ORS 455.446: Tsunami inundation zone; rules.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) The State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries shall establish the parameters of the area of expected tsunami inundation based on scientific evidence that may include geologic field data and tsunami modeling. (2) The governing board of the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, by rule, shall determine the tsunami inundation zone based on the parameters established by the department. [1995 c.617 §2; 2005 c.22 §329; 2007 c.354 §31; 2019 c.502 §2]
Official history and status
History: Note: 455.446 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 455 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 632-005-0000: Purpose — implements
- OAR 632-005-0010: Applicability to New Facilities and Structures — implements
- OAR 632-005-0020: Definitions — implements
- OAR 632-005-0030: Adoption of Maps for the Purposes of Screening New Essential Facilities, Hazardous Facilities, Major Structures, and Special Occupancy Structures — implements
- OAR 632-005-0040: Tsunami Inundation Zone — implements
- OAR 632-005-0050: Referrals — implements
- OAR 632-005-0060: Consultations; Requirements; Timing — implements
- OAR 632-005-0070: Exemption Responsibility — implements
- OAR 632-005-0080: Exceptions; Procedures; Timing; Appeals — implements
- OAR 632-005-0090: Exceptions; Fees — implements
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Cited by
- ORS 401.950: Definitions; tsunami warning information; rules.
- OAR 104-030-0020: Definitions
- OAR 632-005-0000: Purpose
- OAR 632-005-0020: Definitions
- OAR 632-005-0030: Adoption of Maps for the Purposes of Screening New Essential Facilities, Hazardous Facilities, Major Structures, and Special Occupancy Structures
- OAR 632-005-0070: Exemption Responsibility
- OAR 632-005-0080: Exceptions; Procedures; Timing; Appeals
- OAR 660-024-0065: Establishment of Study Area to Evaluate Land for Inclusion in the UGB
- OAR 660-038-0070: Adjust Residential Lands Inventory to Account for Constrained Lands
- OAR 660-038-0130: Adjust Employment Buildable Land Inventory to Account for Constrained Lands
- OAR 660-038-0160: Establishment of Study Area to Evaluate Land for Inclusion in the UGB
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors455.html