ORS 196.817: General permits; rules.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1)(a) Notwithstanding ORS 196.810, the Department of State Lands may establish a removal or fill general permit: (A) By rule for processing applications on a statewide or geographic basis; or (B) By order for an applicant or group of applicants to cover activities that are substantially similar in nature, are recurring or ongoing, and have predictable effects and outcomes. (b) The department must find that the project is in compliance with the review standards set forth in ORS 196.600 to 196.921 and would not result in long-term harm to water resources of this state. (c) The department shall condition any such general permit upon actions necessary to minimize environmental effects. (2)(a) Any person proposing to conduct an action under a general permit specified in subsection (1)(a)(A) of this section shall apply to the department in accordance with procedures set forth by the department by rule. (b) Any person proposing to conduct an action under a general permit specified in subsection (1)(a)(B) of this section shall apply to the department in accordance with procedures set forth by the department by order. (3) The department shall amend or rescind any general permit upon a determination that the activities conducted under the permit have resulted in or would result in unacceptable individual or cumulative environmental effects or long-term harm to the water resources of this state. (4) Any person proposing to conduct an action under a general permit shall pay the applicable fee required under ORS 196.815 for individual permit applications. [2007 c.849 §9; 2011 c.559 §1]
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 141-083-0800: Purpose and Applicability — implements
- OAR 141-083-0800: Purpose and Applicability — authority
- OAR 141-083-0810: Policies — implements
- OAR 141-083-0810: Policies — authority
- OAR 141-083-0820: Definitions — implements
- OAR 141-083-0820: Definitions — authority
- OAR 141-083-0830: Cable Easement Application Requirements — implements
- OAR 141-083-0830: Cable Easement Application Requirements — authority
- OAR 141-083-0840: Pre-Application and Application Review Process — implements
- OAR 141-083-0840: Pre-Application and Application Review Process — authority
- OAR 141-083-0850: Cable Easement Terms and Conditions — implements
- OAR 141-083-0850: Cable Easement Terms and Conditions — authority
- OAR 141-083-0860: Penalties — implements
- OAR 141-083-0860: Penalties — authority
- OAR 141-083-0870: Reconsideration of Decision — implements
- OAR 141-083-0870: Reconsideration of Decision — authority
- OAR 141-085-0510: Definitions — implements
- OAR 141-085-0520: Removal-Fill Jurisdiction by Volume of Material — implements
- OAR 141-085-0560: Public Review Process for Individual Removal - Fill Permit Applications — implements
- OAR 141-085-0565: Department Determinations and Considerations in Evaluating Individual Permit Applications — implements
- OAR 141-085-0685: Functions and Values Assessment — implements
- OAR 141-085-0690: Eligibility Requirements for CM — implements
- OAR 141-085-0692: Mitigation Accounting — implements
- OAR 141-085-0694: Special Requirement for CM — implements
- OAR 141-085-0710: Monitoring Requirements for CWM — implements
- OAR 141-086-0100: Duty to Notify of Proposed Activities Within Wetlands — authority
- OAR 141-090-0005: Purpose — implements
- OAR 141-090-0010: Applicability — implements
- OAR 141-090-0020: Definitions — implements
- OAR 141-090-0025: Procedures for Determinations Conducted Entirely by the Department — implements
- OAR 141-090-0030: Technical Requirements — implements
- OAR 141-090-0040: Procedures for Review and Approval of a Wetland Delineation Report Submitted to the Department for a Jurisdictional Determination — implements
- OAR 141-090-0045: Duration, Revision, Expiration and Reissuance of Jurisdictional Determinations — implements
- OAR 141-090-0050: Request for Reconsideration, Contested Case, and Appeal — implements
- OAR 141-090-0055: Effective Date — implements
- OAR 141-093-0141: Transportation-Related Structures - Eligibility Requirements — implements
- OAR 141-093-0141: Transportation-Related Structures - Eligibility Requirements — authority
- OAR 141-093-0250: Maintenance Dredging - Purpose — implements
- OAR 141-093-0250: Maintenance Dredging - Purpose — authority
- OAR 141-093-0255: Maintenance Dredging - Definitions — implements
- OAR 141-093-0255: Maintenance Dredging - Definitions — authority
- OAR 141-093-0260: Maintenance Dredging - Eligibility Requirements — implements
- OAR 141-093-0260: Maintenance Dredging - Eligibility Requirements — authority
- OAR 141-093-0265: Maintenance Dredging - Specific Application Requirements — implements
- OAR 141-093-0265: Maintenance Dredging - Specific Application Requirements — authority
- OAR 141-093-0270: Maintenance Dredging - Authorized Activities — implements
- OAR 141-093-0270: Maintenance Dredging - Authorized Activities — authority
- OAR 141-093-0275: Maintenance Dredging - Specific Conditions — implements
- OAR 141-093-0275: Maintenance Dredging - Specific Conditions — authority
- OAR 141-093-0280: Maintenance Dredging - Term and Reporting — implements
- OAR 141-093-0280: Maintenance Dredging - Term and Reporting — authority
- OAR 141-093-0285: Certain Ocean Renewable Energy Facilities - GP-Purpose — authority
- OAR 141-093-0290: Certain Ocean Renewable Energy Facilities - GP-Definitions — authority
- OAR 141-093-0295: Certain Ocean Renewable Energy Facilities - GP-Eligibility Requirements — authority
- OAR 141-093-0300: Certain Ocean Renewable Energy Facilities - GP-Specific Application Requirements — authority
- OAR 141-093-0305: Certain Ocean Renewable Energy Facilities - GP-Authorized Activities — authority
- OAR 141-093-0310: Certain Ocean Renewable Energy Facilities - GP- Specific Conditions — authority
- OAR 141-102-0000: Purpose — implements
- OAR 141-102-0010: Policy — implements
- OAR 141-102-0020: Definitions — implements
- OAR 141-102-0030: Designation of Essential Salmon Habitat (ESH) — implements
- OAR 141-102-0040: Revisions to ESH — implements
- OAR 603-095-4000: Purpose and Applicability – Agricultural Drainage Channel Maintenance — implements
This rule cites
- ORS 196.810 — resolved
- ORS 196.600 — resolved
- 196.921 — resolved
- ORS 196.815 — resolved
Cited by
No inbound citations found.
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors196.html