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OR Rev Stat § 541.665 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 541 - Water Distributors; Water Releases; Conservation and Storage; Water Development Projects; Watershed Management and Enhancement|Section 541.665

[1971 c.754 §14; renumbered 196.745 and then 196.880 in 1989]
OR Rev Stat § 541.666 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 541 - Water Distributors; Water Releases; Conservation and Storage; Water Development Projects; Watershed Management and Enhancement|Section 541.666 - Form and contents of loan or grant applications.

Applications for a loan or grant from the Water Supply Development Account must be in a form prescribed by the Water Resources Department and must include the following: (1) A description of the need, purpose and nature of the project, including what the applicant intends to complete and how the applicant intends to proceed. (2) Sufficient information to allow evaluation of the application based upon the public benefit scoring and ranking of the project. (3) Current contact information for the principal contact, fiscal officer and involved landowners. (4) For applications involving physical changes or monitoring on private land, evidence that landowners are aware of and agree to the proposal and are aware that monitoring information is a public record. (5) The location of the proposed project, using public land survey reference points, latitude and longitude, county, watershed, river and stream mile, if appropriate. (6) An itemized budget for the project, including fiscal and administrative costs. (7) A description of funds, services or materials available to the project. (8) A project schedule, including beginning and completion dates. (9) Any conditions that may affect the completion of the project. (10) A completed feasibility analysis if appropriate. (11) Suggestions for interim and long-term project performance benchmarks. (12) If the application is for a grant, demonstrated in-kind and cash cost match of not less than 25 percent of the amount of the grant sought from the account. (13) If the application is for a loan, evidence demonstrating ability to repay the loan and provide collateral. (14) Letters of support for the proposed project. (15) If required by the department, a description of consultations with affected Indian tribes regarding the project. (16) Any other information required by the department. [2013 c.784 §6] Note: See note under 541.651.
OR Rev Stat § 541.670 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 541 - Water Distributors; Water Releases; Conservation and Storage; Water Development Projects; Watershed Management and Enhancement|Section 541.670

[1985 c.545 §6; 1987 c.855 §16; 1989 c.837 §22; renumbered 196.750 and then 196.885 in 1989]
OR Rev Stat § 541.675 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 541 - Water Distributors; Water Releases; Conservation and Storage; Water Development Projects; Watershed Management and Enhancement|Section 541.675

[1985 c.545 §3; renumbered 196.755 and then 196.890 in 1989]
OR Rev Stat § 541.677 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 541 - Water Distributors; Water Releases; Conservation and Storage; Water Development Projects; Watershed Management and Enhancement|Section 541.677 - Target outcomes for scoring and ranking criteria.

(1) The Water Resources Commission shall design the minimum criteria for the project scoring and ranking system described in ORS 541.669 to achieve the following outcomes: (a) The issuance of grants or loans only to projects that provide benefits in each of the three categories of public benefit described in ORS 541.673. (b) Preference for partnerships and collaborative projects. (c) The funding of projects of diverse sizes, types and geographic locations. (d) If a project proposes to divert water, preference for projects that provide a measurable improvement in protected streamflows. (e) If a project proposes to increase efficiency, preference for projects that provide a measurable increased efficiency of water use. (2) The Water Resources Department shall review the loan and grant program on a biennial basis to assess to what extent the outcomes described in subsection (1) of this section are being achieved, and shall report the review findings to the Water Resources Commission. The commission shall modify the project selection process as necessary to better achieve the outcomes described in subsection (1) of this section. [2013 c.784 §9] Note: See note under 541.651.
OR Rev Stat § 541.680 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 541 - Water Distributors; Water Releases; Conservation and Storage; Water Development Projects; Watershed Management and Enhancement|Section 541.680

[1985 c.545 §4; renumbered 196.760 and then 196.895 in 1989]
OR Rev Stat § 541.681 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 541 - Water Distributors; Water Releases; Conservation and Storage; Water Development Projects; Watershed Management and Enhancement|Section 541.681 - Conditions of grants for developing certain types of above-ground storage facilities.

