Oregon Revised Statutes Water Resources: Irrigation, Drainage, Flood Control, Reclamation § 541.765

In addition to those uses of moneys in the Water Development Fund otherwise provided in ORS 541.700 to 541.855, the Water Resources Commission may authorize loans of such moneys to those persons to whom approval has been granted by the federal government or any agency or instrumentality of the United States for the funding and construction of federal water development projects. Any such person shall apply for a loan to the commission, in such form as the commission prescribes, and shall furnish such proof of federal approval for funding and construction as the commission considers appropriate.