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OR Rev Stat § 274.937 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 274 - Submersible and Submerged Lands|Section 274.937 - Right of individual to purchase new lands created by individual; price determination.

(1) Whenever an individual, in accordance with ORS 274.920, creates new lands upon submersible or submerged lands owned by the state, such individual has the right to purchase the new lands as provided in this section. The individual shall pay to the Department of State Lands for the new lands the value of the state-owned submersible or submerged lands upon which the new lands were created immediately prior to the creation of the new lands thereon and a reasonable portion of the private benefit realized from the creation of the new lands as an addition to the adjoining or opposite upland in front of which the new lands were created. The individual shall also pay to the department for the new lands the administrative costs incurred by the department with respect to the new lands. If the individual fails to make payment for the new lands as provided in this subsection within six months after the date of the notice by the department, the department may dispose of the new lands as provided in ORS 274.915. (2) If an individual and the department cannot agree on the sum to be paid for new lands under subsection (1) of this section, the sum to be paid shall be determined by three appraisers, one appointed by the individual, one appointed by the department and the third appointed by the first two. The determination of the appraisers shall be final. The cost of the third appraiser shall be borne equally by the individual and the department. [1973 c.203 §6]
OR Rev Stat § 274.940 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 274 - Submersible and Submerged Lands|Section 274.940 - Reservation of historically filled lands or new lands.

(1) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of ORS 274.905 to 274.940, the Department of State Lands may reserve historically filled lands or new lands from sale, transfer or lease where upon notice and hearing the department determines that the public interest requires the lands to be preserved for recreation, conservation of fish and wildlife or the development of navigation facilities. (2) If lands are reserved from sale, transfer or lease under this section, the adjoining or opposite upland or riparian owner shall be allowed reasonable access to navigable water across the reserved historically filled lands or new lands. (3) A determination that the public interest requires historically filled lands or new lands to be reserved under this section is not a final agency order. [1963 c.376 §7; 1967 c.421 §178; 1973 c.203 §8; 2015 c.804 §5]
OR Rev Stat § 274.945 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 274 - Submersible and Submerged Lands|Section 274.945 - Collection of shellfish mariculture records.

(1) The Department of Land Conservation and Development shall receive, consolidate and organize the public records of federal, state or local government, special government bodies or other public bodies related to shellfish mariculture in this state. The department shall establish an electronic system to store and share the public record information. The public records that the department collects under this section shall include, but are not limited to, records related to: (a) Estuary management plans; (b) Estuarine habitat technical information; (c) Native shellfish beds; (d) Commercial plats; (e) Fish and wildlife use; (f) Ongoing recreational and commercial use; (g) Ownership information regarding tidelands; (h) Encumbrances on state-owned tidelands; and (i) Land use plans and zoning for estuaries that have potential for aquaculture operations and for other estuaries. (2) The department shall organize data and other material contained in the public records stored by the electronic system into formats suitable for access by governments, industry groups, public interest groups and other stakeholders. (3) Except as provided in this subsection, the department shall make output from the electronic system publicly accessible. If information received into the system is exempt under ORS 192.355 or conditionally exempt from disclosure under ORS 192.345, the department shall make access to the information conditional upon receipt of permission from the public body that originally generated the public record. [2019 c.654 §1] Note: 274.945 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 274 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
OR Rev Stat § 274.950 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 274 - Submersible and Submerged Lands|Section 274.950 - Jurisdiction to assert title to historically filled lands; requirements.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the State Land Board may not in any manner assert title to historically filled lands, as defined in ORS 274.905, unless, prior to December 31, 2025: (a) The board makes a declaration under ORS 274.954 that asserts title to the historically filled lands; and (b) Notice of the board’s declaration was given as required under ORS 274.956. (2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to: (a) Historically filled lands, as defined in ORS 274.905, over which the State Land Board asserted title prior to January 1, 2016; (b) Historically filled lands fronting upon the Pacific Ocean; or (c) Lands in that portion of the Lower Willamette River that includes the Portland Harbor Superfund Site. (3) Nothing contained in ORS 274.950 to 274.956 shall divest the State of Oregon of its rights to minerals, oil, gas and sulfur. [2015 c.804 §7] Note: 274.950 to 274.956 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 274 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
OR Rev Stat § 274.952 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 274 - Submersible and Submerged Lands|Section 274.952 - Determination of state interest in historically filled lands; study; procedures.

