## Chapte r 46 5 200 9 EDITIO N 

## Hazardou s Wast e an dHazardou s Material s I REDUCTIO NO FUS EO FTOXI C SUBSTANCE S AN D HAZARDOU S WAST E

GENERATIO N 4S5XmDefinition s fo r OR S 465.00 3 t o 4(85.03 4 465.00 6 PoUc y 465.00 9 Rule s 465.01 2 Technica l assistanc e t o user s an dgenera tors ; priority ; restriction s o n enforcemen t resultin g fro mtechnica l assistance ; rule s 465.01 5 Toxic s us e an dhazardous/wast e reductio n

pla nrequired ; composition: ; exemption ; retentio na t

facilit y 465.01 8 Notificatio n o f Departmen t

b f Environ
menta l Qualit y upo ncompletio n b f pla n o r system ; implementatio nsummar y re quired ; inspectio no f

pla no r syste m: 465.02 1 Revie w o f

pla nor . system ; notification , o f inadequacie s i nplan , syste mo r summary ; revisions ; penalt y 465.027 Contrac t

fo r assistanc e wit hhighe r edu
catio ninstitution . 465.03 2 For mo f

implementatio nsummary ; infor
matio nrequire d 465.03 4 Apphcatio no f OR S 465.00 3 t o 465.03 4 <K5.037 Shor t

titl e BUL K PETROLEU M PRODUC T

. WITHDRAWA LREGULATIO N 465.10 1 Definition s for,pR S 465.10 1 t o 465.13 1 , 465.10 4 . Fee s fo r

petroleu mproduct ; deliver y o r withdrawals ; exceptions ; registratio no f facilit y operator s 465.10 6 Amoun t

o f fe e t o b e se t

b y Stat e Fir e Marsha l ' 465.111 , Departmen t

o f Revenu e t o cbUec t

fee ; ex emptio nfc^o

mfe e o f protecte dpetroleu m • ! product s . > 465.11 4 Extensio n o f tim e fo r

payin g fee ; interes t on-extende dpaymen t 465.11 7 Record s o f

petroleiu nproduct s transac tions ; inspectio nb y Departmen t o f Re
venu e 465.12 1 Rule s 465.124 Applicatio no f OR S chapter s 30 5 an d31 4 t o fe e collectio n 465.127 Dispositio n o f fees ; administrativ e ex penses ; othe r

use s 465.13 1 Fe e impose db y OR S 465.10 4 i nadditio nt o

fee s establishe db y loca l governmen t REMOVA LO RREMEDIA LACTIO N

(Generally ) 465.200 Definition s fo r OR S 465.20 0 t o 465.54 5 465.20 5 Legislativ e findings 465.21 0 Authorit y o f departmen t

fo r remova l o r remedia l actio n 465.21 5 Lis t

o f facilitie s wit hconfirme dreleas e 465.22 0 Comprehensiv e statewid e identificatio n

program ; notic e 465.^ 5 Inventor y o f facilitie s needin g environ
menta l controls ; preliminar y assessment ; notic e t o operatbr" , criteri afor addin g fa
cilitie s t o inventor y 465.23 0 Remova l o f

facilitie s fi^minventory ; cri
teri a 465.23 5 Publi c inspectio no f inventory ; informa
tio n include di ninventory ; organization ; report ; actio npla n 465.240 Inventor y listin g no t prerequisit e t o othe r remedia l actio n 465.24 5 Preliminar y assessmen t o f potentia l facil
- .,ity , 465.25 0 . Accessibilit y o f informatio n abou t

hazard
ou s substances ; enterin g propert y o r fa
cility ; samples ; confidentialit y 465.25 5 Stric t

liabilit y fo r

remedia l actio n cost s fo r injur y o r

destructio n o f

natura l re source ; limite dexclusion s •• • 465.25 7 Righ t

o f contribiitipi i fi:omothe r perso n liabl e fo r

remedia l actio n costs ; allocatio n o f orpha n shar e ,465.260 ; Remova l o r

remedia l action ; reimburse
- f men t o f costs ; liability ; damage s 465.26 5 "Person " defined-fo r OR S 465.26 5 t o 465.31 0 465.27 0 Legislativ e findings an dinten t 465.27 5 Remedia l actio n aii dfinancia l assistanc e

program ; contract s fo r implementatio n 465.28 0 Rules ; insurin g ta x deductibilit y o f inter
es t o nboiid s 465.28 5 Requirement s fo r financial assistance ; content s of. agreement s 465.29 0 Financia l assistanc e agreeinen t no t Gen
era l Fun dobligation ; cos t estimaties ; se curity ; recover y o f

costs ; ^ compromis e o f .obligations ; 465.29 5 Decisio n regardin g financial assistanc e

no t subjec t t o judicia l revie w 465.300 Record s an dfinancial assistanc e applica
tion s exemp t

fromdisclosur e a s publi c recor d 465.30 5 Applicatio n fee s 46531 0 Accountin g procedm * fo r financial assist
anc e money s 465.31 5 Standard s fo r degre e o f

cleanu p required ; Hazar dIndex ; ris k

protocol ; ho t

spot s o f contamination ; exemption ; rule s 465.320 Notic e o f

propose dcleanu p action ; ireceip t an dconsideratio n o f

comment ; notic e o f approva l 465.32 5 Agreemen t

t o perfor mremova l o r reme dia l action ; reimbursement ; agreemen t a s orde r an dconsen t

judgment ; effec t

o n li
abilit y 465^ 7 Agreemen t

t o releas e part y frompotentia l liabilit y t o stat e t o facilitat e cleanu p an d reus e o f property ; eligibl e parties ; term s o f agreemen t 465.33 0 Stat e remedia l actio ncosts ; payment ; ef
fec t o f failur e to pa y Titl e 3 6 Pag e 76 3 (200 9 Edition )I
- • ii: ; PUBLI C HEALT H AN D SAFET Y

465.33 3 Recover y o f cost s o f

progra mdevelop
ment , rulemakin g an dadministrativ e ac tion s a s remedia l actio ncosts' ; determinatio no f

allocabl e cost s 465.33 5 Costs , penaltie s an ddamage s a s lien ; en forcemen t

o f lie n 465.34 0 Contracto r

liability ; indemnificatio n 465.37 5 Monthl y fe e o f operators ; amount ; us e o f money s 465.37 6 Specia l . hazardou s Wast e managemen t

fees ; us e o f

fee s 46537 8 Departmen t

t o wor k

wit hothe r

state s t o avoi ddisruptio n o f

wast e flow s 46538 1 Hazardou s . Substanc e Remedia l Actio n

Fund ; sources ; uses ; Orpha nSit e Ac
count ; use s 46538 6 Commissio nauthorize dt o increas e fees ;

basi s o f increase ; amoun t

o f increas e 46539 1 Effec t

o f certai nlaw s o nliabilit y o f per -

' • • so n' . • • • 465.400 Rules ; designatio n o f hazardou s substanc e 465.40 5 Rules ; "confirme dreleiase" ; "preliminar y

assessment" ' 465.41 0 Rankin g o f

inventor y accordin g t o risk ; " , ; , 'rule s " ' ^ ."_. , • ; " , , ' • 465.420 Remedia l Actio nAdvisor y Committe e 465.42 5 "Securit y interes t holder " define dfo r

OR S ; 465.43 0 to 465.45 5 465.43 0 Legislativ e findings 465.435 ' Rule s relating ^ to exemptio nfromliabilit y

fo r securit y interes t

holde r ' 465440 . ' Rule s relaitin g to exemptio n frx>mliabilit y

fo r fiduciary 465.44 5 Advisor y committe e 465.45 0 >

. Limitatio non . commission' s discretio nt o adopt'rule s 465.45 5 Constructio no f OR S 4651425 to ,465.45 5

' (Oregb nEnvironinentalCleaiiu p Assistance ) 46547 5 Definition s ifo r OR S 465.47 5 to 465.48 0 , 465.478;_ . Le^slaitiv e findings 465479 ! ;Los t

policies ; investigatio nb y insure r re quired ; minimu mstandard s fo r investi
gatio n 46548 0 Insuranc e fo r environmenta l claims ; rule s o f construction ; dut y t o pa y defens e o r indemnit y costs ; allocatio n 465.48 2 Shor t

titl e (Cleanu p o f

Contaminatio nResultin g Fro mDr y Cleanin g Facilities ) 465.500 Purpos e 465.50 3 Exemptio nfro madministrativ e o r judicia l actio nt o compe l remova l o r remedia l ac tion ; exemptio nfroni liability ; exceptions ; limitation s 465..50 5 Wast e minimizatio n requirement s for . dr y cleanin g facilities ; annua l report ; report abl e release ; rule s 465.5()7 Dr y .cleanin g advisor y grou p 465^1 0 Dr y Cleane r

Environmenta l Respons e Ac
count ; use; , deductibl e amount s fo r ex penditure s 46551 7 Annua l fe e an dgros s revenu e fe e fo r dr y

. . ^ cleanin g facilitie s 465.520 Fee ; on . sal e o r transfe r

o f dr y cleanin g

. I solvent ; exemption . 465.52 3 - Fe e o nus e o f dr y cleaning'solven t 465.52 5 ' Calculatio no f fe e fo r partia l gallons ; re fun do r credi t 465.527 Reportin g o f fee s 465.531 ' Department " o f Environmenta l Qualit y ma y contrac t

fo r collectio no f

fee s 465153 6 Lat e charges ; ehfbrceinen t b y Departmen t o f Revenu e 465.54 5 Suspensio no f dr y cleanin g fees ; recbin
mendatio nt o Legislativ e Assembl y CHEMICA LAGENT S 465.55 0 Definition s fo r OR S '465.55 0 an d465.55 5 465.55 5 Count y assessmieh t o f effect s o f

m^o r re - ' cover y o r

remedia l actio na t

storag e o r disposa l sit e fo r

chemica l agents ; annua l fe e CIVI LPENALTIE S 465.900 Civi l penalties , ^fo r violatio no f

remova l o r ...remedia l action s ,/•. . 465.99 2 Civi l penalt y fo r failur e t o pia

y fee s

Titl e 3 6 Pag e 764 (200 9 Edition )HAZARDOU S WAST EAN D HAZARDOU S MATERIAL S I 465.00 6 REDUCTIO NO FUS EO FTOXI C SUBSTANCE S AN D HAZARDOU S WAST EGENERATIO N 465.00 3 Definition s fo r OR S 465.00 3 t o 465.034 . A s use dmOR S 465.00 3 t o 465.034 : (1 ) "Conditionall y exemp t generator " mean s agenerato r

tha t generate s les s tha n 2. 2 pound s o

f acut e hazardou s wast e a s de
finedb y 4 0 C.F.R . 26 1 an dtha t generate s les s tha n22 0 pound s o

f hazardou s wast e i non e calenda r month . (2 ) "Facility " mean s al l buildings , equip
ment , structure s an dothe r stationar y item s locate do nasingl e sit e o r o ncontiguou s o r adjacen t site s an downe do r

operate db y th e sam e perso no r

by . an y perso ntha t

controls , i s controlle db y o r

unde r commo ncontro l wit han y person . (3 ) "Full y regulate dgenerator " mean s a generato r tha t generate s 2. 2 pound s o r mor e o f acut e hazardou s wast e a s define db y 4 0 C.F.R . 261 , o r

2,20 0 pound s o r

mor e o f haz
ardou s wast e i non e calenda r month . (4 ) "Generator " mean s aperso nthat , b y virtu e of ownership , managemen t o r control , i s responsibl e for

causin g o r

allowin g t o b e cause dth e creatio no

f hazardou s waste . (5 ) "Hazardou s waste " ha s th e meanin g give ntha t

ter mm.OR S 466.005 . (6 ) "Larg e user " mean s afacilit y require d t o submi t

aunifor mtoxi c chemica l releas e for munde r 4 2 U.S.C . 11023 . ' (7 ) "Person " include s person , publi c body , a s define di nOR S 174.109 , th e federa l gov ernmen t o r 2m y othe r lega l entity . (8 ) "Small-quantit y generator " mean s a generato r tha t gerierate s betwee n22 0 an d 2,20 0 pound s b

f hazardou s wast e i non e cal
enda r month . (9 ) "Toxi c substance " o r "toxics " mean s an y subsliance , othe r

tha nasubstanc e use d a s apesticid e i nroutin e commercia l agricul
tura l applications , i nagaseous , hqui do r soli dstat e specifie do nth e lis t of, toxi c chemical s generate dpursuan t t o 4 2 U.S.C . 11023 , o r an y substanc e adde dby , th e Envi
ronmenta l .Qualit y Comihissio nuiide r OR S 465.009 . (10 ) "Toxic s use " mean s us e o r produc
tio nof atoxi c substance . (11 ) "Toxic s us e reduction " mean s in
plan t change s i nproductio no r othe r proc esse s o r

operations , product s o r ra w material s tha t

reduce , avoi do r

eliminat e th e us e o r productio no

f toxi c substance s withou t creatin g substantia l ne w risk s t o publi c health , safet y an dth e environment , throug h th e applicatio nof

an y o f th e followin g tech
niques : (a) Inpu t substitution , achieve db y re placin g atoxi c substanc e o r ra w materia l use di naproductio no r othe r proces s o r

op eratio nwit hanontoxi c o r les s toxi c sub
stance ; (b ) Produc t

reformulation , achieve db y substitiitin g for

a nexistin g en dproduct , a n eri dproduc t

tha t i s nontoxi c o r

les s toxi c upo nuse , releas e o r

disposal ; (c ) Productio no r

othe r proces s o r

opera tio nredesig no r

modifications ; (d ) Productio no r

othe r proces s o r

opera tio nmodernization , achieve db y upgradin g o r replacin g existin g equipmen t an dmethod s wit hothe r

equipmen t

an dmethods ; (e ) Improve doperatio nan dmaintenanc e control s o

f productio no r

othe r proces s o r operatio nequipmen t

an dmethods , achieve d b y modifyin g o r

addin g t o existin g equipmen t o r method s including , bu t no t limite dto , technique s suc ha s improve dhousekeepin g practices , syste madjustments , produc t an d proces s inspection s o r

productio no r

othe r proces s o r

operatio ncontro l equipmen t o r methods ; o r (f ) Recycling , reus e o r

extende dus e o

f toxic s b y usin g equipmen t o r method s tha t becom e a nintegra l par t o f th e productio n o r othe r proces s o r

operatio no

f concern , in
cludin g bu t

no t limite dt o filtration an d othe r methods . (12 ) "Toxic s user " mean s alarg e user , a full y regulate dgenerato r o r asmall-quantit y generator . (13 ) "Wast e reduction " means : (a) An y activit y conducted , afte r hazard
ou s wast e i s generated ' tha t . i s consisten t wit hth e genera l goa l of reducin g presen t ari dfutur e threat s t o publi c health , safet y an dth e environment-an dtha t result s in : (A) Th e reductio nof

tota l volum e o r quantit y o

f hazardou s wast e generate dtha t woul dotherwis e b e treated , store do r dis
pose dof ; (B ) Th e reductio nof

toxicit y of

hazardou s wast e tha t

woul dotherwis e b e treated , store do r dispose dof

; o r (C ) Bot hth e reductio nof tota l volum e o r quantit y an dth e reductio nof toxicit y o f hazardou s waste ; . (b ) On-sit e o r

off-site treatmen t

wher e th e treatmen t

ca nb e show nt o confer ahighe r degre e of

protectio no f

th e publi c health , safet y an dth e environmen t tha nothe r

tech
nicall y an deconomicall y practicabl e wast e reductio naltematives . [198 ^ c.83 3 §2 ; 200 5 c.20 6 §3 ] • 465.00 6 Policy. ; (1 ) I nth e interes t o f pro tectin g th e publi c health , safet y an dth e en vironment , th e Legislativ e Assembl y declare s Titl e 3 6 Pag e 76 5 (200 9 Edition )465.00 9 PUBLI C HEALT H AN D SAFET Y

tha t i t i s th e polic y o f

th e Stat e of

Orego n t o encourag e reductio ni nth e us e o f toxi c substance s an dt o reduc e th e generatio no f hazardou s wast e wheneve r technicall y an d economicall y practicable , withou t shiftin g risks fro mon e par t

o f aprocess , environ
menta l medi ao r

produc t t o another . Priorit y shal l b e give nt o method s tha t reduc e th e amoun t o f toxic s use dand , wher e tha t i s no t technicall y an deconomicall y practicable , method s tha t

reduc e th e generatio nof haz
ardou s waste . (2 ) Th e Legislativ e Assembl y finds tha t th e bes t mean s t o achiev e th e polic y se t fort hi nsubsectio n(1 ) of thi s sectio ni s by : (a) Providin g toxic s user s an dgenerator s wit htechnica l assistance ; (b ) Requirin g toxic s user s t o engag e i n cbmprehensiv e plannin g an ddevelo p measur abl e performanc e goals ; ari d (c ) Monitorin g th e us e of toxi c sub
stance s an dth e generatio nof hazardou s waste . [198 9 c.83 3 §3 ] J 465.00 9 Rules . Th e Environmenta l Qual
-

- ' it y Commissio nb y rul e may : (1 ) Ad do r

remov e an y toxi c substanc e o r hazardou s wast e fro mth e provision s o f OR S 465.00 3 t o 465.034 ; an d (2 ) Modif y th e definitio nof

"larg e user " t o coincid e wit hth e amount s specifie di n federa l regulation s for

th e reportin g o f

toxi c chemica l releases . [198

9 c.83 3 §4 ; 200 5 c.20 6 §4 ] 465.01 0 [Amende db y 197 1 c.74 3 §371 ; repeale db y 198 9 C.84 6 §15 ] , '
....' /

: ' • ^ • - 465.01 2 Technica l assistanc e t o user s an dgenerators ; priority ; restriction s o n enforcemen t

resultin g fromtechnica l as sistance ; rules . (1 ) Th e Departriien t of En
virorimenta l Qualit y shal l provid e technica l assistanc e t o toxic s user s an dcbriditionall y exemp t generators . I nidentifyin g th e user s an dgenerator s t o whic hth e departmen t shal l giv e priorit y i nprovidin g technica l as sistance , th e departmen t shal l conside r

a t leas t th e following :
, (a ) Amount s an dtoxicit y of toxic s use d an damount s o

f hazardou s wast e dispose dof , discharge dan dreleased ; (b ) Potentia l for

curren t an dfutur e toxic s us e reductio nan dhazardou s wast e re duction ; an d (c ) Th e toxic s relate dexposure s an drisks pose dt o publi c health , safet y an dth e envi
ronment . (2 ) I nprovidin g technica l assistance , th e departmen t

shail l giv e priorit y t o assistin g toxic s user s an dconditionall y exemp t gener ator s i ncompletin g an dimplementin g a nad
equat e toxic s us e reductio nan dhazardou s wast e reductio npla nunde r OR S 465.015 . Th e assistaric e ma y includ e bu t nee dno t

b e limite dto : (a) Informatio nclearinghous e activities ; (b ) Telephon e hotlin e assistance ; (c ) Toxic s us e reductio nan dhazardou s wast e reductio ntrainin g workshops ; (d ) Establishin g atechnica l publication s library ; (e ) Th e developmen t

o f asyste mt o eval
uat e th e effectivenes s of toxic s us e reductio n an dhazardou s wast e reductio nmeasures ; (f ) Th e developmen t

o f arecognitio npro gra mt o publicl y acknowledg e toxic s user s an dconditionall y exemp t generator s tha t complet e an dimplemen t successfu l toxic s us e reductio nan dhazardou s wast e reductio n plans ; an d (g ) Direc t

on-sit e assistanc e t o tbxic s us er s an dconditionall y exemp t generator s i n completin g th e plans . (3 ) Th e depiartmen t

shall : (a) Coordinat e it s technica l assistanc e effort s wit hindustr y trad e association s an d loca l college s an duniversitie s a s appropriate . (b ) Follo w u p wit htoxic s user s tha t re ceiv e technica l assistanc e t o determin e whethe r th e use r

o r generato r

implemente d atoxic s us e reductio nari dhazardou s wast e reductio nplan . (c ) Coordinat e an dwor k wit hloca l agen cie s t o provid e technica l assistanc e t o busi
nesse s involve di nth e crushin g of moto r vehicle s concernin g th e saf e renibva l ari d prope r disposa l of

mercur y ligh t

switche s fro mmoto r

vehicles . (4 ) Technica l assistanc e Service s provide d unde r thi s sectio nshal l no t

resul t i ninspec
tion s o r othe r enforcemen t

action s unles s ther e i s reasonabl e caus e t o believ e ther e exist s aclea r

an dimmediat e dange r t o th e publi c healt han dsafet y o r t o th e envirori
merit . Th e Environmenta l Qualit y Conunis
sio nma y develo p rule s t o carr y ou t th e inten t of thi s subsection- . [198

9 c.833 §5 ; 200 1 c.92

4 §9 ; 200 5 c.20 6 §5 ] , . 465.01 5 Toxic s us e an dhazardou s wast e reductio npla nrequired ; composi
tion ; exemption ; retentio na t facility . (1 ) Excep t a s provide di nsubsectior i (2 ) of thi s section , aperso nshall , withi n12 0 day s afte r notificatio ni nwritin g b y th e Departmen t o f Environmenta l Qualit y tha t th e perso nmeet s th e definitio no f

atoxic s user , complet e a toxic s us e reductio nan dhazardou s wast e re ductiori plan . A t

aminimum , apla nshal l in
clude : (a ) A writte npolic y articulatin g organ izationa l suppor t

for th e toxic s us e reductio n an dhazardou s wast e reductio npla nan da Titl e 3 6 Pag e 76 6 (200 9 Edition )HAZARDOU S WAST EAN D HAZARDOU S MATERIAL S I 465.02 1 commitmen t

b y th e organizatio nt o imple
men t pla ngoals . (b ) A descriptio no f

it s scop e an dobjec
tives , includin g th e evaluatio nof technol
ogies , procedure s an dpersonne l trainin g program s t o ensur e unnecessar y toxi c sub
stance s ar e no t

use dan dunnecessar y wast e i s no t generated . (c ) Interna l analysi s an dperiodi c assess men t o f individua l processe s for toxic s us e an dhazardou s wast e generation . (d ) Identificatio nof

opportunitie s t o re duc e o r eliminat e toxic s us e an dhazardou s wast e generation . (e ) Employe e awarenes s an dtrainin g program s tha t

involv e employee s -intoxic s us e reductio nan dhazardou s wast e reductio n plannin g an dimplementation . (f ) Institutionalizatio no

f th e pla nb y in
corporatin g th e pla nint o managemen t prac tice s an dprocedures . • (2 ) A perso ni s no t

require dt o complet e apla ni f th e perso nha s implemente da nen vironmenta l managemen t system , a s define d i nOR S 468.172 . (3 ) A toxic s use r

shal l incorporat e int o th e pla nan dassociate ddecision-makin g process , th e cost s o f

usin g toxi c substance s an dgeneratin g hazardou s waste . Th e cost s ma y represent , amon g othe r things , th e cOsts of management , liabilit y insurance , regula
tor y complianc e an doversight . (4 ) A s par t

of eac hplari , atoxic s use r shal l evaluat e technicall y an deconomicall y practicabl e toxic s us e reductio nan dhazard
ou s wast e reductio nopportiinitie s for : (a ) An y toxi c substanc e for whic hth e toxic s use r

report s a s alarg e user ; an d (b ) An y hazardou s wast e representin g 1 0 percen t o r mor e b y weigh t

ofth e cumulativ e hazardou s wast e strea mgenerate dpe r year . (5 ) A toxic s use r

shal l explai nth e ra tional e fo r

eac htoxic s us e reductio nan d wast e reductio nopportunit y specifie di nth e plan , includin g an y impediments , suc ha s technica l o r

economi c barriers , t o toxic s us e reductio nan dhazardou s wast e reduction . (6 ) A toxic s us e reductio nan dhazardou s wast e reductio npla ndeveloped ; unde r thi s sectio no r

th e documentatio nfor a nenviron
menta l managemen t

system;shall.b e retaine d a t th e facility . T o th e exten t tha t apla no r syste mma y b e considere dapubli c recor d unde r OR S 192.410 , th e inforniatio ncon taine di nth e pla no r

syste mi s confidentia l an di s exemp t

fi-om , publi c disclosur e pursu an t t o OR S 192.502 . (7 ) I t i s th e polic y o

f thi s stat e tha t

plan s develope dunde r

thi s sectio nb e kep t

curren t an dtha t th e plan s reflec t

change s i ntoxic s us e ove r time . I nfurtheranc e o f thi s policy , atoxic s use r

ma y updat e it s pla no r modif y it s environmenta l managemen t syste mt o re flect an y changes . [198

9 c.83 3 §7; 199 7 c.38 4 §1 ; 200 5 c.20 6 §6 ] 465.01 8 Notificatio no f Departmen t

o f Environmenta l Qualit y upo ncompletio n o f pla no r

system ; implementatio nsum mar y required ; inspectio no f pla no r sys tem . (1 ) Followin g completio nof atoxic s us e reductio nan dhazardou s wast e reductio n pla nimde r

OR S 465.01 5 o r

implementatio n o f a nenvironmenta l managemen t system , a toxic s use r

shal l notif

y th e Departmen t

o f Environmenta l Qualit y i nafor mdetermine d b y th e departmen t

tha t th e pla no r

syste mi s i nplace . (2 ) Twelv e month s afte r notifyin g th e departmen t unde r subsectio n(1 ) o

f thi s section , th e toxic s use r

shal l provid e a nimplementa
tio nsummar y t o th e department . (3 ) Twenty-four

month s afte r

notifyin g th e departmen t

unde r subsectio n(1 ) o f

thi s section , th e toxic s use r shal l provid e asec on dimplementatio nsummar y t o th e depart
ment . (4 ) A toxic s use r

shal l permi t

th e Direc
- / to r o f th e Departmen t

o f Environmenta l . ' Qualit y o r

th e director' s designe e t o inspec t apla no r syste mt o allo w th e departmen t to : (a) Determin e th e adequac y o f th e pla n o r syste munde r

OR S 465.021 ; (b ) Asses s th e implementatio no f th e pla n o r system ; an d (c ) Provid e technica l assistanc e unde r OR S 465.012 . (5 ) Th e depEirtment

shal l mak e imple
mentatio nsummarie s submitte dt o th e departmen t unde r thi s sectio navailabl e t o th e public , includin g makin g th e summarie s availabl e i nacommonl y used , electroni c for
ma t o nth e Worl dWid e Web . [198 9 c.833 §8; 200

5 c.20 6 §7] 465.020 [Amendedb y 197 9 c.28 4 §151 ; repeale db y 198 9 c.84 6 §15 ] 465.02 1 Revie w o f

pla no r system ; no tificatio no f

inadequacie s i nplian , syste m o r summary ; revisions ; penalty . (1 ) Th e Departmen t

o f Environmenta l Quaht y ma y revie w an ddetermin e th e adequac y of atox ic s us e reductio nan dhazardou s wast e re ductio npla no r

a nenvironmenta l managemen t

system . (2 ) I f atoxic s use r

fail s t o complet e a n adequat e plan , implemen t a nadequat e sys te mo r submi t a nadequat e implementatio n summary , th e departmen t ma y notif

y th e toxic s use r

ofth e inadequacy , identifyin g th e specifi c deficiencies . Th e departmen t als o ma y specif

y areasonabl e tim e frame s o f no t les s tha n9 0 days , withi nwhic hth e toxic s use r shal l modif

y th e plan , syste mo r

imple
Titl e 3 6 Pag e 767 (200 9 Edition )465.02 7 PUBLI C HEALT H AN D SAFET Y

mentatio nsummar y t o addres s th e specifie d deficiencies . Th e departmen t als o ma y mak e technica l assistanc e availabl e t o ai dth e tox ic s use r i nmodifyin g it s plan , syste mo r irii
plementatio nsummary . (3 ) I f th e departmen t

determine s tha t

a modifie dplan , syste mo r implementatio n summar y i s inadequate , th e departmen t ma y requir e tha t

furthe r modification s b e ttiade withi natim e fram e specifie db y th e depart
merit . (4 ) I f afte r havin g receive dnotic e o f specifie ddeficiencie s fro mth e department , a toxic s use r

fail s t o develo p a nadequat e plan , syste mo r

summar y withi natim e fram e specifie dpursuan t

t o subsectio n(2 ) o r

(3 ) of thi s section , th e departmen t ma y asses s a civi l penalt y i nth e manne r provide db y OR S 183.74 5 i nari amoun t

no t t o excee d$50 0 for eac hda y tha t

th e toxic s use r

fail s t o develo p a nadequat e plan , syste mo r summary . (5 ) I nreviewin g th e adequac y o f an y plan , syste mo r

summary , th e departmen t shal l bas e it s determinatio nsolel y o n whethe r th e plan , syste mo r summar y i s complet e an dprepare di naccordanc e wit h OR S 465.01 5 o r

465.032 . [198

9 c.833 §9; 200

5 c.20 6 §8 1 , . . 465.024 [198 9 c.83 3 §10 ; 199 7 c.384 §2 ; repeale db y 200 5 c.20 6 §11 ] 465«02 7 Contrac t

fo r assistanc e wit h highe r educatio ninstitution. , Subjec t t o availabl e funding , th e Departmen t o f Envi
ronmenta l Qualit y shal l contrac t wit ha nes tablishe dinstitutio nof highe r educatio nt o assis t th e departmen t

i ncarryin g ou t

th e provision s o f

OR S 465.00 3 t o 465.034 . Th e as sistEinc e shal l emphasiz e strategie s t o en courag e toxic s us e reductio nan dhazardou s wast e reductio nan dshal l provid e assistanc e ;t GfaciUtie s xmde r

OR S 465.00 3 t o 465.034 . Th e assistanc e ma y includ e bu t nee dno t

b e limite dto : (1 ) Engineerin g internships ; (2 ) Engineerin g curriculu mdevelopment ; (3 ) Applie dtoxic s use,reductio nan dhaz
ardou s wast e reductio nresearch ; £ind ; (4 ) Engineerin g assistanc e t o user s an d generators . [198

9 c.833 §12 ] 465.03 0 [Repeale db y 198 9 c.84 6 §15 ] 465J03 1 (198 9 c.83 3 §14 ; repeale db y 200 5 c.20 6 §11 ] 465.03 2 For mo f

implementatio nsum mary ; informatio nrequired . A nimplemen
tatio nsummar y submitte dt o th e Departmen t o f Environmenta l Qualit y unde r OR S 465.01 8 shal l b e i nafor

mdetermine db y th e depart
men t an dshal l include , bu t

no t b e limite dto : (1 ) A,summar y bf

ho w th e toxic s us e re ductio nan dhazardou s wast e reductio npla n o r environmenta l managemen t syste mha s bee nimplemented ; (2 ) A descriptio nof specifi c successe s tha t th e toxic s use r

ha s ha di nreducin g th e us e o f toxi c substance s o r

th e generatio no

f hazardou s wastes ; (3 ) A nestimat e o

f th e challenge s an d impediment s t o implementin g an devaluatin g toxic s us e reductio nan dhazardou s wast e re ductio nopportunities ; an d (4 ) A descriptio no

f futur e plan s for

tox ic s us e reductio nan dhazardou s wast e re duction . [200

5 c.20 6 §2 ] 465.03 4 Applicatio no f OR S 465.00 3 t o 465.034 . Notwithstandin g an y provisio no f OR S 465.00 3 t o 465.034 , nothin g i nOR S 465.00 3 t o 465.03 4 apphe s to : (1 ) Hazardou s waste s generate dfro ma removal , a s define di nOR S 465.200 , o r fi"o m aone-tim e event . (2 ) A ra w materia l tha t contains , ana turall y occurrin g toxi c substanc e an dtha t i s use di naproces s for

whic hther e i s n o sub
stitute . [198

9 c.83 3 §16 ; 200 5 c.20 6 §9 ] 465.03 7 Shor t

title . OR S 465.00 3 t o 465.03 4 shal l b e know na s th e Toxic s Us e Reductio nan dHazardou s Wast e Reductio n Act . [198 9 c.83 3 §1 ] 465.04 0 [Amendedby 197 1 c.74 3 §372; , repeale db y 198 9 c.84 6 §15 ] 465.05 0 [Amendedb y 197 1 c.74 3 §373 ; repeale db y .1989 c.84 6 §15 ] . 465.06 0 [Repeale db y 198 9 c.84 6 §15] , 465.07 0 [198 9 Repeale dby 198 9 c.84 6 §15 ] 465.09 0 [Amendedb y 197 1 c.74 3 §374 ; repeale db y 198 9 c.84 6 §15 ] 465.100 [1977 C.85

