Title 36A, Housing; Lottery and Games; Environment

Based upon the review by the Department of Environmental Quality of the waste tire storage site or waste tire carrier permit application, and any public comments received by the department, the Director of the Department of Environmental Quality shall issue or deny the permit. Th…

A fee may be required from every person for whom a permit is issued under ORS 459.745. The fee shall be in an amount determined by the Environmental Quality Commission to be adequate, less any federal funds budgeted therefor by legislative action, to carry on the monitoring, insp…

The Director of the Department of Environmental Quality may revoke any permit issued under ORS 459.745 upon a finding that the permittee has violated any provision of ORS 459.705 to 459.790 or rules adopted pursuant thereto or any material condition of the permit, subject to appe…

The Department of Environmental Quality shall establish and operate a monitoring, inspection and surveillance program over all waste tire storage sites and all waste tire carriers or may contract with any qualified public or private agency to do so. After reasonable notice, waste…

Fees received by the Department of Environmental Quality pursuant to ORS 459.730 and 459.750 shall be deposited in the State Treasury and credited to the department and are continuously appropriated to carry out the permitting program under ORS 459.705 to 459.790. [1987 c.706 §12…

Notwithstanding any other provision of ORS 459.015, for purposes of encouraging the use of waste tires under ORS 459.705 to 459.790, the use of processed, source-separated waste tires having a positive market value as a new product to recover energy shall be considered recycling …

(1) The Waste Tire Recycling Account is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. All moneys received by the Department of Revenue under ORS 459.504 to 459.619 (1989 Edition) shall be deposited to the credit of the account. (2) Any moneys rem…

(1) The Department of Environmental Quality, as a condition of a waste tire storage site permit issued under ORS 459.745, may require the permittee to remove or process the waste tires according to a plan approved by the department. (2) The department may use moneys from the Wast…

(1) In accordance with the applicable provisions of ORS chapter 183, the Environmental Quality Commission shall adopt rules necessary to carry out the provisions of ORS 459.705 to 459.790. (2) The commission may adopt rules that limit, restrict or prohibit the storage of waste ti…

Except for the purposes of waste tire removal under ORS 459.780 (2) and (4) to (8), the provisions of ORS 459.705 to 459.785 do not apply to: (1) Tires from: (a) Any device moved exclusively by human power. (b) Any device used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. (c) A mo…

(1) The Legislative Assembly finds that mercury is a potent neurotoxin that can cause long-lasting health problems. In order to reduce the amount of mercury entering the environment from the solid waste stream: (a) A manufacturer of thermostats that contain mercury: (A) Shall mak…

(1) The following are Class A misdemeanors: (a) Violation of rules or ordinances adopted under ORS 459.005 to 459.105 and 459.205 to 459.385. (b) Violation of ORS 459.205. (c) Violation of ORS 459.270. (d) Violation of ORS 459A.080. (e) Violation of ORS 459.272. (2) Each day a vi…

(1) Notwithstanding ORS 153.018 (3), a violation of ORS 459A.757 by a restaurant or retail establishment, as those terms are defined in ORS 459A.755, is a Class D violation subject to a maximum fine of $250. (2) Each day that the restaurant or retail establishment commits a viola…

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, in addition to any other penalty provided by law: (a) Any person who violates ORS 459.205, 459.270, 459.272, 459.386 to 459.405, 459.485, 459.705 to 459.790, 459A.005 to 459A.620, 459A.310 to 459A.335, 459A.860 to 459A.975…