Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 466 § 466.360 — and may include any of the following sites that contain potential
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 466 ·
Oregon Code § 466.360·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
and may include any of the following sites that contain potential
hazards to the health, safety and welfare of Oregons citizens:
(A) A land
disposal site as defined by ORS 459.005;
(B) A hazardous
waste disposal site as defined by ORS 466.005;
(C) A disposal
site containing radioactive waste as defined by ORS 469.300; and
(D) A facility.
(b) The form and
content of use restrictions to be imposed on the sites, which shall require at
least that post-closure use of the site not disturb the integrity of the final
cover, liners or any other components of any containment system or the function
of the facilitys monitoring systems, unless the Department of Environmental
Quality finds that the disturbance:
(A) Will not
increase the potential hazard to human health or the environment; or
(B) Is necessary
to reduce a threat to human health or the environment.
(c) The form and
content of the environmental hazard notices to be filed with cities and
counties.
(d) The
circumstances allowing and procedures for removal or amendment of environmental
hazard notices and use restrictions provided by the department.
(e) Any other provisions
the commission considers necessary for the department to accomplish the purpose
of ORS 466.360 to 466.385.
(2) Spills and
releases cleaned up pursuant to ORS 466.205 and 468B.315 shall not be listed as
sites to be regulated under subsection (1) of this section.
(3) Before
hearings on and adoption of rules under subsection (1) of this section, the
department shall notify each person who owns a disposal site or an owner or
operator of a facility of the rulemaking proceedings.
(4) The
department shall report to each Legislative Assembly on any site or facility
for which environmental hazard notices and use restrictions have been amended
or removed as provided by rule adopted under subsection (1)(d) of this section.
(5) The
commission shall not list a site, spill or release under subsection (1) of this
section, if the commission finds that within 90 days of receipt of notice under
subsection (3) of this section, the owner cleaned up the site, spill or release
so it is no longer a potential hazard to the health, safety and welfare of
Oregons citizens.
(6) As used in
this section, facility has the meaning given in ORS 465.200. [1985 c.273 §3;
1987 c.735 §25; 1991 c.480 §10]
Plain English Explanation
This Oregon statute addresses and may include any of the following sites that contain potential
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 466.360
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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