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Section
517.005

Legislative findings.

Section
517.010

Location of mining claims upon veins or lodes.

Section
517.020

[Repealed by 1971 c.228 §1]

Section
517.030

Recording copy of location notice; fee.

Section
517.040

Abandoned claims.

Section
517.042

"Legal subdivision" defined for ORS 517.042 to 517.052.

Section
517.044

Location of claims upon placer deposits; posting notice.

Section
517.046

Marking boundaries of claim or locating by legal subdivisions.

Section
517.048

[1961 c.525 §4; repealed by 1971 c.228 §1]

Section
517.050

Section 517.050

Section
517.052

Recording copy of location notice; fee.

Section
517.060

Correcting defective notice of location.

Section
517.065

Effect of noncompliance with law in locating claim.

Section
517.070

Certain locations subject to prior rights.

Section
517.080

Mining claims as realty.

Section
517.090

Application to claims of law governing transfers and mortgages of realty.

Section
517.100

Sums payable on redemption of claim; interest.

Section
517.110

Grubstaking contracts.

Section
517.120

Definitions for ORS 517.120 to 517.133.

Section
517.123

Legislative findings.

Section
517.125

Rules to be adopted in consultation with affected parties.

Section
517.128

Restricting access to open mining area or mining claim prohibited.

Section
517.130

Mineral trespass.

Section
517.133

Interfering with a mining operation.

Section
517.135

Exemption from crimes of mineral trespass and interfering with a mining operation.

Section
517.140

Legislative findings; mining using motorized equipment in beds and banks of rivers.

Section
517.160

Location of nonmineral land as millsite; notice; fee.

Section
517.170

Policy.

Section
517.180

Procedure for extinguishing dormant mineral interest.

Section
517.210

Recording affidavit of annual compliance.

Section
517.220

Affidavit or lack thereof as evidence; recording fee.

Section
517.230

Performance of assessment work by co-owners.

Section
517.240

Failure of co-owner to contribute; notice.

Section
517.250

Form of notice; service; publication.

Section
517.260

Notice; return and proof of service.

Section
517.270

Vesting of interest of delinquent co-owner.

Section
517.280

Certificate of ownership; issuance.

Section
517.290

Fee for certificate.

Section
517.300

Effect of certificate; certified copy of certificate, notice and return admissible as evidence.

Section
517.310

Recording and indexing certificate; fee; effect.

Section
517.320

Counteraffidavits of delinquent owner; suit to quiet title; judgment.

Section
517.330

Accounting for fees.

Section
517.410

Section 517.410

Section
517.420

[Amended by 1955 c.528 §1; 1961 c.419 §2; 1983 c.740 §206; repealed by 1993 c.340 §2]

Section
517.430

Use of timber by lessee.

Section
517.440

Lessee, licensee, or operator of mine deemed bailee of yield until payment of lessor and workers.

Section
517.450

[Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]

Section
517.510

[Repealed by 1993 c.742 §114]

Section
517.520

[Repealed by 1993 c.742 §114]

Section
517.530

[Repealed by 1993 c.742 §114]

Section
517.540

[Repealed by 1993 c.742 §114]

Section
517.550

[Repealed by 1993 c.742 §114]

Section
517.610

[Repealed by 1953 c.188 §2]

Section
517.611

[1957 c.580 §1; repealed by 1987 c.260 §1]

Section
517.620

[Repealed by 1953 c.188 §2]

Section
517.621

[1957 c.580 §2; repealed by 1987 c.260 §1]

Section
517.630

[Repealed by 1953 c.188 §2]

Section
517.631

[1957 c.580 §3; repealed by 1987 c.260 §1]

Section
517.640

[Repealed by 1953 c.188 §2]

Section
517.641

[1957 c.580 §4; repealed by 1987 c.260 §1]

Section
517.650

[1957 c.580 §5; repealed by 1987 c.260 §1]

Section
517.660

[1957 c.580 §6; repealed by 1987 c.260 §1]

Section
517.670

[1957 c.580 §7; repealed by 1987 c.260 §1]

Section
517.680

[1957 c.580 §8; repealed by 1987 c.260 §1]

Section
517.690

[1957 c.580 §9; repealed by 1987 c.260 §1]

Section
517.700

[1957 c.580 §10; repealed by 1987 c.260 §1]

Section
517.702

Legislative findings.

Section
517.705

Exploration permit; application; information required; fees; confidentiality of production records, mineral assessments or trade secrets.

Section
517.710

Fees.

Section
517.715

Exemptions from permit requirement.

Section
517.720

Persons with operating permit exempted.

Section
517.725

Department inspection of exploration site.

Section
517.730

Drill hole or well abandonment; rules.

Section
517.735

Exploration on land administered by Department of State Lands.

Section
517.740

Rules.

Section
517.750

Definitions for ORS 517.702 to 517.989.

Section
517.753

Exclusion certificate required for certain small-scale surface mining operations; application; fees.

Section
517.755

Mining operations affecting more than five acres.

Section
517.760

Policy.

Section
517.770

Exemptions from reclamation requirements.

Section
517.775

Permit fee for certain landowners and operators; erosion stabilization at mining operations exempt from reclamation.

Section
517.780

Effect on county zoning laws or ordinances; rules; certain operations exempt.

Section
517.785

[1983 c.20 §3; 1985 c.292 §7; 1987 c.361 §8; repealed by 2007 c.318 §28]

Section
517.790

Operating permit required for surface mining on certain lands; application for permit; proposed reclamation plans; waiver of requirement for preparation and approval of reclamation plan; refusal to issue operating permit; provisional operating permit.

Section
517.795

Department to consult with and cooperate with other agencies.

