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# m Chapte r 46 8 200 9 EDITIO N 

## Environmenta l Qualit y Generall y
GENERA LADJVnNISTRATIO N 46a00 5 Definition s 468.01 0 En-vironmenta l Qualit y Commission ; ap pointment ; confirmation ; term ; compen satio nan dexpense s 468.01 5 Function s o f coinmissio n 468.020 Rule s an dstandard s 46S.03 0 Departmen t

o f Environmenta l Qualit y 468.03 5 Function s o f departmen t 468.040 Director ; salar y 468.04 5 Function s o f director ; delegatio n 468X)50 Deput y directo r 468.05 5 Contract s wit hOrego nHealt hAuthorit y 468.06 0 Enforcemen t o f rule s b y healt hagencie s 468.06 2 Authorit y . o f Departmen t

o f Environ

inenta l Qualit y t o requir e fingerprints 468.06 5 Issiianc e o f

permits ; content ; fees ; us e 468.067 Organizationa l standin g t o see k judicia l revie w o f

final orde r

i n Titl e V permi t proceedin g 468.07 0 Denial , modification , suspensio no r revo catio no f

permit s 468.07 3 E}xpedite do r enhance dregulator y process ; payment ; dispositio no f payment s 468.07 5 Revolvin g fund ; use s

UNIFOR M TRANSBOUNDAR Y POLLUTIO NRECIPROCA LACCES S AC T 46^07 6 Definition s fo r OR S 468.07i 5 t o 468.08 9 468.07 8
. Actio nfo r

pollutio noriginatin g i nOrego n 468.07 9 Actio nfo r

pollutio noriginatin g i n reciprocatin g jurisdictio n 4SSJ08 0 Applicabilit y o f

Orego n la w 468.08 1 Right s o f

injure dperso n 468.08 3 Righ t

conferre dunde r

OR S 468.07 6 to 468.08 7 i nadditio nto othe r right s 468X)8 5 Sovereig nimmunit y defens e 468.08 7 Applicatio nan dcohstructib n o f OR S 468.07 6 to 468.08 7 468.08 9 Shor t

titl e ENFORCEMEN T 468.09 0 Complain t

procedur e 468X19 5 Investigator y authority ; entr y o n prem ises ; statu s o f

record s 468.100 Enforcemen t procedures ; power s o f re giona l authorities ; statu s o f procedure s 468.11 0 Appeal ; powe r o f cour t t o sta y enforce

men t 468.11 5 Enforcemen t i ncase s o f

emeirgenc y 46&12 0 Publi c hearings ; subpoenas , baths , deposi

tion s 468.12 6 Advanc e notic e 468.13 0 Schedid e o f

civi l penalties ; rules ; factor s t o b e considere di nimposin g civi l penal

tie s 468.13 5 Impositio n o f civi l penaltie s 468.140 Civi l penaltie s fo r specifie dviolation s POLLUTIO NCONTRO LFACILITIE S

TAX CREDI T 468.15 0 Fiel dsanitatio nan dstra w utilizatio n an d

disposa l method s a s "pollutio n contro l fa

cilities " 468.15 3 Legislativ e findings an ddeclaration s 468.15 5 Definition s fo r OR S 468.15 5 to 468.19 0 46ai6 0 Polic y ,, ^ 468.16 3 Commencemen t o f constructio n6 r

instal

latio no f facilit y 468.16 5 Applicatio nfo r certificatio n o f

pollutio n contro l facilities ; rules;.fee s 468.167 Applicatio nfo r precertificatio n 468.17 0 Actio no napplication ; rejection ; appeal ;

issuanc e o f

certificate ; certificatio n 468.17 2
. "Environmenta l managemen t system " ide

fined 468.17 3 Applicabl e percentag e o f certifie dcos t

of , / facilit y eligibl e fo r

ta x credi t

f 468.18 0 Condition s fo r issuanc e o f

certificat e un de r OR S 468.17 0 468.18 3 Revocatio n o f certificatio nfo r

los s o f Gree nPermi t 468:18 5 Procedur e to revok e certification ; rein

- • statemen t

•>..- . 468.19 0 Allocatio n o f cost s to pollutio ncontrol ; ••,-• • rule s STAT EPOLLUTIO N CONTRO LBOND S 468.19 5 Issuanc e o f

bond s authorized ; principa l amoun t 468.21 5 Pollutio nContro l Fun d 468^22 0 Departmen t

t o a.dministe r

fund ; uses ; leg

islative , approva l o f

grants ; administrativ e assessmen t 468.22 5 Investmen t

o f gros s proceed s o f

agenc y bond s o r othe r obligation s 468.23 0 Pollutio nContro l Sinkin g Fund ; use ; lim

itatio n 468.240 Remed y wher e defaul t occur s o n paymen t t b state' ' 46824 5 Acceptanc e o f federa l fund s 46825 0 Participatio ni nmatchin g fun dprogram s

wit hfedera l governmen t 46825 3 Authorit y o f directo r

t o ac t t o benefi t
• ' fun d• " ' • 46825 5 Limi t

o ngrant s an dIban s 46826 0 Retu mo f

unexpende dfund s t o stat e re quired ; us e o f

retume dfund s • COUNT Y POLLUTIO NCONTRO L

FACILITIE S 46826 3 Definition s fo r OR S 468.26 3 to 468^7 2 46826 4 PoUc y 46826 5 Power s o f

count y ove r

pollutio ncontro K facilities ; limitation s t \ Titi e 3 6 Pag e 85 9 (200 9 Edition )

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46826 6 46826 7 46826 8 46826 9 468.27 0 46827 1 46827 2

46a42 3 46a42 5 46a43 7 468.42 8 46842 9 4i68.43 1 468.43 3 46a43 7 46a43 9 46a44 0 Issuanc e o f

bond s Securit y fo r

bond s Enforcemen t

o f bon dobligatio n Trustees ; power s Ta x statu s o f

leasehol dinteres t

i n• facili

tie s Effec t o nprocedur e o f

awardin g con tracts ; constructio n AppUcatib no f

othe r law s relatin g to bond s FINANCIN GTREATMEN T WORK S Definition s fo r

OR S 468.42 3 to 468.44 0 Polic y Wate r Pollutio nContro l Revolvin g Fund ; source s Lbtter y bdiid s Use s o f revolvin g fun d Waite r Pollutio nCorititj l Administratio n Fund ; sources ; use s ' Dutie s o f

department ; publi c agenc y loa n progran i Loa happlicatibns ; eligibility ; repayment ; defaid t remed y Borrowin g authorit y o f publi c agenc y
• Loa nterms an dinteres t rates ; consider

ations ; rule s RECLAIME D PLASTI C PRODUC T 46852 1

468.53 1 468,53 3

46858 1 46858 3 46858 5 46858 7 Not e
468.920 468.922 468.92 4 468.92 6 468.929 468J93 r 468.93 3

, ,, . TAX CREDI T 46a45 1 Definition s fo r OR S 468.45 1 to 468.49 1 46845 6 Polic y 46846 1 Applicatio nfo r certificatio no f

investmen t • ; t o collect , transpor t o r proces s reclaime d plasti c o r

mantifactur e reclaime dplasti c product ; rules ; fe e , , , 468.46 6 Actio no n application ; rejection ; appeal ;

certificatio no f

investmen t 468.471'

- ' Preliininar y certification ' o f investmen t 46a476' * Final'certificatio n 46848 1 Revocatio no f certificate ; consequence s 46848 6 Allocatio n o f cost s t o collect , transpor t • ' b r proces s reclaime dplasti c o r manufac

tur e reclaime dplasti c prodiict ; rule s 46849 1 Limi t

o ncost s certifie db y cominissio nfo r ••"•'' • ta x credit
. '

GREENPERMIT S 46850 1 Definition s fo r OR S 468.50 1 t o 468.52 1 46850 3 Piirpos e o f

Griee nPermit s , 46850 6 Commissio nrulemakin g t o carry, , ou t

Gree nPermi t

progra m 46850 8 Eligibility ; fo r Griee nPermi t 46851 1
. . Environmenta l law s no t applicabl e t o fa

cilit y operatin g vihde r Gree nPermi t 46851 3 Judicia l revie w o f agenc y decision : o nis

suanc e o f

Gree nPermi t 46851 6 Terminatio n o f Green , Permi t 46851 8 Applicatio nfo r permi t o r approva l af

fecte db y terminationo f Gree nPermi t 468.93 6

468.93 9 468.94 1 468.94 3 468^4 6 468.94 9 468.95 1 468.9 ^ 468.95 6
468.96 1
468.96 2 468.96 3

468.99 6 46859 7 Recover y o f

cost s o f agenc y i n developing , negotiatin g an dpublicizin g Gree nPermit ; dispositio n o f

money s collecte d WILLAMETT ERIVE RCLEANU P

AUTHORIT Y Legislativ e finding s Willamett e Rive r

Cleanu p Authority ; pur poses ; membership ; power s ECOSYSTE M SERVICE S Definition s fo r

OR S 468.58 1 to 468.58 7 Polic y ' Legislativ e findings Stat e agencie s an decosyste mservice s Ecosyste mservice s market s workin g group-200 9 C.80 8 §§5, 6 ENVIRONMENTA LCRIME S Definition s fo r

OR S 468.92 2 to 468.95 6 Unlawfu l disposal , storag e o r treatmen t o f hazardou s wast e i n th e secon ddegre e Applicabilit y o f

OR S 161.65 5 Unlawfu l , disposal , storag e o r treatmen t o f hazardou s wast e i nth e first degre e Unlawfu l transpor t

o f hazardou s wast e i n th e secon ddegre e Unlawfu l trsmspor t

o f hazardou s wast e i n th e first degre e Determinatio no f

numbe r

o f pimishabl e offense s imde r

OR S 468.922 , 468.926 , 468.92 9 an d468.93 1 Unlawfu l ai r

poUiitio ni n th e secon dde

gre e Unlawfu l ai r

pollutio n i n th e first

degre e Determinatio no f

niunbe r

o f pimishabl e offense s imde r

OR S 468.93 6 an d468.93 9 Unlawfu l wate r

pollution , i nth e secon d degre e Unlawfu l wate r

pollutio nin ' th e first' de

- ••gre e Determination ' o f

numbe r

o f punishabl e offense s unde r

OR S 468.94 3 and.468.94 6 Environmenta l endangermen t Supplyin g fals e informatio n t o agenc y Refusa l to produc e materia l subpoenae d b y commissio n Upse t o r bypass , a s afBrmativ e defens e Approva l o f

Attome y Genera l o r distric t attome y befor e bring^in g felon y charge ; guideline s fo r

bringin g felon y charge ; mode l guideline s Notic e t o Departmen t o f Revenu e o f

en vironmenta l felon y Eiivironmehta l audi t

privilege ; exceptions ; burde no f

provin g privilege ; waiver ; dis

closur e afte r

i ncamer arevie w CIVI LPENALTIE S Civi l penalt y fo r

intentiona l o r

reckles s violation ; rule s Joinde r o f certai n offense s

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## u ENVIRONMENTA LQUALIT Y GENERALL Y 468.03 5 GENERA LADMINISTRATIO N 468.00 5 Definitions
. A s use di nOR S 448.305 , 454.01 0 t o 454.040 , 454.20 5 t o 454.255 , 454.50 5 t o 454.535 , 454.60 5 t o 454.75 5 an d OR S chapter s 468 , 468 A an d468B , unles s th e contex t require s otherwise : (1 ) "Cominission " mean s th e Environ

menta l Qualit y Commission
. (2 ) "Department " mean s th e Departmen t o f Environmenta l Quality
. (3 ) "Director" : mean s th e Directo r o f th e Departmen t

o f Environmenta l Quality
. (4 ) "Order " ha s th e sam e meanin g a s give ni nOR S 183.310
. (5 ) "Person " include s individuals , corpo rations , associations , firms, partnerships , join t stoc k companies , publi c an dmunicipa l corporations , politica l subdivisions , th e stat e an dan y agencie s thereof, an dth e federa l governmen t

an dan y agencie s thereof
. . (6 ) "Rule " ha s th e sam e meanin g a s give n i nOR S 183.310
. (7 ) "Standard " o r

"standards " mean s suc h measur e of

qualit y o r

purit y for

ai r o r for an y water s i nrelatio nt o thei r reasonabl e o r necessar y us e a s ma y b e establishe db y th e commissio npursuan t

t o OR S 448.305 , 454.01 0 t o 454.040 , 454.20 5 t o 454.255 , 454.50 5 t o 454.535 , 454.60 5 t o 454.75 5 an dOR S chapter s 468,
. 468 A an d468B
. [Formerl y UQ.doi ] 468.01 0 Environmenta l Qualit y Com

mission ; appointment ; confirmation ; term ; compensatio nan dexpenses . (1 ) Ther e i s create da nEnvironmenta l Qualit y Commission
. Th e commissio nshal l consis t bf five members , appointe db y th e Governor , subjec t t o confirmatio nb y th e Senat e a s provide dh i OR S 171.56 2 an d171.565
. (2 ) Th e ter mo

f office of amembe r

shal l b e fou r years , bu t

th e meniber s of

th e coni

missio nma y b e remove db y th e Governor
. Before th e expiratio no f th e ter mof

amem ber , th e Govemo r

shal l appoin t

asuccesso r t o assuin e th e dutie s bf th e membe r

o nJul y 1 nex t following
. A membe r

shal l b e eligibl e for reappointment , bu t

n o membe r

shal l serv e mor e tha ntw o consecutiv e terms . I ncas e of avacanc y for

an y cause , th e Governo r shal l mak e a nappointmen t

t o becom e immediatel y effectiv e for

th e unexpire dterm . (3 ) A membe r

o f th e commissio ni s enti

tle dt o compensatio nan dexpense s a s pro vide dh i OR S 292.495
. [Formerl y 449.016 ] " 468.01 5 Function s o f

commission
. I t

i s th e functio no

f th e Environmenta l Qualit y Commissio nt o establis hth e policie s for th e operatio no

f th e Departmen t

of Environ

menta l Qualit y i namanne r consisten t

wit h th e policie s an dpurpose s o f OR S 448.305 , 454.01 0 t o 454.040 , 454.20 5 t o 454.255 , 454.50 5 t o 454.535 , 454.60 5 t o 454.75 5 an dOR S chap

ter s 468 , 468 A an d468B
. I naddition , th e commissio nshal l perfor man y othe r dut y veste di ni t

b y law
. [197

3 c.83 5 §4 ] 468.02 0 Rule s an dstandards
. (1 ) I nac cordanc e wit hth e applicabl e provision s of OR S chapte r

183 , th e Environmenta l Qualit y Commissio nshal l adop t suc hrule s an dstan
dard s a s i t

consider s necessar y an dprope r i n performin g th e function s veste db y la w i nth e commission
. (2 ) Excep t

a s provide di nOR S 183.33 5 (5) , th e commissio nshal l caus e apubli c hearin g t o b e hel do nan y propose drul e o r standar d prio r t o it s adoption
. Th e hearin g ma y b e befor e th e commission , an y designate dmeiri

be r thereo f o r an y perso ndesignate db y an d actin g fo r

th e commission
. [Formerl y 449.173 ; 197 7 C.3 8 §1 ] 468.03 0 Departmen t

o f Environmenta l Quality
. Ther e i s hereb y establishe di nth e executive-administrativ e branc ho f th e gov ernmen t o f th e stat e unde r

th e Environ

menta l Qualit y Commissio nadepartmen t t b b e know na s th e Departmen t o f Environ

menta l Quality
. Th e departmen t shal l consis t

> o f th e Directo r

o f th e Departmen t

of Envi- / ronmenta l Qualit y an dal l personne l em- ' ploye di nth e department
. [Formerl y 449.032 ] 4^.03 5 Function s o f

department
. (1 ) Subjec t t o polic y directio nb y th e Environ

menta l Qualit y Commission , th e Departmen t o f Environmenta l Quality : (a ) Shal l encourag e voluntar y cooper atio nb y th e people , municipalities , counties , industries , agriculture , an dothe r pursuits , i n restorin g an dpreservin g th e qualit y an dpu rit y ofth e ai r

an dth e water s ofth e stat e i n accordanc e wit hrule s an dstandard s estab

lishe db y th e commission
. (b ) Ma y conduc t

an dprepare , independ

entl y o r i ncooperatio nwit hothers , studies , investigations , researc han dprogram s per tainin g t o th e qualit y an dpurit y of th e ai r o r th e water s o

f th e stat e an dt o th e treat
men t an ddisposa l o f

wastes . (c ) Shal l advise , consult , an dcooperat e wit hothe r

agencie s o

f th e state , politica l subdivisions , othe r

state s o r

th e federa l gov ernment , i nrespec t

t o an y proceeding s an d al l matter s pertainin g t o contro l of ai r o r wate r pollutio no r

for th e formatio nan d submissio nt o th e legislatur e o f interstat e pollutio ncontro l compact s o r agreements . (d ) May emplo y personnel , includin g spe cialist s an dconsultants , purchas e material s an dsupplies , an dente r int o contract s neces sar y t o carr y ou t

th e purpose s se t

forthi n OR S 448.305 , 454.01 0 t o 454.040 , 454.20 5 t o 454.255 , 454.50 5 t o 454.535 , 454.60 5 t o 454.75 5 an dOR S chapter s 468 , 468 A an d468B
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(e ) Shal l conduc t

an dsupervis e program s of ai r an dwate r

pollutio ncontro l education , includin g th e preparatio nan ddistributio nof informatio nregardin g ai r an dwate r

pol

lutio nsource s an dcontrol
. if ) Shal l provid e advisor y technica l con sultatio nan dservice s t o unit s of loca l gov ernmen t an dt o stat e agencies
. (g ) Shal l develo p an dconduc t demon

stratio nprogram s i ncooperatio nwit hunit s of loca l government . (h ) Shal l serv e a s th e agenc y of th e stat e for receip t o f money s .fro mth e federa l gov ernmen t o r othe r publi c o r

privat e agencie s for th e purpose s of

ai r an dwate r

pollutio n control , studie s o r

researc han dt o expen d money s afte r

appropriatio nthereo f for th e purpose s given
. (i ) Shal l mak e suc hdeterminatio nof pri

orit y of ai r o r wate r pollutio ncontro l proj

ect s a s ma y b e necessar y unde r term s o

f statute s enacte db y th e Congres s o f th e Unite dStates
. (j ) Shal l see k

enforcemen t

o f th e ai r an d wate r pollutio nlaw s of

th e state . (k) Shal l institut e o r

caus e t o b e insti

tute di nacour t

o f competen t

jurisdiction , proceeding s t o compe l complianc e ^ wit han y rul e o r stamdar dadopte do r

an y orde r

o r permit , o r

conditio nthereof, issue dpursuan t t o OR S 448.305 , 454.01 0 t o 454.040 , 454.2() 5 t o 454.255 , 454.50 5 t o 454.535 , 454.60 5 t o 454.75 5 an dOR S chapter s 468 , 468Afan d468B
. (L ) Shal l encourag e th e formulatio nan d executib no

f plan s i nconjunctio nwit hai r an dwate r

pollutio ncontro l agencie s o r wit h association s of

counties , cities , indust;rie s an dothe r

person s wh o severall y o r jointl y ar e o r ma y b e th e sourc e of ai r o r wate r pollution , for

th e preventio nan dabatemen t o f pollution
. (m ) Ma y determine , b y mean s o f field studie s an dsampling , th e degre e of ai r o r wate r pollutio ni nvariou s region s o f th e state . (n ) May , perfor msuc hothe r an dfurthe r act s a s ma y b e necessary , prope r o r desirabl e t o carr y ou t

effectivel y th e duties , power s and , responsibilitie s o

f th e departmen t

a s se t fort hi nOR S 448.305 , 454.01 0 t o 454.040 , 454.20 5 t o 454.255 , 454.50 5 t o 454.535 , 454.60 5 t o 454.75 5 an dOR S chapter s 468 , 468 A an d 468B
. (o ) Shal l coordinat e an y activitie s of th e departmen t

relate dt o awatershe denhance

men t projec t approve db y th e Orego nWater

she dEnhancemen t

Boar dunde r

OR S 541.37 5 wit hactivitie s of

othe r cooperatin g stat e an d federa l agencie s participatin g i nth e project
. (2 ) Nothin g i nthi s sectio nshal l affec t th e authorit y o

f th e Orego nHealt hAuthor

it y t o mak e an denforc e rules : (a ) Regardin g th e qualit y of wate r for huma no r

anima l consumptio npursuan t t o OR S 448.11 5 t o 448.325 , 624.01 0 t o 624.12 1 an d624.31 0 t o 624.430 ; an d (b ) Regardin g th e qualit y of wate r for publi c swimmin g place s pursuan t t o OR S 431.110
. (3 ) Nothin g i nthi s sectio nshal l preven t th e Stat e Departmen t

of Agricultur e o r

th e Stat e Forestr y Departmen t fi-omindepend

entl y receivin g money s fro mapubli c o r pri

vat e agenc y for

th e purpose s of

preventin g o r controllin g ai r

o r wate r pollutio nresult

in g fro magricultura l o r silvicultura l activ

itie s o r soi l erosion , o r

for researc hrelate d t o suc hpurposes . (4)(a) I nawardin g apubli c contrac t un de r OR S 279.83 5 t o 279.85 5 o r OR S chapte r 279A , 279 B o r

279 C for arembva l o r

remedia l actio npursuan t

t o OR S 465.20 0 t o 465.545 , a correctiv e actio no r

cleanu p actio npursuan t t o OR S 466.00 5 t o 466.385 , 466.60 5 t o 466.68 0 o r 466.70 6 tb 466.88 2 o r

aremova l pursuan t t o OR S 468B.00 5 t o 468B.030 , 468B.035 , 468B.04 8 t o 468B.085 , 468B.090 , 468B.093 , 468B.09 5 an d468B.30 0 t o 468B.500 , th e de

partment , an dth e Orego nDepartmen t o f Administrativ e Services , whe nadministerin g th e establishmen t

of suc hacontrac t

o nbe

hal f o f th e Departmen t

o f Environmenta l Qualit y unde r

OR S 279A.05 0 an d279A.140 , shal l subtrac t

fro mth e amoun t

of an y bi do r proposa l th e hazardou s wast e managemen t fee s an dsoli dwast e fee s tha t woul db e re quire db y la w t o b e pai dt o th e departmen t lo r wast e tha t

woul db e dispose dof

a t asoli d wast e dispbsa l sit e o r

ahazardou s wast e o r PC B disposa l facility , base do nth e bi do r proposal
. Th e amoun t

t o b e subtracte dshal l be ' establishe do nth e basi s of reasonable preprocuremen t

estimate s o

f th e amoun t

o f wast e tha t

woul db e dispose do f unde r th e contrac t an dtha t

wbul db e subjec t

tb thos e fees. ' r

:. (b ) Th e subtractio nfo r fee s unde r

para grap h(a) of

thi s subsectio nshal l appl y onl y t o acontrac t

reasonabl y anticipate dt o in

volv e th e disposa l of

n o les s tha n5 0 ton s o f hazardou s wast e o r

n o les s tha n50 0 ton s o f solid , waste . Th e Legislativ e Assembl y finds tha t makin g accurat e advanc e estimate s o f amourit s o

f wast e tha t

woul db e dispose do

f i nproject s o

f thi s characte r

i s technicall y challengin g an drequire s th e applicatio no f professiona l discretion
. Therefore , n o awar d of acontrac t

unde r thi s subsectio nshal l b e subjec t t o challenge , unde r

OR S 279B.410 , 279B.41 5 o r

279C.460
. o r

otherwise , o nth e groun dof

th e inaccurac y o r

claime dinaccu

rac y o f an y suc hestimate
. Titl e 3 6 Pag e 86 2 (200 9 Edition )ENVIRONMENTA LQUALIT Y GENERALL Y 468^ :

. (c ) Th e subtractio nfor fee s unde r

para grap h(a) of

thi s subsectio nshal l no t appl y t o th e establishment , b y o r o nbehal f

of th e department , of

maste r contract s b y whic hth e departmen t

engage s th e service s of acon tracto r ove r aperio dof

tim e for th e purpos e of issuin g wor k

order s for

th e performanc e o f environmenta l activitie s o naprojec t o r project s for

whic hth e amount s o f wast e t o b e dispose dof

were^ no t

reasonabl y identifie d a t th e inceptio no

f th e maste r

contracts . However , th e departmen t shal l requir e an y contracto r

unde r amaste r

contrac t t o appl y th e subtractio nfor

fee s unde r

paragrap h(a ) of thi s subsectio ni nth e selectio nof an y subcontracto r

t o perfor mth e remova l of wast e i namount s equalin g o r exceedin g th e amourit s se t

forthi nparagrap h(b ) of thi s subsection
. Nothin g i nthi s subsectio nshal l b e construe dt o prohibi t th e departmen t

o r th e Orego nDepartmen t of Administrativ e Service s fro mestablishin g contract s pursu an t t o thi s sectio nthroug hcontractin g pro cedure s authorize db y OR S 279.83 5 t o 279.85 5 an dOR S chapter s 279A , 279 B an d279 C tha t d o no t requir e th e solicitatio no f bid s o r proposals
. [Formerly 449.082 ; 198 3 c.740 §181 ; 1987 c.73 4 §11 ; 199 5 c.53 6 §1 ; 199 9 c.740 §6 ; 199 9 c.849 §§102,103 ; 200 1 c.49 5 §§17,18 ; 200 3 c.7 5 §§42,43 ; 200 3 c.40 7 §§25,26 ; 200 3 c.794 §§288,289,290,291 ; 200 9 c.59 5 §948] 468.04 0 Director ; salary
. Th e Environ

menta l Qualit y Commissio nshal l appoin t a directo r wh o shal l hol doffice a t th e pleasur e o f th e cbmmission
. Th e salar y o f th e Directo r o f th e Departmen t

of Environmenta l Qualit y shal l b e fixedb y th e commissio nunles s oth

erwis e provide db y law
. [Formerl y 449.026 ] 468.04 5 Function s o f director ; deleg

ation
. (1 ) Subjec t

t o polic y directio nb y th e Environmenta l Qualit y Commission , th e Di

recto r of th e Departmen t

of Environmenta l Qualit y shall : (a ) B e administrativ e hea do f th e Depart

men t of Environmenta l Quality ; (b ) Hav e power , withi napplicabl e budg

etar y limitatioris , an di naccordanc e wit h OR S chapte r

240 , t o hire , assign , reassign , an dcoordinat e personne l o f th e department ; (c ) Administe r

an denforc e th e law s of th e stat e concernin g environmenta l quality ; and ' (d ) B e authorize dt o psu-ticipat e i nan y proceedin g befor e an y publi c officer , com missio no r

bod y of th e Unite dState s o r

an y stat e for th e purpos e o f

representin g th e cit

izen s o f Oregon , concernin g environmenta l quality
. (2 ) I nadditio nt o dutie s otherwis e re quire db y law , th e directo r shal l prescrib e regulation s for

th e governmen t

o f th e de

partment , th e conduc t

o f it s employees , th e assignmen t

an dperformanc e of

it s busines s an dth e custody , us e an dpreservatio no f it # records , paper s an dpropert y i namanner ! consisten t

wit happlicaibl e law
. ^ (3 ) Th e directo r

ma y delegat e t o an y of l th e employee s ofth e departmen t th e exercis e \ o r discharg e i nth e director' s nam e o f Euiy'v , power , dut y o r

functio no

f whateve r

charac

ter , veste di no r

impose db y la w upo nth e director
. Th e officia

l ac t of an y suc hperso n s o actin g i nth e director' s nam e an db y th e authorit y o

f th e directo r

shal l b e considere d t o b e a nofficia

l ac t o f th e director
. [Formerl

y 449.028 ] 468.05 0 Deput y director
. (1 ) Wit hth e approva l o

f th e commission , th e directo r ma y appoin t adeput y directo r

i nth e unclassifie d servic e wh o shal l serv e a t th e pleasur e o

f th e director
. Th e deput y directo r shal l hav e ful l authorit y t o ac t

for th e director , subjec t

t o direction s o

f th e directbr
. Th e appointmen t o f th e deput y directo r

shal l b e b y writte n order , filedwit hth e Secretar y o f State
. (2 ) Th e deput y directo r

shal l receiv e suc h salar y a s ma y b e provide db y la w or , i f no t s o provided , a s ma y b e fixedb y th e director , an dshal l b e reimburse dfor al l expense s ac-, " tuall y an dnecessaril y incurre db y th e deputy ' directo r i nth e performanc e o f th e official dutie s o f th e deput y director
. [197 3 c.29 l §2 ] Note : 468.05 0 was enacte diat o la w b y th e Legisla

tiv e Assembl y bu t

wa s no t adde dt o o r

mad e apar t

o f OR S chapte r

46 8 o r an y serie s therei n b y legislativ e action
. Se e Prefac e t o Orego nRevise dStatute s fo r fur

the r explanation
. 468.05 5 Contract s wit hOrego nHealt h Authority
. I nadditio nt o th e authorit y grante dimde r

OR S 190.00 3 t o 190.130 , whe n authorize db y th e Environmenta l Qualit y Commissio nan dth e Orego nHealt hAuthor

ity , th e Directo r

o f th e Departmen t

o f Envi

ronmenta l Qualit y an dth e Directo r o f th e Orego nHealt hAuthorit y ma y contrac t o n behal f of thei r respectiv e agencie s for th e purpose s of

carryin g ou t

th e furiMbn s of

ei

the r agency , definin g area s of respphsibility , furnishin g service s o r

employee s by.one
. t o th e othe r

an dgenerall y providin g cbbper

ativ e actio ni nth e interest s o f publi c healt h an dth e qualit y o

f th e environmen t

i nOre

gon . Eac hcontractin g agenc y i s directe dt o maintai nliaiso nwit hth e othe r an dt o coop erat e wit hth e othe r

i nal l matter s of

join t concer n o r

interest
. [Formerl y 449.062 ; 200 9 c.59 5 §949] 468.06 0 Enforceinen t o f riile s b y healt hagencies
. O nit s owr i iriotio nafte r publi c hearing , th e Environmenta l Qualit y Commissio nma y gran t

specifi c authorizatio n t o th e Orego nHealt hAuthorit y o r t o an y county , distric t

o r cit y boar do

f healt ht o enforc e an y rul e o

f th e commissio n relatin g t o ai r o r wate r pollutio no r

soli dwastes . [Formerly 449:064 ; 200 9 c.59 5 §950] Titi e 3 6 Pag e 86 3 (200 9 Edition )468.06 2 PUBLI C HEALT H AN D SAFET Y

468.06 2 Authorit y o f

Departmen t

o f Environmenta l Qualit y t o requir e fingerprints
. Fo r

th e purpos e of

requestin g astat e o r nationwid e crimina l record s chec k unde r OR S 181.534 , th e Departmen t of Environ

menta l Qualit y ma y requir e th e fingerprints of aperso nwho : (1 ) I s employe do r

applyin g for

employ

men t b y th e departmen t

i nth e department' s laborator y an di s expecte dt o b e involve d wit hth e receipt , handlin g o r analysi s o

f sample s tha t

ar e associate dwit hacredibl e terroris t threa t an dtha t

migh t contai n chemica l agents ; (2 ) Provide s service s o r seek s t o provid e service s t o th e department' s laborator y a s a contracto r

an di s expecte dt o b e involve d wit hth e receipt , handlin g o r analysi s of sample s tha t

ar e associate dwit hacredibl e terroris t threa t an dtha t

migh t contai n chemica l agents ; (3 ) I s employe do r

appljdn g for

employ

men t b y th e departmen t

i napositio nin

volve dwit hth e issuance , revie w o r administratio nof

permit s for

th e treatment , disposa l o r

storag e o

f chemica l warfar e agents ; o r (4 ) Provide s service s o r seek s t o provid e service s t o th e departmen t a s acontracto r involve dwit hth e issuance , revie w o r admin

istratio no f

permit s for

th e treatment , dis

posa l o r storag e of

chemica l warfar e agents . [2005 c.73 0 §64

] Note : 468.06 2 wa s enacte dint o la w b y th e Legisla

tiv e Assembl y bu t

wa s ho t adde dt o o r

mad e apar t

o f OR S chapte r

46 8 o r an y serie s therei nb y legislativ e actiqn
. Se e Prefac e t o Orego nRevise dStatute s fo r fur

the r explanation
. 468.06 5 lissuanc e o f

permits ; content ; fees ; use . Subjec t

t o an y specifi c require

ment s impose db y OR S 448.305 , 454.01 0 t o 454.040 , 454.20 5 t o 454.255 , 454.50 5 t o 454.535 , 454.60 5 t o 454.75 5 an dOR S chapter s 468 , 468 A an d468B : (1 ) Application s for

al l permit s author

ize do r reqmre db y OR S 448.305 , 454.01 0 t b 454.040 , 454.20 5 t o 454.255 , 454.50 5 t o 454.535 , 454.60 5 t o 454.75 5 an dOR S chapter s 468 , 468 A an d468 B shal l b e mad e i nafor mpre scribe db y th e Departmen t of Environmenta l Quality
. An y permi t

issue db y th e depart

men t shal l specif

y it s duration , an dth e con dition s for

complianc e wit hth e rule s an d standards , i f

any , adopte db y th e Environ

menta l Qualit y Commissio npursuan t t o OR S 448.305 , 454.01 0 t o 454.040 , 454.20 5 t o 454.255 , 454.50 5 t o 454.535 , 454.60 5 t o 454.75 5 an d OR S chapter s 468 , 468 A an d468B
. (2 ) B y rul e an dafte r

hearing , th e com missio nma y establis haschedul e of fee s for permit s issue dpursuan t t o OR S 468A.040 , 468A.045 , 468A.15 5 an d468B.050
. Excep t a s provide di nOR S 468A.31 5 an d468B.051 , th e fee s containe di nth e schedul e shal l b e base d upo nth e anticipate dcos t o f filing an dinves

tigatin g th e application , of carryin g ou t

ap plicabl e requirement s of Titl e V , of

issuin g o r denyin g th e requeste dpermit , an dof a n inspectio nprogra mt o determin e complianc e o r noncomplianc e wit hth e permit
. Th e fe e shal l accompan y th e applicatio nfor th e per mit
. Th e fee s for

apermi t

issue dunde r

OR S 468A.04 0 o r

468B.05 0 ma y b e impose do na n annua l basis
. (3 ) A napplican t

for certificatio nof

a projec t unde r OR S 468B.04 0 o r

468B.045 , an d an y perso nsubmittin g anotic e o f inten t t b see k reauthorization , apreliminar y applica

tio no r a napplicatio nfor

reauthorizatio no

f awate r righ t for ahydroelectri c projec t un de r OR S 543A.030 , 543A.035 , 543A.075 , 543A.08 0 o r

543A.09 5 shal l pa y a s afe e al l expense s incurre db y th e commissio nan d departmen t

relate dt p th e revie w an ddeci

sio nof th e Directo r

of th e Departmen t

o f Environmenta l Qualit y an dcommission
. Thes e expense s ma y includ e lega l expenses , expense s incurre di nevaluatin g th e project , issuin g o r

denyin g certificatior i an dexpense s of commissionin g a nindependen t stud y b y a contracto r

o f an y aspec t

o f th e propose d project
. Thes e expense s shal l no t includ e th e cost s incurre di ndefendin g adecisio no f ei

the r th e directo r

o r th e commissio nagains t appeal s o r

lega l challenges
. Th e departmen t shal l bil l applicant s for cost s incurre do na monthl y basis , an dshal l provid e abiennia l repor t describin g ho w th e money s wer e spent . A napplican t

ma y arrang e wit hth e departmen t

t o pa y th e fe e o naquaiterl y ba

sis
. Th e departmen t

shal l no t

charg e afe e unde r th e fee authorit y i nthi s subsectio ni f th e holde r

i s bein g charge dafe e unde r OR S 543.08 8 an d543.09 0 o r

543A.405
. I nn o even t shal l th e departmen t

asses s fee s unde r

thi s sectio nan dunde r

OR S 543A.40 5 for

per formanc e of

th e sam e work
. (4 ) Th e departmen t

ma y requir e th e sub

missio no f

plans
. Specification s an dcorrec tion s an drevision s theret o an dsuc hothe r reasonabl e informatio na s i t consider s neces sar y t o determin e th e eligibilit y o f th e appli

can t for th e permit
. (5 ) Th e departmen t

ma y requir e periodi c report s fro mperson s wh o hol dpermit s unde r OR S 448.305 , 454.01 0 t o 454.040 , 454.20 5 t o 454.225 , 454.50 5 t o 454.535 , 454.60 5 t o 454.75 5 an dOR S chapter s 468 , 468 A an d468B
. Th e repor t shal l b e i nafor

mprescribe db y th e departmen t

an dshal l contai nsuc hinforma

tio na s t o th e amoun t

an dnatur e o r

commo n descriptio nof

th e pollutant , contaminan t o r wast e an dsuc hothe r

informatio na s th e de

partmen t ma y require
. (6 ) An y fe e collecte dunde r aschedul e o

f fee s establishe dpursuan t t o thi s sectio no r Titl e 3 6 Pag e 864 (200 9 Edition )ENVIRONMENTA LQUALIT Y GENERALL Y 468.07 3 OR S 468A.31 5 shal l b e deposite di nth e Stat e Treasur y t o th e credi t

of a naccoun t

of th e department
. Th e fee s ar e continuousl y ap propriate dt o mee t

th e expense s o

f th e pro gra mfor whic hthe y ar e collected , excep t a s follows : (a) Th e federa l operatin g permi t progra m shal l includ e acommensurat e amoun t o f th e fee for an y permi t

specifie di nthi s sectio n fo r whic hth e departmen t incur s cost s asso ciate dwit hth e requirement s o f Titl e V an d an y fee s collecte dunde r OR S 468A.315
. Fee s collecte dfor

th e federa l operatin g permi t progra mi nan y bienniu mtha t excee dth e legislativel y approve dbudget , includin g amount s authorize db y th e Emergenc y Boar d for th e federa l operatin g permi t progra mfor suc hbiennium , shal l b e credite dtowar dth e federa l operatin g permi t progra mbudge t

for th e followin g biennium
. (b ) Fee s collecte dfor

permit s issue dun de r OR S 468B.05 0 t o authoriz e th e discharg e o f waste s int o th e water s o f th e • stat e ma y b e use dt o pa y th e expense s o f an y of th e program s associate dwit hth e issuanc e of permit s unde r

