Oregon Revised Statutes Public Health and Safety § 468B.169

(1) Any person, state agency, political subdivision of this state or ground water management committee organized under ORS 468B.179 or 468B.182 may submit to the Department of Environmental Quality a request for funding, advice or assistance for a research or development project related to ground water quality as it relates to Oregon's ground water resource.

(2) The request under subsection (1) of this section shall be filed in the manner, be in the form and contain the information required by the department. The requester may submit the request either to the department or to a ground water management committee organized under ORS 468B.179 or 468B.182.

(3) The department shall approve only those requests that meet the criteria established by the department under ORS 468B.171.