpose by the Legislative...
Section 196.650 - Use of fund. - (1) For the voluntary acquisition of land or interests therein...
Section 196.655 - Report on Oregon Removal-Fill Mitigation Fund; contents. - (1) The financial status of the fund; (2) Creation, restoration,...
Section 196.668 - Legislative findings. - (1) Wetlands provide a natural means of flood and storm...
Section 196.672 - Policy. - (1) Promote the protection, conservation and best use of wetland...
Section 196.674 - Statewide Wetlands Inventory; rules. - (2) In compiling the Statewide Wetlands Inventory, the department shall...
Section 196.678 - Wetland conservation plans; contents; procedure for adopting. - (2) A wetland conservation plan shall include the following elements:...
Section 196.681 - Duties of department; standards for approval of plan; conditions for approval; order. - (a) Review any proposed wetland conservation plan or proposed amendment...
Section 196.682 - Permits required for removal or fill; conditions on issuance of permit. - (a) Is properly designed or configured to minimize the need...
Section 196.684 - Amendment of plans; review of plans by department; review of orders by Land Use Board of Appeals. - (2) Amendments to plan policies, maps and implementing ordinances by...
Section 196.686 - Acknowledged estuary management plans; review and approval; hearings; final order. - (2) Any city or county may submit an acknowledged estuary...
Section 196.687 - Regulation of alteration or fill of artificially created wetlands. - (2) An area that was developed as a storm water...
Section 196.688 - Public information program. - (a) Wetland functions and values. (b) The status and trends...
Section 196.692 - Rules. - (2) Rules adopted pursuant to subsection (1) of this section...
Section 196.770 - REMOVAL OF MATERIAL; FILLING Note: Section 2, chapter 45, Oregon...
Section 196.795 - Streamlining process for administering state removal or fill permits; application for state program general permit; periodic reports to legislative committee. - (2) The department shall report periodically to the appropriate legislative...
Section 196.800 - Definitions for ORS 196.600 to 196.921. - (1) "Channel relocation" means a change in location of a...
Section 196.805 - Policy. - (2) The director shall take into consideration all beneficial uses...
Section 196.810 - Permit for removal of material from or fill of waters; rules. - (b) Notwithstanding the permit requirements of this section and notwithstanding...
Section 196.812 - Large woody debris; rules. - (1) Poses a direct and demonstrable danger to livestock, human...
Section 196.815 - Application for permit; rules; fees; disposition of fees. - (2)(a) Except as otherwise may be provided by the rules...
Section 196.816 - General permits allowing removal of certain amount of material for maintaining drainage; rules; waiver of fees. - (2) Notwithstanding ORS 196.810, the Department of State Lands may...
Section 196.817 - General permits; rules. - (A) By rule for processing applications on a statewide or...
Section 196.818 - Wetland delineation reports; review by Department of State Lands; fees; rules. - (a) Whether waters of this state are present on a...
Section 196.820 - Prohibition against issuance of permits to fill Smith Lake or Bybee Lake; exception. - (2) The Director of the Department of State Lands may...
Section 196.825 - Criteria for issuance of permit; conditions; consultation with public bodies; hearing; appeal. - (a) Is consistent with the protection, conservation and best use...
Section 196.830 - Estuarine resource replacement as condition for fill or removal from estuary; considerations; other permit conditions. - (2) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section,...
Section 196.850 - Waiving permit requirement in certain cases; rules; notice; review; fees; disposition of fees. - (a) Are substantially similar in nature; (b) Would cause only...
Section 196.860 - Enforcement powers of director. - (a) Investigate, hold hearings, make orders and take action, as...
Section 196.870 - Abatement proceedings; restraining order; injunction; public compensation. - (2) Before beginning any action under subsection (1) of this...
Section 196.875 - Double and treble damages for destruction of public right of navigation, fishery or recreation; costs and attorney fees. - (2) If any person intentionally violates ORS 196.810, the director,...
Section 196.885 - Annual report of fill and removal activities; contents of report. - (1) The number of fill and removal permits applied for,...
Section 196.895 - Imposition of civil penalties. - (2) The provisions of this section are in addition to...
Section 196.900 - Schedule of civil penalties; rules; factors to be considered in imposing civil penalties. - (2) In imposing a penalty under the schedule adopted under...
Section 196.906 - Legislative findings and declarations. - (a) It is in the best interest of the state...
Section 196.909 - Definitions. - (1) "Adaptive management" has the meaning given that term in...
Section 196.911 - Maintenance without permit; applicability; notice. - (a) The person has a valid notice of maintenance activities...
Section 196.913 - Prohibitions; conditions. - (a) The removal of more than 3,000 cubic yards per...
Section 196.915 - State agencies’ review and responses to notice; additional conditions; expedited review; variances; inspections; records; rules. - (a) Whether the maintenance activities described in the notice will...
Section 196.917 - Notice of violation; reasonable efforts to induce voluntary compliance. - Note: See note under 196.906.
Section 196.919 - Memoranda of understanding. - (a) May perform the functions of the Department of State...
Section 196.921 - Applicability; rules. - (2) Nothing in ORS 196.600 to 196.921 applies to removal...
Section 196.931 - Monitoring fill and removal activities; public education and information materials; periodic reports to legislative committee. - (1) Monitor removal and fill activities, including but not limited...
Section 196.990 - Penalties for unpermitted removal from or filling of waters. - Note: Operation of the amendments to 196.990 by section 7,...
Section 196.993 - Penalties for unauthorized use of Willamette Falls Locks. - Note: See note under 196.200.