OR S 468B.05 0 t o authoriz e th e discharg e of

waste s int o th e water s b f th e state . (c ) Th e fee s collecte dunde r aschedul e o f fee s establishe dpursuan t t o thi s sectio n o r OR S 468A.31 5 b y aregiona l ai r pollutio n contro l au1;horit

y pursuan t

t o apermi t

pro gra mauthorize db y th e commissio nshal l b e retaine db y an dshal l b e incom e t o th e re giona l authorit y excep t a s provide di nOR S 468A.15 5 (2)(c)
. Suc hfee s shal l b e accounte d for an dexpende di nth e sam e manne r a s ar e othe r fund s of

th e regiona l authority
. Hbw

ever , i f th e departmen t

finds afte r

hearin g tha t th e permi t

progra madministere db y th e regiona l authorit y doe s no t conformt o th e requirement s o

f th e permi t

progra mapprove d b y th e commissio npursuan t t o OR S 468A
. 155 , suc hfee s shal l b e deposite dan d expende da s ar e permi t fee s submitte dt o th e department
. (7 ) A s use di nthi s section , "Titl e V " ha s th e meanin g give ni nOR S 468A.300
. [Formerl y 449.733 ; 197 5 c.445 §7 ; 198 3 c.l4 4 §2 ; 198 3 c.740 §182 ; 198 9 c.19 9 §1 ; 198 9 c.83 3 §77 ; 199 1 c.72 3 §1 ; 199 1 c.75 2 §15 ; 199 3 C.79 0 §2 ; 199 7 c.449 §40b ; 199 9 c.87 3 §12 ; 200 5 c.52 3 §3 ] 468.06 7 Organizationa l standin g t o see k judicia l revie w o f

final orde r

i nTitl e V permi t

proceeding
. (1 ) Notwithstandin g OR S 183.48 0 an d,183.484 , a nassociation , o r organizatio nha s standin g t o see k judicia l revie w of

an y final order , a s define di nOR S 183.310 , of

th e Departmen t

of Environmenta l Qualit y o r

o f th e Environmenta l Qualit y Commissio ntha t

relate s t o aproceedin g de

scribe di nsubsectio n(2 ) o f thi s sectio nif

: (a) On e o r

mor e member s o f

th e associ

atio no r organizatio ni s adversel y affecte do r aggrieve db y th e order ; (b ) Th e interest s tha t

th e associatio no r organizatio nseek s t o protec t ar e german e t o th e purpos e o f

th e associatio no r

organiza

tion ; an d (c ) Th e natur e o

f th e clai man dth e relie f requeste ddo no t

requir e tha t

th e member s o f th e associatio no r

organizatio nwh o ar e adversel y affecte do r

aggrieve db y the,orde r participat e i nth e judicia l revie w pro ceedings
. (2 ) Subsectio n(1 ) o

f thi s sectio napplie s t o apermi t

proceedin g pursuan t

t o Titl e V o f th e Clea nAi r

Act , 4 2 U.S.C
. 766 1 t o 76 6 If , a s implemente dunde r OR S chapte r 468A
. [1999.C.51 1 §2

] 468.06 8 [1997 c.569 §§3,4(2) ; renumbere d468B.047 i n 1999] 468.07 0 Denial , modification , suspen sio no r revocatio no f

permits
. (1 ) A t

an y time , th e Departmen t o f Environmenta l Qualit y ma y refus e t o issue , modify , suspend , revok e o r

refus e t o rene w an y permi t issue d pursuan t t o OR S 468.06 5 i f

i t finds: ^ (a ) A materia l misrepresentatio no r false / statemen t

i nth e applicatio nfor

th e permit
. (b ) Failur e t o compl y wit hth e condition s o f th e permit
. (c ) Violatio no

f an y applicabl e provision s o f OR S 466.60 5 t o 466.680 , 466.99 0 (3 ) an d(4 ) an d466.99 5 (2 ) o r

OR S chapter s .468 , 468 A an d468B
. (d ) Violatib nofan y applicabl e rule , stan
dar do r orde r of th e Environmenta l Qualit y Commission
. (2 ) Th e departmen t

ma y modif

y an y per mi t issue dpursuan t

t o OR S 468.06 5 i f

i t finds tha t modificatio ni s necessar y for th e prope r administration , implementatio no r enforce

men t of th e provision s of

OR S 448.305 , 454.01 0 t o 454.040 , 454.20 5 t o 454.255 , 454.50 5 t o 454.535 , 454.60 5 t o 454.755 , 466.60 5 t o 466.68 0 an dOR S chapter s 468 , 468 A an d 468B
. (3 ) Th e procedur e for

modification , sus pension , revocatio no r

refusa l t o issu e o r

re ne w shal l b e th e procedur e for aconteste d cas e a s provide di nOR S chapte r 183
. [197

3 c.83 5 §14 ; 197 9 c.184 §1 ; 198 5 c.73 3 §22;
. 199 3 c:422 §32 ] .468.07 3 Expedite do r

enhance dregula

tor y process ; payment ; dispositio no f payments . (1 ) Th e Departmen t o f Environ

rrienta l Qualit y ma y ente r int o a nagreemen t wit han y applicant , permitte e o r regulate d entit y settin g aschedul e of pajonerit s t o th e departmen t

fo r th e purpos e o

f enablin g th e departmen t

t o expedit e o r

enhanc e aregula

tor y proces s b y contractin g for services , hir

in g additiona l staf

f o r coverin g cbsts

- of Titi e 3 6 Pag e 86 5 (200 9 Edition )468.07 5 PUBLI C HEALT H AN D SAFET Y

activitie s no t

otherwis e provide ddurin g th e ordinar y cours e of

departmen t

business
. Th e departmen t

ma y expen dmoney s receive dun de r th e agreement s for : (a ) Activitie s tmdertake nb y th e depart

men t unde r authorit y of

an y provisio nof OR S chapter s 448 , 453 , 454 , 459 , 459A , 465 , 466 , 467 , 468 , 468 A an d468 B an dOR S 475.40 5 t o 475.495
. (b ) Administerin g an dreviewin g activ

itie s describe dunde r

subsectio n(3 ) o

f thi s sectio ntha t

ar e performe db y athir dparty . (2 ) Payment s agree dt o unde r subsectio n (1 ) of thi s sectio nshal l b e for service s vol

untaril y requeste db y th e applicant , permitte e o r

regulate dentity
. A s pairt of th e agreement , th e departmen t ma y waiv e ial

l o r par t of an y fe e otherwis e impose dfor thos e services
. Th e departmen t shal l no t

alte r o r establis hprocessin g prioritie s o r schedule s base dupo na nexpectatio nof enterin g int o a nagreemen t

unde r subsectio n(1 ) of

thi s section
. (3 ) No t late r tha nJul y 1 , 1998 , th e de

partmen t shal l identif

y departmen t

activitie s o r portion s thereo f

suitabl e for

contractin g ou t t o thir dparties
. Failur e of th e depart

men t t o identif

y aspecifi c activity , shal l no t preven t th e expenditur e o

f fund s for

tha t ac tivit y o r for departmen t

administratio nan d revie w of

tha t activit y unde r

sinagreemen t entere dint o pursuan t

t o subsectio n(1 ) of thi s section
. (4 ) An y money s receive db y th e depart

men t unde r a nagreemen t

describe dunde r subsectio n(1 ) o f

thi s sectio nshal l no t

excee d th e cos t t o th e departmen t

of providin g th e servic e t o th e applicant , permitte e o r regu late dentity
. (5 ) An y payment s receive dunde r a n agreemen t

describe dunde r

subsection s (1 ) t o (4 ) of thi s sectio nshal l b e deposite di nth e Stat e Treasur y t o th e credi t of 'a naccoun t of th e Departmen t

of Environmenta l Qualit y an dar e continuousl y appropriate dfor th e purpose s specifie di nth e individua l agree ments . [199

7 c.56 9 §§2,4(1) ] 468.07 5 Revolvin g fund ; uses . (1 ) O n writte nreques t

o f th e Directo r

of th e De

partmen t o f Environmenta l Qualit y o r th e authorize drepresentativ e o f th e director , th e Orego nDepartmen t

o f Administrativ e Ser

vice s shal l dra w warrant s o namount s appro priate dt o th e Departmen t o f Environmenta l Qualit y for

operatin g expense s for us e b y th e departmen t

a s arevolvin g fund. Th e revolv

in g fun dshal l no t

excee dth e aggregat e su m of $10,00 0 includin g unreimburse dadvances
. Th e revolvin g fun dshal l b e deposite dwit h th e Stat e Treasure r

t o b e hel di naspecia l accoun t agains t whic hth e departmen t ma y dra w checks
. (2 ) Th e revolvin g fun dma y b e use db y th e departmen t

t o pa y for

trave l expenses , o r advance s therefor , for

employee s of

th e departmen t an dfor an y consultant s o r

adviser s for who mpaymen t

o f trave l expense s i s au thorize db y la w o r

for purchase s require d fro mtim e t o tim e o r

for receip t o r disburse

men t o f federa l fund s availabl e unde r federa l law
. (3 ) Al l claim s for

reimbursemen t

of amount s pai dfromth e revolvin g fun dshal l b e approve db y th e departmen t an db y th e Orego nDepartmen t

o f Administrativ e Ser

vices
. Whe nsuc hclaim s hav e bee napproved , awarran t

coverin g the mshal l b e draw ni n favo r o f th e departmen t

an dcharge dagains t th e appropriat e fun do r account , an dshal l b e use dt o reimburs e th e revolvin g fund. [Formerly 449.034 ; 197 7 c.70 4 §7 ] UNIFOR M TRANSBOUNDAR Y POLLUTIO NRECIPROCA L ACCES S AC T 468.07 6 Definition s fo r OR S 468.07 6 t o 468.089
. A s use di nOR S 468.07 6 t o 468.089 : (1 ) "Person " mean s a nindividual , corpo ration , busines s trust , estate , trust , partner
ship , association , join t

venture , governmen t i nit s privat e o r

publi c capacity , govern menta l subdivisio no r

agency , o r

an y othe r lega l entity
. (2 ) "Reciprocatin g jurisdiction " mean s a stat e o f th e Unite dState s of

America , th e Distric t of Columbia , th e Commonwealt ho f Puert o Rico , aterritor y b r possessio nof

th e Unite dState s of

Americ ao r

aprovinc e o r territbr y of

Canada , tha t

ha s enacte da nAc t t o provid e substantiall y equivalen t acces s t o it s court s an dadministrativ e agencie s a s provide di nOR S 468.07 6 t o 468.087
. [199 1 c.82 6 §2] Note : 468.07 6 t o 468.08 9 wer e enacte dmt o la w b y th e Legislativ e Assembl y bu t wer e no t

adde dt o o r

mad e apar t of OR S chapte r

•468 or , an y serie s therei n b y leg

islativ e action
. Se e Prefac e t o Orego nRievisedStatute s for furthe r explanation
. ' 468.07 8 Actio nfo r

pollutio noriginat

in g i nOregon
. An y perso ni na reciprocatin g jurisdictio nma y brin g a nac tio no r othe r proceedin g i nOrego nfor injur y o r threatene dinjur y t o propert y o r perso ni n th e reciprocatin g jurisdictio ncause db y pol

lutio noriginating , o r

tha t ma y originate , i n Oregon
. [199 1 c.82

6 §3 ] Note : Se e not e unde r

468.076
. 468.07 9 Actio nfo r

pollutio noriginat

in g i nreciprocatin g jurisdiction
. A perso n wh o suffers , o r

i s threatene dwith , injur y t o th e perso no r

propert y i nareciprocatin g ju

risdictior i cause db y pollutio noriginating , o r tha t ma y originate , i nOregon , ha s th e sam e right s t o relie f

wit hrespec t

t o th e injur y o r threatene dinjury , an dma y enforc e thos e Titi e 3 6 Pag e 86 6 (200 9 Edition )S i ENVIRONMENTA LQUALIT Y GENERALL Y 468.09 5 right s i nOrego na s i f

th e injur y o r

threat

ene dinjur y occurre di nOregon
. [199 1 c.82 6 §4 ] Note : Se e not e unde r

468.076
. 468.08 0 Applicabilit y o f Orego nlaw
. Th e la w t o b e applie di na nactio no r othe r proceedin g brough t

unde r OR S 468.07 6 t o 468.087 , includin g wha t constitute s "pol

lution, " i s th e la w o

f Orego nexcludin g (Ore

gon' s choic e of

la w rules
. Nothin g i nOR S 468.07 6 t o 468.08 7 restrict s th e applicabilit y of federa l la w i naction s i nwhic hfedera l la w i s preemptive
. Nothin g i nOR S 468.07 6 t o 468.08 7 determine s whethe r stat e la w o r

fed

era l la w applie s i nan y particula r lega l ac tion
. [199 1 c.82

6 §5 ] Note : Se e not e unde r

468.076
. 468.08 1 Right s o f

injure dperson . OR S 468.07 6 t o 468.08 7 do no t accor daperso nin

jure do r threatene dwit hinjur y ir i anothe r jurisdictio nan y right s superio r t o thos e tha t th e perso nwoul dhav e i f injure do r

threat

ene dwit hinjur y i nOregon
. [199 1 c.82 6 §6 ] Note:
. Se e not e unde r

468.076
. 468.08 3 Righ t

conferre dunde r

OR S 468.07 6 t o 468.08 7 i nadditio nt o othe r rights
. Th e righ t

provide di nOR S 468.07 6 t o 468.08 7 i s i nadditio nto , an dno t i n derogatio nof

, an y othe r

right
. [199 1 c.82

6 §7 ]

, , Note : See
. not e unde r 468.076
. 468.08 5 Sovereig nimmunit y defense
. Th e defens e o

f sovereig nimmunit y i s appli

cabl e i nan y actio no r othe r proceedin g brough t unde r OR S 468.07 6 t o 468.08 7 onl y t o th e exten t

tha t i t woul dappl y t o aperso n irijure do r

threatene dwit hinjur y i nOregon
. [199 1 c.82 6 §8] Note : Se e not e unde r

468.076
. 468.08 7 Applicatio nan dconstructio n o f OR S 468.07 6 t o 468.087
. OR S 468.07 6 t o 468.08 7 shal l b e applie dan dconstrue dt o carr y ou t th e genera l purpos e o f OR S 468.07 6 t o 468.08 9 t o mak e unifor mth e la w wit hre spec t t o th e subjec t

o f OR S 468.07 6 t o 468.089 amon g th e jurisdiction s enactin g it
. [199 1 c.82 6 §9] Note : Se e not e unde r 468.076
. 468.08 9 Shor t

title
. OR S 468.07 6 t o 468.08 7 shal l b e know nan dma y b e cite da s th e "Unifor mTransboundar y Pollutio nRe

ciproca l Acces s Act. " [199 1 c.82 6 §1] Note : Se e note-unde r

468.076
. ' ENFORCEMEN T 468.09 0 Complain t

procedure
. (1 ) I n cas e an y writte nsubstantiate dcomplain t i s filedwit hth e Departmen t o f Environmenta l Qualit y whic hi t

ha s caus e t o believe , o r i n cas e th e departmen t

itsel f ha s caus e t o be

lieve , tha t

an y perso ni s violatin g an y rul e o r standar dadopte db y th e Environmenta l Qualit y Commissio no r

an y permi t

issue db y th e departmen t b y causin g o r

permittin g wa te r pollutio no r

ai r pollutio no r

ai r contam
ination , th e departmen t shal l caus e a n investigatio nthereo f

t o b e made
. If

i t finds afte r suc hinvestigatio ntha t suc haviolatio n o f an y rul e o r

standar dof

th e commissio no r o f an y permi t

issue db y th e departmen t ex ists , i t shal l b y conference , conciliatio nan d persuasio nendeavo r

t o eliminat e th e sourc e o r caus e o f th e pollutio no r

contaminatio n whic hresulte di nsuc hviolation
. (2 ) I ncas e o

f failur e t o remed y thf

e vio

lation , th e departmen t

shal l commenc e en forcemen t

proceeding s pursuan t tp th e procedure s se t

fort hi nOR S chapte r

18 3 for aconteste dcas e an di nOR S 468B.032
. [Formerly 449.815 ; 199 9 c.97 5 §3 ] 468.09 5 Investigator y authority ; entr y o npremises ; statu s o f records
. (1 ) Th e Departmen t

of Environmenta l Qualit y shal l hav e th e powe r

t o ente r

upo nan dinspect , a t an y reasonabl e time , an y publi c o r privat e property , premise s o r

plac e for

th e purpos e o f investigatin g eithe r

a nactua l o r

suspecte d sourc e o f wate r pollutio no r

ai r pollutio no r ai r contaminatio no r

t o ascertai ncomplianc e . o r noncomplianc e wit hany . rul e o r standar dj, / adopte do r

orde r o r permi t issue dpursuant. ' t o OR S 448.305 , 454.01 0 t o 454.040 , 454.20 5 t o 454.255 , 454.50 5 t o 454.535 , 454.60 5 t o 454.75 5 an dOR S chapter s 468 , 468 A an d468B
. Th e Environmenta l Qualit y Commissio nshal l als o hav e acces s t o an y pertinen t record s re latin g t o suc hproperty , includin g bu t no t limite dt o blueprints , operatio nan dmainte

nanc e record s an dlogs , operatin g rule s an d procedures
. (2 ) Unles s classifie db y th e Directo r o f th e Departmen t

ofEnvironmenta l Qualit y a s confidential , an y records , report s o r informa

tio nobtame dunde r

OR S 448.305 , 454.01 0 t o 454;040 , 454.20 5 t o 454.255 , 454.50 5 t o 454.535 , 454.60 5 t o 454.75 5 an dOR S chapter s 468 , 468 A an d468 B shal l b e availabl e t o th e pub

lic
. Upo nashowin g satisfactor y t o th e di

recto r b y an y perso ntha t

records , report s o r information , o r

particula r

part s thereof, othe r tha nemissio ndata , i f mad e public , woul ddivulg e asecre t process , devic e o r metho do

f manufacturin g o r

productio nenti

tle dt o protectio na s trad e secret s o f suc h person , th e directo r

shal l classif

y suc hre cord , repor t

o r information , o r

particula r par t thereof, othe r

tha nemissio ndata , confi

dentia l an dsuc hconfidentia l record, , repor t o r information , o r

particula r

par t thereof, othe r tha nemissio ndata , shal l no t b e mad e apar t o f an y publi c recor do r

use di nan y publi c hearin g unles s i t i s determine db y a circui t cour t tha t evidenc e thereo f

i s neces sar y t o th e determinatio no f a nissu e o r

is

sue s bein g decide da t apubli c hearing
. [Formerly 449.169 ; 197 5 c.l7 3 §1 ] Titi e 3 6 Pag e 867 (200 9 Edition )468.10 0 PUBLI C HEALT H AN D SAFET Y

468.10 0 Enforcemen t

procedures ; pow er s o f regiona l authorities ; statu s o f pro cedures
. (1 ) Wheneve r th e Environmenta l Qualit y Commissio nha s goo dcaus e t o be

liev e tha t

an y perso ni s engage do r i s abou t t o engag e i nan y act s o r practice s whic h constitut e aviolatio no f OR S 448.305 , 454.01 0 tO : 454.040 , 454.20 5 t o 454.255 , 454.50 5 t o 454.535 , .454.60 5 t o 454.75 5 an dOR S chapter s 468 , 468 A an d468B , o r an y rule , standar do r order

- adopte do r

entere dpursuan t

thereto , o r of an y permi t

issue dpursuan t

t o OR S 448.305 , 454.01 0 t o 454.040 , 454.20 5 t o 454.255 , 454.50 5 t o 454.535 , 454.60 5 t o 454.75 5 an d OR S chapter s 468 , 468 A an d468B , th e com missio nma y institut e action s o r proceeding s for lega l o r

equitabl e remedie s t o enforc e complianc e theret o o r

t o restrai nfurthe r

vi

olations
. (2 ) Th e proceeding s authorize db y sub

sectio n(1 ) of

thi s sectio nma y b e institute d withou t th e necessit y of

prio r agenc y notice , hearin g an dorder , o r durin g sai dagenc y hearin g i f

i t ha s bee ninitiall y commence db y th e commission
. (3 ) A regiona l authorit y forme dunde r OR S 468A.10 5 ma y exercis e th e sam e func

tion s a s ar e veste di nth e commissio nb y thi s sectio ninsofa r

a s suc hfunction s relat e t o ai r pollutio ncontro l an dar e applicabl e t o th e condition s an dsituation s o f th e territor y withi nth e regiona l authority
. Th e regiona l authorit y shal l carr y ou t thes e function s i n th e manne r

provide dfor

th e commissio nt o carr y ou t th e sam e functions
. (4 ) Th e provision s of

thi s sectio nar e i n additio nt o an dno t

i nsubstitutio nof

an y othe r civi l o r

crimina l enforcemen t pro vision s availabl e t o th e commissiori o r are giona l authority
. Th e provision s o f thi s sectio nshal l no t

preven t th e maintenanc e o

f action s for

lega l o r equitabl e remedie s relat

in g t o privat e o r

publi c nuisance s brough t b y an y othe r

person , o r

b y th e stat e o nrelatio n of an y perso nWithou t

prio r orde r of th e commission
. [197 3 c.82 6 §2 ; 197 9 c.284 §153 ] ; 468.10 5 [Repeale db y 197 4 c.3 6 §28 ] 468.11 0 Appeal ; powe r o f cour t t o sta y enforcement
. An y perso nadversel y affecte d o r aggrieve db y an y orde r o f th e Environ

menta l Qualit y Commissio nma y appea l fro m suc horde r

i naccordanc e wit hth e provision s of OR S chapte r

183
. However , notwithstand

in g OR S 183.48 2 (3) , relatin g t o asta y o f en forcemen t

of a nagenc y orde r

an dth e givin g o f bon do r othe r undertakin g relate dthereto , an y reviewin g cour t

befor e i t

ma y sta y a n orde r o f th e commissio nshal l giv e du e con sideratio nt o th e publi c interes t i nth e con tinue denforcemen t

o f th e commission' s order , an dma y tak e testimon y thereon
. [Formerly 449.090 ; 200 7 c.7 1 §148 ] 468.11 5 Enforcemen t i ncase s o f

emer gency . (1 ) Wheneve r

i t appear s t o th e De

partmen t of Environmenta l Qualit y tha t wate r pollutio no r

ai r pollutio no r

ai r con taminatio ni s presentin g a nimminen t an d substantia l endangermen t t o th e healt ho

f persons , a t

th e directio nof

th e Governo r

th e departmen t

shall , withou t

th e necessit y o

f prio r administrativ e procedure s o r hearing , ente r a norde r

agains t th e perso no r

person s responsibl e for

th e pollutio no r

contamina

tio nrequirin g th e perso no r person s t o ceas e an ddesis t

fro mth e actio ncausin g th e pol

lutio no r contamination
. Suc horde r shal l b e effectiv e for

aperio dno t

t o excee d1 0 day s an dma y b e renewe dthereafte r b y orde r

o f th e Governor
. (2 ) Th e stat e an dlocal polic e shal l coop erat e i nth e enforcemen t o f an y orde r

issue d pursuan t t o subsectio n(1 ) o

f thi s sectio nan d shal l requir e n o furthe r authorit y o r

warran t i nexecutin g an denforcin g suc ha norder
. (3 ) I f an y perso nfail s t o compl y wit h£ m orde r issue dpursuan t

t o subsectio n(1 ) of thi s section , th e circui t cour t i nwhic hth e sourc e of wate r pollutio no r

ai r pollutio no r ai r contaminatio ni s locate dshal l compe l complianc e wit hth e orde r i nth e sam e man ne r a s wit ha norde r

of tha t court . [Formerl

y 449.980] 468.12 0 Publi c hearings ; subpoenas , oaths , depositions
. (1 ) Th e Environmenta l Qualit y Commission , it s member s o r aperso n designate db y ari dactin g for th e commissiori may : . (a ) Conduc t

publi c hearings
. (b ) Issu e subpoena s for

th e attendanc e o

f witnesse s an dth e productio nof books , re cord s an ddocument s relatin g t o matter s be

fore th e commission , (c ) Admiriiste r

oaths
. (d ) Tak e o r

caus e t o b e take ndeposition s an dreceiv e suc hpertinen t an drelevan t proo f a s ma y b e considere dnecessar y o r prope r t o carr y ou t

dutie s ofth e commissio n an dDepartmen t

of Environmenta l Qualit y pursuan t t o OR S 448.305 , 454.01 0 t o 454.040 , 454.20 5 t o 454.255 , 454.50 5 t o 454.535 , 454.60 5 t o 454.75 5 an dOR S chapter s 468 , 468 A an d 468B
. (2 ) Subpoena s authorize db y thi s sectio n ma y b e serve db y an y perso nauthorize db y th e perso nissuin g th e subpoena
. Witnesse s wh o ar e subpoenae dshal l receiv e th e fee s an dmileag e provide di nOR S 44.41 5 (2)
. [Formerly 449.048 ; 198 9 c.98 0 §14b]
. 46ai2 5 [Formerly 449.967 ; 197 7 c.31 7 §2 ; 198 3 c.70 3 §17 ; 198 5 c.73 5 §3 ; 198 7 c.74 1 §19 ; repeale db y 199 1 c.65 0 § 8 (468.12 6 enacte dmhe u o f 468.125) ] Titl e 3 6 Pag e 86 8 (200 9 Edition )ENVIRONMENTA LQUALIT Y GENERALL Y 468.13 0

9 

## i 468.12 6 Advanc e notice
. (1 ) N o civi l

penalt y prescribe dunde r OR S 468.14 0 shal l b e impose dfor

aviolatio no

f a nair , wate r o r soli dwast e permi t

issue db y th e Depart

men t o f Environmenta l Qualit y unti l th e permitte e ha s receive dfive days ' advanc e wamin g i nwritin g fro mth e department , specifyin g th e violatio nan dstatin g tha t a penalt y wil l b e impose dfor th e violatio nun les s th e permitte e submit s th e followin g t o th e departmen t

i nwritin g withi nfive work

in g day s afte r

receip t of th e advanc e wam ing : (a) A respons e certifyin g tha t th e per mitte dfacility i s complyin g wit happlicabl e law ; (b ) A proposa l t o brin g th e facilit y int o complianc e wit happlicabl e la w tha t i s ac ceptabl e t o th e departmen t an dtha t

include s bu t i s no t limite dt o propose dcomplianc e dates ; o r (c ) Fo r awate r qualit y permi t

violation , areques t

i nwritin g t b th e departmen t tha t th e departmen t

follo w th e procedure s pre scribe dunde r

OR S 468B.032
. Notwithstand

in g th e requiremen t

for arespons e t o th e departmen t

withi nfive workin g days , th e permitte e ma y file areques t unde r thi s par agrap hwithi n2 0 day s fro mth e dat e o f ser vic e of th e notice
. (2 ) N o advanc e notic e shal l b e require d unde r subsectio n(1 ) o

f thi s sectio nif

: (a) Th e violatio ni s intentional ; (b ) Th e wate r

o r ai r violatio nwoul dno t normall y occu r

for five consecutiv e days ; (c ) Th e permitte e ha s receive dprio r ad

vanc e wamin g of

an y violatio nof

th e permi t withi nth e 3 6 month s immediatel y precedin g th e violation ; (d ) Th e permitte e i s subjec t t o th e federa l bperatin g permi t

progra munde r

OR S 468A.30 0 t b 468A.32 0 an dviolate s an y ml e o r standar dadopte do r

permi t o r orde r issue d luide r OR S chapte r

468 A an dapplicabl e t o th e permittee ; o r (e ) Th e requiremen t

t o provid e suc hno tic e woul ddisqualif

y astat e progra mfro m federa l approva l o r

delegation
. [199 1 c.65

0 § 9 (enacte di nhe u o

f 468.125) ; 199 3 c.79 0 §3 ; 199 9 c.97 5 §4] 468.13 0 Schedul e o f

civi l penalties ; rules ; factor s t o b e considere di nimpos

in g civi l penalties
. (1 ) Th e Environmenta l Qualit y Commissio nshal l adop t b y rul e a schedul e o r

schedule s establishin g th e amoun t of civi l penalt y tha t

ma y b e impose d for aparticula r

violation ; Excep t

a s provide d i nOR S 468.14 0 (3) , n o civi l penalt y shal l ex cee d$10,00 0 pe r

day
. Wher e th e classifica

tio ninvolve s ai r

pollution , th e commissio n shal l consul t

wit hth e regiona l ai r qualit y contro l authoritie s befor e adoptin g an y clas

sificatio no r

schedule
. (2 ) I nimposin g apenalt y pursuan t t o th e schedul e o r

schedule s authorize db y thi s sec tion , th e commissio nan dregiona l ai r qualit y contro l authoritie s shal l conside r th e follow

in g factors : (a) Th e pas t

histor y o

f th e perso nincur

rin g apenalt y i ntakin g al l feasibl e step s o r procedure s necessar y o r appropriat e t o cor rec t an y violation
. (b ) An y prio r

violation s of

statutes , rules , order s an dpermit s pertainin g t o wate r o r ai r pollutio no r

ai r contaminatio no r

soli dwast e disposal
. (c ) Th e economi c an dfinancial condition s o f th e perso nincurrin g apenalty
. (d ) Th e gravit y an dmagnitud e o f th e vi

olation
. (e ) Whethe r

th e violatio nwa s repeate d o r continuous
. if ) Whethe r

th e caus e of

th e violatio n wa s a nunavoidabl e accident , negligenc e o r a nintentiona l act . (g ) Th e violator' s cooperativenes s an def

- . f fort s t o correc t

th e violation
. f (h ) An y relevant , rul e of th e commission
. (3 ) Th e penalt y impose dunde r thi s sec tio nma y b e remitte do r mitigate dupori suc h term s an dcondition s a s th e cbmmissio no r regiona l authorit y consider s prope r an dcon sisten t wit hth e publi c healt han dsafety
. (4 ) Th e commissio nma y b y rul e delegat e t o th e Departmen t

of Environmenta l Quality , upo nsuc hcoriditiori s a s deeme dnecessary , al l o r par t of th e authorit y of

th e commissio n provide di nsubsectio n(3 ) of thi s sectib nt o remi t o r mitigat e civi l penalties
. [Formerl y 449.970 ; 1197

7 c.31 7 §3 ; 1987 c.26 6 §2 ; 199 1 c.65 0 §4] Note : Th e amendment s t o 468.13 0 b y sectio n 8 , chapte r 267 , Orego nLaw s 2009 , become operativ e Janu

ar y 1 , 2011 , an dappl y t o violation s occurrin g o n o r af

ter Januar y 1 , 2011
. Se e section s 1 7 an d19 , chapte r 267 , Orego nLaw s 2009
. Th e text tha t i s operativ e o nan d afte r Januar y 1 , 2011 , i s se t forthfo r th e user' s con venience
. 468.130
. (1 ) Th e Environmenta l Qualit y Commissio n shal l adop t

b y rul e aschedul e o r

schedule s establishiu g th e amount,o f

civi l penalt y tha t

ma y b e impose dfo

r a particula r

violation
. Excep t

a s provide di nOR S 468.14 0 (3) , n o civi l penalt y shal l excee d$25,00 0 pe r day
. Wher e th e classificatio ninvolve s ai r pollution , the'coriimissid n shal l consul t

wit hth e regiona l ai r

quality ! contro l au thoritie s before adoptin g an y classification^Jbr : schedule
. (2 ) I nimposing , apenalt y pursuan t t o th e schedul e o r schedule s authorize db y thi s sectiori , the i cominissio n an dregiona l ai r

qualit y contro l authoritie s shal l con side r th e followin g factors : ' • ' (a ) Th e pas t

histor y o

f th e perso nincurrin g apen alt y i ntakin g al l feasibl e step s o r procedure s necessar y o r appropriat e t o correc t

an y violation
. (b ) An y prio r

violation s of

statutes , rules , order s an dpermit s enforceabl e b y th e commissio n o r b y re giona l ai r

qualit y contro l authorities
. •• . Titl e 3 6 Pag e 86 9 (200 9 Edition )468.13 5 PUBLI C HEALT H AN D SAFET Y

(c ) Th e economi c an dfinancial condition s o f th e perso nincurrin g apenalty , (d ) Th e gravit y an dmagnitud e o f th e violation
. (e ) Whethe r

th e violatio nwa s repeate do r contin

uous . (f ) Whethe r

th e caus e o

f th e violatio nwa s a nuna voidabl e accident , negligenc e o r a n intentiona l act . (g ) Th e violator' s cooperativenes s an deffort s t o correc t th e violation
. (h ) Whethe r

th e violato r

gaine da neconomi c bene

fit a s aresul t

o f th e violation
. (i ) Any relevan t

rul e o f th e commission
. (3 ) Th e penalt y impose dunde r thi s sectio nma y b e remitte do r

mitigate dupo nsuc hterm s an dcondition s a s the

- commissio no r regiona l authorit y consider s prope r an dconsisten t

wit hth e publi c healt han dsafety
. (4 ) Th e commissio n may b y rul e delegat e t o th e Departmen t

o f Environmenta l Quality , upo nsuc hcon dition s a s deeme dnecessary , al l o r part i o f th e authorit y o f th e commissio nprovide di nsubsectio n(3 ) o f thi s sectio nt o remi t

o r mitigat e civi l penalties
. 468.13 5 Impositio no f civi l penalties
. (1 ) An y civi l penalt y unde r OR S 468.14 0 shal l b e impose di nth e manne r provide di nOR S 183.745
. (2 ) Al l penaltie s recovere dunde r OR S 468.14 0 shal l b e pai dint o th e Stat e Treasur y an dcredite dt o th e Genera l Fund , o r i nth e even t th e penalt y i s recovere db y aregiona l ai r qualit y contro l authority , i t shal l b e pai d int o th e count y treasur y of th e count y i n which.th e violatio noccurred
. [Formerl y 449.973 ; 198 9 c.706 §17 ; 199 1 c.65 0 §6 ; 199 1 c.73 4 §37 ] 468.14 0 Civi l penaltie s fo r specifie dvi

olations
. (1 ) I nadditio nt o an y othe r penalt y provide db y law , an y perso nwh o violate s an y of th e followin g shal l incu r acivi l penalt y for eac hda y o

f violatio ni nth e amoun t pre scribe db y th e schedul e adopte dunde r OR S ,468.130 : . ; (a ) Th e term s o r

condition s o

f an y permi t require dor ' authorize db y la w an dissue db y th e Departmen t

o f Environmenta l Qualit y o r aregiona l ai r

qualit y contro l authority
.

