Hydroelectric facility on part of Deschutes River prohibited. No person, state agency, local government, district or municipal corporation shall construct, and no officer or agency of the state shall issue any permit for the construction of any hydroelectric facility or structure on the Deschutes River between river mile 172 below Lava Island Falls and river mile 227 below but not including Wickiup Dam. [1985 c.560 §1]

Note: 543.165 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 543 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.