0 §2 ; 198 5 c.72 8 §83 ; 1987 c.91 4 §26 ; renumbere d464.43 0 i n 1987 ] BUL K PETROLEU M PRODUC T WITHDRAWA LREGULATIO N 465.10 1 Definition s fo r OR S 465.10 1 t o 465.131 . A s use dmOR S 465.10 1 t o 465.131 : (1 ) "Bul k

facility^ ' meari s afacility , in
cludin g pipelin e terminals , refiner y termi
nals , rai l ari dbarg e terminal s an dassociate d undergroun dan dabovegroun dtanks , con necte do r

separate , fro mwhic hpetroleuri i product s ar e withdraw nfro mbul k an ddeliv
ere dint o acarg o tan k o r barg e use dt o transpor t thos e products . (2 ) "Carg o tank " mean s a nasseriibl y use d for transporting , hauhn g o r deliverin g petro leu mproduct s an dconsistin g o f atan k hav
in g on e o r

mor e compartment s mounte dO n awagon , truck , trailer , truck-trailer , railca r o r wheels . "Carg o tank " doe s no t includ e an y assembl y use dfor

transporting , haulin g o r deliverin g petroleu mproduct s tha t hold s les s tha n10 0 gallon s i nindividual , separabl e containers . (3 ) "Department " mean s th e Departmen t o f Revenue . ' %

Titl e 3 6 Pag e 76 8 (200 9 Edition )HAZARDOU S WAST EAN D HAZARDOU S MATERIAL S I 465.12 1 (4 ) "Person " mean s a nindividual , trust , firm, join t

stoc k company , corporation , part nership , join t

venture , consortium , associ
ation , state , municipality , commission , politica l subdivisio no

f astat e o r

an y inter
stat e body , an y commercia l entit y an dth e federa l governmen t

o r an y agenc y of

th e fed
era l government . (5 ) "Petroleu mproduct " mean s apetro leu mproduc t

tha t i s obtaine dfro mdistillin g an dprocessin g crud e oi l an dtha t i s capabl e o f bein g use da s afue l for th e propulsio no

f amoto r vehicl e o r

aircraft , includin g moto r gasoline , gasohol , othe r alcohol-blende dfuels , aviatio ngasoline , kerosene , distillat e fue l oi l an dnumbe r

1 an dnumbe r

2 diesel . Th e ter m doe s no t

includ e naphtha-typ e je t fuel , kerosene-typ e je t

fuel , o r apetroleu mprod
uc t destine dfor

us e i nchemica l manufactur
in g o r feedstoc k

of tha t manufacturin g o r fue l sol dt o vessel s engage di ninterstat e o r foreig ncommerce . (6 ) "Withdrawa l fro mbulk " mean s th e remova l of

apetroleu mproduc t

fro mabul k facilit y for

deliver y directl y int o acarg o tan k o r abarg e t o b e transporte dt o anothe r lo
catio nothe r

tha nanothe r

bul k facilit y fo r us e o r sal e i nthi s state . [198 9 c.83 3 §139 ] 465.10 4 Fee s fo r

petroleti mproduc t deliver y o r

withdraw£ds ; exceptions ; reg istratio no f

facilit y operators . (1 ) Th e selle r of apetroleun i produc t

withdraw nfro m abulk . facility , o nwithdrawa l frombul k o f th e petroleu mproduct , shal l collec t fro mth e perso nwh o order s th e withdrawa l apetro leu mproduct s withdrawa l deliver y fe e i nth e maximu mamoun t

o f $10 . (2 ) An y perso nwh o import s petroleu m product s i nacarg o tan k o r abarg e for

de
liver y int o astorag e tank , othe r tha natan k connecte dt o abul k

facility , shal l pa y ape troleu mproduct s impor t deliver y fe e i nth e maximu mamoun t

o f $1 0 t o th e Departmen t of Revenu e for

eac hsuc hdeliver y of petro leu mproduct s int o astorag e tan k locate di n th e state . , (3 ) Subsection s (1 ) an d(2 ) o f thi s sectio n do no t appl y t o adeliver y o r impor t o f pe troleu mproduct s destine dfor expor t fro m thi s stat e i f

th e petroleu mproduct s ar e i n continuous . movemen t

t o adestinatio nout sid e th e state . . (4 ) Th e selle r

of petroleu mproduct s withdraw nfro mabul k facilit y an deac h perso nimportin g petroleu mproduct s shal l remi t paymen t

o naquarterl y basi s o nJanu
ar y 1 , Apri l 1 , Jul y 1 an dOctobe r 1 . (5 ) Eac hoperato r

of abul k facilit y an d eac hperso nwh o import s petroleu mproduct s shal l registe r

wit hth e Departmen t of Re
venu e a t leas t 3 0 day s prio r

t o operatin g a bul k

facilit y o r

importin g acarg o tan k o f petroleu mproducts . [198 9 c.833 §140

; 200 5 c.2 2 §340 ] 465.10 6 Amoun t

o f fe e t o b e se t

b y Stat e Fir e Marshal . Th e Stat e Fir e Marsha l shal l establis hb y rul e th e amoun t o f th e fe e require dunde r

OR S 465.10 4 necessar y t o provid e fundin g for

th e state' s oil , hazardou s materia l an dhazardou s substanc e emergenc y respons e program , a s describe di nOR S 465.127 . [199 3 C.70

7 §3 ] 465.11 0 [Amendedb y 195 3 c.540 §5 ; 1967 c.47 0 §62 ; 196 9 C.68 4 §16 ; ,198 3 c.47 0 §6 ; repeale db y 198 9 c.84 6 §15 ] 465.11 1 Departmen t

o f Revenu e t o collec t fee ; exemptio nfromfe e o f pro tecte dpetroleu mproducts . (1 ) Th e De
partmen t o f Revenu e shal l collec t th e fe e impose dunde r

OR S 465.104 . (2 ) An y petroleu mproduc t whic hth e Constitutio no r

law s o f th e Unite dState s prohibi t th e stat e fro mtaxin g i s exemp t fro m th e fee impose dunde r

OR S 465.104 . [198

9 c.83 3 §142 ] , 465.11 4 Extensio no f

tim e fo r

payin g fee ; interes t

o nextende dpayment . Th e Departmen t

o f Revenu e for

goo dcaus e ma y , extend , for

no t t o excee don e month , th e tim e / for paymen t

o f th e fe e du e unde r

ORS ? 46510 1 t o 465.131 . Th e extensio nma y b e grante da t

an y tim e i f

awritte nreques t

i s filedwit hth e departmen t withi no r

prio r t o th e perio dfo r

whic hth e extensio n ma y b e granted . I f

th e tim e for

paymen t

i s extende d a t th e reques t

of aperson , interes t

a t th e rat e establishe dunde r

OR S 305.220 , for

eac h month , o r

fractionof

amonth , fromth e tim e th e pajonen t

wa s originall y du e t o th e tim e pajnment i s actuall y made , shal l b e adde dan d paid . [198 9 c.83 3 §143 ] 465.11 7 Record s o f

petroleu mproduct s transactions ; inspectio nb y Departmen t o f Revenue . (1 ) Eac hOperato r of abul k fa
cilit y an deac hperso nwh o import s petro leu mproduct s int o thi s stat e shal l kee p a t th e person' s registere dplac e of busines s complet e an daccurat e record s o f an y petro leu mproduct s sold , purchase db y o r brough t i no r cause dt o b e brough t

i nt o th e plac e o f business . (2 ) Th e Departmen t

o f Revenue , upo n ora l o r writte nreasonabl e notice , ma y mak e suc hexamination s o

f th e books , papers , re cord s an dequipmen t

require dt o b e kep t

un de r thi s sectio na s i t

ma y deemnecessar y i n carryin g ou t

th e provision s o

f OR S 465.10 1 t o 465.131 . [198 9 c.83 3 §144] 465.120 [Amendedb y 197 9 c.28 4 §152 ; repeale db y 198 9 c.84 6 §15 ] 465.12 1 Rules . Th e Departmen t o f Re
venu e i s authorize dto " establis hthos e rule s an dprocedure s for

th e implementatio nan d enforcemen t

o f OR S 465:40 1 t o 465.13 1 tha t ar e consisten t

wit hit s provision s an dar e Titl e 3 6 Pag e 76 9 (200 9 Edition )465.12 4 PUBLI C HEALT H AN D SAFET Y

considere dnecessar y an dappropriate . [198 9 c.833 §145 ] 465.12 4 Applicatio no f OR S chapter s 30 5 an d31 4 t o fe e collection . Th e pro vision s of

OR S chapter s 30 5 an d31 4 a s t o liens , delinquencies , claim s for refund , issu
anc e o f refunds , conferences , appeal s t o th e Orego nTa x Court , sta y o f collectio npendin g appeal , cancellation , waiver , reductio no r compromis e of

fees , penaltie s o r

interest , subpoenain g an dexaminin g witnesse s an d book s an dpapers , an dth e issuanc e o f war rant s an dth e procedure s relatin g thereto , shal l appl y t o th e collectio no f fees,,penaltie s an dinteres t

b y th e Departmen t

of Revenu e imde r OR S 465.10 1 t o 465.131 , excep t wher e th e contex t

require s otherwise . [198 9 c.83 3 §146 ; 199 5 c.65 0 §61 ] 465.12 7 Dispositio no f fees ; adminis
trativ e expenses ; othe r uses . Al l money s receive db y th e Departmen t o f Revenu e un de r OR S 465.10 1 t o 465.13 1 shal l b e deposite d i nth e Stat e Treasur y an dcredite dt o asus pens e accoun t

estabhshe dunde r

OR S 293.445 . Afte r

paymen t

of administratio nex pense s incurre db y th e departmen t i nth e administratio no

f QR S 465.10 1 t o 465.13 1 an d o f refund s o r

credit s arisin g fromerroneou s oVerpajmients , th e balanc e o f th e mone y shal l b e credite dt o th e appropriat e account s a s approve db y th e Legislativ e Assembl y t o carr y ou t th e state' s oil , hazardou s materia l an dhazardou s substanc e emergenc y respons e progra ma s i t

relate s t o th e maintenance , operatio nan dus e o f

th e publi c highways , roads , street s an droadsid e res t area s i nthi s stat e a s allowe db y sectio n3a , Articl e I X O f th e Orego nConstitution . [198 9 c.833 §147; 198

9 c.93 5 §4 ; 199 3 c.70

7 §1 ] 465.13 0 [Repeale db y 198 9 c.84 6 §15 ] 465.13 1 Fe e impose db y OR S 465.10 4 i n additio nt o fee s establishe db y loca l gov ernment . Th e fe e impose db y OR S 4(55.10 4 i s i nadditio nt o al l othe r state , count y o r

mu nicipa l fee s o napetroleu mproduct . [198 9 c.833 §1487 . : .. . 465.140 [Amende dby 198 9 c.84 6 §12 ; renumbere d .105.57 0 i n1989 ] 465.15 0 [Amende db y 195 3 c.540 §5 ; repeale db y 198 9 c.84 6 §15 ] 465.15 5 [195 3 c.540 §4 ; repeale db y 198 9 c.84 6 §15 ] 465.160 [Repeale db y 198 9 c.84 6 §15 ] 465.17 0 [Repealed,by . 198 9 c.84 6 §15 ] 465.18 0 [Repeale db y 198 9 c.84 6 §15 ] REMOVA LO RREMEDIA LACTIO N

(Generally ) 465.20 0 Definition s fo r OR S 465.20 0 t o 465.545 . A s iise di nOR S 465.20 0 t o 465.54 5 an d465.900 : (1 ) "Claim " mean s ademan di nwritin g for asu mcertain . (2 ) "Commission " mean s th e Environ
menta l Qualit y Commission . (3 ) "Department " mean s th e Departmen t o f Environmenta l Quality . (4 ) "Director " mean s th e Directo r o f th e Departmen t

o f Environmenta l Quality . (5 ) "Dry Cleane r

Environmenta l Re
spons e Account " mean s th e accoun t estab
hshe dunde r

OR S 465.510 . (6 ) "Dry cleanin g facility " mean s an y ac tiv e o r inactiv e facilit y locate di nthi s stat e tha t i s o r wa s engage di ndr y cleanin g ap pare l an dhousehol dfabric s for th e genera l public , an ddr y stores , othe r tha na : (a) Facilit y locate do naUnite dState s militar y base ; (b ) Unifor mservic e o r

line nsuppl y facil
ity ; o r (c ) Priso no r

othe r pena l institution . (7 ) "Dr y cleanin g operator " mean s aper so nwh o has , o r

had , abusines s licens e t o operate' adr y cleanin g facility o r abusines s operatio ntha t

adr y cleanin g facilit y i s a par t of . I f adr y cleanin g facilit y i s operate d withou t abusines s license , bot hth e dr y cleanin g owne r

an dan y perso ndirectin g th e operation s shal l b e considere dth e dr y clean
in g operato r

an dshal l b e jointl y , an dse verall y liabl e for

th e fee s an ddutie s impose d o ndr y cleanin g operators . (8 ) "Dry cleanin g owner " riiearis aperso n wh o own s o r

owne dth e rea l propert y under
l3dng adr y cleanin g facility . ' ' (9 ) "Dry cleanin g service " means : (a ) Th e cleanin g of

garment s o r

fabric s a t adr y cleanin g facility usin g adr y clean
in g solven t

an dth e pressin g o r

alteratio nof garment s o r

fabric s i f

thos e service s ar e nb t charge dfor

separatel y fromcleaning ; an d (b ) Th e service s of

adr y store . (10 ) "Dry cleanin g solvent " riieans an y noriaqueou s solven t

for us e i nth e cleanin g of garment s o r

othe r fabric s a t

adr y cleian
in g facility , includin g bu t no t limite dt o per chloroethylen e an dpetroleu mbase dsolvent s an dth e product s int o whic hdr y cleanin g solvent s degrade . (11 ) "Dr y store " mean s afacilit y - tha t doe s no t includ e machiner y usin g dr y clean
in g solvents , includin g bu t no t limite dt o a picku p store , . dropof

f store , cal l station , agenc y for

dr y cleaning , pres s shop , an d picku p an ddeliver y servic e no t otherwis e operate db y adr y cleanin g facility . (12 ) "Environment " include s th e water s o f th e state , any , drinkin g wate r supply , an y lan dsurfac e an dsubsurfac e strat aan dambi
en t air . 

## m 'ft '-'irj •:4& i
Titl e 3 6 Pag e 77 0 (200 9 Edition )HAZARDOU S WAST EAN D HAZARDOU S MATERIAL S I 465.20 0 (13 ) "Facility " mean s an y building , struc ture , installation , equipment , pip e o r pipelin e includin g an y pip e int o asewe r o r publicl y owne dtreatmen t

works , well , pit , pond , lagoon , impoundment , ditch , landfill , storag e container , abov e groun dtank , undergroun d storag e tank , moto r

vehicle , rollin g stock , aircraft , o r

an y sit e o r

are awher e ahazard
ou s substanc e ha s bee ndeposited , stored , dispose dof

, o r placed , o r

otherwis e com e t o b e locate dan dwher e areleas e ha s occurre d o r wher e ther e i s athrea t of arelease , bu t doe s no t includ e an y consume r produc t i n consume r us e o r an y vessel . (14 ) "Fund " mean s th e Hazardou s Sub
stanc e Remedia l Actio nFun destablishe db y OR S 465.381 . (15 ) "Guarantor " mean s an y person , othe r tha nth e owne r

o r operator , wh o pro vide s evidenc e o

f financial responsibilit y for a nowne r o r operato r unde r OR S 465.20 0 t o 465.54 5 an d465.900. . , (16 ) "Hazardou s substance " means : (a ) Hazardou s wast e a s define di nOR S 466.005 . (b ) An y substanc e define da s ahazardou s substanc e pursuan t

t o sectio n101(14 ) o

f th e federa T Comprehensiv e Environmenta l Re
sponse , Compensatio nan dLiabilit y Act , P.L . 96-510 , a s amended, , an dP.L . 99-499 . ; (c ) Oil . ' . (d ) An y substanc e designate db y th e commissio nunde r

OR S 465.400 . (17 ) "Inactiv e dr y cleanin g facility " mean s propert y formerl y used , bu t no t cur rentl y used , for

providin g dr y cleanin g ser - •v^ices . • ; (18 ) "Natura l resources " include s bu t i s no t limite dt o land , fish, wildlife , biota , air , surfac e water , groun dwater , drinkin g wate r supplie s an dan y othe r resourc e owned , managed , hel di ntrus t o r otherwis e con trolle db y th e Stat e of Orego no r

apolitica l subdivisio no

f th e state . , . (19) : "Oil " includes , gasoline , crud e oil , fue l oil , diese l oil , lubricatin g oil , oi l sludg e io r refus e ari dan y othe r petroleum-relate d product ; o r

waste ; o r

fractior i thereo f

tha t i s liqui da t

atemperatur e o f

6 0 degree s Ffdirenhei i an dpressur e o f 14. 7 pourid s pe r squar e inc habsolute . (20)."Owne r

o r operator " mean s an y per so nwh o owned, ' leased , operated , controlle d o r exercise dsigriifican t

contro l ove r

th e op eratio nof

afacility . "Owne r

o r operator " doe s no t includ e aperson , who , withou t par ticipatin g i nth e managemen t of afacility , hold s indici ao f

ownershi p primaril y t o pro tec t asecurit y interes t

i nth e facility . ; -

, (21 ) "Person " mean s a nindividual , trust , firm, join t

stoc k company , join t

venture . consortium , commercia l entity , partnership ,

association , corporation , commission , stat e an dan y agenc y thereof, politica l subdivisio n o f th e state , interstat e bod y o r th e federa l governmen t

includin g an y ageric y thereof . (22 ) "Release " mean s an y spilling , leak
ing , pumping , pouring , emitting , emptyirig , discharging , injecting , escaping , leaching , dumpin g o r

disposin g int o th e environmen t includin g th e abandonmen t o r discardin g o

f barrels , container s an dothe r close drecepta cle s containin g an y hazardou s substance , o r threa t thereof, bu t

excludes : (a ) An y releas e tha t

result s i nexposur e t o aperso nsolel y withi naworkplace , wit h respec t t o aclai mtha t

th e perso nma y asser t agains t th e person' s employe r unde r OR S chapte r 656 ; (b ) Emission s fromth e engin e exhaus t of amoto r vehicle , rollin g stock , aircraft , vesse l o r pipelin e pumpin g statio nengine ; (c ) An y releas e o

f source , by-produc t

o r specia l nuclea r

materia l fro manuclea r inci
dent ; a s thos e term s ar e define di nth e Atomi c Energ y Ac t

o f 1954 , a s amended , i f th e releas e i s subjec t

t o requirement s wit h' respec t t o financial protectio nestablishe dbyy th e Nuclea r

Regulator y Commissio nunde r sectio n17 0 of

th e Atomi c Energ y Ac t of 1954 , a s amended , or , for th e purpose s of OR S 465.26 0 o r

an y othe r

remova l o r

reme dia l action , an y releas e of sourc e by-produc t o r specia l nuclea r

materia l fro man y pro cessin g sit e desigriate dunde r sectio n 102(a)(1 ) o r

302(a ) o

f th e Uraniun i Mil l Tailing s Radiatio nContro l Ac t o f 1978 ; an d (d ) Th e norma l applicatio no f fertilizer . (23 ) "Remedia l action " mean s thos e ac tion s cbnsisten t

wit hapermanen t

remedia l actio ntake ninstea dofo r i nadditio nt o re mova l action s i nth e even t of areleas e o r threatene dreleas e o

f ahazardou s substanc e int o th e environment , t o preven t o r minimiz e th e releas e of

ahazardou s substanc e s o tha t i t doe s no t

migrat e t b caus e substantia l dari
ge r t o present : O

r futur e publi c health , safety , welfar e b r

th e environment . "Remedia l ac tion " includes , bu t

i s no t limite dto : (a) Suc haction s a t

th e locatio nof

th e releas e a s storage , confinement , perimete r protectio nusin g dikes , trenche s b r ditches , cla y cover , neutralization , cleanu p of re lease dhazardou s substance s an dassociate d contairiinate dmaterials , recyclin g o r reuse , diversion , destruction , segregatio nof reac tiv e wastes , dredgin g o r excavations , repai r o r replacemen t

of leakin g containers , col
lectio no f leachat e ari drunoff

, on-sit e treat men t o r incineration , provisio no f alternativ e drinkin g an dhousehol dwate r supplies , an d an y monitorin g reasonabl y require dt o assur e Titl e 3 6 Pageo77 1 (200 9 Edition )465.20 5 PUBLI C HEALT H AN D SAFET Y

tha t th e action s protec t

th e publi c health , safety , welfar e an dth e environment . (b ) Offsit e transpor t

an doffsite storage , treatment , destructio no r secur e dispositio n o f hazardou s substance s an dassociated , con taminate dmaterials . (c ) Suc haction s a s ma y b e necessar y t o monitor , assess , evaluat e o r investigat e are leas e o r threa t o f release . (24 ) "Remedia l actio ncosts " mean s rea sonabl e cost s whic har e attributabl e t o o r associate dwit haremova l O r remedia l actio n a t afacility , includin g bu t no t limite dt o th e cost s o f administration , investigation , lega l o r enforcemen t

activities , contract s an d healt hstudies . (25 ) "Removal " mean s th e cleanu p o r re mova l o f arelease dhazardou s substanc e fro mth e environment , suc haction s a s ma y b e necessar y take ni nth e even t of th e threa t o f releas e o

f ahazardou s substanc e int o th e environment , suc haction s a s ma y b e neces sar y t o monitor , asses s an devaluat e th e re leas e o r threa t of releas e of

ahazardou s substance , th e disposa l o f remove dmaterial , o r th e takin g o f

suc hothe r

action s a s ma y b e necessar y t o prevent , minimiz e o r mitigat e damag e t o th e publi c health , safety , welfar e o r t o th e environment , tha t ma y otherwis e resul t from areleas e o r

threa t of release . "Removal " als o include s bu t i s no t limite dt o securit y fencin g o r

othe r measure s t o limi t access , provisio no

f alternativ e drinkin g an d househol dwate r

supplies , temporar y evacu atio nan dhousin g o

f threatene dindividual s an dactio ntake nunde r

OR S 465.260 . (26 ) "Retai l sal e b r

transfer " mean s a trarisfe r o f titl e o r possession , exchang e o r bariier , conditiona l o r

btherwise, . for

apiri"
- jjbs e othe r

tha nresal e i nth e ordinar y cours e of busihess : ,: . (27 ) "Transport " mean s th e movemen t o f ahazardou s substanc e b y an y mode , includ
in g pipelin e an di nth e cas e of ahazardou s substanc e tha t

ha s bee naccepte dfor trans ppri;atibnb y acommo no r contrac t

carrier , th e ter m"transport " shal l includ e an y stop pag e i ntransi t

tha t i s temporary , incidenta l t o th e transportatio nmovement , an da t th e ordinar y operatin g convenienc e o f acommo n oi ' contrac t

carrier , an dan y suc hstoppag e shal l b e considere da s acontinuit y o f move meri t an dno t a s th e storag e of

ahazardoii s substance . (28 ) "Undergroun dstorag e tank " ha s th e meanin g give ntha t

ter mi nOR S 466.706 . (29 ) "Water s of

th e state " ha s th e mean in g give ntha t

ter mi nOR S 468B.005 . [Formerl y 466.540 ; 199 5 c.42 7 §1 ; 200 1 c.49 5 §19 ; 200 3 c.40 7 §§23,24 ] . i 465.20 5 Legislativ e findings. (1 ) Th e Legislativ e Assembl y finds that : (a) Th e releas e o

f ahazardou s substaric e int o th e environmen t

ma y presen t

a nimmi
nen t an dsubstantia l threa t t o th e publi c health , safety , welfar e an dth e environment ; an d (b ) Th e threat s pose db y th e releas e of a hazardou s substanc e ca nb e minimize db y promp t identificatio nof

facilitie s and , iriiple
mentatio no

f remova l o r

remedia l action . (2 ) Therefore , th e Legislativ e Assembl y declare s that : (a ) I t i s i nth e interes t

o f th e publi c health , safety , welfar e an dth e environmen t t o provid e th e mean s t o minimiz e th e hazard s of an ddamage s fro mfacilities . (b ) I t i s th e purpos e o

f OR S 465.20 0 t o 465.54 5 an d465.900 . to : (A ) Protec t

th e publi c health , safety , welfar e an dth e environment ; an d (B ) Provid e sufficien t

an dreliabl e fund
in g for th e Departmen t

of Environmenta l Qualit y t o expedientl y an deffectivel y au thorize , requir e o r

undertak e remova l o r

re media l actio nt o abat e hazard s f o th e publi c health , safety , welfar e an dth e environment . [Formerl y 466.547 ] • 465.21 0 Authorit y o f

departmen t

fo r remova l o r

remedia l action . (1 ) I nadditio n t o an y othe r

authorit y grante db y law , th e Departmen t

o f Envirorimenta l Qualit y may : (a ) Undertak e independently , i ncooper atio nwit hother s o r

b y contract , investi
gations , studies , ^ sampling , ' monitoring , assessments , surveying , testing , analyzing , planning , inspecting , training , engineeririg , design , construction , operation , iriaintenanc e an dan y othe r

activit y necessar y t o conduc t remova l o r

remedia l actio nan dt o carr y ou t th e provision s of

OR S 465:20 0 t o 465.54 5 an d 465.900 ; an d (b ) Recove r

th e state' s remedia l actibri costs . :•,••; " (2 ) Th e Environmenta l Quaht y Commis
sio nan dth e departmen t ma y participat e i n o r conduc t activitie s pursuan t

t o th e federa l Comprehensiv e ' Erivirbnmerita l 'Response , Compensatio nan dLiabilit y Act , a s amended , P:L . 96-51 0 an dP.L . 99^99 , an dth e correc tiv e actio nprovision s of Subtitl e I of

th e federa l Soli dWast e Disposa l • Act , a s airiended , PL . 96-48 2 an dP.L . 98-616 . Suc h participatio nma y include , bu t nee dno t

b e limite dto , enterin g int o a! cooperativ e agree men t wit hthe ' Unite dState s Environmenta l Protectio nAgency . (3 ) Ivlothin g ,i nOR S 465.20 0 t o 465.54 5 an d465.90 0 shal l restric t th e Stat e of

OregO n fromparticipatin g i no r conductin g activitie s pursuan t t o th e federa l Comprehensiv e Envi
- ;1 ^

• t 

## k Titl e 3 6 Pag e 77 2 (200 9 Edition )HAZARDOU S WAST EAN D HAZARDOU S MATERIAL S I 465.22 5 ronmenta l Response , Compensatio nan dLi
abilit y Act , a s amended , P.L . 96-51 0 an dP.L . 99-499 . [Formerl y 466.550] 465.21 5 Lis t

o f facilitie s wit hcon firmedrelease . (1 ) Fo r th e purpose s of

pro vidin g publi c information , th e Directo r o f th e Departmen t

o f Environmenta l Qualit y shal l develo p an dmaintai nalis t of al l facilitie s wit haconfirme dreleas e a s define db y th e Erivironmenta l Qualit y Conimissio nunde r OR S 465.405 . (2 ) Th e directo r

shal l mak e th e lis t availabl e for

th e publi c a t

th e office s of

th e Departmen t

o f Environmenta l Quality . (3 ) Th e lis t

shal l includ e bu t

nee dno t

b e limite dt o th e followin g items , i f known : (a ) A genera l descriptio no f th e facility ; (b ) Addres s o r

location ; (c ) Tim e perio ddurin g whic hareleas e occurred ; (d ) Nam e ofth e curren t owne r ari doper ato r an dname s o

f an y pas t

owner s an dop erator s durin g th e tim e perio do f areleas e o f ahazardou s substance; ' (e ) Tjrp e an dquantit y of ahazardou s substanc e release da t

th e facility ; (f ) Manne r

of releas e of

th e hazardou s substance ; r.. (g ) Level s o

f ahazardous . substance , i f any , i ngroun dwater , surfac e water , ai r an d soil s a t th e facility ; . , (h ) Statu s o f

remova l o r

remedia l action s a t th e facility ; an d (i ) Othe r item s th e dfrecto r

determine s necessary . ( 5 (4 ) A t leas t 6 0 day s befor e afacilit y i s added,t o the . lis t

th e directo r

shal l notif

y b y certifie dmai l o r

persoria l servic e th e owne r an doperator , i f

Imown^ of

al l o r an y par t

of th e facilit y tha t

i s t o b e include di nthe ; list . Th e notic e shal l infor mth e owne r an doper ato r tha t th e owne r

an doperato r

ma y com men t o nth e decisio no f

th e directo r

t o ad d th e facilit y t o th e lis t

withi n4 5 day s o f

re ceivin g th e notice . Th e decisio no f th e direc
to r t o ad dafacilit y t o th e hs t i s no t appealabl e t o th e Environmenta l Qualit y Commissio no r

subjec t t o judicia l revie w un der
- OR S chapte r

183 . ' [Formerl

y '466,557 1 465.22 0 Comprehensiv e statewid e identificatio nprograim ; notice . (1 ) Th e De
partmen t o f Erivirbnriaenta l Qualit y shal l de
velb p an dimplemen t acomprehensiv e statewid e progra mt o identif y an y releas e o r threa t of releas e fro mafacilit y tha t ma y re quir e remedia l actibn . (2 ) Th e departmen t

shal l notif

y al l dail y an dweekl y newspaper s o f genera l circulatio n i nth e stat e an dal l broadcas t medi aof

th e progra mdevelope dunde r subsectio n(1 ) o

f thi s section . Th e notic e shal l include , infor
matio nabou t

ho w th e publi c ma y provid e informatio no nareleas e o r threa t of releas e fromafacility . (3 ) I ndevelopin g th e progra munde r sub
sectio n(1 ) o

f thi s section , th e departmen t shal l examine , a t

aminimum , an y industria l o r commercia l activit y tha t historicall y ha s bee namajo r

sourc e i nthi s stat e of release s of hazardou s substances . (4 ) Th e departmen t

shal l includ e infor
matio nabou t

th e implementatio nan dprog res s o f th e progra mdevelope dunde r subsectio n(1 ) o

f thi s sectio ni nth e repor t require dunde r

OR S 465.235 . [Formerl

y 466.560 ] 465.22 5 Inventor y o f

facilitie s heedin g environmenta l controls ; preliminar y as sessment ; notic e t o operator ; criteri afo r addin g facilitie s t o inventory . (1 ) Fo r th e purpos e o

f providin g publi c infomiation , th e Directo r o f th e Departmen t

o f Environmenta l Qualit y shal l develo p an dmaintai na n in
ventor y o

f al l facilitie s for

which : (a ) A confirme dreleas e i s documente db y th e department ; an d/ (b ) Th e directo r

determine s tha t

addi-- ' tiona l investigation , removal , remedia l ac tion , long-ter menvironmenta l control s o r institutiona l control s ar e neede dt o assur e protectio no

f presen t an dfutur e publi c health , safety , welfar e o r th e environment . (2 ) Th e determinatio ntha t additiona l in
vestigation , removal , remedia l action , long
ter menvironmenta l control s o r institutiona l control s ar e neede dunde r subsectio n;(1 ) o

f thi s sectio nshal l b e base dupo napreliini
nar y assessmen t

approve do r

conducte db y th e departmerit . (3 ) Before th e departmen t conduct s a preliminar y assessment , th e directo r shal l notif y th e owne r

an doperator , i f

kilown , tha t th e departmen t

i s proceedin g wit haprelimi
nar y assessmen t

sindtha t th e owne r

o r oper ato r ma y submi t

informatio nt o th e departmen t

tha t woul dassis t

th e departmen t i nconductin g acomplet e an daccurat e pre liminar y assessment . (4 ) A t leas t 6 0 day s before th e directo r add s afacility t o th e inventory , th e directo r shal l notif

y b y certifie dmai l o r

persona l ser vic e th e owne r

an doperator , i f

know;n , o f

al l o r an y par t

o f th e facility .tha t

i s t O b e in
clude di nth e inventory . Th e decisio n of th e directo r t o ad dafacilit y t o th e inventor y i s riot appealabl e t o th e Environmenta l Qualit y Commissio no r

subjec t t o judicia l revie w un de r OR S chapte r

183 . (5 ) Th e notic e provide dunde r subsectio n (4 ) of thi s sectio nshal l includ e th e prelimi
nar y assessmen t

an dshal l infor mth e owne r o r operato r tha t th e owne r

o r operato r ma y commen t o nth e informatio ncontaine di n th e Titl e 3 6 Pag e 77 3 (200 9 Edition )465.23 0 PUBLI C HEALT H AN D SAFET Y