. (b ) An y provisio no

f OR S 164.785 , 448!305 , 454.01 0 t o 454.040 , 454.20 5 t o 454.255 , 454.50 5 t o 454.535 , 454.60 5 t o 454.755 , OR S chapte r 46 7 an dOR S chapter s 468 , 468 A an d468B
. (c ) An y rul e o r

standar do r

orde r o f th e Environmenta l Qualit y Commissio nadopte d b r issue dpursuan t

t o OR S 448.305 , 454.01 0 tb 454.040 , 454.20 5 t o 454.255 , 454.50 5 t o 454.535 , 454.605.t o 454.755 , OR S chapte r 46 7 an dOR S chapter s 468 , 468 A an d468B
. (d ) An y ter mo r

conditio no

f avarianc e grante db y th e commissio no r departmen t pursuan t t o OR S 467.060
. (e ) An y rul e o r

standar do r

orde r o f a regiona l authorit y adopte do r issue dunde r authorit y o

f OR S 468A
. 135
. if ) Th e financial assuranc e requiremen t unde r OR S 468B.39 0 an d468B.48 5 o r an y rul e relate dt o th e financial assuranc e re quiremen t

unde r OR S 468B.390
. (2 ) Eac hda y o

f violatio nunde r

subsec

- ' tio n(1 ) bf

thi s sectio nconstitute s aseparat e offense
. (3)(a) I nadditio nt o an y othe r penalt y provide db y law , an y perso nwh o inten

tionall y o r

negligentl y cause s o r

permit s th e discharg e o

f oi l int o th e water s o

f th e stat e shal l incu r

acivi l penalt y no t

t o excee dth e amoun t o f $20,00 0 for

eac hviolation
. (b ) I nadditio nt o an y othe r penalt y pro vide db y law , th e followin g person s shal l incu r acivi l penalt y no t t o excee dth e amoun t o f $10,00 0 fo

r eac hda y o

f violation : (A) An y perso nwh o violate s th e term s o r condition s o

f apermi t

authorizin g wast e discharg e int o th e ai r

o r water s o

f th e state . (B ) An y perso nwh o violate s an y law , rule , orde r

o r standar di nOR S 448.305 , 454.01 0 t o 454.040 , 454.20 5 t o 454.255 , 454.50 5 t o 454.535 , 454.60 5 t o 454.75 5 an dOR S chap

ter s 468 , 468 A an d468 B relatm g t o ai r o r wate r pollution
. (C ) An y perso nwh o violate s th e pro vision s of

arul e adopte do r

a norde r

issue d unde r OR S 459A.590
. (4 ) I nadditio nt o an y othe r penalt y pro vide db y law , an y perso nwh o violate s th e provision s o

f OR S 468B.13 0 shal l incu r a civi l penalt y no t

t o excee dth e amoun t o f $50 0 for eac hda y o

f violation
. (5 ) Subsectio n(l)(c ) an d(e ) o f thi s sec tib ndbe s no t

appl y t o violatibn s o f moto r vehicl e emissio nstandard s whic har e no t vi

olation s of

standard s for

contro l o

f nois e emissions
. (6 ) Notwithstandin g th e limit s o f OR S 468.13 0 (1 ) an di nadditio nt o an y othe r pen alt y provide dby : law , an y perso nwh o inten

tionall y b r

negligentl y cause s o r permit s ope nfieldburnin g contrar y t o th e provision s o f OR S 468A.55 5 t o 468A.62 0 an d468A.992 , 476.38 0 an d478:96 0 shal l b e assesse db y th e departmen t

acivi l penalt y o

f a t leas t $2 0 bu t no t mor e tha n$4 0 for

eac hacr e s o burned
. An y fines collecte db y th e departmen t pur siian t t b thi s subsectio nshal T b e deposite d wit hth e Stat e Treasure r t o th e credi t

of th e Genera l Fun dari dshal l b e availabl e for gen era l governmenta l expense . A s use di nthi s subsection , "ope nfieldburning " doe s no t in

clud e propan e flaming o f min t stubble
. [Formerly 449.993 ; 1975 , c.55 9 §14 ; 197 7 c.51 1 §5 ; 197 9 c.35 3 §1 ; 198 7 c.51 3 §1 ; 198 9 c.26 8 §4 ; 198 9 c . 1042 §7 ; 199 1 c.76 4 §6 ; 199 7 c.47 3 §1;-200 1 c.68 8 §7] '
. . Note : Th e amendment s t o 468.14 0 b y sectio n9 , chapte r 267 , Orego nLaw s 2009 , become operativ e Janu

ar y 1 , 2011 , an dappl y t o violation s occurrin g o no r af

ter Januar y 1 , 2011
. Se e section s 1 7 an d19 , chapte r 267 , Orego nLaw s 2009
. Th e tex t tha t i s operativ e o nan d afte r Januar y 1 , 2011 , i s se t forthfo r the

- user' s con venience
. Titi e 3 6 Pag e 87 0 (200 9 Edition )ENVIRONMENTA LQUALIT Y GENERALL Y 468.15 5 

## I 1 468.140
. (1 ) I nadditio nt o an y othe r penalt y pro vide db y law , an y perso nwh o violate s an y o f th e fol

lowin g shal l incu r

acivi l penalt y for

eac hda y o

f violatio ni nth e amoun t prescribe db y th e schedul e adopte dunde r

ORS 468.130 : (a ) Th e term s o r

condition s o

f an y permi t

require d o r authorize db y la w an dissue db y th e Departmen t o f Environmenta l Qualit y o r aregiona l ai r

qualit y contro l authority
. (b ) An y provisio n o

f OR S 164.785 , 448.305 , 454.01 0 t o 454.040 , 454.20 5 t o 454.255 , 454.50 5 to 454.535 , 454.60 5 t o 454.75 5 an d783.62 5 to 783.64 0 an dORS chapte r 46 7 an dOR S chapter s 468 , 468 A an d468B
. (c ) An y rul e o r

standar do r

orde r of th e Environ

menta l Qualit y Commissio nadopte do r issue dpursuan t to ORS 448.305 , 454.01 0 to 454.040 , 454.20 5 to 454.255 , 454.50 5 to 454.535,-454.60 5 to 454.75 5 an d783.62 5 t o 783.64 0 an dOR S chapte r 46 7 an dOR S chapter s 468 , 468A an d468B
. (d ) An y termo r

conditio n of

avarianc e grante db y th e commissio no r

departmen t

pursuan t

to OR S 467.06()
. (e ) An y rul e o r

standar do r

orde r o f aregiona l authorit y adopte do r

issue dunde r

authorit y o

f OR S 468A.135
. (f ) Th e financial assuranc e requiremen t unde r OR S 468B.39 0 an d468B.48 5 o r an y rul e relate dt o th e fiiiaricial assuranc e requiremen t unde r OR S 468B.390
. (2 ) Eac hda y o

f violatio nunde r

subsectio n(1 ) o

f thi s sectio nconstitute s aseparat e offense
. (3)(a ) I nadditio nt o an y othe r penalt y provide db y law , an y perso nwh o intentionall y o r negligentl y cause s o r permit s th e discharg e o f oi l o r hazardou s materia l int o th e water s o

f th e stat e o r

intentionall y o r

negli

gentl y fail s t o clea nu p aspil l o r releas e o

f oi l o r haz

ardou s materia l int o th e water s ofth e stat e a s require d b y ORS 466.64 5 shal l incu r acivi l penalt y no t

t o excee d th e amoun t

of $100,00 0 for

eac hviolation
. (b ) I nadditio nt o an y othe r penalt y 'provide db y law , th e followin g person s shal l incu r acivi l penalt y no t to excee dth e amoim t

o f $25,00 0 for

eac hda y o

f vi

olation : (A) An y perso nwh o violate s th e terms o r condi

tion s of aperiiii t

authorizin g wast e discharg e int o th e ai r o r water s o

f th e state . (B ) An y perso nwh o violate s an y law , rule , orde r o r standar dmOR S 448.305 , 454.01 0 to 454.040 , 454.20 5 to 454.255 , 454.50 5 to 454.535 , 454.60 5 to 454.75 5 an d 783.62 5 to 783.64 0 an dOR S chapter s 468 , 468 A an d468 B relatin g t o ai r

o r wate r pollution
. (G) An y perso nwh o violate s th e provision s o f a rul e adopte do r

a n orde r >issuedunde r

OR S 459A.590
. (4 ) I naddition ' t o an y othe r penalt y provide db y law , an y persor i wh o violate s th e provision s o f ORS 468B.13 0 shal l incu r

acivi l penalt y no t

t o excee dth e amoun t o f $1,00 0 fo

r eac hda y o

f violation
. (5 ) Subsectio n(l)(c ) an d(e ) o f thi s sectio n doe s no t appl y t o violatiori s o

f moto r vehicl e emissio nstandard s whic har e no t

violation s o

f standard s for

contro l o

f nois e emissions ; (6 ) Notwithstandin g th e hmit s o f ORS 468.13 0 (1 ) an di nadditio nt o an y othe r penalt y provide db y law , an y perso nwh o intentionall y o r negligentl y cause s o r permit s ope n fieldburnin g contrar y t o th e provision s o f ORS 468A.55 5 to 468A.62 0 an d468A.992 , 476.38 0 an d 478.96 0 sha

U b e assesse db y th e departmen t acivi l pen alt y of a t leas t $2 0 bu t no t mor e tha n $4 0 fo

r eac hacr e s o burned
. An y fines collecte db y th e departmen t pm suan t t o thi s subsectio nshal l b e deposite dwit hth e Stat e Treasure r

t o th e credi t

o f th e (xenera l Fun dan d shal l b e availabl e fo

r genera l governmenta l expense . A s iise di nthi s subsection , "ope n fieldburning " doe s no t includ e propan e flaming o f min t stubble
. POLLUTIO NCONTRO LFACILITIE S TAX CREDI T 468.15 0 Fiel dsanitatio nan dstra w utilizatio nan ddisposa l method s a s "pol

lutio ncontro l facilities. " Afte r alternativ e method s for

fieldsanitatio nan dstraw , utili

zatio nan ddisposa l ar e approve db y th e De

partmen t o f Environmenta l Quality , "pollutio ncontro l facility, " a s define di n OR S 468.155 , shal l includ e suc happrove dal

ternativ e method s an dperson s purchasin g an dutilizin g suc hmethod s shal l b e eligibl e for th e benefit s allowe db y OR S 468.15 5 t o 468.190
. [197 5 c.55 9 §15 ; 199 9 c.5 9 §136 ] Note : 468.15 0 was enacte dint o law b y th e Legisla

tiv e Assembl y bu t

wa s no t adde dt o o r

mad e apar t

o f OR S chapte r

46 8 o r an y serie s therei nb y legislativ e action
. Se e Prefac e to Orego nRevise dStatute s fo r fur

the r explanation
. 468.15 3 Legislativ e findings an ddecla

rations
. (1 ) Th e Legislativ e Assembl y finds tha t th e concep t

o f environmenta l responsi

bilit y ha s mature dbeyon dbasi c complianc e wit hregulator y requirement s t o on e i n whic hcitizen s an dbusinesse s voluntaril y implemen t

innovativ e solution s t o achiev e . share denvironmenta l goals
. , / (2 ) Th e Legislativ e Assembl y declares ' tha t apollutio ncontro l ta x credi t tha t shift s th e majorit y o

f th e incentiv e awa y fro m compensatio nfor

basi c regulator y compli

anc e an dtowar dencouragin g voluntar y in

vestmen t i s a neffectiv e wa y t o achiev e environmenta l goals
. (3 ) Th e Legislativ e Assembl y finds an d declare s tha t

i t i s th e polic y o

f thi s stat e t o promot e sustainabilit y an dprovid e incentive s for th e voluntar y prevention , elimination , re ductio no r

contro l o

f ai r pollution , wate r pollution , soli dwast e an dhazardou s wast e throug hth e voluritar y applicatio nof innova

tiv e solution s t o achiev e th e environmenta l goal s o f thi s state . (4 ) Th e Legislativ e Assembl y declare s i t t o b e th e polic y o f

thi s stat e t o promot e so cial , economi c an derivironmenta l principle s o f sustainabiht y b y providin g incentive s t o individual s an dbusinesse s tha t suppor t so cial , economi c an denvironmenta l sustainabilit y goals
. [2001 c.92 8 §9 ] Note : 468.15 3 wa s enacte dirit o la w b y th e Legisla

tiv e Assembl y bu t

wa s no t adde dto o r

mad e apar t

o f OR S chapte r

46 8 o r an y serie s therei nb y legislativ e action
. Se e Prefac e t o Orego nRevise dStatute s fo r fur

the r explanation
. 468.15 5 Definition s fo r OR S 468.15 5 t o 468.190
. (l)(a ) A s use di nOR S 468:15 5 t o 468.190 , unles s th e contex t require s other

wise , "pollutio ncontro l facility " o r "facility " mean s an y land , structure , build

ing , installation , excavation , machinery , equipmen t

o r device , o r

an y additio nto , re constructio nof

o r improvemen t

of , lan do r Titl e 3 6 Pag e 87 1 (2009 Edition )468.16 0 PUBLI C HEALT H AN D SAFET Y

a nexistin g structure , building , installation , excavation , machinery , equipmen t o r devic e reasonabl y used , erected , constructe do r in

stalle db y an y perso nif : (A) Th e principa l purpos e o f suc huse , erection , constructio no r installatio ni s t o compl y wit harequiremen t impose db y th e Department , o

f Environmenta l Quality , th e federa l Environmenta l Protectio nAgenc y o r regiona l ai r

pollutio nauthorit y t o prevent , coritro l o r

reduc e air , wate r

o r nois e pol

lutio no r soli do r hazardou s wast e o r

t o re cycl e o r provid e for

th e appropriat e disposa l o f use doil ; o r (B ) Th e sol e purpos e o f suc huse , erection , constructio no r installatio ni s t o prevent , contro l o r

reduc e asubstantia l quantit y of

air , wate r

o r nois e pollutio no r soli do r hazardou s wast e o r

t o recycl e o r provid e for

th e appropriat e disposa l of use d oil
. (b ) Suc hprevention , contro l o r reductio n require db y thi s subsectio nshal l b e accom - .plishe dby : (A ) Th e disposa l o r

eliminatio no f

o r re desig nt o eliminat e industria l wast e an dth e us e o f treatmen t

work s for

industria l wast e a s define dmOR S 468B:ob5 ; (B ) Th e disposa l o r

.eliminatio no f

o r re desig nt o eliminat e ai r contaminant s o r

ai r pollutio no r

ai r contaminatio nsource s an d th e us e of

ai r cleanin g device s a s define di n OR S 468A.005 ; (C ) Th e substantia l reductio no r elimi

natio nof o r redesig nt o eliiriinat e nois e pol

lutio np r nois e emissio nsource s a s define d b y rul e o

f th e Environmenta l Qualit y Com

mission ; (D ) Th e us e of

amateria l recover y proc es s whic hobtain s usefu l materia l fi:ommate
ria l tha t woul dbtherwis e b e sbli dwast e a s define di nOR S 459.005 , hazardou s wast e a s define di nOR S 466.005 , o r use doi l a s define d i nOR S 459A.555 ; o r (E ) Th e treatment , substantia l reductio n o r eliminatio nof

o r redesig nt o treat , sub

stantiall y reduc e or . eliminat e hazardou s wast e a s define di nOR S 466.005
. (2)(a) A s use dmOR S 468.15 5 t o 468:190 , "pollutio ncontrb l facility " o r "facility " in

clude s anonpoin t

sourc e pollutio ncontro l facility
. (b ) A s use di nthi s subsection , "nonpoin t sourc e pollutio ncontro l facility " mean s afa

cilit y tha t

th e Environmenta l Qualit y Com

missio nha s identifie db y rul e a s reducin g o r controllin g significan t

amount s of

nonpoin t sourc e pollution
. (3 ) A s use di nOR S 468.15 5 t o 468.190 , "pollutio ncontro l facility " o r "facility " doe s no t include : (a) Ai r conditioners ; (b ) Septi c tank s o r

othe r facilitie s fo r huma nwaste ; (c ) Propert y installed , constructe do r use dfor movin g sewag e t o th e collectin g fa

cilitie s of

apubli c o r

quasi-publi c sewerag e system ; (d ) An y distinc t

portio no

f apollutio n contro l facilit y tha t

make s a ninsignifican t contributio nt o th e principa l o r sol e purpos e of th e facilit y includin g th e followin g specifi c items : (A) Offic e building s an dfurnishings ; (B ) Parkin g lot s an droa dimprovements ; (C ) Landscaping ; (D ) Externa l lighting ; (E ) Compan y o r

relate dsigns ; an d (F ) Automobiles ; (e ) Replacemen t

o r reconstructio no

f al l o r apar t of an y facilit y for

whic hapollutio n coritrol facilit y certificat e ha s previousl y bee nissue dunde r

OR S 468.170 , except : (A) I f th e cos t t o replac e o r

reconstruc t th e facilit y i s greate r

tha nth e like-for-lik e replacemen t

cos t of th e origina l facilit y du e t o arequiremen t

impbse db y th e department , th e federa l Environmenta l Protectio nAgenc y o r aregiona l ai r

pbllutio nauthority , the n th e facilit y ma y b e eligibl e for ta x credi t certificatio nu p t o a namoun t equa l t o th e differenc e betwee nth e cbs t o f th e ne w facil

it y an dth e like-for-lik e replacemen t cos t of th e origina l facility ; o r (B ) I f afacilit y i s replace dp r recon structe dbefor e th e eri do f it s usefu l lif

e the n th e facilit y ma y b e eligibl e for th e remainde r of th e ta x credi t

certifie dt o th e origina l fa

cility ; if ) Asbesto s abatemerit ; o r (g ) Propert y installed , constructe do r use dfor cleanu p o

f emergenc y spill s o r

un authorize dreleases , a s define db y th e com mission
. {Formerl

y 449.605 ; 1975
. c.49

6 §1 ; 197 7 c.79 5 §1 ; 197 9 C.80

2 §1 ; 198 3 c.63 7 §1 ; 198 7 c.59 6 §4 ; 198 9 c.802 §4 ; 199 9 c.82 6 §1] , 468.16 0 Policy
. I nth e interes t of th e publi c peace , healt han dsafety , i t i s th e pol

ic y of th e Stat e b

f Orego nt o assist ' i nth e prevention , contro l an dreductio no f air , wa te r an dnois e pollutio nan dsoli dwaste , haz

ardou s waste s ari duse doi l i nthi s stat e b y providin g ta x relie f

wit hrespec t

t o Orego n facilitie s constructe dt o accomplis hsuc h prevention , contro l an dreduction
. [Formerl y 449.615 ; 197 5 c,49 6 §2 ; 197 7 c,79 5 §2 ; 197 9 c.802 §2 ] 468.16 3 Commencemen t o f construc
tio no r installatio no f

facility
. Fo r

pur pose s of

OR S 468.15 5 t o 468.190 , th e constructio no r

installatio no

f afacilit y i s commence dwhe nth e perso nconstructin g o r Titl e 3 6 Pag e 87 2 (200 9 Edition )ENVIRONMENTA LQUALIT Y GENERALL Y 468.16 5 installin g th e facilit y ha s obtaine dal l neces sar y preliminar y approval s an dha s begu n continuou s on-sit e modification , construction , installatio no r

othe r activity , th e completio n of whic hwil l caus e th e perso nt o b e abl e t o obtai ncertificatio nunde r OR S 468.15 5 t o 468.190
. Interruption s an ddelay s resultin g fro mnatura l disasters , strikes , litigatio no r othe r matter s beyon dth e contro l of th e owne r shal l b e disregarde di ndeterminin g whethe r th e action s undertake nb y th e per so nar e continuous
. Th e burde no f demon

stratin g tha t

constructio no r

installatio no

f afacilit y i s commence dshal l b e born e b y th e perso nfiling a napplicatio nfor certificatio n imde r OR S 468.165
. [2001 c.92 8 §8a ] 468.16 5 Applicatio nfo r certificatio no f pollutio ncontro l facilities ; rules ; fees
. (1 ) An y perso nma y appl y t o th e Environmenta l Qualit y Commissio nfor certificatio nunde r OR S 468.17 0 o

f apollutio ncontro l facility o r portio nthereo f

erected , constructe do r in

stalle db y th e perso ni nOrego nif : (a ) Th e ai r

o r wate r pollutio ncontro l fa

cilit y wa s erected , constructe do r installe d o no r afte r Januar y 1 , 1967
. (b ) Th e nois e pollutio ncontro l facilit y wa s erected , constructe do r installe do no r afte r Januar y 1 , 1977
. (c ) Th e sbli dwast e facilit y wa s unde r constructio no no r

afte r Januar y 1 , 1973 , th e hazardou s wast e o r

use doi l facilit y wa s un de r constructio no no r

afte r Octobe r 3 , 1979 , ari dif : (A) Th e facility' s principa l o r sol e pur pos e conform s t o th e requirement s of OR S 468.15 5 (1 ) an d(2) ; (B ) Th e facilit y wil l utiliz e materia l tha t woul dotherwis e b e soli dwast e a s define di n OR S 459.005 , hazardou s wast e a s define di n OR S 466.00 5 o r

use doi l a s define di nOR S 459A.55 5 b y mechanica l proces s o r chemica l proces s o r

throug hth e production , process in g includin g presegregatipn , o r us e bf , ma terial s whic hhav e usefu l chemica l o r physica l propertie s an dwhic hma y b e use d for th e sam e o r

othe r purposes , o r

material s whic hma y b e use di nth e sam e kin do f ap plicatio na s it s prio r

us e withou t

chang e i n identity ; (C ) Th e en dproduc t

of th e utilizatio ni s a nite mof

rea l economi c value ; (D ) Th e en dproduc t

of th e utilization , othe r tha nausabl e sourc e b f power , i s com petitiv e wit ha nen dproduc t produce di nan othe r state ; an d (E ) Th e Orego nla w regulatin g soli d wast e impose s standard s a t leas t substan

tiall y equivalen t

t o th e federa l law
. (d) Th e hazardou s wast e contro l facilit y wa s erected , constructe do r installe do no r afte r Januar y 1 , 1984 , an dif : (A) Th e facility' s principa l o r sol e pur pos e conform s t o th e requirement s o f OR S 468.15 5 (1 ) an d(2) ; an d (B ) Th e facility i s designe dt o treat , sub

stantiall y reduc e o r

eliminat e hazardou s wast e a s define di nOR S 466.005
. (2 ) Th e applicatio nshal l b e mad e i n writin g i nafor

mprescribe db y th e Depart

men t o f Erivironmenta l Qualit y an dshal l contai ninformatio no nth e actua l cos t o f th e facility , adescriptio nofth e material s incor

porate dtherein , al l machiner y an dequip

men t mad e apar t

thereof, th e existin g o r propose doperationa l procedur e thereof, an d astatemen t

o f th e purpos e o

f prevention , contro l o r

reductio no

f air , wate r

o r nois e pollutio no r

soli do r hazardou s wast e o r

re cyclin g o r

appropriat e disposa l o f use doi l serve do r t o b e serve db y th e facility an dth e portio no

f th e actua l cos t

properl y allocabl e t o th e prevention , contro l o r reductio nof

air , wate r o r nois e pollutio no r

soli do r hazard

ou s wast e o r

t o recyclin g o r

appropriatel y / disposin g o

f use doil
. . ' (3 ) Th e Directo r

o f th e Departmen t

o f Environmenta l Qualit y ma y requir e an y fur

the r informatio nth e directo r consider s nec essar y befor e acertificat e i s issued
. (4 ) Th e applicatio nshal l b e accompanie d b y afee establishe dunde r subsectio n(5 ) of thi s section
. Th e fee ma y b e refunde di f th e applicatio nfor , certificatio ni s rejected
. (5 ) B y rul e an dafte r

hearin g th e com missio nma y adop t

aschedul e of

reasonabl e fee s whic hth e departmen t ma y requir e o f applicant s for

certificate s issue duride r OR S 468.16 7 an d468.170
. Before th e adoptio no r revisio no

f an y suc hfee s th e commissio n shal l estimat e th e tota l cos t o f th e progra m t o th e department
. Th e fee s shal l b e base d o nth e anticipate dcos t of filing, investigat

ing , grantiri g an drejectin g th e application s an dshal l b e designe dno t t o excee dth e tota l cos t estimate db y th e comriiission
. An y ex ces s fee s shal l b e hel db y th e departmen t an d shal l b e use db y th e commissio nt o reduc e an y futur e fee increases
. Th e fe e ma y var y accordin g t o th e siz e an dcomplexit y of th e facility
. Th e fee s ma y no t b e considere db y th e commissio na s par t o f th e cos t o f th e fa

cilit y t o b e certified
. (6 ) Th e applicatio nshal l b e submitte daf

te r constructio nof

th e facility i s substan

tiall y complete dan dth e facilit y i s place di n servic e an dwithi non e yea r afte r construc
tio nofth e facilit y i s substantiall y completed
. Failur e t o file , atimel y applicatio nshal l mak e th e facilit y ineligibl e for ta x credi t certification
. Ar

i applicatio nma y no t b e Titl e 3 6 Pag e 87 3 (200 9 Edition )468.16 7 PUBLI C HEALT H AN D SAFET Y considere dfiledunti l i t i s complet e an d read y for

processing
. Th e commissio nma y gran t a nextensio nof

tim e t o file a napplica

tio nfor circumstance s beyon dth e contro l o f th e applican t

tha t woul dmak e atimel y filing unreasonable
. However , th e perio dfo r filing a napplicatio nma y no t

b e extende dt o adat e beyon dDecembe r

31 , 2008
. [Formerl

y 449.625 ; 197 4 C.3 7 §2 ; 197 5 c.49 6 §3 ; 197 7 c.79 5 §3 ; 197 9 c.802 §3 ; 198 1 C.35 9 §1 ; 198 3 c.63 7 §2 ; 198 9 c.802 §5 ; 199 5 c.74 6 §2 ; 199 9 c.82 6 §2 ; 200 1 c.92 8 §1 ] 468.16 7 Applicatio nfo r precertifica

tion
. (1 ) An y perso nproposin g t o appl y for certificatio nfor

ta x relie f

unde r OR S 468.15 5 t o 468.19 0 ma y apply , befor e th e completio n of a , pollutio ncontro l facility , for precerti

ficationof , th e facilit y wit hth e Environ

menta l Qualit y Commission
. (2)(a ) Th e applicatio nshal l b e mad e i n writin g i naformprescribe db y th e Depart

men t o f Environmenta l Quality
. Th e applica

tio nshal l contai nth e followin g information : (A) A statemen t

of th e purpos e of

pre ventiori , contro l o r

reductio no

f air , wate r

o r nois e pollutio no r

soli do r hazardou s wast e o r recyclin g o r

appropriat e disposa l of use d oi l serve do r

t o b e serve db y th e facility
. (B ) A descriptio no

f th e material s for

in

brporatio nint o th e facilit y o r incorporate d Irit o th e facility , machiner y an dequipmen t t o b e mad e o r

mad e apar t

o f th e facilit y an d th e propose db r

existin g operationa l proce dur e of th e facility
. (C ) An y furthe r

informatio nth e Directo r of th e Departmeri t

o f Environmenta l Qualit y consider s necessar y befor e precertificatio ni s issued
. (b ) Th e applicatio nnee dno t contai nin

formatio no nth e actua l cos t of th e facilit y o r th e portio no f

th e actiia l cos t

properl y allocabl e t o th e prevention , contro l o r re ductio nof

air , wate r

o r nois e pollutio no r soli dor . hazardou s wast e b r t o recyclin g o r appropriatel y disposin g o f use doil
. ,(c ) Th e applicatio nshal l b e accompanie d b y afe e a s provide dunde r OR S 468.16 5 (5)
. lli e fe e ma y b e refunde di f th e applicatio n fbr preliminar y certificatio ni s rejected
. (3 ) I f th e commissio ndetermine s tha t th e perso nan dth e pollutio ncontro l facilit y wil l b e eligibl e for

ta x relie f

unde r OR S 307.40 5 o r 315.30 4 i f

th e facilit y i s erected , con structed ; reconstructed , adde dto , installed , improve do r

use di naccordanc e wit hth e ap plicatio nfor

precertification , th e commissio n shal l precertif

y th e facilit y b y approvin g th e application
. (4 ) I f th e facilit y i s erected , constructed , ^constructed , adde dto , installed , improve d o r use da s propose di nth e applicatio nfor precertification , th e commission' s approva l of th e applicatio nshal l b e prim afaci e evi

denc e tha t th e facilit y i s qualifie dfor certi

ficationfor

ta x relie f

unde r OR S 468.170
. However , precertificatio nshal l no t ensur e tha t afacility erected , constructed , recon structed , adde dto , installed , improve do r use db y th e precertifie dperso nwil l receiv e certificatio nunde r

OR S 468.17 0 o r

ta x relie f unde r OR S 307.40 5 or

315.304 : (5 ) I f th e commissio nfail s o r refuse s t o precertif y aperson , an dfacility , th e persb n ma y appea l a s provide di nOR S 468.17 0 (3)
. [199 5 c.74 6 §6

] 468.17 0 Actio no napplication ; re jection ; appeal ; issuanc e o f certificate ; certification
. (1 ) Th e Environmenta l Qualit y Commissio nshal l ac t

o na napplicatio nfor certificatio nbefor e th e 120t hda y afte r th e filing ofth e applicatio nunde r OR S 468.165
. Th e actio no

f th e commissio nshal l includ e certificatio nof

th e actua l cos t

o f th e facilit y an dth e portio nof

th e actua l cos t

properl y allocabl e t o th e prevention , contro l o r re ductio nof

air , wate r

o r nois e pollutio no r soli do r hazardou s wast e o r

t o recyclin g o r appropriatel y disposin g o f use doil
. Th e ac tua l cos t o r portio no

f th e actua l cos t

certi

fiedma y no t

excee dth e taxpayer' s ow ncas h investmen t

i nth e facilit y o r

portio no

f th e facility
. Eac hcertificat e shal l bea r asepa rat e seria l numbe r

for eac hsuc hfacility
. (2 ) I f th e commissio nreject s a napplica

tio nfor certification , o r

certifie s alesse r

ac tua l cos t o f th e facilit y o r

alesse r

portio n b f th e actua l cos t

properl y allocabl e t o th e prevention , contro l b r

reductio no

f air , wate r o r nois e pollutio no r

soli do r

hazardou s wast e o r t o recyclin g o r

appropriatel y dis

posin g o f use doi l tha nwa s claime di nth e applicatio nfor

certification , th e commissio n shal l caus e writte nnotic e of it s action , an d aconcis e statemen t

of th e findings an drea son s therefor , t o b e sen t b y registere do r certifie dmai l t o th e applican t befor e th e 120t hda y afte r

th e filing b

f th e applica1;ion
. (3 ) I f th e applicatio ni s rejecte dfor an y reason , includin g th e informatio nfurnishe d b y th e applican t

a s t o th e cos t

of th e facility , o r i f th e applican t

i s dissatisfie dwit hth e certificatior i of

actua l cos t

o r portio no

f th e actua l cos t

properl y allocabl e t o prevention , contro l o r

reductio no

f air , wate r

o r nois e pollutio no r

soli do r hazardou s wast e o r

t o recyclin g o r

appropriatel y disposin g o f use d oil , th e applican t

ma y appea l fro mth e re jectio na s provide di nOR S 468.110
. Th e re jectio no r

th e certificatio ni s final an d conclusiv e o nal l partie s unles s th e applican t take s a nappea l therefro ma s provide di n OR S 468.li 0 before th e 30t hday ^ afte r notic e wa s maile db y th e commission
. (4)(a ) Th e commissio nshal l certif y apol

lutio ncontrol , soli dwaste , hazardou s wast e o r use doi l facilit y o r

portio nthereof, for Titl e 3 6 Pag e 87 4 (200 9 Edition )•I f
ENVIRONMENTA LQUALIT Y GENERALL Y 468.17 2 whic ha napplicatio nha s bee nmad e unde r OR S 468.165 , i f

th e commissio nfinds tha t th e facility : (A) Wa s erected , constructe do r installe d i naccordanc e wit hth e requirement s of OR S 468.16 5 (1) ; (B ) I s designe dfor , an di s bein g operate d o r wil l operat e i naccordanc e wit hth e re quirement s o

f OR S 468.155 ; an d (C ) I s necessar y t o satisf y th e intent s an d purpose s of

OR S 454.01 0 t o 454.040 , 454.20 5 t o 454.255 , 454.50 5 t o 454.535 , 454.60 5 t o 454.755 , OR S chapter s 459 , 459A , 46 6 an d46 7 an dOR S chapter s 468 , 468 A an d468 B an d rule s thereunder
. (b ) Nb determinatio nof th e proportio nof th e actua l cos t

o f th e facilit y t o b e certifie d shal l b e mad e unti l receip t of th e application
. ; (c ) I f on e o r mor e facilitie s constitut e a n operationa l unit , th e commissio nma y certif y suc hfacilitie s unde r

on e certificate
. (d ) A certificat e unde r

thi s sectio ni s ef

fectiv e for

purpose s of

ta x relie f

i naccor danc e wit hOR S 307.40 5 an d315.30 4 if , o no r before Decembe r

31 , 2007 , erection , con structio no r

installatio no f

th e facilit y i s completed , th e facilit y i s place di nservic e an dth e applicatio nfor certificatio ni s filed wit hth e commissio nunde r OR S 468.165
. (5 ) A perso nreceivin g acertificat e unde r thi s sectio nma y tak e ta x relie f bnl y unde r OR S 315.304 , dependin g upo nth e ta x statu s of th e person' s trad e o r

busines s excep t

that : (a) A corporatib norganize dunde r OR S chapte r 6 5 o r an y Subsequen t

transfere e of th e corporatio nshal l tak e ta x relie f onl y un de r OR S 307.405 ; and , (b)(A ) A corporatio norganize dunde r OR S chapte r

6 2 o r sm y predecesso r

t o OR S chapter , 6 2 relatin g t o th e incorporatio no f cooperativ e association s o r th e subsequen t transfere e of

th e corporatio nma y mak e a n irrevocabl e electio nt o tak e th e ta x relie f unde r eithe r OR S 315.30 4 o r

307.405
. Th e corporatio nshal l mak e th e electib na t th e tim e o f appljdn g fo r

th e certificate , excep t tha t acorporatio nreceivin g acertificat e prio r t o Decembe r

31 , 1995 , ma y mak e th e electio na t

an y tim e o no r

befor e Decembe r 31 , 1995
. I f

acorporatio nelect s o no r befor e Decembe r

31 , 1995 , t o tak e th e ta x relie f un de r OR S 315.304 , an y incom e taxes , penaltie s o r interes t otherwis e payabl e b y th e corpo ratio nfor

improperl y takin g th e ta x relie f unde r OR S 315.30 4 i nataxabl e yea r prio r t o makin g th e electio nshal l b e waived
. (B ) I nth e cas e of

acorppratio nmakin g th e electio nunde r

subparagrap h(A) o

f thi s paragraph , th e electio napplie s to : (i ) Al l existin g o r

futur e facilitie s tha t ar e certifie dunde r

thi s section , i f

th e corpo ratio nclaime dacredi t unde r OR S 315.30 4 for ata x yea r

beginnin g prio r

t o Decembe r 31 , 1995 ; o r (ii ) Al l futur e facilitie s tha t ar e certifie d unde r thi s section , i f

th e corporatio ndi dno t clai macredi t

unde r OR S 315.30 4 for

ata x yea r begirmin g prio r

t o Decembe r

31 , 1995
. (6 ) I f th e perso nreceivin g th e certificat e i s apartnership , eac hpartne r shal l b e enti

tle dt o tak e ta x credi t

relie f a s provide di n OR S 315.304 , base do ntha t partner' s pr o rat a share , o f th e certifie dcos t

of th e facility
. (7 ) Certificatio nunde r

thi s sectio nof

a pollutio ncontro l facilit y qualifyin g unde r OR S 468.16 5 (1 ) shal l b e grante dfo r aperio d o f 1 0 consecutiv e year s whic h10-year perio d shal l begi nwit hth e ta x yea r o f th e perso n i nwhic hth e facilit y i s certifie dunde r thi s section , excep t

tha t i f a dvalore mtax ; relie f i s utilize db y acorporatio norganize dunde r OR S chapte r

6 2 o r 6 5 th e facility shal l b e exemp t fro ma dvalore mtaxatio nfor aperio d o f 2 0 consecutiv e years . (8 ) Portion s of

afacilit y qualifyin g unde r OR S 468.16 5 (l)(c ) ma y b e certifie dseparatel y unde r thi s sectio ni f

ownershi p of

th e por- J tion s i s i nmor e tha non e person . Certifica- ? tio no f suc hportion s o

f afacilit y shal l includ e certificatio no

f th e actua l cos t

of th e portio nof

th e facilit y t o th e perso nreceivin g th e certification
. Th e actua l cos t certifie dfor al l portion s of

afacilit y separatel y certifie d unde r thi s subsectio nma y no t excee dth e tota l cos t

of th e facilit y tha t

woul dhav e bee ncertifie dunde r

on e certificate
. Th e pro vision s o f OR S 315.30 4 (8 ) appl y t o an y sale , exchang e o r

othe r dispositio no

f acertifie d portio nof

afacility
. (9 ) A certificat e issue duride r thi s sbctio n shal l stat e th e applicabl e percentag e o f th e certifie dcos t

o f th e facility , a s determine d unde r OR S 468.173
. (10 ) I f th e constructio no r

installatio nof afacility i s commence dafte r Decembe r

31 , 2005 , th e facility ma y b e certifie donl y i f th e facilit y o r

applican t

i s describe di nOR S 468.17 3 (3)
. A facilit y describe di nOR S 468.17 3 (2 ) fo

r whic hconstructio no r instal

latio ni s commence dafte r Decembe r

31 , 2005 , ma y no t b e certifie dunde r

thi s section
. [Formerly 449.635 ; 197 4 c.3 7 §3 ; 197 5 c.49 6 §4 ; 197 7 c.79 5 §4 ; 197 9 C.53 1 §6 ; 197 9 c.802 §4 ; 198 1 c.40 8 §3 ; 198 3 c.63 7 §3 ; 198 7 c.59 6 §5 ; 198 9 c.802 §6 ; 199 1 c.87 7 §37 ; 199 5 c.74 6 §3 ; 199 9 c.82 6 §3 ; 200 1 c.92 8 §2 ] 468.17 2 "Environmenta l managemen t system " defined
. A s use dh i OR S 468.173 , "environmenta l managemen t system " mean s acontinua l cycl e of

planning , implementing , reviewin g an dimprovin g th e action s under

take na t th e facilit y t o mee t

environmenta l obligation s an dimprov e environmenta l per formanc e tha t

meet : Tftl e 3 6 Pag e 87 5 (200 9 Edition )468.17 3 PUBLI C HEALT H AN D SAFET Y

(1 ) Th e standard s estabhshe db y th e Internationa l Organizatio nfor Standardi

zatio nimde r

IS O 14001 ; (2 ) Th e standard s establishe di nth e Gree nPermi t

progra mestablishe dunde r OR S 468.50 1 t o 468.521 ; o r (3 ) Othe r

standard s tha t

mee t criteri a establishe db y th e Environmenta l Qualit y Commissio nb y rule
. [2001 c.92 8 §6a ] 468.17 3 Applicabl e percentag e o f certi

fiedcos t o f facilit y eligibl e fo r

ta x credit
. Fo r purpose s o

f OR S 315:304 , th e applicabl e percentag e of

th e certifie dcos t

of afacilit y shal l b e on e o f

th e following : (1 ) If th e facilit y i s certifie dunde r OR S 468.15 5 t o 468.19 0 (199 9 Edition ) o r i f con structio no r

installatio nof

th e facilit y i s commence dprio r

t b Jariuar y 1 , 2001 , an d complete dprio r

t o Januar y 1 , 2004 , 5 0 per cent . (2 ) Excep t

a s provide di nsubsectio n(1 ) o r (3 ) o f thi s section , i f

th e facilit y i s certi

fiedpursuan t

t o applicatio nfor

certificatio n filedo no r

afte r Januar y 1 , 2002 , and : (a) Constructio no r

installatio no

f th e fa

cilit y i s commence do no r afte r Januar y 1 , 2001 , an do no r

before Deceriibe r

31 , 2003 , 2 5 percent ; o r (b ) Constructio no r

installatio no

f th e fa

cilit y i s commence dafte r Decembe r

31 , 2003 , ari do no r

before Decembe r

31 , 2005 , 1 5 per cent . (3 ) I f certifie dpursuan t

t o applicatio nfor certificatio nfiledo no r

afte r Januar y 1 , 2002 , ,3 5 percen t

if : ^ (a ) Th e applican t

i s certifie dunde r

Inter

nationa l Organizatio nfor Standardizatio n standar dIS O 14001 ; (b ) A Gree nPermi t

tha t applie s t o th e facilit y ha s bee nissue diinde r OR S 468.50 1 t o 468.521 ; (c ) Th e facilit y i s anonpoin t sourc e b r

i s regulate da s aconfine danima l feedin g oper atio nunde r

OR S 468B.200;t o 468B.230 ; (d ) Th e facility i s use dfor materia l re cover y o r

recycling , a s thos e term s ar e de

finedi nOR S 459.005 ; (e ) Th e facilit y i s use di na nagricultura l o r fores t product s operatio nan di s use dfor energ y recovery , a s defirie di nOR S 459.005 ; if ) Th e certifie dcos t

o f th e facilit y doe s no t excee d$200,000 ; (g ) Constructio no r

installatio no

f th e fa

cilit y i s entirel y voluntar y an dn o portio no f i t i s require di norde r

t o compl y wit hafed

era l la w administere db y th e Unite dState s Environmenta l Protectio nAgency , astat e la w administere db y th e Departmen t of En

vironmenta l Qualit y o r ala w administere d b y aregiona l ai r

pollutio nauthority ; (h ) Th e facilit y is , a t th e tim e o

f certi

fication, locate dwithi na nenterpris e zon e estabhshe dunde r

OR S 285C.05 0 t o 285C.25 0 o r withi na nare atha t

ha s bee ndesignate d adistresse darea , a s define di nOR S 285A.010 , b y th e Orego nBusines s Develop

men t Department ; o r (i ) Th e applican t

demonstrate s t o th e De

partmen t o f Environmenta l Qualit y tha t th e applican t use s a nenvironmenta l managemen t syste ma t

th e facility
. I norde r

for th e de

partmen t t o determin e tha t

th e applican t use s a nenvironmenta l managemen t syste m a t th e facility : (A ) Th e applican t

mus t hav e th e envi

ronmenta l managemen t syste muse da t

th e facilit y reviewe db y a nindependen t thir d part y fariiiliar

wit henvironmenta l manage men t system s an dsubmi t

arepor t t o th e departmeri t statin g tha t

th e provision s o

f thi s paragrap hhav e bee nmet . Th e repor t shal l b e accompanie db y supportin g material s tha t document ; complianc e wit hth e provision s o f thi s paragraph
. Th e repor t shal l includ e cer tificatio nfro maregistere do r .certifie denvi

ronmenta l managemen t audito r employe dby , o r unde r contrac t

with , th e independen t thir dpart y tha t

reviewe dth e environmenta l managemen t

system ; o r (B ) Th e departmen t

shal l contrac t

wit h a nindependen t

thir dpart y familia r

wit hen vironmenta l managemen t system s t o revie w th e environmenta l managemen t syste mem ploye da t

th e facility
. Th e thir dpart y shal l revie w th e environmenta l managemen t sys tem , and , i f

th e thir dpart y determine s tha t th e environmenta l managemen t syste mmeet s th e provisibn s o

f thi s paragraph , aregistere d o r certifie denvironmenta l managemen t sys te maudito r

employe dby , o r

contracte dwith , th e thir dpart y shal l certif y tha t determi

natio nt o th e department
. Th e departmen t shal l recove r

fro mth e applican t

th e cost s incurre db y th e departmen t a s prescribe di n OR S 468.073
. A napphcan t shal l b e habl e for th e cost s of

th e departmen t

unde r thi s sub

paragrap hwithou t

regar dt o whethe r

th e departmen t certifie s th e facility a s apollutio n contro l facility
. Th e departmen t ma y no t certif y afacilit y t o whic hthi s subparagrap h applie s unti l th e departmen t ha s receive dful l paymen t fro mth e applicant
. [2001 c.92 8 §6; 200 1 C.93 2 §13 ] 46ai7 5 [1973 c.83 1 §2 ; 197 5 c.49 6 §5 ; 197 7 c.79 5 §5 ; 197 9 c.80 2 §5 ; repeale db y 198 9 c.80 2 §8 ] 468.18 0 Condition s fo r issuanc e o f

cer tificat e unde r

OR S 468.170
. (1 ) No certi

ficationshal l b e issue db y th e Environmenta l Qualit y Commissio npursuan t t o OR S 468.17 0 unles s th e facility , facilitie s o r par t thereo f wa s erected , constructe do r installe di nac cordanc e wit hth e applicabl e provision s of OR S 454.01 0 t o 454.040 , 454.20 5 t o 454.255 , Titi e 3 6 Pag e 87 6 (200 9 Edition )

