ORS 468.070
Denial, modification, suspension or revocation of permits


(1)

At any time, the Department of Environmental Quality may refuse to issue, modify, suspend, revoke or refuse to renew any permit issued pursuant to ORS 468.065 (Issuance of permits) if it finds:

(a)

A material misrepresentation or false statement in the application for the permit.

(b)

Failure to comply with the conditions of the permit.

(c)

Violation of any applicable provisions of ORS 448.305 (Special ordinance authority of certain cities), 454.010 (Definitions for ORS 454.010 to 454.040) to 454.040 (Determination of costs payable by users), 454.205 (“Municipality” defined) to 454.255 (Plans and cost estimates), 454.505 (Definitions for ORS 454.505 to 454.535) to 454.535 (Sewage Treatment Works Construction Account) and 454.605 (Definitions for ORS 454.605 to 454.755) to 454.755 (Fees for certain reports on sewage disposal) or ORS chapters 459, 459A, 465, 466, 468, 468A and 468B.

(d)

Violation of any applicable rule, standard or order of the Environmental Quality Commission.

(2)

The department may modify any permit issued pursuant to ORS 468.065 (Issuance of permits) if it finds that modification is necessary for the proper administration, implementation or enforcement of the provisions of ORS 448.305 (Special ordinance authority of certain cities), 454.010 (Definitions for ORS 454.010 to 454.040) to 454.040 (Determination of costs payable by users), 454.205 (“Municipality” defined) to 454.255 (Plans and cost estimates), 454.505 (Definitions for ORS 454.505 to 454.535) to 454.535 (Sewage Treatment Works Construction Account), 454.605 (Definitions for ORS 454.605 to 454.755) to 454.755 (Fees for certain reports on sewage disposal), 466.605 (Definitions for ORS 466.605 to 466.680) to 466.680 (Responsibility for expenses of cleanup) and ORS chapters 468, 468A and 468B.

(3)

In making a finding under subsection (1) of this section:

(a)

The department may consider a violation committed by:

(A)

The applicant or permittee;

(B)

The applicant’s or permittee’s current corporate officers, managers, members of the board of directors, general partners or similar persons, provided that the person exercises or will exercise substantial control on behalf of or over the facility that is the subject of the application or permit;

(C)

Parent corporations, or similar business entities, that exercise substantial control over the facility that is the subject of the application or permit; or

(D)

Subsidiary corporations, or similar business entities, over which the applicant or permittee exercises substantial control.

(b)

The department shall consider whether a violation:

(A)

Was committed by a person that had a conscious objective to cause the result of the conduct and knew or had reason to know that the result of the conduct was not lawful; or

(B)

Caused or had the potential to cause substantial environmental harm.

(c)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(A)

The department shall consider whether a violation was caused by a person that:
(i)
Has a demonstrated practice of taking action to correct violations or minimize the effects of violations to avoid risk or harm;
(ii)
Made efforts to ensure the violation would not be repeated;
(iii)
Sought to resolve the violation through a mutual agreement and final order or a similar settlement agreement;
(iv)
Disclosed the violation to the department upon its initial discovery; or
(v)
Has been in compliance with any applicable rule, standard or order of the commission since the violation occurred.

(B)

The department must consider mitigating factors or circumstances presented to the department by an applicant under this paragraph.

(4)

A decision to refuse to issue, revoke or refuse to renew any permit under subsection (1) of this section is subject to the approval of the Director of the Department of Environmental Quality.

(5)

The procedure for modification, suspension, revocation or refusal to issue or renew shall be the procedure for a contested case as provided in ORS chapter 183. [1973 c.835 §14; 1979 c.184 §1; 1985 c.733 §22; 1993 c.422 §32; 2021 c.307 §2]

Source: Section 468.070 — Denial, modification, suspension or revocation of permits, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors468.­html.

