ORS 516.090: General duties and powers of board; rules.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) The governing board of the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries shall: (a) Direct and review the performance of the State Geologist and the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries in carrying out its duties and responsibilities pursuant to this chapter and ORS chapters 517, 520 and 522. (b) Carry out the policies set forth in this chapter and ORS chapters 517, 520 and 522. (c) Establish policies and approve plans that lead to an understanding of geology and mineral resources of the state, geologic processes and hazards and scientific, economic and tourism issues relating to geology and mineral industries. (d) At the discretion of the board, accept from the United States or any of its agencies such funds as may be made available to this state for any of the purposes contemplated by this chapter, and shall enter into such contracts and agreements with the United States or any of its agencies or with Oregon or any of its agencies as may be necessary, proper and convenient, and not contrary to the laws of this state. (e) Review and approve budget requests of the department. (f) In accordance with applicable provisions of ORS chapter 183, adopt rules establishing criteria and procedures by which the department may enter into contracts or agreements pursuant to ORS 516.035 (6), including but not limited to criteria and procedures that ensure protection of the public interest and advance the duties of the department as described in ORS 516.030. (2) The board may: (a) In accordance with applicable provisions of ORS chapter 183, adopt rules necessary for the administration of the laws that the board is charged with administering. (b) Receive on behalf of this state, for the use and benefit of the department, gifts, devises and legacies of real or other property, and use them in accordance with the wishes of the donors, or, in the absence of specific instructions by the donors, manage, use and dispose of the gifts and legacies as may be deemed by the board for the best interest of the state. [Amended by 1993 c.260 §6; 2011 c.72 §2]
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 632-001-0000: Notice of Rule Making — implements
- OAR 632-001-0005: Model Rules of Procedure — implements
- OAR 632-001-0006: Collaborative Dispute Resolution Model Rules — implements
- OAR 632-001-0010: Service Fees — implements
- OAR 632-001-0012: Earthquake Recording Instrument Fund — implements
- OAR 632-001-0012: Earthquake Recording Instrument Fund — authority
- OAR 632-001-0014: Contracting Procedures — implements
- OAR 632-001-0014: Contracting Procedures — authority
- OAR 632-001-0015: State Agency Coordination Program — implements
- OAR 632-001-0020: Contracts for Geoscientific Surveys and Analysis — authority
- OAR 632-005-0000: Purpose — authority
- OAR 632-005-0010: Applicability to New Facilities and Structures — authority
- OAR 632-005-0020: Definitions — authority
- OAR 632-005-0030: Adoption of Maps for the Purposes of Screening New Essential Facilities, Hazardous Facilities, Major Structures, and Special Occupancy Structures — authority
- OAR 632-005-0040: Tsunami Inundation Zone — authority
- OAR 632-005-0050: Referrals — authority
- OAR 632-005-0060: Consultations; Requirements; Timing — authority
- OAR 632-005-0070: Exemption Responsibility — authority
- OAR 632-005-0080: Exceptions; Procedures; Timing; Appeals — authority
- OAR 632-005-0090: Exceptions; Fees — authority
- OAR 632-007-0000: Purpose — authority
- OAR 632-007-0010: Definitions — authority
- OAR 632-007-0020: Further Review Area Maps — authority
- OAR 632-007-0030: Effective Date — authority
- OAR 632-010-0157: Exceptions to Special Rules — authority
- OAR 632-015-0025: Financial Security Requirements — authority
- OAR 632-015-0030: Compliance with Law — authority
- OAR 632-015-0035: Notices — authority
- OAR 632-015-0040: Plugging Requirements — authority
- OAR 632-015-0045: Conversion to Water Well — authority
- OAR 632-015-0050: Filing of Reports — authority
- OAR 632-015-0055: Reclamation — authority
- OAR 632-015-0060: Appeals — authority
- OAR 632-030-0005: Purpose and Application of These Rules — authority
- OAR 632-030-0018: County Authority; City or County Operations — authority
- OAR 632-030-0019: Surface Mining on Federal Lands — authority
- OAR 632-030-0024: Inspections — authority
- OAR 632-030-0026: On-Site Construction Waiver — authority
- OAR 632-030-0041: Permit and Exemption Transfer — authority
- OAR 632-030-0042: Termination of Operating Permits — authority
- OAR 632-030-0049: Emergency Operating Permits — authority
- OAR 632-030-0052: Temporary Operating Permits — authority
- OAR 632-030-0056: Appeals — authority
- OAR 632-030-0070: Penalty Warning; Civil Penalty — authority
This rule cites
- ORS chapter 183 — target_record_not_published
- ORS 516.035 — resolved
- ORS 516.030 — resolved
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Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors516.html