# r

ENVIRONMENTA LQUALIT Y GENERALL Y 468.19 0 454.50 5 t o 454.535 , 454.60 5 t o 454.755 , OR S chapter s 459 , 459A , 465 , 46 6 an d46 7 an dOR S chapter s 468 , 468 A an d468 B an dth e apph

cabl e rule s o r

standard s adopte dpursuan t thereto
. (2 ) Nothin g i nthi s sectio ni s intende dt o appl y t o erection , constructio no r installatio n of pollutio ncontro l facilitie s begu nbefor e Octobe r 5, ^ 1973
. [197 3 c.83 1 §3 ; 197 5 c.49 6 §6 ; 197 7 c.79 5 §6 ; 197 9 c.802 §6 ; 198 9 c.802 §7] 468.18 3 Revocatio no f certificatio nfo r los s o f Gree nPermit
. (1 ) I f aperso nha s obtaine dpollutio ncontrol ' facilit y certifica

tio ni nwhic hth e applicabl e percentag e i s 3 5 percen t becaus e o f

issuanc e o f

aGree nPer

mi t describe dunde r

OR S 468,17 3 (3)(b ) tha t applie s t o th e certifie dfacilit y an dth e Gree n Permi t i s revoked , th e applicabl e percentag e for an y remainin g ta x credi t t o b e claime d unde r OR S 315.30 4 shal l b e th e applicabl e percentag e describe dunde r QR S 468.17 3 (2)
. I f th e constructio no r

installatio nof

th e fa

cilit y i s commence do no r afte r Januar y 1 , 2006 , th e pollutio ncontro l facilit y certifica

tio nshal l b e revoked
. (2 ) Th e Departmen t

o f Environmenta l Qualit y shal l infor mth e Departmen t o f Re

venu e of th e revocation
. [2001 c.92 8 §7 ] 468.18 5 Procedur e t o revok e certifica

tion ; reinstatement
. (1 ) Pursuan t tb th e procedure s for

aconteste dcas e unde r OR S chapte r 183 , th e Environmenta l Qualit y Commissio nma y orde r

th e revocatio no

f th e certificatio nissue dunde r OR S 468;17 0 o

f an y pollutio ncontro l o r

soli dwaste , hazardou s wastes,o r

use doi l facility , i f

i t finds that :

, (a ) Th e certificatio nwa s obtaine db y fraudo r misrepresentation ; o r (b ) Th e holde r

of th e certificat e ha s faile d substantiall y t o operat e th e facilit y for th e purpos e of

, an dt o th e exten t

necessar y for , preventing , controllin g o r reduciri g air , wate r o r nois e pollutio no r

soli dwaste , hazardou s waste s o r

use doi l a s specifie di nsuc hcer tificate
. (2 ) A s soo na s th e orde r bf revocatio n unde r thi s sectio nha s becom e final, th e commissio nshal l notif y th e Departmen t

of Revenu e ari dth e cbunt y assessb r o f th e count y i nwhic hth e facilit y i s locate dof suc horder
. (3 ) I f th e certificatio nof

apollutib ncon tro l o r soli dwaste , hazardou s waste s o r use d oi l facilit y i s ordere drevoke dpursuan t t o subsectio n(l)(a ) of

thi s section , al l prio r

ta x relie f provide dt o th e holde r of suc hcertif

icat e b y virtu e of

suc hcertificat e shal l b e forfeite dan dth e Departmen t o f Revenu e o r th e prope r

count y officer s shal l procee dt o collec t thos e taxe s no t

pai db y th e certificat e holde r a s aresul t

of th e ta x relie f

provide d t o th e holde r unde r an y provisio no

f OR S 307.40 5 an d315.304
. (4 ) Excep t

a s provide di nsubsectio n(5 ) o f thi s section , i f

th e certificatio no

f apol

lutio ncontro l o r

soli dwaste , hazardou s waste s o r

use doi l facilit y i s ordere drevoke d pursuan t t o subsectio n(l)(b ) b

f thi s section , th e certificat e holde r

shal l b e denie dan y furthe r relie f provide dunde r

OR S 307.40 5 o r 315.304 i nconriectio nwit hsuc hfacility , a s th e cas e ma y be , fro man dafte r th e dat e tha t th e orde r o f revocatio nbecome s final. (5 ) Th e commissio nma y reinstat e ata x credi t certificatio nrevoke dunde r subsectio n (l)(b ) of thi s sectio ni f

th e commissio nfinds th e facility ha s bee nbrough t int o compli

ance . If th e commissio nreinstate s certifica

tio nuride r

thi s subsection , th e commissio n shal l notif

y th e Departmen t

o f Revenu e o r th e count y assesso r

o f th e count y i nwhic h th e facility i s locate dtha t th e ta x credi t certificatio ni s reinstate dfor th e remainin g perio do f th e ta x credit , les s th e perio do f revocatio na s determine db y th e commission
. [Formerl y 449.645 ; 197 5 c.49 6 §7 ; 197 7 c.79 5 §7 ; 197 9 c.802 §7 ; 1987 c.59 6 §6

] 46ai8 7 [198 1 C.71 0 §2 ; repeale db y 198 4 c. l §18] 468.19 0 Allocatio no f

cost s t o pollutio n•

' control ; rules
. (1 ) Subjec t t o subsection s (2) , (3 ) an d(4 ) o

f thi s section , i nestablishin g th e portio no f

cost s properl y allocabl e t o th e prevention , contro l o r

reductio no

f air , wate r o r nois e pollutio no r

soli do r

hazardou s wast e o r t o recyclin g o r

appropriatel y dis

posin g o f use doi l for

facilitie s qualifyin g for certificatio nvuider

OR S 468.170 , th e Envi

ronmenta l Qualit y Commissio nshal l conside r th e followin g factors : (a ) I f applicable , th e exten t

t o whic hth e facilit y i s use dt o recove r an dconver t

wast e product s int o asalabl e o r usabl e commodity
. (b ) Th e estimate darmua l percen t retur n o nth e investmen t

i nth e facihty
. (c ) I f applicable , th e alternativ e methods , equipmen t

an dcost s for

achievin g th e sam e pollutio ncontro l objective
. (d ) An y relate dsaving s o r increas e i n cost s whic hoccu r

o r ma y occu r

a s aresul t o f th e installatio no

f th e facility
. (e ) An y othe r

factor s whic har e relevan t i nestablishin g th e portio no f th e actua l cos t o f th e facility properl y allocabl e t o th e pre vention , coritrol o r

reductio no f

air , wate r

o r nois e pollutio no r

soli do r hazardou s wast e o r t o recyclin g o r

appropriatel y disposin g o f use doil
. (2 ) Th e portio nof

; actua l cost s properl y allocabl e shal l b e fromzer o t b 10 0 percen t i n increment s of

on e percent . I f

zer o percent , th e commissio nshal l issu e a norde r denyin g certification
. Titi e 3 6 Page ' 87 7 (200 9 Edition )468.19 5 PUBLI C HEALT H AN D SAFET Y

^iii i (3 ) I f

th e cos t o f th e facilit y (o r

facilitie s certifie dunde r

on e certificate ) doe s no t ex cee d$50,000 , th e portio no f th e actua l cost s properl y allocabl e shal l b e i nth e proportio n tha t th e rati o o

f th e tim e th e facilit y i s use d for prevention , contro l o r reductio nof

air , wate r o r nois e pollutio no r

soli do r hazard

ou s wast e o r

t o recyclin g o r

appropriatel y disposin g o

f use doi l bear s t o th e entir e tim e th e facility i s use dfor

an y purpose . (4 ) I nth e cas e o

f abusines s describe di n OR S 315.30 4 (4)(a)(C)(i) , th e Environmenta l Qualit y Commissio nshal l conside r th e fac

tor s liste di nsubsectio n(1 ) of thi s sectio na s i f th e perso noperatin g th e facilit y o r con ductin g th e trad e o r

busines s tha t

utilize s propert y requirin g suc hafacilit y wer e th e applican t for th e credit , regardles s of whethe r th e perso ni s th e lesse e o r lesso r o f th e facility
. (5 ) Th e commissio nma y adop t rule s es tablishin g method s t o b e use dt o determin e th e portio nof

cost s properl y allocabl e t o th e prevention , contro l o r

reductio no

f air , wate r o r nois e pollutio no r

soli do r

hazardou s wast e o r t o recyclin g o r

appropriatel y dis

posin g of use doil
. [Formerl

y 449.655 ; 197

4 c.3 7 §4; 197 7 c.79 5 §8 ; 198 3 c.63 7 §4 ; 199 5 c.74 6 §4 ; 199 9 c.llO l §2 ] ^TAT EPOLLUTIO NCONTRO LBOND S 468.19 5 Issuanc e o f

bond s authorized ; principa l amount . I norde r t o provid e fund s fo r th e purpose s specifie di nArticl e XI- H of th e Orego nConstitution , th e Dep2utmen t of Environmenta l Qualit y ma y reques t th e Stat e Treasure r

t o issu e borid s i naccordanc e wit h th e provision s bf

OR S chapte r

286A
. Th e principa l amoun t

of th e bond s outstandin g a t £m y on e time , issue dunde r authorit y o

f thi s section , shal l no t

excee d$26 0 milho npa r value
. [Formerly 449.672 ; 198 1 c.31 2 §1; 198 1 c.66 0 §42 ; 200 7 c.78 3 §204

] 468.200 [Formerl y 449.675 ; repeale db y 198 1 c.66 0 §18 ] 468.20 5 [Formerl y 449.677 ; repeale db y 198 1 c.660 §18] , 468.21 0 [Formerly 449.680 ; 197 5 c.46 2 §14 ; repeale d b y 1981
. c.660 §18 ] 468.21 5 Pollutio nContro l Fund
. Th e mone y realize dfro mth e sal e of eac hissu e o f bond s tmde r

OR S 468.19 5 shal l b e credite d t o aspecia l fun di nth e Stat e Treasury , sep arat e an ddistinc t

fro mth e Genera l Fund , t o b e designate dth e Pollutio nContro l Fund
. Money s , i nth e Pollutio nContro l Fun dar e continuousl y appropriate dt o th e Departmen t of Environmenta l Qualit y for th e purpos e of carryin g ou t

th e provision s o

f OR S 468.19 5 0 468.260
. Money s i nth e fun dma y no t b e se dfor an y othe r

purpose , excep t

tha t thes e oneys , wit hth e approva l o f th e Stat e Treasurer , ma y b e investe da s provide db y OR S 293.70 1 t o 293.820 , an dth e earning s fro msuc hinvestment s shal l b e credite dt o th e Pollutio nContro l Sinkin g Fun dmain

taine dunde r

OR S 468.230
. . [Formerl y 449.682 ; 200 5 c.75 5 §43 ] 468.22 0 Departmen t

t o administe r fund ; uses ; legislativ e approva l o f grants ; administrativ e assessment . (1 ) Th e De

partmen t of Environmenta l Qualit y shal l b e th e agenc y for

th e Stat e o

f Orego nfor

th e administratio no

f th e Pollutio nContro l Fund
. Th e departmen t

i s hereb y authorize dt o us e th e Pollutio nContro l Fun dfor on e o r mor e bf th e followin g purposes : / (a ) T o gran t

fund s no t

t o excee d3 0 per cen t of tota l projec t

cost s for

eligibl e proj

ect s a s define di nOR S 454.50 5 o r sewerag e system s a s define di nOR S 468B.005
. (b ) T o acquire , b y purchase , o r otherwise , genera l obligatio nbond s o r othe r obligation s of an y municipa l corporation , city , county , o r agenc y o

f th e Stat e o

f Oregon , o r

combi

nation s thereof, issue do r mad e for

th e pur pos e o f paragrap h(a ) b

f thi s subsectio ni na n amoun t no t t o excee d10 0 percen t

ofth e tota l projec t cost s for

eligibl e projects
. (c ) T o acquire , b y purchase , o r otherwise , othe r obligation s of

an y city tha t

ar e au thorize db y it s charte r

i na namoun t

no t t o excee d10 0 percen t

of th e tota l projec t

cost s for eligibl e projects
. > (d ) T o gran t

fund s no t

t o excee d3 0 per cen t of th e tota l projec t

cost s for

facilitie s for th e disposa l o

f soli dwaste , includin g withou t bein g limite dto , transfe r an dre sourc e recover y facilities
. (e ) T o mak e loan s o r

grant s t o an y mu nicipa l corporation , city , county , o r agenc y o f th e Stat e of

Oregon , o r

combination s thereof, for

plannin g o

f eligibl e project s a s define di nOR S 454.505 , sewerag e system s a s define db y OR S 468B.00 5 o r facilitie s for

th e disposa l o

f soli dwaste , includin g withou t be

in g limite dto , transfe r

an dresourc e recover y facilities
. Grant s mad e unde r thi s paragrap h shal l b e considere dapar t of an y gran t

au thorize db y paragrap h(a ) o r (d ) o f thi s sub

sectio ni f th e projec t

i s approved
. if ) T o acquire , b y purchase , o r otherwise , genera l obligatio nbond s o r othe r obligation s o f an y municipa l corporation , city , county , o r agenc y o

f th e Stat e of

Oregon , o r

combi

nation s thereof, issue do r mad e for

th e pur pbs e b f paragrap h(d ) b

f thi & subsectio ni na n amoun t no t t o excee d10 0 percent,o f th e tota l projec t costs . (g ) T o advanc e fund s b y contract j loa no r otherwise , t o an y municipa l corporation , city , count y o r

agenc y ofth e Stat e o f Oregon , o r combinatio nthereof, for th e purpos e o

f para graph s (a ) an d(d ) o

f thi s subsectio ni na n amoun t no t t o excee d10 0 percen t

o f th e tota l projec t costs . Titi e 3 6 Pag e 87 8 (200 9 Edition )ENVIRONMENTA LQUALIT Y GENERALL Y 468.23 0 (h ) To pa y compensatio nrequire db y la w t o b e pai db y th e stat e for th e acquisitio no

f rea l propert y for

th e disposa l b y storag e o f environmentall y hazardou s wastes . (i ) T o dispos e o

f environmentall y hazard

ou s waste s b y th e Departmen t of Envirbn

menta l Qualit y wheneve r th e departmen t finds tha t

a nemergenc y exist s requirin g suc hdispesal
. (j ) T o acquir e for

th e stat e rea l propert y an dfacilitie s for

th e disposa l b y landfill , storag e o r

otherwis e o f

soli dwaste , includin g bu t no t limite dto , transfe r

an dresourc e re cover y facilities
. (k ) T o acquir e for

th e stat e rea l propert y an dfacilitie s for

th e disposa l b y incineratio n o r otherwis e of

hazardou s wast e o r

PCB
. (L ) T o provid e fundin g for th e Assess

men t Deferra l Loa nProgra mRevolvin g Fun d estabhshe du i OR S 454.436
. (m ) T o provid e fundin g for th e Orpha n Sit e Accoun t

establishe dh i OR S 465.38 1 bu t onl y t o th e exten t

tha t th e departmen t

rea sonabl y estimate s tha t deb t servic e fro m bond s issue dt o finance suc hfacilitie s o r ac tivitie s shal l b e full y pai dfro mfee s collecte d pursuan t t o OR S 453.40 2 (2)(c) , unde r OR S 459.23 6 an dunde r

OR S 465.10 1 t o 465.13 1 fo r th e purpbs e bf

providin g fund s for

th e Or

pha nSit e Accoun t

an dothe r

availabl e .funds , bu t no t fro mrepayment s of

financial assist

anc e unde r

OR S 465.26 5 t o 465.31 0 o r from mbney s recbvere dfro mresponsibl e parties
. (n ) T o advanc e fund s b y contract , loa no r otherwise , t o an y municipa l corporation , city , count y o r

agenc y o f

thi s state , o r

combina

tio nthereof, for

facilitie s o r

activitie s relate d t o remova l o r

remedia l actio no

f hazardou s substances
. (o ) T b provid e fimding for th e Wate r Pollutio nContro l Revolvin g Fun destablishe d imde r OR S 468.427 , eithe r

a s agran t

o r a n advance
. I f

th e fundin g provide di s a nad

vance , th e departmen t shal l establis hth e progra mdescribe di nOR S 468.43 3 (2 ) t o pa y th e bond s tha t

funde dth e advarice
. (p ) T o furi dIban s t o o r bu y deb t

obli

gation s of

apubli c agency , a s define di nOR S 468.423 , tha t

finance th e cost s o

f treatmen t works , a s define di nOR S 468.423 , whic har e funde di npar t

throug hth e Wate r

Pollutio n Contro l Revolvin g Fund
. (q ) T o provid e fundin g for remedia l ac tion s relate dt o contaminate dsedimen t foun d i nth e submerge dan dsubmersibl e lands , a s thos e term s ar e define di nOR S 274.005 , withi nth e Willamett e Rive r betwee nSwa n Islan dan dth e confluenc e of th e Willamett e an dColumbi aRiver s an dassociate dremedia l actions
. Th e fundin g provide dunde r thi s paragrap hma y b e use dfor remedia l actio n costs , a s defined.i nOR S 465.200
. (2 ) Th e facilitie s referre dt o i nsubsectio n (l)(a ) t o (c ) o

f thi s sectio nshal l b e onl y suc h a s conservativel y appea r t o th e departmen t t o b e no t les s tha n7 0 percen t

self-supportin g an dself-liquidatin g fro mrevenues , gifts , grant s fromth e federa l government , use r charges , assessment s an dothe r fees
. (3 ) Th e facilitie s referre dt o subsectib n (l)(d) , if ) an d(g ) o

f thi s sectio nshal l b e onl y suc ha s conservativel y appea r t o th e depart

men t t o b e no t

les s tha n7 0 percen t self

supportin g an dself-liquidatin g fro m revenues , gifts , grant s fro mth e federa l gov ernment , use r

charges , assessment s an d othe r fees
. (4 ) Th e rea l propert y an dfacilitie s tha t receiv e fundin g unde r

subsectio n(l)(j) , (k) , (o ) an d(p ) o

f thi s sectio nshal l b e orily suc h a s conservativel y appea r t o th e departmen t t o b e no t les s tha n7 0 percen t

self-supportin g an dself-liquidatin g fro mrevenues , gifts , grant s fromth e federa l goveriiment , use r charges , assessment s an dothe r fees
. (5 ) Th e departmen t

ma y sel l o r

pledg e an y bonds , note s o r

othe r obligation s ac- ^ quire dunde r

subsection , (l)(b ) o

f thi s section. / (6 ) Before makin g aloa no r gran t tb o r acquirin g genera l obligatio nbond s o r othe r obligation s of

amunicipa l corporation , city , count y o r

agenc y for

facilitie s for

th e dis

pbsa l o f soli dwast e o r

plannin g for

suc hfa

cilities , th e departmen t shal l requir e th e applican t t p demonstrat e tha t

i t ha s adopte d asoli dwast e managemen t pls mtha t

ha s bee n approve db y th e department
. Th e pla nmus t includ e awast e reductio nprogram . (7 ) An y gran t

authorize db y thi s sectio n shal l b e mad e onl y wit hth e prio r revie w o

f th e Join t

Committe e o nWay s an dMean s durin g th e legislativ e session s o r th e Emer

genc y Boar ddurin g th e interi mperio dbe

twee nsessions
. (8 ) Th e departmen t

ma y asses s thos e en titie s t o who mgTEUit

s an dloan s ar e mad e unde r thi s sectio nt o recove r expense s in

curre di nadministerin g thi s section
. [Formerl y 449.685 ; 197 7 £9 5 §8 ; 197 7 c.70 4 §9 ; 197 9 c.77 3 §9 ; 198 1 c.31 2 §2 ; 198 5 c.67 0 §42 ; 198 7 c.69 5 §10; , 1989 ; c.83 3 §§114,170 ; 199 1 c.86 3 §37 ; 199 3 c.1 8 §121 ; 199 3 c.41 1 §§3,4 ; 199 5 c.7 9 §276 ; 200 3 c.69 6 §2 ] 468.22 5 Investmen t

o f gros s proceed s o f agenc y bond s o r

othe r obligations
. Al l amount s tha t

ar e treate da s gros s proceed s of agenc y bond s o r

othe r obligations , i f

in

vested , shal l b e investe di ncomplianc e wit h sectio n14 8 o

f th e Intema l Revenu e Cod e o f 1986 , an dth e amendments , theret o i neffec t o nOctobe r

23 , 1999
. [Formerl y 449.687 ; 1999 c.5 9 §137 ] 468.23 0 Pollutio nContro l Sinkin g Fund ; use ; limitation
. (1 ) Th e Environ

menta l Qualit y Commissio nshal l maintain
. Titi e 3 6 Pag e 87 9 (200 9 Edition ).468.24 0 

### PUBLI C HEALT H AN D SAFET Y

b l wit hth e Stat e Treasurer , aPollutior i Contro l Sinkin g Fund , separat e an ddistinc t fro mth e Genera l Fund
. Th e Pollutio nContro l Sinkin g Fun dshal l provid e for th e paymen t

o f th e principa l an dinteres t

upo nbond s issue dun de r authorit y of

Articl e XI- H o

f th e Consti

tutio nof Orego nan dOR S 468.19 5 t o 468.26 0 an dadministrativ e expense s incurre di nis

sirin g th e bonds
. Money s i nth e sinkin g fun d ar e continuousl y appropriate dt o th e com missio nTo

r suc hpurpose . Wit hth e approva l of th e commission , th e money s i nth e Pol

lutio nContro l Sinkin g Fun dma y b e investe d as ' provide db y OR S 293.70 1 t o 293.820 , an d earning s fromsuc hinvestmen t shallb e cred

ite dt o th e Pollutio nContro l Sinkin g Fund
. (2 ) Th e Pbllutio nContro l Sinkin g Fun d shal l corisis t

o f al l money s receive dfro ma d valbre mtaxe s levie dpursuan t t o OR S 291.44 5 an dassessment s collecte dunde r OR S 468.22 0 (8) , money s transfetre dfro mth e Or

pha nSit e Accoun t

imde r OR S 465.38 1 (6) , money s transferre dfrorii th e Wate r Pollutio n Contro l Revolvin g Fun dunde r OR S 468.42 9 (3) , al l money s tha t

th e Legislativ e Assembl y ma y provid e i nlie u o f suc htaxes , al l earn ing s o nth e Pollutio nContro l Fund , Pollutio n Contro l Sinkin g Fund , an dal l othe r revenue s erive dfro mcontracts , bonds , note s o r othe r bligations , acquired , b y th e commissio nb y purchase , loa no r

otherwise , a s provide db y Articl e XI- H o

f th e Constitutio nof

Orego n an db y OR S 468.19 5 t o 468,260
. (3 ) Th e Pollutio nCoritro l Sirikin g Fun d shal l ne t b e use dfor

an y purpos e othe r

tha n tha t for whic hth e fun dwa s created
. Shoul d abalanc e remai ntherei nafte r th e purpose s for whic hth e fun dwa s created , hav e bee n fulfille do r

afte r areserv e sufficien t

t o mee t al l existin g obhgation s an dliabilitie s o f th e fimdha s bee nse t

aside , th e surplu s remain

in g ma y b e transferre dt o th e Pollutio nCon

tro l Fun da t

th e directio nof

th e commission
. [Formerly 449.690 ; 198 1 c.31 2 §3 ; 198 9 c.83 3 §115 ; 199 1 c.220 §13 ; 199 3 c.41 1 §5 ; 200 5 c.75 5 §44] 468.23 5 [Formerl y 449.692 ; repeale db y 199 1 c.220 §15 ] 468.240 ; Remed y wher e defaul t occiu^ s o npaymen t

t o state . I f

an y municipa l cor poration , cit y o r

count y default s o npayment s du e t o th e stat e imde r OR S 468.19 5 t o 468.260 , th e stat e ma y withhol dan y airibunt s otherwis e du e t o th e corporation , cit y o r count y t o appl y t o th e indebtedness
. [Formerl y 449.694] 468.24 5 Acceptanc e o f federa l funds
. Th e Environmenta l Qualit y Commissior i ma y ccep t assistance , grant s an dgifts , i nth e r mo f money , land , service s o r an y othe r in g of valu e fro mth e Unite dState s o r an y of it s agencies , o r

fro mothe r

person s subjec t t o th e term s an dcondition s thereof, regard

les s o f an y law s of

thi s stat e i nconflic t

wit h ^ ^ c regulation s of th e federa l governmen t o r re striction s an dcondition s o f suc hothe r

per son s wit hrespec t

thereto , for

an y of th e purpose s contemplate db y Articl e XI- H o f th e Constftutio nof

Orego nan db y OR S 468.19 5 t o 468.260
. Unles s enjoine db y th e term s an d condition s o

f an y suc hgif

t o r grant, , th e commissio nma y conver t th e sam e o r

an y of the mint o mone y throug hsal e o r othe r dis

posa l thereof
. [Formerl

y 449.695 ] 468.25 0 Participatio ni nmatchin g fun d program s wit hfedera l government . (1 ) Th e Environmenta l Quality ' Commissio nma y participat e o nbehal f

o f th e Stat e o

f Orego n i nan y gran t

program^ funde di npar t b y a n agenc y o f th e federa l goverrimen t i f th e im

plementatio nof

th e progra mrequire s match

in g furid s b f

th e stat e o r

it s participatio ni n administerin g th e program . However , an y gran t advance db y th e commissio n. t o a n otherwis e eligibl e applican t shal l no t

excee d .3 0 percen t

of th e tota l eligibl e cost s of th e projec t applie dfor , an dfurthe r provide dtha t th e projec t

shal l no t

b e les s tha n7 0 percen t self-supportin g an dself-liquidatin g fromthos e source s prescribe db y Articl e XI- H o f th e Constitutio no f

Oregon
. (2 ) Subject
. t o condition s impose db n federall y grante dfunds , amunicipa l corpo ration , city , count y o r

agenc y of

th e State.b f Oregon , o r

combinatio nthereof, wh o i s eligi

bl e fp r federa l fund s for

aprojec t

durin g it s constructio no r

become s eligibl e for re imbursemen t

for fund s expended , i f

th e proj

ec t ha s bee nconstructe dan dplace dint o operation , shal l appl y for an dpa y t o th e commissio nsuc hfund s s o received , o r other

wis e mad e availabl e t o it , i nsuc hamount s a s determine db y th e commissio na s jus t an d necess£uy , fro ma nagenc y of the : federa l government . Thes e fund s shal l first b e use d t o reimburs e th e Stat e of Orego nfo r

th e portio nof

any . gran t

tha t wa s advance dt o th e municipa l corporation , city , count y o r agenc y of

th e Stat e o

f Oregon , o r

combina

tio nthereof, for

constructio nof

th e projec t tha t exceede dth e federa l requirement s for stat e matchin g fund s and , an y remainde r thereo f shal l b e use dt o appl y upo nth e re tiremen t o f an y principa l an dinteres t in

debtednes s du e an dowin g t o th e Stat e of OregP narisin g ou t

o f fund s loane dfor

th e projec t prio r t o federa l fund s becomin g available
. (3 ) Th e refusa l o f

amunicipa l corpo ration , city , count y o r

agenc y o

f th e Stat e o

f Oregon , o r

combination s thereof, t o appl y for federa l fund s i nsuc hamount s a s determine d b y th e commissio na s jus t an dnecessar y for whic hi t woul dotherwis e b e eligible , shal l b e sufficien t

ground s t o terminat e an y fiir

the r participatio ni nconstructio no f afacil

it y b y th e commission
. Titi e 3 6 Pag e 88 0 (200 9 Edition )ENVIRONMENTA LQUALIT Y GENERALL Y 468.26 5 (4 ) Th e municipa l corporation , city , count y o r

agenc y of

th e Stat e of

Oregon , o r combination s thereof, shal l consen t t o an d reques t tha t fund s mad e availabl e t o i t b y a n agenc y o f th e federa l governmen t shal l b e pai ddirectl y t o th e commissio ni f require dt o d o s o unde r

subsectio n(2 ) o

f thi s section
. [Formerl y 449.697 ] 468.25 3 Authorit y o f

directo r

t o ac t t o benefi t fund
. (1 ) Notwithstandin g an y othe r provisio nof

law , i f th e Directo r

of th e De

partmen t of Environmenta l Qualit y finds tha t i t wi U benefi t th e financial conditio no f th e Pollutio nContro l Sinkin g Fund , wit hth e approva l o

f th e Stat e Treasure r

th e directo r may : (a) Sel l bonds , notes , cpntract s o r othe r obligation s acquire db y th e Environmenta l Qualit y Commissio nb y purchase , loa no r otherwis e fro mth e proceed s of bond s issue d xmde r OR S 468.19 5 t o 468.260 , an dpa y cost s associate dwit hth e sal e fro mth e proceed s of th e sale
. (b ) Pa y t o a nobligo r

unde r suc hbonds , nbtes , contract s o r

othe r obligation s suc h sum s fromth e proceed s o f asal e authorize d b y paragrap h(a) o

f thi s subsectio na s th e di

recto r determines , o r

hol do r deposi t suc h sum s i ntrus t

fo r th e benefi t

of suc hobligo r unde r term s establishe db y th e director
. " (2 ) An y proceed s o

f asal e authorize db y subsectio n(1 ) of

thi s sectio nwhic hremai n afte r payment s authorize db y subsectio n(1 ) of thi s sectio nshal l b e deposite di nth e Pol

lutio nContro l Sinkin g Fund
. (3 ) A nobligo r

unde r an y bonds , notes , contract s o r

othe r obligation s whic har e propose dt o b e sol db y th e directo r pursuan t t o subsectio n(1 ) of

thi s sectio nma y waiv e it s right t o redee msuc hobligation s prio r t o maturity , o r

otherwis e renegotiat e th e term s of suc hobligations , i f

th e obligo r

determine s tha t s o alterin g th e term s o f it s obligation , togethe r wit hpayment s t o b e receive db y th e obligo r unde r subsectio n(l)(b ) of

thi s sec tion , wil l benefi t

th e obligor
. [198

9 C.73 1 §4 ] 468.25 5 Limi t

o ngrant s an dloans
. An y ftmds advance db y th e Environmenta l Qual

it y Commissio nb y grari t shal l no t

excee d3 0 percen t o f th e tota l projec t

cost s for

eligibl e project s o r

for facilitie s relate dt o disposa l of soli dwastes , an dan y obligatio nacquire d b y th e commissiori b y purchase , contract , loan , o r otherwise , shal l no t

excee d10 0 per cen t of th e tota l projec t

cost s for

eligibl e project s o r

for facilitie s relate dt o disposa l of soli dwastes . Combination s of fund s grante dan dloane db y whateve r mean s shal l no t tota l mor e tha n10 0 percen t o f th e eligi

bl e projec t

costs . [Formerl

y 449.699; 198 1 c.31 2 §4

] 468.26 0 Retu mo f imexpende dfund s t o stat e required ; us e o f

retume dfunds
. An y proceed s unexpende dafte r aprojec t

i s con structe dan dinspected , an dafte r record s re latin g theret o ar e audite db y th e Environmenta l Qualit y Commission , shalLb e returne dt o th e commissio no nbehal f o f th e Stat e o f Orego nt o appl y upo nth e retiremen t of principa l an dinteres t

indebtednes s o n ob

ligation s acquire db y i f fro mamunicipa l corporation , city , count y o r agenc y of

th e Stat e o f Oregon , o r

an y combination s thereb f [Formerl y 449.701 ] COUNT Y POLLUTIO N CONTRO LFACILITIE S 468.26 3 Definition s fo r OR S 468.26 3 t o 468.272
. A s use di nOR S 468.26 3 t o 468.272 , unles s th e contex t

require s otherwise : (1 ) "Bonds " mean s revenu e bond s o r othe r type s of obligation s authorize db y OR S 468.26 3 t o 468.272
. (2 ) "Pollutio ncontro l facilities " o r "fa

cilities " mean s an y land , buildin g o r othe r improvement , appurtenance , fixture, ite mof machiner y o r

equipmerit , an dal l othe r rea l
. an dpersona l property , whethe r o r no t i nex-, / istenc e o r

unde r constructio na t

th e tim e the. ' bond s ar e issued , whic har e t o b e use di n furtheranc e o

f th e purpos e o

f abating , con trollin g o r

preventing , altering , disposin g o r storin g o f soli dwaste , thermal , noise , atmo
spheri c o r

wat;er pollutants , contaminants , o r product s therefrom
. (3 ) .^'Governin g body " mean s th e count y cour t o r boar do f count y commissioners
. [197 4 C.3 4 §2 ] , . ,, , Note : 468.26 3 to 468.27 2 wer e enacte dmt o la w b y th e Legislativ e Assembl y bu t wer e not

adde dt o o r

mad e apar t o f OR S chapte r

46 8 o r an y serie s therei n b y leg

islativ e action
. Se e Prefac e t o Orego nRevise dStatute s fo r furthe r explanation
. ' 468.26 4 Policy
. Th e Legislativ e Assenibl y finds: (1 ) Tha t contro l o

f environmenta l damag e an dgenera l healt han dwelfar e o f th e citi

zen s o f th e Stat e o

f Orego ni s promote db y encouragin g th e installatio no f antipollutio n devices , equipmen t

an dfacilities
. (2 ) Tha t th e method s o

f financing pro vide dmOR S 468.26 3 t o 468.27 2 wil l encour ag e suc hinstallation
. [197 4 c:3 4 §l ] Note : Se e not e unde r

