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Section 517.005 - Legislative findings. - (1) Mining contributes to the economy and well-being of the...
Section 517.010 - Location of mining claims upon veins or lodes. - (a) The name of the lode or claim. (b) The...
Section 517.044 - Location of claims upon placer deposits; posting notice. - (1) The name of the claim. (2) The name of...
Section 517.046 - Marking boundaries of claim or locating by legal subdivisions. - (2) Where the claim for placer deposit referred to in...
Section 517.065 - Effect of noncompliance with law in locating claim. - (2) Except as provided in ORS 517.060, all locations or...
Section 517.120 - Definitions for ORS 517.120 to 517.133. - (1) "Mining" means the removal of gold, silver or other...
Section 517.123 - Legislative findings. - (1) Are important parts of the heritage of the State...
Section 517.125 - Rules to be adopted in consultation with affected parties. - Note: See note under 517.120.
Section 517.128 - Restricting access to open mining area or mining claim prohibited. - Note: See note under 517.120.
Section 517.130 - Mineral trespass. - (a) "Bedrock sluice" means a wood or metal flume or...
Section 517.133 - Interfering with a mining operation. - (2) A person commits the crime of interfering with a...
Section 517.135 - Exemption from crimes of mineral trespass and interfering with a mining operation. - (2) As used in subsection (1) of this section, "laws...
Section 517.140 - Legislative findings; mining using motorized equipment in beds and banks of rivers. - (1) Prospecting, small scale mining and recreational mining are part...
Section 517.160 - Location of nonmineral land as millsite; notice; fee. - (2) The locator of a millsite shall, within 30 days...
Section 517.180 - Procedure for extinguishing dormant mineral interest. - (a) Within the last 30 years, the holder of the...
Section 517.210 - Recording affidavit of annual compliance. - (1) The name of the claim or claims if grouped...
Section 517.300 - Effect of certificate; certified copy of certificate, notice and return admissible as evidence. - (2) A certified copy of the certificate, and of the...
Section 517.430 - Use of timber by lessee. - (2) The lessee of the State Forester under ORS 273.551...
Section 517.702 - Legislative findings. - (a) Mineral exploration is recognized as an integral part of...
Section 517.705 - Exploration permit; application; information required; fees; confidentiality of production records, mineral assessments or trade secrets. - (2) An application for an onshore exploration permit must include:...
Section 517.710 - Fees. - (2) Nothing in this section prevents the department from suspending...
Section 517.715 - Exemptions from permit requirement. - (2) All mineral exploration drill holes shall comply with the...
Section 517.725 - Department inspection of exploration site. - (2) The department may inspect lands not later than 60...
Section 517.730 - Drill hole or well abandonment; rules. - (2) Nothing in ORS 517.702 to 517.740 prohibits the conversion...
Section 517.750 - Definitions for ORS 517.702 to 517.989. - (1) "Board" means the governing board of the State Department...
Section 517.753 - Exclusion certificate required for certain small-scale surface mining operations; application; fees. - (2) A person shall submit an exclusion certificate application on...
Section 517.755 - Mining operations affecting more than five acres. - Note: 517.755 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly...
Section 517.760 - Policy. - (a) It is the policy of the State of Oregon...
Section 517.770 - Exemptions from reclamation requirements. - (a) Lands within the surfaces and contours of surface mines...
Section 517.775 - Permit fee for certain landowners and operators; erosion stabilization at mining operations exempt from reclamation. - (1) Any landowner or operator conducting surface mining on July...
Section 517.780 - Effect on county zoning laws or ordinances; rules; certain operations exempt. - (b) If the county zoning laws or ordinances specified in...
Section 517.790 - Operating permit required for surface mining on certain lands; application for permit; proposed reclamation plans; waiver of requirement for preparation and approval of reclamation plan; refusal to issue operating permit; provisiona... - (a) The name and address of the landowner and the...
Section 517.795 - Department to consult with and cooperate with other agencies. - (2) The department and any other state agencies imposing requirements...
Section 517.797 - Memorandum of agreement with Department of State Lands regarding permitting. - (2) The Department of State Lands and the State Department...
Section 517.800 - Fees; rules; annual report. - (b) If an application for a new permit or an...
Section 517.810 - Requirement for bond or security; rules; other security in lieu of bond. - (2) Nothing in this section shall apply to any public...
Section 517.813 - Reclamation Guarantee Fund. - (2) Interest earned on the Reclamation Guarantee Fund shall be...
Section 517.815 - Reclamation bond pooling program; requirements; rules. - (a) An operator in complying with the reclamation bond requirements...
Section 517.820 - Extensions of time for submission of proposed reclamation plans; time limit for reclamation completion; consultation with cooperating agencies. - (2) Prior to approving a proposed reclamation plan, the department...
Section 517.825 - Mining aggregate on high-value farmland; requirements; rules. - (2) When the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries...
Section 517.830 - Operating permit approval process; appeal from denial of plan; consolidated application process. - (a) Inspect the operating site described in the application; (b)...
