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Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 543 § 543.710 — increased 25 percent. The state shall have a preference lien for the

Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 543 ·
Oregon Code § 543.710 · Enacted · Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
increased 25 percent. The state shall have a preference lien for the fees due, together with interest at the rate of 10 percent per annum from date of delinquency, upon the property of the claimant used, or necessary for use, in the development of the right or claim, together with any improvements erected on the property for such development. Upon notice from the commission, the Attorney General shall foreclose the lien and collect the amount due, as provided in this section, in the same manner as other liens on real property are foreclosed. (3) The filing of a claim to water in excess of the amount to which the claimant is legally entitled shall not operate to vest in the claimant any right to the use of such excess water, nor shall the payment of the annual license fee provided for in ORS 543.710 operate to vest in any claimant any right to the use of such water beyond the amount to which claimant is legally entitled. The filing of any such claim to water shall be conclusive evidence as to the abandonment by the claimant of all rights to water for power purposes in excess of the claim as filed. (4) The amount of theoretical water horsepower upon which fees shall be paid under the provisions of this section and ORS 543.710 shall be computed by multiplying the maximum amount of water claimed, expressed in cubic feet per second, by the average total fall utilized, expressed in feet, and dividing the product by 8.8. [Amended by 1985 c.673 §163]
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