ORS 465.900: Civil penalties for violation of removal or remedial actions.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any person who violates a provision of ORS 465.200 to 465.485, or any rule or order entered or adopted under ORS 465.200 to 465.485, shall incur a civil penalty not to exceed $25,000 a day for each day that such violation occurs or that failure to comply continues. (2) The civil penalty authorized by subsection (1) of this section shall be imposed in the manner provided by ORS 468.135, except that a penalty collected under this section shall be deposited in the Hazardous Substance Remedial Action Fund established under ORS 465.381, if the penalty pertains to a release at any facility. [Formerly 466.900; 1991 c.734 §34; 2009 c.267 §3]
This rule cites
- ORS 465.200 — resolved
- 465.485 — resolved
- ORS 468.135 — resolved
- ORS 465.381 — resolved
Cited by
- ORS 307.430: Correction of assessment and tax rolls; termination of exemption.
- ORS 465.200: Definitions.
- ORS 465.205: Legislative findings.
- ORS 465.210: Authority of department for removal or remedial action.
- ORS 465.240: Inventory listing not prerequisite to other remedial action.
- ORS 465.250: Accessibility of information about hazardous substances; entering property or facility; samples; confidentiality.
- ORS 465.255: Strict liability for remedial action costs for injury or destruction of natural resource; limited exclusions.
- ORS 465.260: Removal or remedial action; reimbursement of costs; liability; damages.
- ORS 465.315: Standards for degree of cleanup required; Hazard Index; risk protocol; hot spots of contamination; exemption; rules.
- ORS 465.325: Agreement to perform removal or remedial action; reimbursement; agreement as order and consent judgment; effect on liability.
- ORS 465.327: Agreement to release party from potential liability to facilitate cleanup and reuse of property; eligible parties; terms of agreement; recording of agreement.
- ORS 465.335: Costs, penalties and damages as lien; enforcement of lien.
- ORS 465.340: Contractor liability; indemnification.
- ORS 465.381: Hazardous Substance Remedial Action Fund; sources; uses; Orphan Site Account; uses.
- ORS 465.400: Rules; designation of hazardous substance.
- ORS 465.420: Remedial Action Advisory Committee.
- OAR 340-122-0010: Purpose
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors465.html