Section 517.831 - Modification of operating permit or reclamation plan; opportunity for alternative dispute resolution. - (2) The department may modify an operating permit or reclamation...
Section 517.832 - Emergency operating permit; rules. - (a) A natural disaster, including but not limited to a...
Section 517.833 - Transfer of operating permit; rules. - (a) The successor does not agree to full assumption of...
Section 517.834 - Temporary operating permit; rules. - (a) After consultation, the local jurisdiction with land use authority...
Section 517.835 - Conditions on operating permit or reclamation plan to prevent impact on ground water. - (2) The department shall consult with the operator and the...
Section 517.836 - Surveying or marking surface mining operations; rules. - (b) The rules may include, but are not limited to,...
Section 517.840 - Administration and enforcement of ORS 517.702 to 517.989; rules. - (1) May conduct or cause to be conducted investigations, research,...
Section 517.855 - Disruption of portion of mining property preserved from mining. - (2) Subsection (1) of this section does not permit the...
Section 517.860 - Effect of failure to comply with operating permit or reclamation plan; department may perform work and assess costs against bond or security. - (a) Written notice of the violation. The notice shall specifically...
Section 517.862 - Revocation, termination or refusal to renew operating permit. - (2) The department may revoke, terminate or refuse to renew...
Section 517.865 - Effect of failure to perform reclamation and insufficient bond; lien; notice; priority; foreclosure. - (2) The lien shall attach upon the filing of a...
Section 517.880 - Order for suspension of surface mining operation operating without required permit; enjoining operation upon failure of operator to comply; completion of reclamation by department. - (2) The department may issue an order to an operator...
Section 517.905 - Applicability of ORS 517.910 to 517.989 and 517.910 to 517.951. - (2) ORS 517.910 to 517.951 do not apply to surface...
Section 517.910 - Definitions for ORS 517.910 to 517.989. - (1) "Impact area" has the meaning given that term in...
Section 517.915 - Additional operating permit requirements for nonaggregate mineral mines; denial of permit if reclamation not possible. - (a) The department has received a reclamation plan that contains...
Section 517.951 - Legislative intent not to assume exclusive jurisdiction. - Note: 517.951 was added to and made a part of...
Section 517.952 - Definitions for ORS 517.952 to 517.989. - (1) "Affected agency" includes permitting agencies, cooperating agencies and commenting...
Section 517.956 - Requirements for mining operations; rules. - (1) Mining operations shall be undertaken in a manner that...
Section 517.959 - Public notice requirements for ORS 517.952 to 517.989; master list of interested parties; fees. - (a) Notification to all permitting and cooperating agencies. (b) Notice...
Section 517.963 - Department duties upon receipt of notice of intent. - (1) Provide notice as required under ORS 517.959. The notice...
Section 517.965 - Project coordinating committee. - (b) If a mining operation is proposed on federal land,...
Section 517.967 - Technical review team. - (a) Establish methodology guidelines to be followed in the collection...
Section 517.969 - Collection of baseline data; public informational meetings; collection methodology. - (a) Provide notice in accordance with ORS 517.959 that the...
Section 517.971 - Consolidated application. - (1) Name and location of the proposed facility. (2) Name,...
Section 517.973 - Fees; payment of expenses of department and permitting and cooperating agencies. - (2)(a) Annually on the anniversary date of an operating permit,...
Section 517.975 - Distribution of completed consolidated application; notice of receipt of application. - (1) Provide copies of the application to each affected local...
Section 517.977 - Preparation of draft permits; public hearing; determination of completeness of consolidated application. - (2) At the conclusion of the public hearing and comment...
Section 517.978 - Review of application; additional information. - (a) New information is available that could not have been...
Section 517.979 - Environmental evaluation; review of baseline data; payment of costs of third party contractor. - (a) Prepare an environmental evaluation; (b) Review baseline data submitted...
Section 517.981 - Draft permit and permit conditions; denial of permit; time limits; public hearing on draft permit. - (2) Within 15 days after receiving all draft permits and...
Section 517.982 - Final permits; permit conditions submitted by cooperating agencies. - (2) Each cooperating agency shall: (a) Develop permit conditions within...
Section 517.983 - Consolidated contested case hearing; judicial review; stay of permit. - (2) Upon receipt of a request under subsection (1) of...
Section 517.984 - Modification of permit; project coordinating committee. - (2) If a permitting agency is requested to make a...
Section 517.985 - Rulemaking. - (1) The information required to be submitted in a notice...
Section 517.987 - Reclamation bond or security; annual assessment of cost of reclamation; lien; release of security; post-reclamation security. - (2) The reclamation bond or alternative security acceptable to the...
Section 517.988 - Permit conditions by State Department of Fish and Wildlife; violations of State Department of Fish and Wildlife conditions. - (2) The State Department of Fish and Wildlife shall have...
Section 517.989 - Rules applicable to consolidated application. - (2) Subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to...
Section 517.990 - Criminal penalties. - (2) Subject to ORS 153.022, violation of any provision of...
Section 517.992 - Civil penalties; rules. - (2)(a) In addition to any other sanction authorized by law,...