2017 ORS 196.895¹
Imposition of civil penalties

(1) Civil penalties under ORS 196.890 (Civil penalties) shall be imposed as provided in ORS 183.745 (Civil penalty procedures).

(2) The provisions of this section are in addition to and not in lieu of any other penalty or sanction provided by law. An action taken by the Director of the Department of State Lands under this section may be joined by the director with any other action taken against the same person under ORS 196.860 (Enforcement powers of director) (1)(f).

(3) Any civil penalty recovered under this section shall be deposited in the Common School Fund for use by the Department of State Lands in administration of ORS 196.600 (Definitions for ORS 196.600 to 196.655) to 196.905 (Applicability), 196.990 (Penalties) and 541.990 (Penalties) and as otherwise required by law. [Formerly 541.680 and then 196.760; 1991 c.734 §12]

Note: Operation of the amendments to 196.895 (Imposition of civil penalties) by section 5, chapter 516, Oregon Laws 2001, is dependent upon further approval by the Legislative Assembly. See section 11, chapter 516, Oregon Laws 2001, as amended by section 19, chapter 11, Oregon Laws 2009. The text that is operative after that approval is set forth for the user’s convenience.

196.895 (Imposition of civil penalties). (1) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, civil penalties under ORS 196.890 (Civil penalties) shall be imposed as provided in ORS 183.745 (Civil penalty procedures).

(2) The provisions of this section are in addition to and not in lieu of any other penalty or sanction provided by law. An action taken by the Director of the Department of State Lands under this section may be joined by the director with any other action taken against the same person under ORS 196.860 (Enforcement powers of director) (1)(f).

(3) Any civil penalty recovered under this section shall be deposited in the Common School Fund for use by the Department of State Lands in administration of ORS 196.600 (Definitions for ORS 196.600 to 196.655) to 196.905 (Applicability), 196.990 (Penalties) and 541.990 (Penalties) and as otherwise required by law.

(4) Notwithstanding any provision of ORS 183.745 (Civil penalty procedures), any person having an interest that is adversely affected or aggrieved by an alleged violation for which civil penalties are imposed under ORS 196.890 (Civil penalties) may intervene in a contested case proceeding pertaining to the imposition of civil penalties under this section.

Note: See second note under 196.800 (Definitions for ORS 196.600 to 196.905).

§§ 196.800 (Definitions for ORS 196.600 to 196.905) to 196.905 (Applicability)

(formerly 541.605 to 541.695)

Notes of Decisions

These sec­tions, regulating landfills, are codifica­tion of common law public trust doctrine that public use of lands underlying navigable wa­ters may not be substantially modified except for wa­ter-related purposes. Morse v. Division of State Lands, 34 Or App 853, 581 P2d 520 (1978), aff’d 285 Or 197, 590 P2d 79 (1979)

Atty. Gen. Opinions

Right of private owner and ports to fill tidelands as subject to public rights, (1971) Vol 35, p 844; state’s authority to prevent or control removal by dredging of a privately owned island in a navigable river, (1972) Vol 36, p 285; authority of the legislature to extinguish public rights in navigable wa­ters and to charge a fee therefor, (1973) Vol 36, p 348; authority to issue permit for removal of ocean shore natural products from state recrea­tion areas, (1974) Vol 36, p 807; authority to pay for Removal and Fill Permit Program ad­min­is­tra­­tion out of Common School Fund, (1980) Vol 40, p 190

Law Review Cita­tions

4 EL 351-355 (1974); 10 EL 675 (1980); 61 OLR 523 (1982); 19 EL 637 (1989); 21 EL 152 (1991)

1 Legislative Counsel Committee, CHAPTER 196—Columbia River Gorge; Ocean Resource Planning; Wetlands; Removal and Fill, https://­www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/­bills_laws/­ors/­ors196.­html (2017) (last ac­cessed Mar. 30, 2018).
 
2 Legislative Counsel Committee, Annotations to the Oregon Revised Stat­utes, Cumulative Supplement - 2017, Chapter 196, https://­www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/­bills_laws/­ors/­ano196.­html (2017) (last ac­cessed Mar. 30, 2018).
 
3 OregonLaws.org assembles these lists by analyzing references between Sections. Each listed item refers back to the current Section in its own text. The result reveals relationships in the code that may not have otherwise been apparent.