(1)(a) The State Land Board shall direct the Department of State Lands to determine whether any interest remains or is vested in the State of Oregon with respect to historically filled lands, as defined in ORS 274.905, in: (A) Waterways of the state subject to tidal influence; (B) Waterways of this state that have been administratively or judicially determined navigable pursuant to ORS 274.400 to 274.412; and (C) Waterways in which the state has asserted ownership prior to the enactment of ORS 274.402 on September 9, 1995. (b) Nothing contained in paragraph (a)(C) of this section is intended to affect the ability of a court of competent jurisdiction to make a determination with respect to a private claim to or interest in real property. (c) In directing a determination by the department under this subsection, the board may designate a specifically described area of land within which the department shall make its determination. (2) Upon direction by the board under subsection (1) of this section, the department shall conduct a study to make the determination. In completing the study, the department shall comply with the following procedures: (a) The department shall provide prompt public notice to affected property owners that the department is beginning the study. (b) Upon completion of a study directed under subsection (1) of this section, the department shall prepare and submit to the board a draft report setting forth the department’s findings and conclusions as to whether any historically filled lands, as defined in ORS 274.905, are located within the area under study and, if so, the extent of the State of Oregon’s interest in the historically filled lands. (c) The department shall provide appropriate prior public notice to affected property owners and other interested parties concerning the draft report. The notice shall provide an opportunity for a public hearing in the area of the affected lands and an opportunity for the public to submit written comments on the draft report and to submit testimony or other evidence concerning the presence of historically filled lands, as defined in ORS 274.905, or the State of Oregon’s interest in the historically filled lands. (3) Following the public hearing under subsection (2) of this section, the board may adopt the draft report submitted by the department as final if substantial evidence in the record supports the report’s findings and conclusions, or the board may refer the report to the department for further action as determined by the board. [2015 c.804 §8] Note: See note under 274.950.
OR Rev Stat § 274.954 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 274 - Submersible and Submerged Lands|Section 274.954 - Declaration of state’s claim; effect.

(1) Upon the adoption of a final report by the State Land Board under ORS 274.952, the board shall declare the nature and extent of the state’s claim to any interest that remains or is vested in the State of Oregon with respect to historically filled lands described in the report. (2) A declaration made by the board pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall be binding upon the State of Oregon with respect to the interest, if any, of the State of Oregon in historically filled lands described in the declaration. (3) A declaration under this section is not a final order as defined in ORS 183.310. (4) Nothing contained in this section is intended to affect the ability of a court of competent jurisdiction to make a determination with respect to a private claim to or interest in real property. [2015 c.804 §9] Note: See note under 274.950.
OR Rev Stat § 274.956 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 274 - Submersible and Submerged Lands|Section 274.956 - Public notice of claim; content.

Immediately following a declaration made by the State Land Board pursuant to ORS 274.954, the board shall: (1) Cause reasonable public notice of the declaration to be given to interested parties. The notice shall describe the land or waterway affected and the nature and extent of the state’s claim. Notice under this section need not describe the land or waterway in legal terms, but by the use of common descriptions or maps shall be designed to identify the land or waterway in a manner intelligible to the layperson and useful in establishing the exact location of the state claim in relation to existing legal descriptions. (2) Give notice to each owner of record of land described in the declaration by transmitting by registered mail or by certified mail, return receipt requested, a copy of the declaration made with respect to the land and a statement informing the owner of record of a point of contact at the Department of State Lands, and of options available to the owner of record based on the notice. [2015 c.804 §10] Note: See note under 274.950.
OR Rev Stat § 274.990 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 274 - Submersible and Submerged Lands|Section 274.990 - Criminal penalties.

Violation of ORS 274.745 or 274.895, or any rule promulgated under such sections, is a misdemeanor. [Amended by 1967 c.421 §179; part renumbered 390.990; 1969 c.594 §48]
OR Rev Stat § 274.992 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 274 - Submersible and Submerged Lands|Section 274.992 - Civil penalties.

