ORS 536.730: Effect of emergency powers on vested water rights.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
Except as provided in ORS 536.740 and 536.750, nothing in ORS 536.700 to 536.780 is intended to permit the Governor or the Water Resources Commission to hinder the ability of any holder of a vested water right to obtain and use legally assured benefits of that right. [1977 c.541 §4; 1989 c.87 §8]
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 690-019-0010: Purpose of Rules — implements
- OAR 690-019-0010: Purpose of Rules — authority
- OAR 690-019-0020: Definitions — implements
- OAR 690-019-0020: Definitions — authority
- OAR 690-019-0030: Duration of Drought Declaration — implements
- OAR 690-019-0030: Duration of Drought Declaration — authority
- OAR 690-019-0040: Emergency Water Use Permit — implements
- OAR 690-019-0040: Emergency Water Use Permit — authority
- OAR 690-019-0050: Incomplete Applications — implements
- OAR 690-019-0050: Incomplete Applications — authority
- OAR 690-019-0055: Temporary Drought Transfers — implements
- OAR 690-019-0055: Temporary Drought Transfers — authority
- OAR 690-019-0058: Temporary Drought Instream Leases — implements
- OAR 690-019-0058: Temporary Drought Instream Leases — authority
- OAR 690-019-0059: Temporary Substitution of Supplemental Ground Water Right for Surface Water Primary Right — implements
- OAR 690-019-0059: Temporary Substitution of Supplemental Ground Water Right for Surface Water Primary Right — authority
- OAR 690-019-0060: Potential Liability — implements
- OAR 690-019-0060: Potential Liability — authority
- OAR 690-019-0070: Preference of Use, Human Consumption and Livestock — implements
- OAR 690-019-0080: Option or Agreement for Use of Existing Right — implements
- OAR 690-019-0080: Option or Agreement for Use of Existing Right — authority
- OAR 690-019-0085: Renewal Process for Drought Water Use Authorizations — implements
- OAR 690-019-0085: Renewal Process for Drought Water Use Authorizations — authority
- OAR 690-019-0090: Requirement for Conservation and Curtailment Plans — implements
- OAR 690-019-0090: Requirement for Conservation and Curtailment Plans — authority
- OAR 690-019-0100: Schedule of Fees — implements
- OAR 690-019-0100: Schedule of Fees — authority
- OAR 690-019-0105: Fee Refund — implements
- OAR 690-019-0105: Fee Refund — authority
This rule cites
- ORS 536.740 — resolved
- 536.750 — resolved
- ORS 536.700 — resolved
- 536.780 — resolved
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Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors536.html