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OR Rev Stat § 517.965 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 517 - Mining and Mining Claims|Section 517.965 - Project coordinating committee.

(1)(a) A project coordinating committee shall be composed of representatives from the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, all permitting and cooperating agencies, local government agencies and affected federal agencies. Each permitting and cooperating agency shall designate an appropriate staff member to serve on the committee. The project coordinating committee shall share information and coordinate county, state and federal permitting requirements in order to avoid contradictory requirements, facilitate the exchange of ideas, optimize communication and avoid duplicative effort. (b) If a mining operation is proposed on federal land, the project coordinating committee shall work with the affected federal agency in accordance with a memorandum of agreement established by the department and the federal agency to facilitate the state and federal application process and to coordinate the two processes to the fullest extent possible. (2)(a) For a proposed mining operation that is a significant mineral resource site, if the owner or lessee of private property within the impact area of the proposed mining operation identifies a conflict between the proposed mining operation and the agricultural activities conducted on the private property within the impact area, the project coordinating committee shall analyze and address the identified conflict. In analyzing and addressing the identified conflict, the project coordinating committee: (A) Shall consider compliance with federal, state or local standards for air quality, noise, water quality or other environmental considerations that are applicable to the identified conflict to be sufficient to resolve the conflict; and (B) If there are not applicable federal, state or local standards as provided for in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, may suggest to the department permit conditions for avoiding or reducing the identified conflict. (b) The department shall avoid or minimize the conflicts identified by the project coordinating committee under this subsection through the imposition of one or more permit conditions. The permit conditions imposed by the department pursuant to this paragraph may include, but are not limited to: (A) A permit condition suggested by the project coordinating committee; (B) A requirement that the operator fulfill the terms of a written agreement to compensate one or more owners or lessees of private property located within the impact area for loss of crops or reduced agricultural production or use of the land; or (C) Other reasonable and practicable measures to avoid or minimize the conflicts, as determined by the department. (c) For purposes of this subsection, the department shall determine the impact area of the proposed mining operation. (3) In carrying out its responsibilities, the project coordinating committee shall include opportunities for public participation. [1991 c.735 §10; 2013 c.371 §14; 2017 c.736 §8]
OR Rev Stat § 517.966 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 517 - Mining and Mining Claims|Section 517.966

[1989 c.347 §8; renumbered 517.715 in 1991]
OR Rev Stat § 517.967 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 517 - Mining and Mining Claims|Section 517.967 - Technical review team.

(1) A technical review team shall be composed of representatives from the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries and each permitting agency and cooperating agency. The technical review team shall: (a) Establish methodology guidelines to be followed in the collection of baseline data; (b) Coordinate with the applicant the use of baseline data collection methodologies as approved by the permitting and cooperating agencies; and (c) Determine whether the mining operation as proposed in the consolidated application complies with ORS 517.956 and any other applicable requirements for a permit listed under ORS 517.971. (2) Each permitting agency and cooperating agency shall designate an appropriate staff member to serve on the technical review team. [1991 c.735 §11; 2013 c.371 §15]
OR Rev Stat § 517.968 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 517 - Mining and Mining Claims|Section 517.968

[1989 c.347 §6; renumbered 517.720 in 1991]
OR Rev Stat § 517.969 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 517 - Mining and Mining Claims|Section 517.969 - Collection of baseline data; public informational meetings; collection methodology.

(1) Upon receipt of notice from a prospective applicant that the prospective applicant is ready to begin collecting baseline data, the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries shall: (a) Provide notice in accordance with ORS 517.959 that the prospective applicant intends to begin baseline data collection and the location where additional background information may be obtained or reviewed. (b) Within 30 days after receiving the notice from the applicant, conduct two public information meetings. One public meeting shall be conducted in the population center closest to the site of the proposed mining operation and one public meeting shall be conducted in a major population center for the state, as determined by State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries. (c) Receive written comments from the public and affected agencies for 45 days after receiving notice under this subsection. (2) The purpose of the public informational meetings and public comment period under subsection (1) of this section shall be to: (a) Identify the issues raised by the proposed mining operation; (b) Receive information from the public that the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries and the permitting and cooperating agencies may need to know in order to evaluate the application; and (c) Determine the data that should be collected during the baseline data collection phase of the consolidated application process to address the issues identified. (3) Upon receipt of notice under subsection (1) of this section, the technical review team activated under ORS 517.963 shall determine the specific methodologies to be applied by the applicant in collecting baseline data. (4) The applicant shall collect data according to the methodology established by the permitting and cooperating agencies through the technical review team. The data collected shall be verified by the appropriate agency in accordance with procedures adopted by the agency. [1991 c.735 §12; 2013 c.371 §16]
OR Rev Stat § 517.970 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 517 - Mining and Mining Claims|Section 517.970

