72nd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2003 Regular Session
Enrolled
House Bill 2551
Sponsored by Representative MORGAN
CHAPTER ................
AN ACT
Relating to the Water Resources Department; and appropriating
money.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. { + Section 2 of this 2003 Act is added to and made
a part of ORS chapter 536. + }
SECTION 2. { + (1) The Water Resources Department may, with
any person, enter into an agreement that sets fees to be paid to
the department for the purpose of enabling the department to
expedite or enhance the regulatory process to provide services
voluntarily requested under the agreement. Pursuant to the
agreement, the department may hire additional temporary staff
members, contract for services or provide additional services to
the person that are within the authority of the department to
provide.
(2) Notwithstanding the fees established in ORS 536.050, as
part of an agreement entered into under this section, the
department may waive all or part of a fee imposed for a service.
(3) The department may not modify existing processing
priorities or schedules or create processing priorities or
schedules for a particular department-provided service in order
to compel a person to enter into an agreement under this section.
However, without violating this subsection, the department may
modify its processing priorities or schedules based on the
overall operating needs of the department.
(4) The department may not require that a person pay more for a
service under an agreement entered into under this section than
the cost to the department in providing the service to the
person.
(5) The department shall review the responsibilities of the
department to identify services provided by the department that
are appropriate for the department to perform under the
provisions of this section. Failure to identify responsibilities
under this subsection does not prohibit the department from
entering into agreements under this section.
(6) Fees paid under this section shall be deposited in the
State Treasury to the credit of the department. Such moneys are
continuously appropriated to the department for the purpose of
reviewing department responsibilities to determine those services
for which the authority provided in this section may be used and
for fulfilling the individual agreements entered into pursuant to
this section, including the processing and review of:
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(a) Water right permit applications, permit extensions, permit
amendments and final proof surveys;
(b) Water right exchanges and transfers; and
(c) Water management and conservation plans required by rule by
the department. + }
SECTION 3. { + The Water Resources Department shall complete
the review of responsibilities of the department required by
section 2 (5) of this 2003 Act no later than July 1, 2004. + }
SECTION 4. { + Section 2 of this 2003 Act is repealed on
January 2, 2006. + }
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Passed by House August 12, 2003
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Chief Clerk of House
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Speaker of House
Passed by Senate August 14, 2003
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President of Senate
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Received by Governor:
......M.,............., 2003
Approved:
......M.,............., 2003
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Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
......M.,............., 2003
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Secretary of State
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