Jurisdiction to assert title to historically filled lands; requirements.

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(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.


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