[1989 c.347 §5; renumbered 517.725 in 1991]
OR Rev Stat § 517.972 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 517 - Mining and Mining Claims|Section 517.972

[1989 c.347 §7; renumbered 517.730 in 1991]
OR Rev Stat § 517.973 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 517 - Mining and Mining Claims|Section 517.973 - Fees; payment of expenses of department and permitting and cooperating agencies.

(1) In addition to any permit fee required by any other permitting agency, each notice of intent to submit a consolidated application under ORS 517.961 must be accompanied by an initial fee established by the State Geologist in an amount not to exceed $2,000. (2)(a) Annually on the anniversary date of an operating permit, each holder of an operating permit shall pay to the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries a renewal fee established by the State Geologist in an amount not less than $2,500. (b) In addition to the fee prescribed in paragraph (a) of this subsection, the department may charge an amount not to exceed $1,200 for inspections made at sites if the surface mining is: (A) Conducted without the permit required by ORS 517.790; (B) Abandoned; or (C) Conducted in an area not described in the surface mining permit. (3) Subject to the provisions of subsection (5) of this section, the prospective applicant or applicant shall pay all expenses incurred by the department and the permitting and cooperating agencies related to the consolidated application process under ORS 517.952 to 517.989. These expenses may include legal expenses, expenses incurred in processing and evaluating the consolidated application, issuing a permit or final order and expenses of hiring a third party contractor under ORS 517.979 and 517.980. (4) If the costs exceed the fee, the prospective applicant or applicant shall pay any excess costs shown in an itemized statement prepared by the department. The department and permitting and cooperating agencies may not incur evaluation expenses in excess of 110 percent of the fee initially paid unless the department provides prior notification to the prospective applicant or applicant and a detailed projected budget the department believes necessary to complete the process or a portion of the process under ORS 517.952 to 517.989. If the actual costs are less than the fee paid, the department shall refund the excess to the prospective applicant or applicant. (5) All expenses incurred by the department and the permitting and cooperating agencies under ORS 517.952 to 517.989 that are charged to or allocated to the fee paid by a prospective applicant or an applicant shall be necessary, just and reasonable. Upon request, the department shall provide a detailed justification for all charges to the prospective applicant or applicant. [1991 c.735 §13a; 2013 c.371 §18; 2020 s.s.2 c.4 §5]
OR Rev Stat § 517.974 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 517 - Mining and Mining Claims|Section 517.974

[1989 c.347 §9; renumbered 517.735 in 1991]
OR Rev Stat § 517.975 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 517 - Mining and Mining Claims|Section 517.975 - Distribution of completed consolidated application; notice of receipt of application.

Upon receipt of a completed consolidated application, the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries shall: (1) Provide copies of the application to each affected local government, permitting agency, cooperating agency or federal agency. (2) Provide notice of the receipt of the consolidated application in accordance with ORS 517.959. The notice shall include information about the opportunity for submitting written comments on the application and about the public hearing conducted as required under ORS 517.977. [1991 c.735 §14]
OR Rev Stat § 517.976 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 517 - Mining and Mining Claims|Section 517.976

[1989 c.347 §16; renumbered 517.740 in 1991]
OR Rev Stat § 517.977 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 517 - Mining and Mining Claims|Section 517.977 - Preparation of draft permits; public hearing; determination of completeness of consolidated application.

