Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 543.120 (2026)

Water power projects to be in conformity with this chapter

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      543.120 Water power projects to be in conformity with this chapter. After February 26, 1931, no water power project involving the use of the waters of lakes, rivers, streams or other bodies of water within this state, including waters over which this state has concurrent jurisdiction, for the generation of electricity, shall be begun or constructed except in conformity with the provisions of ORS 543.010 to 543.610.

 

      543.130 [Repealed by 1961 c.224 §20]

 

      543.135 [1961 c.100 §§2,3; repealed by 1985 c.673 §185]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2020–2020 · leading case: WaterWatch of Oregon v. Water Resources Dept., 468 P.3d 478 (Or. Ct. App. 2020).
WaterWatch of Oregon v. Water Resources Dept., 468 P.3d 478 (Or. Ct. App. 2020). “2 See also ORS 543.120 (“After February 26, 1931, no water power project involving the use of the waters of lakes, rivers, streams or other bodies of water within this state, including waters over which this state has concurrent juris- diction, for the generation of electricity,…”
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