ORS
541.110¹
Use of water to develop mineral resources and furnish power
The use of the water of the lakes and running streams of Oregon for the purpose of developing the mineral resources of the state and to furnish electric power for all purposes, is declared to be a public and beneficial use and a public necessity. Subject to the provisions of the Water Rights Act (as defined in ORS 537.010 (Definition of "Water Rights Act")), the right to divert unappropriated waters of any such lakes or streams for such public and beneficial use is granted.
1 Legislative Counsel Committee, CHAPTER 541—Watershed Enhancement and Protection; Water Development Projects; Miscellaneous Provisions on Water Rights; Stewardship Agreements, https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/Archive/2007ors541.pdf (2007) (last accessed Feb. 12, 2009).
2 Legislative Counsel Committee, Annotations to the Oregon Revised Statutes, Cumulative Supplement - 2007, Chapter 541, https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/541ano.htm (2007) (last accessed Feb. 12, 2009).
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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. Currency Information