Title 19, Miscellaneous Matters Related to Government and Public Affairs

(1) The Department of State Lands shall develop a public information program to educate permit applicants and the general public about: (a) Wetland functions and values. (b) The status and trends of Oregon’s wetlands. (c) The Statewide Wetlands Inventory. (d) Wetland regulation. …

(1) The Department of State Lands shall adopt rules to carry out the provisions of ORS 196.668 to 196.692, 196.800, 196.810, 196.818, 196.825, 196.830, 196.850 to 196.860, 196.885, 196.921, 197.015, 197.279, 215.213, 215.283, 215.284, 215.418 and 227.350. (2) Rules adopted pursua…

(1) The Department of State Lands shall continue to pursue methods to streamline the process for administering permits for the removal of material from the bed or banks of any waters of this state or for filling the waters of this state, reducing paperwork, eliminating duplicatio…

As used in ORS 196.600 to 196.921, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Channel relocation” means a change in location of a channel in which a new channel is dug and the flow is diverted from the old channel into the new channel if more than 50 cubic yards of material is r…

(1) The protection, conservation and best use of the water resources of this state are matters of the utmost public concern. Streams, lakes, bays, estuaries and other bodies of water in this state, including not only water and materials for domestic, agricultural and industrial u…

(1) In accordance with ORS chapter 183, the Director of the Department of State Lands shall adopt rules to establish fees for: (a) Applications for, and renewal of, removal or fill permits required under ORS 196.810; (b) The review of wetland delineation reports under ORS 196.818…

(1)(a) Except as otherwise specifically permitted under ORS 196.600 to 196.921, a person may not remove any material from the beds or banks of any waters of this state or fill any waters of this state without a permit issued under authority of the Director of the Department of St…

The provisions of ORS 196.600 to 196.921 do not affect the removal of large woody debris if the large woody debris: (1) Poses a direct and demonstrable danger to livestock, human life or real property; (2) Poses a risk of harm to transportation facilities including, but not limit…

(1) A person who is required to have a permit to remove material from the bed or banks or fill any waters of this state shall file a written application with the Director of the Department of State Lands and pay a fee established by the director by rule under ORS 196.806 for each…

(1) As used in this section, “traditionally maintained channel” has the meaning given that term in ORS 196.909. (2) Notwithstanding ORS 196.810, the Department of State Lands may establish by rule a general permit that allows the removal of no more than 100 cubic yards of materia…

(1)(a) Notwithstanding ORS 196.810, the Department of State Lands may establish a removal or fill general permit: (A) By rule for processing applications on a statewide or geographic basis; or (B) By order for an applicant or group of applicants to cover activities that are subst…

(1) A person or governmental body requesting a permit under ORS 196.810 shall submit a wetland delineation report to the Department of State Lands for a determination of: (a) Whether waters of this state are present on a specific land parcel; (b) Where the boundaries of waters of…

(1) Notwithstanding any provision of ORS 196.600 to 196.921 to the contrary, except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the Director of the Department of State Lands shall not issue any permit to fill Smith Lake or Bybee Lake, located in Multnomah County, below the con…

(1) The Director of the Department of State Lands shall issue a permit applied for under ORS 196.815 if the director determines that the project described in the application: (a) Is consistent with the protection, conservation and best use of the water resources of this state as …

(1) As used in this section, “estuarine resource replacement” means the creation, restoration or enhancement of an estuarine area to maintain the functional characteristics and processes of the estuary, such as its natural biological productivity, habitats and species diversity, …

Any person aggrieved or adversely affected by the grant of a permit by the Director of the Department of State Lands may file a written request for hearing with the director within 21 days after the date the permit was granted. If the director finds that the person making the wri…

In considering applications for permits, the Director of the Department of State Lands may cause investigations or surveys to be made of the location of the work contemplated to determine whether such removal or filling is consistent with ORS 196.805 and 196.825. [Formerly 541.63…

(1) Notwithstanding ORS 196.810, the Department of State Lands may, by rule, grant general authorization for removal of material from the bed or banks of any waters of this state or the filling of any waters of this state without a permit from the department if the department fin…

The removal of material from the beds or banks or filling any of the waters of this state without a permit issued under ORS 196.825, or in a manner contrary to the conditions set out in the permit, or in a manner contrary to the conditions set out in an order approving a wetland …

(1) If the Director of the Department of State Lands determines that material is being removed from or filling is occurring in any of the waters of this state without a permit issued under ORS 196.825, or in a manner contrary to the conditions set out in the permit, or in a manne…

If the Director of the Department of State Lands finds that a person holding a permit issued under ORS 196.825 is removing material from the bed or banks or filling any of the waters of this state contrary to the conditions set out in the permit, the director may revoke, suspend …

(1) In addition to any enforcement action taken under ORS 196.860, civil proceedings to abate alleged public nuisances under ORS 196.855 may be instituted at law or in equity, in the name of the State of Oregon, upon relation of the Director of the Department of State Lands or by…

(1) If any person, through negligence, violates ORS 196.810, the Director of the Department of State Lands, in a proceeding brought pursuant to ORS 196.870, may seek and the court may award double a sum of money sufficient to compensate the public for any destruction or infringem…

