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OR Rev Stat § 453.876 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 12 - Public Health|Chapter 453 - Hazardous Substances; Radiation Sources|Section 453.876 - Determination that property is not fit for use; appeal; notice to local residents.

(1) The Director of the Oregon Health Authority or a designee thereof, the State Fire Marshal or a designee thereof or any law enforcement agency may determine that property is not fit for use pursuant to ORS 105.555, 431.175 and 453.855 to 453.912 and applicable rules adopted by the Oregon Health Authority and may make that determination on site. The determination is effective immediately and renders the property not fit for use. (2) The owner may appeal the determination, to the agency that made the determination, within 30 working days after the determination, pursuant to rules of the agency, or to circuit court. (3) The appeal to the agency is not a contested case under ORS chapter 183. The question on appeal is limited to whether the site is an illegal drug manufacturing site. (4) If a determination that property is not fit for use is made under subsection (1) of this section, a local government or the state may provide notice that the real property has been determined to be an illegal drug manufacturing site and not fit for use to: (a) A person in each residence located within 300 feet of the real property if the real property is located within an urban growth boundary; or (b) A person in each residence located within one quarter mile of the real property if the real property is not located within an urban growth boundary. (5) The notice described in subsection (4) of this section shall be in writing and shall include: (a) The address of the real property that is determined to be not fit for use; (b) A statement that the determination is subject to appeal and that the real property may be determined to be fit for use if the appeal is successful or if the real property is certified as decontaminated; (c) The telephone number of the office of the Oregon Health Authority that is responsible for overseeing the decontamination of illegal drug manufacturing sites; and (d) The website for the Oregon Health Authority office responsible for overseeing the decontamination of illegal drug manufacturing sites that contains information on the dangers associated with real property that has been used as an illegal drug manufacturing site. [1989 c.915 §9; 1999 c.861 §2; 2003 c.559 §1; 2009 c.595 §926]
OR Rev Stat § 453.879 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 12 - Public Health|Chapter 453 - Hazardous Substances; Radiation Sources|Section 453.879 - Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services to be notified of determination.

When the Director of the Oregon Health Authority or a designee thereof, the State Fire Marshal or designee thereof or any law enforcement agency makes a determination that property subject to ORS 105.555, 431.175 and 453.855 to 453.912 is not fit for use, the Director of the Oregon Health Authority or designee thereof shall notify the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services of the determination. The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall list the property as not fit for use until the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services is notified that the property has been certified by the Oregon Health Authority pursuant to ORS 453.885, or the initial determination is reversed on appeal, or the property is destroyed. Upon receipt of the certificate, the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall cause the property to be removed from the list described in this section. [1989 c.915 §10; 2003 c.14 §279; 2009 c.595 §927]
OR Rev Stat § 453.882 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 12 - Public Health|Chapter 453 - Hazardous Substances; Radiation Sources|Section 453.882 - Contaminated property as public nuisance.

The owner of property shall be considered to be maintaining a public nuisance subject to being enjoined or abated under ORS 105.550 to 105.600 if the property has been determined to be not fit for use under ORS 453.876 and the owner: (1) Allows the property to be used as if it were fit for use; or (2) Fails to have the property decontaminated and certified as fit for use under ORS 453.885 within 180 days after the determination under ORS 453.876. [1989 c.915 §12; 1999 c.168 §10; 2005 c.706 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 453.885 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 12 - Public Health|Chapter 453 - Hazardous Substances; Radiation Sources|Section 453.885 - Decontamination of property; certification process.

(1) The owner of property determined to be not fit for use under ORS 105.555, 431.175 and 453.855 to 453.912 who desires to have the property certified as fit for use may use the services of a contractor licensed by the Oregon Health Authority to decontaminate the property or, upon approval by the authority, the owner, or an agent of the owner, may perform the decontamination work. The contractor, in coordination with the owner or agent of the owner, shall prepare and submit a written work plan for decontamination to the authority. If the work plan is approved and the decontamination work is completed according to the plan and is properly documented, the authority shall certify the property as having been decontaminated in compliance with rules of the authority. Upon the completion of the work plan, the authority shall require the licensed contractor’s affidavit of compliance with the approved work plan. (2) The property owner shall notify the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services of the certification. No person who is not licensed by the authority under ORS 105.555, 431.175 and 453.855 to 453.912 shall advertise to undertake or perform the work necessary to decontaminate property determined to be not fit for use under ORS 105.555, 431.175 and 453.855 to 453.912. (3) Upon receipt of the certificate and a request by the property owner to remove the property from the list, the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall cause the property to be removed from the list. [1989 c.915 §11; 1999 c.861 §3; 2009 c.595 §928]
OR Rev Stat § 453.888 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 12 - Public Health|Chapter 453 - Hazardous Substances; Radiation Sources|Section 453.888 - License required to perform decontamination; procedure; grounds for denial, revocation or suspension of license; civil penalty; rules.