(1) The recipient of a grant from the Water Supply Development Account must agree to the condition set forth in subsection (2) of this section if the grant is for the development of a new or expanded above-ground storage facility that: (a) Impounds surface water on a perennial stream; (b) Diverts water from a stream that supports state or federally listed sensitive, threatened or endangered fish species; or (c) Diverts more than 500 acre-feet of water annually. (2) Twenty-five percent of the newly developed water from a project described in subsection (1) of this section must be dedicated to in-stream use. (3) To establish that a project complies with subsection (2) of this section, the grant recipient may include water dedicated to in-stream use as a result of the conditions of federal, state or local permits for the project. [2013 c.784 §10] Note: See note under 541.651.
OR Rev Stat § 541.683 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 541 - Water Distributors; Water Releases; Conservation and Storage; Water Development Projects; Watershed Management and Enhancement|Section 541.683 - Demonstration of public benefits of project.

(1) A project that receives a loan or grant from the Water Supply Development Account must: (a) Demonstrate social or cultural benefits and economic benefits sufficient to qualify the project under the scoring and ranking system described in ORS 541.669; and (b) Except as otherwise provided in ORS 541.681, demonstrate environmental benefits: (A) By dedicating 25 percent of conserved water or newly developed water to in-stream use; or (B) By demonstrating environmental benefits that are sufficient to qualify the project under the scoring and ranking system described in ORS 541.669. (2) The description of public benefit requirements in subsection (1) of this section does not exempt any project from meeting the minimum criteria designed by the Water Resources Commission under ORS 541.677. (3) To establish that a project complies with subsection (1)(b) of this section, the loan or grant recipient may include water dedicated to in-stream use as a result of the conditions of federal, state or local permits for the project. [2013 c.784 §11] Note: See note under 541.651.
OR Rev Stat § 541.685 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 541 - Water Distributors; Water Releases; Conservation and Storage; Water Development Projects; Watershed Management and Enhancement|Section 541.685

[1985 c.545 §5; renumbered 196.765 and then 196.900 in 1989]
OR Rev Stat § 541.686 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 541 - Water Distributors; Water Releases; Conservation and Storage; Water Development Projects; Watershed Management and Enhancement|Section 541.686 - Protection of project water dedicated to in-stream use.

If a project dedicates water to in-stream use under the requirements described in ORS 541.681 or as allowed under ORS 541.683, the Water Resources Department shall protect the dedicated water in-stream consistent with the priority of the dedicated water source. Dedicated water from projects may come from newly developed water or from other sources and may be put in-stream at other locations in the tributary if the department determines as provided under ORS 540.530 that the alternate location would not injure existing water rights and, in consultation with the State Department of Fish and Wildlife, determines that the alternate location would provide greater or equal environmental benefit. The Water Resources Department, in consultation with the State Department of Fish and Wildlife, shall determine the timing of the flows to maximize in-stream benefits in a manner consistent with public health and safety. [2013 c.784 §12] Note: See note under 541.651.
OR Rev Stat § 541.692 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 541 - Water Distributors; Water Releases; Conservation and Storage; Water Development Projects; Watershed Management and Enhancement|Section 541.692 - Permits; requirements for project operation.

(1) Before loan or grant moneys are expended from the Water Supply Development Account for the construction of a project, the recipient must obtain all applicable local, state and federal permits. Project materials must include a notation indicating that Water Resources Department funding was used for the project. (2) The loans or grants may be conditioned to require that the recipient complete and operate the funded project as described in the loan or grant application. The department may require that before commencing the operation of a project funded with account moneys, the funding recipient demonstrate that the public benefits identified for the project, including any environmental benefits proposed at a location other than the project site, will be realized in a timely fashion. (3) At regular intervals, and upon completion of the project, the loan or grant recipient must submit updates to the department that describe the completed work, the public benefits achieved and project expenditures. The recipient must regularly measure and report the water diverted and used from the project. The recipient must monitor, evaluate and maintain the project for the life of the loan, or for a specified number of years for a grant, and provide annual progress reports to the department. The department may impose other project-specific conditions by noting the conditions during project evaluation and including the condition in the funding agreement for the project. (4) The department may terminate, reduce or delay funding for a project if the loan or grant recipient fails to comply with any provision of subsections (1) to (3) of this section. [2013 c.784 §14] Note: See note under 541.651.
OR Rev Stat § 541.695 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 541 - Water Distributors; Water Releases; Conservation and Storage; Water Development Projects; Watershed Management and Enhancement|Section 541.695

[1971 c.754 §12; 1977 c.417 §3; 1989 c.837 §19; renumbered 196.770 and then 196.905 in 1989]
OR Rev Stat § 541.703 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 541 - Water Distributors; Water Releases; Conservation and Storage; Water Development Projects; Watershed Management and Enhancement|Section 541.703 - Project applications; preference for approval.

