Oregon Revised Statutes Water Resources: Irrigation, Drainage, Flood Control, Reclamation § 537.285

A municipal applicant may contract with a private person for the purpose of generating hydroelectric power. The municipal applicant shall retain sufficient benefit and interest in, and control of a joint project as necessary for the project to be considered a municipal project. A municipal applicant and a private person developing a joint project under this chapter must comply with the rules adopted by the Water Resources Commission under ORS 537.287.