Loan and grant applicants. (1) Loans and grants may be made from the Water Supply Development Account to persons as defined in ORS 536.007, to a federally recognized Indian tribe in Oregon that has members residing on a reservation or tribal trust lands in Oregon and nonprofit organizations

ORS 541.659 — under Chapter 541.

ORS 541.659

(2) If an applicant is required to have a water management and conservation plan, the plan must be:

(a) Submitted to the Water Resources Department prior to department acceptance of an application for a loan or grant from the account.

(b) Approved by the department before the project is awarded a loan or grant. [2013 c.784 §4; 2020 s.s.1 c.15 §18; 2025 c.82 §6]

Note: See note under 541.651.