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2015 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 13 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food
Chapter 539 - Rights of Federally Recognized Indian Tribes
WATER RIGHTS BEFORE 1909- Section 539.005 - Purpose of chapter; rules.
- Section 539.010 - Protection of water rights vested or initiated prior to February 24, 1909.
- Section 539.015 - Certification of statements of claimants; oaths.
- Section 539.020
- Section 539.021 - Determination by Water Resources Director of rights of claimants; transfer of action to director.
- Section 539.030 - Notice of investigation of stream.
- Section 539.040 - Notice of hearing by director.
- Section 539.050
- Section 539.060
- Section 539.070 - Hearing by director; adjournments.
- Section 539.080
- Section 539.081 - Fees; exemption; disposition.
- Section 539.090 - Notice of right to inspect evidence, and of place of court hearing.
- Section 539.100 - Contest of claims submitted to director; notice by contestant; service on contestee.
- Section 539.110 - Hearing of contest; notice of; procedure.
- Section 539.120 - Examination by director of stream and diversions in contest; record; map.
- Section 539.130 - Findings of fact and determination of director; certification of proceedings; filing in court; fixing time for hearing by court; notice; force of director’s determination.
- Section 539.140 - Water right certificates.
- Section 539.150 - Court proceedings to review determination of director.
- Section 539.160 - Transmittal of copy of decree to department; instructions to watermasters.
- Section 539.170 - Division of water pending hearing.
- Section 539.180 - Bond or irrevocable letter of credit to stay operation of director’s determination; notice to watermaster.
- Section 539.190 - Rehearing by circuit court.
- Section 539.200 - Conclusiveness of determinations as to water rights.
- Section 539.210 - Duty of claimants to appear and submit proof; nonappearance as forfeiture; intervention in proceedings.
- Section 539.220 - Procedure when rights to same stream have been determined in different proceedings.
- Section 539.230 - Notice of need to file registration statement; publication requirements; additional methods of providing notice.
- Section 539.240 - Claim to undetermined right to appropriate surface water; registration statement; contents; effect of failure to file; recognizing changes to right; rules.
- Section 539.300 - Legislative findings.
- Section 539.310 - Negotiation for water rights.
- Section 539.320 - Agreement; submission to court.
- Section 539.330 - Notice to persons affected by agreement.
- Section 539.340 - Court decree; effective date of agreement; remand.
- Section 539.350 - Procedures after remand of agreement.
- Section 539.360 - Participation in management of Upper Klamath Basin Comprehensive Agreement.
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