(1) When all members of the technical review team concur that the permitting agencies and the cooperating agencies are ready to begin preparing draft permits, the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries shall conduct a public hearing and accept written comments on whether the information contained in the consolidated application is complete and sufficient to allow the permitting agencies to determine whether to issue a permit. The date and location of the public hearing and the period allowed for written comment shall be established by the department. Notice of the public hearing and comment period shall be given in accordance with ORS 517.959. (2) At the conclusion of the public hearing and comment period under subsection (1) of this section and within 90 days after the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries receives a consolidated application for a mining operation, the department, in conjunction with all permitting and cooperating agencies, shall make a determination of whether the application is complete. On the basis of the determination the department shall either: (a) If the permitting and cooperating agencies determine that the consolidated application is complete, issue a notice to proceed with the permitting process and the preparation of draft permits; or (b) If the permitting and cooperating agencies determine that additional information is necessary, notify the applicant of the additional information that is required. (3) If the permitting and cooperating agencies do not require the applicant to provide additional information as suggested at the public hearing or comment period under subsection (1) of this section, the agencies shall prepare a written response explaining why the additional information is not being requested from the applicant. (4) Upon receipt of any additional information requested, the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries shall accept public comments related to the additional information for a period of two weeks. Except as provided in ORS 517.978, the department shall not conduct additional public hearings. [1991 c.735 §15; 2013 c.371 §19]
OR Rev Stat § 517.978 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 517 - Mining and Mining Claims|Section 517.978 - Review of application; additional information.

(1) After the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries issues a notice to proceed, the consolidated application shall be considered complete unless: (a) New information is available that could not have been presented at the time of the completeness hearing; or (b) Additional information is necessary to allow the permitting or cooperating agencies to make a determination regarding whether to issue or deny a permit or to issue the permit with conditions attached. (2) The permitting and cooperating agencies may continue to review an application while in the process of requesting additional information. However, the department shall conduct an additional public hearing under ORS 517.977 if the agencies determine that additional information is significant to the issuance or denial of a permit. [1991 c.735 §16]
OR Rev Stat § 517.979 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 517 - Mining and Mining Claims|Section 517.979 - Environmental evaluation; review of baseline data; payment of costs of third party contractor.

(1) The State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries shall direct staff or shall hire a third party contractor to: (a) Prepare an environmental evaluation; (b) Review baseline data submitted by the applicant; and (c) Review application material if a permitting agency or a cooperating agency lacks the expertise. (2) The applicant shall pay costs of hiring a third party contractor. If the applicant shows cause why a particular third party contractor should not be allowed to perform a function under subsection (1) of this section, the department shall hire an alternate contractor. (3) The contents of the environmental evaluation under subsection (1) of this section shall include: (a) An analysis of the reasonably foreseeable impacts of an activity including catastrophic consequences, even if the probability of occurrence is low, if the analysis is supported by credible scientific evidence and is not based on pure conjecture. (b) An assessment of the total cumulative impact on the environment that results from the incremental impact of an action when added with other past, present and reasonably foreseeable future actions, regardless of the agency or persons that undertake the other action, or whether the actions are on private, state or federal land. To the extent possible, the department shall enter into a memorandum of agreement with federal agencies to ensure that information required by the state in evaluating the cumulative impact of a proposed mining operation may be used by the applicant to satisfy federal requirements for such an assessment. (c) A review and analysis of alternatives analyzed by the applicant or a contractor hired by the applicant that: (A) Rigorously explores and objectively evaluates all reasonable alternatives and briefly discusses alternatives that were eliminated and the reasons the alternatives were eliminated; (B) Treats each alternative, including the proposed action, in detail so that the permitting agencies, cooperating agencies and the public may evaluate the comparative merits of the alternatives; and (C) Identifies all alternatives within the authority of each permitting or cooperating agency. (4) Upon completion of the environmental evaluation, the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries shall provide notice in accordance with ORS 517.959. The notice shall state that the environmental evaluation is complete and that the persons may respond with written comments for a period of two weeks after the notice is given. [1991 c.735 §17; 2013 c.371 §20]
OR Rev Stat § 517.980 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 517 - Mining and Mining Claims|Section 517.980 - Socioeconomic impact analysis.

Concurrent with the development of the environmental evaluation, the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries shall direct staff or hire a third party contractor to prepare a socioeconomic impact analysis for the use of the applicant, local government and affected agencies. [1991 c.735 §18]
OR Rev Stat § 517.981 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 517 - Mining and Mining Claims|Section 517.981 - Draft permit and permit conditions; denial of permit; time limits; public hearing on draft permit.