If the Director of the Department of State Lands issues a permit to fill pursuant to ORS 196.600 to 196.921, it shall be presumed that such fill does not infringe upon the public rights of navigation, fishery or recreation, and the public rights to lands created by the fill shall…

The Director of the Department of State Lands shall submit an annual report to the State Land Board on the activities conducted under ORS 196.600 to 196.921. The annual report shall include the following: (1) The number of fill and removal permits applied for, denied and granted,…

Any person who violates any provision of ORS 196.600 to 196.921 or any rule, order or permit adopted or issued under ORS 196.600 to 196.921 shall be subject to a civil penalty in an amount to be determined by the Director of the Department of State Lands of not more than $10,000 …

(1) Civil penalties under ORS 196.890 shall be imposed as provided in ORS 183.745. (2) The provisions of this section are in addition to and not in lieu of any other penalty or sanction provided by law. An action taken by the Director of the Department of State Lands under this s…

(1) The Director of the Department of State Lands shall adopt by rule the amount of civil penalty that may be imposed for a particular violation. (2) In imposing a penalty under the schedule adopted under subsection (1) of this section, the director shall consider the following f…

(1) The Legislative Assembly finds and declares that: (a) It is in the best interest of the state to create a simple regulatory approach for the maintenance of channels used for agricultural drainage and to improve awareness of, and compliance with, the removal and fill program p…

As used in ORS 196.906 to 196.919: (1) “Adaptive management” has the meaning given that term in ORS 541.890. (2) “Channel” means the defined bed and bank that serve to confine where a stream of water runs. (3) “Dry” means: (a) Channel conditions where no flowing or standing water…

(1) Notwithstanding the permit requirements of ORS 196.810, a person may engage in removal activities or fill activities, or both, for conducting maintenance of a traditionally maintained channel without a permit from the Department of State Lands if: (a) The person has a valid n…

(1) Activities for conducting maintenance of a traditionally maintained channel pursuant to a notice submitted under ORS 196.911 may not result in: (a) The removal of more than 3,000 cubic yards per linear mile of traditionally maintained channel over the course of the five-year …

(1) The State Department of Agriculture shall, no later than five days after the date the department receives a notice filed pursuant to ORS 196.911, provide a copy of the notice to the State Department of Fish and Wildlife. The State Department of Fish and Wildlife shall, within…

Upon finding that a person has engaged in removal activities or fill activities for the maintenance of a traditionally maintained channel without a permit required under ORS 196.810 and in violation of ORS 196.911, 196.913 or 196.915, the State Department of Agriculture or the De…

(1) The Department of State Lands and the State Department of Agriculture shall enter into a memorandum of understanding providing for the State Department of Agriculture to implement ORS 196.906 to 196.919. Subject to the terms of the memorandum of understanding, the State Depar…

(1) Nothing in ORS 196.600 to 196.921 applies to filling the beds of the waters of this state for the purpose of constructing, operating and maintaining dams or other diversions for which permits or certificates have been or shall be issued under ORS chapter 537 or 539 and for wh…

The Department of State Lands shall: (1) Monitor removal and fill activities, including but not limited to prospecting and placer mining, within designated essential indigenous anadromous salmonid habitat areas to determine the effects of such activities on salmonid spawning and …

Violation of ORS 196.810 is a misdemeanor. [Formerly subsection (4) of 541.990] Note: Operation of the amendments to 196.990 by section 7, chapter 516, Oregon Laws 2001, is dependent upon further approval by the Legislative Assembly. See section 11, chapter 516, Oregon Laws 2001,…

A person who gains or attempts to gain unauthorized access to or use of the properties or facilities of the Willamette Falls Locks Authority in violation of any use restriction or condition imposed by the authority, including assessment of any fees, commits a Class D violation. I…

The Legislative Assembly finds that: (1) Uncoordinated use of lands within this state threatens the orderly development, the environment of this state and the health, safety, order, convenience, prosperity and welfare of the people of this state. (2) To promote coordinated admini…

The Legislative Assembly declares that: (1) In order to ensure the highest possible level of livability in Oregon, it is necessary to provide for properly prepared and coordinated comprehensive plans for cities and counties, regional areas and the state as a whole. These comprehe…

In areas of the state that are growing rapidly, state agencies, as defined in ORS 171.133, cities and counties should, within constraints of applicable federal law and regulations, state law and rules and local ordinances: (1) Consider directing major public infrastructure invest…

Implementation and enforcement of acknowledged comprehensive plans and land use regulations are matters of statewide concern. [1981 c.884 §7]

As used in ORS chapters 195, 196, 197 and 197A, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Acknowledgment” means a commission order that certifies that a comprehensive plan and land use regulations, land use regulation or plan or regulation amendment complies with the goals or c…

Age, gender or physical disability shall not be an adverse consideration in making a land use decision as defined in ORS 197.015. [1987 c.555 §5; 2005 c.22 §138]

The Legislative Assembly declares that it is in the interest of the citizens of this state that a process be established to allow the efficient resolution of all legal issues surrounding the permissible use of private land, including questions regarding the dismissal of appeals u…