Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 274 § 274.490 — Settlement of conflicting preferential rights
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 274 ·
Oregon Code § 274.490·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Settlement of conflicting preferential rights.
Settlers within the meander line
of any meandered lake have the first preferential right, and the Department of
State Lands shall, so far as practicable, work out the various preferential
rights by securing to each, all the lands which would be most advantageously
used by such several persons. In case of conflict, the department shall give
the parties a reasonable time in which to agree, and if they cannot agree, the
department shall decide the matter and make conveyances as it considers
equitable, and its decision in the matter shall be final. The department shall
fix the time within which such preferential rights shall be exercised. [Amended
by 1967 c.421 §138]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 274.490
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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