Mji; . preliminar y assessmen t withi n4 5 day s afte r receivin g th e notice . Fo r goo dcaus e shown , th e departmen t

ma y gran t

a nextensio nof tim e t o comment . Th e extensio nshal l no t excee d4 5 additiona l days . (6 ) Th e directo r

shal l conside r

relevan t an dappropriat e informatio nsubmitte db y th e owne r o r operato r

i nmakin g th e final deci
sio nabou t

whethe r t o ad dafacilit y t o th e inventory . (7 ) Th e directo r

shal l ' • revie w th e infor
matio nsubmitte dan dad dth e facilit y t o in
ventor y i f

th e directo r

determine s tha t

a confirme dreleas e ha s occurre dan dtha t ad
ditiona l investigation , removal , remedia l ac tion , long-term , environmenta l control s o r institutiona l control s ar e neede dt o assur e protectio nof

presen t

an dfutur e , publi c health , safety , welfar e o r th e environment . [1989C.48 5 §3], , 465.23 0 Remova l o f

facilitie s fromin
ventory ; criteria . (1 ) Accordin g t o rule s adopte db y th e Environmenta l Qualit y Com
mission , the . Directo r

o f th e Departmen t

of Environmenta l Qualit y shal l remov e afacil
ity , fro mth e lis t

o r inventory , o r

both , i f th e directo r determines : (a) Action s take na t

th e facilit y hav e at taine dadegre e o

f cleanu p an dcontro l of furthe r releas e tha t

assure s protectiori ' o f presen t an dfutur e publi c health ; safety , wel
far e an dth e environment ; (b ) N o furthe r

actio ni s neede dt b assur e protectio no

f presen t

an dfuture , publi c health , safety , welfar e an dth e environment ; or"', ' " • " '" " ' • (c ) Th e facilit y satisfie s other,appropriat e criteri afor

assurin g protectio nof presen t an dfutur e publi c health , safety, ' welfar e an d th e environirient . (2) ; Th e directo r

shal l not.remov e a , facil
it y i f continuin g environmenta l control s o r institutiona l control s ar e neede dt o assur e protectio no f

presen t

an dfutur e publi c health , safety , welfar e an dth e environment , s o lon g a s suc hcontrol s ar e -relate dt o re movabo r remedia l action . [198

9 c.48 5 §4 ] ; 465.23 5 Publi c iiispectior i o f inventory ; informatio ninclude dir i inventory ; or ganization ; report ; actio nplan . (1 ) Th e Directo r o f th e Depgirfmen t

o f Envifbnnienta l Qualit y shal l make , th e inventor y availabl e t o th e publi c a t

the'bffic e o

f th e Departmen t of Environmenta l Quality ' (2 ) Th e inventor y shal l includ e bu t nee d no t b e limite dto : (a ) Th e followin g information , i f known : (A) A genera l descriptio no f th e facility ; (B ) Addres s o r

location ; (C ) Tim e perio ddurin g whic hareleas e occurred ; (D ) Nam e o

f curren t owne r an doperato r an dname s o

f an y pas t owner s an doperator s durin g th e tim e perio dof areleas e of

ahaz
ardou s substance ; (E ) T5^ e an dquantit y of ahazardou s substanc e release da t

th e facility ; (F ) Manne r

o f releas e o

f th e hazardou s substance ; (G) Level s o

f ahazardou s substance , i f any , i ngroun dwater , surfac e water, : ai r an d soil s a t th e facility ; (H ) Hazar drankin g an dnarrativ e infor
matio nregiardin g threat s t o th e environmen t an dpubli c health ; (I ) Statu s o

f remova l o r

remedia l action s a t th e facility ; an d (J ) Othe r item s th e directo r

deternaine s necessary ; an d (b ) Information , tha t

indicate s whethe r th e remedia l actio na t th e facilit y wil l b e funde dprimaril y by- : - (A) Th e departmen t

throug hth e us e o

f money s i nth e Hazardou s Substanc e Reme
dia l Actio nFund ; (B ) A nowne r

o r operato r o r othe r perso n under. . a nagreement , orde r o r - consen t judg
men t unde r OR S 465.200 , t o 465.545 ; o r ; (C ) A nowne r

o r operato r o r othe r perso n unde r othe r stat e orfedera l authority . (3 ) Th e departmen t

ma y organiz e th e in
ventor y int o categorie s o f facilities , includin g bu t no t limite dt o th e tj^pe s of

facilitie s liste d i nsubsectio n(2 ) b

f thi s section . (4 ) O no r befor e Januar y 1 5 o f

eac hyear ; th e departmen t

shal l submi t

th e inventor y an da ; repor t

t o th e Govemor , th e Legislativ e Asseriibl y and . th e Environmenta l Qualit y Commission . Th e annua l report ' shal l includ e aquantitativ e an dnarrativ e summar y of th e department' s accomplishment s durin g th e previou s fiscal yea r

an dth e department' s goal s for th e current ; fiscal year , includin g bu t no t limite dt o each ; of

th e followin g areas : • (a ) Facilitie s wit hasuspecte d.releas e adde dt o th e department' s database ; (b ) Facilitie s wit haconfirme dreleas e adde dt o th e depairtnient' s list ; (c ) Facilitie s adde dt o an dremove dfro m th e inventory ; > v (d ) Removal s initiate dan dcompleted ; (e ) Preliminar y assessments , initiate dan d completed ; ' (f ) Remedia l investigations , initiate dan d completed ; -Titl e 3 6 Pag e 77 4 (2009 Edition )HAZARDOU S WAST EAN D HAZARDOU S MATERIAL S I 465J25 5 (g ) Feasibilit y studie s initiate dan dcom pleted ; an d (h ) Remedia l actions , includin g long-ter m environmenta l control s an dinstitutiona l controls , initiate dan dcompleted . (5 ) Beginnin g i n1991 , an dever y fourt h yea r thereafter , th e repor t require dunde r subsectio n(4 ) o

f thi s sectio nshal l includ e a four-year pla no f actio nfor

thos e item s unde r subsectio n(4)(e ) t o (h ) of thi s section . Th e four-year pla nshal l includ e projection s of fundin g an dstaffin g level s necessar y t o im
plemen t th e four-year

plan . [198

9 c.48 5 §5 ; 200 3 c.57 6 §459 ] 465.24 0 Inventor y listin g no t prerequi
sit e t o othe r

remedia l action . Nothin g i n OR S 465.22 5 t o 465.240 , 465.40 5 ari d465.41 0 o r placemen t

o f afacilit y o nth e lis t

unde r OR S 465.21 5 shal l b e construe dt o b e apre requisit e t o o r

otherwis e affec t

th e authorit y of th e Directo r

o f th e Departmen t

o f Envi
ronmenta l Qualit y t o undertake , orde r o r authoriz e aremova l o r

remedia l actio nunde r OR S 465.20 0 t o 465.54 5 an d465.900 . [198 9 c.48 5 §6 ] 465.24 5 Preliminar y assessmen t o f po tentia l facility . Whe nth e Departmen t of Environmenta l Qualit y receive s informatio n abou t areleas e o r

athrea t o f releas e froiri a potentia l facility , th e departmen t shal l eval
uat e th e informatio nan ddocumen t it s con clusion s an dma y approv e o r conduc t

a preliminar y assessment . However , i f th e de
partmen t determine s ther e i s asignifican t threa t t o presen t

o r futur e publi c health , safety , welfar e o r

th e environment , th e de
partmen t shal l approv e o r

conduc t aprelimi
nar y assessmen t

accordin g to , rule s of th e Environmenta l Qualit y Commission . Th e preliminar y assessmen t shal l b e conducte da s expeditiousl y a s possibl e withi nth e budget
ar y constraint s of

th e department . [Formerl y 466.563 ] 465.25 0 Accessibilit y o f informatio n abou t hazardou s substances ; enterin g propert y o r

facility ; samples ; confiden
tiality . (1 ) An y perso nwh o ha s o r ma y hav e information , document s o r record s relevan t t o th e identification , natur e an dvolum e of a hazardou s substanc e generated , treated , stored , transporte dto , dispose dof o r release d a t afacilit y an dth e date s thereof, o r t o th e identit y o r

financial resource s o f apoten tiall y responsibl e person , shall , upo nreques t b y th e Departmen t

o f Environmenta l Qualit y o r it s authorize drepresentative , disclos e o r mak e availabl e for

inspectio nan dcopyin g suc hinformation , document s o r records . (2 ) Upo nreasonabl e basi s t o believ e tha t ther e ma y b e areleas e o f ahazardou s • sub
stanc e a t

o r upo nan y propert y o r facility , th e departmen t

o r it s authorize drepresen tativ e ma y ente r an y propert y o r

facilit y a t an y reasonabl e tim e to : (a ) Sample , inspect , examin e an dinvesti
gate ; (b ) Examin e an dcop y record s an dothe r information ; o r (c ) Carr y ou t

remova l o r

remedia l actio n o r an y othe r

actio nauthorize db y OR S 465.20 0 t o 465.54 5 .an d465:900 . (3 ) I f an y perso nrefuse s t o provid e infor
mation , documents , record s o r t o allo w entr y unde r subsection s (1 ) an d(2 ) o f thi s section , th e departmen t

ma y reques t

th e Attorne y Genera l t o see k

fro macour t

o f competen t jurisdictio na norde r

requirin g th e perso nt o provid e suc hinformation , documents , record s o r t o allo w entry . (4)(a) Excep t

a s provide di nparagraph s (b ) an d(c ) o

f thi s subsection , th e departmen t o r it s authorize drepresentativ e shall , upo n reques t b y th e curren t

owne r o r operato r o f th e facility o r

property , provid e aportio nof an y sampl e obtaine dfro mth e propert y o r fa
cilit y t o th e owne r

o r operator . (b ) Th e departmen t

ma y declin e t o giv e aportio nof

an y sampl e t o th e owne r o r op - / erato r if , i nth e judgmen t

o f th e departmen t

• o r it s authorize drepresentative , apportionin g asample : (A) Ma y alte r

th e physica l o r

chemica l propertie s o

f th e sampl e suc htha t

th e por tio no f th e sampl e retaine db y th e depart
men t woul dno t

b e representativ e of th e materia l sampled ; o r (B ) Woul dno t

provid e adequat e yblum e t o perfor mth e laborator y analysis . (c ) Nothin g i nthi s subsectio nshal l pre yen t o r unreasonabl y hinde r

o r dela y th e de
partmen t o r it s authorize drepresentativ e i n obtainin g asampl e a t

an y facility o r

prop - .erty . ' , . ' (5 ) Person s subject : t o th e requirement s of thi s sectio nma y mak e aclai mo f confi
dentialit y regardin g an y information , docu
ment s o r records , i naccordanc e wit hOR S 466.090 . [Formerl y 466.565 ] 465.25 5 Stric t

liabilit y fo r

remedia l ac tio ncost s fo r

injur y o r

destructio no f natura l resovu*ce ; limite dexclusions . (1 ) Th e followin g person s shal l b e strictl y liabl e for thos e remedia l actio ncost s incurre db y th e stat e o r

an y othe r

persb ntha t

ar e at tributabl e t o o r

associa.te dwit hafacility an d for damage s fo

r injur y t o o r

destructio nof an y natura l resource s cause db y arelease : (a) An y owne r

o r operato r a t o r durin g th e tim e o

f th e acts , o r

omission s tha t

re sulte di nth e releaser , (b ) An y owne r

o r operato r

wh o becam e th e owne r

o r operato r afte r th e time , o

f th e Titl e 3 6 Pag e 77 5 (200 9 Edition )465.25 5 PUBLI C HEALT H AN D SAFET Y

act s o r omission s tha t

resulte di nth e re lease , an dwh o kne w o r reasonabl y shoul d hav e know no

f th e releas e whe nth e perso n first becam e th e owne r

o r operator . (c ) An y owne r

o r operato r wh o obtaine d actua l knowledg e o

f th e releas e a t

th e facil
it y durin g th e tim e th e perso nwa s th e owrier o r operato r

o f th e facilit y an dthe nsubse
quentl y transferre downershi p o r operatio n of th e facilit y t o anothe r perso nwithou t

dis
closin g suc hknowledge . (d ) An y perso nwho , b y an y act s o r omissions , caused , contribute dt o o r exac erbate dth e release , unles s th e act s o r omis
sion s wer e i nmateria l cOinplianc e wit h applicabl e laws , standards , regulations , li
cense s o r permits . (e ) An y perso nwh o unlawfull y hinder s o r delay s entr y to , irivestigatio nof o r re mova l o r reriiedia l actio na t

afacility . (2 ) Excep t

a s provide di nsubsectio n(l)(c ) t o (e ) o f thi s sectio nan dsubsectio n(4 ) of thi s section , th e followin g person s shal l no t b e liabl e for

remedia l actio ncost s incurre d b y th e stat e o r

an y othe r

perso ntha t

ar e at tributabl e t o o r

associate dwit hafacility , o r for damage s for

injur y t o o r

destructio nof an y natura l resource s cause db y arelease : (a) An y owne r

o r operato r

wh o becam e th e owne r

o r operato r

afte r th e tim e o

f th e act s o r omission s tha t

resulte di narelease , an dwh o di dno t

kno w an dreasonabl y shoul d no t hav e know no

f th e releas e whe nth e perso nfirst

becam e th e owne r

o r operator . (b ) An y owne r

o r operato r

i f th e releas e a t th e facilit y wa s cause dsolel y b y on e o r a combinatio nO

f th e following :
, ' (A) A nac t

o f God . "Ac t

o f God " niean s a nunanticipsLte dgrav e natura l disaste r O r Other natura l pheribmerib nof a nexceptional , inevitabl e an dirresistibl e character , th e ef
fect s of whic hcoul dno t

hav e bee nprevente d o r avoide db y th e exercis e of du e car e o r foresight .

. (B ) A nac t

o f war . (C ) Act s o r

omission s o

f athir dparty , othe r tha na nemploye e o r

agen t of th e per so nassertin g thi s defense , o r othe r tha na persbi i whos e act s o r omission s occu r

i n connectior i Wit

hacontractua r

relationship , existin g directl y o r

indirectly , wit hth e per so nassertin g thi s defense . A s use di nthi s jSubparagraph , "contractua l relationship " in
clude s bu t

i s no t limitei dt o lan dcontracts , deed s o r othe r instrument s transferrin g titl e o r possession . (3 ) Excep t

a s provide di nsubsectio n(l)(c ) t o (e ) o f thi s sectio no r

subsectio n(4 ) of

thi s section , th e followin g person s shal l no t b e liabl e for remedia l actio ncost s incurre db y th e stat e o r

an y othe r

perso ntha t

ar e at tributabl e t o o r associate dwit hafacility , o r for damage s for

injur y t o o r

destructio nof an y natura l resource s cause db y arelease : (a) A uni t

of stat e o r loca l governmen t tha t acquire downershi p o r contro l of

afa
cilit y i nth e followin g ways : (A) Involuntaril y b y virtu e of it s functio n a s sovereign , includin g bu t no t limite dt o escheat , bankruptcy , ta x delinquenc y o r abandonment ; o r (B ) Throug hth e exercis e of eminen t do
mai naiithorit y b y purchas e o r condemnation . (b ) A perso nwh o acquire dafacility b y inheritanc e o r

bequest . (c ) An y fiduciary exeiripte dfromliabilit y i naccordanc e wit hrule s adopte db y th e En
vironmenta l Qualit y Commissio nunde r OR S 465.440 . (4 ) Notwithstandin g th e exclusion s fro m liabilit y provide dfor

specifie dperson s i n subsection s (2 ) an d(3 ) o f .thi s sectio nsuc h person s shal l b e liabl e for remedia l actio n cost s incurre db y th e stat e o r an y othe r

per so ntha t ar e attributabl e t o o r associate d wit hafacility , an dfor

damage s for

injur y t o o r destructio no

f an y natura l resource s cause db y arelease , t o th e exteri t tha t th e person' s act s o r

omission s contribut e t o siic h cost s o r damages , i f

th e persori : (a ) Obtaine dactua l knowledg e o f th e re leas e an dthe nfaile dt o promptl y notif y th e Departmen t

o f Environmenta l Qualit y an d exercis e du e car e wit hrespec t t o th e haz
ardou s substanc e concerned , takin g int o consideratio nth e characteristic s o f th e haz
ardou s substanc e i nligh t o f al l relevan t

fact s an dcircumstances ; o r (b ) Faile dt o tak e reasonabl e precaution s agains t th e reasonabl y foreseeabl e iact s o r omission s o

f athir dpari; ^ an dth e reasonabl y foreseeabl e consequence s o f suc hact s o r omissions . (5)(a) N o indemnification , hol dharmless , o r simila r agreerrieri t

o r conveyanc e shal l b e effectiv e t o transfe r

fromaii y perso nwh O ma y b e liabl e unde r

thi s section , t o an y othe r person , th e liabilit y impose dunde r thi s sec tion . Nothin g i nthi s sectio nshal l ba r an y agreemen t

t o insure , hol dharmles s o r indemnif y apart y t o suc hagreemen t for an y liabilit y unde r

thi s section . (b ) A persbr i wh o i s liabl e unde r thi s sectio nshal l no t

b e barre dfro mseekin g contributio nfro man y othe r perso nfor

li
abilit y uride r

OR S 465.20 0 t o 465.54 5 an d 465.900 . (c ) Nothin g i nOR S 465.2C) 0 t o 465.54 5 an d465.90 0 shal l ba r

acaus e of

actio ntha t aperso nliabl e unde r thi s sectio no r

a guaranto r

ha s o r woul dhav e b y reaso no f subrogatio no r

otherwis e agains t

an y person . Titl e 3 6 Pag e 77 6 (200 9 Edition )HAZARDOU S WAST EAN D HAZARDOU S MATERIAL S I 465.26 0 (d ) Nothin g i nthi s sectio nshal l restric t an y right tha t th e stat e o r

an y perso nmigh t hav e unde r

federa l statute , commo nla w o r othe r stat e statut e t o recove r remedia l actio n cost s o r t o see k an y othe r

relie f relate dt o a release . (6 ) T o establish , fo

r purpose s o

f subsec
tio n(l)(b ) o

f thi s sectio no r

subsectio n(2)(a) o f thi s section , tha t

th e perso ndi do r

di dno t hav e reaso nt o know , th e perso nmus t hav e undertaken , a t

th e tim e of

acquisition , al l appropriat e inquir y int o th e previou s owner shi p an duse s of

th e propert y consisten t wit h goo dcommercia l o r

customar y practic e i na n effor t t o minimiz e liability . (7)(a) Excep t

a s provide di nparagrap h(b ) o f tbi s subsection , n o perso nshal l b e liabl e unde r OR S 465.20 0 t o 465.54 5 an d465.90 0 fo r cost s o r damage s a s a.resul t

of action s take n o r omitte di nth e cours e of renderin g care , assistanc e o r

advic e i naccordanc e wit hrule s adopte dunde r

OR S 465.40 0 o r

a t th e direc
tio nof th e departmen t

o r it s authorize drep resentative , wit hrespec t t o a ninciden t creatin g adange r

t o publi c health , safety , welfar e o r

th e environmen t

a s aresul t

o f an y releas e o f ahazardou s substance . Thi s para grap hshal l no t

preclud e liabilit y for

cost s o r damage s a s th e resul t

of negligenc e o nth e par t of suc hperson . (b ) N o stat e o r

loca l governmen t

shal l b e habl e unde r

OR S 465.20 0 t o 465.54 5 an d 465.90 0 fo r

cost s o r

damage s a s aresul t

of action s take ni nrespons e t o a nemergenc y create db y th e releas e of ahazardou s sub
stanc e generate db y o r

from afacilit y owne d b y anothe r

person . Thi s paragrap hshal l no t preclud e liabilit y for

cost s o r damage s a s a resul t of gros s negligenc e o r

intentiona l mis
conduc t b y th e stat e o r

loca l government . Fo r th e purpos e o

f thi s paragraph , reckless , willfu l o r wanto nmisconduc t

shal l constitut e gros s negligence . (c ) Thi s subsectio nshal l no t alte r th e li
abilit y o f an y perso ncovere db y subsectio n (1 ) o f thi s section . [Formerl y 466.567 ; 199l'c.68 0 §9 ; 199 1 c.69 2 §1 ] 465.25 7 Righ t

b f contributio nfro m othe r perso nliabl e fo r

remedia l actio n costs ; allocatio no f

orpha nshare . (1 ) An y perso nwh o i s liabl e o r potentiall y liabl e un de r OR S 465.25 5 ma y see k contributio nfrom an y othe r

perso nwh o i s liabl e o r potentiall y liabl e unde r

OR S 465.255 . Whe nsuc haclai m for contributio ni s a t

tria l an dth e cour t

de
termine s tha t

apportionmen t

of recoverabl e cost s amon g th e liabl e jpartie s i s appropriate , th e shar e o f

th e remedia l actio ncost s tha t i s t o b e born e b y eac hpart y shal l b e deter
mine db y th e court , usin g suc hequitabl e factor s a s th e cour t

deem s appropriate , in
cludin g bu t

no t limite dt o th e following : (a) Th e amoun t o f hazardou s substance s contribute dt o th e facility ; (b ) Th e degre e o

f toxicit y o r

hazar dpose d b y th e hazardou s substance s t o publi c health , safet y an dwelfare , an dt o th e environment ; (c ) Th e degre e o

f involvemen t

i nth e re leas e o f th e hazardou s substanc e b y th e lia
bl e persons ; (d ) Th e relativ e culpabilit y o r negligenc e o f th e liabl e persons ; (e ) Th e degre e o

f cooperatio nb y th e lia
bl e person s wit hth e governmen t o r wit h person s wh o hav e afinancial interes t i nth e facility ; (f ) Th e exten t

o f th e participatio nb y th e liabl e perso nin,respons e action s a t th e fa
cility ; (g ) Th e lengt hof

tim e th e facility wa s owne do r operate db y th e liabl e perso n dur
in g th e tim e the.releas e occurred ; (h ) Whethe r

th e act s o r

omission s tha t resulte di nareleas e wer e i nmateria l complianc e wit happhcabl e laws , standards , reg ulations , license s o r

permits ; (i ) Th e economi c benefi t derive dfro mth e / facilit y o r

fro mth e act s o r

omission s that
resulte di narelease ; 0 ) Th e circumstance s an dcondition s in
volve di nth e facility' s conveyance , includin g th e pric e pai dan dan y discount s granted ; an d (k) Th e qualit y o

f evidenc e concerniri g liabilit y an dequitabl e shares . (2 ) A t th e tim e o

f trial , i f aperso n wh o i s otherwis e liabl e unde r OR S 465.25 5 i s n o longe r subjiec t t o ajudgmen t

du e t o bank
ruptcy , dissolutio no r deat h(a norpha n share) , th e cour t

may , i nit s discretion , allo
cat e tha t

person' s equitabl e shar e t o th e othe r liabl e person s i nproportio nt o thei r equitabl e share s o r

o nan y othe r

equitabl e basi s takin g int o cbnsideratio nan y relation
shi p betwee nth e orpha nshare' s liabl e per so nam deac hothe r

liabl e person . [199

5 c.66 2 §5 ] . Note : 465.25 7 wa s 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 apar t

o f . OR S chapte r

46 5 o r an y serie s therei n b y legislativ e action ; Se e Prefac e t o Orego nRevise dStatute s forfiirthe r explanation . 465.26 0 Remova l o r

remedia l action ; reimbursemen t

o f costs ; liability ; dam
ages . (1 ) Th e Directo r

o f th e Departmen t

of Environmenta l Qualit y ma y undertak e an y remova l o r

remedia l actio nnecessar y t o pro tec t th e publi c health , safety , welfar e an dth e environment . ;:U. ; (2 ) Th e directo r

ma y authbriz e an y per so nt o carr y ou t

an y remova l , o r

remedia l actio ni naccordanc e wit han y requirement s of o r direction s fro mth e director , i f th e di
recto r determine s tha t

th e perso nwil l com Titl e 3 6 Pag e 77 7 (200 9 Edition )465.26 5 PUBLI C HEALT H AN D SAFET Y
menc e an dcomplet e remova l o r remedia l actio nproperl y an di natimel y manner . (3 ) Nothin g i nOR S 465.20 0 t o 465.54 5 an d465.90 0 shal l preven t th e directo r

from takin g an y emergenc y remova l o r remedia l actio nnecessar y t o protec t publi c health , safety , welfar e o r

th e environment . . (4 ) Th e directo r

ma y requir e aperso nli
abl e unde r

OR S 465.25 5 t o conduc t an y re mova l o r remedia l actio no r

relate daction s necessar y t o protec t

th e publi c health , safety , welfar e an dth e environment : Th e director' s actio nunde r

thi s subsectio nma y includ e bii t nee dno t b e limite dt o issuin g a norde r spec ifyin g th e remova l o r

remedia l actior i th e perso nmus t

take. , (5 ) Th e directo r

ma y reques t

th e Attor
ne y Genera l t o brin g a nactio no r proceedin g for lega l o r

equitabl e • relief

, i nth e circui t cour t of th e count y i nwhic hth e facilit y i s locate do r

i nMario nCounty , a s ma y b e nec essary : , , (a ) T o enforc e a norde r issue dunde r subsectio n(4 ) of

thi s section ; o r (b ) T o abat e an y iinminen t an dsubstan
tia l dange r

t o th e publi c health , safety , wel
ifar e o r th e environmen t

relate dt o arelease . (6 ) Notwithstandin g an y provisio no f OR S chapte r 183 , an dexcep t

a s provide di nsub
sectio n(7 ) of

thi s section , an y orde r issue d b y th e directo r

unde r subsectio n(4 ) o

f thi s sectio nshal l no t

b e appealabl e t o th e Envi
ronmenta l Qualit y Commissio no r subjec t t o judicia l review . (7)(a ) An y perso nwh o receive s an dcom plie s wit hth e term s of

a norde r issue dunde r subsectio n(4 ) of

thi s sectio ninay, c withi n6 0 day s afte r

completio nof

th e require daction , petitior i th e directo r

for feimbursemen t

fro m .th e fun dfbrfh e reasonabl e cost s of suc hac tion . , . , (b ) I f th e directo r

refuse s t o gran t

al l o r par t of th e reimbursement , th e petitione r may , withi n3 0 day s o f receip t of th e direc
tor' s refusal , file a nactio nagains t th e direc
to r seekin g reimbursemen t fro mth e fun di n th e circui t

cour t ofth e count y i nwhic hth e facilit y i s locate do r

i nth e Circui t

Cour t of Mario nCounty . T o obtai nreimburseriient , th e petitione r

mus t establis hb y apreponder
anc e o f th e evidenc e tha t

th e petitione r

i s riot liabl e unde r

OR S 465.25 5 an dtha t cost s for whic hth e petitione r

seek s reimbursemen t ar e reasonabl e i nligh t

of th e actio nrequire d Ib y th e relevan t

order . A petitione r

wh o i s li
abl e unde r

OR S 465.25 5 ma y als o recove r reasonabl e remedia l actio ncost s t o th e ex cen t tha t th e petitione r

ca ndemonstrat e tha t th e director' s decisio ni nselectin g th e re mova l O r remedia l actio nordere dwa s arbi
trar y an dcapriciou s o r otherwis e no t

i n accordanc e wit hlaw . (8 ) I f an y perso nwh o i s liabl e unde r OR S 465.25 5 fail s withou t

sufficien t

caus e t o con duc t aremova l o r

remedia l actio na s re quire db y a norde r

ofth e director , th e perso n shal l b e liabl e t o th e departmen t fo r th e state' s remedia l actio ncost s an dfor punitiv e damage s no t

t o excee dthre e time s th e amoun t of th e state' s remedia l actio ncosts . (9 ) Nothin g i nthi s sectio ni s intende dt o interfer e with , limi t

o r abridg e th e authorit y of th e Stat e Fir e Marsha l o r an y othe r

stat e agenc y o r

loca l uni t

o f governmen t

relatin g t o a nemergenc y tha t

present s acombustio n o r explosio n hazard . [Formerl y 466.570] , 465.26 5 "Person " define dfo r OR S 465.26 5 t o 465.310 . A s use dmOR S 465.26 5 t o 465.310 , "person " include s bu t nee dno t

b e liriiite dt o aperso nliabl e unde r OR S 465.255 . Excep t a s provide dm , OR S 465.27 5 (2) , "per
son " doe s no t

includ e th e stat e o r

an y stat e agenc y o r

th e federa l governmen t o r . an y agenc y of

th e federa l government . [198 9 c.83 3 §103 ] 465.27 0 Legislativ e findings an dintent . (1 ) Th e Legislativ e Assembl y finds that : (a) Th e cost s o

f cleanu p ma y resul t

i n economi c hardshi p o r

bankruptc y for

indi
vidual s an dbusinesse s tha t ar e otherwis e financiall y viable ; (b ) Thes e person s ma y b e willin g t o clea n u p thei r site s an dpa y th e associate dcosts ; however , financial assistanc e fro mprivat e lender s ma y no t

b e availabl e t o pa y fo r th e cleanup ; an d (c ) I t i s i nth e interes t

of th e publi c health , safety , welfar e an dtho ; environmen t t o establis haprogra mo f financial assistanc e for cleanups , t o hel p individual s an dbusi
nesse s maintai nfinancial viability , increas
in g th e shar e o

f cleanu p cost s pai db y responsibl e person s an dultimatel y decreas
in g amount s pai dfromstat e funds . (2 ) Therefore , th e Legislativ e Assembl y declare s tha t

i t i s th e inten t

o f OR S 465.26 5 t o 465.310 : ; ^ (a ) T o assur e tha t

money s for

financial assistanc e ar e availabl e o nacontinuin g ba
si s corisisten t

wit hth e lengt han dterm s provide db y ^the financial assistanc e agree ments ; an d (b ) T o provid e authorit y t o th e Depart
men t o f Environmenta l Qualit y t o develo p an dimplemen t

innovativ e approache s t o financia l assistanc e for cleanup s conducte d unde r OR S 465.20 0 t o 465.54 5 or , a t th e dis
cretio no f th e department , unde r othe r appli
cabl e authorities . [198

9 c.83 3 §102 ] 465.27 5 Remedia l actio nan dfinancial assistanc e program ; contract s fo r imple
mentation . (1 ) Th e Departmen t o f Environ
menta l Qualit y ma y conduct : Titl e 3 6 Pag e 77 8 (200 9 Edition )^
HAZARDOU S WAST EAN D HAZARDOU S MATERIAL S I 465.29 5 (a ) A financial assistanc e program , in
cludin g bu t

no t limite dt o loa nguarantees , t o assis t person s i nfinancing th e cos t o f re media l action . (b ) Activitie s necessar y t o carr y ou t th e purpos e of