468.263. ' 468.26 5 Power s o f

count y ove r

pol

lutio ncontro l facilities ; limitations
. (1 ) I n additio nt o an y othe r

power s whic hi t

ma y no w have , eac hcount y shal l hav e th e fol

lowin g powers , togethe r wit hall ' power s in

cidenta l theret o o r

necessar y >'for ; th e performanc e o

f th e following : (a) T o acquire , whethe r b y purchase , ex change , devise , gif

t o r otherwise , establish
. Titi e 3 6 Pag e 88 1 (200 9 Edition )468.26 6 PUBLI C HEALT H AN D SAFET Y 'ss v
construct , improve , maintain , equi p £m dfur

nis hon e o r

mor e pollutio ncontro l facilitie s o r an y interes t

therei nt o b e located , i n whol e o r i npart , withi nsuc hmunicipalit y o r i nanothe r

municipality , i f

th e othe r

mu nicipalit y give s writte nconsent . (b ) T o ente r

int o alease , sublease , lease

purchase , installmen t

sale , sale , o r

agree men t for an y facility upo nsuc hterm s an d condition s a s th e governin g body ma y dee m advisable , provide dth e sam e shal l a t leas t full y cove r

al l deb t servic e requirement s wit h respec t t o th e facilit y an dshal l no t conflic t wit hth e provision s o f OR S 468.26 3 t o 468.272
. • (c ) T o sell , exchange , donat e an dconve y t o other s an y o r

al l facilitie s upo nsuc h term s a s th e governin g body ma y dee mad

visable , includin g th e powe r t o receiv e for an y suc hsal e th e not e o r nbte s o f th e pur chase r o f th e facilitie s o r

propert y wheneve r th e governin g bod y finds an y suc hactio nt o b e i nfurtheranc e of

th e purpose s o

f OR S 468.26 3 t o 468.272
. (d ) To issu e revenu e bond s for the
. pur pos e o f carryin g ou t

an y of it s power s unde r OR S 468.26 3 t o 468.272
. . (e ) Wheneve r

th e governin g bod y finds suc hloan s t o b e i nth e furtheranc e o f th e purpose s o

f OR S 468.26 3 t o 468.27 2 an dsub

jec t alway s t b th e limitation s containe di n OR S 468.266 , t o mak e secure do r unsecure d loan s for th e purpos e o

f financing o r

refinancin g th e acquisition , construction , im

provemen t

o r equippin g o

f afacilit y an dt o charg e an dcollec t

interes t o nsuc hloan s an d pledg e th e proceed s thereo f a s securit y for th e paymen t

o f th e principa l an dinteres t bf an y bbnd s issue dhereuride r an dan y agree ment s mad e i nconnectio ntherewith i A fa

cility , i nwhol e o r

i npart , mus t

b e locate di n th e municipalit y o r

i nanothe r

municipalit y i f th e othe r

municipalit y give s writte ncon sent . (f ) T o mortgag e an dpledg e ari y o r al l fa

cilitie s o r

an y par t

o r part s thereof, whethe r the nowne do r

thereafte r

acquired , an dt o pledg e th e revenues , proceed s an dreceipt s o r an y portio nthereo f

from afacilit y a s se curit y for

th e paymen t

of th e principal ; b

f an d interes t o nan y bond s s o issued
. (g ) T o refun doutstandin g obligation s in

curre db y a nenterpris e t o finance th e cos t pf afacilit y whe nth e goverriiri g bod y finds tha t suc hrefinancin g i s i nth e publi c inter

est . (h ) T o pa y compensatio nfor professiona l service s an dothe r

service s a s th e governin g bod y shal l dee mnecessar y t o carr y ou t th e purpose s o

f OR S 468.26 3 t o 468.272
. (i ) T o acquir e an dhol dobligation s o f an y kin dt o carr y ou t

th e purpose s o

f OR S 468.26 3 t o 468.272
. (j ) T o inves t

ari dreinves t

fund s unde r

it s contro l a s th e governin g bod y shal l direct
. (k) T o ente r

int o contract s an dexecut e an y agreement s o r

instrument s an dt o d o an y an dal l thing s necessar y o r appropriat e t o carr y ou t

th e purpose s o

f OR S 468.26 3 t o 468.272
. (L ) T o acquire , own , sell , assig no r oth

erwis e hol dlega l o r

equitabl e titl e t o o r

a n interes t i npollutio ncontro l facilitie s o r hol d federa l ta x ownershi p of pollutio ncontro l fa

cilities
. (2 ) Th e count y shal l no t hav e th e powe r t o operat e an y facilit y a s ' abusines s othe r tha na s owne r

pursuan t

t o subsectio n(1)(L ) of thi s sectio no r

a s lesso r

o r seller , no r

shal l i t permi t an y fund s derive dfromth e sal e o f bond s t o b e use db y an y lesse e o r purchase r of afacilit y a s workin g capital
. (3 ) Countie s ma y - jointl y exercis e an y powe r o r authorit y grante dunde r OR S 468.26 3 t o 468.272 , including , withou t lunita

tion , th e powe r

t o borro w mone y o r

issu e bond s o r notes . (4 ) Fo r th e purpbs e of

exercisin g th e powe r an dauthorit y grante dunde r OR S 468.26 3 t o 468.272 , acoimty i s riot subjec t t o th e requfrement s o

f OR S 279.83 5 t o 279.85 5 o r OR S chapte r

279A , 279 B o r

279C
. - [197

4 c.3 4 §3 ; 200 1 c.68 0 §7 ; 200 3 c.794 §292 ] Note : Se e not e unde r

468.263. : 468.26 6 Issuanc e o f

bonds
. (1 ) Al l prin

cipa l of an dinterest : b nbond s issue dpursu an t t o OR S 468.26 3 t o 468.27 2 shal l b e payabl e solel y pu t

of th e revenues , proceed s an dreceipt s fro mth e leas e o r sale^o f th e property , loa nrepa3rments , o r outo f th e pro ceed s o f revenu e bond s issue dpursuan t t o OR S 468.26 3 to 468;272.a s shal l b e specifie d i nth e proceeding s o f

th e governin g bod y b y whic hth e issuanc e o

f bond s shal l hav e bee n authorized
. Th e principa l ari diriteres t shal l riot constitut e nb r

giv e ris e t o apecuniar y liabilit y o f

th e municipalit y o r

acharg e agains t it s genera l credi t

o r taxin g powers , an dsuc hlimitatip nshal l b e plainl y state d upo nth e fac e of

eac hbond
. (2 ) Th e bbnds : (a) Ma y b e execute dari ddelivere da t an y tim e an dfro mtim e t o time ; (b ) Ma y b e i nsuc hform , denomination , teno r an dmaturity; , (c ) Ma y b e i nregistere do r beare r for m eithe r a s t o principa l o r

interes t o r both , an d ina y provid e for

conversio nbetwee nregis

tere dan dcoupo nbond s o f varyin g denomi

nations ; Titl e 3 6 Pag e 88 2 (2009 Edition )ENVIRONMENTA LQUALIT Y GENERALL Y 468.26 8 (d) Ma y b e payabl e i nsuc hinstallment s an da t suc htim e o r

time s no t

exceedin g .4

0 year s fro mth e dat e thereof ; (e ) Ma y b e payabl e a t suc hplac e o r place s withi no r

withou t thi s state ; if ) Ma y bea r

interes t a t suc hrat e o r rate s payabl e a t

suc htim e o r

time s an da t suc hplac e o r

places ; (g ) Ma y b e redeemabl e prio r t o maturit y wit ho r withou t premium ; (h ) Ma y b e execute db y suc hofficer s an d i nsuc hmanner ; (i ) Ma y contai nsuc hprovision s no t in

consisten t

wit hOR S 468.26 3 t o 468.272 ; a s shal l b e specifie di nth e proceeding s of th e governin g bod y b y whic hissuanc e o f th e bond s shal l hav e bee nauthorized
. (3 ) Bond s ma y b e sol da t publi c o r

privat e sal e i nsuc hmanne r

an dfro mtim e t o tim e a s ma y b e determine db y th e governin g bod y t o b e mos t

advantageous
. (4 ) Issuanc e b y th e count y of on e o r mor e serie s of bond s for

on e o r mor e purpose s shal l no t

preclud e i t

fro missuin g othe r bond s i nconnectio nwit hth e sam e purpos e o r an y othe r

purpose , bu t

th e proceeding s whereunde r

an y subsequen t

bond s ma y b e issue dshal l recogniz e an dprotec t an y prio r pledg e o r

mortgag e mad e for

an y prio r

issu e of bonds
. (5 ) An y bond s of

th e count y a t

an y tim e outstandin g ma y b e refunde di f permitte db y th e condition s o

f issuance , a t

an y tim e an d fro mtim e t o tim e b y th e issuanc e of it s re fundin g bond s i nsuc hamount , a s th e gov ernin g bod y ma y dee mnecessar y bu t riot exceedin g a namoun t

sufficien t

t o refund,th e principa l of

th e bond s s o t o b e refunded , to
gethe r wit han y unpai dinteres t thereor i an d an y premium s an dcommission s necessar y t o b e pEu di nconnectio ntherewith
. An y suc h refundin g ma y b e effecte dwhethe r th e bond s t o b e refunde dshal l hav e the nmature do r shal l thereafte r

mature , eithe r

b y sal e p

f th e refuridin g bbnd s an dth e applicatio nof th e prbceed s thereo f

for th e paymen t

o f th e bond s t o b e refunde dthereby , o r b y th e ex chang e of

th e refundin g bond s for th e bond s t o b e refunde dthereb y wit hth e consen t o f th e holder s of

th e bond s s o t o b e refunded , an dregardles s o

f whethe r o r no t th e bond s t o b e refunde dwer e issue diri corinectio n wit hth e sam e facilitie s o r separat e facilities , ari dregardles s o

f whethe r o r no t th e bond s propose dt o b e refunde dshal l b e payabl e a t th e sam e dat e o r

differen t

date s o r

shal l b e du e seriall y o r

otherwise
. (6 ) Al l bond s issue dunde r OR S 468.26 3 t o 468.27 2 an dinteres t coupon s attache d theret o shal l b e construe dt o b e negotiabl e instrmnents
. [197

4 c.3 4 §4 ] Note : Se e note unde r 468.263
. 468.26 7 Securit y fo r

bonds ; Th e princi

pa l of an dinteres t

o nan y bond s shal l b e se cure db y apledg e o

f th e revenues , proceed s an dreceipt s o r

an y portio nthereo f

ou t o f whic hth e principa l an dinteres t ar e mad e payable , an dma y b e secure db y amortgag e coverin g al l o r

an y par t

o f th e facilitie s from whic hth e revenues , proceed s o r receipt s s o pledge dma y b e derived , includin g an y en - V largement s thereo f

an daddition s thereto , b y apledg e o r

assignmen t

o f th e leas e t o suc h facilit y o r

b y suc hothe r

securit y a s ma y b e deeme dt o b e prescribe di nth e proceeding s ofth e governin g bod y an dauthorizin g th e issuanc e o

f bonds
. Th e proceeding s unde r whic hth e bond s ar e authorize dt o b e issue d an dan y mortgag e securin g suc hbond s ma y contai nan y agreement s an dprovision s re spectin g th e maintenanc e ofth e facilitie s an d propertie s covere dthereby , th e fixing an d collectio no

f rent s for

an y portion s thereo f lease db y th e municipalit y t o others , th e fixin g an dcollectio no

f proceed s fro mth e sal e o f an y facilitie s an dpropertie s b y th e mu nicipalit y t o others , th e creatio n an dmain

tenanc e o

f specia l fund s fro msuc hrevenues * an dth e right s an dremedie s availabl e i nth^ ' even t o f default , an dsuc hothe r provision s no t inconsisten t

wit hOR S 468.26 3 t b 468.272 , al l a s th e governin g body shal l dee madvis

abl e an dno t

i nconflic t

wit hth e provision s o f OR S 468.26 3 t o 468.272
. Eac hpledge , lease , sublease , agreemen t an dmbrtgag e mad e for th e benefi t

o r securit y ofan y o

f th e bond s shal l continu e effectiv e unti l th e prin

cipa l o f ari dinteres t

o nth e bond s for

th e benefi t b f whic hth e sam e wer e mad e hav e bee nfully paid
. [197

4 c.3 4 §5 ] Note : Se e note unde r

468.263
. 468.26 8 Enforcemen t

o f bon dobli

gation
. (1 ) Th e proceeding s authorizin g an y bond s an dan y mortgag e securin g suc hbond s ma y provid e that , i nth e even t o f adefaul t

i n th e paymen t

o f th e principa l o

f o r th e inter

es t o nsuc hbond s e r

i nth e perfprmanc e e f an y agreemen t

cbritaine di nsuc hproceeding s o r mortgage , suc hpaymen t an dperformaric e ma y b e enforce db y suit , mandamu s o r b y th e appointmen t

of areceive r

wit hpowe r

t o charg e an dcollec t

rent s an dt o appl y th e re venue s fromth e facilitie s i naccordanc e wit h suc hproceeding s o r

th e provision s of

suc h mortgag e b y foreclosur e of an y mortgag e o r b y an y on e o r

mor e remedie s specifie di n th e proceedings
. (2 ) Suc hproceeding s o r mortgag e ma y als o provid e tha t

an y truste e unde r

suc h mortgag e o r

th e holde r

of an y of th e bond s secure dthereb y ma y becom e th e purchase r a t an y foreclosur e sal e i f th e highes t

bidde r therefor. ; [197

4 c.3 4 §6 ]
. Note : Se e note unde r

468.263
. Titi e 3 6 Pag e 88 3 (200 9 Edition )Tf! /

468.26 9 PUBLI C HEALT H AN D SAFET Y 468.26 9 Trustees ; powers . Th e pro ceeding s authorizin g th e issuanc e of bond s ma y provid e for

th e appointmen t

of on e o r mor e trustee s for

th e protectio no

f th e hold

er s o f th e bonds , whethe r

o r no t amortgag e i s entere dint o a s securit y for suc hbonds
. A ban k wit htrus t

power s o r

atrus t compan y withi no r

without.th e Stat e of

Orego nma y b e appointe da s truste e an dshal l b e locate d i nth e Unite dStates , an dshal l hav e th e im

munities , power s an ddutie s provide di nsai d proceedings , an dmay , t o th e exten t permit

te db y suc hproceedings , hol dan dinves t fund s deposite dwit hi t i ndirec t

obligation s of th e Unite dStates , obligation s guarantee d b y th e Unite dState s o r certificate s of

deposi t o f abank , includin g th e trustee , whic har e continuousl y secure db y suc hobligation s of o r guarantee db y th e Unite dStates
. An y ban k actin g as . suc htruste e may , t o th e ex ten t permitte db y suc hproceedings , bu y bond s issue dunde r

OR S 468.26 3 t o 468.27 2 t o th e sam e exten t

a s i f i t wer e no t

suc htrus
tee . Th e proceeding s authorizing , th e bond s ma y provid e tha t

som e o r al l of th e proceed s of th e sal e o

f th e bonds , th e revenue s o f an y facilities, , th e proceed s ofth e sal e of an y par t of afacility , o r

of an y insuranc e polic y o r bf an y condemnatio nawar dshal l b e deposite d I it hth e • truste e an dapplie da s provide di n 'th e proceedings
. [197

4 c.3 4 §7 ] Note : Se e not e unde r 468.263
. 468.27 0 Ta x statu s o f leasehol dinter

es t i nfacilities
. Nothin g mOR S 468.26 3 t o 468.27 2 i s intende dt o exemp t fromtaxatio n o r assessmen t

th e leasehol dinteres t of ariy lesse e i nan y facilit y no r ar e OR S 468.26 3 t o 468.27 2 intende dt o affec t an y exemptio nb r credi t fro mtaxatio nwhic hmigh t otherwis e b e availabl e t o an y lesse e unde r th e law s of th e Stat e o

f Oregon
. Suc hleasehol dinteres t i s classifie dfor

purpose s o f

taxatip na s hav

in g th e sam e valu e a s th e fee interes t iri tha t property . [197

4 c.3 4 §8 ]

. Note : Se e not e unde r 468.263
. 468.27 1 Effec t

o nprocedur e o f

award

in g contracts ; construction
. (1 ) Th e con striiction , reconstructio no r improvemen t

of an y facilitie s shal l b e complete di nth e man ne r determine db y th e governin g bod y ari d shal l b e fre e fro man y requiremen t o f com petitiv e biddin g o r

an y othe r

restrictio nim

pose do nth e procedur e for awar dof contract s wit hpubli c bodies
. (2 ) Nothin g i nOR S 468.26 3 t o 468.27 2 i s intende da s arestrictio no r limitatio nupo n an y othe r

power s whic hacount y migh t oth

erwis e hav e unde r

th e law s o

f thi s state , bu t phal l b e construe da s cumulative
. (3 ) I f an y provisio no

f OR S 468.26 3 t o 468.27 2 o r

th e applicatio nthereo f t o an y perso no r

circumstanc e i s hel dt o b e invalid
. suc hinvalidit y shal l riot affec t othe r pro vision s o f OR S 468.26 3 t o 468.27 2 whic hca n b e give neffec t

withou t th e invali dprovisio n o r application , an dt o thi s en dth e provision s of OR S 468.26 3 t o 468.27 2 ar e declare dt o b e severable
. [197

4 c.3 4 §9 ] Note : Se e not e unde r 468.263
. 468.27 2 Applicatio no f othe r law s re latin g t o bonds
. An y restrictions , limita

tions, condition s o r

procedure s provide db y othe r statute s relatin g t o th e issuanc e an d sal e of bond s o r

othe r obligation s d o no t

ap pl y t o th e issuanc e an dsal e e f borid s au thorize db y OR S 468.26 3 t o 468.272
. [197 4 c.3 4 §10 ; 200 5 C.44 3 §26 ] Note : Se e not e unde r 468.263
. 468.27 5 [Formerl y 449.760 ; 198 3 C.33 3 §1 ; renumbere d 468A.00 5 i n1991 ] 468.28 0 [Formerl y 449.765 ; renumbere d468A.01 0 i n i; , 468.28 5 [Formerl y 449.770 ; renumbere d468A.01 5 i n 1991 ] 468.29 0 [Formerl y 449;775 ; 197 5 c.55 9 §3 ; 198 3 c.33 3 §2 ; 198 3 c.73 0 §3 ; 199 1 c.75 2 §16 ; renumbere d468A.02 0 i n 1991 ] - '468.29 5 [Formerl y 449.785 ; renumbere d468A.02 5 i n 1991 ]

1991 ] 468.30 0 [Formerl y 449.825; ' renumbere d468A.03 0 i n 468.30 5 [Formerl y 449,782 ; renumbere d468A.03 5 i n 1991 ] 4 1991 ]

• 468.310; , [Formerl y 449.727 ; 199 1 c.75 2 §17 ; renum bere d468A.04 0 m1991 ] 468.31 5 [Formerl y 449.731 ; 199 1 c.75 2 §18 ; renum bere d468A.04 5 m1991 ] 468.32 0 [Formerl y 449.707 ; renumbere d468A.05 0 m 1991 ]

. 468.32 5 [Formerl y 449.712 ; 198 5 c.275>§l ; renumbere d 468A.05 5 i n1991 ] ' ' 468.33 0 [Formerl y 449.739 ; renumbered ' 468A.06 0 i n 1991 ]

. ' 468.33 5 [Formerl y 449.722 ; renumbere d468A.06 5 i n 1991 ] 468.34 0 [Formerl y 449:702 ; 199 1 c.6 7 §129 ; rerium

bere d468A;07 0 i n1991 ] 468.34 5 [Formerl y 449.810 ; renumbere d468A.07 5 i n 199i ]468.35 0 [1975 , c.55 2 §34 ; renumbere d468A.08 0 i n 1991 ] 468^5 5 [198 1 C.76 5 §2 ; renumbere d468A.08 5 i n 1991 ] 468.35 7 [198 9 c.107 0 §9 ; renumbei^d468A.77 5 i n1991 ] 468.35 8 [198 9 C.107 0 §12 ; renumbere d468A:78 0 i n 4991 ]468.35 9 [198 9 c.107 0 §11 ; renumbere d468A.78 5 m ,1991 ] 468.36 0 [Formerl y 449.949 ; 197 5 c.67 0 §4 ; 198 3 c.33 8 §932 ; remmabere d,468A.35 0 i n1991 ] , , 468.36 5 [Formerl y 449.951; ; renumbere d468A.35 5 m 1991 ] .468.37 0 [Formerl y 449.957 ; 197 4 c.7 3 §1 ; renumbere d 468A.36 0 i n1991 ] 468.37 5 [Formerl y 44^953 ; 197 4 c.7 3 §2;
. 197 5 c.53 5 §2 ; 197 7 C.29 8 §3 ; 198 3 c.19 6 §1 ; 198 5 c:i 6 §466 ; 198 9 c.17 1 §62 ; renumbere d468A.36 5 i n1991 ] 468.37 7 [197 7 c.29 8 §2 ; 198 5 c.22 2 §3 ; renumbere d 468A.37 0 i n1991 ] Titi e 3 6 Pag e 88 4 (200 9 Edition )ENVIRONMENTA LQUALIT Y GENERALL Y 468.42 7 

# w 468.38 0 [Formerl y 449.963 ; renumbere d468A.37 5 i n 1991 ] 468.38 5 [Formerl y 483.815 ; repeale db y 198 3 c.33 8 §978 ]468.39 0 [197 3 c.83 5 §72 ; 197 4 c.7 3 §4 ; 198 3 c.33 8 §933 ; renumbere d468A.38 0 i n1991 ] 468.39 5 [Formerl y 449.955 ; 198 3 c.33 8 §934 ; renum bere d468A.38 5 m1991 ] 468.39 7 [198 5 c.22 2 §2 ; renumbere d468A.39 0 i n 1991 ] 46a40 0 [Formerl y 449.959 ; 198 3 c.33 8 §935 ; 199 1 c.33 1 §68 ; renumbered468A.39 5 i n1991 ] 46a40 5 [Formerl y 449.965 ; 197 4 c.7 3 §5 ; 197 5 c.53 5 §3 ; 197 7 c.70 4 §10 ; 198 1 c.29 4 §1 ; 198 3 c.33 8 §936 ; renumbere d468A.40 0 i n1991 ] 46a41 0 [Formerl y 449.747 ; renumbere d468A.40 5 i n 1991 ] 1991 ] 46a41 5 [Formerl y 449.751 ; renumbere d468A.41 0 i n L ] 46a42 0 [Formerl y 449.753 ; renumbere d468A,45 5 i n 1991 ] FINANCIN GTREATMEN T WORK S 468.42 3 Definition s fo r OR S 468.42 3 t o 468.440
. A s use dmOR S 468.42 3 t o 468.440 : (1 ) "Fund " mean s th e Wate r Pollutio n Contrb l Revolvin g Fun destablishe dunde r OR S 468.427
. (2 ) "Publi c agency " means : (a ) A stat e agency , incorporate dcity , county , sanitar y authority , federall y recog nize dIndia ntriba l government , count y ser vic e district , sanitar y district , metropolita n servic e distric t

o r othe r specia l distric t

au thorize do r

require dt o construc t

wate r pol

lutio ncontro l facilities ; o r (b ) A nintergbvernmenta l entit y create d b y unit s bf

loca l governmen t

unde r OR S 190.00 3 to 190.130
. (3 ) "Treafmeri t

works " means : (a ) Th e device s an dsystem s use di nth e storage , treatment , recyclin g ari dreclamatio n of municipa l sewag e o r

industria l waste s of aliqui dnature , riecessary t o recycl e o r reus e wate r a t th e mos t

economica l cos t

ove r th e estimate dlif

e o f th e works
. "Treatmen t works " includes : (A) Interceptin g sewers , outfal l sewers , sewag e cpllectib nsystems , pumpin g powe r an dothe r

equipment , an dan y appiirtenance , extension , improvement , remodeling , additio n o r alteratio nt o th e equipirient ; (B ) Elemerit s essentia l t o provid e areli

abl e recycle dwate r

suppl y includin g standb y treatmen t

unit s an dclea r

wel l facilities ; an d (C ) An y othe r

acquisition s tha t

wil l b e an , integra l par t

o f th e treatmen t

proces s o r use dfor ultimat e disposa l of

residue s result

in g fromsuc htreatment , includin g bu t no t limite dt o lan duse dt o stor e treate dwast e wate r i nlan dtreatmen t

system s prio r

t o lan dapplication
. (b ) An y othe r metho do r

syste mfor

pre venting , abating , reducing , storing , treating , separatin g o r

disposin g o

f municipa l waste , stor mwate r

runoff , industria l wast e o r

wast e i ncombine dstor mwate r an dsanitar y sewe r systems . (c ) An y othe r

facility tha t

th e Environ

menta l Qualit y Commissio ndetermine s a publi c agenc y mus t

construc t

o r replac e i n orde r t o abat e o r

preven t surfac e o r

groun d wate r pollution
. [198 7 c.64 8 §1 ; 199 5 c.7 9 §278 ; 199 5 C.9 8 §1 ; 200 7 c.78 3 §232a ] 468.42 5 Policy
. I t

i s declare dt o b e th e polic y o f thi s state : (1 ) T o ai dan dencourag e publi c agencie s require dt o provid e treatmen t work s for

th e contro l of

wate r pollutio ni nth e transitio n fro mrelianc e o nfedera l grant s t o loca l self

sufficienc y b y th e us e o f fee s pai db y user s o f th e treatmen t

works ; (2 ) T o accep t

an dus e an y federa l gran t fund s availabl e t o capitaliz e aperpetua l re- " volvin g loa nfund ; an d (3 ) To assis t

publi c agencie s i nmeetin g treatmen t

works ' constructio nobligation s i n orde r t o preven t

o r eliminat e pollutio no f j surfac e an dgrbund , wate r b y makin g loan s •

' fro marevolvin g loa nfun da t interes t rate s tha t are'les s tha no r

equa l t o marke t

interes t rates . [198

7 c.64 8 §2 ] 468.42 7 Wate r

PoUutio nContro l Re

volvin g Fund ; sources . (1 ) Th e Wate r Pol

lutio nContro l Revolvin g Fun di s establishe d separat e an ddistinc t

fromth e Genera l Fun d i nth e Stat e Treasury
. Th e money s i n th e Wate r Pollutio nContro l Revolviri g Fun dar e appropriate dcontinuousl y t o th e Departmen t o f Environmenta l Qualit y t o b e use dfor th e purpose s describe di nOR S 468.429
. / (2 ) Th e Wate r

Pollutio nContro l Revolv

in g Fun dshal l consis t

of : (a ) Al l capitalizatio ngrant s provide db y th e federa l governmen t unde r th e federa l Wate r Quaht y Ac t

o f 198 7 (Pubh c La w 100-4) ; (b ) Al l stat e matchin g fund s appropriate d o r authorize db y th e legislature ; (c ) An y othe r

revenue s derive dfro mgifts , grant s o r

bequest s pledge dt o th e stat e for th e purpos e o

f providin g financial assistanc e for wate r pollutio ncontro l projects ; (d) Al l repayment s of

money s borrowe d fro mth e fund ; (e ) Al l interes t

payment s mad e b y bor

rower s fromth e fund ; an d if ) Amount s grante do r

advance dt o th e Wate r Pollutio nContro l Revolvin g Fun d fro mth e Pollutio nContro l Fun dunde r OR S 468.22 0 (1)
. Titi e 3 6 Pag e 88 5 (200 9 Edition )468.42 8 PUBLI C HEALT H AN D SAFET Y

(3 ) Th e Stat e Treasure r ma y inves t

an d reinves t money s i nth e Wate r

Pollutio nCon

tro l Revolvin g Fun di nth e manne r provide d b y law
. Al l earning s fro msuc hinvestmen t an dreinvestmen t

shal l b e credite dt o th e Wate r Pollutio nContro l Revolvin g Fund
. [1987 c.64 8 §3 ; 199 3 c.41 1 §6] 468.42 8 Lotter y bonds
. (1 ) Pursuan t t o OR S 286A.56 0 t o 286A.585 , lotter y bondsma y b e issue dt o provid e loan s an dothe r financial assistanc e t o publi c agencies , a s define di n OR S 468.423 , for

wast e wate r

pollution , con trol , reductio no r

abatemen t

a s describe di n OR S 468.429
. (2 ) Th e us e o

f lotter y bon dproceed s i s authorize dupo nth e followin g findings: (a ) Financia l assistanc e for publi c agenc y wast e wate r

pollutio ncontrol , reductio no r abatemen t

activitie s wil l resul t

i nadditiona l wastewate r

treatmen t

capacit y i nOregon
. (b ) Wastewate r

treatmen t

capacit y com prise s aportio nof

th e physica l foundatio n for industria l an dcommercia l activitie s an d provide s aportio no f

th e basi c framewor k

for continue dan dexpande deconomi c opportu
nitie s throughou t

Oregon
. (c ) Suc hfinancial assistanc e wil l there

fore furthe r

ecoriomi c developmen t withi n thi s state , inakin g th e us e of ne t proceed s derive dfromth e operatio nof th e Orego n Stat e Lotter y t o pa y deb t servic e o nlotter y bond s issue dunde r

thi s sectio nt o provid e financia l assistanc e t o publi c agencie s for wastewate r

pollutio ncontrol , reductio no r abatemen t

activitie s a n• authorize dus e of stat e lotter y fund s unde r sectio n4 , Articl e X V of th e Orego nConstitution , an dOR S 461.510
. ^ ' (3 ) Th e aggregat e principa l airioun t o f lotter y bond s issue dpursuan t t b thi s sectiori t o provid e financial assistanc e fbr . publi c agenc y wast e wate r

pollutior i control , re ductio no r

abatemen t

activitie s shal l no t

ex iCee d$ 8 millio nan da nadditiona l amoun t ; estimate dh y th e Stat e Treasure r t o b e : nec essar y t o pa y bond-relate dcosts . Lptter y bond s authorize db y thi s sectio nshal l b e is

sue dorily a t

th e reques t

of th e Directo r

of th e Departmen t

of Environmerita l Quality
. (4 ) Th e ne t

proceed s of

lotter y bond s is

sue dpursuan t

t o this.sectio nshal l b e depos

ite di nth e Wate r Pollutio nContro l Revolvin g Fun destablishe db y OR S 468.427.
. (5 ) Th e proceed s of

lotter y bond s issue d pursuan t t b thi s sectio nshal l b e use donl y for th e purpose s se t

fort hi nsubsectio n(1 ) o f thi s sectio nan dfor

bond-relate dcosts . [200 1 C.94 2 §3 ] • • : Note : 468.42 8 was enacte dint o la w b y th e Legisla

tiv e Assembl y bu t

wa s no t adde dt o o r

mad e apart.o f OR S chapte r

46 8 o r an y serie s therei nb y legislativ e action
. Se e Prefac e t o Orego nRevise dStatute s fo r fur

the r explanation
. 468.42 9 Use s o f revolvin g fund
. (1 ) Th e Departmen t

o f Environmenta l Qualit y shal l us e th e money s i nth e Wate r Pollutio nCon

tro l Revolvin g Fun dt o provid e financial as sistance : ' (a ) T o publi c agencie s for th e construc
tio no r replacemen t

o f treatmen t

works
. (b ) Fo r th e implementatio no

f amanage men t progra mestablishe dunde r sectio n31 9 of th e federa l Wate r

Quaht y Ac t

o f 198 6 re latin g t o th e managemen t o f nonpoin t source s o f

pollution
. (c ) Fo r developmen t

an dimplementatio n o f aconservatio nan dmanagemen t pla nun de r sectio n32 0 o

f th e federa l Wate r

Qualit y Ac t o f 198 6 relatin g t o th e nationa l estuar y program . (2 ) Th e departmen t

ma y als o us e th e money s i nth e Wate r

Pollutio nContro l Re

volvin g Fun dfor

th e followin g purposes : (a) T o bu y o r

refinanc e th e treatmen t works ' deb t

obligation s of

publi c agencies , i f suc hdeb t

wa s incurre dafte r

Marc h7 , 1985
. (b ) T o guarantee , o r

purchas e insuranc e for , publi c agenc y obligation s for treatmen t works ' constructio no r replacemen t

i f th e guarante e o r

insuranc e woul dimprov e credi t marke t acces s o r

reduc e interes t

rates , o r

t o provid e loan s t o apubli c agenc y for thi s purpose . (c ) T o pa y th e expenses.o f th e departmen t i nadministerin g th e Wate r Pollutio nContro l Revolvin g Fund , t o mak e transfer ^ t o th e Wate r Pollutio nContro l Administratio n Fund , o r t o pa y othe r

departmental.cost s in

cludin g expense s o

f th e progra mdescrihe di n OR S 468.43 3 (2)
. (3 ) I f amount s ar e advance dt o th e Wate r Pollutio nContro l Revolvin g Fun dfro mth e Pollutio nContro l Fun dtmde r OR S 468.22 0 (1) , th e departmen t

shal l transfe r

froiri " th e Wate r PoUiitio nContro l Revolvin g Fun dt o th e Pbllutio nCpntro l Sinkin g Fun damount s sufficien t t o pa y th e bond s tha t funde dth e advance
. [1987 c.64 8 §4 ; 199 3 c.41 1 §7 ; .1995 c.7 9 ,§279] 468.43 0 [198 3 c.21 8 §1 ; repealedt y 198 5 c.222 §6] ' 468.4i3 1 Wate r

Pollutio nContro l Ad

ministratio nFvind ; sources ; uses . (1 ) Th e Wate r Pollutio n(Contro l Administratio n Fun di s establishe dseparat e and
. distinc t fro mth e Genera l Fim di nth e Stat e Treas

ury . Moriey s i nth e Wate r Pollutio nContro l Administratio nFun dar e appropriate dcon tinuousl y t o th e Departmen t o f Environ

menta l Qualit y t o b e use dfor th e payriien t o f cost s o f administerin g th e Wate r Pollutio n Contro l Revolvin g Fund , includin g al l cost s of staffin g for

th e progra mdescribe di nOR S 468.43 3 (2 ) an dal l cost s o f makin g loan s fro m th e Wate r

Pollutio nContro l Revolvin g Fun d an dcollectin g loa npayments . Titi e 3 6 Pag e 88 6 (200 9 Edition )

• JENVIRONMENTA LQUALIT Y GENERALL Y 468.43 7 (2 ) Th e Wate r

Pollutio nContro l Admin

istratio nFun dshal l consis t of : (a) An y administrativ e fe e levie db y th e departmen t

i nconjunctio n'wit hadministra

tio nof th e Wate r

Pollutio nContro l Revolv

in g Fund
. (b ) An y transfer s t o th e Wate r Pollutio n Contro l Administratio nFun dfro mth e Wate r Pollutio nContro l Revolvin g Fund
. (c ) An y loan s mad e fromth e Wate r Pol

lutio nContro l Revolvin g Fund
. (d ) An y othe r

revenue s derive dfro m gifts , grant s o r

bequest s pledge dt o th e stat e for th e purpos e of

administerin g th e Wate r Pollutio nContro l Revolvin g Fund
. (3 ) Th e Stat e Treasure r ma y inves t

an d reinves t money s i nth e Wate r

Pollutio nCon

tro l Administratio nFun di nth e maime r pro vide db y law
. Al l earning s fromsuc h investmen t

an dreinvestmen t

shal l b e cred

ite dt o th e Wate r

Pollutio nContro l Admin

istratio nFund. ' [199

3 c.41 1 §2 ; 199 5 c.7 9 §280 ] 468.43 3 Dutie s o f

department ; publi c agenc y loa nprogram . (1 ) I nadministerin g th e Wate r

Pollutio nContro l Revolvin g Fund , th e Departmen t

o f Environmenta l Qualit y shall : (a ) Allocat e fund s for

loan s i naccordanc e wit hprocedure s adopte db y rul e b y th e En

vironmenta l Qualit y Commission
. (b ) Us e accounting , audi t an dfiscal pro cedure s tha t

conformt p generall y accepte d governmen t

accountin g standards
. (c) ; Prepar e an y report s require db y th e federa l governmen t

a s aconditio nt o award

in g federa l capitalizatio ngrants . (d ) See k t o maximiz e th e abilit y ofth e Wate r Pollutio nContro l Revolvin g Fun dt o operat e o naself-sustainin g basi s an dmain

tai naperpetua l sourc e of treatmen t

work s financing. (2 ) I f airiount s ar e advarice dt o th e Wate r Pollutio nContro l Revolvin g Fun dfro mth e Pollutio nContro l Fun dunde r OR S 468.22 0 (1) , th e departmen t

shal l develo p ari dadmin

iste r aprogra mdesigne dt o loa namount s i n th e Wate r

Pollutio nContro l Revolvin g Fun d t o publi c agencies , s o th e loa nrepayment s ar e sufficien t

t o pa y th e bond s tha t funde d th e advance , an dt o furthe r th e policie s es tablishe di nOR S 468.425
. I nconnectio nwit h th e program , th e departmen t may : (a ) Establis hon e b r

mor e account s i nth e Wate r Pollutio nContro l Revolvin g Fund , mak e covenant s for

th e benefi t

of bondown

er s regardin g th e deposi t o f amount s int o thos e account s an dth e us e of amount s i n thos e account s an dpledg e o r reserv e al l o r aportio no

f th e amount s i nth e Wate r Pol

lutio nContro l Revolvin g Fun dt o pa y bond s issue dt o fun dadvance s t o th e Wate r Pol

lutio nContro l Revolvin g Fun dunde r OR S 468.22 0 (1)
. (b ) Establis hrequirement s fo r loan s mad e fromth e Wate r

Pollutio nContro l Revolvin g Fun dt o assur e that : (A ) Adequat e fund s ar e availabl e i nth e Wate r Pollutio nContro l Revolvin g Fun dt o permi t paymen t

o f bond s tha t

funde dad

vance s t o th e Wate r

Pollutio nContro l Re

volvin g Fund ; an d (B ) Adequat e fund s wil l b e availabl e i n th e Wate r

Pollutio nContro l Administratio n Fun dt o pa y for

cost s o f th e progra man d cost s o f operatin g th e Wate r

Pollutio n Con

tro l Revolvin g Fund
. (c ) Exercis e an y remedie s availabl e t o th e departmen t

i nconnectio nwit hdefault s o n Iban s o f advance dfund s t o publi c agencies
. (d ) Tak e an y othe r

actio nreasonabl y necessar y t o develo p th e progra man dpro vid e for th e pa5Tnent

o f bond s issue dt o fun d advance s t o the"^Water

Pollutio nContro l Re

vplvin g Fund
. (3 ) Th e departmen t

ma y mak e loan s t o finance treatmen t

work s tha t

ar e funde di n^ par t fro madvance s o r

grant s t o th e Water , Pollutio nContro l Revolvin g Fund , an dirt ' par t fro mftmds availabl e tmde r OR S 468.22 0 (1)
. Thes e loan s ma y hav e ablende dinteres t rat e tha t reflect s thei r

differen t

source s o

f funding , an drepajrment s o f thes e loan s ma y b e allocate dproportionall y betwee nth e Wa

te r Pollutio nContro l Revolvin g Fun dan d th e Pollutio nContro l Sinkin g Fund
. [198 7 c.64 8 §5 ; 199 3 c.41 1 §8 ; 199 5 c.7 9 §281 ] 46843 5 [198 3 c.21 8 §2 ; repealedb y 198 5 c.222 §6 ] 468.43 7 Loa napplications ; eligibility ; repayment ; defaul t

remedy
. (1 ) An y publi c agenc y desirin g aloa nfro mth e Wate r Pol

lutio nContro l Revolvin g Fun dshal l submi t a napplicatio nt o th e Departmen t o f Envi

ronmenta l Qualit y o nth e for mprovide db y th e department
. Th e departmen t ma y requir e a nopinio nfromth e department' s bon dcoun se l o r othe r counse l tha t

th e applican t

ha s th e lega l authorit y t o borro w fro mth e Wate r Pollutio nContro l Revolvin g Fund
. I f apubli c agenc y relie s o nborrowin g authorit y grante d b y charte r

o r la w othe r

tha nOR S 468.439 , the nwit hth e consen t

o f th e departmen t

an d notwithstandin g an y limitatio no r require

men t b f th e charte r

o r law , th e publi c agenc y ma y borro w directl y fromth e Wate r Pol

lutio nContro l Revolvin g Fun db y issuin g re venu e bond s t o th e department
. Th e requirement s o

f OR S 287A
. 15 0 do no t appl y t o revenu e bond s tha t ar e sol dt o th e departmen t pursuan t

t o thi s section
. (2 ) An y publi c agenc y receivin g aloa n fro mth e Wate r

Pollutio nCoritro l Revolvin g Fun dshal l estabhs han dmaintai nadedi

cate dsourc e of

revenu e o r

othe r acceptabl e Titi e 3 6 Pag e 88 7 (200 9 Edition )468.43 9 PUBLI C HEALT H AN D SAFET Y

sourc e of revenu e for

th e repaymen t

o f th e loan
. (3 ) I f apubli c agenc y default s o npay ment s du e t o th e Wate r Pollutio nContro l Revolvin g Fund , th e stat e ma y withhol dan y amount s otherwis e du e t o th e publi c agenc y an ddirec t

tha t suc hfund s b e applie dt o th e payment s an ddeposite dint o th e fund. I f th e departmen t

finds tha t

th e loa nt o th e publi c agenc y i s otherwis e adequatel y secured , th e departmen t

ma y waiv e thi s righ t

i nth e loa n agreemen t

o r othe r loa ndocumentation
. [198 7 c.64 8 §6 ; 198 9 c.560 §3 ; 2007 c.78 3 §205 ] 468.43 9 Borrowin g authorit y o f publi c agency . Notwithstandin g an y limitatio n containe di nan y othe r provisio nof

la w o r loca l charter , apubli c agenc y may : (1 ) Borro w riioney fro mth e Wate r Pol

lutio nContro l Revolvin g Fun dthroug hth e Departmen t

of Environmenta l Quality ; (2 ) Ente r int o loa nagreement s ari dmak e relate dagreement s wit hth e departmen t i n whic hth e publi c agenc y agree s t o repa y th e borrowe dmone y i naccordanc e wit hth e term s o f th e loa nagreement ; (3 ) Covenan t

wit hth e departmen t re gardin g th e operatio n, o f treatmeri t

work s an dth e impositio nan dcollectio no f rates , fee s an dcharge s for

th e treatmen t

works ; ! (4 ) Pledg e al l o r

par t o f th e revenue s o

f th e treatmen t

work s t o pa y th e amoun t du e unde r th e loa nagreemen t

an dnote s i nac cordanc e wit hOR S chapte r 287A ; an d (5 ) Provid e an y additiona l securit y an d exercis e an y power s permitte dt o a nissue r of revenu e bond s unde r

