Oregon Code § 541.220·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Survey
of stream system; delivery of data to Attorney General; suits for determination
of water rights.
In any stream system where construction is contemplated by the United States
under the Act of Congress approved June 17, 1902, 32 Stat. 388 to 390, and
known as the Reclamation Act, the Water Resources Commission shall make a
hydrographic survey of the stream system, and shall deliver an abstract thereof
together with an abstract of all data necessary for the determination of all
rights for the use of the waters of such system, to the Attorney General. The
Attorney General, together with the district attorneys of the districts
affected by the stream system shall, at the request of the Secretary of the
Interior, enter suit on behalf of the State of Oregon, in the name of the
state, for the determination of all rights for the use of the water, and shall
diligently prosecute the same to a final adjudication. [Amended by 1985 c.673 §101]
Plain English Explanation
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 541.220
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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