(1) Within 225 days after receiving the completed consolidated application and the environmental evaluation conducted under ORS 517.979, each permitting agency shall provide its draft permit and permit conditions or its denial document to the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries. If a permitting agency includes in its draft permit a condition that is inconsistent with the environmental evaluation conducted pursuant to ORS 517.979, the agency shall include with its draft permit a written explanation of the condition setting forth the findings of the agency that support the condition. The State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries shall assure that the conditions imposed on the permits by the cooperating agencies do not conflict. If the department finds a conflict exists, the technical review team shall resolve the conflict. (2) Within 15 days after receiving all draft permits and the completion of its draft operating permit, the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries shall issue notice of an opportunity for public comment and a consolidated public hearing on all draft permits. The public hearing shall occur not sooner than 45 days after the department issues the notice. The notice shall be issued in accordance with ORS 517.959. [1991 c.735 §19]
OR Rev Stat § 517.982 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 517 - Mining and Mining Claims|Section 517.982 - Final permits; permit conditions submitted by cooperating agencies.

(1) Based on information received at the consolidated public hearing, from persons submitting written comments, commenting agencies and the review of the affected agencies, each permitting agency shall, within 45 days after the consolidated public hearing under ORS 517.981 or within the time period required by any applicable federal law, whichever is sooner, approve, deny or modify the agency’s permit with conditions necessary to ensure that the mining operation allowed under a permit complies with the standards and requirements applicable to the permit. (2) Each cooperating agency shall: (a) Develop permit conditions within the expertise and authority of the cooperating agency that are reasonable and designed to avoid or minimize the adverse effect; and (b) Submit the permit conditions to the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries to be included as conditions on the department’s permit. (3) The department may not issue a permit until each cooperating agency has submitted a written concurrence with the terms and conditions of the permit pertaining to the statutory responsibility of each cooperating agency or 60 days after the consolidated public hearing, whichever is earlier. (4) Upon completion of the permits, the department shall issue a notice in accordance with ORS 517.959 to notify interested persons that the final permits are issued. [1991 c.735 §20; 2013 c.371 §21; 2017 c.736 §9]
OR Rev Stat § 517.984 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 517 - Mining and Mining Claims|Section 517.984 - Modification of permit; project coordinating committee.

(1) The operator, the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, any other permitting agency or a cooperating agency may request modification of a permit issued under the process established under ORS 517.952 to 517.989. (2) If a permitting agency is requested to make a permit modification that the permitting agency or a cooperating agency finds is a significant permit modification under the provisions of ORS 517.952 to 517.989, the agency shall notify the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries. The department shall coordinate the organization of a project coordinating committee. The project coordinating committee shall review the proposed modification and determine those portions of ORS 517.952 to 517.989 with which the applicant must comply. The decision of the project review committee shall be: (a) Limited to those portions of the mining operation to be modified; and (b) Consistent with public participation as set forth in ORS 517.952 to 517.989. [1991 c.735 §22; 2007 c.318 §26; 2013 c.371 §22]
OR Rev Stat § 517.985 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 517 - Mining and Mining Claims|Section 517.985 - Rulemaking.

In accordance with applicable provisions of ORS chapter 183, the governing board of the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries shall adopt rules necessary to implement the provisions of ORS 517.952 to 517.989. The rules shall include but need not be limited to: (1) The information required to be submitted in a notice of intent; (2) The fee that the department may collect from a person requesting inclusion on the master list under ORS 517.959; and (3) The form and content of the consolidated application. [1991 c.735 §23]
OR Rev Stat § 517.986 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 517 - Mining and Mining Claims|Section 517.986 - Time limit for final action on permit subject to consolidated application process.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries and any other permitting agency shall take final action to issue or deny a permit subject to the consolidated application process set forth in ORS 517.952 to 517.989 within one year after issuance of a notice to proceed under ORS 517.977. However, with the concurrence of the applicant, the processing of the application may be suspended for a period of time to allow the applicant to resolve issues having a bearing on, or necessary to any permitting agency’s decision or the department’s decision on whether to issue or deny a permit. [1991 c.735 §24]