Section
517.797

Memorandum of agreement with Department of State Lands regarding permitting.

Section
517.800

Fees; rules; annual report.

Section
517.810

Requirement for bond or security; rules; other security in lieu of bond.

Section
517.813

Reclamation Guarantee Fund.

Section
517.815

Reclamation bond pooling program; requirements; rules.

Section
517.820

Extensions of time for submission of proposed reclamation plans; time limit for reclamation completion; consultation with cooperating agencies.

Section
517.825

Mining aggregate on high-value farmland; requirements; rules.

Section
517.830

Operating permit approval process; appeal from denial of plan; consolidated application process.

Section
517.831

Modification of operating permit or reclamation plan; opportunity for alternative dispute resolution.

Section
517.832

Emergency operating permit; rules.

Section
517.833

Transfer of operating permit; rules.

Section
517.834

Temporary operating permit; rules.

Section
517.835

Conditions on operating permit or reclamation plan to prevent impact on ground water.

Section
517.836

Surveying or marking surface mining operations; rules.

Section
517.837

Annual report by permittee; rules.

Section
517.840

Administration and enforcement of ORS 517.702 to 517.989; rules.

Section
517.850

Inspection of permit area.

Section
517.855

Disruption of portion of mining property preserved from mining.

Section
517.860

Effect of failure to comply with operating permit or reclamation plan; department may perform work and assess costs against bond or security.

Section
517.862

Revocation, termination or refusal to renew operating permit.

Section
517.865

Effect of failure to perform reclamation and insufficient bond; lien; notice; priority; foreclosure.

Section
517.870

Adjustment of bond or security of operator upon satisfactory completion of reclamation work.

Section
517.880

Order for suspension of surface mining operation operating without required permit; enjoining operation upon failure of operator to comply; completion of reclamation by department.

Section
517.890

Review of final determination.

Section
517.900

[1971 c.719 §14; 1985 c.292 §14; repealed by 1999 c.492 §9 (517.901 enacted in lieu of 517.900)]

Section
517.901

Confidentiality of production records, mineral assessments and trade secrets.

Section
517.905

Applicability of ORS 517.910 to 517.989 and 517.910 to 517.951.

Section
517.910

Definitions for ORS 517.910 to 517.989.

Section
517.915

Additional operating permit requirements for nonaggregate mineral mines; denial of permit if reclamation not possible.

Section
517.917

Activation of project coordinating committee.

Section
517.920

Permit application fees under ORS 517.910 to 517.989.

Section
517.925

Time limit for action on permit application.

Section
517.930

Department inspection.

Section
517.935

[1981 c.622 §12; repealed by 2013 c.371 §36]

Section
517.940

[1981 c.622 §11; 1985 c.291 §5; 2007 c.318 §23; repealed by 2013 c.371 §36]

Section
517.945

[1981 c.622 §13; repealed by 1999 c.353 §9]

Section
517.947

[1987 c.693 §§2,3; 1989 c.171 §68; repealed by 1991 c.735 §39]

Section
517.949

[1987 c.693 §4; repealed by 1991 c.735 §39]

Section
517.950

[1981 c.622 §10; 1985 c.292 §15; 1989 c.461 §3; 1995 c.79 §298; 2007 c.318 §24; repealed by 2013 c.371 §36]

Section
517.951

Legislative intent not to assume exclusive jurisdiction.

Section
517.952

Definitions for ORS 517.952 to 517.989.

Section
517.953

Policy.

Section
517.954

Application of ORS 517.952 to 517.989.

Section
517.955

Section 517.955

Section
517.956

Requirements for mining operations; rules.

Section
517.957

Department coordination of activities of affected agencies.

Section
517.958

Compliance with preapplication process; purpose.

Section
517.959

Public notice requirements for ORS 517.952 to 517.989; master list of interested parties; fees.

Section
517.960

Section 517.960

Section
517.961

Notice of intent to submit application; posting of notice.

Section
517.962

Section 517.962

Section
517.963

Department duties upon receipt of notice of intent.

Section
517.964

Section 517.964

Section
517.965

Project coordinating committee.

Section
517.966

Section 517.966

Section
517.967

Technical review team.

Section
517.968

Section 517.968

Section
517.969

Collection of baseline data; public informational meetings; collection methodology.

Section
517.970

Section 517.970

Section
517.971

Consolidated application.

Section
517.972

Section 517.972

Section
517.973

Fees; payment of expenses of department and permitting and cooperating agencies.

Section
517.974

Section 517.974

Section
517.975

Distribution of completed consolidated application; notice of receipt of application.

Section
517.976

Section 517.976

Section
517.977

Preparation of draft permits; public hearing; determination of completeness of consolidated application.

Section
517.978

Review of application; additional information.

Section
517.979

Environmental evaluation; review of baseline data; payment of costs of third party contractor.

Section
517.980

Socioeconomic impact analysis.

Section
517.981

Draft permit and permit conditions; denial of permit; time limits; public hearing on draft permit.

Section
517.982

Final permits; permit conditions submitted by cooperating agencies.

Section
517.983

Consolidated contested case hearing; judicial review; stay of permit.

Section
517.984

Modification of permit; project coordinating committee.

Section
517.985

Rulemaking.

Section
517.986

Time limit for final action on permit subject to consolidated application process.

Section
517.987

Reclamation bond or security; annual assessment of cost of reclamation; lien; release of security; post-reclamation security.

Section
517.988

Permit conditions by State Department of Fish and Wildlife; violations of State Department of Fish and Wildlife conditions.

Section
517.989

Rules applicable to consolidated application.

Section
517.990

Criminal penalties.

Section
517.992

Civil penalties; rules.