OR S chapte r

287A
. [198 9 c.56 0 §2 ; 199 3 c.41 1 §9 ; 2007 c.78 3 §206] , 468.44 0 Loa nterm s ari dinteres t rates ; considerations ; rules
. (1 ) Th e Environ

menta l Qualit y Commissio nshal l establis h b y rul e policie s for

establishin g loa nterm s an dinteres t

rate s for

loan s mad e frbm^ th e Wate r Pollutio nContro l Revolvin g Fun dtha t ensur e tha t

th e objective s o

f OR S 468.42 3 t o 468.44 0 ar e me t

an dtha t

adequat e fund s ar e maintaine di nth e Wate r Pollutior i Contro l Revolvin g Fun dt o mee t futur e needs
. I nes tablishin g th e policy , th e commissio nshal l tak e int o consideratio na t leas t th e followin g factors. ' (a ) Th e capabilit y o f

th e projec t

t o en hanc e o r protec t wate r quality ! (b ) Th e abilit y of

apubli c agenc y t o re pa y aloan
. (c ) Curren t

marke t rate s of interest
. (d ) Th e siz e o f

th e communit y o r

distric t t o b e serve db y th e treatmen t works
. (e ) Th e typ e of

projec t financed. if ) Th e abilit y o f

th e applican t

t o borro w elsewhere
. (g ) Whethe r advance s hav e bee nmad e t o th e Wate r

Pollutio nContro l Revolvin g Fim d fro mth e Pollutio nContro l Fun dtha t mus t b e repai dt o th e Pollutio nContro l Sinkin g Fund
. (2 ) Th e commissio nma y establis ha nin

teres t rat e rangin g frp mzer o t o th e marke t rate . Th e commissio nma y establis hth e loa n term , provide dtha t

th e loan s mus t

b e full y amortize dno t

late r tha n2 0 year s afte r

proj

ec t completion
. (3 ) Th e commissio nshal l adop t b y rul e an y procedure s o r

standard s necessar y t o carr y ou t

th e provision s o

f OR S 468.42 3 t o 468.440
. [1987 c.64 8 §7 ; 199 3 c.41 1 §10 ; 199 5 c.7 9 §282 ; 200 5 C.13 7 §1 ] 468.45 0 [Formerl y 449.840 ; repeale db y 199 1 c.92 0 §24 ] RECLAIME D PLASTI C PRODUC T

TA X CREDI T 468.45 1 Definition s fo r OR S 468.45 1 t o 468.491
. A s use dmOR S 468.45 1 t o 468.491 : (1 ) "Investment " mean s th e amoun t o f mone y aperso ninvest s f o acquir e o r

con struc t equipment , persona l propert y o r ma chiner y necessar y t o collect , transpor t o r proces s reclaime dplasti c o r manufactur e a reclaime dplasti c product
. (2 ) "Qualifyin g business " mean s abusi

nes s i nOrego ntha t

collects , "transports , processes , reclaim s plasti c o r manufacture s areclaime dplasti c product
. (3 ) "Reclaime dplastic " mean s plasti c fromindustria l consumers , commercia l user s o r ppst-consume r

waste . "Reclaime dplastic " include s shredde dplastics ; regrind , pellet s o r an y simila r

produc t manufacture dfro mOre

-
, go nindustria l consumer , commercia l use r o r post-consume r

wast e tha t

i s sol dfor

th e pur pos e o f makin g a nVen

dproduc t

ou t o f re claime dplasti c an di s intende dt o b e use dt o manufactur e anonmedica l o r nonfoo dplasti c product
. (4 ) "Reclaime dplasti c product " mean s a plasti c produc t

for whic hth e majorit y o

f th e plasti c use di nth e produc t i s reclaime dplas

tic
. [Formerl

y 468.925 ] , . 468.45 3 [1977 c.65 0 §3 ; 197 9 c.18 1 §1 ; renumbered 468A.55 0 in , 1991 ] 46a45 5 [Fonnerl y 449.930 ; 197 5 c.55 9 §4 ; 197 7 c.65 0 ,§4 ; 197 9 c.18 1 §2 ; repealedb y 199 1 c.92 0 §24] , 468.45 6 Policy
. I nth e interes t o f th e publi c peace , healt han dsafety , i t i s th e pol

ic y o f th e Stat e of

Orego nt o assis t

i nth e prevention , contro l an dreductio no f spli d wast e i nthi s stat e b y providin g ta x relie f t o Orego nbusinesse s tha t

mak e investment s i n orde r t o collect , transpor t

o r proces s re claime dplasti c o r

manufactur e areclaime d plasti c product
. [Formerl y 468.930] 468.45 8 [197 5 c.55 9 §2 ; repealedb y 199 1 c.920 §24] Titi e 3 6 Pag e 88 8 (200 9 Edition )ENVIRONMENTA LQUALIT Y GENERALL Y 468.46 6 46&460 [Formerly 449.933 ; 197 5 c.55 9 §5 ; 197 7 c.65 0 §5 ; 197 9 c.18 1 §3 ; 199 1 c.920 §19 ; renumbere d468A.59 5 i n 1991 ] • 468.46 1 Applicatio nfo r certificatio no f investmen t

t o collect , transpor t o r proc es s reclaime dplasti c o r manufactur e re claime dplasti c product ; rules ; fee
. (1 ) An y perso nma y appl y t o th e Environmenta l Qualit y Commissio nfor certificatio nunde r OR S 468.46 6 bf

a ninvestmen t

mad e b y th e perso ni nOrego nt o allo w th e perso nt o col

lect , transpor t

o r proces s reclaime dplasti c o r manufactur e areclaime dplasti c product
. (2 ) Th e applicatio nshal l b e mad e i n writin g i naformprescribe db y th e Depart

men t o f Environmenta l Qualit y an dshal l contai ninformatio no nth e actua l investmen t includin g adescriptio nof th e material s in

corporate dtherein , al l machinery , persona l propert y an dequipmen t mad e apar t

thereof, th e existin g o r

propose doperationa l proce dur e thereof, an dastatemen t o f th e propose d us e of th e reclaime dplasti c produc t an dth e portio no

f th e actua l cos t

properl y allocabl e t o collecting , transportin g o r processin g re claime dplasti c o r

t o th e proces s of

manufac

turin g suc hreclaime dplasti c produc t a s se t forthi nOR S 468.486
. (3 ) Th e Directo r

of th e Departmen t

of Environmenta l Qualit y ma y requir e an y fur

the r informatio nth e directo r consider s nec essar y before acertificat e i s issued
. (4 ) Th e applicatio nshal l b e accompanie d b y afe e establishe dunde r subsectio n(5 ) of thi s section
. Th e fe e ma y b e refunde di f th e applicatio nfor

certificatio ni s rejected
. (5 ) B y rul e an dafte r

hearin g th e com missio nma y adop t

aschedul e o

f reasonabl e fee s whic hth e departmen t ma y requir e of applicant s for

certificate s issue dunde r OR S 468.466
. Before th e adoptio no r revisio no f an y suc hfee s th e commissio nshal l estimat e th e tota l cos t

of th e progra mt o th e depart

ment . Th e fee s shal l b e base do nth e antic

ipate dcos t

o f filing, investigating , grantin g an drejectin g th e application s an dshal l b e designe dno t

t o excee dth e tota l cos t esti

mate db y th e commissibn
. An y exces s fee s shal l b e hel db y th e departmen t an dshal l b e use db y th e commissio nt o reduc e an y futur e fe e increases
. Th e fe e ma y var y accordin g t o th e siz e an dcomplexit y of th e investment
. Th e fee s shal l no t

b e considere db y th e com missio na s par t

of th e cos t of th e investmen t t o b e certified
. (6 ) An y applicatio nfor

certificatio nmus t b e mad e afte r

th e equipment , persona l prop ert y o r machiner y necessar y t o collect , transpor t o r proces s reclaime dplasti c o r manufactur e areclaime dplasti c produc t i s acquire do r

constructe dan do no r befor e Decembe r

31 , 2001
. Failur e t o file atimel y applicatio nshal l mak e th e investmen t cos t ineligibl e for

tsi x credi t

certification
. A nap plicatio nshal l no t

b e considere dfiledunti l i t i s complet e an dread y for processing
. Th e commissio nma y gran t

a nextensio no

f tim e t o file a napplicatio nfor circumstance s be

yon dth e contro l o

f th e applican t

tha t woul d mak e atimel y filing unreasonable
. However , th e perio dfor

filing a napplicatio nshal l no t b e extende dt o adat e beyon dDecembe r 31 , 2001
. [Formerly 468.935 ; 199 5 c.74 6 §8 ] 46a46 5 [Formerl y 449.935 ; 197 5 c.55 9 §6 ; repeale db y 199 1 c.92 0 §24 ] 468.46 6 Actio no napplication ; re jection ; appeal ; certificatio no f invest

ment . (1 ) Th e Environmenta l Qualit y Commissio nshal l ac t

o na napplicatio nfor certificatio nbefore~th e 120t hda y afte r th e filing o f th e applicatio nunde r

OR S 468.461
. Th e actio no

f th e commissio nshal l includ e certificatio nof

th e actua l cos t

o f th e invest

men t an dth e portio nof

th e actua l cos t properl y allocabl e t o collecting , transportin g o r processin g reclaime dplasti c o r tb th e manufactur e o

f areclaime dplasti c produc t a s se t forthi nOR S 468.486
. Eac hcertificat e shal l bea r

aseparat e seria l numbe r for eac h suc hfacility
. (2 ) I f th e commissio nreject s a napphca-. ' tio nfor certification , o r

certifie s alesse r

ac tua l cos t

o f the , investmen t

o r alesse r portio no

f th e actua l cos t

properl y allocabl e t o collecting , transportin g o r processin g re claime dplasti c o r

t o th e manufactur e of a reclaime dplasti c produc t tha nwa s claime d i nth e applicatio nfor

certification , th e com missio nshal l caus e writte nnotic e o f it s ac tion , an daconcis e statemen t o f th e findings . an dreason s therefor , tp b e sen t b y registere d o r certifie dmai l t o th e applican t befor e th e 120thda y afte r

th e filing p f

th e application
. Failur e o f th e commissio nt o ac t cbnstitute s approva l o f

th e application
. (3 ) I f th e applicatio ni s rejecte dfor an y reaspn , includin g th e informatio nfurnishe d b y th e applican t

a s t o th e cos t

o f th e invest

ment , o r if th e applican t

i s dissatisfie dwit h th e certificatio no

f actua l cos t

o r portio nof th e actua l cos t

properl y allocabl e t o collect

ing , transportin g o r

prpcessin g reclaime d plasti c o r

t o th e manufactur e o

f areclaime d plasti c product , th e applican t ma y appea l fro mth e rejectio na s provide di nOR S 468.110
. Th e rejectio no r th e certificatio ni s final an dconclusiv e o nal l partie s unles s th e applican t take s a nappea l therefro ma s pro vide di nOR S 468.11 0 before th e 30t hda y af

te r notic e wa s maile db y th e commission
. (4)(a) Th e commissio nshal l certif y a nin

vestment , for

whic ha napplicatio nha s bee n mad e unde r

OR S 468.461 , i f

th e commissio n finds tha t

th e investmen t

wa s mad e i nac cordanc e wit hth e requirement s of OR S 468.46 1 an d468.471
. Titi e 3 6 Pag e 88 9 (200 9 Edition )'^ ^

468.47 1 PUBLI C HEALT H AN D SAFET Y



# m (b ) N o determinatio nof th e proportio nof th e actua l cos t

of th e investmen t

t o b e cer tifie dshal l b e mad e unti l receip t o f th e ap plication
. (5 ) A perso nreceivin g acertificat e unde r thi s sectio nma y tak e ta x relie f onl y unde r OR S 315.324 , dependin g upo nth e ta x statu s o f th e person' s trad e o r

business
. (6 ) I f th e perso nreceivin g th e certificat e i s apartnership , eac hpartne r shal l b e enti

tle dt o tak e ta x credi t relie f a s provide di n OR S 315.324 , base do ntha t partner' s pr o rat a shar e of th e certifie dcos t

of th e investment
. (7 ) Certificatio nunde r

thi s sectio no f

a n investmen t

qualifyin g unde r

OR S 468.46 1 shal l b e grante dfb

r aperio do

f five consec utiv e year s whic hfive-year perio dshal l begi n wit hth e ta x yea r

o f th e persb ni nwhic hth e investmen t

i s certifie dunde r

thi s section
. [Formerl y 468.940] ' 468.47 0 [Formerly 449.937 ; 197 4 c.40 §1 ; 197 5 c.55 9 §7 ; 197 7 c.65 0 §6 ; 197 9 c.18 1 §4 ; repeale db y 199 1 c.92 0 §24 ] 468.47 1 Prciliminar y certificatio no f investment
. (1 ) An y perso nproposin g t o ap pl y for certificatio nof

a ninvestmen t

unde r OR S 468.461 , before makin g th e investment , shal l file areques t

for preliminar y certifica

- |tip nwit hth e Departmen t of Environmenta l Quality
. Th e reques t

shal l b e i naformpre scribe db y th e department
. Fb r investment s made , th e Environmenta l Qualit y Commis

sio nma y waiv e th e filing of th e applicatio n i f i t finds th e filing inappropriat e becaus e specia l circumstance s rende r th e filing un reasonabl e an di f

i t finds suc hinvestmen t woul dotherwis e qualif

y for ta x credi t

certi

ficationpursuan t

to OR S 468.45 1 t o 468.491
. (2 ) Withi n3 0 day s o f

th e receip t

o f are ques t for preliminar y certification , th e de

partmen t ma y require , a s aconditio n preceden t

t o issuanc e o

f apreliminar y cer tificat e of

approval , th e submissio no f plan s an dspecifications
. Afte r examinatio nthereof, th e departmen t

ma y reques t

correction s an d revision s t o th e plan s an dspecifications
. Th e departmen t

ma y als o requir e an y bthe r in

formatio nnecessar y t o determin e whethe r th e propose dinvestmen t i s i naccordanc e wit hth e provision s o

f OR S chapter s 45 9 an d 459 A an dOR S chapter s 468 , 468 A an d468 B an dapplicabl e rule s an dstandard s adopte d pursuan t thereto
. (3 ) I f th e departmen t

determine s tha t

th e propose dinvestmen t

i s i naccordanc e wit h th e provision s of

OR S chapter s 45 9 an d459 A an dOR S chapter s 468 , 468 A an d468 B an d applicabl e rule s o r

standard s adopte dpursu n t thereto , i t

shal l issu e apreliminar y cer ificat e approvin g th e investment
. I f th e departinen t

determine s tha t

th e investmen t doe s no t compl y wit hth e provision s of OR S chapter s 45 9 an d459 A an dOR S chapter s 468 , 468 A an d468 B an dapplicabl e rule s o r stan
dard s adopte dpursuan t thereto , th e commis

sio nshal l issu e a norde r denyin g certification
. (4 ) I f withi n6 0 day s o

f th e receip t

of plans , specification s o r

an y subsequentl y re queste drevision s o r

correction s t o th e plan s an dspecification s o r

an y othe r

informatio n require dpursuan t

t o thi s section , th e de

partmen t fail s t o issu e apreliminar y certif

icat e o f approva l an dth e commissio nfail s tb issu e a norde r

denyin g certification , th e pre liminar y certificat e shal l b e considere dt o hav e bee nissued
. Th e investmen t mus t compl y wit hth e plans , specification s an dan y correction s o r

revision s thereto , i f

any , pre viousl y submitted
. (5 ) Withi n2 0 day s fromth e dat e o f mail

in g of th e order , an y perso nagains t who m a norde r i s directe dpursuan t

t o subsectio n (3 ) of thi s sectio nma y deman dahearing
. Th e deman dshal l b e i nwriting , shal l stat e th e ground s for

hearin g an dshal l b e maile d t o th e Directo r

o f th e Departmen t

bf Envi

ronmenta l Quality
. Th e hearin g shal l b e conducte di naccordanc e wit hth e applicabl e provision s of

OR S chapte r

183
. [Formerl

y 468.945 ] • 468.47 2 [197 5 c.55 9 §9 ; repealedby 199 1 c.920 §24] 46a47 4 [197 5 c.55 9 §10 ; repealedb y 199 1 c.92 0 §24] 46847 5 [Formerl y 449.939 ; 197 5 c.559 ' §11 ; 197 7 c.65 0 §8 ; 197 9 c.18 1 §5 ; repealedby 199 1 c.92 0 §24 ] 468.47 6 Fina l certification
. Excep t i f th e Environmenta l Qualit y Commission , unde r OR S 468.47 1 (1) , waive s th e requiremen t for preliminar y certification , n o final certifica

tio nshal l b e issue db y th e commissio nunde r OR S 468.46 6 unles s th e investmen t wa s mad e i naccordanc e wit hth e requirement s o f OR S ,468.47 1 an di naccordeuic e wit hth e applica

bl e provision s o

f OR S chapter s 45 9 an d459 A an dOR S chapter s 468 , 468 A an d468 B an d th e applicabl e rule s o r standard s adopte d pursuan t thereto
. [Formerl

y 468.950 ] 46a48 0 (Formerly 449.941 ; 1975-c.55 9 §12 ; 197 7 c.65 0 §10 ; 197 9 c.18 1 §6 ; repeale db y 199 1 c.920 §24] 468.48 1 Revocatio no f certificate ; con sequences . (1 ) Pursuan t t o th e procedure s for aconteste dcas e unde r OR S chapte r

183 , th e Environmenta l Qualit y Cbmmissio nma y orde r th e revocatio no

f th e certificatio nis

sue dtmde r

OR S 468.46 6 o

f an y investment , i f i t finds that : (a) Th e certificatio nwa s obtaine db y frau do r misrepresentation ; o r (b ) Th e holde r

of th e certificat e ha s faile d substantiall y t o operat e th e qualifyin g busi

nes s a s specifie di nsuc hcertificate
. (2 ) A s soo na s th e orde r of revocatio n unde r thi s sectio nha s becom e final, th e commissio nshal l notif

y th e Departmen t

of Revenu e o

f suc horder
. Titi e 3 6 Pag e 89 0 (200 9 Edition )ENVIRONMENTA LQUALIT Y GENERALL Y 468.50 1 

## I (3 ) I f th e certificatio nof

a ninvestmen t i s ordere drevoke dpursuan t t o subsectio n (l)(a ) o f thi s section , al l prio r

ta x relie f

pro vide dt o th e holde r

of suc hcertificat e b y virtu e of suc hcertificat e shal l b e forfeited am dth e Departmen t

of Revenu e shal l procee d t o collec t thos e taxe s no t

pai db y th e certif

icat e holde r

a s aresul t

of th e ta x relie f

pro vide dt o th e holde r

unde r an y provisio no

f OR S 315.324
. (4 ) I f th e certificatio nof

a ninvestmen t i s ordere drevoke dpursuan t t o subsectio n (l)(b ) of thi s section , th e certificat e holde r shal l b e denie dan y furthe r relie f provide d unde r OR S 315.32 4 i nconnectio nwit hsuc h investment , a s th e cas e ma y be , fro man daf

te r th e dat e tha t

th e orde r

of revocatio nbe

come s final. [Formerl

y 468.955 ] 46&48 5 [Formerly 449.943 ; 197 4 c.3 6 §15 ; 197 5 c.55 9 §13 ; repeale db y 197 7 c.65 0 §11]

- 468.48 6 Allocatio no f

cost s t o collect , transpor t

o r proces s reclaime dplasti c o r manufactur e reclaime dplasti c product ; rules
. (1 ) I nestablishin g th e portio nof cost s properl y allocabl e t o th e irivestmen t cost s incurre dt o allo w aperso nt b collect , trans
por t o r proces s reclaime dplasti c o r t o man ufactur e areclaime dplasti c produc t qualifyin g for

certificatio nunde r

OR S 468.466 , th e Environmenta l Qualit y Commis

sio nshal l conside r

th e followin g factors : (a ) I f applicable , th e exten t

t o whic hth e collection , transportation , processin g o r manufacturin g proces s for whic hth e invest

men t i s mad e i s use dt o conver t reclaime d plasti c int o asalabl e o r usabl e commodity
. (b ) An y othe r

factor s whic har e relevan t i nestablishin g th e portio nof th e actua l cos t o f th e investmen t

excep t retu mo nth e in

vestmen t properl y allocabl e t o th e proces s tha t allow s aperso nt o collect , transpor t o r proces s reclaime dplasti c o r t o manufactur e areclaime dplasti c product
. (2 ) Th e portio nof

actua l cost s properl y allocabl e shal l b e fro mzer o t o 10 0 percen t i n increment s of

on e percent . I f

zer o percen t th e commissio nshal l issu e a norde r denjdn g certificatibn
. (3 ) Th e commissio nma y adop t rule s es tablishin g method s t o b e use dt o determin e th e portio nof

cost s properl y allocabl e t o th e collection , transportatio no r processin g of reclaime dplasti c o r

t o th e manufactur e o

f a reclaime dplasti c product
. [Formerl y 468.960 ] 46&49 0 [197 7 c.65 0 §9 ; repeale db y 199 1 c.920 §24] 468.49 1 Limi t

o ncost s certifie db y commissio nfo r

ta x credit
. (1 ) Th e tota l of al l cost s b f

investment s tha t

receiv e apre liminar y certificatio nfro mth e Environ

menta l Qualit y Commissio nfor ta x credit s i n an y calenda r

yea r shal l no t

excee d $1,500,000

. I f

th e application s excee dth e $1,500,00 0 limit , th e commission , i nth e commission' s discretion , shal l determin e th e dol

la r amoun t certifie dfor

an y investment s ari d th e priorit y betwee napplication s for certi

ficationbase dupo nth e criteri acontaine di n OR S 468.45 1 to 458.491
. (2 ) No t les s tha n$500,00 0 o f th e $1,500,00 0 annua l certificatio nlimi t shal l b e allocate dt o investment s havin g acertifie d cos t of $100,00 0 o r

les s for an y qualifying business
. (3 ) Wit hrespec t

t o th e balanc e o

f th e annuEil certificatio nlimit , th e maximu mcos t certifie dfor

an y investment s shal l no t excee d $500,000

. However , i f

th e application s certi

fiedi nan y calenda r

yea r d b no t tota l $1,000,000 , th e commissio nma y increas e th e certifie dcost s abbv e th e $500,00 0 maximu m for previousl y certifie dinvestments
. Th e in

crease s shal l b e allocate daccordin g t o th e commission' s determinatio no f ho w th e pre viousl y certifie dinvestment s mee t th e crite

riao f OR S 468.45 1 t o 468.491
. Th e increase d allocatio nt o previousl y certifie dinvestment s unde r thi s subsectio nshal l no t includ e an y o f th e $500,00 0 reserve dunde r subsectio n(2 ) • o f thi s section
. [Formerl y 468.965 ] ^- ' 46a49 5 [197 7 c.65 0 §7 ; repeale db y 199 1 c.920 §24] 46850 0 [Formerl y 449.850 ; renumbered468A.100 i n 1991 ] GREE NPERMIT S 468.50 1 Definition s fo r OR S 468.50 1 t o 468.521
. A s use di nOR S 46850 1 t o 468.521 : (1 ) "Agency " mean s eithe r th e Depart

men t bf Environmenta l Qualit y o r th e Lan e Regiona l Ai r

Protectio nAgenc y create dpur suan t t o OR S 468A.01 0 t o 468A.180 , o r both , a s th e contex t

requires
. (2 ) "Commission " mean s th e Environ

menta l Qualit y Commission
. (3 ) "Environmenta l laws " mean s OR S 454.60 5 to 454.755 , 459.00 5 to 459.153 , 459.70 5 to 459.790 , 459.992 , 459.995 , 465.00 3 to 465.03 4 an d466.00 5 to 466.38 5 an dOR S chapter s 468 , 468 A an d468 B an drule s adopte dthereunder
. "Environmenta l laws " doe s no t includ e an y provisio no

f Orego nRevise dStatute s o r o f an y municipa l ordinanc e o r enactmen t

tha t regulate s th e selectio no f alocatio nfor

a ne w facility
. (4 ) "Facility " mean s an y sit e o r contig

uou s sites , an y manufacturin g operatio no r contigupu s operations , o r an y busines s o r municipa l activit y regulate dunde r an y pro visio no f th e environmenta l laws
. (5 ) "Gree nPermit " mean s apermi t tha t provide s administrativ e benefit s o r reduce s regulator y requirement s t o facilitie s tha t mee t criteri aestablishe db y th e Environ

menta l Qualit y Commission
. Titl e 3 6 Pag e 89 1 (200 9 Edition )468.50 3 PUBLI C HEALT H AN D SAFET Y

(6 ) "Sponsor " mean s aperson , grou p o r associatio ntha t

submit s aproposa l unde r th e Gree nPermi t

program . [199

7 c.55 3 §2 ; 200 9 d l §65 ] Note : 468.50 1 t o 468.52 1 wer e enacte dint o la w b y th e Legislativ e Assembl y but.wer e not.adde dt o o r mad e apar t o f OR S chapte r

46 8 o r an y serie s therei nb y leg

islativ e action
. Se e Prefac e t o Orego nRevise dStatute s for furthe r explanation
. . . ; , 468.50 3 Purpos e o f

Gree nPermits
. Th e purpos e o

f OR S 468.50 1 t o 468.52 1 i s t o au thorize : (1 ) Th e issuanc e o

f Gree nPermit s t o person s regulate dunde r th e environmenta l law s o f th e Stat e o

f Oregon
. (2 ) Th e Environmenta l Qualit y Commis

sio nt o develo p Green,Permi t criteri atha t wil l resul t

i nth e us e o

f innovativ e environ

menta l approache s o r

strategie s no t

other

wis e recognize do r

allowe dunde r

existin g regulations , t o achiev e environmenta l result s tha t ar e significantl y bette r tha notherwis e require db y law
. (3 ) A nagenc y t o provid e or , wher e nec essary , t o see k

exemption s o r

waiver s fro m regulator y requirement s a s considere dneces sar y t o implemen t

th e provisions : of

OR S 468.50 1 to 468.521
. , . (4 ) A nagenc y t o encourag e application s for Gree nPermit s tha t

promot e pollutio n prevention , sourc e reduction , mor e efficien t us e o f natura l resources , improvement s i n technolog y o r

practices , utilizatio no f envi

ronmenta l manageirien t system s an dcreatio n of publi c an dprivat e entit y partnership s tha t ca nachiev e environmenta l result s tha t ar e significantl y bette r

overal l tha notherwis e require db y law
. [199

7 c.55 3 §1] Note : Se e not e unde r

468.501
. • 46850 5 [Formerl y 449.855 ; renumbere d468A
. 10 5 i n 1991 ] 468.50 6 Commissior i rulemakin g t o carr y out . Gree nPermi t program . Th e Environmenta l Qualit y Commissio nshal l es tablis hb y rul e criteri afor Gree nPermit s an dprocedure s for

th e application , revie w an dpubli c participatio ni nth e proces s of is

suanc e of

th e permits
. The

- accepting , pro cessin g an dissuin g of (Jree nPermit s i s a discretionar y functio no f th e commission ; I n establishin g th e criteri afor Gree nPermits , th e commission : (1 ) Shal l conside r

th e objective s se t

fort h mOR S 468.503 ; (2 ) Ma y establis hclasse s o r categorie s of Gree nPermit s a s th e commissio nconsider s appropriate ; an d (3 ) Ma y limi t

th e numbe r

an dduratio n of suc hpermit s issue db y th e agencie s for th e purpos e of

evaluatin g th e effectivenes s o f th e Gree nPermi t

program . [199

7 c.553 §3 ; 200 3 c.425 §2

] Note : Se e not e unde r 468.501
. 468.50 8 Eligibilit y fo r Gree nPermit
. An y perso nownin g o r

operatin g afacilit y o r contiguou s facilitie s subjec t t o regulatio n unde r th e environmenta l law s ma y ac t a s a sponso r an dpropos e aGree nPermit
. [199 7 c.55 3 §4] Note : Se e not e unde r

468.501
. 46851 0 [Formerl y 449.857 ; renumbered468A.11 0 m 1991 ] 468.51 1 Environmenta l law s no t appli

cabl e t o facilit y operatin g unde r Gree n Permit
. Notwithstandin g an y othe r pro visio no f law , an y requiremen t

unde r th e en vironmenta l laws , excep t thos e require db y treat y o r interstat e compac t

o r b y afedera l law , tha t i s contrar y t o th e term s an dpro vision s of

aGree nPermi t

shal l no t

appl y t o afacility operatin g unde r aGree nPermit
. An y prio r

conflicting-permi t

conditio nshal l b e revise db y th e agenc y tha t ha s jurisdic

tio nove r th e Gree nPermit
. Excep t a s spe cificall y revise di naGree nPermit , an y existin g environmenta l permi t o r require

men t shal l remai ni neffect , not\yithstandin g issuanc e o

f aGree nPermit
. [199

7 c.55 3 §5 ] Note : Se e not e unde r

468.501
. 468.51 3 Judicia l revie w o f agenc y deci

sio no nissuanc e o f

Gree nPermit
. Th e decisio no

f a nagenc y t o refus e t o issu e a Gree nPermi t

i s no t subjec t t o judicia l re view
. Th e decisio no

f a nagenc y t o issu e a Gree nPermi t

ma y b e appeale di naccordanc e wit hth e provision s o f

OR S 183.48 4 pertain

in g to,revie w of

a norde r

i nothe r

tha na conteste dcase . [199

7 c.55 3 §6 ] Note : Se e not e unde r

468.501
. 46851 5 [Formerly 449.870 ; renumbered468A.11 5 i n 1991 ] 468.51 6 Temiinatio no f Gree nPermit
. I f asponso r

operatin g afacility unde r a Gree nPermi t

fail s t o perfor man y ter mo r conditio ni nth e Gree nPermit , th e agenc y may , afte r

writte nnotic e t o th e permittee , terminat e th e Gree nPermit , i nwhol e o r i n part . Th e permitte e ma y appea l th e agency' s decisio nt o terminat e aGree npermi t t o th e Environmenta l Qualit y Commission
. Th e commission' s decisio no nappea l shal l b e a n orde r i nothe r

tha naconteste dcase . [199 7 c.55 3 §7 ] Note : Se e not e unde r

468.501
. 468.51 8 Applicatio nfo r permi t o r ap prova l affecte db y terminatio no f Gree n Permit
. Afte r

a nagenc y issue s anotic e o f terminatio nof

aGree nPermi t

i nth e manne r provide di nOR S 468.516 , th e operato r o f th e Tacilit y shal l hav e 3 0 day s t o appl y for an y permi t o r approva l affecte db y th e termi

natio nof

al l o r aportio nof

th e Gree nPer

mit
. A napplicatio nfiled, durin g th e 30-day perio dshal l b e considere datimel y applica

tio nfor renewa l o

f apermi t

unde r th e term s Titl e 3 6 Pag e 89 2 (200 9 Edition )ENVIRONMENTA LQUALIT Y GENERALL Y 468.53 3 

# P I?

. 

# io

f th e applicabl e law
. Th e term s an dcondi

tion s of th e Gree nPermi t

shal l continu e i n effec t unti l afinal permi t

o r approva l i s is

sue do r denied
. I norde r

t o achiev e a nor derl y transitio nan dcomplianc e wit hth e environmenta l laws , th e agenc y ma y issu e a n orde r establishin g condition s for th e interi m operatio nof

th e facility
. [199

7 c.55 3 §8 ] Note : Se e not e unde r

468.501
. 46852 0 [Fonnerl y 449.865 ; 199 1 c.89 0 §1 ; renumbere d 468A.120 i n1991 ] 468.52 1 Recover y o f

cost s o f agenc y i n developing , negotiatin g an dpublicizin g Gree nPermit ; dispositio no f money s col

lected
. Th e agenc y shal l recove r th e ful l cos t of th e agenc y i ndeveloping , negotiatin g an d publicizin g aGree nPermi t i nth e followin g manner : (1 ) Th e sponso r

shal l full y reimburs e th e agenc y for

th e agency' s ful l direct , indirec t an dal l associate dcost s o f conductin g th e review , negotiatin g th e relevan t permi t re visions,
. respondin g t o publi c comment , moni

torin g th e provision s i nth e Gree nPermi t an denvironmenta l outcome s resultin g from th e Gree nPermi t

an dpublicizin g an dcon ductin g th e publi c hearings
. (2 ) Th e agenc y shal l appropriatel y docu

men t th e ful l direct , indirec t an dal l associ

ate dcost s of

th e agenc y an dcollec t pajmien t for suc hcost s fro mth e sponsor . Th e agenc y shal l collec t

adeposi t

fro mth e sponsor , agains t whic hth e agenc y shal l bil l unti l th e deposit,i s depleted
. Whe nth e deposi t i s de

pleted , th e agenc y shal l collec t ar i additiona l deposit
. Th e initia l deposi t shal l accbmpan y th e sponsor' s initia l Gree nPermi t proposa l an dshal l b e i na namoun t no t t o excee d $25,000

. Th e agenc y shal l delive r t o th e sponso r a naccountin g of

al l charge s an dth e amoun t of th e deposi t

remainin g a t

th e clo

sur e of eac hmonth' s accountin g records
. (3 ) Al l money s collecte db y th e Depart

men t b f Environmenta l Qualit y pursuan t t o thi s sectio nshal l b e deposite dint o th e (gen

era l Fun dof

th e Stat e Treasur y t o a nac coun t o f th e Departmen t

o f Environmenta l Quality
. Th e money s ar e continuousl y appro priate dt o th e Departmen t of Environmenta l Qualit y fo r

th e paymen t

o f expense s of

th e Departmen t

o f Environmenta l Qualit y i n carryin g ou t

th e provisions , of

OR S 468.50 1 t o 468.521
. Th e Directo r o f th e Departmen t of Environmenta l Qualit y shal l kee p arecor d of al l money s deposite dint o th e Stat e Treas

ur y pursuan t

t o thi s sectio nan dshal l indi

cat e b y specia l cumulativ e account s th e sourc e fro mwhic hmoneys ; ar e derive dan d th e individua l activit y agains t whic heac h withdrawa l i s charged
. Th e fee s collecte d unde r ,thi s sectio nb y th e Lan e Regiona l Ai r Protectio nAgenc y shal l b e retaine db y an d shal l b e incom e t o th e regiona l agency . Th e fee s shal l b e accounte dfor an dexpende di n th e sam e manne r

a s ar e th e fund s collecte d b y th e Departmen t

o f Environmenta l Qualit y unde r thi s section
. [199

7 c.55 3 §9; 200 3 c.42 5 §3 ; 200 9 e l l §66 ] Note : Se e note unde r

468.501
. Note : Sectio n11 , chapte r 553 , Orego n Law s 1997 , provides : Sec
. 11
. Anagenc y may no t issu e aGree n Permi t after Januar y 2 , 2008
. [1997 c.55 3 §11 ; 199 9 c.82 8 §1 ; 200 3 c.425 §1 ] 46852 5 [Formerly 449.867 ; 199 1 c.89 0 §2 ; renumbered 468A.12 5 i n1991 ] 46853 0 [Formerly 449.885 ; 198 3 c.23 3 §1 ; renumbere d 468A.13 0 i n 1991 ] WILLAMETT ERIVE RCLEANU P

AUTHORIT Y 468.53 1 Legislativ e findings. (1 ) Th e Legislativ e Assembl y finds tha t the
. listin g of a nare ao nth e Nationa l Prioritie s Lis t de

scribe di n4 2 U.S.C
. 9605 , commonl y know n a s establishin g aSuperfun dsite , an dth e remedia l investigation s an dfeasihilit y studie s undertake nfollowin g suc h alistin g identif y th e presenc e o

f pollutants , hazardou s sub

stance s an dcontaminant s i nth e are atha t ar e no t directl y traceabl e t o aparticula r re - } sponsible , party . (2 ) Th e Legislativ e Assembl y finds tha t OR S 465.20 0 to 465.54 5 provid e for join t an d severa l liabilit y amon g potentiall y responsi

bl e partie s fo

r th e cleanu p o

f Superfun dsites
. Becaus e join t

an dsevera l liabilit y doe s riot identif y apotentiall y responsibl e party' s shar e o f cleanu p costs , remedia l action s ar e ofte ndelaye da s potentiall y responsibl e par tie s litigat e eac hshar e o f th e liability
. . (3 ) Th e Legislativ e Assembl y declare s tha t th e stat e ha s th e authorit y an dth e abilit y t o facilitate " cleanu p o f th e submerge d an dsubmersibl e land s i nth e Willamett e Rive r Superfun dsite
. (4 ) Th e Legislative
. Assembl y finds tha t cleanu p o

f th e submerge dan dsubmersibl e land s o f th e Willamett e River , includin g th e Superfun dsite , wil l provid e henefit s t o th e peopl e of Oregon , t o industrie s an dt o livin g resources , water ; quality , wate r uses , recre ation , habita t

protection , habita t

preserva tio nan dothe r

watershe dqualities , an dwil l provid e significan t

economi c enhancemen t t b th e Stat e o

f Oregon
. [200

3 c:69 6 §1] Note : 468.53 1 an d468.53 3 were enacte dint o la w b y th e Legislativ e Assembl y bu t wer e no t

adde dt o o r

mad e apar t o f OR S chapte r

46 8 o r an y serie s therei n b y leg

islativ e action
. Se e Prefac e t o Orego nRevise dStatute s fo r furthe r explanation
. 468.53 3 WiUainett e Rive r Cleanu p Au

thority ; purposes ; membership ; powers . (1 ) Ther e i s establishe daWillamett e Rive r Cleanu p Authorit y consistin g o f 'fiv e mem bers
. Th e authorit y shal l b e compose dof : Titl e 3 6 Pag e 89 3 (200 9 Edition )468.58 1 PUBLI C HEALT H AN D SAFET Y