OR S 465.381 , 468.220 , 468.23 0 an d 465.26 5 t o 465.310 , mcludin g bu t no t limite d t o enterin g int o contract s o r agreements , riiaking an dguaranteein g loans , takin g secu rity an dinstitutin g appropriat e action s t o enforc e agreement s mad e unde r OR S 465.285 . (2 ) Th e departmen t

ma y ente r

int o a contrac t o r agreemen t

for service s t o imple
men t afinancial assistanc e progra mwith,an y person , includin g bu t

no t limite dt o afinancia l institutio no r

auni t of local , stat e o r federa l government . Th e service s ma y in
clud e bu t

nee dno t

b e limite df

o evaluatin g creditworthines s of

applicants , preparin g an d marketin g financial assistanc e package s an d administerin g an dservicin g financial assist
aric e agreements . [198

9 c.83 3 §104 ] 465.28 0 Rules ; insurin g ta x deductibil
it y o f interes t

o nbonds. , I naccordanc e wit hth e applicabl e provision s of OR S chap
te r 183 , th e Environmenta l Qualit y Commis
sio nma y adop t

rule s necessar y t

O carr y ou t th e provision s of

OR S 465.381 , 468.220 , 468.23 0 an d465.26 5 t o 465.31 0 an dt o irisur e tha t interes t o nbond s issue dunde r OR S 468.19 5 t o b e use dfor remova l o r

remedia l actio nof

hazardou s substance s i s no t includabl e i ngros s incom e unde r th e Unite d State s Intema l Reveriu e Code . [198 9 c.833 §105

] 465.28 5 Requirement s fo r financial as sistance ; content s o f

agreements . (1 ) Th e Departmen t

o f Environmenta l Qualit y ma y provid e financia l assistanc e onfy ; t o person s wh o mee t

al l o f th e followin g eligibilit y re quirements : ) (a) Th e departmen t

ha s determine dtha t rembvai l o r

remedia l actio npropose db y th e applican t i s necessar y t o protec t th e publi c health , safet y an dwelfar e bi" th e environ
ment . (b ) Th e applican t

demonstrate s t o th e de
partment' s satisfactio ntha t th e applican t

ei
the r i s unabl e t o obtai nfinancing for th e remova l o r

remedia l actio nfro mothe r source s o r

tha t financing fo r

th e remova l o r remedia l actio ni s no t

availabl e t o th e appli
can t a t reasonabl e rate s an dterms . (c ) Th e applican t

demonstrate s t o th e de
partment' s satisfactio ntha t ther e i s area sonabl e likelihoo dth e applican t ha s th e abilit y t o repay . (d ) Th e applican t

agree s t o conduc t

th e remova l o r

remedia l actio naccordin g t o a n agreemen t

wit hth e department . (e ) An y othe r

requiremen t

th e depart
men t consider s necessar y o r appropriate . (2 ) A financial assistanc e agreemen t shal l includ e an y provisio nth e departmen t consid
er s necessary , bu t

shal l a t leas t includ e th e followin g provisions : (a) Term s o

f th e financial assistance ; an d (b ) A statemen t

tha t money s obligate db y th e departmen t

unde r th e agreemen t

ar e limite dt o money s i nth e Hazardou s Sub
stanc e Remedia l Actio nFun dexpressl y des
ignate db y th e departmen t for financial assistanc e purposes . [198 9 c.83 3 §106 ] 465.29 0 Financia l assistanc e agree men t no t Genera l Fun dobligation ; cos t estimates ; security ; recover y o f costs ; compromis e o f

obligations . (1 ) Th e obli
gatio no f th e Departmen t

bf Environmenta l Qualit y t o provid e financial assistanc e o r t o advanc e mone y unde r

afinancial assistanc e agreemen t

mad e unde r

OR S 465.28 5 shal l no t constitut e a nobligatio nagains t th e Genera l Fun do r an y othe r

stat e fun dexcep t

agains t th e Hazardou s Substanc e Remedia l Actio n Fun dt o th e exten t

money s i nth e Hazardou s Substanc e Remedia l Actio nFun dar e ex pressl y designate db y th e departmen t for such.financia l assistaric e purposes . (2 ) Th e departmen t

ma y provid e areme dia l actio ncos t

estimat e for

us e b y th e de
partment , alende r

o r aguaranto r

i n determinin g th e amoun t o f financial assist
ance , evaluatin g th e creditworthines s of a borrower , providin g loa nguarantee s o r a s th e depari;men t

consider s appropriate . (3 ) Whe nfinancial assistanc e i s provide d t o aloca l governmenta l unit , th e agreeinen t ma y b e secure da s th e departmen t require s for adequat e security . (4 ) Th e departmen t

ma y tak e an y actio n unde r OR S 465.260 , 465.33 0 o r 465.33 5 o r othe r applicabl e authorit y t O recove r

cost s incurre do r

money s advance dunde r afirianCia l assistanc e agreement . Cost s incurre do r mOne y advance dunde r

afinancial assistanc e agreemen t

entere dirit o unde r

OR S 465.28 5 shal l b e reriiedia l actio ncbsts . A t th e de
partnient' s discretion , th e departmen t ma y file aclai mof

lie nfor suc hremedia l actio n cost s i naccordanc e wit hth e procedure s se t forthi nOR S 465.33 5 (1) , (2)(a) t o (c) , (3 ) an d (4) . (5 ) Th e departmen t ma y settle , compro mis e o r releas e al l o r

par t of an y obligatio n Euisin g unde r

afinancial assistanc e agree men t s o lon g a s th e department' s actio ni s consisten t

wit hth e purpose s of

OR S 465.26 5 t o 465.310 . [198

9 c.83 3 §107 ] 465.29 5 Decisio nregardin g financial assistanc e no t

subjec t t o judicia l review . Notwithstandin g aiiySprovisio no f OR S chap
te r 183 , th e decisiori o

f th e Departmen t

o f Environmenta l Qualit y t o approv e o r den y financial assistanc e unde r OR S 465.26 5 t o liij, '



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## I' M 465.31 0 o r th e department' s determinatio nof th e amoun t

o r us e of aremedia l actio ncos t estimat e unde r

OR S 465.29 0 shal l no t b e subjec t t o appea l t o th e Environmenta l Qualit y Commissio no r subjec t t o judicia l review . [198

9 c.83 3 §108 ] 465.30 0 Record s an dfinancial assist
anc e application s exemp t fromdisclosur e a s publi c record . Financia l record s an d othe r informatio ntha t

ar e submitte dt o th e Departmen t

o f Environmenta l Quality , a s par t of a napplicatio nfor

financial assistanc e unde r OR S 465.26 5 t o 465.31 0 shal l b e exemp t fro mdisclbsur e unde r OR S 192.41 0 t o 192.505 , unles s th e publi c interes t require s disclosur e i n, aparticula r instance . [198

9 c.833 §109 ] ^ 465.30 5 Applicatio nfees . Th e Environ
menta l Qualit y Commissio nma y establis hb y rul e reasonabl e fee s for applicant s for

financia l assistanc e sufficien t t o pa y for

th e cost s o f th e Departmen t

o f Environmenta l Qualit y o f carryin g ou t

th e provision s of

OR S 465.26 5 to , 465.310 . [198

9 c.83 3 §110 ] 465.31 0 Accountin g procedur e fo rfinancia l assistanc e moneys . Fo r th e pur pose s o f OR S 465.26 5 t o 465.310 , th e Departmen t

of Environmental , Qualit y ma y plac e money s for

th e purpos e of

providin g financia l assistanc e i nreserv e statu s or ; sub
account s withi nth e Hazardou s Substanc e Remedia l Actio nFund . Money s place di n reserv e statu s o r

subaccount s unde r

thi s sectio ni nconnectio nwit hafinancial assist
anc e „agreemen t

shal l no t

b e subjec t

t o claim s unde r

OR S 465.26 0 o r

otherwis e ex cep t a s provide di nth e financial assistanc e agreement . [198

9 c.83 3 §111] 465:31 5 Standard s fo r degre e o f cleanu p required; . Hazar dIndex ; ris k pro tocol ; ho t

spot s o f

contamination ; ex emption ; rules . (l)(a ) An y remova l o r remedia l actio nperforme dunde r th e pro vision s of

OR S 465.20 0 t o 465.54 5 an d465.90 0 shal l attai nadegre e o f cleanu p o

f th e haz
ardou s substanc e an dcontro l o f fiirthe r re leas e of th e hazardou s substanc e tha t assure s protectio no

f presen t an dfutur e pubh c health , safet y an dwelfar e an do f th e envi
ronment . (b ) Th e Directo r

o f th e Departmen t

o f Environmental, . Qualit y shal l selec t o r ap prov e remedia l action s tha t ar e protectiv e of huma nhealt han dth e environment . Th e protectivenes s o

f aremedia l actio nshal l b e determine dbase do napplicatio nof bot hof th e following ; (A) Th e acceptabl e ris k leve l for

expo sures . Fo r

protectio no

f humans , th e accept abl e ris k

leve l for

exposur e t o individua l carcinogen s shal l b e alifetim e exces s cance r risk of on e pe r on e millio npeopl e exposed , an dth e acceptabl e risk leve l for

exposur e t o noncarcinogen s shal l b e th e exposur e tha t result s i naHazar dInde x numbe r equa l t o o r les s tha none . "Hazar dInde x number " mean s anumbe r

equa l t o th e su mo

f th e noncarcinogeni c risk s (hazar dquotient ) at tributabl e t o systemi c toxicant s wit hsimila r toxi c endpoints . Fo r

protectio no

f ecologica l receptors , i f

areleas e of

hazardou s sub
stance s cause s o r

i s reasonabl y likel y t o caus e significan t

advers e impact s t o th e healt ho r

viabilit y o

f aspecie s liste da s threatene db r

endangere dpursuan t t o 1 6 U.S.C . 153 1 e t

seq . o r OR S 496.172 , o r

a populatio no

f plant s o r

animal s i nth e local
it y ofth e facility , th e acceptabl e ris k levie l shal l b e th e poin t

befor e suc hsignifican t ad
vers e impact s occur . (B ) A ris k

assessmen t

undertake ni nac cordanc e wit hth e ris k protoco l establishe d b y th e Environmental , Qualit y Commissio ni n accordaric e wit hsubsectio n(2)(a ) o f thi s sec tion . (c ) A remedia l actio nma y achiev e pro tectio nof huma nhealt han dth e environmen t through : (A) Treatmen t

tha t eliminate s o r

reduce s th e toxicity , inobilit y o r volum e o

f hazardou s substances ; (B).Excavatio nan doff-site disposal ; (C ) Containriien t

o r Other engirieerin g coritrols ; (D ) Institutiona l controls ; (E ) An y other , metho dof protection ; o r (F ) A combinatio nof

th e above . : ; (d ) Th e irietho do

f remediatio nappropri
at e for aspecifi c facilit y shal l b e determine d throug ha nevaluatio no f remedia l alterna
tive s an daselectio nproces s t o b e estab
lishe dpursuEmt

t o rule s adopte db y th e commission . Th e directo r shal l selec t

o r ap prov e aprotectiv e altemativ e tha t balance s th e followin g factors : ; (A) Th e effectivenes s of th e remed y i n achievin g protection ; . •(B ) Th e technica l an dpractica l imple
mentabilit y o

f th e reriiedy ; (C ) Th e lon g ter mreliabilit y of th e rem edy ; ; • (D ) An y shor t

term,ris k

fro mimplement
in g th e remed y pose dt o th e community , t o thos e engage di nth e impleirieritatib no f th e remed y an dt o th e environment; ; an d (E ) Th e reasonablenes s of th e cos t o f th e remedy . Th e cos t

o f aremedia l actio nshal l no t b e cOnsider(edreasonabl e i f th e cost s ar e disproportionat e t o th e benefit s create d throug hris k

reductio no r

risk management . Subjec t t o th e preferenc e for treatmen t

of ho t spots , whe ntw o o r

mor e remedia l actio n Titl e 3 6 Page„78 0 (200 9 Edition ) SST' IHAZARDOU S WAST EAN D HAZARDOU S MATERIAL S I 465.31 5 altemative s ar e protectiv e a s provide di n paragrap h(b ) o

f thi s subsection , th e leas t expensiv e remedia l actio nshal l b e preferre d unles s th e additiona l cos t o f amor e expen siv e alternativ e i s justifie db y proportion
atel y greate r

benefit s withi non e o r mor e o f th e factor s se t

fort hi nsubparagraph s (A) t o (D ) o f thi s paragraph . Th e directo r shal l us e abighe r threshol dfo r

evaluatin g th e reason ablenes s of

th e cost s for

treatin g ho t

spot s tha nfor remediatio no

f area s othe r

tha nho t spots . (e ) Fo r contaminatio nconstitutin g aho t spo t a s define db y th e commissio npursuan t t o subsectio n(2)(b ) o

f this , sectiori , th e direc
to r shal l selec t

o r approv e aremedia l actio n requirin g treatmen t

of th e ho t spo t contam iriatiO nunles s treatmen t i s no t feasibl e con siderin g th e factor s se t

forthi nparagrap h(d ) o f thi s subsection . Fo r

contaminatio nconsti
tutin g aho t

spo t unde r subsectior i (2)(b)(A ) of thi s section , th e directo r shal l evaluate , wit hth e sam e preference , a s treatment ; th e excavatio nan doff-site jdispbsa l o f th e con taminatio na t

afacilit y authorize dfor suc h disposa l unde r

stat e o r

federa l law . For . ex cavatio nan doff-site disposa l of , contamina
tio ntha t i s ahazardou s wast e a s describe d i nOR S 466.005 , th e directo r shal l conside r th e metho dan ddistanc e for transportatio n o f th e contaminatio nt o availabl e • disposa l facilitie s i nselectin g o r approvin g aremedia l actio ntha t

i s • protectiv e unde r

subsectio n (l)(d ) o f thi s section . I f

requeste db y th e re sponsibl e part y o r

recommended'b y th e De
partmen t o f Environmenta l Qualify ; th e directo r ma y selec t

o r approv e excavatio n an dOff-sit

e disposa l a s th e remedia l actio n for contaminatio nconstitutin g aho t spo t unde r subsectio n(2)(b)(A ) of thi s section . (f ) Th e Departmen t

of . Environmenta l Qualit y shal l develo p o r identif y generi c remedie s fo r

comirio ncategorie s of facilitie s considerin g th e balancing,factor s se t fort hi n paragrap h(d ) o

f thi s subsection . The , depart
ment' s developmen t

o f generi c remedie s sha h tak e int o consideratio ndemonstrate dreme dia l action s an dtechnologie s an dscientifi c an dengineerin g evaluatio nof performanc e data . Where , ageneri c remed y woul db e pro tectiv e an dsatisf

y th e balancin g factor s un de r paragrap h,(d

) of thi s subsectio na t

a specifi c facility , th e directo r ma y selec t

o r appirov e th e generi c remed y for tha t sit e o n astreamline dbasi s wit haliriiite devaluatio n o f othe r remedia l alternatives . (g ) Subjec t

t o paragraph s (b ) an d(d ) o f thi s subsection, , i nselecting , o r approvin g a remedia l action , th e directo r shal l conside r curren t an dreasonabl y anticipate dfutur e lan duse s a t

th e facilit y an dsurroundin g properties ^ takin g int o account , curren t lan d us e zoning , othe r

lan dus e designations , lan d us e plan s a s establishe di nloca l comprehen
siv e plan s an dlan dus e implementin g regu lation s o f an y governmenta l body havin g lan d us e jurisdiction , an dconcern s o f th e facilit y owner , neighborin g owner s an dth e commu nity . (2 ) Th e commissio nshal l adop t rules : (a ) Establishin g arisk

protoco l for

con ductin g ris k

assessments . Th e ris k protoco l shall : (A ) Requir e consideratio no f existin g an d reasonabl y likel y futur e huriia nexposure s an dsignifican t

advers e effect s t o ecologica l recepto r healt han dviability , bot hi na baseline , risk

assessmen t

an di na nassess men t o f residua l risk

afte r aremedia l action ;
, (B ) Requir e risk

assessment s t o includ e reasonabl e estimate s , o f plausibl e upper boun dexposure s tha t

neithe r grossl y under
estimat e no r

grossl y overestimat e risks;. (G ) Requir e ris k

assessment s t o consider , t o tb e exten t

practicable , th e rang e of prob
abilitie s o

f risk s actuall y occurring , th e rang e of siz e ofth e population s likel y t o b e expose dt o th e risk , curren t an dreasonabl y • likel y futur e lan duses,'an dquantitativ e an d/ qualitativ e description s of uncertainties ; (D ) Identif

y appropriat e source s of toxicit y information ; (E ) Defin e th e us e o

f probabilisti c mod,el
ing ; '

• • - .r . ' . '.,.' • -' . . . " • : J.. , (F ) Identif

y criteri afor

th e selectio nan d applicatio no

f fat e an dtranspor t

models ; (G) Defin e th e us e o f high-en dari d ceritral-tendenc y exposur e case s an dassuriip
- •tions;: ' ••:'••• : ':.:•':: ' ; ; .••.. :

. (H ) Defin e th e us e o

f popiilatio nrisk

es tiniate s i nadditio nt o individua l risk esti
niates ; ' ; ; •.•'' ' y ' .. . ' . (I ) T o th e exten t

deeme dappropriat e ari d feasibl e b y th e commissio nconsiderin g avail
abl e scientifi c information, , defin e appropriat e approache s for

addressin g cumulativ e risks pose db y iriultipl e contaminant s o r multipl e exposur e pathways , includin g ho w th e ac ceptabl e ris k

level s se t

fort hi nsubsectio n (l)(b)(A ) o

f thi s sectiori shal l b e applie di n relatio nt o bumulativ e risks; ari d (J ) Establis happropriat e samplin g ap proache s an ddat aqualit y requirements . (b) ; Definin g ho t

spot s o f contamination . Th e definitio no

f ho t spot s shal l include : (A) Hazardou s i substance s tha t ar e pres en t i nhig hconcentrations , ar e highl y mobil e o r canno t b e reliabl y contained , an dtha t woul dpresen t

aris k t o huma nhealt hb r

th e environment , exceediri g th e acceptabl e ris k leve l i f exposur e occurs. ' •

• "

' ' • (B ) Concentration s o f hazardous ? sub
stance s i ngroun dwate r o r surface ; wate r Titl e 3 6 Pag e 78 1 (200 9 Edition )465.32 0 PUBLI C HEALT H AN D SAFET Y

tha t hav e asignifican t

advers e effec t

o nex istin g o r reasonabl y likel y futur e beneficia l use s of th e wate r

an dfor whic htreatmen t

i s reasonabl y likel y t o restor e o r protec t suc h beneficia l us e withi nareasonabl e time . (3 ) Excep t

a s provide di nsubsectio n(4 ) of thi s section , th e directo r ma y exemp t

th e on-sit e portio nof

-an y remova l o r

remedia l actio nconducte dunde r QR S 465.20 0 t o 465.54 5 an d465.90 0 fro man y requiremen t o f OR S 466.00 5 t o 466.38 5 an dOR S chapter s 459 , 468 , 468A , an d468B . Withou t affectin g substantiv e requirements , n o stat e o r loca l permit , licens e o r

othe r authorizatio nshal l b e require dfor , an dn o procedura l require
ment s shal l appl y ,to , th e portio nof an y fe
moya l o r remedia l actio nconducte don-sit e wher e suc hremova l o r remedial l actio nha s bee nselecte do r

approve db y th e directo r unde r thi s section , unles s th e permit , license , authorizatio no r

procedura l requiremen t i s necessar y t o preserv e o r obtain , federa l au thorizatio no

f a , stat e progra mo r

th e perso n performin g aremova l o r remedia l actio n elect s t o obtai nth e permit , licens e o r au thorizatio no r

compl y wit hth e procedura l requirement . Th e perso nperformin g are mova l o r remedia l action;shal l notif y th e ap propriat e stat e o r

loca l governmenta l bod y o f th e permits , licenses , authorization s o r procedura l requirement s waive dunde r thi s subsectio narid , at ; th e reques t ofth e govern menta l body , pa y applicabl e fees . An y cost s ipai das , afe e t o agovernmental ; bod y unde r thi s subsectio nshal l no t als o b e recoverabl e b y th e governmenta l bod y a s remedia l actio n ;costs . (4 ) Notwithstandin g an y provision
- .O f subsection , (3) . o

f thi s section , an y on-sit e treatment , storag e o r

disposa l of

ahazardou s substaric e shal l compl y wit b th e standar des tablishe dunde r

subsectio n(l)(a ) o f

thi s sec tio nand ; ari y activitie s coriducte di napubli c right of wa y uride r

aremova l o r

remedia l actior i pursuan t

t o thi s sectio nshal l compl y wit hth e reqiiireirient s of t;he applicabl e ju
risdiction . , (5 ) Nothini g i nthi s sectio nshal l affec t th e authorit y o

f th e .directo r

t o undertake , orde r O r authoriz e a niriteriri i o r emergenc y remova l action . . (6 ) Nothin g i nthi s sectio no r i nrule s adopte dpursuan t

t o thi s sectio nshal l prb
hibi t th e applicatior i o

f rule s i neffec t

o n Jul y 18 , 1995 , tha t

us e numeri c soi l cleanu p standard s t o gover nremediatio nof irioto r '^ftie l an dheatin g oi l release s fro munder
groun dstorag e tanks . [Formerl y 466.573 ; 199

3 c.56 0 §102 ; 1995 . c.662 ll ; 1999,c.74 0 §1;.200 3 c:1 4 §298 ] : 465;32 0 Notic e o f

propose dcleanu p ac tion ; receip t

an dconsideratio no f com ment ; notic e o f

approval . Excep t

a s provide di nOR S 465.26 0 (3) , before approva l of an y remedia l actio nt o b e undertake nb y th e Departmen t

o f Environmenta l Qualit y o r an y othe r

person , o r

adoptio no

f acertifica
tio ndecisio nunde r

OR S 465.325 , th e depart
men t shall : (1 ) Publis hanotic e an dbrie f descriptio n of th e propose dactio ni nalocal pape r o f genera l circulatio nan di nth e Secretar y of State' s Bulletin , an dmak e copie s of th e pro posa l availabl e t o th e public ; (2 ) Provid e a t

leas t 3 0 day s for

sub
missio no

f writte ncomment s regardin g th e propose daction , and , upo nwritte nreques t b y 1 0 b r mor e person s o r

b y agrou p havin g 1 0 o r mor e members , conduc t apubli c meet in g a t o r nea r th e facility fO

r th e purpbs e b

f receivin g verba l coinmen t regardin g th e pro pose daction . (3 ) Conside r

an y writte no r

verba l comment s before approvin g th e remova l o r re media l action . (4 ) UpOnfinal approva l o f th e remedia l action , publis hnotice , a s provide dunde r subsectior i (1 ) of

thi s section , an dmak e copie s o f th e approve dactio navailabl e t o th e public . [Formerly 466;575 ] 465.32 5 Agreemen t

to r perfor mre mova l o r

remedia l action ; reimburse
ment ; agreemen t

a s orde r

an dconsen t judgment ; effec t

o nliability . (1 ) The-Di
recto r of th e Departmen t

o f Enyironihenta l Quality , i nth e director' s discretion , ma y en te r int o a nagreemen t

wit han y perso nin
cludin g th e owne r

o r operato r o f the , facilit y fro mwhic hareleas e emanates , o r an y bthe r potentiall y respbnsibl e perso nt o perfor man y remova l o r

remedia l actio ni f

the ; directo r determine s tha t

th e action s wil l b e properl y don e b y th e person . Wheneve r practicabl e an di nth e publi c interest , a s determine db y th e directbr , th e director , i nOrde r t o expe dit e effectiv e remova l o r remedia l action s an dininimiz e litigation , shal l ac t t o facilitat e agreement s unde r

thi s sectio ntha t

ar e i nth e publi c interes t

an dcOnsisteri t

wit hth e rule s adopte dunde r

OR S 465.400 . If

th e directo r decide s no t

t o us e th e procedure s i nthi s sectiori , th e directb r

shal l notif

y in , writin g potentiall y responsibl e partie s a t th e facility o f suc hdecision . Notwithstandin g OR S chapte r 183 , adecisio nof

th e directo r

t o us e o r no t t o us e th e procedure s describe di nthi s sectio nshal l no t

b e appealabl e t o th e Envi
ronmenta l I Qualit y Commissib no r subjec t t o judicia l review . (2)(a ) A nagreemen t

unde r thi s sectio n ma y provid e tha t

th e directo r

wil l reimburs e th e partie s t o th e agreement ; fromth e fund , wit hinterest , for

certai ncost s of

action s unde r th e agreemeri t

tha t th e partie s hav e agree dt o perfor man dth e directo r ha s agree dt o finance. I nan y cas e i nwhic hth e Titl e 3 6 Page.78 2 (2009 Edition )HAZARDOU S WAST EAN D HAZARDOU S MATERIAL S I 465.32 5

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# I directo r provide s suc hreimbursemen t and , i n th e judgmen t

of th e director , cos t

recover y i s i nth e public , interest , th e directo r shal l mak e reasonabl e effort s t o recove r th e amoun t of suc hreimbursemen t

unde r OR S 465.20 0 t o 465.54 5 an d465.90 0 o r unde r othe r relevan t authority . (b ) Notwithstandin g OR S chapte r 183 , th e director' s decisio nregardin g fun dfinancing unde r thi s subsectio nshal l no t b e appealabl e t o th e commissio no r

subjec t t o judicia l re view . (c ) Whe naremedia l actio ni s complete d unde r a nagreemen t

describe di nparagrap h (a ) o f thi s subsection , th e fun dshal l b e sub
jec t t o a nobligatio nfor

an y subsequen t

re media l actio na t

th e sam e facilit y bu t onl y t o th e exten t

tha t suc hsubsequen t

remedia l actio ni s necessar y b y reaso nof th e failur e of th e origina l remedia l action . Suc hobli
gatio nshal l b e i naproportio nequa l to , bu t no t exceeding , th e proportio ncontribute db y th e fun dfor

th e origina l remedia l action . Th e fund' s obligatio nfor

suc hfutur e remedia l actio nma y b e me t

throug hfun dexpenditure s o r throug hpayment , followin g settlemen t o r enforcemen t

action , b y person s wh o wer e no t signatorie s t o th e origina l agreettient . (3 ) I f a nagreemen t

ha s bee nentere dint o unde r thi s section , th e directo r ma y tak e an y actio nunde r

OR S 465.26 0 agains t

an y perso n wh o i s no t

apart y t o th e agreement , onc e th e perio dfor

siubmittin g aproposa l unde r subsectio n(5)(c ) of

thi s sectio nha s expired . Nothin g i nthi s sectio nshal l b e construe dt o affec t eithe r of th e following : (a ) Th e liabilit y of

an y persb nunde r

ORS , 465.25 5 o r

465.26 0 wit hrespec t

t o an y cost s o r damage s whic har e no t include di nth e agreement . , (b ) Th e authorit y of

th e directo r

: t o maintai na nactio nunde r OR S 465.20 0 t o 465.54 5 an d465.90 0 agains t an y perso nwh o i s no t apart y t o th e agreement . (4)(a) Wheneve r

th e directo r

enter s int o a nagreement , unde r

thi s sectio nwit han y potentiall y responsibl e perso nwit hrespec t t o remedia l action , followin g approva l of th e agreemen t

b y th e Attorne y Genera l an dex cep t a s otherwis e provide di nth e cas e of certai nadministrativ e settlement s referre dt o i nsubsectio n(8 ) of

thi s section , th e agree men t shal l b e eritere di nth e appropriat e cir
cui t cour t a s aconsen t

judgment . Th e directo r nee dno t

mak e an y finding regardin g a nimminen t

an dsubstantia l endangermen t t o th e publi c health , safety , welfar e o r th e environmen t

i nconnectio nwit hgm y suc h agreemen t

o r consen t judgment . (b ) Th e entr y o

f an y consen t

judgmen t unde r thi s subsectio nshal l no t b e construe d t o b e a nacknowledgmen t b y th e partie s tha t th e releas e concerne dconstitute s a nimmi
nen t an dsubstantia l endangermen t t o th e , publi c health , safety , welfar e o r th e environ
ment . Excep t

a s otherwis e provide di nth e Orego nEvidenc e Code , th e participatio nb y an y part y i nth e proces s unde r thi s sectio n shal l no t b e considere da nadmissio nof li
abilit y fo r an y purpose , an dth e fac t o f suc h participatio nshal l no t

b e admissibl e i nan y judicia l o r

administrativ e proceeding, , includ
in g asubsequen t

proceedin g unde r

thi s sec tion . (c ) Th e directo r

ma y fashio naconsen t judgmen t

s o tha t th e enterin g o

f th e judg
men t an dcomplianc e wit hth e judgmen t o r wit han y determinatio no r agreemen t

inad e unde r thi s sectio nshal l no t

b e considere da n admissio nof

liabilit y for

an y purpose . (d ) Th e directo r

shal l provid e notic e an d opportunit y t o th e publi c an dt o person s no t name da s partie s t o th e agreemen t t o com men t o nth e propose dagreemen t before it s submitta l t o th e cour t

a s apropose dconsen t

_ ' judgment , a s provide dunde r OR S 465.320 . Th e directb r

shal l conside r

an y writte ncom ments , view s o r

allegation s relatin g t o th e propose dagreeriient : Th e directo r o r aftf y part y ma y withdraw , withhol do r mbdif y it s consen t t o th e propose dagreemen t i f th e cbmments , view s an dallegation s concernin g th e agreemen t

disclos e fact s o r

consider
ation s whic hindicat e tha t th e propose d agreemen t

i s inappropriate , imprope r o r in
adequate. . (5)(a) , I f th e directo r

determine s tha t

a perio dof negotiatio nunde r

thi s subsectio n woul dfacilitat e a nagreemen t wit hpoten tiall y responsibl e person s for takin g remova l o r remedia l actio nan dwoul dexpedit e re mova l o r remedia l action , th e directo r shal l s o notif y al l suc hpartie s ^ an dshal l provid e the mwit hth e followin g informatio nt o th e exten t th e informatio ni s available : (A ) Th e name s an daddresse s o f poten tiall y responsiblf

e persori s includin g owner s an doperator s an dothe r persons ' referre dt o i nOR S 465.255 . (B ) Th e volum e an dnatur e • of substance s contribute db y eac hpotentiall y responsibl e perso nidentifie da t

th e facility . (C ) A rankin g b y volum e of th e sub
stance s a t

th e facility . (b ) Th e directo r

shal l mak e th e informa
tio nreferre dt o i nparagrap h(a ) o f thi s sub
sectio navailabl e i nadvanc e o f notic e unde r thi s subsectio nupo nth e reques t o f apoten tiall y responsibl e perso ni naccordanc e wit h procedure s provide db y th e director . Th e provision s ofJOR S 465.25 0 (5 ) regardin g con fidential informatio nappl y t o informatio n provide dunde r

paragrap h(a) o

f thi s subsec
tion . Titl e 3 6 Pag e 78 3 (200 9 Edition )465.32 5 PUBLI C HEALT H AN D SAFET Y

