OAR 141-087-0010: Application of Rules

These rules shall apply to all hydroelectric projects located on lands within the Board’s jurisdiction which have not received final approval for all state, local, and federal permits and licenses. The approval standards of these rules shall not apply at any time to projects which are in existence or have received all state, local and federal approval on or before December 31, 1985. However, a lease shall be issued and the fee requirements imposed on all such projects at the time of renewal of the project license or exemption by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), or within 50 years after the date of commencing power production, whichever occurs first.