Of the applications filed under ORS 541.705 for assistance in constructing a water development project for municipal use, the Water Resources Commission shall give preference for approval to those projects required to be undertaken as a result of a proceeding under ORS 222.840 to 222.915 or 431.705 to 431.760 to alleviate conditions constituting a danger to public health. [1983 c.407 §13; 1985 c.673 §112]
OR Rev Stat § 541.705 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 541 - Water Distributors; Water Releases; Conservation and Storage; Water Development Projects; Watershed Management and Enhancement|Section 541.705 - Project applications; contents.

(1) Any water developer may file with the Water Resources Commission an application to enable the construction of a water development project as provided in ORS 541.700 to 541.855. The application shall be filed in the manner, be in the form and contain or be accompanied by any information prescribed by the commission. The commission, in considering applications, shall encourage the largest number of users of the Water Development Fund and shall consider the impact on the family farm units of the state. (2) In addition to other requirements prescribed by the commission, an application filed under subsection (1) of this section shall: (a) Describe the nature and purposes of the proposed water development project, including the need for the project and reason why the project would be in the public interest. (b) State whether any purposes other than improvement of a drinking water system, irrigation, drainage, fish protection, watershed enhancement or municipal use, but consistent therewith, will be served by the proposed water development project, and the nature of the other purposes, if any. (c) Set forth or be accompanied by a feasibility study for the construction, operation and maintenance of the proposed water development project, an estimate of the costs of construction and if the project includes as a primary purpose irrigation or drainage, an evaluation of the agricultural potential of the land from any competent public agency. (d) State whether any moneys other than those in the Water Development Fund are proposed to be used for the construction of the proposed water development project, and whether any other moneys are available or have been sought for the construction. (e) Show that the applicant holds or can acquire all lands, other than public lands, and interests therein and water rights necessary for the construction, operation and maintenance of the proposed water development project. (3) If the application is for a safe drinking water project, the applicant also shall demonstrate that: (a) The applicant is a city, county, district, water authority or other political subdivision of the state or an organization operated on a not-for-profit basis that makes drinking water available to members of the general public; (b) The primary use of the loan will be to improve a drinking water system for the purpose of complying with applicable state or federal drinking water quality regulations; and (c) The applicant has: (A) Developed a water system master plan; and (B) Either has a coordination agreement in place as defined in ORS 195.020, 195.025 and 197.712 or can demonstrate that options to find a coordinated solution to the system’s drinking water problems have been fully explored. [1977 c.246 §2; 1981 c.592 §2; 1985 c.673 §113; 1987 c.636 §2; 1991 c.944 §6; 1993 c.577 §38; 2009 c.907 §§4,35]
OR Rev Stat § 541.710 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 541 - Water Distributors; Water Releases; Conservation and Storage; Water Development Projects; Watershed Management and Enhancement|Section 541.710 - Processing project application; fee.

(1) Upon receipt of an application filed as provided in ORS 541.705, the Water Resources Commission shall determine whether the feasibility study described in ORS 541.705 for the water development project set forth in or accompanying the application is satisfactory and if the commission determines that it is not satisfactory, the commission may: (a) Reject the application; (b) Require the applicant to submit additional information and revision of the feasibility study as may be necessary; or (c) Make such revisions of the feasibility study as the commission considers necessary to make the plan satisfactory. (2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, the commission shall charge and collect from the applicant at the time the application is filed a fee of $100. In addition, the commission shall charge the applicant the amount required to reimburse the commission for costs that exceed the application fee incurred in connection with the application. Moneys referred to in this subsection shall be paid into the Water Development Administration and Bond Sinking Fund. (3) The commission may establish by rule an application fee of less than $100 for a water development project that is for fish protection or for watershed enhancement. [1977 c.246 §3; 1985 c.673 §114; 1987 c.636 §3; 2009 c.907 §§5,36; 2013 c.784 §33]
OR Rev Stat § 541.715 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 541 - Water Distributors; Water Releases; Conservation and Storage; Water Development Projects; Watershed Management and Enhancement|Section 541.715 - Applicant authorized to obtain private planning, engineering and construction services.

