Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 465.205 (2026)

Legislative findings

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465.205 Legislative findings. (1) The Legislative Assembly finds that:

(a) The release of a hazardous substance into the environment may present an imminent and substantial threat to the public health, safety, welfare and the environment; and

(b) The threats posed by the release of a hazardous substance can be minimized by prompt identification of facilities and implementation of removal or remedial action.

(2) Therefore, the Legislative Assembly declares that:

(a) It is in the interest of the public health, safety, welfare and the environment to provide the means to minimize the hazards of and damages from facilities.

(b) It is the purpose of ORS 465.200 to 465.485 and 465.900 to:

(A) Protect the public health, safety, welfare and the environment; and

(B) Provide sufficient and reliable funding for the Department of Environmental Quality to expediently and effectively authorize, require or undertake removal or remedial action to abate hazards to the public health, safety, welfare and the environment. [Formerly 466.547]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1993–1997 · leading case: Newell v. Weston, 946 P.2d 691 (Or. Ct. App. 1997).

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Newell v. Weston, 946 P.2d 691 (Or. Ct. App. 1997). “ORS 465.205-(l)(a). Consistent, with that statement of purpose, the legislature enacted companion provisions requiring DEQ to inventory sites of existing, as well as threatened, releases of hazardous substances, ORS 465.”

Cash Flow Investors, Inc. v. Union Oil Co., 862 P.2d 501 (Or. 1993). “g, ORS 465.205 (finding that the release of hazardous substances into the environment may present a threat to public safety, stating that it is in the interest of the public that the legislature provide the means to minimize such hazards, and stating that the purpose of the Act…”

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