(1) Any person who violates any provision of ORS 274.040, 274.873 or 274.879, any rule, order or lease adopted or issued under ORS 274.040, 274.873 or 274.876 or any rule adopted under ORS 274.879 shall be subject to a civil penalty in an amount to be determined by the Director of the Department of State Lands of not more than $1,000 per day of violation. (2) Civil penalties under this section shall be imposed in the manner provided in ORS 183.745. (3) The provisions of this section are in addition to and not in lieu of any other penalty or sanction provided by law. (4) Any civil penalty recovered under this section for violation of ORS 274.040, 274.873 or 274.879 or any rule, order or lease adopted or issued under ORS 274.040, 274.873, 274.876 or 274.879 shall be deposited in the Common School Fund for use by the Department of State Lands in administration of ORS 274.040, 274.873 or 274.879 and as otherwise required by law. [1991 c.521 §4; 1991 c.734 §113; 2013 c.345 §2; 2015 c.386 §8]
OR Rev Stat § 274.994 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 274 - Submersible and Submerged Lands|Section 274.994 - Amount of civil penalties; rules; considerations in imposing penalty.

(1) The Director of the Department of State Lands shall adopt by rule the amount of civil penalty that may be imposed for a particular violation of ORS 274.040, 274.873 or 274.879. (2) In imposing a penalty under the schedule adopted under subsection (1) of this section, the director shall consider the following factors: (a) The past history of the person incurring a penalty in taking all feasible steps or procedures necessary or appropriate to correct any violation. (b) Any prior violations of statutes, rules, orders and leases pertaining to submerged and submersible lands. (c) The impact of the violation on public interests in fishery, navigation and recreation. (d) Any other factors determined by the director to be relevant and consistent with the policy of ORS 274.040, 274.873 or 274.879. (3) The penalty imposed under this section may be remitted or mitigated upon such terms and conditions as the director determines to be proper and consistent with the policy of ORS 274.040, 274.873 or 274.879. Upon the request of the person incurring the penalty, the director shall consider evidence of the economic and financial condition of the person in determining whether a penalty shall be remitted or mitigated. [1991 c.521 §5; 2013 c.345 §3; 2015 c.386 §9]
OR Rev Stat § 275.020 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 275 - County Lands|Section 275.020 - Form and effect of conveyance to county.

All real or personal estate conveyed by any form of conveyance, and duly acknowledged and recorded, to the inhabitants of any county, or to the county treasurer, or to any committee or other persons for the use of such county, shall be deemed the property of such county. All such conveyances shall have the same force and effect as if made to the inhabitants of such county by their corporate name.
OR Rev Stat § 275.027 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 275 - County Lands|Section 275.027 - Adverse possession of county lands.

The rights of any county to public lands are not extinguished by adverse possession. No title or property rights to public lands shall be acquired against the county through operation of a statute of limitations. [1981 c.153 §51]
OR Rev Stat § 275.030 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 275 - County Lands|Section 275.030 - Sale of real estate not in use for county purposes.

(1) Except as otherwise provided by statute, the county governing body may, whenever it deems it to the best interest of the county so to do, sell and convey, in the manner provided for sale of county land under ORS 275.120, 275.140 to 275.160 and 275.180 to 275.260, any real estate owned by the county and not in use for county purposes. The sale shall be directed by an order of the county governing body entered upon the journals. (2) A county may sell and convey real estate owned by the county in a manner provided in ORS chapter 271 if the real estate was not acquired by foreclosure for nonpayment of real property taxes and the county governing body deems it not to the best interest of the county to sell and convey in the manner provided under ORS 275.120, 275.140 to 275.160 and 275.180 to 275.260. [Amended by 1981 c.602 §1; 1983 c.537 §1; 2001 c.649 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 275.040 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 275 - County Lands|Section 275.040 - Conveyance pursuant to ORS 275.030.

The conveyance transferring the real estate sold pursuant to ORS 275.030 to the purchaser thereof shall contain the date of the order authorizing such sale and the page and journal where the order is entered. The conveyance shall be signed by the county judge or the chairperson of the board of county commissioners and acknowledged in the manner provided by law for acknowledgment of other conveyances of real estate. A conveyance so made conveys all the interest of the county in the property described therein. [Amended by 1983 c.537 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 275.060 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 275 - County Lands|Section 275.060 - Authority to exchange lands offered for sale and not sold.