468.005
Definitions
468.010
Environmental Quality Commission
468.015
Functions of commission
468.020
Rules and standards
468.030
Department of Environmental Quality
468.035
Functions of department
468.040
Director
468.045
Functions of director
468.050
Deputy director
468.052
Payment by credit card
468.053
Surcharge on fee or invoice
468.054
Environmental Data Management System Fund
468.055
Contracts with Oregon Health Authority
468.060
Enforcement of rules by local health authorities
468.062
Authority of Department of Environmental Quality to require fingerprints
468.065
Issuance of permits
468.066
History of compliance with environmental quality laws
468.067
Organizational standing to seek judicial review of final order in Title V permit proceeding
468.070
Denial, modification, suspension or revocation of permits
468.073
Expedited or enhanced regulatory process
468.075
Revolving fund
468.076
Definitions for ORS 468.076 to 468.089
468.078
Action for pollution originating in Oregon
468.079
Action for pollution originating in reciprocating jurisdiction
468.080
Applicability of Oregon law
468.081
Rights of injured person
468.083
Right conferred under ORS 468.076 to 468.087 in addition to other rights
468.085
Sovereign immunity defense
468.087
Application and construction of ORS 468.076 to 468.087
468.089
Short title
468.090
Complaint procedure
468.095
Investigatory authority
468.100
Enforcement procedures
468.110
Appeal
468.115
Enforcement in cases of emergency
468.120
Public hearings
468.126
Advance notice
468.130
Schedule of civil penalties
468.135
Imposition of civil penalties
468.140
Civil penalties for specified violations
468.148
Legislative findings and declarations
468.149
Assessment of final changes to federal environmental law
468.150
Field sanitation and straw utilization and disposal methods as “pollution control facilities.”
468.153
Legislative findings and declarations
468.155
Definitions for ORS 468.155 to 468.190
468.160
Policy
468.163
Commencement of construction or installation of facility
468.165
Application for certification of pollution control facilities
468.167
Application for precertification
468.170
Action on application
468.172
“Environmental management system” defined
468.173
Applicable percentage of certified cost of facility eligible for tax credit
468.180
Conditions for issuance of certificate under ORS 468.170
468.183
Revocation of certification for loss of Green Permit
468.185
Procedure to revoke certification
468.190
Allocation of costs to pollution control
468.195
Issuance of bonds authorized
468.215
Pollution Control Fund
468.220
Department to administer fund
468.225
Investment of gross proceeds of agency bonds or other obligations
468.230
Pollution Control Sinking Fund
468.240
Remedy where default occurs on payment to state
468.245
Acceptance of federal funds
468.250
Participation in matching fund programs with federal government
468.253
Authority of director to act to benefit fund
468.255
Limit on grants and loans
468.260
Return of unexpended funds to state required
468.263
Definitions for ORS 468.263 to 468.272
468.264
Policy
468.265
Powers of county over pollution control facilities
468.266
Issuance of bonds
468.267
Security for bonds
468.268
Enforcement of bond obligation
468.269
Trustees
468.270
Tax status of leasehold interest in facilities
468.271
Effect on procedure of awarding contracts
468.272
Application of other laws relating to bonds
468.423
Definitions for ORS 468.423 to 468.440
468.425
Policy
468.427
Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund
468.428
Lottery bonds
468.429
Uses of revolving fund
468.431
Water Pollution Control Administration Fund
468.433
Duties of department
468.437
Loan applications
468.439
Borrowing authority of public agency
468.440
Loan terms and interest rates
468.442
Definitions
468.444
Zero-emission and electric vehicle rebate program
468.446
Charge Ahead Oregon Program
468.448
Audits
468.449
Zero-Emission Incentive Fund
468.501
Definitions for ORS 468.501 to 468.521
468.503
Purpose of Green Permits
468.506
Commission rulemaking to carry out Green Permit program
468.508
Eligibility for Green Permit
468.511
Environmental laws not applicable to facility operating under Green Permit
468.513
Judicial review of agency decision on issuance of Green Permit
468.516
Termination of Green Permit
468.518
Application for permit or approval affected by termination of Green Permit
468.521
Recovery of costs of agency in developing, negotiating and publicizing Green Permit
468.531
Legislative findings
468.533
Willamette River Cleanup Authority
468.581
Definitions for ORS 468.581 to 468.587
468.583
Policy
468.585
Legislative findings
468.587
State agencies and ecosystem services
468.920
Definitions for ORS 468.922 to 468.956
468.922
Unlawful disposal, storage or treatment of hazardous waste in the second degree
468.924
Applicability of ORS 161.655
468.926
Unlawful disposal, storage or treatment of hazardous waste in the first degree
468.929
Unlawful transport of hazardous waste in the second degree
468.931
Unlawful transport of hazardous waste in the first degree
468.933
Determination of number of punishable offenses under ORS 468.922, 468.926, 468.929 and 468.931
468.936
Unlawful air pollution in the second degree
468.939
Unlawful air pollution in the first degree
468.941
Determination of number of punishable offenses under ORS 468.936 and 468.939
468.943
Unlawful water pollution in the second degree
468.946
Unlawful water pollution in the first degree
468.948
Unlawful motorized in-stream placer mining
468.949
Determination of number of punishable offenses under ORS 468.943 and 468.946
468.951
Environmental endangerment
468.953
Supplying false information to agency
468.956
Refusal to produce material subpoenaed by commission
468.959
Upset or bypass as affirmative defense
468.961
Approval of Attorney General or district attorney before bringing felony charge
468.962
Notice to Department of Revenue of environmental felony
468.963
Environmental audit privilege
468.996
Civil penalty for intentional or reckless violation
468.997
Joinder of certain offenses
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