# (c ) An y perso nreceivin g notic e unde r paragrap h(a ) o

f thi s subsectio nshal l hav e 6 0 day s fro mth e dat e o f receip t o f th e notic e t o submi t

t o th e directo r

aproposa l for undertakin g o r

financing th e actio nunde r OR S 465.260 . Th e directo r ma y gran t

exten sion s for u p t o a nadditiona l 6 0 days . (6)(a ) An y perso nma y see k contributio n froman y othe r

perso nwh o i s liabl e o r po tentiall y liabl e uride r

OR S 465.255 . I nresolv
in g coritributio nclaims , th e cour t shal l allocat e remedia l actio ncost s amon g liabl e partie s i naccordanc e wit hOR S 465.257 . (b ) A perso nwh o ha s resolve dit s liabilit y t o tb e stat e i na nadministrativ e o r judiciall y approve dsettlemen t

shkl l no t

b e liabl e for claim s for

contributio nregardin g matter s addresse di nth e settlement . Suc hsettlemen t doe s no t discharg e an y o

f th e othe r

poten tiall y responsibl e person s unles s it s term s s o provide , bu t

i t reduce s th e potentia l liabilit y of th e other s b y th e amoun t o f th e settle
ment . . (c)(A) I f th e stat e ha s obtaine dles s tha n complet e relie f

fro ma . perso nwh o ha s re solve dit s liabilit y t b th e stat e i na nadmiri
istrativ e o r

judiciall y approve dsettlement , |;h e directo r

ina y brin g a nactio nagains t an y jerso nwh b ha s no t

s o resolve dit s liability . ; (B ) A perso nwho'ha s resolve dit s liabil
it y t o th e stat e for

som e o r al l of aremova l o r remedia l actio no r

for som e o r al l of th e cost s of suc hactio ni na nadministrativ e o r judicially,approve dsettlemen t ma y see k

con tributio nfro man y perso nwh o i s no t part y t o asettlemen t

referre dt o i nparagrap h(b ) o f thi s subsection , i , ; .. , (G ) I nan y actio nunde r

thi s paragraph , th e rights o f

an y perso nwh o ha s resolve dit s liabilit y t o th e stat e shal l b e subordinat e t o th e rights o

f th e state . (7)(a ) I nenterin g a nagreemen t unde r thi s section , th e directo r ma y proyid e an y perso nsubjec t

t o th e agreemieri t

wit hacbv
enari t no t t o su e concernin g ari y liabilit y t o th e Stat e o

f Orego nunde r

OR S 465.20 0 t o 465.54 5 an d465.900 , includin g futur e liability , resultiri g fro mareleas e o f ahazardou s sub
stanc e addresse db y th e agreeriien t i f eac hbf th e followin g condition s i s met : (A) Th e covenan t

no t t o su e i s i nth e publi c interest . (B ) Th e covenan t

no t t o su e woul dexpe dit e reiriOva

l o r remedia l actio nconsisten t wit hrule s adopte db y th e coirimissio nunde r ' R S 465:40 0 (2) . (G ) Th e perso ni s i nful l complianc e wit h aconsen t

judgmen t

unde r subsectio n(4)(a ) o f thi s sectio nfor

respons e t o th e releas e concerned . (D ) Th e remova l o r remedia l actio nha s bee napprove db y th e director . (b ) Th e directo r

shal l provid e aperso n wit ha,covenan t

no t t o su e wit hrespec t

t o futur e liabilit y t o th e Stat e o f Orego nunde r OR S 465.20 0 t o 465.54 5 an d465.90 0 fo r afu
tur e releas e of

ahazardou s substanc e fro ma facility , an daperso nprovide dsuc hcovenan t no t t o su e shal l no t

b e liabl e t o th e Stat e o f Orego nunde r

OR S 465.25 5 wit hrespec t t o suc hreleas e a t

afutur e time , for

th e portio n of th e remedia l action : (A) Tha t involve s th e transpor t an dse cur e dispositio noffsite o f ahazardou s sub
stanc e i natreatment , storag e , o r disposa l facilit y meetin g th e requirement s of sectio n 3004(c ) t o (g) , (m) , (o) , (p) , (u ) an d(v ) an d 3005(c ) o f th e federa l Soh dWast e Disposa l Act , a s amended , P.L . 96-48 2 an dP.L . 98-616 , i f th e directo r

ha s rejecte dapropose dreme dia l actio ntha t

i s consisten t

wit hrule s adopte db y th e commissio nunde r OR S 465.40 0 tha t

dOes no t

includ e suc hoffsite dispositio nan dha s thereafte r require doffsite disposition ; o r (B ) Tha t involve s th e treatmen t o f ahaz
ardou s substanc e s o a s t o destroy , eliminat e o r permanentl y immbbiUz e th e hazardou s constituenti s o f

th e substance , s o that , i nth e judgmen t

o f th e director , th e substanc e n o lorigei " present s an y curren t or . currentl y foreseeabl e futur e significan t risk t o publi c health , safety , welfar e , o r th e environriient , rib by-produc t

o f th e treatmen t

o r destructio n proces s present s an y sigriifican t hazar dt o publi c health , safety , welfar e o r th e environ
ment , an dal l by-product s ar e themselve s treated , destroye do r

containe di namanne r tha t assure s tha t

th e by-l)roduct s do ' riot presen t an y curren t

o r currentl y foreseeabl e futur e significan t

ris k t o publi c health , safety , welfar e o r

th e environment . (c ) A covenan t

no t t o r su e coricernin g fu
tur e liabilit y t o th e Stat e of Orejgonshal l no t tak e effec t

linti l th e directo r

certifie s tha t th e remova l o r

remedia l actio nha s bee n complete di naccordanc e wit hth e require
ment s O f subsectiOn^(lO ) of

thi s sectio na t

th e facilit y tha t

i s th e subjec t

O f the.cOverianf . (d ) I nassessin g th e appropriatenes s o f a covenan t no t t o su e uride r

paragrap h(a ) o

f thi s subsectio nan dan y conditio nt o b e in
clude di nacovenan t

no t t o su e unde r

para grap h(a ) o r

(b) . of thi s subsection , th e director , shal l conside r

whethe r th e covenan t o r condition s ar e i n- th e public . interes t o n th e basi s o f

factor s suc ha s th e following : . (A) Th e effectivenes s an dreliabilit y of th e remedia l action , a nligh t of th e othe r

al
ternativ e remedia l action s considere dfor th e facilit y concerned . Titl e 3 6 Pag e 78 4 (200 9 Edition )HAZARDOU S WAST EAN D HAZARDOU S MATERIAL S I 465.32 5 (B ) Th e natur e o

f th e risks remainin g a t th e facility . (C ) Th e exten t

t o whic hperformanc e standard s ar e include di nth e orde r o r judg
ment . (D ) Th e exten t

t o whic hth e remova l o r remedia l actio nprovide s acomplet e remed y for th e facility , includin g areductio ni nth e hazardou s natur e o

f th e substance s a t

th e facility . (E) , Th e exten t

t o whic hth e technolog y use di nth e remova l o r remedia l actio ni s demonstrate dt o b e effective . (F ) Whethe r

th e fun do r

othe r source s ,o

f fundin g woul db e availabl e for an y additibna l remova l o r

remedia l actio ntha t

migh t even tuall y b e necessar y a t

th e facility . • (G ) Whethe r

th e remova l o r

remedia l ac tio nwil l b e carrie dout , i nwhol e o r i nsig
nifican t part , b y th e responsibl e partie s thernselves . (e) An y covenan t

no t t o su e unde r

thi s subsectio nshal l b e subjec t t o th e satisfactor y performanc e b y suc hpart y o f it s obligation s unde r th e agreemen t

concerned . (f)(A) Except,fo r

th e pOrtio no

f th e re mova l o r remedia l actio ntha t

i s subjec t

t o a covenan t no t t o su e unde r

paragrap h(b ) of thi s subsectio no r

d e minimi s settlemen t un de r subsectio n(8 ) o f

thi s section , acovenan t no t t o su e aperso nconcerriiri g futur e liabil
it y t o th e Stat e o

f Oregon : (i ) Shal l includ e a nexceptio nt o th e cov enan t tha t allow s th e directo r

to, , su e th e persb nconcernin g futur e liabilit y resiiltin g fro mth e releas e o r

threatene dreleas e tha t i s th e subjec t

of th e covenan t

i f th e liabilit y arise s ou t

of condition s unknow na t th e tim e th e directo r

certifie s unde r

subsectio n(10 ) of thi s sectio ntha t

th e remova l o r

remedia l actio nha s bee ncomplete da t th e facilit y concerned ; an d (ii ) Ma y includ e a nexceptior i t o th e cov enan t tha t allow s th e directo r

t o su e th e perso ncoricerriin g futur e liabilit y resultin g frornfailur e of

th e remedia l action . (B ) I nextraordinar y circurnstances, i th e directo r ma y determine , afte r

assessmen t

of relevan t factor s suc haS ; thos e referre dt o i n paragrap h(d ) o

f thi s subsectio nan dvolume , toxicity , mobility , strengt hof evidence , abil
it y t o pay , litigativ e risks , publi c interes t considerations , precedentia l valu e an dth e inequitie s an daggravatin g factors , no t t o in
clud e th e exceptio nreferre dt o i nparagrap h (f)(A) o f thi s subsebtio ni f

othe r terms , cbn
dition s o r

requiremerit s o

f th e agreemen t containin g th e covenan t no t t o su e ar e suffi
cien t t o provid e al l reasonabl e assurance s tha t publi c health , safety , welfar e an dth e environmen t wil l b e protecte dfro man y fu
tur e releas e a t

o r fro mth e facility . (C ) Th e directo r

ma y includ e an y pre vision s allowin g futur e enforcemen t actio n unde r OR S 465.26 0 tha t

i nth e discretio no

f th e directo r

ar e necessar y an dappropriat e t o assur e protectio no

f publi c health , safety , welfar e an dth e environment . (8)(a ) Wheneve r

practicabl e an di nth e publi c interest , a s determine db y th e direc
tor , th e directo r

shal l a s promptl y a s possibl e reac hafinal settlemen t wit hapotentiall y responsibl e perso ni na nadministrativ e o r civi l actio nunde r

OR S 465.25 5 i f

suc h settlemen t

involve s onl y amino r portio nof th e remedia l actio ncost s a t th e facilit y con cerne darid , i nth e judgmen t ofth e director , bot ho f th e followin g ar e minima l i ncom pariso nt o an y bthe r

hazardou s substanc e a t th e facility : (A ) Th e amoun t

o f th e hazardou s sub
stanc e contribute db y tha t perso nt o th e fa
cility ; an d (B ) Th e toxi c o r

othe r hazardou s effect s o f th e substanc e contribute db y tha t perso n t o th e facility . (b ) Th e dii-ecto r

ma y provid e acovenant. ' no t t o su e wit hrespec t

t o th e facilit y con cerne dt o an y part y wh o ha s entere dinf o a settlemen t

unde r thi s subsectio nunles s suc h acovenan t

woul db e inconsisten t wit hth e publi c interes t

a s determine dunde r

subsec
tio n(7 ) o

f thi s sectiori . (c ) Th e directo r

shal l reac han y suc h settlemen t

o r gran t acovenari t

no t t o su e a s soo na s possibl e afte r

th e dii-ecto r

h.a s avail
abl e th e infOrmatib nnecessar y t o reac ha settlemen t

O r gran t acovenan t

no t t o sue . , (d ) A settlemen t

unde r thi s subsectio n shal l b e entere da s aconsen t judgmen t

o r embodie di na nadministrativ e orde r settin g fort hth e term s o

f th e settlement . Th e circui t cour t for th e count y i nwhic hth e releas e o r threatene dreleas e occur s o r th e Circui t Cour t o f Mario nCount y rna y enforc e an y suc hadministrativ e order . (e ) A part y wh o ha s resolve dit s liabiht y t o th e stat e unde r

thi s subsectio nshal l no t b e liabl e for

claim s for

contributio nregard
in g matter s addresse di nth e settlemerit . Th e settlemen t

doe s no t

discharg e an y o

f th e othe r potentiall y responsibl e person s unles s it s terms,s o provide , bu t i t reduces , th e po tentia l liabilit y o

f th e other s b y th e amoun t ofth e settlement . • : , - (f ) Nothin g i nthi s subsectio nshal l b e construe dt o affec t

th e authorit y of

the
- di
recto r t o reac hsettlement s wit hother , po tentiall y responsibl e person s unde r OR S 465.20 0 t o 465.54 5 an d465.900 . Titi e 3 6 Pag e 78 5 (200 9 Edition )•'• W F
465.32 7 PUBLI C HEALT H AN D SAFET Y (9)(a ) Notwithstandin g OR S chapte r 183 , excep t for thos e covenant s require dunde r subsectio n(7)(b)(A ) an d(B ) o f thi s section, , a decisio nb y th e directo r t o agre e o r

no t t o agre e t o inclusio no

f an y covenan t

no t t o su e i na nagreemen t

unde r thi s sectio nshal l no t b e appealabl e t o th e commissio no r subjec t t o judicia l review . (b ) Nothin g i nthi s sectio nshal l limi t o r otherwis e affec t

th e authorit y of

an y cour t t o review , i nth e consen t judgmen t

proces s unde r subsectio n(4 ) of

thi s sectiori , an y cov enan t no t t o su e containe di na nagreemen t unde r thi s section . (10)(a) Upo ncompletio nof an y remova l o r remedia l actio nunde r

a nagreemen t

unde r thi s section , o r

pursuan t

1: o a norde r

unde r OR S 465.260, , th e part y undertakiri g th e re mova l o r remedia l actio nshal l notif y th e de
partmen t an dreques t

certificatio nof completion . Withi n9 0 day s afte r receivin g notice , th e directo r

shal l determin e b y certi
ficationwhethe r

th e remova l o r

remedia l ac tio ni s complete di naccordanc e wit hth e applicabl e agreemen t

o r order . (b ) Before submittin g afinal certificatio n decisio nt o th e cour t

tha t approve dth e con Isen t j"udgment , o r

befor e enterin g afinal ad
ministrativ e order , th e directo r shal l provid e t o th e publi c and^t o persori s no t named'a s partie s t o th e agreemen t o r orde r notic e an d opportunit y t o commen t o nthe , director' s propose dcertificatio ndecision , a s provide d tmder:OR S 465.320 . (c ) An y perso naggrieve db y th e direc
tor' s certificatio ndecisio nma y see k judicia l revieV v o f the , certificatio ndecisio nb y th e cour t tha t apjirove dth e relevan t consen t judgmen t

or , iri th e cas e o

f a nadmiriistrativ e order , i nth e circui t

cour t for th e count y i n whic hth e facilit y i s locate do r i nMario n County . Th e decisio nof th e directo r

shal l b e uphel dunles s th e persor i challengin g th e certificatio ndecisio ndemonstrate s tha t th e decisio nwa s arbitrar y an dcapricious , cori
trar y t o th e provision s b f OR S 465.20 0 t o 465.54 5 an d465.90 0 o r

no t supporte db y sub
stantia l evidence . Th e cour t shal l appl y a presumptio ni nfavo r

o f th e director' s deci
sion . Th e cour t

ma y awar dattorne y fee s an d cost s t o th e prevailin g part y i f th e cOur

t finds th e challeng e o r

defens e of

th e direc
tor' s decisio nt o hav e bee nfrivolous . Th e cour t ma y asses s agains t

apart y an dawar d t o th e state , i nadditio nt o attorne y fee s an d costs , a namoun t

equa l t o th e economi c gai n jjrealize db y th e part y i f th e cour t

finds th e onl y purpos e of

th e party' s challeng e t o th e director' s decisio nwa s dela y for economi c gain . [Formerly 466.577 ; 199 5 c.66 2 §2 ; 200 3 c.57 6 §460] 465.32 7 Agreemen t t o releas e part y frompotentia l liabilit y t o stat e t o facili
tat e cleanu p an dreus e o f property ; eligi
bl e parties ; term s o f agreement . (1 ) I n orde r t o facilitat e cleanu p an dreus e o f con taminate dproperty , th e Departmen t o f Envi
ronmenta l Qualit y may , throug hawritte n agreement , provid e apart y wit hareleas e frompotentia l liabilit y t o th e stat e unde r OR S 465.255 , if

: (a ) Th e part y i s no t

currentl y liabl e un de r OR S 465.25 5 fo

r a nexistin g releas e o f hazardou s substanc e a t th e facility ; (b ) Remova l o r

remedia l actio ni s neces sar y a t th e facility t o protec t

huma nhealt h o r th e environment ; . (c ) Th e propose dredevelopmen t o r reus e of th e facilit y wil l riot contribut e t o o r exacerbat e existin g contamination , increas e healt hrisk s o r

interfer e wit hremedia l mea sure s necessar y a t

th e facility ; an d (d ) A substantia l publi c benefi t wil l re sul t fromth e agreement , includin g bu t no t limite dto : (A ) Th e generatio no

f substantia l fundin g o r othe r resource s facilitatin g reriiedia l rriea
sure s a t th e facility , i naccordanc e wit hthi s section ; (B ) A commitrrien t

t o pefforr

hsubstantia l remedia l measure s .a t

th e facilit y i naccor daric e with.thi s section ; (C ) Productive , reus e o f avacan t

o r abandone dindustria l o r commercia l facility ; ' o r • ' " ''. ' ' • • •' _ '.(D ) Developmen t

o f afacility,b y a, gov ernmenta l entit y o r

nonprofi t

organizatio nt o addres s a nirnporfan t

publi c purpibse . (2 ) I ndetermining , whethe r to'ente r

a n agreemen t

unde r thi s section , th e departmen t shal l consul t

wit haffecte dlan dus e plannin g j urisdiction s an dconside r reasonabl y antic
ipate dfutur e lan duse s a t th e facility an d surroundin g properties . (3 ) An , agreemen t

unde r thi s section,ma y b e se t fort hi na nadministrativ e consen t or de r o r othe r adininistrativ e agreemen t o r i n ajudicia l consen t

judgmen t

entere di nac cordanc e wit hOR S 465.325 : An y suc hagree men t ma y includ e provisibn s corisidere d necessar y b y th e department , an dshal l in
clu!de : (a) A cbriimitmen t

t o underi;ak e th e mea sure s constitutin g asubstantia l publi c bene
fit; ''.." ' (b ) I f remedia l measure s ar e t o b e per fOrrrie dunde r th e agreement , acommitmen t t o perfor man y suc hmeasure s unde r th e de
partment' s oversight ; (c ) A waive r

b y th e part y of

an y clai m o r caus e o f

actio nagains t

th e Stat e o

f Ore
Titl e 3 6 Pag e 78 6 (200 9 Edition )HAZARDOU S WAST EAN D HAZARDOU S MATERIAL S I 465.33 5

go narisin g fro mcontaminatio na t th e facil
it y existin g a s of

th e dat e o

f acquisitio nof ownershi p o r

operatio no

f th e facility ; (d) A gran t

of a nirrevocabl e righ t

o f entr y t o th e departmeri t an dit s authorize d representativ e for

purpose s o

f the , agreemen t o r for remedia l measure s authorize dunde r thi s section ; (e ) A reservatio nof

right s a s t b a nentit y no t apart y t o th e agreement ; an d (f ) A lega l descriptio nofth e property : (4 ) Subjec t

t o th e satisfactor y perform
anc e b y th e part y o

f it s obligation s unde r

th e agreement , th e part y shal l no t be,liabl e t o th e Stat e o f

Oregor i unde r

OR S 465.20 0 t o ,465.54 5 an d465:90 0 fo

r an y releas e o f

i ahaz
ardou s substanc e a t

th e facilit y existin g a s o f th e dat e of

acquisitio no

f ownershi p o r operatio no

f th e facility. ' Th e part y shal l bea r th e burde nof

provin g tha t

an y hazardou s substanc e releas e existe dbefor e th e dat e o f acquisitio nof

ownershi p ofth e facility . Thi s releas e • fromliabilit y shal l riot affec t a . par ty' s liabilit y for

claim s arisin g fro many : (a ) Releas e of

ahazardou s substanc e a t th e facilit y afte r

th e dat e o

f acquisitio nof ownershi p o r

operation ; (b ) Contributio nt o o r

exacerbatio no

f a releas e o f ahazardou s substance ;
, (c ) Interferenc e o r

failur e t o cooperat e wit hth e departmeri t

o r ofhe r person s con ductin g remedia l measure s unde r th e depart
ment' s oversigh t

a t th e facility ; (d ) Failur e t o exercis e du e car e o r tak e reasonabl e precaution s wit hrespec t t o an y hazardous , substanc e a t th e facility ; an d (e ) Violatio nof

federal , stat e or ' loca l law . , (5 ) : An y agreemen t

entere dUnde r

thi s sectio nshal l b e recorde di nth e rea l propert y record s fro mth e count y i nwhic hth e facilit y i s located . Th e benefit s ari dburden s o f th e agreeriient , includin g th e releas e fro mliabil
ity , shal l ru nwit hth e land , bu t th e releas e fro mliabilit y shal l limi t o r otherwis e affec t th e liabilit y onl y of

person s wh o ar e riot

po tentiall y liabl e unde r

OR S 465.25 5 for

are leas e of ahazardou s substanc e a t th e facilit y a s b f th e dat e o f

acquisitio nof

ownershi p o r operatio nof

th e facilit y and " wh o assum e an d ar e boun db y term s o

f th e agreerrien t

appli
cabl e t o th e facilit y a s o f th e dat e o

f acqui
sitio no f ownershi p o r

operation . [199

5 c.66 2 §4 ; 200 3 c.57 6 §461 ] 465.33 0 Stat e remedia l actio ncosts ; payment ; effec t

o f failur e t o pay . (1 ) Th e Departmen t

of Environmenta l Qualit y shal l kee p arecor dof

th e state' s remedia l actio n costs . ; • , (2 ) Base do nth e recor dcompile db y th e departmen t

unde r subsectio n(1 ) of

thi s sec tion , th e departmen t shal l requir e an y perso n liabl e unde r

OR S 465.25 5 o r

465.26 0 t o pa y th e amoun t

o f th e state' s remedia l actio n cost s and , i f

applicable , punitiv e damages . (3 ) I f th e state' s remedia l actio ncost s an dpunitiv e damage s ar e no t pai db y th e li
abl e perso nt o th e departmen t withi n4 5 day s afte r receip t o f notic e tha t

suc hcost s an d damage s ar e du e an dowing , th e Attorne y General , a t

th e reques t

ofth e Directo r

ofth e Departmen t

o f Environmenta l Quality ^ shal l brin g a nactio ni nthe,nam e o f th e Stat e o

f Orego ni nacour t

o f competen t

jurisdictio n t o recove r

th e amoun t

owed , plu s reasonabl e lega l expenses . (4 ) Al l money s receive db y th e depart
men t unde r thi s sectiori shal l b e deposite di n th e Hazardou s Substanc e Remedia l Actio n Fun destabhshe dunde r OR S 465:38 1 if

. th e money s receive dpertai nt o aremova l o r re media l actib ntake na t

an y facility . [Formerl

y 466:580 ] : " ' • . , 465.33 3 Recover y o f cost s o f

progi-ari i deyelopriient , rulemakin g an dadminis
trativ e action s a s remedia l actio ncosts ; determinatio no f

allocabl e costs . Notwith
standin g OR S 291.05 0 t o 291.060 , th e Depart
men t o f Environmerita l Qualit y ma y recover , a s r-emedial actiori costs , th e cost s o f pro gra mdevelopment , rulemakin g sm dothe r ad
ministrativ e action s require db y th e provision s o f

OR S 465.315 , 465.32 5 an d 465.327 ; After

Jul y 18 , 1995 , th e departmen t ma y recove r

suc hcost s b y requirin g an y perso nliabl e unde r

OR S 465.25 5 or

465.26 0 o r an y perso notherwis e undertakin g remova l o r remedia l actio nunde r th e department' s oversigh t t o pa y suc hxosts . Eac hpersb n shal l pa y tha t

portio no

f cost s unde r

OR S 465.315 , 465.32 5 an d465.327 , tha t th e depart
riient deterrnirie s t o b e allocabl e ,to ; remova l o r rernedia l actio na t

th e person' s facility , usin g gerierall y accepte daccbuntiri g princi
ple s toda s necessar y t o b e charge dpe r fa
cilit y t o recove r

th e department' s cost s o f implementin g OR S 465.315 , 465.32 5 an d 465.327 . [199 5 c.662 §8] 465.33 5 Costs , penaltie s ari ddamage s a s lien ; enforceriien t

o f lien . (1 ) Al l o

f th b state' s reiriedia l actio ncosts , penaltie s an d punitiv e damage s for

whic haperso ni s liabl e t o th e stat e unde r

OR S 465.255 , 465.26 0 O r 465:90 0 shah-constitut e alie nupb nan y rea l an dpersona l propert y owne db y th e person . (2) A t th e discretio nof

th e Departmen t o f Environrrierita l Quality , th e departmen t ma y file aclai mo

f lie no nrea l propert y o r aclai mo

f lie no npersona l property . Th e de
partmen t shal l file aclai mo

f lie no nrea l propert y t o b e charge dwit halie nunde r thi s sectio nwit hth e recordin g office r of eac h count y i nwhic hth e rea l propert y i s locate d an dshal l file aclai mo f lie no npersona l Titi e 3 6 Pag e 78 7 (200 9 Edition )465.34 0 PUBLI C HEALT H AN D SAFET Y

^ a i 

# 9 t propert y t o b e charge dwit halie nunde r thi s sectio nwit hth e Secretar y o f StatO ; Th e lie n shal l attac han dbecom e enforceabl e o nth e da y o f suc hfiling. Th e lie nclaii nshal l con tain : (a ) A statemen t

o f the'demand ; (b ) Th e nam e of

th e perso nagains t

whos e propert y th e lie nattaches ; (c ) A descriptio nofth e propert y charge d wit hthe : lie nsufficien t

for identification ; an d (d ) A statemen t

o f th e failur e of

th e per so nt o conduc t

remova l o r

remedia l actio n an dpa y penaltie s ari ddamage s a s required : (3 ) Th e lie ncreate db y thi s sectio nrria y b e foreclose db y asui t o nrea l an dpersona l propert y i nth e circui t

cbiir t i nth e riaariner provide db y la w for

th e foreclosur e of

othe r liens . (4 ) Nothin g i nthi s sectio nshal l affec t th e righ t

of th e stat e t o brin g a nactio n agains t an y perso nt o recove r al l cost s an d damage s for

whic hth e perso ni s liabl e imde r OR S 465.255 , 465.26 0 o r 465.900 . [Formerl

y •466.583 ] ' ' • : . • '••;' , 465.34 0 ; Contracto r

liability ; indemni
fication. (l)(a ) A perso nwh o i s acontracto r wit hrespec t

t o an y releas e o

f ahazardou s substanc e fro mafacilit y shal l no t b e liabl e unde r OR S 465.20 0 t o 465.54 5 an d465.90 0 o r ;under . an y other ; stat e la w t o an y perso nfor .injuries , costS i damages , expense s o r pfhe r liabilit y includin g bu t

no t limite dt o clairn s for indemnification , o r

contributio nan d ^claim s b y thir dpartie s for death , persona l injury , illnes s o r

los s o f o r damag e t

O prop ert y o r economi c los s tha t

resul t frorri suc h .release. ) ; • . (b ) Paragrap h(a ) bf

thi s siibsectip nshal l riot appl y i f th e releas e i s cause db y coridiic t ofth e contra,cto r

tha t i s negligent , reckless , willfu l o r

wantor i rriiscoriduc t

o r tha t consti
tute s intentiona l miscoriduct . (c)'Nothin g iri thi s subsectio nshaUaffec t th e liabilit y of

an y othe r

perso nunde r

an y warrant y uride r

federal , state , o r

cornmo n law . Nothiri g in , thi s subsectio nshal l affec t th e liabilit y of

a nemployer.wh o i s acon - .tracto r to , an y employe e of

suc hemploye r unde r an y provisio no

f law, . includin g an y provisio no

f an y la w .relatin g t o workers ' compensation . (d ) A stat e employe e o r a nemploye e o f

a politica l subdivisio nwh o provide s service s relating : t o aremova l o r remedia l actio n whil e actin g withi nth e scop e ofth e person' s authorit y a s agovernmental . employe e shal l av e th e same , exemptio nfromliabilit y sub
jec t t o th e othe r

provision s of

thi s section , a s i s provide dt o th e contracto r unde r thi s section . (2)(a ) Th e exclusio nprovide db y OR S 465.25 5 (2)(b)(C ) shal l no t b e available , t o an y potentiall y responsibl e part y wit hrespec t t o an y cost s o r

damage s cause db y any . ac t o r omissio nof

acontractor ; (b ) Excep t

a s provide di nsubsectio n(l)(d ) o f thi s sectio nan dparagrap h(a ) o f thi s sub
section , nothin g i nthi s sectio nshal l affec t th e liabilit y unde r

OR S 465.200 , t o 465.54 5 zui d465.90 0 o r

uride r an y othe r

federa l o r stat e la w of

an y person , othe r

tha nacon tractor . (c ) Nothin g i nthi s sectio nshal l affec t th e plaintiff s burde nof establishin g liabilit y vmde r .OR S 465.20 0 t o 465.54 5 .arid465.900 . (3)(a ) Th e Directo r

o f th e Departmen t

of Environmenta l Qualit y ma y agre e t o hol d harmles s an dindemnif y an y contracto r meetin g th e requirement s o f thi s subsectio n agains t an y liability , includin g th e expense s o f litigatio no r

settlement , for

negligenc e arisin g ou t

of th e contractor' s performanc e i ncarryin g ou t

remova l b r

remedia l actio n activitie s unde r

OR S ,465.20 0 t o 465.54 5 ari d .465.900 , unles s suc hliabilit y wa s cause db y conduc t b f th e contracto r

whic hwa s grossl y negligent , reckless , willfu l o r wantor i mis
conduct , o r

whic hconstitute dintentiona l misconduct . (b ) Thi s subsectio nshal l app^lyonl y t o a rembva l o r

remedia l actio ncarrie dou t unde r writte nagreerrien t

with : - , (A) Th e director ; (B ) An y stat e agency ; o r , , • (C ) An y potentiall y respbnsibl e 'part y carryin g ou t

an y agreerrien t

unde r OR S 465.26 0 o r

465.325 . •

• , (c ) Fo r purpose s o

f OR S 465.20 0 t o 465.54 5 an d465.900 , amount s expende dfrom th e fim dfor

indemnificatio nof

an y contrac to r shal l b e considere dremedia l actior i costs . (d ) A ninderrinificatiO nagreemen t ma y b e provide dunde r

