Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 517 § 517.959 — Public
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 517 ·
Oregon Code § 517.959·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Public
notice requirements for ORS 517.952 to 517.989; master list of interested
parties; fees.
(1)
Whenever required in ORS 517.952 to 517.989, public notice shall include
information sufficient to inform the public of the proposed activity or event
and shall include:
(a) Notification
to all permitting and cooperating agencies.
(b) Notice by
mail to each owner of property located within one-half mile of the perimeter of
the proposed site of the mining operation. As used in this paragraph, owner
means the owner of the title to real property or the contract purchaser of real
property of record as shown on the last available complete tax assessment roll.
(c) Notice by
mail to persons on the master list.
(d) Notice by
mail to mineral claimants for claims located within one-half mile of the
proposed mining operation or as otherwise required by rule of a permitting or
cooperating agency.
(e) Notice by
publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the state and in a local
newspaper of general circulation in the county or counties in which the
proposed mining operation is located. Notice by publication shall be given at
least once each week for two weeks immediately preceding the action.
(2) The notice
provided pursuant to this section shall satisfy any notice requirement of an
individual permitting or cooperating agency related to a permit included in the
consolidated application process established under ORS 517.952 to 517.989.
(3) As used in
this section, master list means a consolidated list of all interested parties
compiled by the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries and each
permitting and cooperating agency and maintained by the department. Any person
may request in writing that the State Department of Geology and Mineral
Industries add the persons name to the agency master list. The State
Department of Geology and Mineral Industries may establish a procedure for
establishing and maintaining an agency master list, and the governing board of
the department may establish a fee to be paid by a person requesting to be
added to the master list. The fee shall be sufficient to defray the departments
costs of mailing notices to persons on the master list and maintaining the
master list. [1991 c.735 §7; 2013 c.371 §11]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 517.959
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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