ORS 517.780¹
Effect on local zoning laws or ordinances
  • • rules
  • • certain operations exempt

(1) The provisions of ORS 517.702 (Legislative findings) to 517.989 (Statutes and rules applicable to consolidated application) and the rules and regulations adopted thereunder do not supersede any zoning laws or ordinances in effect on July 1, 1972. However, if the zoning laws or ordinances are repealed on or after July 1, 1972, the provisions of ORS 517.702 (Legislative findings) to 517.989 (Statutes and rules applicable to consolidated application) and the rules and regulations adopted thereunder are controlling. The governing board of the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries may adopt rules and regulations with respect to matters covered by zoning laws and ordinances in effect on July 1, 1972.

(2) City or county operated surface mining operations that sell less than 5,000 cubic yards of minerals within a period of 12 consecutive calendar months are exempt from the state mining permit requirements of ORS 517.702 (Legislative findings) to 517.989 (Statutes and rules applicable to consolidated application) if the city or county adopts an ordinance that includes a general reclamation scheme establishing the means and methods of achieving reclamation for city or county operated surface mining sites exempted from the state permit requirements by this subsection. [1971 c.719 §16; 1975 c.724 §3; 1977 c.524 §1; 1979 c.435 §1; 1983 c.20 §1; 1985 c.292 §6; 1987 c.361 §9; 2003 c.14 §340; 2007 c.318 §6]

§§ 517.750 (Definitions for ORS 517.702 to 517.989) to 517.901 (Confidentiality of production records, mineral assessments and trade secrets)

Notes of Decisions

Depart­ment of Geology and Mineral Industries is not vested with exclusive jurisdic­tion over environ­mental regula­tion of mining lands, for such regula­tion is centralized in Division of State Lands pursuant to ORS 541.610 (renumbered ORS 196.675, then ORS 196.805 (Policy)). State ex rel Cox v. Hibbard, 31 Or App 269, 570 P2d 1190 (1977)

Atty. Gen. Opinions

Power of Depart­ment of Environ­mental Quality to regulate mining activities, (1972) Vol 35, p 1100

Law Review Cita­tions

29 WLR 297 (1993)

Chapter 517

Atty. Gen. Opinions

Power of Depart­ment of Environ­mental Quality to regulate mining activities and recovery of oil and geothermal activities, (1972) Vol 35, p 1100

Law Review Cita­tions

4 EL 370 (1974)

1 Legislative Counsel Committee, CHAPTER 517—Mining and Mining Claims, https://­www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/­bills_laws/­Archive/­2007ors517.­pdf (2007) (last ac­cessed Feb. 12, 2009).
 
2 Legislative Counsel Committee, Annotations to the Oregon Revised Stat­utes, Cumulative Supplement - 2007, Chapter 517, https://­www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/­bills_laws/­ors/­517ano.­htm (2007) (last ac­cessed Feb. 12, 2009).
 
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