. thi s subsectio nonl y i f th e directb r determine s tha t

eac ho f th e follow
iri g requirement s iar

e met : (A ) Th e liability , covere db y th e indemni
ficationagreemen t

exceed s o r

i s no t covere d b y irisuranc e available , a t afai r and i reason abl e price , t o th e contracto r a t th e tim e th e contracto r

enter s int o th e contrac t t o pro vid e remova l o r

remedia l action , an dade
quat e insuranc e t o cover suc hliabilit y i s no t generall y availabl e a t

th e tim e th e contrac t i s entere dinto . (B ) Th e contracto r

ha s mad e diligent,ef
fort s t o obtai ninsuranc e coverage . '(C ) I nth e cas e o

f acontrac t

coverin g mor e tha non e facility , th e contracto r agree s t o continu e t o mak e diligen t effort s t o obtai n insuranc e coverag e eac htim e th e contracto r Titi e 3 6 Pag e 78 8 (200 9 Edition )HAZARDOU S WAST EAN D HAZARDOU S MATERIAL S I 465.37 5

begin s wor k

unde r th e contrac t

a t ane w fa
cility . (4)(a ) Indemnificatio nunde r thi s subsec
tio nshal l appl y onl y t o acontracto r liabilit y whic hresult s fro mareleas e o f an y hazard
ou s substanc e i f

th e releas e arise s ou t

o f re mova l o r remedia l actio nactivities . (b ) A nindemnificatio nagreemen t unde r thi s subsectio nshal l iriclud e deductible s an d shal l plac e limit s o nth e amoun t o f indemni
ficationt o b e mad e available . (c)(A) I ndecidin g whethe r t o ente r

int o a nindemnificatio nagreemen t wit hacon tracto r carryin g ou t

awritte ncontrac t

o r agreemen t

wit han y potentiall y responsibl e party , th e directo r

shal l determiri e a n amoun t whic hth e potentiall y responsibl e part y i s abl e t o indemnif y th e contractor . Th e directo r

rriay ente r

int o a nindemnifica
tio nagreemen t

orily ' i f th e directo r

deter
mine s tha t

th e amouri t

o f indemnificatio n availabl e fro mth e potentiall y responsibl e part y i s inadequat e t o cove r an y reasonabl e potentia l liabilit y o

f th e contracto r

arisin g ou t o f th e contractor' s negligenc e i nper formin g th e contrac t

o r agreemen t

wit hth e party . I nmakin g th e determination s re quire dunde r

thi s subparagrap hrelate dt o th e amoun t

an dth e adequac y of

the . amourit , th e directo r

shal l tak e irit o accoun t th e tota l ne t asset s an dresource s of th e potentiall y responsibl e part y wit hrespec t t o th e facilit y a t th e tim e th e directo r

make s th e determi
nations . (B ) Th e directo r

ma y pay. aclai munde r a nindemnificatio nagreemen t referre dt o i n subparagrap h(A) o

f thi s paragrap hfor

th e amoun t determine dunde r

subparagrap h(A

) o f thi s paragrap honl y i f th e contracto r

ha s exhauste dal l adininistrative , judicia l an d commo nlaw ; claim s for inderrinificatiori agains t al l potentiall y responsibl e partie s participatin g i nth e cleanu p of th e facilit y wit hrespec t

t o th e liabilit y of

th e contracto r arisin g ou t

of th e contractor' s negligenc e i n performin g th e contrac t o r agreemen t

wit h th e parties . Th e indemnificatio nagreemen t shal l requir e th e contracto r t o pa y an y de
ductibl e established : unde r paragrap h(b ) o

f thi s subsectio nbefor e th e contracto r ma y recove r an y amoun t

fro mth e potentiall y re sponsibl e part y o r

unde r th e indemnificatio n agreement . (d ) N o owne r

o r operato r

of afacilit y regulate dunde r

th e federa l Soli dWast e Dis
posa l Act , a s amended , PL . 96-48 2 ari dP.L . 98-616 , rria

y b e indemnifie dunde r thi s sub
sectio nwit hrespec t

t o siic hfacility . (e ) Fo r th e purpose s o

f OR S 465.255 , an y amourit s expende dunde r thi s sectio nfor

in
demnificatio nof

an y perso nwh o i s acon tracto r wit hrespec t

t o an y releas e shal l b e considere daremedia l actio ncos t incurre d b y th e stat e wit hrespec t t o th e release . (5 ) Th e exemptio nprovide dunde r sub
sectio n(1 ) of

thi s sectio nan dth e authorit y o f th e directo r

t o offe r indemnificatio nunde r subsectio n(3 ) of

thi s sectio nshal l no t

appl y t o an y perso nliabl e unde r OR S 465.25 5 wit h respec t t o th e releas e o r

threatene dreleas e concerne di f

th e perso nwoul db e covere db y th e provision s eve ni f th e perso nha dno t carrie dou t

an y action s referre dt o in . sub
sectio n(6 ) o

f thi s section . (6 ) A s use di nthis , section : (a) . "Contract " mean s an y writte ncon trac t o r agreemen t

t o provid e an y remova l o r remedia l actio nunde r OR S 465.20 0 t o 465.54 5 an d465.90 0 a t afacility , o r

an y re mova l under : OR S 465.20 0 t o 465.54 5 an d 465.900 , wit hrespec t

t o an y releas e o

f ahaz
ardou s substanc e fromth e facility o r t o pro vid e an y evaluation , planning , engirieering , surveyin g an dmapping , design , construction , equipmen t

o r an y ancillar y service s theret o for suc hfacility , tha t

i s entered , int o b y a contracto r

a s defirie di nparagrap h(b)(A ) of thi s subsectio nwith : (A) Th e director ; , (B ) An y stat e agency ; o r (C ) An y potentiall y responsibl e part y carryin g ou t

a nagreemen t

unde r OR S 465.26 0 o r

465.325 . (b ) "Contractor " means : (A) An y perso nwh o enter s int o , are mova l o r remedia l acfio ncontrac t wit hre spec t t o an y releas e of

ahazardou s substanc e fromafacilit y an d.i s carryin g ou t suc hcon tract ; an d (B ) An y perso nwh o i s retaine do r hire d b y aperso ndescribe di nsubparagrap h(A ) o f thi s paragrap ht o provid e an y service s relat
in g t o aremova l o r

remedia l action . (c ) "Insurance " mean s liabilit y insuranc e tha t i s fai r an dreasonabl y priced ; a s deter
mine db y th e director , an dthat ' i s rriad e availabl e a t

th e tim e th e contracto r enter s int o th e remova l o r

remedia l actio ncontrac t t o provid e remova l o r remedia l action . [Formerly 466.585 ; 199 1 c.69 2 §2 ] 465.37 5 Monthl y fe e o f operators ; amount ; us e o f

moneys . (1 ) Ever y perso n wh o opierate s afacility for th e purpos e of disposin g of

hazardou s wast e o r

PC B tha t

i s subjec t t o interi mstatu s o r

apermi t

issue d unde r OR S 466.00 5 t o 466.38 5 an d466.99 2 shal l pa y ahazardou s wast e managemen t fee b y th e 45t hda y afte r

the;last,da y of

eac h mont hfor

al l wast e brough t

int o th e facilit y durin g tha t

rrionthfo

r treatmen t

b y incinerato r

o r for disposa l b y landfil l a t th e facility . Th e operato r

o f th e facilit y shal l provid e t o ever y perso nwh o dispose s o f Titi e 3 6 Pag e 78 9 (2009 Edition )465.37 6 PUBLI C HEALT H AN D SAFET Y

wast e a t th e facilit y astatemen t showin g th e amoun t o f th e hazardou s wast e managemen t fe e pai db y th e perso nt o th e facility . (2).,Th e hazardou s wast e managemen t fe e unde r subsectio n(1 ) of

thi s sectio nshal l b e $2 0 aton . (3 ) I nadditio nt o th e fe e require dunde r subsectio n(2 ) of

thi s section , $1 0 pe r to n shal l b e include da s par t o f th e hazardou s wast e managernen t

fe e for wast e describe di n subsectior i (1 ) of

thi s section . (4 ) Th e additiona l amount s collecte dun de r subsectio n(3 ) o

f thi s sectio nshal l b e de
posite di nth e Stat e Treasur y t o th e credi t of a naccoun t

o f th e Departmen t

o f Environ
menta l Quality . Suc hmoney s ar e contin
uousl y appropriate dt o th e departmen t t o b e use dt o carr y ou t

th e department' s dutie s unde r OR S 466.00 5 t o 466.38 5 relate dt o th e managemen t

o f hazardou s waste . • (5 ) A t leas t 5 0 percen t

o f th e fee s col

^ lecte dunde r

subsectio n(3 ) o

f thi s sectio n shal l b e use db y th e departmen t t o imple
men t OR S 466.068. " [Formerl y 466.587 ; 199 1 c.72 1 §1 ; 199 5 C.55 2 §1 ; 200 5 c.62 2 §1 ] 465.37 6 Specia l hazardou s w^ast e man agemen t fees ; us e o f

fees . (1 ) Notwith
standin g OR S 465.37 5 (2 ) an d(3) , th e hazardou s wast e managemen t fe e shal l be : ' (a ) $7.5 0 pe r

to nfor wast e from,the pri
mar y productio nof

stee l i nelectri c furnace s tha t i s emissio ncontro l dust , o r emissio n contro l sludg e identifie da s Unite dState s Environmenta l Protectio nAgenc y haizardou s wast e numbe r

K06 1 i n4 0 C.F.R . 261.32 . Th e facilit y tha t

accept s th e wast e mus t hav e a pla nan daschedul e approve db y th e Depart
men t o f Environmenta l Qualit y f b develo p ian devaluat e atreatmen t proces s for

th e waste . Th e departmen t ma y withdra w ap prova l of th e pla ni f

th e facilit y doe s no t

im
plemen t th e pla ni naccordanc e wit hth e approve dschedule . Th e approve dtreatmen t proces s shal l b e designe dt o achiev e treat men t level s simila r

t o th e treatmen t

level s tha t woul db e require dfor th e hazardbu s wast e i f th e wast e wer e deliste di nAlaska , Idah o o r Washingto nunde r

4 0 C.F.R . 260.22 , adopte dunder : (A) , Th e federa l Resourc e Conservatio n an dRecovery Ac t

o f 197 6 (P.L . 94-580 ) an d th e Hazardou s an dSoli dWast e Amendment s o f 198 4 (P.L . 98-616) , a s amended ; o r (B ) A state-authorize dResourc e Conser
vatio nan dRecbvery Ac t program. - , (b ) Fo r wast e receive db y th e facilit y fro mth e sam e site , propert y o r hazardou s wast e managemen t

unit , i f th e tota l wast e receive dis : (A) U p t o 2,50 0 tons , $2 0 pe r to nfor al l wast e received ; (B ) Mor e tha n2,50 0 ton s an dles s tha n o r equa l t o 12,50 0 tons , $1 0 pe r to nfor al l wast e received ; (C ) Mor e tha n12,50 0 ton s an dles s tha n o r equa l t o .25,00 0 tons , $ 5 pe r to nfor al l wast e received ; o r (D ) Mor e tha n25,00 0 tons , $2.5 0 pe r to n for al l wast e received . (c ) $1 5 pe r

to nfor wast e tha t

i s hazard
ou s wast e whe nreceive dan dtreate da t th e facilit y s o tha t

th e wast e i s n o longe r asoli d wast e a s define di nOR S 459.005 . (d ) $ 2 pe r

to nfor wast e tha t

is : (A) A characteristi c hazardou s wast e a t th e pbin t

o f generatio nan dtha t

ha s bee n treate da t

th e facility o r

a t a noff-site lo
catio ns o tha t

th e wast e n o longe r

exhibit s th e characteristic s o

f hazardous . wast e ari d s o tha t the . wast e corriplie s wit han y applica
bl e lan ddisposa l requirements; : (B ) Liqui dwaste , whe nthe-wast e i s re ceive dan dtreate da t

awastewate r

treatmen t uni t a t th e facility s o tha t

th e wast e doe s no t exhibi t an y characteristics, , o f hazardou s wast e an ds o tha t

th e resultin g liqui di s manage da t

apermitte duni t

a t th e facility ; (C ) Soli dwast e tha t

result s fro mcleanu p activitie s an dtha t

mus t b e dispose do

f i ni a facilit y for

th e disposa l o

f hazardou s wast e a s aresul t

o f restriction s impose dunde r OR S 459.05 5 (8 ) o r

459.30 5 (7) ; o r (D ) Soli dwast e tha t

i s no t hazardou s wast e o r PC B unde r

astat e o r

federa l la w a t th e poin t

o f generatio nan dtha t

i s no t a hazardou s wast e unde r

Orego nlaw . • (2 ) Upo nth e reques t

o f th e department , afacilit y shal l allo w th e departmen t t o re vie w the : informatio nrelatin g t o wast e re ceive db y th e facilit y tba t th e facilit y use d t o determin e th e hazardous . wast e rnanage men t fee for th e type s o

f wast e describe di n subsectio n(l)(b ) o

f thi s section . , ' (3 ) One-third.o f

th e amoun t

collecte dun de r subsectio n(1 ) o

f thi s sectio nshal l b e de
posite di nth e Stat e Treasur y t o th e credi t o f a naccoun t

of th e department . Suc hmon ey s ar e continuousl y appropriate dt o th e departmen t t o b e ,use dt o carr y ou t th e departrnent' s dutie s unde r ORS , 466.00 5 t o :466.38 5 relate dt o th e management . o f haz
ardou s waste . i (4 ) Two-third s o f

th e amoun t

collecte d unde r subsectio n(1 ) of

thi s sectio nshal l b e deposite di nth e Stat e Treasur y t o th e credi t o f th e Hazardous : Substanc e Remedia l Actio n Fun dcreate dunde r

OR S 465.38 1 t o b e use d for th e purpose s describe di nOR S 465.38 1 (5) . (5 ) ,Fo r purpose s o

f subsectio n(l)(b ) o

f thi s section , "waste " mean s wast e tha t is : (a) PC B unde r

Orego no r

federa l law ; Titl e 3 6 Pag e 79 0 (200 9 Edition )HAZARDOU S WAST EAN D HAZARDOU S MATERL\L S I 465.38 1 (b ) Hazardou s debris ; (c ) Hazardou s wast e tha t become s subjec t t o regulatio nsolel y a s aresul t of remova l o r remedia l actio ntake ni nrespons e t o envi
ronmenta l contamination ; o r (d) Hazardou s wast e tha t result s fro m correctiv e actio no r

closur e of

aregulatb do r nonregulate dwast e managemen t unit . [200

5 c.62 2 §3 ] 465.37 8 Departmen t

t o wor k

wit h othe r state s t o avoi ddisruptio no f wast e flow^s. Th e Departmen t o f Enyironrnenta l Qualit y shal l wor k

cooperativel y wit hothe r state s t o avoi ddisruptin g o r changin g wast e flows betwee nstate s tha t ma y b e cause db y the,establishmen t

o r adjustmen t

o f stat e dis
posa l fees . [199

5 c.55 2 §4 ] 465.38 0 [Formerly 466.590 ; 199 1 c.70 3 §47 ; 199 1 c.72 1 §2 ; repeale db y 199 3 c.707 § 4 (465.38 1 enacte di nhe u o f 465.380) ]
, 465.38 1 Hazardou s Siibstance . Reme
dis dActio nFund ; sources ; uses ; Orpha n Sit e Account ; uses . (1 ) Th e Hazardou s Sub
stanc e Remedia l Actio nFun di s establishe d separat e an ddistinc t

fromth e Genera l Fun d i nth e .Stat e Treasury . Interes t earne db y th e fun dshal l b e credite dt o th e furid . (2 ) Th e followin g shai r b e deposite dint o th e Stat e Treasur y an dcredite dt o th e Haz
ardou s Substanc e Remedia l Actio nFund : (a ) Fee s receive db y th e Departmen t o f Envirorimenta l Qualit y unde r OR S 465.375 . •
, (b ) Money s 'recovere do r otherwis e re ceive dfromresponsibl e pai;tie s for rerriedia l actio ncosts . Money s recovere dfro mreSpori
sibl e partie s for

cost s pai db y th e departmen t fro mth e Orpha nSit e Accoun t establishe d unde r subsectio n(6 ) of

thi s sectio nshal l b e credite dt o th e Orpba nSit e Account . (c ) Money s receive duride r th e schedul e of fee s establishe duride r OR S 453.40 2 (2)(c ) an d459.23 6 for

th e purpos e o

f pi'pyidiri g fund s for

th e Orphar i Sit e Account , whic h shal l b e credite dt o th e Orpha nSit e Accoun t establishe dunde r

subsectio n(6 ) o

f thi s sec tion . , i , ' (d ) An y penalty , fine o r punitiv e damage s recoveredunde r

OR S 465.255 , 465.260 , 465:33 5 or,465.900. ^ ; ' (e ) Fee s receive db y th e departmen t un de r OR S 465.305 . (f ) Money s an dinteres t

tha t ar e paid , re covere do r

otherwis e receive dunde r finan
cia l assista,nc e agreements . (g ) Money s appropriate dt o th e fun db y th e Legislativ e Assembly . (h ) Money s fro man y gran t mad e t o th e fun db y afedera l agency . (3 ) Th e Stat e Treasure r ma y inves t

an d reinves t money s i nth e Hazardou s Substanc e Remedia l Actio nFun di nth e manne r pro vide db y law . (4 ) Th e money s i nth e Hazardou s Sub
stanc e Remedia l Actio nFun dar e appropri
ate dcontinuousl y t o th e departirien t t o b e use da s provide di nsubsectio n(5 ) o f thi s section . (5 ) Money s i nth e Hazardou s Substanc e Remedia l Actio nFun dma y b e use dfor th e followin g purposes : (a ) Paymen t

of th e department' s remedia l actio ncosts ; (b ) Fundin g an y actio no r activit y au thorize db y OR S 465.20 0 t o 465.54 5 an d 465.900 , includin g bu t

no t limite dt o provid
in g financial assistanc e pursuan t t o a n agreemen t

entere dint o unde r

OR S 465.285 ; an d (c ) Providin g th e stat e cos t shar e for

a remova l o r

remedia l action , a s require db y sectio n104(c)(3 ) o

f th e federa l Comprehen
siv e Environmenta l Response , Compensatio n an dLiabilit y Act , P.L . 96-510 , an da s amende db y P.L . 99-499 . (6)(a ) Th e Orpha nSit e Accoun t i s estab
lishe di nth e Hazardou s Substanc e Remedia l ' Actio nFun di nth e Stat e Treasury . All ? money s credite dt o th e Orphan , Sit e Accoun t ar e continuousl y appropriate dt o th e depart
men t for : ' (A ) Expense s o

f th e departmen t

relate d t o facilitie s o r

activitie s associate dwit hth e remova l o r

remedia l actio nwher e th e de
partmen t determine s th e responsibl e part y i s unknow no r

i s unwillin g o r

unabl e t o under
tak e al l require dremova l o r remedia l action ; an d (B ) Grant s an dIban s t o loca l governmen t unit s for facilitie s o r

activitie s associate d wit hth e remova l b r

rerriedia l actio nO

f a hazardou s substance . (b ) Th e Orpha nSit e Account , rna y riot b e use dt o pa y th e state' s remedia l actio ncost s ai t facilitie s owrie db y th e state . HoAvever, thi s paragrap hdoe s no t prohibi t th e us e o

f Orpha nSit e Accoun t

moriey s fbr'remedia l actio no nsubmerge do r submersibl e land s a s thos e term s ar e define di nOR S 274;00 5 an d tida l submerge dland s a s define di n OR S 274.705 . (c ) Th e Orphan , Sit e Accoun t ma y b e use d t o pa y claim s for

reimbursemen t

filedan d approve dunde r

OR S 465.26 0 (7) . (d) If bond s hav e bee nissue dunde r OR S 468.19 5 t o provid e fund s fo r remova l o r

re media l action , th e departrrieri t shal l first transfe r fromth e Orpha nSit e Accoun t t o th e Pollutio nContro l Sinkin g Fund , solel y fro m th e fee s collecte dpursuan t t o OR S 453.40 2 (2)(c ) an dunde r

OR S 459.23 6 fo

r suc hpur poses , an y amoun t

necessar y t o provid e for Titl e 3 6 Pag e 79 1 (2009 Edition ).465.38 6 PUBLI C HEALT H AN D SAFET Y th e paymen t

of th e principa l an dinteres t upo nsuc hbonds . Money s fro mrepajmien t o f financial assistanc e o r

recovere dfrom are sponsibl e part y shal l no t b e use dt o provid e for th e paymen t

o f th e principa l an dinteres t upo nsuc hbonds . (7)(a ) O f th e fund s i nth e Orpha nSit e Accoun t derive dfro mth e fee s collecte dpur suan t t o OR S 453.40 2 (2)(c ) an dunde r OR S 459.236 , for

th e purpos e of

providin g fund s for th e Orpha nSit e Account , an do f th e pro ceed s of an y bon dsal e unde r

OR S 468.19 5 supporte db y th e fee s collecte dpursuan t t o OR S 453.40 2 (2)(c ) an dunde r OR S 459.236 , for th e purpos e of

providin g fund s for

th e Orpha nSit e Account , n O mor e tha n2 5 per cen t ma y b e obligate di n8m y bienniu mb y -th e departmen f

t o pa y for

remova l o r

reme dia l actio na t

facilitie s determine db y th e departmen t

t o hav e a nunwillin g responsibl e party , unles s th e departmen t first receive s approva l fro mth e Legislativ e Assembly . , (b ) Before th e departmen t obligate s mone y fro mth e Orpha nSit e A,ccoun t derive d fro mth e fee s collecte dpursuan t t o OR S 453.40 2 (2)(c ) an dunde r OR S 459:236 . fo

r th e purpos e o

f providin g fund s for

th e Orpha n ^Sit e Account , o r

th e proceed s of

an y bori d sal e unde r

OR S 468.19 5 supporte db y fee s 'collecte dpursuan t

t o OR S 453;40 2 (2)(c ) an d unde r OR S 459.236 , fo

r th e purpos e = o

f pro vidin g funds , for

th e Orpha nSit e Accoun t for rernova l o r

remedia l actio na t

a,facility deterrnine db y th e department,t o hav e a nun - .wilhn g responsibl e party ; th e departmen t mus t first determin e whethe r

ther e is , ariee d for immediat e remova l o r remedial ; actio na t th e facilit y t o protec t

publi c health , safety , •welfar e o r th e enviroriment . Th e departmen t shall , determin e th e riee dfor immediat e re mova l o r remedia l actio ni naccordanc e wit h rule s adopte db y th e Environrrienta l Qualit y Commission . [199 3 c.70 7 § 5 (enacte di nlie u o f 465.380) ; 199 9 c:53 4 §1] ' 465.385 ' [198 9 c:83 3 §§132,171; ' 199 1 c.70 3 §13 ; repeale d b y 199 3 0.70

7 § 6 (465.38 6 enacte di nUe u o f 465:385) ] . ; 465.38 6 Cpnunissio nauthorize dt o in
creas e fees ; basi s o f

increase ; amoun t

o f increase . (1 ) Notwithstandin g th e total s es tabhshe di nOR S 459.236 , th e Environmenta l Qualit y Commissio nb y rul e ma y increas e th e tota l amoun t

t o b e collected , annuall y a s a fe e an ddeposite dint o th e Orpha nSit e A,c
coun t unde r OR S 459.236 . Th e commissio n shal l approv e a nincreas e i f th e cominissio n determines : (a ) Existin g fee s bein g deposite dint o th e 

# ( Orpha nSit e Accoun t

ar e no t

sufficient, , t o pa y deb t servic e o nbond s sol dt o pa y for re mova l o r remedia l action s a t

site s wher e th e Departmen t

o f Environmenta l Qualit y deter r mine s th e responsibl e part y i s unknow no r i s unwillin g o r

unabl e t o undertak e al l require d remova l o r

remedia l action ; o r (b ) Revenue s fromth e sal e o f bonds ; can no t b e use dt o pa y for

activitie s relate dt o remova l o r

remedia l action , an dexistin g fee s bein g deposite dint o th e Orpha nSit e Ac
coun t ar e no t sufficien t

t o pa y for

thes e ac tivities . (2) Th e increase damoun t approve db y th e commissio nunde r

subsectio n(1 ) o

f thi s section : (a ) Shal l b e n o greate r tha nth e amoun t neede dt o pa y anticipate dcOsts specificall y identifie db y th e Departmen t o f Environ
menta l Qualit y a t

site s wher e th e departriien t determine s th e responsibl e part y is ' unknown , unwillin g o r

unabl e t o undertak e al l require d remova l o r

remedia l action ; an d (b ) Shal l b e subjec t

t o prio r approva l b y th e Orego nDepartmen t o f .Administrativ e Service s an darepor t t o th e Emergenc y Board ' prio r

t o adoptin g th e fee s an dshal l b e withi nth e budge t

authorize db y th e Legisla
tiv e Assembl y a s tha t

budge t ma y b e rriodi
fiedb y th e Emergenc y Boar ddurin g th e interi mperio dbetwee nsessions . [199 3 c.70 7 § 7 (enacte di nlieu o

f 465.385) ; 199 9 c.53 4 §2 ; 200 7 c;7 1 §146]

- 465.39 0 [198 9 c;83 3 §§133,172 ; repealedby 199 3 c.70 7 § 8 (465.39 1 enacte di nUe u o f 465.390)] . , • ' . 465.39 1 Effec t

o f certair i law s o nli
abilit y o f

person . Nothin g u i OR S 453.39 6 t o 453.408 , 453.414 , 459.23 6 an d459.311 , ui
cludin g th e limitatio no nth e amoun t aloca l governmen t

uni t mus t contribut e uride r

OR S 459.23 6 an d459.311 , shal l b e construe dto. , af
fec t o r limi t th e liabilit y o f

an y persOn . [199

3 c.70 7 § 9 (enacte di nlie u o f 465.390) ] 465.40 0 Rides ; designatio no f hazard
ou s substance . (1 ) I naccordanc e wit hth e applicabl e provision s o

f OR S chapter , 183 , th e Environmenta l , Qualit y Comrriissio nma y adop t rule s necessar y t o carr y bu t th e pro vision s b f OR S 465:20 0 t o 465,54 5 ari d465.900 . .(2)(a) Withi n.on

e yea r afte r Jul y 16 , 1987 , th e cbmmissio nshal l adop t rule s establishin g th e levels , factors , criteri ao r othe r pro visions , for

th e degre e o

f cleanu p includin g th e coritrol of

furthe r release s o

f ahazardou s substance , an dth e selectio no f remedia l ac tion s necessar y t o assur e protectio no f th e publi c health , safety , welfar e an dth e envi
ronment . ' (b ) I ndevelopin g rule s pertainin g t o th e degre e o f cleanu p an dth e selectio no f reme dia l action s unde r

paragrap h(a) of

thi s sub
section , th e commissio nmay , a s appropriate , tak e int o account : (A) Th e long-ter muncertaintie s associ
ate dwit hlan ddisposal ; (B ) Th e goals, . objective s an drequire
ment s o f OR S 466.00 5 t o 466.385 ; Titl e 3 6 Pag e 79 2 (200 9 Edition )HAZARDOU S WAST EAN D HAZARDOU S MATERIAL S I 465.43 0 (C ) Th e persistence , toxicity , mobilit y and , propensit y t o bioaccumulat e o f suc h hazardou s substance s an dthei r constituents ; (D ) Th e short-ter man dlong-ter mpoten tia l for advers e healt heffect s fro mhuma n exposur e t o th e hazardou s substance ; (E ) Long-ter mmaintenanc e costs ; (F ) Th e potentia l for

futur e remedia l ac tio ncost s i f

th e alternativ e remedia l actio n i nquestio nwer e t o fail ; (G) Th e potentia l threa t t o huma nhealt h an dth e environmen t

associate dwit hexca vation , transpor t

ari dredisposa l o r

contain
ment ; an d (H ) Th e cos t

effectiveness . (3)(a ) B y rule , th e commissio nma y desig
nat e a s ahazardou s substanc e an y element , compound , mixture , solutio no r substanc e o r an y clas s o

f substance s that , shoul dareleas e occur , ma y presen t

asubstantia l dange r

t o th e publi c health , safety , welfar e o r th e en vironment . (b ) Before designating , asubstanc e o r cla:s s o f substance s a s ahazardou s substance , th e cornmissio nrrius t

findtha t

th e substance , becaus e o

f it s quantity , concentration , o r physical , chemica l o r

toxi c characteristics , ma y pos e apresen t

o r futur e hazar dt o hu
ma nhealth , safety , welfar e o r th e environ
men t shoul dareleas e occur . [Formerl y 466.553 ] 465.40 5 Rtiles ; "confirme drelease" ; "preliminar y assessment. " (1 ) Th e Envi
ronmenta l Qualit y Commissio nshal l adop t b y rule : (a ) A definitio nof

"confirrtie drelease " an d"preliminar y assessment" ; an d (b ) Criteri at o b e applie db y th e Directo r of tb e Departmen t

of Environmenta l Qualit y i ndeterminin g whethe r t o remov e afacilit y fromth e lis t

an dinventor y unde r OR S 465.230. ; . (2 ) I nadoptin g rule s unde r thi s section , th e commissio nshal l exclud e fro mth e lis t an dinventor y th e followin g categorie s of re lease s t o th e exten t

th e commissio ndeter
mine s th e releas e pOse s n o significan t threa t t o presen t

o r futur e publi c , health, ; safety , welfar e o r

th e environrrient : (a) D e minimi s releases ; (b ) Release s tha t

b y thei r natur e rapidl y dissipat e t o undetectabl e o r insignifican t

lev
els ; • ' , ' (c ) Release s specificall y autborize db y an di ncomplianc e wit hacurren t ari dlegall y eriforceabl e permi t

issue db y th e Departmen t of Environmenta l Qualit y o r th e Unite d State s Environrrienta l Protectio nAgency ; o r (d ) Othe r

release s tha t

th e commissio n finds pos e n o significan t threa t t o presen t an dfutur e publi c health , safety , welfar e o r

th e environment . (3 ) Th e directo r

shal l exclud e fro mth e lis t an dinventor y release s th e directo r de
termine s hav e bee ncleane du p t o aleve l that : (a) I s consisten t

wit hrule s adopte db y th e commissio nunde r

OR S 465.400 ; o r (b ) Pose s n o significari t

threa t t o presen t o r futur e publi c health , safety , welfar e o r th e environment . [198

9 c.48 5 §7 ] 465.41 0 Rankin g o f

inventor y abcord
in g t o risk ; rules . I nadditio nt o th e riile s adopte dunde r

OR S 465.405 , th e Environ
menta l Qualit y Commissio nshal l adop t b y rul e aprocedur e for

rankin g facilitie s o nth e inventor y base do nth e short-ter man dlong
ter mrisk s the y pos e tb presen t an dfutur e publi c health , safety , welfar e o r th e environ
ment . [198

9 c.48 5 §8 ] 465.42 0 Remedie dActio nAdvisor y Committee . Th e Directo r ofth e Departmeri t o f Environmerita l Qualit y shal l appoin t a Remedia l Actio nAdvisory Committe e i nor de r t o advis e th e Departmen t o f Environ
menta l Qualit y i nth e developrrien t of rule s for th e implementatio no f OR S 465.2{) 0 t o 465.54 5 an d465.900 . Th e committe e shal l b e comprise do

f member s representin g a t leas t th e followin g interests : (1 ) Citizens ; ' (2 ) Local governments ; (3 ) Erivironmenta l organizations ; an d (4 ) Industry . [Formerl y 466.555 ] 465.42 5 "Securit y interes t holder " de
finedfo r OR S 465.43 0 t o 465.455 . A s use d i nQR S 465.43 0 t o 465.455 , "securit y interes t holder " mean s aperso nwho , withou t partic
ipatin g i nth e managemen t o f afacility , hold s indici aof

ownershi p prirriaril y t o protec t a securit y interes t

i nafacility . [199 1 c.68

0 §2] ' 465.43 0 Legislativ e findirigs. (l)(a ) Th e Legislativ e Assembl y finds tha t existin g fed
era l an dstat e la w relate dt o liabilit y o f a securit y interes t

holde r fb r environmenta l contarriiriatio ni s unclear , an dtha t suc hlac k o f clarit y ha s ci^eate duncertaint y b nth e par t of securit y interes t

holder s a s t b whethe r securit y interes t

holder s ar e liabl e for

envi
ronmenta l contaminatio ncause db y thei r borrower s o r

othe r thir dparties . (b ) Th e Legislativ e Assembl y therefor e declare s tha t

clarificatio nregardin g sric hpo tentia l liabilit y i namanne r consisten t

wit h federa l statute s an dregulation s i s desirabl e i norde r t o provid e certaint y for securit y in
teres t holders , an dt o encourag e responsibl e practice s b y securit y iriteres t holder s an d borrower s t o protec t

th e publi c healt han d th e environment . Titi e 3 6 Pag e 79 3 (200 9 Edition )

# k 465.43 5 PUBLI C HEALT H AN D SAFET Y

(2)(a) Th e Legislativ e Assembl y als o finds tha t uncertaint y exist s i nstate , la w a s t o po tentia l liabilit y of

certai nfiduciaries for en vironmenta l contaminatio na t propert y hel d i ntbei r fiduciary capacity . (b ) Th e Legislativ e Assembl y therefor e declare s tha t

i t i s i nth e publi c interes t t o provid e a nexemptio nfror nsuc hpotentia l li
abilit y i ncertai ncircumstances . [199 1 c.68 0 §3 ] 465.43 5 Rule s relatin g t o exemptio n fromliabilit y fo r

securit y interes t

holder . (1 ) Th e Environmenta l Qualit y Commissio n ma y adop t

rule s necessar y t o clarif y th e scop e an dmeanin g of

th e exemptio nfro mli
abilit y unde r

OR S 465.25 5 o

f asecurit y in
teres t holder . Th e rule s shall : (a) Identify ; activitie s tha t ar e consisten t wit hboldin g an dprotectin g asecurit y inter
es t i nafacility an dtherefor e exemp t fro m habilit y unde r

OR S 465.255 ;

. (b ) Identif

y th e exten t

t o whic hasecu rity iriterest.holde r

ma y undertak e activitie s t o overse e th e affair s o f aborrowe r

for pur pose s o f protectin g asecurit y interes t i na facilit y an dcontinu e t o b e exemp t fro mth e liabilit y impose dunde r

OR S 465.255 ; (c ) Identif

y th e activitie s asecurit y in
teres t holde r ma y undertak e i nconnectio n wit hforeclosur e o nasecurit y interes t i na facilit y an dcontinu e t o b e exemp t fro mth e liabilit y impose dunde r