(a) Th e Governor ; (b ) Tw o member s of

th e Hous e of

Repre

sentatives , appointe db y th e Speake r of th e Hous e o f Representatives ; an d (c ) Tw o member s o

f th e Senate , appointe d b y th e Presiden t

of th e Senate
. (2 ) Th e purpos e o

f th e authorit y i s to : (a) Receiv e periodi c report s fro mth e De

partmen t of Environmenta l Quality , th e Unite dState s Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y an dpotentiall y responsibl e partie s involve di nth e remedia l investigatio nan d feasibilit y stud y proces s relatin g t o th e list

in g of th e Willamett e Rive r

o nth e Nationa l Prioritie s Lis t

describe di n4 2 U.S.C
. 9605 ; an d (b ) Mak e recommendation s t o th e Legis

lativ e Assembl y o nth e amoun t of genera l obligatio nbond s o r

othe r bbnd s tha t

wbul d nee dtb b e issue dt o pa y for th e implementa

tiori of al l o r aportio no

f th e recor dof

deci

sio nof th e remedia l investigatiP nan d feasibilit y stud y process . (3 ) Th e .Governo r

shal l serv e a s chairper

son , an damajorit y of members,constitute s aquoru mfor

th e transactio no

f business
. (4 ) Al l agencie s o

f th e stat e gbvernirierit , a s define di nOR S 174.111 , ar e directe dt o assis t th e authorit y i nth e perforinanc e of it s duties ; and , t o the , exten t permitte db y law s relatin g t o confidentiali1;y , t o furnis hsuc h ^informatio nan dadvic e a s th e member s o f th e authPrit y conside r

necessar y t o perfor m thei r duties.
. (5 ) Th e authorit y ma y hol dpubli c meet
ing s foi" : th e transactio nof an y o f it s busines s a t th e time s an dplaces , a s i t ma y prescribe
. A t an y suc hpublic , hearing , an y perso nin

tereste di nth e matte r

bein g investigate dma y appea r an dtestify
. i .-:.. - (6 ) Th e authorit y shal l establis hsuc had

visor y o r technica l committee s a s i t consid

er s necessar y t o ai dan dadvis e th e authorit y i nth e performanc e o

f it s duties
. Th e author

it y shal l determin e th e represeritation , mem bership , term s an dorganizatio nof th e committee s an dshal l appoin t committe e members , excep t

tha t a t leas t on e advisor y committe e shal l b e cbmposedof represen tative s o f propert y owner s i nth e are atha t i s th e subjec t

of th e remedia l irivestigatio n an dfeasibilit y study , stat e an dloca l envi

ronmenta l organizations , th e Por t of Port

land , th e Cit y o

f Portlan dan dprivate-secto r labo r representatives
. (7 ) Member s o f

th e advisor y o r

technica l committee s ar e no t

entitle dt o compensatio n no r reimbursemen t

for actua l an dnecessar y trave l an dothe r

expenses . [200

3 c.69 6 §3 ] Note : Se e not e unde r 468.531
. 46853 5 [1973 C;83 5 §99 ; 198 7 c.66 0 §28 ; 198 7 c.74 1 §20 ; renumbered468A.13 5 in
. 1991 ] 46854 0 [Formerl y 449.910 ; renumbered.468A ; 14 0 i n 1991 ] 1991 ] 46854 5 [Formerl y 449.863 ; renumbere d468A
. 14 5 i n 46855 0 [Formerl y 449.890 ; renumbered468A.15 0 i n 1991 ] 46855 5 [Formerl y 449.883 ; 199 1 c.75 2 §19 ; renumbere d468A.15 5 i n1991 ] 46856 0 [Formerl y 449.900 ; renumbered468A.16 0 i n 1991 ] 4 1991 ] 1991 ] 1991 ] 46856 5 [Formerl y 449.905 ; reniunbere d468A.16 5 i n L ] '

- - • • .-,.:. . 46857 0 [Formerl y 449.915 ; renumbere d468A.170'i n L ] • ' - . . 46857 5 [Formerl y 449.920 ; renumbere d468A.17 5 i n 46858 0 [Formerl y 449.923 ; renumbere d468A:18 0 i n 1991 ] ECOSYSTE M SERVICE S 468.58 1 Definition s fo r OR S 468.58 1 t o 468.587
. A s use dir

i OR S 468.58 1 to 468.58 7 an dsectio n' 5 , chapte r 808 , Oregb nLaw s 2009 : (1 ) "Adaptiv e managemen t mechanisms " mean s th e processes ' of iiriplementin g pro gram s i nascientificall y based , systemat
icall y structure dapproac htha t test s -an d monitor s assumption s an dprediction s i n managemen t

activitie s an dthe nuse s th e re sultin g informatio nt o improv e program s an d managemen t

activities. ; (2 ) "Ecologica l values " mean s clea nair , clea nan dabundan t

water , fishan dwildlif e habita t an dbthe r

value s tha t

ar e gerierall y corisidere dpubli c goods.;' ; (3 ) "Ecosyste mservices " .mean s the : ben

efits , that ; huma ncommunitie s enjo y a s are sul t of natura l processes' : an dbiologica l diversity
. . ; ; (4 ) "Ecosystem : service s market " mean s a syste mi nwhic hprovider s of ecosyste mser vice s ca nacces s financing t o protect , restor e an dmaintai necblogical values , includin g th e ful l spectru mof

regulatory , quasi-regulator y an dvoluntar y ,m8g*kets
. , • (5 ) "Pajmien t

for ecosyste m• services " mean s arrangement s throug hwhic hth e ben

eficiarie s of

ecosyste mservice s pa y bac k th e provider s of

ecosyste mservices
. [200 9 c.80 8 §1] Note : 468.58 1 to 468.58 7 wer e enacte diiit o la w b y th e Legislativ e Assembl y bu t wer e no t

adde dt o o r

mad e apar t o f OR S chapte r

46 8 o r an y serie s therei nb y leg

islativ e actibn
. Se e Prefac e t o Orego nRevise dStatute s fo r furthe r explanation
. , , 468.58 3 Policy
. I t

i s th e polic y of

thi s stat e t o suppor t

th e maintenance , enhance

men t an drestoratio no

f ecosyste mservice s throughou t

Oregon , focusin g o nth e pro tectio no f

land , water , air , soi l an dnativ e floraan dfauna
. [200

9 c.80 8 §2 ] Titi e 3 6 Pag e 89 4 (200 9 Edition )ENVIRONMENTA LQUALIT Y GENERALL Y 468.58 7
Note : Se e not e unde r

468.581
. 468.58 5 Legislativ e findings. Th e Legis

lativ e Assembl y finds that : (1 ) Maintainin g sustainabl e rura l an dur ba nlandscape s i s importan t for th e qualit y of lif e o f al l Oregonians
. Sustainabl e forestry , agricultur e an dranchin g practice s ca nhel p t o maintai nan drestor e th e vitalit y o f Ore

gon' s communitie s whil e als o helpin g t o pre serv e Oregon' s natura l landscape s an d ecosystems . I t

i s necessar y t o assis t land

owner s i ngainin g acces s t o additiona l source s of

revenu e suc ha s emergin g ecosystem ' service s market s an dt o hel p landowner s diversif

y thei r incomes , improv e th e ecologica l function s o f thei r land s an d pas s alon g thei r

land s an dth e lands ' associ

ate dbenefit s t o futur e generations
. (2 ) Employmen t

an deconomi c opportu
nitie s ar e importan t

t o Oregonian s ir

t orde r t o maintai nahig hqualit y o f lif e an dpros perity
. A scarcit y o

f lan dtha t

i s availabl e for developmen t

i s asignifican t

limitin g facto r i nsom e region s o

f Oregon
. Orego nneed s a syste mtha t

wil l provid e assurance s tha tdevelopmen t

wil l occu r

i nsuitabl e location s s o tha t ecological value s wil l b e maintaine dari d improve
. (3 ) Man y differen t

local , stat e an dfedera l agencie s an dth e privat e sectb r hav e obli

gation s t o protec t

natura l resources , t o reg ulat e th e us e of

natura l resource s an dt o prompt e economi c developmen t whil e als o minimizin g advers e impact s t o natura l re sources . However , thes e effort s ar e generall y fragmente dan duncoordinate dan dofte n wor k a t crpss-purppses . (4 ) Oregon' s natura l resources , an dth e way s thes e natura l resource s ar e used , ar e importan t

t o Oregonians
. Thes e natura l re source s includ e nativ e floraan dfauna
. Thes e natura l resource s provid e foo dan dshelter , floodcontrol , wate r

filtration, clea nair , fish an dwildlif

e habitat , recreationa l opportu
nities , aestheti c benefits , job s an dahig h qualit y of

lif e for al l Oregonians
. Scienc e ha s demonstrate dth e importanc e of thes e na tura l resource s t o ou r dail y lives
. Th e ad

vers e impact s of

climat e chang e may , stres s som e natura l resource s t o th e poin t tha t the y n o longe r

provid e ecosyste mservices
. It
. i s necessar y t o improv e th e overal l healt hof ou r natura l resource s i norde r t o maintai n thes e resource s for

presen t an dfutur e gen erations
. (5 ) Th e conservatio nan drestoratio no f ecosyste mservice s wil l hel p avoi dcarbo n emissions , hel p addres s impact s associate d wit hclimat e chang e an dhel p natura l re source s adap t

t o thes e impacts
. Ne w o r im

prove dregulator y scheme s an dincrease d publi c awarenes s wil l mak e additiona l na tura l resource s availabl e t o protec t an den hanc e ecosyste mservices
. Orego nha s th e

opportunit y t o becom e aleade r i ndevelopin g an dimproviri g th e ecologica l effectivenes s an deconomi c viabilit y of payment s for ecosyste mservices
. (6 ) Give nappropriat e oversight , ecosyste mservice s market s ca nsav e money , lea dt o mor e efficient , innovativ e an deffec

tiv e restoratio naction s tha npur e regulator y approache s an dfacilitat e improve dinte

gratio no

f publi c an dprivat e investment
. [2009 c.80 8 §3 ] Note : Se e not e unde r

468.581
. 468.58 7 Stat e agencie s an decosyste m services
. (1)'Stat e agencie s ar e encourage d t o adop t an dincorporat e adaptiv e manage men t mechanism s i nthei r

program s i norde r t o suppor t

th e maintenance , restoratio n an d enhancemen t

o f ecosyste mservices
. (2 ) Stat e agencie s ar e encourage dt o us e ecosyste mservice s market s a s amean s t o iriee t mitigatio nneeds , afte r carefull y avoid

in g th e mos t

sensitiv e resource s an dmini

mizin g advers e impact s wher e developmen t occurs . Whe nastat e agenc y adopt s astrat
eg y o r adecisio ntha t

call s for th e mitigatio n o f potentiall y advers e environmenta l conse quences , th e stat e agenc y mus t conside r mit

igatiP nstrategie s tha t

recogniz e th e nee dfor biologica l connectivit y an dth e overal l eco logica l viabilit y o

f restoratio neffort s a t a landscap e scal e rathe r

tha nexercis e a nau tomati c preferenc e for

on-site , in-kin dmiti

gation
. [200

9 c.80 8 §4 ] Note : Se e not e unde r

468.581
. Note : Section s 5 £ui

d6 , chapte r

808 ; Orego n Law s 2009 , provide : Sec
. 5
. Ecosyste mservice s market s workin g group . (l)(a ) Th e Sustainabilit y Boar dshall , conven e a necosyste mservice s market s workin g grou p consistin g o f representative s o

f local an dstat e agencie s an drep resentative s o

f othe r parties , includin g bu t

ho t limite d t o federa l agencies , India n tribes, , conservatio norgan ization s an ddeveloper s an dlandowner s fromth e pri

vat e sector . (b ) Representative s chose nfromth e partie s speci

fiedi nparagrap h(a ) o

f thi s subsectio n nius t

b e activ e i n improvin g th e ecological effectiveness
. o f ecosyste m service s markets
. (2 ) Th e ecosyste mservice s market s workin g grou p shall : : - (a ) Stud y an dpropos e overarchin g goal s to ' guid e th e developmen t

o f integrate decosyste mservice s mar ket s i nOrego ntha t

ar e efficient , coordinate dan ddesigne dt p produc e positiv e ecological an deconomi c outcome s wit hreasonabl e administrativ e cost s t o al l participants ; ' (b ) Addres s entitie s tha t woul db e mos t

appropriat e t o guide , facilitat e an dimplemen t a n ecosyste mservice s marke t i nOregon ; (c ) Addres s th e nee dfo r aconsisten t

methodolog y t o describ e an dquantif

y ecological value s an di n doin g s o conside r

methodologie s tha t

hav e bee ndevelope do r ar e i nth e proces s o

f bein g developed ; . , (d) Mak e recommendation s concemin g th e develop

inen t o f appropriat e ecological evaluatio nari daccount
in g systems ; Titl e 3 6 Pag e 89 5 (200 9 Editiori )'Im

468.58 7 PUBLI C HEALT H AN D SAFET Y (e ) Conside r

th e appropriat e rol e o f governmen t participatio ni necosyste mservice s market s i norde r t o ensur e tha t

th e activitie s o f

stat e agencie s ar e well

coordinate dan dmaintai napositiv e influenc e i nmaxi

mizin g ecological , socia l an deconomi c benefit s fo r th e publi c an dprivat e sectors ; an d (f ) Propos e potentia l policie s t o hel p stimulat e de

man dfo r

payment s fo r

ecosyste mservices , i nparticula r th e developmen t

o f regulator y an dvoluntar y ecosyste m service s markets
. (3 ) N o late r

tha nJanuar y 1- , 2011 , th e Sustainabilit y Boar dshal l submi t arepor t

regardin g it s work'conducte dunde r thi s section , an dma y includ e recommendation s fo r

legislation , t o th e Legislativ e As

sembl y i nth e marme r provide db y OR S 192.245
. (4 ) Th e Orego nWatershe dEnhancemen t Boar d 'shal l provid e staf f

suppor t

t o th e ecosyste mservice s market s workin g group . [200 9 c.80 8 §5 ] Sec
. 6
. Sectio n5 o f

thi s 200 9 Ac t

i s repeale do nth e dat e o f th e convenin g o f

th e nex t

regula r biennia l leg

islativ e sessio n[Januar y 10 , 2011] , [200 9 c.80 8 §6 ] 46a60 0 [197 5 c.36 6 §1 ; renumbere d46SA.65 0 i n1991 ] 46a60 5 [197 5 c.366 , §2 ; 197 7 c.1 8 §1 ; 197 7 c.20 6 §1 ; 198 3 C.14 8 §1 ; renumbered468A.65 5 i n1991 ] 46a61 0 [197 7 c.206
. §4 ; renumbered468A.66 0 i n1991 ]

, , 468.61 2 [1989:C.90 3 §2 ; renumbere d468A.62 5 i n1991 ] 468.61 4 [198 9 c.90 3 §3 ; renumbered468A.63 Pi n 1991 ] 46a61 5 [197 7 c.20 6 §2 ; repealedb y 198 7 c:41 4 §172 ] 468.61 6 [198 9 c.90 3 §4 ; renumbere d468A.63 5 i n1991 ]

• 468.61 8 [198 9 c.90 3 §5 ; renumbered468A.64 0 in
. 1991 ]
. 468.62 0 [197 7 c.20 6 §3 ; repealedb y 198 7 c.41 4 §172 ] 468.621 ^ [198 9 c.903 , §6 ; renumbered468A.64 5 i n1991 ]

, . 468.630-[198 3 c.33 3 §4 ; renumbered:468A.46 0 i n,1991 ] : , • 468.63 5 [198 3 c.33 3 §8 ; renumbered468A.465.i n1991 ] 468.64 0 [1983 ' c.33 3 §7 ; reriumbered468A.47 0 i n1991 ] 468.64 5 [198 3 c.33 3 §9 ; repealedb y 199 1 c.75 2 §28 ] 468^5 0 [1983 c.33 3 §10 ; 199 1 c.75 2 §19a ; renumbere d .468A.47 5 i n1991 ] 46a65 5 [1983 c.33 3 §§5,6 ; 199 1 c.75 2 §20 ; renumbered 468A.480i n1991 ] • 468J85 9 [198 9 c.91 7 §2 ; 199 3 c.742'§106 ; repeale db y 199 7 C.82 §7 ]

, : 4^66 0 [198 9 c.91 7 §1 ; repealedb y 199 7 C.8 2 §7 ] '468.66 1 [198 9 c.91 7 §20 ; 199 1 c.6 7 §131 ; repeale db y 199 7 c.8 2 §7 ] 468.66 2 [198 9 c.91 7 §3 ; repeale db y 199 7 c.8 2 §7 ]

. 468.66 3 [198 9 c.91 7 §25 ; ,199 3 c.74 2 §107 ; repealedb y .199 7 c.8 2 §7 ] , , 468^6 4 [198 9 c.91 7 §4 ; 199 3 c.74 2 §108 ; repealedb y 199 7 c.8 2 §7 ] 468.66 5 [198 9 c.91 7 §16 ; 199 3 c.74 2 §109 ; repealedb y 199 7 c.8 2 §7 ]

. "468.66 6 [198 9 c.91 7 §5 ; repealedb y 199 7 c.8 2 §7 ] • . 46a66 7 [1989 ; c.91 7 §8;;repeale db y 199 7 c.8 2 §7 ] 468.66 8 [198 9 c.91 7 §9 ; 199 1 c.6 7 §132 ; 199 3 c.73 6 §55 ; repealedb y 199 7 c.8 2 §7 ] : 468.66 9 [198 9 c.91 7 §11 ; repealedb y 199 7 c.8 2 §7 ]

• 468.67 0 [198 9 c.91 7 §13 ; repealedb y 199 7 c.8 2 §7 ] 46a67 1 [198 9 c.91 7 §16 ; repealedb y 199 7 c.8 2 §7 ]

. 468:67 2 (198 9 c.91 7 §18 ; repeale db y 199 7 c.8 2 §7 ] 46a67 3 [198 9 c.91 7 §21 ; repealedby
. 199 7 c.8 2 §7 ] 46a67 4 [198 9 c.91 7 §24 ; repealedb y 199 7 c.8 2 §7]' / 468.67 5 [198 9 c.91 7 §6 ; repeale db y 199 3 c.74 2 §105 ] 468.67 6 [198 9 c.91 7 §7 ; repealedb y 199 3 c.74 2 §105 ] 46a67 7 [198 9 c.91 7 §10 ; repealedb y 199 3 c.74 2 §105 ] 468J57 8 [198 9 c.91 7 §12 ; repealedb y 199 3 c.74 2 §105 ] 46a67 9 [198 9 c.91 7 §14 ; repealedb y 199 3 c.74 2 §105 ] 46a68 0 [198 9 c.91 7 §17 ; repeale db y 199 3 c.74 2 §105 ] 46a68 1 [198 9 c.91 7 §19 ; repealedb y 199 3 c.74 2 §105 ] 468.68 2 [198 9 c.91 7 §22 ; repealedb y 199 3 c.74 2 §105 ] 468.68 3 [198 9 c.91 7 §23 ; repealedb y 199 3 c.74 2 §105 ] 46a68 5 [198 9 c.91 7 §26 ; repealedb y 199 5 c.7 9 §283 ] 468.68 6 [198 9 c.84 7 §2 ; renumbered468B.20 0 i n1991 ] 468.68 7 [198 9 c.84 7 §3 ; renumbered468B.20 5 i n 1991 ] 468.68 8 [198 9 c.84 7 §4 ; renumbere d468B.21 0 i n 1991 ]

, 46a68 9 [198 9 c.84 7 §5 ; renumbere d468B.21 5 i n1991 ]

• 46a69 0 [198 9 c.84 7 §6 ; renumbered468B,22 0 i n1991 ] 468.69 1 [198 9 c.83 3 §17 ; renmnbered468B.15 0 m1991 ] 468.69 2 [198 9 c.83 3 §18; renumbered468B.15 5 i n 1991 ] 46a69 3 [198 9 c.83 3 §19 ; 199 1 c.6 7 §133 ; renumbered 468B.16 0 i n .1991 ] -

, 46a69 4 [198 9 c.83 3 §25 ; renumbere d468B:16 5 i n 1991 ]

, 46ae9 5 [198 9 c.83 3 §27;,renumbere d468B.17 0 i n 1991 ] 46a69 6 [198 9 c.83 3 §§31,33 ; renumbere d,468B.17 5 i n .1991 ]
.. . 468.69 8 [198 9 c.83 3 §§36,37 ; renumbere d468B.18 0 m .1991 ] • , , 468.69 9 [198 9 c.83 3 §29 ; renumbere d468B.18 5 i n1991 ] 46a70 0 [Formerly'449.075 ; renumbere d468B.00 5 i n 1991 ] 46a70 5 [Formerl y 449.070 ; renumbered468B.01 0 m 1991 ] 46a71 0 '[Formerl y 449.077 ; renumbere d468B.01 5 i n 1991 ] 46a71 5 [Formerl y 449.095

- renumbete d468B.02 0 m 1991 ] ' 1991 ] 46a72 0 [Formerl y 449.079 ; renumbered468B.0'2 5 i n

• 46&72 5 [Formerl y 449.081 ; renumbere d468B.03 0 i n 1991 ] • i

46a73 0 [197 3 c.9 2 §3 ; reniinibered468B;03 5 i n1991 ] 46&73 2 [198 5 c.56 9 §7 ; reniunbere d468B.04 p i n1991 ] 468.73 4 [198 5 c.56 9 §8 ; renumbered468B.04 5 i n1991 ] : 468.73 5 [Formerl y 4491086 ; i98 5 c.67 3 §l78 ; reriumberei l 468B.04 8 i n1991 ]

. 46a74 6 [Formerl y 449.083 ; 198 9 c.84 7 §7 ; renumbered 468B.05 0 in'iggi ] ' • , • ' 4^742'[Formerl y 454.415 ; 197 9 c.9 8 §1 ; 199 1 c.73 5 §27 ; renmnbered468B.05 5 m1991 ] '

" • 46a74 5 [Formerl y 449.103 ; 197 9 c.58 4 §1 ; renumbered 468B.06 0 ir i 1991 ] ' ' 46a75 0 [Formerl y 449.111 ; 197 5 6.17 2 §1 ; renumbere d 468B.065i n1991 ] • • . . 468.75 5 [Formerl y 449.113 ; renmnbered468B.07 0 m 1991 ] '•'•••• • 46&76 0 [Formerl y 449.137 ; repeale db y 199 1 c.76 4
1991 ] 46a76 5 [Formerl y 449.140 ; renumbered468B.07 5 m 46a77 0 (Formerl y 449.150 ; renumbered.468B.08 0 i n 1991 ]

. 46&77 5 [Formerl y 449.109 ; 198 3 c.33 8 §937 ; renum bere d468B.08 5 i n1991 ] 46a77 7 [197 9 c.61 7 §2 ; renumbered468B.090.i n 1991 ] 46a77 8 [198 3 c.25 7 §2 ; renumbere d468B.09 5 i n 1991 ] 46a78 0 [Formerl y 449.155 ; 198 9 c.108 2 §4 ; 199 1 c.60 6 §1 ; 199 1 c.65 1 §3 ; renumbered468B.30 0 i n 1991 ] Titi e 3 6 Pag e 89 6 (200 9 Edition )ENVIRONMENTA LQUALIT Y GENERALL Y 468.92 2

1991 ] 1991 ] 46a78 5 [Formerl y 449.157 ; renumbered468B.30 5 m 46a79 0 [Formerly , 449.159 ; renumbered468B.31 0 i n



## m 1991 ] 46a79 5 [Formerl y 449.161 ; renumbere d468B.31 5 i n
1991 ] 46850 0 [Formerl y 449.163 ; renumbere d468B.32 0 i n L ] 468£0 2 [197 7 c.22 2 §§2,3 ; renumbered468B.32 5 i n 1991 ] 468.80 5 [Formerl y 449.165 ; renumbered468B.33 0 i n 1991 ] 468.81 0 [Formerl y 449.167 ; 197 7 c.70 4 §11 ; repealed b y 198 5 c,73 3 §23 ] 468.81 5 [Formerl y 449.175 ; renumbered468B.33 5 i n 1991 ] 468.81 7 [198 9 c.85 9 §§3,5 ; renumbere d468B.45 0 i n 1991 ] , 46a819,[198 9 c.85 9 §4 ; renumbered468B.45 5 i n 1991 ] 46852 1 [198 9 c.85 9 §2 ; renumbered468B.46 0 i n 1991 ] 46852 3 [198 9 c.l04 2 §2 ; renumbered468B.47 5 i n 1991 ] 46852 5 [198 9 C:104 2 §3 ; renumbered4686^48 0 m1991 ] 46852 7 [198 9 c.104 2 §4 ; renumbered468B.48 5 i n 1991 ] 46852 9 [1989.c.l042.§5 ; renumbered468B49 0 i n1991 ] 46853 1 [198 9 c.108 2 §§2,5 ; renumbered468B.49 5 i n 1991 ] 46853 3 [198 9 c.108 2 §3 ; renumbered468B.50 0 i n 1991 ]

, 46855 0 [197 7 c.48 3 §2 ; renumbered459A.55 5 u i 1993 ] 46855 3 [197 7 c.48 3 §3 ; renumbered459A.56 0 i n1993 ] 46855 6 [197 7 c.48 3 §4 ; renumbered459A.56 5 i n1993 ] 46855 9 [197 7 c.48 3 §5 ; renumbered459A.57 0 u i 1993 ] 46856 2 [197 7 c.48 3 §6 ; renumbere d459A.57 5 m1993 ] 46856 5 [197 7 c.48 3 §7 ; renumbered459A.58 0 i n 1993 ] 46856 8 [197 7 c.48 3 §8 ; renumbere d459A.58 5 m1993 ] ,46856 9 [198 9 c.26 8 §2 ; renumbered459A.59 0 i n 1993 ] 46857 0 [198 9 c.26 8 §3 ; renumbered459A.59 5 in ' 1993 ] 46857 1 [197 7 c.48 3 §1;,renumbere d459A-599u i 1993 ] 46857 5 [198 7 c.74 1 §2 ; renumbered468A.70 0 m1991 ] 46857 7 [198 7 c.74 1 §3 ; renumbere d468A.70 5 m1991 ] 46857 9 [198 7 c.74 1 §5 ; renumbere d468A.71 0 m1991 ]

" 46858 1 [198 7 c:74 1 §6 ; renumbered468A.71 5 i n 1991 ] 46858 3 [198 7 c.74 1 §7 ; renumbered468A.720 m1991 ] 46858 5 [198 7 c.74 1 §§8,17 ; renumbered468A.72 5 m 1991 ] 46858 7 [198 7 c.74 1 §9 ; renumbered468A.73 0 m1991 ] 46858 9 [198 7 c.74 1 §10 ; renumbered468A.73 5 m1991 ]

, , 46859 1 [198 7 c.74 1 §11 ; renumbered468A.74 0 m1991 ] 46859 3 [198 7 c.74 1 §12 ; 199 1 c.65 0 §7 ; renumbere d 468A.74 5 i n1991 ] 46859 5 [198 7 c.74 1 §13 ; 198 9 c.17 1 §63 ; renumbered 468A,75 0 i n1991 ] 46859 7 [198 7 c.74 1 §14 ; renumbered468A.75 5 i n 1991 ] 46859 9 [198 7 c.74 1 §16;
. renumbered468A.76 0 m1991 ] 46850 0 [197 7 c.86 7 §23 ; 198 3 c.74 0 §l83 ; renimibered 466.505 ] 46850 1 [198 5 c.73 7 §2 ; repeale db y 198 7 c.53 9 § 1 (466.70 5 enacte di nUe u o f 468.901) ] 46850 2 [198 5 c.73 7 §3 ; repealed, b y 198 7 c.53 9 § 3 (466.71 5 enacte dmhe u o f 468.902) ] 46850 3 [197 7 c.86 7 §24 ; renumbered466.510 ] 46850 4 [198 5 c.73 7 §4 ; repealedb y 198 7 c.53 9 § 7 (466.72 5 enacte dmhe u o f 468.904) ]
. . 46850 5 [198 5 c.73 7 §5 ; repeale db y 198 7 c.53 9 §1 9 (466.76 5 enacte di nhe u o f 468.905) ] 46850 6 [197 7 c.86 7 §25 ; renumbered466.515 ] 46850 7 [198 5 c.73 7 §6 ; repeale db y 198 7 c.53 9 §2 9 (466.80 5 enacte di n he u o f 468.907) ] 46850 8 [198 5 c.73 7 §7 ; repeale db y 198 7 c.53 9 §1 2 (466.74 5 enacte dmhe u o f 468.908) ] 46850 9 [197 7 c.86 7 §26 ; renumbere d466.520 ] 46851 0 [198 5 c.73 7 §8 ; 198 7 c . 53 9 §31 ; renumbered 466.80 0 i n 1987 ] 46851 1 [198 5 c.73 7 §9 ; 198 7 c.53 9 §18 ; renumbere d 466.71 0 i n 1987 ] 46851 2 [197 7 c.86 7 §27 ; renumbere d466.525 ] 46851 3 [198 5 c.73 7 §10 ; 198 7 c.53 9 §40 ; renumbere d 466.72 0 (2 ) i n1987]
. 46851 4 [198 5 c.73 7 §11 ; repeale db y 198 7 c.53 9 §33 ; 466.82 0 enacte dmlie u o f 468.914 ] 46851 5 [197 7 c.86 7 §28 ; repealedb y 197 9 c.3 2 §1 ] 46851 6 [198 5 c.73 7 §12 ; repeale db y 198 7 c.53 9 §45 ] 46a91 7 [198 5 c.73 7 §l3 ; repealedb y 198 7 c.53 9 §45 ] 46851 8 [197 7 c.86 7 §29 ; repeale db y 197 9 c.3 2 §1 ] E]>fVIRONMENTA LCRIME S 468.92 0 Definition s fo r OR S 468.92 2 t o 468.956
. Fo r

purpose s o

f OR S 468.92 2 t o 468.956 : (1 ) "Knowingly" : '
. . (a ) Ha s th e meanin g give ntha t ter min> ' OR S 161.085 ; o r (b ) Mean s aperso nact s wit haconsciou s purpos e t o avoi dknowledg e o f aconduc t

o r acircumstanc e i nviolatio nof OR S 824.05 0 t o 824.11 0 o r

OR S chapte r

465 , 466 , 468 , 468A , 468 B o r

825
. (2 ) "Substantia l har mt o huma nhealt h o r th e environment " means : (a ) Physica l injury , a s define di nOR S 161.015 , t o ahuma nbein g o r demonstrabl e substantia l ris k

o f seriou s physica l injury ; a s define di nOR S 161.015 , t o ahuma nbeing ; o r (b ) Substantia l damag e t o wildlife , flora, aquati c o r

marin e life , t o habita t o r t o live

stoc k o r agricultura l crops. .
, (3 ) Excep t

a s provide di nOR S 161.15 5 o r 161.450 , a nindividua. 1 i s no t criminall y liabl e solel y becaus e of

th e individual' s statu s i n a business , organizatio no r othe r publi c o r

pri

vat e entit y no r

i s knowledg e possesse db y a n individua l othe r

tha nth e defendan t

attribut

abl e t o th e defendant
. (4 ) Nothin g i nthi s sectio ni s intende dt o amen do r

modif y OR S 161.150 , 161.155 , 161.160 , 161.165 , 161.170 , 161.175 , 161.45 0 o r 161.455
. [199 3 c.42 2 §16 ] 46852 1 [197 7 c.86 7 §30 ; renumbere d466.530 ] 468.92 2 Unlawfu l disposal , storag e o r treatmen t

o f hazardou s wast e i nth e sec on ddegree
. (1 ) A perso ncommit s th e crim e of unlawfu l disposal , storag e o r treatmen t

of hazardou s wast e i nth e secon ddegre e i f th e person , i nviolatio no f

OR S 466.09 5 o r

466.10 0 Titi e 3 6 Pag e 89 7 (200 9 Edition )468.92 4 PUBLI C HEALT H AN D SAFET Y

o r an y rule , standard , license , permi t o r or de r adopte do r

issue dunde r

OR S 466.020 , 466.09 5 o r

466.100 , knowingl y treats , store s o r dispose s of

hazardou s waste . (2)(a ) Subjec t

t o OR S 153.022 , unlawfu l disposal , storag e o r

treatmen t

of hazardou s wast e i nth e secon ddegre e i s aClas s B mis

demeanor
. (b ) Notwithstandin g OR S 161.635 , i nad

ditio nt o an y ter mof

imprisonmen t

tha t th e court/ma y impos e unde r paragrap h(a) of

thi s subsection , th e cour t

ma y impos e afine of u p t o $10,000

. [199 3 c.422 §4 ; 1999 c.105 1 §305] , Note : Th e amendment s to 468.92 2 b y sectio n12 , chapte r 267 , Orego nLaw s 2009 , becom e operativ e Janu

ar y 1 , 2011 , an dappl y t o violation s occurrin g o n o r af

ter Januar y 1 , 2011
. Se e section s 1 7 an d19 , chapte r 267 , Orego nLaw s 2009
. Th e text tha t i s operativ e o nan d afte r Januar y 1 , 2011 , i s se t forthfo r th e user' s con venience
.

