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Oregon Revised Statutes Public Lands § 274.950

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the State Land Board may not in any manner assert title to historically filled lands, as defined in ORS 274.905, unless, prior to December 31, 2025:

(a) The board makes a declaration under ORS 274.954 that asserts title to the historically filled lands; and

(b) Notice of the board's declaration was given as required under ORS 274.956.

(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to:

(a) Historically filled lands, as defined in ORS 274.905, over which the State Land Board asserted title prior to January 1, 2016;

(b) Historically filled lands fronting upon the Pacific Ocean; or

(c) Lands in that portion of the Lower Willamette River that includes the Portland Harbor Superfund Site.

(3) Nothing contained in ORS 274.950 to 274.956 shall divest the State of Oregon of its rights to minerals, oil, gas and sulfur.

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