(1) The Oregon Health Authority by rule shall establish performance standards for contractors under ORS 105.555, 431.175 and 453.855 to 453.912. (2) The authority shall train and test, or may approve courses to train and test, contractors’ personnel on the essential elements in assessing premises used as an illegal drug manufacturing site to determine hazard reduction measures needed, techniques for adequately reducing contaminants, use of personal protective equipment and relevant federal regulations and state rules. (3) Upon the contractor’s supervisory personnel’s successful completion of the training and testing and the contractor having complied with the rules of the authority and having paid the required fee, the contractor shall be licensed. Licenses are renewable biennially, as determined by rule of the authority, upon supervisory personnel’s successful completion of any required refresher course. (4) The authority may deny, suspend or revoke the license of any contractor pursuant to ORS chapter 183 for: (a) Failing to: (A) Perform decontamination work under the supervision of trained personnel; (B) File a work plan; (C) Perform work pursuant to the plan; (D) Pay a civil penalty imposed under ORS 105.555, 431.175 and 453.855 to 453.912; or (E) Perform work that meets the requirements of ORS 453.903. (b) Committing fraud or misrepresentation in: (A) Applying for a license; (B) Seeking approval of a work plan; or (C) Documenting completion of the work to the authority. (5) The authority may impose a civil penalty not to exceed $500, in addition to or in lieu of license denial, suspension or revocation, pursuant to ORS chapter 183. [1989 c.915 §13; 1991 c.67 §126; 2009 c.595 §929]
OR Rev Stat § 453.891 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 12 - Public Health|Chapter 453 - Hazardous Substances; Radiation Sources|Section 453.891 - Oregon Health Authority to provide information to licensed contractors and those planning to become licensed.

Between the dates of scheduled training for contractors under ORS 453.888, the Oregon Health Authority shall be available to consult with licensed contractors, as well as those planning to become licensed, on information pertinent to illegal drug manufacturing sites, including but not limited to chemicals found at such sites and their toxicity, new or revised decontamination procedures, personal protective equipment and applicable federal regulations and state rules. [1989 c.915 §19; 2009 c.595 §930]
OR Rev Stat § 453.894 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 12 - Public Health|Chapter 453 - Hazardous Substances; Radiation Sources|Section 453.894 - Licensing fees; rules.

(1) The Oregon Health Authority shall establish by rule a schedule of fees for at least the following: (a) Initial licenses and renewal under ORS 105.555, 431.175 and 453.855 to 453.912. (b) Training courses and examinations conducted by or on behalf of the authority. (c) Reexaminations for failing the initial examinations. (d) Review of work plans. (2) The fees established under subsection (1) of this section shall be based upon the costs of the authority in carrying out the provisions of ORS 105.555, 431.175 and 453.855 to 453.912. (3) If a license renewal application and fee is not received by the authority within 15 days after the expiration of the license, a penalty of $100 shall be added and collected. (4) The fees collected under this section shall be paid into the State Treasury and deposited in the General Fund to the credit of the Public Health Account. Such moneys are continuously appropriated to the Oregon Health Authority to pay the authority’s expenses in administering the provisions of ORS 105.555, 431.175 and 453.855 to 453.912. (5) Subject to prior approval by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services and a report to the Emergency Board prior to adopting the fee, any fee or change shall be within the budget authorized by the Legislative Assembly as that budget may be modified by the Emergency Board. [1989 c.915 §14; 1991 c.703 §12; 1999 c.861 §8; 2009 c.595 §931]
OR Rev Stat § 453.897 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 12 - Public Health|Chapter 453 - Hazardous Substances; Radiation Sources|Section 453.897 - Lists of licensed contractors to be made available.

The Oregon Health Authority shall provide lists of the names of contractors licensed under ORS 105.555, 431.175 and 453.855 to 453.912 to the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services who shall distribute the lists to local building code enforcement agencies. The local agencies shall make the list available on request and shall supply a copy to any property owner whose property is determined to be not fit for use under ORS 105.555, 431.175 and 453.855 to 453.912. [1989 c.915 §15; 2009 c.595 §932]
OR Rev Stat § 453.900 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 12 - Public Health|Chapter 453 - Hazardous Substances; Radiation Sources|Section 453.900 - Inspection of decontamination work; contracts to perform.

The Oregon Health Authority may contract with state or local agencies or private persons to perform any inspection or to obtain any samples relative to determining the adequacy of decontamination work. [1989 c.915 §16; 2009 c.595 §933]
OR Rev Stat § 453.903 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 12 - Public Health|Chapter 453 - Hazardous Substances; Radiation Sources|Section 453.903 - Evaluation of decontamination projects; civil penalty.