. 468522
. (1 ) A perso ncommit s th e crim e o f unlawfu l disposal , storag e o r

treatmen t

o f hazardou s wast e i nth e secon ddegre e i f

th e person , i nviolatio n o f ORS 466.09 5 o r 466.10 0 o r

an y rule , standard , hcense , permi t o r orde r adopte do r

issue dunde r

OR S 466.020 , 466:09 5 o r 466.100 , knowingl y treats , store s o r dispose s of

hazardou s waste . (2)(a) Subjec t

to OR S 153.022 , unlawfti l disposal , storag e o r

treatmen t

o f hazardou s wast e i nth e secon d degre e i s aClas s B misdemeanor
. (b ) Notwithstandin g OR S 161.635 , i n additio n t o an y termof imprisonmen t

tha t th e cour t

ma y impos e unde r paragrap h(a ) o

f thi s subsection , th e cour t ma y impos e afine of u p to $25,000 ; 468.92 4 Applicabilit y oi f OR S 161.655
. OR S 161.65 5 doe s no t

appl y t o offense s spec ifie dmOR S 468.92 2 t o 468.956
. [200 9 c.26 7 §11] : Note : 468.92 4 become s operativ e Januar y 1 , 2011 , an dapplie s to'violation s occurrin g o no r afte r Januar y 1 , 2011
. Se e section s 1 7 an d19 , chapte r 267 , (Jrego n Law s 2009
. Note : 468.92 4 was adde dto an dmad e a . par t of .468.92 2 to 468.956
. b y .legislativ e actio nbu t wa s no t ..adde dto.. . an y smalle r

serie s therein
. Se e Prefac e t o Or

- 'ego nRevise dStatute s for fiirther explanation. ' 468525 ' [198 5 c.684 §3 ; li98 9 c.95 8 §1; renumbere d 468.45 1 i n1993 ]
. . 468.92 6 Unlawfu l disposiall , storag e o r treatmen t

o f hazardou s wast e i nth e first degree
. (1 ) A perso ncommit s th e crim e of imlawfu l dispbsal , stbrag e o r treatmen t

p f hazardou s wast e i nth e first degre e i f

th e person , i nviolatipri o

f OR S 466.09 5 o r

466 : lO O o r an y rule , standard , license ; permi t o r or de r adopte do r

issue dunde r

OR S 466.020 , 466.09 5 o r

466.100 , knowingl y dispose s of , store s o r treat s hazardou s wast e and : (a ) A s aresult , recklessl y cause s sub

stantia l har mt o humsu i healt ho r th e envi

ronment ; o r (b ) Knowingl y disregard s th e la w i n committiri g th e violation
. (2 ) Unlawfu l disposal , storag e o r treat
men t o f hazardou s wast e i nth e first degre e i s aClas s B felony
. (3 ) Notwithstandin g OR S 161.625 ' an d subsectio n(2 ) o

f thi s section , upo nasecon d convictio nfor

unlawfu l disposal , storag e o r treatmen t

o f hazardou s wast e i nth e first de

gre e withi nafive-year

period , th e cour t

ma y requir e th e defendan t

t o pa y a namount , fixedb y th e court , no t

exceedin g $200,00 0 i n additio nt o an y Pthe r

sentenc e impose dunde r subsectio n(2 ) o

f thi s section
. [199

3 c.42 2 §2 ] 468.92 9 Unlawfu l transpor t o f hazard

ou s wast e i nth e secon ddegree
. (1 ) A per so ncommit s th e crim e o f unlawfu l transpor t of hazardou s wast e i nth e secpn ddegre e i f th e person , i nviolatio nof OR S 466.080 , 824.09 0 o r

825.25 8 o r

an y rule , standard , h

cense , permi t

o r orde r adopte do r

issue dun de r OR S 466.020 , 466.080 , 824.09 0 o r 825.258 , knowingl y transport s hazardou s .waste . (2)(a ) Subjec t

t o OR S 153.022 , unlawfu l transpor t of hazardou s wast e i nth e secon d degre e i s aClas s B misdemeanor
. (b ) Notwithstandin g OR S 161.635 , i nad

ditio nt o ari y ter mbf

imprisbnmen t

tha t th e cour t ma y impos e unde r

paragrap h(a) o

f thi s subsection , th e cour t

ma y impos e afine o f u p t o $10,000

. [199 3 c.422 §5 ; 1999 c.105 1 Note : Th e ameridment s to 468.92 9 b y sectio n13 , chapte r 267 , Orego nLaw s 2009 , become operativ e Janu

ar y 1 , 2011 , an dappl y t o violation s occurring.o n o r af

ter Januar y 1 , 2011
. Se e section s 1 7 an d19 , chapte r 267 , Orego nLaw s 2009
. Th e text tha t i s operativ e o nan d afte r Januar y .1 , 2011, ^ i s se t fort hfo r th e user' s con venience
. 468.929
. (1 ) A perso n commit s th e crim e of unlawfu l transpor t o f hazardou s wast e i n th e secon ddegre e i f th e person , i nviolatio n o

f OR S 466.080 , 824.09 0 or'825.25 8 o r an y rule , standard , license , permi t o r orde r adopte d o r issue dunde r

OR S 466.020 , 466.080 , 824.09 0 or , 825.258 , knowingl y transport s hazardou s waste . (2)(a) Subjec t

to OR S 153.022 , unlawfti l transpor t o f hazardou s wast e i n th e secon ddegre e i s aClas s B misdemeanor
. (b ) Notwithstandin g OR S 161.635 , ir i additio nto an y ter mo f imprisonmen t

tha t th e cour t

ma y impos e unde r paragrap h(a ) of

thi s subsection

j th e cour t

ma y impos e afine o f u p t p $25,000

. 46853 0 [198 5 c.684 §2 ; 198 9 c.95 8 §2 ; renumbered 468.45 6 i n1993 ] 468.93 1 Unlawfu l transpor t o f hazard

oui s wast e i nth e firs t

degree
. (1 ) A perso n commit s th e crim e o

f unlawfu l transpor t

o f hazardou s wast e i nth e first degre e i f

th e person , i nviolatio no

f OR S 466.080 , 824.09 0 o r 825.25 8 o r

an y rule , standard , license , permi t o r orde r adopte do r

issue dunde r

OR S 466.020 , 466.080 , 824.09 0 o r 825.258 , know

ingl y transport s hazardpu s waste , and : (a) A s aresult , recklessl y cause s sub

stantia l har mt o huma nhealt ho r th e envi

ronment ; o r (b ) Knowingl y disregard s th e la w i n committin g th e violation
. (2 ) Unlawfu l transpor t o f hazardou s wast e i nth e first

degre e i s aClas s B felony
. Titi e 3 6 Pag e 89 8 (200 9 Edition )ENVIRONMENTA LQUALIT Y GENERALL Y 468.94 9 

# 1 9 (3 ) Notwithstandin g OR S 161.62 5 an d

subsectio n(2 ) of

thi s section , upo nasecon d convictio nfor

unlawfu l transpor t

o f hazard

ou s wast e i nth e first

degre e withi nafiveyea r period , th e cour t

ma y requir e th e defendan t

t o pa y a namount , fixedb y th e court , no t

exceedin g $200,00 0 i nadditio nt o an y othe r

sentenc e impose dunde r subsectip n (2 ) o f thi s section
. [199

3 c.42 2 §3 ] 468.93 3 Determinatio no f niunbe r

o f punishabl e offense s vuide r OR S 468.922 , 468.926 , 468.92 9 an d468.931
. Notwithstand

in g OR S 161.067 , eac hda y o nwhic havio

latio noccur s o r

continue s unde r

OR S 468.922 , 468.926 , 468:92 9 o r 468.93 1 i s asepa ratel y punishabl e offense
. [199 3 c.42 2 §6 ] 46853 5 [198 5 c.684 §4 ; 198 9 c.95 8 §3 ; renumbered 468.46 1 i n1993 ] 468.93 6 Unlawfu l ai r

pollutio ni nth e secon ddegree
. (1 ) A perso ncommit s th e crim e of unlawfu l ai r

pollutio ni nth e secon d degre e i f th e perso nknowingl y violate s an y applicabl e requiremen t

of OR S chapte r

468 A o r apermit , rul e o r

orde r adopte do r

issue d unde r OR S chapte r

468A
. (2 ) Notwithstandin g OR S 161.51 5 an d subjec t t o OR S 153.022 , unlawfu l ai r ppl

lutio ni nth e secon ddegre e i s acrimina l of

fens e punishabl e solel y b y afine of u p t o ,$10,000

. [199 3 c.422 §8 ; 199 9 c.105 1 §307 ] Note : Th e amendment s t o 468.93 6 b y sectio n14 , chapte r 267 , Orego nLaw s 2009 , becom e operativ e Janu

ar y 1 , 2011 , an dappl y t o violation s occurrin g o no r af

te r Januar y 1 , 2011
. Se e section s 1 7 an d19 , chapte r 267 , Orego nLaw s 2009
. Th e tex t tha t i s operativ e o nan d afte r Januar y 1 , 2011 , i s se t forthfo r th e user' s con venience
. " : • ' 468536
. (1 ) A perso ncommit s th e crirn e o f unlawfu l ai r pollutio ni nth e secon ddegre e i f th e perso nknow

ingl y violate s an y applicabl e requiremen t o f OR S chap

te r 468 A o r

apermit , rul e o r

orde r adopte do r

issue d unde r OR S chapte r

468A
. (2 ) Notwithstandm g OR S 161.51 5 an dsubjec t to OR S 153.022 , unlawfti l ai r pollutio ni nth e secon ddegre e i s acrimina l offens e punishabl e solel y b y afine o f u p t o $25,000

. 468.93 9 Unlawfu l ai r

pollutio ni nth e first degreed ) A perso ncommit s th e crim e of unlawfu l ai r

pollutio niri th e first

degre e i f th e person , i nviolatio nof OR S chapte r 468 A o r an y rule , permit , orde r o r an y appli

cabl e requiremen t

adopte do r

issue dunde r OR S chapte r

468A , knowingl y discharges , emit s o r allow s t o b e discharge dor ; emitte d an y ai r contaminan t

int o th e outdoo r

atmos
phere , and : (a) A s aresult , recklessl y cause s sub

stantia l har mt o huma nhealt ho r th e envi

ronment ; o r

• . (b ) Knowingl y disregard s th e la w i n committin g th e violation
. (2 ) Unlawfii l ai r

pollutio ni nth e first

de

gre e i s aClas s B felony
. (3 ) Notwithstandin g OR S 161.62 5 an d subsectio n(2 ) of

thi s section , upo nasecon d convictio nfor

unlawfu l ai r

pollutio ni n th e first degre e withi nafive-year period , th e cour t ma y requir e th e defendan t t o pa y a n amount , fixedb y th e court , no t exceedin g $200,00 0 i nadditio nt o an y othe r sentenc e impose dunde r

subsectio n(2 ) o

f thi s section
. [199 3 c.422 §7] 46854 0 [198 5 c.684 §5 ; 1989 c.95 8 §4 ; 199 1 c.87 7 §38 ; renumbered468.46 6 i n 1993 ] 468.94 1 Determinatio no f numbe r

b f punishabl e offense s unde r OR S 468.93 6 an d468.939
. Notwithstandin g OR S 161.067 , eac hda y o nwhic haviolatio noccur s o r continue s unde r

OR S 468.93 6 o r

468:93 9 i s a separatel y punishabl e offense
. [199 3 c.42 2 §9 ] 468.94 3 Unlawfu l wate r pollutio ni n th e secon ddegree
. (1 ) A perso ncommit s th e offens e o

f unlawfu l wate r

pollutio ni nth e secon ddegre e i f

th e perso nwit hcrimina l negligenc e violate s OR S chapte r 468 B o r an y rule , standard , license , permi t o r orde r adopte do r

issue dunde r

OR S chapte r

468B
. (2 ) Subjec t

t o OR S 153.022 , unlawfu l wa te r pollutio ni nth e secpn ddegre e i s punish

abl e b y afirie o

f u p t o $25,00( ) o r

" imprisonmen t

for no t mor e tha non e year , or ? both.
. [199 3 c.42

2 §11 ; 199 9 c.105 1 §308] 46854 5 [198 5 c.684 §6 ; 198 9 c.95 8 §5 ; renumbere d 468.47 1 i n1993 ] 468.94 6 Unlawfu l wate r pollutio ni n th e first degree
. (1 ) A perso ncommit s th e crim e o f unlawfu l wate r

pollutio nin,th e first degre e i f th e person , i nviolatio no f OR S chapte r 468 B o r

an y rule , standard , license , permi t o r orde r adopte do r

issue dunde r

OR S chapte r 468B , knowingl y discharges , place s o r cause s t o b e place dan y wast e int o th e water s o f th e stat e o r

i nalocatio nwher e th e wast e i s likel y t o escap e o r b e carrie dint o th e water s o

f th e stat e and : (a ) A s aresult , recklessl y cause s sub

stantia l har mtO ; huma nhealt ho r th e envi

ronment ; o r (b ) Knowingl y disregard s th e la w i n committin g th e violation
. (2 ) Unlawfu l wate r

pollutio ni nth e first degre e i s aClas s B felony
. (3 ) Notwithstaridin g OR S 161.62 5 an d subsectio n(2 ) of

thi s section , upo nasecon d convictio nfor
. unlawfu l wate r pollutio ni n th e first degre e withi nafive-year period , th e cour t ma y requir e th e defendan t t o pa y a n amount , fixedb y th e court s not . exceedin g $200,00 0 i nadditio nt o an y othe r sentenc e impose dunde r

subsectio n(2 ) o

f thi s section
. [199 3 c.422 §10

] 468.94 9 Determinatio no f numbe r

o f punishabl e offense s unde r OR S 468.94 3 an d468.946
. Notwithstandin g OR S 161.067 , eac hda y o nwhic haviolatio noccur s o r Titl e 3 6 Pag e 89 9 (200 9 Edition )468.95 1 PUBLI C HEALT H AN D SAFET Y

continue s unde r

OR S 468.94 3 o r

468.94 6 i s a separatel y punishabl e offense
. [199 3 c.42 2 §12 ] 46855 0 [198 5 c.68 4 §7 ; 198 9 c.95 8 §6 ; renumbere d 468.47 6 i n1993 ] 468.95 1 Environmenta l endangerment
. (1 ) A perso ncommit s th e crim e o f environ

menta l endangermen t

i f th e person : (a) Knowingl y commit s th e crim e o f im

lawfu l disposal , storag e o r treatmen t

of haz

ardpu s wast e i nth e first degree , unlawfu l trarispor t of hazardou s wast e i nth e first de

gree , unlawfu l ai r

pollutio nir

i th e .firs t

de

gre e o r unlawfu l wate r

pollutio ni nth e first degree ; an d (b ) A s aresult , place s anothe r perso ni n imminen t dange r o f deat ho r

cause s seriou s physica l injury
. . , (2 ) Environmenta l endangermen t i s afel

on y punishable : (a ) I f th e defendan t

i s a nindividua l an d notwithstandiri g OR S 161.625 , b y imprison

men t o f no t mor e tha n1 5 years , afine o f riot mor e tha n$1,000,000 , o r both
. (b ) I f th e defendan t

i s othe r tha na nin

dividua l an dnotwithstandin g OR S 161.625 , b y afine o

f no t mor e tha n$2,000,000

. (c ) Notwithstandin g OR S 161.625 , i nth e cas e of asecon do r

subsequen t

convictio n unde r thi s section , b y imprisonirieri t of no t mor e tha n3 0 years , afine o f no t mor e tha n $5,000,000 , o r

both
. , (3 ) A s use di nthi s sectiori , "seriou s physica l injury " ha s th e meanin g give ni n OR S 161.015
. [199

3 c.42 2 §13 ] 468.95 3 Supplyin g fals e informatio nt o agency . (1 ) A perso ncommit s th e crim e o f suppljnn g fals e informatio nt o an y agenc y i f th e person : (a ) Make s an y fals e iriateria r statement , representatio no r

certificatio nknowin g i t t o b e false , i nan y application , notice , plan , re cord , repor t

o r othe r documen t

require db y an y provisio nof

OR S chapte r

465 , 466 , 468 , 468 A o r 468 B o r

an y rul e adopte dpursuan t t o OR S chapte r

465 , 466 , 468 , 468 A o r 468B ; •(b ) Omit s an y materia l p r require dinfor

mation , knowin g i t

t o b e required , fro man y documen t describe di nparagrap h(a ) o f thi s subsection ; o r

, . (c ) Alters , conceal s o r fail s t o file o r maintai nan y documen t describe di npara grap h(a) of

thi s subsectio ni nknowin g vio

latio nof an y provisio no

f OR S chapte r

465 , 466 , 468 , 468 A o r

468 B o r an y rul e adopte d pursuan t t o OR S chapte r

465 , 466 , 468 , 468 A o r 468B
. (2 ) Supplyin g fals e informatio ni s aClas s C felony
. [199

3 c.42 2 §14 ] 46855 5 [198 5 c.68 4 §8 ; 198 7 c.15 8 §95 ; 198 9 c.95 8 §7 ; renumbered468.48 1 i n1993 ] 468.95 6 Refusa l t o produc e materia l subpoenae db y conunission
. Refusal , with

ou t goo dcause , t o produc e books , paper s o r informatio nsubpoenae db y th e Environ

menta l Qualit y Commission , th e Departmen t of Environmenta l Qualit y o r th e regiona l ai r qualit y contro l authority,o r an y repor t

re quire db y la w o r

b y th e commission , th e de

partmen t o r aregiona l authorit y pursuan t t o OR S 448.305 , 454.01 0 t o 454.040 , 454.20 5 t o 454.255 , 454.50 5 t o 454.535 , 454.60 5 t o 454.75 5 an dOR S chapter s 468 , 468 A an d468 B i s a Clas s A misdemeanor
. [199 3 c.42 2 §15 ]
. 468.95 9 Upse t

o r bypas s a s affirmativ e defense
. (1 ) I t

i s a naffirmativ e defens e t o an y offens e unde r

OR S 468.92 2 t o 468.94 6 tha t th e allege dviolatio nwa s th e resul t o f a nupse t o r bypass
. (2 ) Fo r purpose s of

thi s section : (a) "Bypass " mean s th e temporar y dis

charg e of

wast e o r

a nai r contairiinan t

i nvi

olatio no f OR S chapte r

465 , 466 , 468 , 468 A o r 468 B o r an y rul e adopte do r

orde r o r per mi t issue dthereunder , unde r circumstance s i nwhic hth e defendan t reasonabl y believe d tha t th e discharg e wa s necessar y t o preven t los s o f life , persona l injur y o r sever e prop ert y damage , o r

t o minimiz e environmenta l harm
. (b ) "Upset " include s a nexceptiona l an d unexpecte doccurrenc e i nwhic hther e i s un intentiona l an dtemporar y violatio no f th e requirement s o

f OR S 824.05 0 t o 824.11 0 o r OR S chapte r

465 , 466 , 468 , 468A , 468 B o r 82 5 o r o f an y rul e adopte do r

permi t o r orde r is

sue dunde r

OR S 824.05 0 t o 824.11 0 o r OR S chapte r 465 , 466 , 468 , 468A , 468B , o r 82 5 be

caus e of factor s beyon dth e reasonabl e con tro l of ' th e regulate dperso no r entity
. "Upset " doe s no t

includ e aviolatio ncause d by : (A) Operationa l error ; (B ) Improperl y designe dfacilities ; (C ) Lac k of preventiv e maintenance ; o r ,(D ) Careles s o r

imprope r

operation
. (3 ) T o establis hth e affirmativ e defens e of upse t o r bypass , th e defendan t

mus t prov e th e occurrenc e o

f a nupse t

o r bypas s an d tha t th e defendant : (a) Reported ^ th e upse t

o r bypas s t o th e Departmen t

of Environmenta l Qualit y o r othe r appropriat e agenc y withi n2 4 hour s o r a s require db y statute , rule , permi t o r order , whicheve r

i s sopner , and , i f

th e origina l no tice , wa s oral , delivere dwritte nnotic e t p th e Departmen t

of Environmenta l Quaht y o r othe r agenc y wit hregulator y jurisdictio n withi nfou r

calenda r

days ; ' (b ) Submitte dcomplet e documentatio nbf th e upse t

o r bypas s t o th e Departmen t o f Environmenta l Qualit y o r othe r agenc y wit h Titi e 3 6 Pag e 90 0 ' (200 9 Edition )ENVIRONMENTA LQUALIT Y GENERALL Y 468.96 3 

# m regulator y jurisdictio na s require db y stat
ute , rule , orde r

o r permit ; an d (c ) Too k appropriat e correctiv e action , includin g actio nt o miriimiz e damage , a s soo n a s reasonabl y possible
. (4 ) I t i s a naffirmativ e defens e t o a nof

fens e unde r

OR S 468.92 2 t o 468.94 6 tha t th e defendant : (a) Di dno t

caus e o r

creat e th e conditio n o r occurrenc e tha t

constitute s th e offense ; (b ) Reporte dth e conditio no r occurrenc e t o th e Departmen t

ofEnvironmenta l Qualit y o r othe r agenc y wit hregulator y jurisdictio n a s soo na s practicabl e afte r th e defendan t discovere dit ; an d (c ) Too k reasonabl e step s t o correc t th e violation
. [199

3 c.42 2 §17 ] 46856 0 [198 5 c.684 §9 ; 198 9 c.95 8 §8 ; renumbered 468.48 6 i n1993 ] 468.96 1 Approva l o f

Attome y Genera l o r distric t attome y befor e bringin g fel

on y charge ; guideline s fo r bringin g felon y charge ; mode l guidelines
. (1 ) Excep t i n exigen t circumstances , n o perso nshal l b e charge dwit hafelon y unde r OR S 468.92 2 t o 468.95 6 withou t

th e persona l approva l o f th e distric t attorne y o

f th e count y o r

th e Attor

ne y Genera l o f

th e Stat e o

f Oregon
. (2 ) I norde r

t o promot e consistenc y i n bringin g crimina l prosecution s unde r OR S 468.92 2 tp 468.956 , th e distric t attome y of eac hcount y shal l adop t writte nguideline s for filing felon y crimina l charge s unde r OR S 468.92 2 t o 468.956
. Th e writte nguidelines , a t aminimum , shal l requir e th e distric t attor
ne y t o conside r

an dappl y th e followin g fac

tor s i ndeterminin g whethe r t o file crimina l charges : (a) Th e complexit y . an dclarit y ; of th e statut e o r

regulatio nviolated ; - (b ) Th e exten t

t o whic hth e perso nwa s o r shbul dhav e bee nawar e o f th e require

men t violated ; (c ) Th e existenc e an deffectivenes s ofth e person' s progra mt o promot e complianc e wit h environmenta l regulations ; (d ) Th e magnitud e an dprobabilit y of th e actua l o r potentia l har mt o human s o r t o th e environment ; (e ) Th e nee dfor

publi c sanction s t o pro tec t huma nhealt han dth e environmen t o r t b dete r other s fro mcommittin g simila r vio

lations ; if ) Th e person' s histor y of repeate dvio

lation s of

environmenta l law s afte r havin g bee ngive nnotic e o

f thos e violations ; (g ) Th e person' s fals e statements , con cealmen t o f misconduc t

o r tamperin g wit h monitorin g o r

pollutio ncontro l equipmerit ; (h ) Th e person' s cooperatio nwit hregula

tor y authorities , includin g voluntar y disclo

sur e an dpromp t

subsequen t

effort s t o compl y wit happlicabl e regulation s an dt o remed y har mcause db y th e violation ; (i ) Th e appropriat e regulator y agency' s curren t an dpas t

polic y an dpractic e regard

in g th e enforcemen t

o f th e applicabl e envi

ronmenta l law ; an d (j ) Th e person' s goo dfait heffor t t o com pl y wit hth e la w t o th e exten t practicable
. (3 ) I norde r

t o promot e consistenc y an d uniformit y i nprosecutoria l policies , th e At

torne y General , iri consultatio nwit hth e Or

ego nDistric t

Attorney s Association , an d afte r appropriat e opportunit y for publi c comment , shal l adop t

mode l guideline s for

prose cutio no

f environmenta l crimes
. Th e Attorne y General' s mode l guideline s shal l provid e for

consideratio nan dapplicatio nof th e factor s describe di nsubsectio n(2 ) o f thi s section
. A distric t

attorne y ma y fulfil l th e distric t attorney' s responsibilit y unde r sub

sectio n(2 ) o

f thi s sectio nb y adoptin g th e Attorne y General' s mode l guidelines
. (4 ) Prio r t o o r i nconjunctio nwit hth e . filing of felony charge s unde r

OR S 468.92 2 t o / 468.956 , th e distric t

attorne y o r

th e Attorney ' Genera l shal l fil e acertificatio nwit hth e cour t tha t th e guideline s describe di nsub

section s (2 ) ari d(3 ) o

f thi s sectiori hav e bee n applie dan dthat , i nth e opinio no f th e dis

tric t attorne y o r

Attorne y General , a s th e cas e ma y be , th e crimina l charge s ar e bein g filedi naccordanc e wit hth e guidelines
. [199 3 c.422 §19 ] Note : Legislativ e Counse l ha s substitute d"OR S 468.922 t o 468.956 " fo

r th e word s "thi s 199 3 Act " m section s 1 9 an d20 , chapte r 422 , Orego n Law s 1993 , compileda s 468.96 1 an d468.963
. Othe r OR S reference s hav e no t bee n substituted , pursuan t t o 173.160
. Thes e section s ma y b e determine db y referrin g t o th e 199 3 Comparativ e Sectio nTabl e locate di n.Volume 2 0 o f ORS
. 468.96 2 Notic e t o Departmen t o f Re

venu e o f environmenta l felony
. I f aperso n i s convicte do

f afelon y unde r

OR S 468.92 2 t o 468,956 , the
. count y distric t attorne y o r

th e Attorne y General , whicheve r wa s th e prose cutin g officer , shal l giv e notic e bf th e cbri

victio nt o th e Departmen t of Revenue
. [200 1 c.92 8 §8] 468.96 3 Environmenta l audi t privilege ; exceptions ; burde no f provin g privilege ; waiver ; disclosur e afte r i ncamer are view^
. (1 ) I norde r

t o encourag e owner s an d operator s o

f facilitie s an dperson s conductin g othe r activitie s regulate dunde r OR S 824.05 0 t o 824.11 0 o r

OR S chapte r

465 , 466 , 468 , 468A , 468 B o r

825 , o r th e federal , regiona l o r loca l counterpar t

o r extensio no

f suc hstat
utes , bot ht o conduc t

voluntar y intema l en vironmenta l audit s o f thei r complianc e program s an dmanagemen t system s an dt o Titi e 3 6 Pag e 90 1 (200 9 Edition )'•^ p

468.96 3 PUBLI C HEALT H AN D SAFET Y

asses s an dimprov e complianc e wit hsuc h statutes , a nenvironmenta l audi t privileg e i s recognize dt o protec t

th e confidentialit y of communication s relatin g t o suc hvoluntar y interna l environmenta l audits
. (2 ) A nEnvironmenta l Audi t Repor t shal l b e privilege dan dshal l no t b e admissibl e a s evidenc e i nan y civi l o r administrativ e pro ceeding , excep t

a s provide di nsubsection s (3 ) an d(4 ) o f thi s section
. Th e privileg e provide d i nthi s subsectio ndoe s no t appl y t o acrimi

na l investigatio no r

proceeding
. Whe na n Environmenta l Audi t

Repbr t i s obtaine di n connectio nwit hacrimina l investigatio no r proceeding ^ th e privileg e provide di nthi s subsectio nrelate dt o civi l o r administrativ e proceeding s i s no t

waived
. (3)(a ) Th e privileg e describe di nsubsec

tio n(2 ) o

f this , sectio ndoe s no t

appl y t o th e exten t tha t i t i s waive dexpressl y o r by,im

plicatio nb y th e owne r

o r operato r of afacil

it y o r person s conductin g a nactivit y tha t prepare do r

causie dt o b e prepare dth e Envi

ronmenta l Audi t

Report
. Th e releas e pf a n Environmenta l Audi t

Repor t b y th e owne r

o r operato r of afacilit y t o an y part y o r t o an y publi c bod y for

purpose s o

f riegotiating, ar rangin g o r

facilitatin g th e sale , lease , o rfinancin g o

f apropert y o r

afacility , o r

a portio no f apropert y o r

facility : (A) I s no t

awaive r

o f th e privilege ; an d (B ) Doe s no t

creat e arigh t

for apubli c bod y t o requir e th e releas e of a nEnviron

menta l Audi t

Report
. (b ) I nacivi l o r

administrativ e proceed

ing , acour t

bf recbrd , afte r

i ncamer arevie w cbnsisteri t

wit hth e Oregb nRule s of Ciyi l Procedure , shal l requir e disclosur e pf mate
ria l for whic hth e privileg e describe di nsub

sectio n(2 ) o

f thi s sectio ni s asserted , i f suc h .court determine s that : (A) Th e privileg e i s asserte dfor a fraudulen t

purpose ; (B ) Th e materia l i s no t subjec t t o th e privilege ; o r (C ) Eve ni f

subjec t t o th e privilege , th e materia l show s evidenc e of noncomplianc e wit hOR S 824.05 0 t o 824.11 0 o r OR S chaptiei

465 , 466 , 468 , 468A , 468Bo r 825 , o r wit hth e federal , regiona l o r

loca l counterpar t

o r ex tensio nof

suc hstatutes ; appropriat e effort s t o achiev e complianc e with ' whic hwer e no t promptl y iriitiate dan dpursue dwit hreason abl e diligence : (c ) A part y assertin g th e environmenta l audi t privileg e describe di nsubsectio n(2 ) of thi s sectio nha s th e burde nof provin g th e privilege , including , i f

ther e i s evidenc e o

f noncomplianc e wit hOR S 824.05 0 t o 824.11 0 o r OR S chapte r

465 , 466 , 468 , 468A , 468 B o r 825 , o r th e federal , regiona l o r loca l counterpar t

o r extensio no

f suc hstatutes , proo f tha t appropriat e effort s t o achiev e complianc e wer e promptl y initiate dan dpur sue dwith , reasonabl e diligence
. A part y seekin g disclosur e unde r subsectio n(3)(b)(A ) of thi s sectio nha s th e burde nof provin g tha t th e privileg e i s asserte dfo r afraudulen t purpose . (4)(a) A distric t

attorney , th e Attorne y Genera l o r

agovernmenta l agenc y havin g probabl e caus e t o believ e a noffens e ha s bee n committe dunde r

OR S 468.92 2 t o 468.95 6 base dupo ninformatio nobtaine dfro ma sourc e independen t

o f a nEnvironmenta l Au

di t Report , ma y obtai na nEnvironmenta l Audi t Repor t for whic haprivileg e i s as serte dunde r

subsectio n(2 ) of

thi s sectio n pursuan t t o searc hwarrant , crimina l sub

poen ao r

discovery a s allowe db y OR S 135.835
. Th e distric t

attomey , Attome y Gren

era l o r governmenta l agenc y shal l imme

diatel y plac e th e repor t unde r sea l an dshal l no t revie w o r

disclos e it s contents . (b ) Withi n3 0 day s of

th e distric t

attor
ney's , Attome y General' s o r governmenta l agency' s obtainin g a nEnvironmerita l Audi t Report , th e owne r

o r operato r wh o prepare d o r cause dt o b e prepare dth e repor t ma y file wit hth e appropriat e cour t apetitio nre questin g a ni ncamer ahearin g o nwhethe r th e Environmenta l Audi t Repor t o r portion s thereo f ar e privilege dunde r

thi s sectio no r subjec t t o disclosure
. Failur e b y th e own6 r o r operato r

t p file suc hpetitio nshal l waiv e th e privilege
. (c ) Upo nfiling o

f suc hpetition , th e cour t shal l issu e a norde r

schedulin g a ni ncamer a hearing , withi n4 5 day s o f th e filing o

f th e petition , toMetermin e whethe r th e Environ

menta l Audi t

Repor t o r portion s thereo f

air e privilege dunde r

thi s sectio no r

subjec t t o disclosure
. Suc horde r

furthe r shal l allo w th e distric t attorney , Attorne y Genera l p r gov ernmenta l agenc y t o remov e th e sea l fro m th e repor t

t o revie w th e repor t em dshal l plac e appropriat e limitation s o ndistributio n an drevie w of

th e repor t

t o protec t

agains t unnecessar y disclosure
. Th e distric t attomey , Attome y Genera l or : governmenta l agenc y ma y consul t

wit henforcemen t

agencie s re gardin g th e conterit s of th e repor t

a s neces sar y t o prepar e for

th e i ncamer ahearing
. However , th e informatio nuse di nprepara tio nfor th e i ncamer ahearin g shal l riot b e use di nan y investigatio no r i nan y prpceed

in g agains t

th e defendant , an dshal l other

wis e b e kep t

confidential , unles s an dunti l suc hinformatio ni s foun db y th e cour t t o b e subjec t t o disclosure
. (d ) Th e partie s ma y a t

an y tim e stipulat e t o entr y of

a norde r

directin g tha t

specifi c informatio ncontaine di ne mEnvironmenta l Audi t Repor t i s o r i s no t subjec t t o th e priv

Titl e 3 6 Pag e 90 2 (200 9 Edition )ENVIRONMENTA LQUALIT Y GENERALL Y 468.99 6



### i ileg e provide dunde r subsectio n(2 ) o

f thi s section
. (e ) Upo nmakin g adeterminatio nunde r subsectio n(3)(b ) o f

thi s section , th e cour t ma y compe l th e disclosur e onl y o f thos e por tion s o f a nEnvironmenta l Audi t Repor t rel

evan t t o issue s i ndisput e i nth e proceeding
. (5 ) Th e privileg e describe di nsubsectib n (2 ) of thi s sectio nshal l no t

exten dto : (a ) Documents , cbmmunicatibns , data , re port s o r othe r informatio nrequire dt o b e collected , developed , maintained , reporte do r otherwis e mad e availabl e t o aregulator y agenc y pursuan t

t o OR S 824.05 0 t o 824.11 0 o r OR S chapte r

465 , 466 , 468 , 468A , 468 B o r 825 , or'othe r

federal , stat e o r

loca l law , pr dinance , regulation , permi t o r order ; (b ) Informatio nobtaine db y observation , sarhplin g o r

monitorin g b y an y regulator y agency ; o r (c ) Informatio nobtaine dfro masourc e independen t

o f th e environmenta l audit
. (6 ) A s use di nthi s section : (a) "Environmenta l audit " mean s avol

untary , interna l an dcomprehensiv e evalu

atio no f on e o r mor e facilitie s o r

a nactivit y a t on e o r mor e facilitie s regulate dunde r OR S 824.05 0 t o 824.11 0 o r OR S chapte r

465 , 466 , 468 , 468A , 468 B o r 825 , o r th e federal , regiona l o r

loca l counterpar t

o r extensio nof suc hstatutes , o r

of managemen t

system s re late dt o suc hfacilit y o r activity , tha t

i s de

signe dt o identif

y an dpreven t

noncomplianc e an dt o improv e complianc e wit hsuc hstat
utes . A nenvironmenta l audi t ma y b e con ducte db y th e owne r

o r operator , b y th e owner' s o r

operator' s employee s o r b y inde

penden t contractors . (b ) "Environmenta l Audi t Report " mean s ase t o f documents , eac hlabele d"Environ

menta l Audi t

Report : Privilege dDocument " an dprepare da s aresul t o f a nenvironmenta l audit
. A nEnvironmenta l Audi t Repor t ma y includ e fieldnote s an drecord s o f observa

tions , findings, opinions , suggestions , conclu

sions , drafts , memoranda , drawings , photographs , computer-generate do r electron

icall y recorde dinformation , maps , charts , graph s an dsurveys , provide dsuc hsupportin g informatio ni s collecte do r develope dfor

th e primar y purpos e an di nth e cours e of a nen vironmenta l audit
. A nEnvironmenta l Audi t Report , whe ncompleted , ma y hav e thre e components : (A) A naudi t

repor t prepare db y th e au ditor , whic hma y includ e th e scop e of th e audit , th e informatio ngaine di nth e audit , conclusion s an drecommendations , togethe r wit hexhibit s an dappendices ; (B ) Memorand aan ddocument s analyzin g portion s o r

al l o f th e audi t

repor t an dpoten
tiall y discussin g implementatio nissues ; an d (C ) A nimplementatio npla ntha t ad

dresse s correctin g pas t noncompliance , im

provin g curren t

complianc e an dpreventin g futur e noncompliance
. (7 ) Nothin g i nthi s sectio nshal l limit , waiv e o r abrogat e th e scop e o r

natur e o

f an y statutor y o r

commo nla w privilege , includin g th e work produc t doctrin e an dth e attorney
clien t privilege
. [199 3 c.422 §20 ; 1997 c.32 0 §1 ; 200 1 C.630 §1 ] Note : Se e not e unde r

468.961 : 46856 5 [198 5 c.684 §10 ; 198 9 c.95 8 §9 ; renumbere d 468.49 1 i n1993 ] 46856 7 [198 9 c.107 2 §1 ; renumbered459A.77 5 i n 1991 ] 46856 8 [198 9 c.107 2 §§2,3,4 ; renumbered459A.78 0 i n 1991 ] 46856 9 [198 9 c.107 2 §5 ; renumbered459A.78 5 i n1991 ] 46857 0 [1987 c.69 5 §1 ; 198 9 c.95 8 §9 ; renumbere d 454.43 0 i n 1989] 46857 3 [1987 c.69 5 §2 ; renumbere d454.43 3 i n 1989 ] 46857 5 [198

7 c.69 5 §§3,11 ; renumbere d454.43 6 m 1989] 46857 7 [1987 c.69 5 §§4,5,8 ; renumbered454.43 9 i n 1989] 46858 0 [1987 c.69 5 §6 ; renumbere d454.44 2 i n1989 ] / 46858 3 [1987 c.69 5 §7 ; renumbere d454.44 5 i n1989 ] " 46859 0 [197 3 c.83 5 §28 ; subsectio n(5 ) formerl y par t o f 448.990 , enacte da s 197 3 c.83 5 §177a ; 1989 c.85 9 §6 ; 199 1 c.764 §7 ; renumbered468B.99 0 i n 1991 ] 46859 2 [197 3 c.83 5 §26 ; repeale db y 199 3 c.422 §35 ] 46859 5 [197 3 c.83 5 §27 ; subsectio n(6) enacte da s 197 5 c.36 6 §3 ; 198 3 c.33 8 §938 ; 199 1 c.920 §20 ; renumbere d 468A.99 0 i n1991 ]

CIVI LPENALTIE S 468.99 6 Civi l penalt y fo r intentiona l o r reckles s violation ; rules
. (1 ) I nadditio nt o an y othe r

penalt y provide db y law , an y per so nwh o intentionall y o r recklessl y violate s an y provisio no

f OR S 164.785 , 459.20 5 t o 459.426 , 459.70 5 t o 459.790 , OR S chapter s 465 , 46 6 o r 46 7 o r 468 , 468 A an d468 B o r an y ml e o r standar do r

orde r o f th e Environmenta l Qualit y Commissio nadopte do r issue dpur suan t t o OR S 459.20 5 t o 459.426 , 459.70 5 t o 459.790 , OR S chapter s 465 , 46 6 o r 46 7 o r 468 , 468 A an d468B , whic hresult s i no r create s th e imminen t

likelihoo dfor

a nextrem e haz

ar dt o th e publi c healt ho r whic hcause s ex tensiv e damag e t o th e environmen t shal l incu r acivi l penalt y no t

t o excee d$100,000

. Th e Environmenta l Qualit y Commissio nshal l adop t b y rul e aschedul e an dth e criteri afor determinin g th e amoun t o f acivi l penalt y tha t ma y b e impose dfor

a nextrem e vio

lation
. (2 ) A s use di nthi s section : (a ) "Intentionally " mean s conduc t b y a perso nwit haconsciou s objectiv e t o caus e th e resul t

o f th e conduct
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(b ) "Recklessly " mean s conduc t b y aper so nwh o i s awar e of

an dconsciousl y disre

gard s asubstantia l an dunjustifiabl e risk tha t th e resul t

wil l occu r

o r tha t th e cir

cumstanc e exists
. Th e risk mus t b e o f suc h natur e an ddegre e tha t disregar dthereo f constitute s agros s deviatio nfro mth e stan
dar do f car e areasonabl e perso nwoul dob

serv e i ntha t

situation
. [199 1 c.65

0 §2 ] Note : Th e amendment s to 468.99 6 b y sectio n 15 , chapte r 267 , Orego nLaw' s 2009 , become operativ e Janu

ary-1 , 2011 , an dappl y t o violation s occurrin g oh ; o r af

ter Januar y 1 , 2011
. Se e section s 1 7 an d19 , chapte r 267 , Orego nLaw s 2009
. Th e text tha t i s operativ e o nan d afte r Januar y 1 , 2011 , i s se t forthfo r th e user' s con venience
. 468596
. (1 ) I nadditio n t o an y other , penalt y pro vide db y law , an y perso nwh o intentionall y o r reck

lessl y violate s an y provisio no f OR S 164.785 , 459.20 5 to 459.426 , 459.70 5 to 459.790 , ORS chapter s 465 , 46 6 o r 46 7 o r 468 , 468 A an d468 B o r an y rul e o r

standar do r

orde r o f th e Environmenta l Qualit y Commissio n adopte do r issue djiursiian t

tb OR S 459.20 5 to 459.426 , 459:70 5 to 459.790,^ OR S chapter s 465 , 46 6 o r 46 7 o r 468 , 468 A an d 468B , whic hresult s i no r create s th e imininen t

hkeh

hpo dfor:a nextrem e hazard , t o th e public ; healt ho r whic hcause s extensiv e damag e t o th e environmen t shal l incii r acivi l penalt y no t

t o excee d$250,000

. Th e Envi

ronmenta l Qualit y Commissio nshal l adop t b y rul e a schedul e an dth e criteri afor determinin g th e amoun t of aciyi l penalt y tha t

ma y b e impose dfo

r a n extrem e violation
. (2 ) A s use di nthi s section : (a ) "Intentionally " mean s conduc t b y aperso n wit h aconsciou s objectiv e t o caus e th e resul t o f tli e conduct
. (b ) "Recklessly " mean s conduc t b y aperso n wh o i s awar e o f an dconsciousl y disregard s asubstantia l an d uiijustifiabl e ris k

tha t th e resul t

wil l occu r

o r tha t th e circumstanc e exists
. Th e . ris k mus t b e of suc hnatur e an ddegre e tha t

disregard , thei-eo f

constitute s agros s deviatio nfromth e standar do f car e areasonabl e perso n woul dobserv e i ntha t

situation
. 468.99 7 Joinde r

o f certai noffenses
. Wher e an y provisio no

f OR S 448.305 , 454.01 0 t o 454.040,
. 454.20 5 t o 454.255 , 454.50 5 t o 454.535 , 454.60 5 t o 454.75 5 an dOR S chapter s 468 , 468 A an d468 B provide s tha t eac hda y of violatio no

f OR S 448.305 , 454.01 0 t o 454.040 , 454.20 5 t o 454.255 , 454.50 5 t o 454.535 , 454,60 5 tp 454.75 5 o r

asectio no

f OR S chap

ter s 468 , 468 A an d468 B constitute s asepa rat e offense , violatiori s o f tha t sectio ntha t occu r within , th e sam e cour t jurisdictio nma y b e joine di non e indictment , o r complaint , o r information , i nsevera l counts . [Formerl y 449.992 ]

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