OR S 465.255 ; an d (d) Allo w asecurit y interes t holde r t o encourag e an drequir e responsibl e environ
merita l managemen t

b y borrowers . (2 ) I nadoptin g rule s unde r subsectio n(1 ) o f tbi s section , th e commissio nshall : (a) 'Exclud e th e mer e capacit y b r unexer cise dright

t o influenc e afacility' s manage irien t of hazardou s substanc e frorr i activitie s tha t migh t voi dasecurit y interes t holder' s exemptio nfro mliability ; an d (b ) Distinguis hactivitie s tha t ar e con sisten t wit hholding , protectin g an dforeclos
in g of asecurit y interest , an dtha t ar e therefbr e exemp t

fromliability , fro mactiv
itie s tha t

constitut e actua l participatio ni n th e managemen t

of afacilit y tha t

rna y b e ground s for

liabilit y unde r

OR S 465.255 . (3 ) I nadoptin g rule s unde r subsectio n(1 ) o f thi s section , th e comrriissio nshal l conside r and , t o th e exten t

consisten t

wit hsubsec
tion s (1 ) an d(2 ) o f

thi s section , adop t

rule s paralle l i neffec t

t o an y federa l statut e o r regulation , adopte dan deffectiv e o no r afte r Ma y 1 , 1991 , pertairun g t o th e scope,jan d rrieanin g o

f tb e exemptio nfro mliabilit y un de r th e Comprehensiv e Environmenta l Re
sponse , Compensation , an dLiabilit y Ac t o f 1980 , a s amende d(P.L . 96-51 0 an d99-499) , o f asecurit y interes t

holder . [199 1 c.68

0 §4 ] 465.44 0 Rule s relatin g t o exemptio n fromliabilit y fo r

fiduciary. I naccordanc e wit hth e purpose s o

f OR S 465.42 5 t o 465.455 , th e Environmenta l Qualit y Commissio nb y rul e shal l defin e th e instance s i nwhic ha perso nactin g unde r

OR S chapte r

70 9 an di n afiduciary capacit y shal l b e exemp t fromli
abilit y for

environmenta l contaminatio na t propert y th e fiduciary hold s i nafiduciary capacity . I nadoptin g th e rules , th e commis
sio nshal l conside r

and , t o th e exten t

appro priate , provid e exemption s fro mliabilit y for th e fiduciaries tha t

ar e simila r

i npurpos e an deffec t

t b thos e exemption s provide dfor securit y interes t

holder s unde r

rule s adopte d unde r OR S 465.435 . [199 1 c.68 0 §5 ] 465.44 5 Advisor y committee . Th e Di
recto r o f th e Departmen t

o f Environmenta l Qualit y shal l appoin t

a nadvisor y committe e t o advis e th e Departmen t o f Environmenta l Qualit y an dth e Environmenta l Qualit y Commissio ni nth e developmen t o f rule s un de r OR S 465.43 5 an d465.440 . [199 1 c.68 0 §6 ] 465.45 0 Limitatio no ncommission' s discretio nt o adop t

ndes . Notwithstandin g th e discretio notherwis e allowe dunde r OR S 465.435 , i f

federa l la w i s enacte do r regu lation s ar e adopte dan dbecom e effectiv e af
te r May 1 , 1991 , th e Environmenta l Qualit y Commissio nshal l adop t rule s unde r

OR S 465.435 . [199 1 c.68

0 §7 ) 465.45 5 Constructio no f OR S 465.42 5 t o 465.455 . Nothin g i nOR S 465:42 5 t o 465.45 5 o r an y rul e adopte dunde r OR S 465.43 5 o r 465:44 0 shal l b e Construe dt o impos e liabilit y o nasecurit y interes t

holde r o r fiduciary o r t o expan dth e liabilit y of asecurit y interes t holde r o r fiduciary beyon dtha t

whic hiriigh t otherwis e exist . [199 1 c.68 0 §8 ] (Orego nEnvironmenta l Cleanu p

Assistance ) 465.47 5 Definition s fo r OR S 465.47 5 t o 465.480 . Fo r

th e purpose s o

f OR S 465.47 5 t o 465.480 : (1 ) "Erivironmenta l claim " mean s aclai m for defens e o r

indemnit; y submitte dunde r a genera l liabilit y insuraric e polic y b y ari iri
sure dfacing , o r

Allegedl y facing , potentia l li
abilit y for

bodil y injur y o r

propert y damag e arisin g fro mareleas e o f pollutant s ont o o r int o land , ai r

o r water . (2 ) "Genera l liabilit y insuranc e policy " mean s an y contrac t

of insuranc e tha t

pro vide s coverag e for

th e obligation s a t

la w o r i nequit y of

a ninsure dfor

bodil y injury , propert y damag e o r

persona l injur y t o others . "Genera l liabilit y insuranc e policy " include s bu t i s no t liinite dt o apollutior i liabilit y in
suranc e policy , acommercia l genera l liabilit y insuranc e policy , acomprehensiv e genera l liabilit y policy , a nexces s liabilit y policy , a n Titi e 3 6 Pag e 79 4 (200 9 Edition )

# m HAZARDOU S WAST EAN D HAZARDOU S MATERL\L S I 465.47 9 umbrell aliabilit y insuranc e polic y o r an y othe r kin dof polic y coverin g th e liabilit y of a ninsure dfor

the' ' claim s o

f thir dparties . "Genera l liabilit y insuranc e policy " doe s no t includ e homeowne r

o r moto r vehicl e policie s o r portion s of

othe r policie s relatin g t o homeowne r

o r moto r vehicl e coverages , claims-mad e policie s o r portion s of

othe r policie s relatin g t o claims-mad e policie s o r specialt y lin e liabilit y coverag e suc ha s di
rector s an dofficer s insurance , error s an d omission s insuranc e o r

othe r simila r policies . (3 ) "Insured " mean s an y perso ninclude d a s aname dinsure do nagenera l liabilit y in
suranc e polic y wh o ha s o r ha dapropert y interes t i nasit e i nOrego ntha t involve s a n environmenta l claim . (4 ) "Los t policy " rtiean s an y par t o r al l of agenera l liabilit y insuranc e polic y tha t i s allege dt o b e ruined , destroyed , rriisplace do r otherwis e rio longe r

possesse db y th e insured . (5 ) "Policy " mean s th e Writte ncontrac t o r agreement , an dal l clauses , riders , endorsement s an dpaper s tha t ar e apar t

of th e contrac t

o r agreement , for

o r effectin g insurance . [199

9 c.78 3 §2 ; 200 3 c.79 9 §1] 465.47 8 Legislativ e findings. Th e Legis
lativ e Assembl y finds tha t ther e ar e man y insuranc e coverag e dispute s involvin g in
sured s wh o fac e potentia l liabilit y for thei r owriershi p of

o r role s a t pollute dsite s i nthi s state . Th e Stat e of

Orego nha s asubstantia l publi c interes t

i npromotin g th e fai r

an def
ficient resolutio nof

environmenta l claim s whil e encouragin g voluntar y complianc e an d regulator y cooperation . [199 9 c.78 3 §3 ] 465.47 9 Los t

policies ; investigatio nb y insure r required ; minimu mstaridard s fo r irivestigation . (1 ) If

, afte r adiligen t

investi
gatio nb y a nirisure dof th e insured' s ow n records , includin g compute r record s an dth e record s of

pas t an dpresen t

agent s of

th e in
sured , th e insure di s unabl e t o reconstruc t a los t policy , th e insure drriay provid e anotic e of alos t polic y t o a ninsurer . (2 ) A ninsure r

mus t investigat e thor
ougbl y an dpromptl y anotic e of alos t policy . A ninsure r

fail s to . investigat e thoroughl y an dprompti y i f

th e insure r

fail s t o provid e al l fact s know no r

discovere ddurin g a nin
vestigatio nconcemin g th e issuanc e an d term s of apolicy , includin g copie s O f docu
ment s establishin g th e issuanc e an dterm s of apolicy , t p th e insure dclaimin g coverag e unde r alos t policy . (3 ) A ninsure r

an da ninsure dmus t

com pl y wit hth e followin g mirumu mstandard s fo r facilitatin g reconstructio no f alos t polic y an ddeterminin g th e terrn s of alos t polic y a s provide di nthi s section : (a ) Withi n3 0 busines s day s afte r receip t b y th e insure r

of notic e of

alos t policy , th e insure r

shal l commenc e a ninvestigatio nint o th e insurer' s records , includin g compute r re cords , t o determin e whethe r th e insure r

is
sue dth e los t

policy . I f

th e insure r determine s tha t

i t issue dth e policy , th e in
sure r shal l commenc e a ninvestigatio nint o th e term s an dcondition s relevan t t o an y en vironmenta l clai mmad e unde r th e policy . (b ) Th e insure r

an dth e insure dshal l co operat e wit heac hothe r i ndeterminin g th e term s o f alos t policy . Th e insure r

an dth e insured : (A) Shal l provid e t o eac hothe r th e fact s know no r

discovere ddurin g a ninvestigation , includin g th e identit y o f an y witnesse s wit h knowledg e o

f fact s relate dt o th e issuanc e o r existenc e o

f alos t policy . (B ) Shal l provid e eac hothe r wit hcopie s o f document s establishin g fact s relate dt o th e los t policy . (C ) Ar e no t

require dt o produc e materia l subjec t t o alega l privileg e o r confidentia l claim s document s provide dt o th e insure r b y anothe r policyholder . (c ) I f th e insure r

o r th e insure ddiscover s informatio ntendin g t o sho w th e existenc e of a ninsuranc e polic y applicabl e t o th e claim , th e insure r

o r th e insure dshal l provid e a n accurat e cop y of

th e term s o

f th e polic y o r areconstructio no

f th e policy , upo nth e re ques t of th e insure r

o r th e insured . (d ) I f th e insure r

i s no t abl e t o locat e portion s o

f th e polic y o r

determin e it s terms , condition s o r

exclusions , th e insure r shal l provid e copie s o

f al l insuranc e polic y form s issue db y th e insure r

durin g th e .applicabl e polic y perio dtha t

are^ pbtentiaU y applicabl e t o th e environmenta l claim . Th e insure r shal l stat e whic hof

th e poteritiall y applicabl e forms , i f any , i s mos t

likel y t o hav e bee nis
sue db y th e insurer , o r th e insur-e r

shal l stat e wh y i t

i s unabl e t o identif

y th e form s afte r agoo dfait hsearch . ' (4 ) Followin g th e mirumu mstandard s es tablishe di nthi s sectio ndoe s no t breate , a presumptio no

f coverag e fO

r an , environ
menta l clai monc e th e los t polic y ha s bee n reconstructed . (5 ) Followin g th e minimu mstandard s es tablishe di nthi s sectio ndoe s no t constitute : (a ) A nadrnissio nby , a ninsure r tha t a polic y wa s issue do r

effective ; o r (b ) A naffirmatio ntha t

i f th e polic y wa s issued , i t

wa s necessaril y i nth e for m produced , unles s s o state db y th e insurer . (6 ) If , base do nth e inforrnatio ndiscov
ere di na ninvestigatio no f alos t policy , th e insure dca nsho w b y apreponderanc e o f th e evidenc e tha t

agenera l liabilit y insuranc e polic y wa s issue dt o th e insure db y th e in
surer , the nif

: ! * Titi e 3 6 Pag e 79 5 (200 9 Edition )465.48 0 PUBLI C HEALT H AN D SAFET Y

(a ) Th e insure dcanno t produc e evidenc e tha t tend s t o sho w th e polic y limit s applica
bl e t o th e policy , i t

shal l b e assume dtha t

th e minimu mlimit s of

coverage , includin g an y exclusion s t o coverage , offere db y th e insure r durin g th e perio di nquestio nwer e purchase d b y th e insured . (b ) Th e insure dca nproduc e evidenc e tha t tend s t o sho w th e polic y limit s applica
bl e t o the , policy , the nth e insure r ha s th e burde nof

proo f t o sho w tha t

adifferen t

pol
ic y limit , includin g an y exclusion s t O cover age , shoul dapply . (7 ) A ninsure r

ma y clai ma naffirmativ e defens e t o aclai mtha t th e insure r

faile dt o follo w th e minimu mstandard s establishe d unde r thi s sectio ni f

th e insure dfail s t o co operat e wit hth e insure r i nth e reconstruc tio no f alos t polic y unde r

thi s section . (8 ) Th e Directo r

o f th e Departmen t

b f Consume r

an dBusines s Service s shal l en forc e thi s sectio nan dan y rule s adopte db y th e directo r

t o implemen t

thi s section . , (9 ) Violatio nb y a ninsure r o f an y pro visio nof thi s sectio no r

an y rul e adopte d unde r thi s sectio ni s a nunfai r clai msettle
men t practic e unde r

QR S 746.230 ; (10)'A s use di nthi s section , "notic e of a los t policy " mean s writte nnotic e o f th e los t polic y i nsufficien t

detai l t o identif

y th e per so no r entit y clairriin g coverage , iricludiri g information , concernin g th e nam e bf th e al
lege dpolicyholder , i f

known , an dmateria l .fact s concernin g th e los t polic y know nt o th e

- allege dpolicyholder . [200 3 c.79 9 §4 ] 465.480 . Insuraric e fo r environmenta l claims ; rule s o f

coristruction ; dut y t b pa y defens e b r

iridemnit y costs ; allociation . (1 ) A s use di nthi s section : (a ) "Suit " o r

"lawsuit " include s bu t

i s no t liniite dt o forma l judicia l proceedings , ad
ministrativ e proceeding s an daction s take n unde r Orego no r

federa l law , includin g ac tion s take nuride r

administrativ e oversigh t o f th e Departmen t

o f Environmenta l Qualit y o r th e Unite dState s Environmenta l Pro
tebtior i Agenc y pursuan t t o writte nvolun
tar y agreements , consen t decree s an d consen t orders . (b ) "Uninsured " mean s a ninsure dwho , for an y perio do

f tim e afte r

Januar y 1 , 1971 , tha t i s include di na nenvironmenta l claim , faile dt o purchas e an dmaintai na n occurrence-base dgenera l liabilit y insuranc e polic y tha t

woul dhav e provide dcoverag e for th e environmenta l claim , provide dtha t suc h insuranc e wa s commerciall y availabl e a t suc htime . A genera l liabilit y insuranc e pol
ic y i s "commerciall y available " i f th e polic y ca nb e purchase dunde r th e Insuranc e Cod e o nreasonabl e commercia l terms . (2 ) Excep t a s provide di nsubsectio n(7 ) of thi s section , i nan y actio nbetwee na nin
sure dan da ninsure r

t o determin e th e exist
enc e of coverag e for

th e cost s of investigatin g an dremediatin g environmenta l contamination , whethe r i nrespons e t o gov ernmenta l deman do r

pursuan t

t o awritte n voluntar y agreement , consen t decre e o r

con sen t order , includin g th e existenc e o f cover ag e for th e cost s o

f defendin g asui t

agains t th e insure dfor

suc hcosts , th e followin g rule s o f constructio nshal l appl y i nth e in
terpretatio nof

genera l liabilit y insuranc e policie s involvin g environmenta l claims : (a ) Orego nla w shal l b e applie di nal l case s wher e th e contaminate dpropert y t o whic hth e actio nrelate s i s locate dwithi nth e Stat e of Oregon . Nothin g i nthi s sectio n shal l b e interprete dt o modif y commo nla w rule s governin g choic e of , la w determination s for site s locate doutsid e th e Stat e o f Oregon . (b ) An y actio no r

agreemen t

b y th e De
partmen t "o f Environmenta l Qualit y o r th e Unite dState s Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y agains t

o r wit ha ninsure di nwhic h th e Departmen t

o f Environmenta l Qualit y o r th e Unite dState s Environinenta l Protectio n Agenc y i nwritin g directs,,request s o r agree s tha t a ninsure dfak e actio nwit hrespec t t o contaminatio nwithi nth e Stat e o f Orego ni s equivalen t

to, asui t

o r lawsui t a s thos e terni s ar e use di naii y genera l liabilit y insuranc e policy . (c ) Insuranc e coverag e for an y reasonabl e an dnecessar y fees ; cost s an dexpenses , in
cludin g remedia l investigations , feasibilit y stud y cost s an dexpenses , incurred , b y th e insure dpursuan t

to , awritte nvoluritar y agreement , consen t

decre e o r

consen t orde r betwee nth e insure dan deither ; th e Depart
men t of Environmenta l Qualit y o r th e Unite d State s Environmenta l Protectio nAgency , whe nincurre da s aresul t o f awritte ndirec
tion , reques t

o r agreemen t

b y th e Depart
men t ofEnvironmenta l Qualit y o r th e Unite d State s Environmenta l Protectio nAgenc y t o take,,actio nwit hrespec t t o contaminatio n withi nth e Stat e o

f Oregon , shal l no t

b e de
nie dth e insure do nth e groun dtha t suc h expense s constitut e voluntar y payment s b y th e insured . . (3)(a) A ninsure r

wit hadut y t b pa y defens e o r inderrinit y costs , o r

both , t o a nin
sure dfor

a nenvironmenta l claii nunde r a genera l liabilit y insuramc e polic y tha t pro vide s tha t

th e insure r

ha s adut y t o pa y al l sum s arisin g ou t

o f arisk covere db y th e policy , mus t

pa y al l defens e o r

iridemnit y costs , o r both , proximatel y arisin g ou t o f th e risk pursuan t

t o th e applicabl e term s o f it s policy , includin g it s limi t o f liability , inde
penden t an dunaffecte db y othe r insuranc e Titi e 3 6 Page,79 6 (200 9 Edition )HAZARDOU S WAST EAN D HAZARDOU S MATERIAL S I 465.50 0

tha t ma y provid e coverag e for th e sam e claim . (b ) I f a ninsure dwh o make s a nenviron
menta l clai munde r

genera l liabilit y insur
anc e policie s tha t

provid e tha t

a ninsure r ha s adut y t o pa y al l sum s arisin g ou t o f a risk covere db y th e polic y ha s mor e tha non e suc hgenera l liabilit y insuranc e polic y in
surer , th e insure dshal l provid e notic e o f th e clai mt o al l suc hinsurer s for who mth e in
sure dha s curren t

addresses . I f

th e insured' s clai mi s no t

full y satisfie dan dth e insure d files sui t o nth e clai magains t

onl y on e suc h insurer , th e insure dmus t choos e tha t

insure r base do nth e followin g factors : (A ) Th e tota l perio do f tim e tha t

a nin
sure r issue dagenera l liabilit y insuranc e polic y t o th e insure dapplicabl e t o th e envi
ronmenta l claim ; (B ) Th e polic y limits , includin g an y ex clusion s t o coverage , o f eac hof th e genera l liabilit y insuranc e policie s tha t provid e cov erag e o r paymen t

for th e environmenta l claim ; o r (C ) Th e polic y tha t

provide s th e mos t

ap propriat e typ e of

coverag e for

th e typ e o

f environmenta l clai mfor whic hth e insure di s liabl e o r potentiall y liable . (c ) I f requeste db y a ninsure r chose nb y a ninsure dunde r

paragrap h(b ) o

f thi s sub
section , th e insure dshal l provid e infoi^matio n regardin g othe r

genera l liabilit y insuranc e policie s hel db y th e insure dtha t woul dpo tentiall y provid e coverag e for th e sam e envi
ronmenta l claim . (d ) A ninsure r

chose nb y a ninsure duri
de r paragrap h(b ) o

f thi s siibsectio nma y no t b e require dt o pa y deferis e o r inderrinit y cost s i nexces s o

f th e applicabl e polic y limits , i f any , o nsuc hdefens e o r indemnit y costs , in
cludin g an y exclusion s t o coverage . (4 ) A ninsure r

tha t ha s pai da nenvirbn
menta l clai mma y see k

contributio nfro man y othe r insure r tha t i s liabl e o r

potentiall y lia
ble. : I f acour t determine s tha t

th e appor tionmen t o f recoverabl e cost s betwee n insurer s i s appropriate , th e cour t shal l allo
cat e th e covere ddamage s betwee nth e iri
surer s befor e th e court , base do nth e followin g factors : (a) Th e tota l perio do f tim e tha t

eac h solven t insure r issue d agenera l liabilit y in
suranc e polic y t o th e insure dapplicabl e t o th e environmenta l claim ; (b ) Th e polic y limits , includin g an y ex clusion s t o coverage , o f each , of th e genera l liabilit y insuranc e policie s tha t provid e cov erag e o r paymen t

for th e environmenta l clai mfor whic hth e insure di s liabl e o r po tentiall y liable ; (c ) Th e polic y tha t provide s th e mos t

ap propriat e typ e o

f coverag e for

th e typ e o

f environmenta l claim ; an d (d) I f th e insure di s a nuninsure dfor an y par t o f th e tim e perio dinclude di nth e envi
ronmenta l claim , th e insure dshal l b e con sidere da ninsure r

for purpose s o

f allocation . (5 ) I f a ninsure di s a nuninsure dfor an y par t o f th e tim e perio dinclude di nth e envi
ronmenta l claim , a ninsure r wh o otherwis e ha s a nobligatio nt o pa y defens e cost s ma y den y tha t

portio no

f defens e cost s tha t

woul d b e allocate dt o th e insure dunde r subsectio n (4 ) o f thi s section . (6)(a) Ther e i s arebuttabl e presumptio n tha t tb e cost s o

f preliminar y assessments , remedia l investigations , ris k assessment s o r othe r necessar y investigation , a s thos e term s ar e define db y rul e b y th e Departmen t of Environmenta l Quality , ar e defens e cost s payabl e b y th e insurer , subjec t t o th e pro vision s o f th e applicabl e genera l liabilit y in
suranc e polic y o r

policies . (b ) Ther e i s arebuttabl e presumptio n tha t paymen t

o f th e cost s o

f remova l action s o r feasibilit y studies , a s thos e term s ar e de
finedb y rul e b y th e Departmen t o f Environ
menta l Quality , ar e indemnit y cost s an d reduc e th e insurer' s applicabl e limi t o f li
abilit y , o nth e insurer' s indenmit y obli
gations , subjec t

t o th e provision s o f th e applicabl e genera l liabilit y insuranc e polic y o r policies . (7 ) Th e rule s o

f constructio nse t

fort hi n thi s sectio nd o no t

appl y i f th e applicatio n of th e rul e result s i na ninterpretatio ncon trar y t o th e inten t

of th e partie s t o th e gen era l liabilit y insuranc e policy . [199 9 c.783 , §4 ; 200 3 c.79 9 §2

] , 465.48 2 Shor t

title . OR S 465.47 5 t o 465.48 0 shal l b e know nan dma y b e cite da s th e Orego nEnvironmenta l Cleanu p Assist
anc e Act . [199

9 c.78 3 §6 ] . (Cleanu p o f

Contaminatio n Resultin g From ' Dr y Cleanin g Facilities ) 465.50 0 Purpose . (1 ) Th e purpose s o f OR S 465.50 0 t o 465.54 5 are : (a ) To creat e a$ 1 millio ncleanu p fun d pai dfor solel y b y th e dr y cleanin g industry , an dt o otherwis e exemp t dr y cleanin g owner s an ddr y cleanin g operator s fro mcleanu p li
ability ; an d (b ) T o ensur e th e cleanu p o f contamina
tio nresultin g fro mdr y cleanin g facilities . (2 ) Th e provision s o

f OR S 465:20 0 sto 465.54 5 an d465.900 , an drule s an dprograrn s adopte dthereto , shal l continu e t o appl y t o th e cleanu p of

release s of

hazardou s sub
stance s fro mdr y cleanin g facilities , includin g 

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' K l|i! '

Titl e 3 6 Pag e 79 7 (200 9 Edition )465.50 3 PUBLI C HEALT H AN D SAFET Y

bu t no t limite dt o provision s an dprogram s for : (a ) Listin g o

f facilitie s havin g acon firmedreleas e of

dr y cleanin g solvents ; (b ) Prioritizin g dr y cleanin g facilitie s wit hconfirme drelease s for remova l o r

re media l action ; (c ) Applyin g standard s an dmethod s for rernova l ari dremedia l action s Selecte do r ap prove db y th e Departmen t of Environmenta l Quality ; an d (d ) Enforcin g o r

undertakin g remova l an d remedia T actions . [199

5 c.42 7 §3 ; 200 1 c.49

5 §1 ; 200 3 c.40 7 §21 ] 465.50 3 Exemptio nfromadministra
tiv e o r judicia l actio nt o compe l remova l o r remedia l action ; exemptio nfromli
ability ; exceptions ; liniitations . (1 ) Excep t a s provide dund^ r

subsection s (3) , (4 ) an d(5 ) o f thi s section , ari dexcep t t o th e exten t

tha t property , liabilit y o r

othe r insuranc e i s availabl e t o pa y remedia l actio ncosts , n o dr y cleanin g owne r

o r dr y cleanin g operato r shal l b e subjec t

t o an y administrativ e o r ju
dicia l actio nt o compe l aremova l o r remedia l actio no r

t o recove r

remedia l actio ncost s cause db y th e releas e o r threatene dreleas e of dr y cleanin g solven t

fro ma nactiv e o r

in
activ e dr y cleanin g facility , whethe r th e ac tio ni s brotigh t

unde r OR S 465.20 0 t o 465.54 5 ari d465.90 0 o r

an y othe r

statut e o r

regu lation . (2 ) Excep t

a s provide dunde r

subsection s (3) , (4 ) an d(5 ) o

f thi s section , an dexcep t t o th e exten t

tha t property , liabilit y b r

othe r insuranc e i s available , n o dr y cleanin g owne r o r dr y cleanin g bperato r

shal l b e liabl e unde r statutory . Commono r

administrativ e la w for damag e t o rea l o r

persona l propert y b r

t o natural : resource s i f

th e damag e i s cause db y th e releas e o r

threatene dreleas e of dr y cleanin g solven t

from , a nactiv e o r

inactiv e dr y cleanin g facility , excep t upo nproo f

tha t th e releas e of

dr y cleanin g solven t wa s cause db y th e failur e of th e dr y cleanin g owne r b r dry , cleanin g operato r t o exercis e du e care . Corriplianc e wit happlicabl e fed
eral , stat e an dlocal ' law s an dregulations , includin g wast e minimizatio nrequirements , i s prim afaci e evidenc e tha t th e dr y eleaniri g owne r o r dr y cleanin g operato r

exercise ddu e care . (3 ) Notwithstandin g th e dat e o nwhic h th e releas e occurred , th e provision s of sub
section s (1 ) an d(2 ) of

thi s sectio nd o no t

ap pl y t o adr y clesuiin g operato r if : (a ) Th e releas e wa s cause db y gros s neg ligenc e of

th e dr y cleanin g owne r o r dr y cleanin g operator ; (b ) Th e releas e resulte dfroma nactio n o r omissio ntha t

wa s aviolatio nb y th e dr y cleanin g owne r

o r dr y cleanin g operato r of federa l o r

stat e law s i neffec t

a t th e tim e of th e release , includin g bu t no t limite dt o wast e minimizatio nrequirement s impose d unde r OR S 465.505 ; (c ) Th e dr y cleanin g owne r o r dr y clean
in g operato r

willfull y conceale dareleas e of dr y cleanin g solven t

contrar y t o law s an d regulation s i neffect

a t th e tim e o

f th e re leas e o r di dno t compl y wit hreleas e report in g requirement s applicabl e a t th e tim e o

f th e release ; (d) Th e dr y cleanin g owne r o r dr y clean
in g operato r

denie s acces s o r

unreasorfabl y hinder s o r

delay s remova l b r

remedia l actio n necessar y a t

th e facility ; o r (e ) Th e dr y cleanin g operato r o f th e fa
cilit y wher e th e releas e occurre dha s faile d t o pa y fee s unde r

OR S 465.517 , 465.52 0 an d 465.52 3 i nrelatio nt o dr y cleanin g activit y a t an y dr y cleanin g facility ^ (4 ) Notwithstandin g th e dat e o nwhic h th e releas e occurred , subsection s (1 ) an d(2 ) of thi s sectio nd o no t

appl y t o adr y cleanin g owne r if : (a ) Th e releas e wa s cause db y gros s neg ligenc e o f

th e dr y cleanin g owne r o r dr y cleanin g operator ; (b ) Th e releas e resulte dfro maviolatio n b y th e dr y cleanin g owne r o r dr y cleanin g operato r of federa l o r

stat e law s i neffec t

a t th e tim e o

f th e release , includin g bu t no t limite dt o wast e minimizatio nrequirement s impose db y OR S 465.505 ; (c ) Th e dr y cleanin g owne r o r dr y clean
in g operato r

willfull y conceale dareleas e of dr y cleanin g solven t

contrar y t o law s an d regulation s i neffec t

a t th e tirii e b

f th e re leas e o r di dnb t compl y wit hth e releas e re pori;in g requirement s applicabl e a t th e tim e o f release ; (d) Th e dr y cleanin g owne r o r dr y clean
in g operatb r

denie s acces s o r

unreasonabl y hinder s o r

deliay s remova l o r

remedia l actio n necessar y at ' th e facility ; (e ) Th e dr y cleanin g operatb r o f th e fa
cilit y wher e th e release , occurre dha s faile d t o pa y fee s unde r

