ORS 358.953 Compensation to property owner deprived of lawful use of property; expense of removal

Under the provisions of ORS 358.905 to 358.961, if a property owner is deprived of an otherwise lawful use of private property, the state shall compensate the property owner for the loss in value under the procedures set forth in ORS chapter 35.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects or objects of cultural patrimony are removed from private property at a tribe’s request, the tribe shall pay the expenses of removal and, at its expense, restore the private property to its condition prior to the removal.