The Oregon Health Authority shall evaluate annually a number of the property decontamination projects performed by licensed contractors to determine the adequacy of the decontamination work, using the services of an independent environmental contractor or state or local agency. If a project fails the evaluation and inspection, the contractor is subject to a civil penalty and license suspension that prohibits the contractor from performing additional work until deficiencies have been corrected on the project. Civil penalties under this section shall be imposed as provided in ORS 183.745. [1989 c.915 §18; 1991 c.734 §30; 2009 c.595 §934]
OR Rev Stat § 453.906 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 12 - Public Health|Chapter 453 - Hazardous Substances; Radiation Sources|Section 453.906 - Condemnation or demolition of property; standards; rules.

The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall adopt rules fixing uniform standards whereby local building code enforcement agencies may require that property determined under ORS 105.555, 431.175 and 453.855 to 453.912 to be not fit for use may be subject to action to condemn or demolish the property or to require the property be vacated or contents be removed from the property. [1989 c.915 §17]
OR Rev Stat § 453.909 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 12 - Public Health|Chapter 453 - Hazardous Substances; Radiation Sources|Section 453.909 - Authority of counties and cities.

Counties and cities by ordinance may prohibit use or occupancy of or provide for regulation of any property so long as such prohibition or regulation is consistent with ORS 105.555, 431.175 and 453.855 to 453.912 and rules of the Oregon Health Authority. [1989 c.915 §20; 1999 c.861 §6; 2009 c.595 §935]
OR Rev Stat § 453.912 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 12 - Public Health|Chapter 453 - Hazardous Substances; Radiation Sources|Section 453.912 - Governmental immunity from liability.

The state and any local government, their officers, agents and employees shall not be liable for loss or injury resulting from the presence of any chemical or controlled substance at a site used to manufacture illegal drugs or from actions taken to carry out the provisions of ORS 105.555, 431.175 and 453.855 to 453.912 except for liability for damages resulting from gross negligence or intentional misconduct by the state or local government. [1989 c.915 §21]
OR Rev Stat § 453.990 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 12 - Public Health|Chapter 453 - Hazardous Substances; Radiation Sources|Section 453.990 - Criminal penalties.

(1) Any violation of ORS 453.175 or 453.185 or any rules of the State Board of Pharmacy thereunder is a Class C misdemeanor. (2) Violation of any of the provisions of ORS 453.005 to 453.135 is a Class B misdemeanor. A second and subsequent violation of any of the provisions of ORS 453.005 to 453.135 is a Class A misdemeanor. (3) Violation of any provision of ORS 453.605 to 453.800 is a Class A misdemeanor. (4) In addition to the provisions of ORS 453.882 regarding enjoinder and abatement, a person who knowingly uses property that has been determined to be not fit for use pursuant to ORS 105.555, 431.175 and 453.855 to 453.912 as if it were fit for use commits a Class B misdemeanor. (5) Violation of ORS 453.885 (2) is a Class B misdemeanor. [Subsection (10) enacted as 1961 c.664 §15; 1969 c.631 §15; subsection (6) enacted as 1971 c.409 §15; 1977 c.582 §52; subsection (4) enacted as 1989 c.915 §22; 1997 c.769 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 453.994 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 12 - Public Health|Chapter 453 - Hazardous Substances; Radiation Sources|Section 453.994

[1971 c.609 §27; renumbered 469.992]
OR Rev Stat § 453.995 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 12 - Public Health|Chapter 453 - Hazardous Substances; Radiation Sources|Section 453.995 - Civil penalties.

(1) In addition to any other liability or penalty provided by law, the Oregon Health Authority may impose a civil penalty on a person for violation of: (a) ORS 453.885; or (b) ORS 453.005 to 453.135 or rules adopted under ORS 453.005 to 453.135 by the authority. (2) A civil penalty imposed under this section may not exceed $2,000. (3) ORS 183.745 applies to civil penalties imposed under this section. [1999 c.861 §7; 2005 c.496 §5; 2009 c.595 §936] Note: 453.995 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 453 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
OR Rev Stat § 454.010 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 12 - Public Health|Chapter 454 - Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems|Section 454.010 - Definitions for ORS 454.010 to 454.040.