OR S 465.517 , 465.52 0 an d 465.52 3 i nrelatio nt o dr y eleaniri g activit y a t th e facility ; o r (f ) Th e dr y cleanin g facility ha s bee na n inactiv e dr y cleanin g facilit y for aperio dof 9 0 day s o r

mor e immediatel y precedin g Jun e 30 , 1995 . (5 ) I f hazardous , substance s ar e release d a s aresul t

o f bot hth e releas e of

dr y eleaniri g solven t fro mdr y cleanin g operation s ari d othe r activities , th e exemption s fromliabilitV provide dunde r

thi s Sectio nshal l appl y onl y t o tha t portio nof

th e remova l o r

remedia l actio no r damag e cause db y th e releas e o r threatene dreleas e o

f dr y cleanin g solven t Titl e 3 6 Pag e 79 8 (200 9 Edition )HAZARDOU S WAST EAN D HAZARDOU S MATERIAL S I 465.50 7

fromth e dr y cleanin g facility . [199 5 c.42 7 §4 ; 200 1 c.49 5 §2 ; 200 3 c.40 7 §1 ) 465.50 5 Wast e minimizatio nrequire
- ment s fo r

dr y cleanin g facilities ; annua l report ; reportabl e release ; rules . (1 ) I n additio nt o an y othe r applicabl e federa l o r stat e la w an dregulation , th e followin g wast e minimizatio nrequirement s shal l appl y t o dr y cleanin g facilities : (a ) Al l waste s meetin g th e stat e an dfed
era l criteri afo r

hazardou s waste , excludin g wastewater , generate da t an y dr y cleanin g facilit y an dcontainin g dr y cleanin g solvents , includin g residue s an dfilters, shal l b e man age dan ddispose dof , regardles s o f

quantity , generated , a s hazardou s waste s i naccor danc e wit hfedera l an dstat e law s otherwis e applicabl e t o managemen t o f hazardou s wastes , excep t

that , a s t o the . cleanu p o f re lease s o f

dr y cleanin g solvents , OR S 465.50 3 shal l appl y rathe r

tha nOR S 466.205 ; (b ) Wastewate r

contaminate dwit hdr y cleanin g solvent s fro mth e wate r separatio n proces s o f

dr y cleanin g machine s ma y no t b e discharge dint o an y sanitar y sewe r o r septi c tan k o r int o th e water s o f

thi s state ; (c ) Dr y cleanin g operator s shal l manag e solven t contaminate dwastewate r generate d i nth e wate r

separatio nproces s i naccor danc e wit hrule s adopte db y th e Environ
menta l Qualit y Commission ; (d ) A dr y cleanin g facilit y ma y no t in
clud e operatio n o f

transfer-typ e dr y cleanin g equipmen t

usin g perchloroethylene ; (e ) All . newl y installe ddr y cleanin g sys tem s usin g perchloroethylen e shal l b e ofth e dry-to-dr y typ e an db e equippe dwit hintegra l refrigerate dcondenser s wit ha n outle ttemperatur e senso r

fo r th e contro l o f

perchloro
ethylen e emissions ; (f ) Al l existin g dr y cleanin g system s us in g perchloroethylen e shal l instal l refriger
ate dcondensers , o r

a nequivalent ; (g ) Ever y dr y cleanin g facilit y shal l in
stal l secondar y containmen t system s capabl e o f containin g dr y cleanin g solven t uride r an d aroun deac hmachin e o r ite mo f

equipmen t i nwhic han y dr y cleanin g solven t i s used , treate do r

stored ; an d (h ) Al l perchloroethylen e dr y , cleanin g solven t shal l b e delivere dt o dr y cleanin g fa
cilitie s b y mean s o f closed , direct-couple d deliver y systems . (2 ) Th e Departmen f o f Environmenta l Qualit y ma y authoriz e th e us e o f alternativ e measure s a t

adr y cleanin g facilit y i nlie u o f on e o r mor e o f

th e measure s describe dunde r subsectio n(1 ) o f

thi s sectio n upo nproo f sat isfactor y t o th e departmen t tha t th e altema
tiv e measure s ca nprovid e equivalen t protectio nfo r

publi c healt han dth e environ
ment , ca nachiev e equivalen t wast e minimi
zatio nan dar e consisten t wit hothe r applicabl e law s an dregulations . (3 ) E-very dr y cleanin g an ddr y stor e op erato r shal l provid e annuall y t o th e depart
men t o nform s t o b e supplie db y th e department , informatio nregardin g compli
anc e wit hth e wast e minimizatio nrequire
ment s se t

fort hi nsubsectio n(1 ) o f thi s sectio n£m

dan y othe r

informatio na s th e de
partmen t

consider s necessar y fo r carr3dn g ou t th e purpose s o f

OR S 465.20 0 an d465.50 0 t o 465.545 . (4 ) Notwithstandin g an y la w t o th e con trary , adr y cleanin g operato r fo r afacilit y havin g areleas e o f dr y cleanin g solvent s shal l immediatel y repor t an y releas e exceed
in g on e poun dt o th e notificatio nsysterr i manage db y th e Offic e o f Emergenc y Man
agemen t pursuan t

t o OR S 401.094 . (5 ) Th e Environmenta l Qualit y Commis
sio nshal l adop t

rule s necessar y t o implerrien t OR S 465.20 0 an d465.50 0 t o 465.545 , mcludin g bu t no t limite dt o rule s implemeritin g th e recommendation s o f

th e advisor y grou p es tablishe dunde r

OR S 465.50 7 o r

requirin g th e implementatio no f

ne w wast e minimizatio n technologies . [199 5 c.42 7 §5 ; 199 9 C.5

9 §132 ; 200 1 c.49 5 §3 ] " • 465.50 7 Dr y cleanin g advisor y group . (1 ) Th e Directo r

o f th e Departmen t

o f Envi
ronmenta l Qualit y shal l appoin t a nadvisor y grou p comprise do f

member s representin g a balanc e o f

a t leas t th e followin g interests : (a ) Dr y cleanin g operators ; (b ) Dr y cleanin g owners ; (c ) Dr y cleaning.industr y member s othe r tha nowner s an doperators ; (d ) Citizens ; (e ) Environmenta l organizations ; an d (f ) Loca l governments. , (2 ) Th e advisor y grou p shal l mee t period
icall y t o revie w an dadvis e th e Departmen t o f Environmenta l Qualit y regarding: . (a ) Method s an dstandard s fo r remova l an dremedia l action s a s applie db y th e de
partmen t

a t dr y cleanin g facilities ; (b ) Wast e minimizatio nrules , guideline s an drequirement s a s applie dt o dr y cleanin g facilities , includin g ne w technologie s an din
dustr y practices ; (c ) Th e department' s us e o f th e Dr y Cleane r Environmenta l Respons e Account , includin g us e a t

multiple-sourc e sites ; (d ) Th e adequac y o f

revenu e generate db y fee s assesse dunde r

OR S 465.517 , 465.52 0 an d 465.52 3 fo r

meetin g th e cost s o f remova l an d remedia l action s a t

dr y cleanin g facilities ; an d /

Titi e 3 6 Pag e 79 9 (200 9 Edition )465.51 0 PUBLI C HEALT H AN D SAFET Y

(e ) An y othe r

matter s pertinen t

t o th e purpose s o

f OR S 465.20 0 an d465.50 0 t o 465.545 . (3 ) Th e advisor y grou p shal l develo p goal s for th e departmen t

tha t relat e t o th e cleanu p of

contaminatio nresultin g fro mdr y cleanin g facilities . I ndevelopin g th e goals , th e grou p ma y revie w an dmonito r th e ad
ministrativ e cost s o

f th e departmen t

for im
plementui g OR S 465.50 0 t o 465.54 5 an dsha U includ e recommendation s for : (a ) Reducin g administrativ e costs ; (b ) Prioritizin g dr y cleanin g facilitie s tha t hav e confirme drelease s for remova l o r remedia l action ; (c) Determinin g an dlimitin g th e ultimat e cos t of remova l o r

remedia l action s a t

dr y cleanin g facilities.pai dfromth e Dr y Cleane r Environmenta l Respons e Account ; an d (d ) Determinin g th e ultimat e cos t o f fu
tur e liabilit y t o th e stat e for remova l o r

re media l action s a t

dr y cleanin g facilitie s no t covere db y th e Dr y Cleane r Environmenta l Respons e Account . [199 5 c.42 7 §6 ; 199 9 c.5 9 §133 ; 200 1 c,49 5 §4 ; 200 3 c.40

7 §3 ] 465.51 0 Dr y Cleane r Environmenta l Respons e Account ; use ; deductibl e amount s fo r

expenditures . (1 ) Th e Dr y Cleane r Environmenta l Respons e Accoun t i s establishe dseparat e an ddistinc t frorri th e Genera l Fun di nth e Stat e Treasury . Al l money s collecte dunde r

OR S 465.517 , 465:52 0 an d465.523 , a

U accoun t

expenditure s recov ere do r otherwis e received , penaltie s as sesse dunde r

OR S 465.99 2 an dal l interes t earne do nmoney s i nth e accoun t shal l b e credite dt o th e account . (2 ) Al l money s i nth e Dr y Cleane r Envi
ronmenta l Respons e Accoun t ar e contiri
uousl y appropriate dt o th e Departmen t of Environmenta l Qualit y and , excep t a s pro vide dunde r

thi s section , rria: y b e expende d solel y for th e followin g purposes : (a ) Remedia l actio ncost s incurre db y th e departmen t

a s aresiil t

o f areleas e a t

o r from adr y eleaniri g facility ; (b ) Preapprove dremedia l actio ncost s in
curre db y aperso nperformin g remova l o r remedia l actio na s aresul t o f areleas e a t

o r fro madr y cleanin g facility unde r adepart
men t orde r o r agreemen t

expressl y autboriz
in g reimbursemen t

fro mth e account ; (c) Th e department' s cost s o f progra m development , administration , enforcemen t an dcos t recovery ; an d (d) Th e department' s indirec t cost s at tributabl e t o remova l o r remedia l actio ndu e t o areleas e a t

o r fro madr y cleanin g facil
- ,ity.-. , (3 ) Th e departmen t

ma y expen dDr y Cleane r Environmenta l Respons e Accoun t money s onl y for thos e remedia l actio ncost s define di nOR S 465.20 0 (24 ) tha t ar e reason abl e i nth e department' s judgment . Th e de
partmen t shal l conside r

a t leas t th e followin g factors , t o th e exten t

relevan t informatio ni s available , i ndeterminin g th e orde r i nwhic h removal s o r

remedia l action s shal l receiv e fundin g an dth e amoun t o f funding : (a) Th e dr y cleanin g facility' s ris k t o publi c healt han dth e environment . Eac hfa
cility' s ris k

shal l b e evaluate drelativ e t o th e ris k pose db y othe r

facilities . (b ) Th e nee dfor

remova l or : remedia l ac tio na t th e dr y cleanin g facilit y relativ e t o accoun t availabilit y an dth e nee dfor remova l o r remedia l action s a t

othe r facilities . ' (c ) Th e natur e o

f th e activitie s for

whic h expenditure s ar e necessary , i nth e followin g orde r of preference : (A) Direc t

cos t o f cleanup , provide dtha t adequat e technica l investigatio nha s bee n completed ; (B ) Direc t

cos t o f technica l investigatio n an dremed y evaluation ; (C ) Administrativ e an dindirec t costs ; an d (D ) Enforcement , cos t recover y an dlega l costs . (4 ) I f th e departmen t

take s actio na t

a facility , locatio no r

are awher e hazardou s substance s hav e bee nrelease da s aresul t of bot hdr y cleanin g operation s an dothe r ac tivities , includin g bu t

no t limite dt o laundr y operations , accoun t

money s ma y b e use donl y for tha t portio nof

th e rerriova l o r

rerriedia l actio ndetermine db y th e departmen t t o b e necessitate db y th e releas e of dr y cleanin g solven t b y th e dr y cleanin g facility . (5 ) Money s i nth e accoun t expende dfor remedia l actio ncost s ma y b e expende dsolel y for cost s i nexces s of

th e followin g deductibl e amounts : (a ) Fo r areleas e from adr y cleanin g fa
cilit y employin g five o r fewe r individual s a t th e tim e of

release , includin g an y dr y clean
in g owner , dr y cleanin g operator'o r fiill-time employee , $5,000 ; (b ) Fo r areleas e fro madr y cleanin g fa
cilit y employin g mor e tha nfive individual s a t th e tim e of

release , includin g an y dr y cleanin g owner , dr y cleanin g operato r o r full-tim e employee , $1,00 0 pe r Owner , opera to r o r full-tim e employe e u p t o $10,000 ; an d (c ) Fo r areleas e fro ma ninactiv e site , $10,000 . , (6 ) 'The dr y cleanin g owne r o r dr y clean
in g operato r

ofth e facility shal l b e responsi
bl e for : (a) Pajin g th e deductibl e amount . Th e departmen t

ma y brin g acivi l actio nt o re Titl e 3 6 Pag e 80 0 (2009 Edition )

# r

HAZARDOU S WAST EAN D HAZARDOU S MATERIAL S I 465.52 0
cove r £m y money s expende dfro mth e accoun t i npaymen t

o f cost s properl y payabl e unde r thi s paragrap hb y th e dr y cleanin g owne r o r dr y cleanin g operator . (b ) Investigatin g whethe r a ninsuranc e polic y provide s coverag e fo r th e cost s arisin g fromareleas e o r

threatene dreleas e an dob
tainin g paymen t

fo r thos e costs . I norde r t o receiv e a n exemptio n frbrii administrativ e action , judicia l actio no r liabilit y unde r

OR S 465.503 , th e dr y cleanin g owne r o r dr y cleanin g operator : (A ) Mus t

initiat e al l action s reasonabl y necessar y to . obtai ncoverag e fro ma ninsur
anc e polic y tha t

ma y b e availabl e t o pa y cost s associate dwit hareleas e o r threaterie d release ; an d (B ) Ma y no t

tak e an y actio ntha t ma y prejudic e th e owner' s o r operator' s abilit y t o obtain , uride r

a ninsuranc e policy , coverag e o f o r paymen t

o f cost s associate dwit hare leas e o r threatene drelease . ^
- , ' (7 ) Th e departmen t

ma y no t

expen dmon ey s ou t o f th e Dr y Cleane r

Environmenta l Respons e Account : (a ) Fo r th e paymen t

of , an y clai mo r judgmen t

agains t th e stat e o r

it s agencie s fo r los s o f business , damag e o r destructio no f propert y o r

personal , injur y arisin g fro mre mova l o r

remedia l actio nundertake nunde r OR S 465.260 ; (b ) Fo r remedia l actio nan dothe r cost s unde r thi s sectio ni f

th e dr y cleanin g owne r o r dr y cleanin g operato r faile dt o compl y wit hth e wast e minimizatio nrequirement s unde r OR S 465.505 , an dth e failur e t o compl y wit hth e requirement s i s determine db y th e departmen t

t o b e acontributin g facto r i nth e release . [199

5 c.4^ 7 §7 ; 200 1 c.495 §5 ; 200

3 c.40 7 §4 ] 46551 5 [199

5 c.42 7 §8 ; 200 1 c.495 §6 ; repealedb y 2003 c.40 7 §29 ] . : .; • .- . : ' ,, , 465.51 7 Annua l fe e an dgros s revenu e fe e fo r dr y cleanin g facilities . (1 ) I naddi
tio n t o ari y othe r

ta x o r fe e impbse db y law , ther e i s assesse do ndr y cleariiri g facilitie s th e followin g annual:fees: ; J (a ) Fo r an y dr y cleanin g facilit y tha t uti
lize dan y solven t

prio r t o Januar y 1 , 1998 , $500 . (b ) Fo r an y dr y cleariin g facilit y that , af
te r Januar y 1 , 1998 , ha s utihze do r utilizes , durin g an y par t

o f the-arinua l fe e period , perchloroethylene , $500 . : . (2 ) Notwithstandin g subsectio n(1 ) o f thi s section , i f

th e dr y cleanin g owne r o r dr y cleanin g operato r

ha s a nexpande dprelimi
nar y assessment , includin g fieldtesting , con ducte da t

th e facilit y i n a-manne r approve d b y th e departmen t

an dth e assessmen t

show s tha t n o releas e o f

solvent s ha s occurred , a dr y cleanin g facilit y may : (a ) B e permanentl y exempte dfrompay men t o f th e fe e unde r

subsectio n(l)(a ) o f

thi s section ; an d (b ) Receiv e acredi t

o f $1,00 0 fo r

pay ment s require db y subsectio n(1 ) o f thi s sec tion . (3 ) I nadditio nt o an y othe r ta x o r fe e impose db y law , ther e i s assesse do nar i ac tiv e dr y cleanin g facilit y a nannua l fe e i nth e amoun t o f on e percen t

o f th e gros s revenu e o f dr y cleanin g service s tha t th e facilit y generate s i nth e annua l fe e period . Gros s revenu e doe s no t

includ e revenue s o f adr y cleanin g facilit y receive dfo r service s t o a dr y stor e no t

owne dO

r operate db y th e dr y cleanin g facility . ' (4 ) Th e fee s assesse dshal l b e du e o nth e first da y o f eac hcalenda r

yea r tha t th e fa
cilit y operate s a s adr y cleanin g facilit y an d shal l b e prorate dfo r

partia l yea r

operation . (5 ) A dr y cleanin g owne r o r dr y cleanin g operato r shal l pa y th e fee s impose dunde r thi s sectio ni nasingl e payment , payabl e o n Marc h1 . [199

5 c.42 7 §9 ; 199 9 c.104 7 §1 ; 200 1 c.49

5 ,§7 ; 200 3 c.40 7 §5 ] 465.52 0 Fe e o nsal e o r transfe r

o f dr y » eleaniri g solvent ; exemption . (1 ) I naddi
- ? tiori.t o an y othe r

ta x o r fe e impose db y law , afee , payabl e b y th e selle r o r transferor^, . i s impose don : (a ) Th e retai l sal e o r

transfe r

withi nthi s stat e o f dr y cleanin g solven t O no r afte r Januar y 1 , 1996 ; an d ;(b ) Th e transfe r

o f dr y cleanin g solven t fro ma noff-sit e reclamatio nfacility . (2 ) Th e fe e o neac hgallo no f dr y cleanin g solven t i s th e resul t

obtaine dfrommultiply
in g th e solven t

facto r o f th e dr y cleanin g solven t b y $10, . ' (3 ) Th e solven t

facto r fo r eac hdr y clean
in g solvent;i s th e amoun t liste di nth e fol
lowin g table : Dr y Cleanin g Solven t Perchloroethylen e An y othe r

solven t Solven t Facto r 1.0 0 0.2 0 (4 ) Notwithstandiri g subsection s (l)'an d (2 ) o f thi s section , n o fe e sbal l b e impose do n th e retm l sal e o r

transfe r o f an y dr y cleanin g solven t if , prio r t o th e retai l sal e o r

tra.nsfer , th e purchase r

o r transfere e provide s th e selle r o r transfero r

wit hacertificat e statin g that : (a ) Th e dr y cleanin g solven t wil l no t

b e use di nadr y cleanin g facility ; o r (b ) Th e purchase r

o r transfere e doe s no t operat e adr y cleanin g facility . ,[199 5 c.42 7 §10 ; 199 7 c.24 9 §161 ; 200 1 c.49

5 §14 ; 200 3 c.40 7 §6 ] Titi e 3 6 Pag e 80 1 (200 9 Edition )465.52 3 PUBLI C HEALT H AN D SAFET Y

465.52 3 Fe e o nus e o f dr y cleanin g solvent . (1 ) I nadditio nt o an y othe r ta x o r fe e impose db y law , afee i s impose do nth e us e o f dr y cleanin g solven t

a t adr y cleanin g facility withi nthi s stat e if : (a ) Th e purchase r

o r transfere e o f

th e solven t di dno t

receiv e abil l o r

invoic e showin g th e correc t

fe e impose dunde r

OR S 465.52 0 o nth e retai l sal e o r transfer ; o r (b ) N o fe e wa s pai dwit hrespec t t o th e retai l sal e o r

transfe r an dth e purchase r

o r transfere e ha dreaso nt o believ e tha t n o fe e woul db e paid . (2 ) Th e fee impose db y thi s sectio nequal s th e fee tha t

shoul dhav e bee nimpose do nth e retai l sal e o r

transfe r of th e dr y cleanin g solveri t b y OR S 465.52 0 les s th e fee , i f any , show no nth e bil l o r

invoice . [199

5 c.42 7 §11 ; 19 ^ c.5 9 §134 ] 465.52 5 Calculatio no t fe e fo r partiia l gallons ; refun do r

credit . (1 ) Fo r

afractio n of agallon , th e fe e impose dunde r OR S 465.52 0 an d465.52 3 shal l b e proportionat e t o th e fee impose do nawhol e gallon . (2 ) I f th e fe e i s pai dpursuan t t o OR S 465.52 0 an d465.52 3 o ndr y cleanin g solven t tha t i s subsequentl y resol do r exporte dfrom thi s stat e an dno t

reimporte dfor

us e i nadr y cleanin g facility , th e reselle r o r exporte r

o f th e dr y cleanin g solven t i s entitle dt o clai m areflui dor i credi t

for th e fe e o nth e dr y cleanin g solven t

tha t wa s pai db y th e reselle r o r exporter . Th e Departmen t of Environ
menta l Qualit y ma y requir e afe e paye r claimin g arefun dt o provid e proo f that , th e fe e wa s pai dwit hrespec t t o th e dr y cleariin g solven t an dproo f

o f it s us e o r

sal e ir i a manne r no t subjec t t o fe e assessment . [199 5 c.42 7 §13 ; 200 3 c.40

7 §7 ] . : 465.52 7 Reportin g o f

fees . Th e fee ^ im
pose db y OR S 465.517 , 465.52 0 an d465.52 3 shal l b e pai dpursuan t t o informatio nre porte do nform s supplie db y th e Departmen t ofEnvironmenta l Quality . [199 5 c.42 7 §14 ; 200 1 c.49 5 §8 ; 200 3 c.40

7 §8 ] 465.53 0 [199 5 c.427 §15 ; repeale db y 200 3 c.407 §29 ] 465.53 1 Departmen t

o f Environmenta l Qualit y ma y contrac t fo r collectio no f feels . Th e Departmen t o f Environmenta l Quality , i nconsultatior i wit hth e advisor y grou p estabhshe duride r OR S 465.507 , ma y contrac t wit haprivat e o r

publi c entit y for th e provisio no f

service s t o implemen t tb e objective s of

OR S 465.51 7 t o 465.545 . Th e departmen t ma y contrac t

for th e collectio nof fees , charge s o r

interes t fro mdr y cleariin g owner s o r

dr y cleanin g operators , bu t th e departmen t

ma y no t delegat e it s authorit y t o determin e th e arrioun t

o f th e fees , charge s o r interes t owed . [200

3 c.40 7 §20 ] 46553 3 [199 5 c.42 7 §16 ; 200 1 c.49 5 §9 ; repeale d b y 200 3 c.40 7 §29 ] 465.53 5 [199 5 c.42 7 §17 ; 200 1 c.49 5 §10 ; repeale d b y 200 3 c.40 7 §29 ] 465.53 6 Lat e charges ; enforcemen t b y Departmen t

o f Revenue . (1 ) ^I

f aperso n fail s t o submi t

th e fee s impose db y OR S 465.517 , 465.52 0 an d465.52 3 b y th e dat e show no nth e for

msupplie dunde r

OR S 565.527 , th e Departmen t o f Environmenta l Qualit y shal l asses s alat e charg e equa l t o 1 0 percen t

of th e unpai damount . A naddi
tiona l lat e charg e o

f 1 0 percen t

o f th e unpai d amoun t shal l b e assesse dfor

eac h30-da y perio dtha t th e fee s remai nunpaid . I f th e in
voic e remain s unpai dafte r thre e a,dditiona l lat e charge s ar e incurred , th e departmen t ma y no t asses s furthe r

charges . (2 ) I f th e departmen t

i s unabl e t o collec t fees , charge s o r

interes t impose db y thi s sec tio no r OR S 465.517 , 465.52 0 o r 465.523 , th e departmen t

ma y authoriz e th e Directo r o f th e Departmen t

of Revenu e t o collec t

th e fees , charge s o r

interes t i nth e manne r

pro vide db y OR S chapter s 30 5 an d314 . (3 ) Th e Departmen t

o f Environmenta l Qualit y ina y reques t

ta x informatio nan dfinancia l record s necessar y t o perfor maudit s an dexamination s t o verif y fee-relate dinfor
matio nsubmitte db y person s wh o pa y fee s unde r OR S 465.517 , 465.52 0 an d465.523 . All ta x informatio nan dfinancial record s ob
taine db y th e departmen t pursuan t

t o thi s subsectio nar e exemp t

frompubli c disclosur e unde r OR S 192.41 0 to 192.505 . [200 3 c.40 7 §10 ] .Note : 465.53 6 wa s adde dt o an dmad e apar t o f 465.50 0 t o 465.54 5 b y legislativ e actio nbu t wa s not adde dt o an y smalle r

serie s therein.''Se e Prefac e t o Or
ego n Revise dStatute s fo r furthe r explanation . 465.53 7 [1995 c.42

7 §18 ; 199 9 c.i04 7 §2 ; 200 1 c.49 5 §11 ; repeale db y 200 3 c.407 §29 ] 465.54 0 [1995,c.427 §19 ; repealed:b y 200 3 c:407 §29 ] 465.54 3 [199 5 c.42

7 §20 ; repealedb y 200 3 c.407 §29 ] 465.54 5 Suspensio no f dr y cleanin g fees ; recommendatio nt o Legislativ e As
sembly . (1 ) Upori adetermiriatio nb y th e Di
rector , o f th e Departrrien t

ofEnvironmenta l Qualit y that : necessar y remova l an dremedia l actio ni s complete dan dpai dfor a t al l di y cleanin g facilitie s havin g aconfirme dreleas e of dr y cleanin g solvent , th e directo r shal l repbr t t o th e nex t

followin g sessio no

f th e Legislativ e Assembl y wit harecommendatio n for th e suspensio no

f th e fees , othe r

tha nth e aimua l licens e fee , impose dunde r OR S 465.517 , 465.52 0 an d465.523 . (2 ) Th e Directo r

of th e Departmen t

o f Environmenta l Qualit y shal l giv e notic e o f th e inten t

t o mak e th e recommendatio nder scribe dunde r

subsectio n(1 ) of

thi s sectio n a t leas t on e yea r

prio r t o th e dat e recom mende db y th e directo r a s th e dat e of

sus pension . (3 ) Th e provision s o f OR S 465.500 , 465.503 , 465.50 5 an d465.51 0 appl y retro Titi e 3 6 Pag e 80 2 (200 9 Edition )HAZARDOU S WAST EAN D HAZARDOU S MATERIAL S I 465.90 0

activel y t o release s of

dr y cleanin g solvent s occurrin g befor e Jun e 30 , 1995 . [199 5 c.42 7 §21 ; 200 1 c.49 5 §12 ; 200 3 c.40 7 §22 ] 465.54 6 [199 9 c.1047 §4 ; repealedb y 200 3 c.40 7 §29 ] 465.54 8 [199 9 c.1047 §5 ; 200 1 c.49 5 §13 ; repeale db y 200 3 c.40 7 §29] '

. CHEMICA LAGENT S

fo r OR S 465.55 0 OR S 465.55 0 an d 465.55 0 Definition s an d465.555 . A s use di n 465.555 : (1 ) "Chemica l agents " means : -• : • (a ) Bliste r

agents , suc ha s mustar dgas ; (b ) Nerv e agents , suc ha s sari nan dVX ; (c ) Residue s fro mdemilitarization , treat men t an dtestin g of

bliste r agents ; an d (d ) Residue s fro mdemilitarization, , treat men t an dtestin g of

nerv e agents . (2 ) "Majo r

recover y action " mean s are covery actio ntha t

wil l tak e mor e tha non e yea r t o complet e an dtha t

wil l emplo y 20 0 o r mor e individuals . (3 ) "Majo r

remedia l action " mean s are media l actio ntha t

wil l tak e mor e tha non e yea r t o complet e an dtha t

wil l emplo y 20 0 o r mor e individuals . (4 ) "Owner " mean s aperso no r th e Stat e of Oregon , th e Unite dState s of Americ ao r an y agency , departmen t o r politica l subdivi
sio nthereo f

tha t owns , possesse s o r

control s propert y upo nwhic haremedia l o r recover y actio ninvolvin g store dchemica l agent s i s conducted . (5 ) "Recover y action " mean s an y activit y designe dt o mitigat e th e effect s of a nunin
tende dreleas e o f

chemica l agent s int o th e air , wate r

o r soi l of thi s state . (6 ) "Remedia l action " mean s an y activit y intende dt o preven t

th e releas e of

chemica l agent s int o th e air , wate r o r soi l of thi s state . "Remedia l action " include s controlle d destructio nof

chemica l agents . [199

7 c.55 4 §1] Note : 465.55 0 an d465.55 5 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 5 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 . 465.55 5 Count y assessmen t o f effect s o f majo r recover y o r

remedia l actio na t storag e o r

disposa l sit e fo r

chemica l agents ; annua l fee . (1 ) I f asit e for

th e storag e o r

disposa l o f

chemica l agent s i s lo
cate dwithi nacount y an di f amajo r recov er y o r majo r remedia l actio ni s anticipate d t o occu r a t th e site , th e governin g bod y o f th e count y ma y conduc t a nassessmen t

o f th e socia l an deconomi c effect s o ncommunitie s withi nth e count y tha t

ar e likel y t o occu r

b y reaso nof

th e majo r

recover y o r

majo r reme dia l action . (2 ) Whe nassessin g th e effect s o ncom munitie s cause db y th e majo r recover y o r majo r remedia l action , th e count y governin g bod y ma y consider , amon g othe r matters , th e following : (a ) Effect s upo nroad s an dstreets ; (b ) Effect s upo nexistin g sewe r an dwate r systems ; (c ) Effect s upo nschools ; (d ) Effect s upo nmedica l facilitie s an d services ; (e ) Additiona l la w enforcemen t require
ments ; , , (f ) Additiona l housin g requirements ; an d (g ) Technica l plannin g requirements . (3 ) Afte r completio no

f th e assessmen t require dunde r

thi s section , th e count y gov ernin g bod y ma y impos e upo nth e owne r o f th e sit e a nannua l fe e reasonabl y calculate d t o mitigat e th e social an deconomi c effect s o ncomriiunitie s tha t

ar e occurrin g o r

tha t ar e likel y t o occu r

b y reaso nof

th e majo r recover y o r

majo r remedia l action . Th e an nua l fe e ma y b e impose ddurin g th e first yea r i nwhic hth e majo r

recover y o r

majo r reme dia l actio ni s conducte dan di neac hsuc ceedin g yea r

for th e duratio nof

th e majo r recover y o r

majo r remedia l action . Whe na fe e i s impose dunde r

thi s section , th e fe e shal l b e reviewe di neac hyea r an dma y b e adjuste dwhe ncircumstEmce s mak e a nad
justmen t necessar y o r

appropriate . Th e tota l aggregat e fee impose dunde r thi s sectio n shal l no t excee dfive percen t

o f th e tota l ag gregat e cos t

o f th e majo r

recover y o r

majo r remedia l action . (4 ) I f th e entit y responsibl e for conduct
in g th e majo r

recover y o r

majo r remedia l actio ni s differen t

fro mth e owne r

o f th e sit e a t whic hth e majo r

recover y o r

majo r reme dia l actio ni s conducted , th e fe e authorize d b y thi s sectio nma y b e impose dupo neithe r th e owne r

o r th e entit y o r

upo nbot hjointly . [1997 c.55 4 §2

] Note : Se e not e unde r

465.550 . CIVI LPENALTIE S 465.90 0 Civi l penaltie s fo r violatio no f remova l o r

remedia l actions . (1 ) I naddi
tio nt o an y othe r

penalt y provide db y law , an y perso nwh o violate s aprovisio no f OR S 465.20 0 t o 465.545 , o r

an y rul e o r

orde r en tere do r adopte dunde r

OR S 465.20 0 t o 465.545 , shal l incu r

acivi l penalt y no t

t o ex cee d$10,00 0 ada y for eac hda y tha t

suc h violatio noccur s o r

tha t failur e t o compl y continues . (2 ) Th e civi l penalt y authorize db y sub
sectio n(1 ) o

f thi s sectio nshal l b e impose di n th e marme r

provide db y OR S 468.135 , excep t tha t apenalt y collecte dunde r thi s sectio n / ' ;

1 1

Titi e 3 6 Page ; 80 3 (200 9 Edition )465.99 2 PUBLI C HEALT H AN D SAFET Y

shal l b e deposite di nth e Hazardou s Sub
stanc e Remedia l Actio nFun destablishe d unde r OR S 465.381 , i f

th e penalt y pertain s t o areleas e a t

an y facility . [Formerl

y 466.900 ; 199 1 c.73 4 §34 ] , Note : Th e amendment s t o 465.90 0 b y sectio n 3 , 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 . 465.900 . (1 ) I nadditio nt o an y othe r penalt y pro vide db y law , an y perso n wh o violate s aprovisio n of ORS 465.20 0 t o 465.545 , o r an y rul e o r

orde r entere do r adopte dunde r

OR S 465.20 0 t o 465.545 , shal l incu r acivi l penalt y no t

t o excee d$25,00 0 ada y for eac hda y tha t suc hviolatio noccur s o r tha t failur e t o compl y contin
ues . ' (2 ) Th e civi l penalt y authorize db y subsectio n (1 ) o f thi s sectio nshal l b e impose di n th e manne r provide d b y ORS 468.135' , excep t tha t apenalt y collecte dunde r thi s sectio nshal l b e depositedu i th e Hazardou s Sub
stance . Remedia l Action-Fund : establishe dunder-OR S 465.381 , i f th e penalt y pertaia s t o areleas e a t an y fa
cility . 465.99 0 [Amende db y 195 3 c.540 §5 ; repeale db y 198 9 c.84 6 §15] , 465.99 2 Civi l penalt y fo r failur e t o pa y fees . (1 ) An y dr y cleanin g operato r wh o fail s t o pa y afe e require duride r OR S 465.517 , 465.52 0 o r

465.52 3 shal l incu r

acivi l penalt y o f no t mor e tha n$5,000 . Th e penalt y shal l b e recovere da s provide di nsubsectio n(2 ) o f thi s section . (2 ) An y perso nagains t whb mapenalt y i s assesse dunde r

subsectio n(1 ) of

thi s sec tio nma y appea l t o th e ta x cour t a s prbvide d i nOR S 305.40 4 t o 305.560 . If th e penalt y i s no t pai dwithi n1 0 day s afte r th e orde r

o f th e ta x cour t become s final, th e Departmen t o f Revenu e ma y recor dth e orde r an dcollec t the . amoun t

assesse di nth e sam e manne r a s iricom e ta x deficiencie s ar e recorde dan d collecte dunde r

OR S 314:430 . [199

9 c.l04 7 §6 ] Note : 465:99 2 wa s 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 apar t

o f OR S chapte r

46 5 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 .

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