(1) Except as otherwise provided by statute, the governing body of a county may exchange county land of any character, which has first been offered for sale but not sold for want of a satisfactory bid, for other lands of equal value to which the owner thereof can give clear title and which are free of all liens and encumbrances. (2) Exchanges may be effected between the county and an individual, partnership or corporation. Thirty days prior to the consummation of the exchange, notice of intention to exchange, setting forth the legal description of the property to be exchanged, together with the appraised value as recently determined by the governing body of the county and the legal description of the property to be acquired in exchange, shall be published for two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county. At any time before an exchange is actually made, written objection thereto may be filed by any interested person and the governing body of the county shall consider any such objection, and at its discretion may conduct hearings thereon. If, after duly considering such objection, the governing body of the county still deems that the proposed exchange is for the best interests of the county, the governing body may proceed with the exchange and its determination in that respect shall be final. (3) Lands received by the county in exchange may be sold, leased or exchanged the same as might have been done with the lands originally exchanged. [Amended by 2005 c.243 §10]
OR Rev Stat § 275.070 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 275 - County Lands|Section 275.070 - Sale or donation to United States, state, government corporation or Indian tribe; procedure.

(1) Any county governing body may grant an option to purchase, contract to sell, sell and convey, or donate any real property owned by the county, including real property acquired pursuant to tax foreclosure proceedings, at such price and on such terms as the county governing body may deem to be for the best interests of the county to: (a) The United States; (b) The State of Oregon; (c) A corporation, the majority of whose capital stock is owned by the United States; or (d) An eligible Indian tribe, as defined in ORS 307.181. (2) The resolution of the county governing body to grant an option to purchase, contract to sell, sell and convey, or donate described in subsection (1) of this section must be entered by the governing body upon its journal and any option to purchase, contract to sell, sale and conveyance, or donation executed pursuant to this section must be signed on behalf of the county by the county judge or the chairperson of the board of county commissioners and acknowledged in the manner prescribed by law. (3) The county governing body may receive as partial or full consideration for any sale or conveyance under this section, other real property or stumpage at a value determined by inspection and appraisal made by the county governing body or by a board of three appraisers appointed by the governing body. [Amended by 1983 c.537 §3; 2015 c.354 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 275.080 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 275 - County Lands|Section 275.080 - Sale of county lands for public water supply purposes; procedure; title to land and timber.

(1) The governing body of a county may sell in the manner provided for sale of county land under ORS 275.120, 275.140 to 275.160 and 275.180 to 275.260, and convey to any person or corporation impounding and selling water to the public, any lands acquired by such county through foreclosure of tax liens or otherwise, when, in the discretion of the governing body of the county, the conveyance is necessary for the preservation or protection of any watershed from which water is being impounded and sold to the public by such person or corporation. (2) Legal title to timber on such lands shall remain in the county and such timber shall not be removed therefrom except with the express written consent of and under the direct supervision of the State Board of Forestry. (3) Should any such lands so conveyed cease to be used to preserve and protect the watershed for which it was conveyed, or if the person or corporation does not take water from the watershed for a period of one year, legal title to such land shall immediately revert to and revest in the county without the necessity of reentry. [Amended by 1981 c.602 §2; 2005 c.243 §11]
OR Rev Stat § 275.088 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 275 - County Lands|Section 275.088 - Sale to certain county officers or employees of real property acquired by foreclosure of tax lien; disposition of real property or proceeds of sale of real property acquired by ineligible purchaser.

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Actual conflict of interest" has the meaning given that term under ORS 244.020. (b) "Bona fide purchaser" means a purchaser of a fee simple interest in a single property who acquires the property in an arm’s-length transaction and for fair market value and adequate consideration. (c) "Discretionary action" means an action committed to the sound judgment and conscience of a county officer or a county employee, acting in the official capacity of the officer or employee. (d) "Ministerial action" means an action requiring obedience to specific instructions or law and allowing little or no discretion in its implementation. (2) An elected or appointed county officer as described in ORS 204.005, a family member of the officer or an intermediary of either may not purchase from the county, directly or indirectly, real property obtained by foreclosure of delinquent tax liens. (3) A county employee not included under subsection (2) of this section, a family member of the county employee or an intermediary of either may not purchase from the county, directly or indirectly, real property obtained by foreclosure of delinquent tax liens if the county employee has an actual conflict of interest related to the real property. An actual conflict of interest may be created under this section by the discretionary action of a county employee related to the foreclosure, sale or transfer of the real property by the county, but is not created by the ministerial action of the county employee. (4) In addition to and not in lieu of a penalty or sanction that may apply under ORS chapter 244 or otherwise, if real property is purchased in violation of this section, the county officer or employee shall: (a) Transfer the real property to the county for the amount paid for the property less an amount for expenses incurred by the county; or (b) If the real property has been transferred by the county officer or employee to a bona fide purchaser, transfer to the county the amount received for the sale to a bona fide purchaser less the amount paid to obtain the property from the county. [2001 c.180 §2]