As used in ORS 454.010 to 454.040, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Construction" means any one or more of the following: Preliminary planning to determine the feasibility of treatment works, engineering, architectural, legal, fiscal, or economic investigations or studies, surveys, designs, plans, working drawings, specifications, procedures, or other necessary actions, erection, building, acquisition, alteration, remodeling, improvement, or extension of treatment works, or the inspection or supervision of any of the foregoing items. (2) "Industrial user" means a recipient of treatment works services for any liquid, gaseous, radioactive or solid waste substance or a combination thereof resulting from any process of industry, manufacturing, trade or business or from the development or recovery of any natural resources. (3) "Municipality" means any county, city, special service district or other governmental entity having authority to dispose of or treat or collect sewage, industrial wastes or other wastes, or any combination of two or more of the foregoing acting jointly. (4) "Replacement" means those expenditures for obtaining and installing equipment, accessories, or appurtenances during the useful life of the treatment works necessary to maintain the capacity and performance for which such works are designed and constructed. (5)(a) "Treatment works" means any devices and systems used in the storage, treatment, recycling, and reclamation of municipal sewage or industrial wastes, of a liquid nature, necessary to recycle or reuse water at the most economical cost over the estimated life of the works, including intercepting sewers, outfall sewers, sewage collection systems, pumping, power, and other equipment, and their appurtenances; extensions, improvements, remodeling, additions, and alterations thereof; elements essential to provide a reliable recycled supply such as standby treatment units and clear well facilities; and any works, including site acquisition of the land that will be an integral part of residues resulting from such treatment. (b) In addition to the definition contained in paragraph (a) of this subsection, "treatment works" means any other method or system for preventing, abating, reducing, storing, treating, separating, or disposing of municipal waste, including storm water runoff, or industrial waste, including waste in combined storm water and sanitary sewer systems. [1973 c.101 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 454.020 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 12 - Public Health|Chapter 454 - Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems|Section 454.020 - Compliance with state and federal standards; enforcement.

The Environmental Quality Commission may require each user of the treatment works of a municipality to comply with the toxic and pretreatment effluent standards and inspection, monitoring and entry requirements of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as enacted by Congress, October 18, 1972, and acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto, and federal regulations and guidelines issued pursuant thereto. The commission may institute actions or proceedings for legal or equitable remedies to enforce such compliance. [1973 c.101 §5; 1979 c.284 §146]
OR Rev Stat § 454.025 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 12 - Public Health|Chapter 454 - Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems|Section 454.025 - Limitation on siting or constructing treatment works or discharge.

After January 1, 1991, no point source sewage treatment discharge shall be sited or constructed in the area generally defined as the Abernethy Creek Basin in Clackamas County. [1991 c.849 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 454.030 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 12 - Public Health|Chapter 454 - Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems|Section 454.030 - Rates and charges to meet costs of treatment works; use of funds; enforcement.

(1) A municipality is authorized to adopt a system of charges and rates to assure that each recipient of treatment works services within the municipality’s jurisdiction or service area will pay its proportionate share of the costs of operation, maintenance and replacement of any treatment works facilities or services provided by the municipality. (2) A municipality is authorized to require industrial users of its treatment works to pay to the municipality that portion of the cost of construction of the treatment works which is allocable to the treatment of such industrial user’s wastes. The Department of Environmental Quality is authorized to determine whether the payment required of the industrial user for the portion of the cost of the construction of the treatment works is properly allocable to the treatment of the industrial user’s wastes. (3) A municipality is authorized to retain the amounts of the revenues derived from the payment of costs by industrial users of its treatment works services and expend such revenues, together with interest thereon, for: (a) Repayment to applicable agencies of government of any grants or loans made to the municipality for construction of the treatment works; and (b) Future expansion and reconstruction of the treatment works; and (c) Other municipal purposes. (4) A municipality shall keep records, financial statements and books regarding its rates and charges and amounts collected on account of its treatment works and how such revenues are allocated. The Department of Environmental Quality may inspect such records, financial statements and books, audit them, or cause them to be audited, at such intervals as deemed necessary. (5) In the event a municipality fails, neglects or refuses when required by the Environmental Quality Commission to adopt the system of charges and rates authorized by this section, or fails, neglects or refuses to comply with ORS 454.010 to 454.060, the commission may adopt a system of charges and rates as provided for in subsection (1) of this section and collect, administer and apply such revenues for the purposes of subsection (3) of this section. (6) In lieu of proceeding in the manner set forth in subsection (5) of this section, the commission may institute actions or proceedings for legal or equitable remedies to enforce compliance with, or restrain violations of, ORS 454.010 to 454.060. [1973 c.101 §3; 1979 c.284 §147]
OR Rev Stat § 454.040 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 12 - Public Health|Chapter 454 - Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems|Section 454.040 - Determination of costs payable by users.

In determining the amount of treatment works costs to be paid by recipients of treatment works services, the municipality or, if applicable, the Environmental Quality Commission shall consider the strength, volume, types and delivery flow rate characteristics of the waste; the nature, location and type of treatment works; the receiving waters; and such other factors as deemed necessary. [1973 c.101 §4]
OR Rev Stat § 454.050 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 12 - Public Health|Chapter 454 - Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems|Section 454.050 - Rules.

The Environmental Quality Commission may adopt, modify or repeal rules, pursuant to ORS chapter 183, for the administration and implementation of ORS 454.010 to 454.060. [1973 c.101 §6]