Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 543 § 543.720 — Payment of annual fee; accompanying statement; penalty for nonpayment of fees
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 543 ·
Oregon Code § 543.720·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Payment of annual fee; accompanying statement; penalty for nonpayment of fees
or nonfiling; lien; foreclosure; effect of filing excessive claim; computation
of horsepower.
(1)
The fees provided for in ORS 543.710 shall be paid to the Water Resources
Commission in advance, and shall be accompanied by a written statement showing
the extent of the claim. The statement shall set forth the name and address of
the claimant; the name of the stream from which the water is appropriated or
claimed for power development; a description of the 40 acres, or smallest legal
subdivision in which the point of diversion and point of return are located;
the date of the right as claimed; the maximum amount of water claimed expressed
in cubic feet per second of time; the total average fall utilized under such
claim; the manner of developing power; and the use to which the power is
applied. If the regular flow is supplemented by water stored in a reservoir,
the location of the reservoir, its capacity in acre-feet and the stream from
which it is filled and fed, should be given, also the date of the right as
claimed, for storage purposes.
(2) If any
claimant fails or neglects to file the statement or to pay the fees within the
time specified, the fees due and payable shall be the amount specified in ORS
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01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 543.720
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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