Oregon § 540.470 Contested case hearings

Oregon Statutes

§ 540.470 — Contested case hearings

Oregon § 540.470

Vol.15

Title 45Water Resources; Irrigation, Drainage, Flood Control, Reclamation

Ch. 540Distribution and Storage of Water; Watermasters; Water Right Changes,

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Or. Rev. Stat. § 540.470 (2026).

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If the Water Resources Director issues a proposed final order under ORS 540.461, regarding a dam that the Water Resources Department has concluded is unsafe, and the director requests that the scheduling of any contested case hearing on the proposed final order be expedited, the Office of Administrative Hearings shall expedite the date of the contested case hearing to the extent that the office considers is practicable and will give the dam owner reasonable time to prepare.

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If the Water Resources Director issues a proposed final order under ORS 540.461, regarding a dam that the Water Resources Department has concluded is unsafe, and the director requests that the scheduling of any contested case hearing on the proposed final order be expedited, the Office of Administrative Hearings shall expedite the date of the contested case hearing to the extent that the office considers is practicable and will give the dam owner reasonable time to prepare.