Oregon Code § 454.295·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Commission review; hearing; notice.
(1) After receiving a certified copy of a resolution or ordinance adopted under
ORS 454.285, the Environmental Quality Commission shall review and investigate
conditions in the affected area. If substantial evidence reveals the existence
of a threat to drinking water, the commission shall set a time and place for a
hearing on the resolution or ordinance. The hearing shall be held within or
near the affected area. The hearing shall be held not less than 50 days after
the commission completes its investigation.
(2) The
commission shall give notice of the time and place of the hearing on the
resolution or ordinance by publishing the notice of adoption of the resolution
or ordinance in a newspaper of general circulation within the affected area
once each week for two successive weeks beginning not less than four weeks
before the date of the hearing and by such other means as the commission deems
appropriate in order to give actual notice of the hearing. [1981 c.358 §5]