Nothing in ORS 541.700 to 541.855 is intended to prevent an applicant from employing a private planning firm, engineering firm and construction firm to perform the planning work, engineering work and construction on the proposed water development project of the applicant. [1977 c.246 §4]
OR Rev Stat § 541.720 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 541 - Water Distributors; Water Releases; Conservation and Storage; Water Development Projects; Watershed Management and Enhancement|Section 541.720 - Conditions for project application approval.

The Water Resources Commission may approve the financing for the construction of a water development project described in an application filed as provided in ORS 541.705 using moneys in the Water Development Fund, secured by a first, parity or second lien in the manner provided in ORS 541.740, if, after investigation, the commission finds that: (1) The proposed water development project is feasible and a reasonable risk from practical and economic standpoints; (2) The plan for the construction, operation and maintenance of the proposed water development project is satisfactory and, if the primary purposes of the project include irrigation or drainage, the agricultural potential is confirmed; (3) The plan for construction and operation will provide multipurpose facilities, to the extent practicable; (4) The applicant is a qualified, credit-worthy and responsible water developer and is willing and able to enter into a contract with the commission for construction and repayment as provided in ORS 541.730; (5) Moneys in the Water Development Fund are or will be available for the construction of the proposed water development project; (6) There is a need for the proposed water development project, the proposed project is in the public interest and the applicant’s financial resources are adequate to provide the working capital needed to operate and maintain the project; and (7) The construction cost associated with any secondary use does not exceed the construction cost of the primary use of the water development project. [1977 c.246 §5; 1981 c.166 §2; 1981 c.592 §3; 1985 c.673 §115; 1999 c.212 §2; 2009 c.907 §§6,37; 2013 c.784 §34]
OR Rev Stat § 541.735 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 541 - Water Distributors; Water Releases; Conservation and Storage; Water Development Projects; Watershed Management and Enhancement|Section 541.735 - Payment of funds by State Treasurer pursuant to loan contract.

If the Water Resources Commission approves a loan for a water development project or federal water development project, the State Treasurer shall pay moneys for such project from the Water Development Fund in accordance with the terms of the loan contract, as prescribed by the commission. [1977 c.246 §7; 1985 c.673 §117]
OR Rev Stat § 541.741 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 541 - Water Distributors; Water Releases; Conservation and Storage; Water Development Projects; Watershed Management and Enhancement|Section 541.741 - Recovery of certain interest amounts.

The Water Resources Commission shall not attempt to recover interest amounts credited or paid before January 1, 1986, to any water developer who borrowed moneys under ORS 541.700 to 541.855 and shall adjust the borrower’s account balance as necessary to reflect those credits as lawful payments on the borrower’s contractual obligations to the state. [1989 c.950 §2] Note: 541.741 was added to and made a part of ORS 541.700 to 541.855 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
OR Rev Stat § 541.745 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 541 - Water Distributors; Water Releases; Conservation and Storage; Water Development Projects; Watershed Management and Enhancement|Section 541.745 - Remedies of commission when water developer fails to comply with contract.

If a water developer fails to comply with a contract entered into with the Water Resources Commission for construction and repayment as provided in ORS 541.730, the commission, in addition to remedies provided in ORS 541.740, may seek other appropriate legal remedies to secure the loan and may contract with any other water developer as provided in ORS 541.730 for continuance of construction and for repayment of moneys from the Water Development Fund used to continue construction and interest on the moneys. [1977 c.246 §8; 1981 c.166 §4; 1985 c.673 §119]
OR Rev Stat § 541.750 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 541 - Water Distributors; Water Releases; Conservation and Storage; Water Development Projects; Watershed Management and Enhancement|Section 541.750 - Repayment of moneys to Water Development Administration and Bond Sinking Fund.

Any water developer that enters into a contract with the Water Resources Commission for construction and repayment as provided in ORS 541.730 or 541.745 may obtain moneys for repayment to the Water Development Administration and Bond Sinking Fund under the contract in the same manner as other moneys are obtained for other authorized purposes. The commission may also provide by contract or otherwise, for the construction, operation and maintenance of a water development project until the project is assumed by such new water developer. Moneys in the Water Development Fund may be used for such construction, operation and maintenance, and if so used, shall be repaid to the Water Development Administration and Bond Sinking Fund by the contracting water developer. [1977 c.246 §10; 1985 c.673 §120]