Oregon Law
Law as of Jan 1, 2026
Chapter contents
539.005Purpose of chapter; rules 539.010Protection of water rights vested or initiated prior to February 24, 1909 539.015Certification of statements of claimants; oaths 539.020[Repealed by 1987 c.541 §1 (539.021 enacted in lieu of 539.020)] 539.021Determination by Water Resources Director of rights of claimants; transfer of action to director 539.030Notice of investigation of stream 539.040Notice of hearing by director 539.050[Amended by 1955 c.669 §3; repealed by 1987 c.541 §10] 539.060[Repealed by 1987 c.541 §10] 539.070Hearing by director; adjournments 539.080[Amended by 1971 c.621 §37; 1975 c.607 §40; 1979 c.67 §3; 1981 c.627 §2; 1983 c.256 §2; repealed by 1987 c.541 §6 (539.081 enacted in lieu of 539.080)] 539.081Fees for registration statement or statement and proof of claim; exemption; disposition 539.090Notice of right to inspect evidence, and of place of court hearing 539.100Contest of claims submitted to director; notice by contestant; service on contestee 539.110Hearing of contest; notice of; procedure 539.120Examination by director of stream and diversions in contest; record; map 539.130Findings of fact and determination of director; certification of proceedings; filing in court; fixing time for hearing by court; notice; force of director’s determination 539.140Water right certificates 539.150Court proceedings to review determination of director 539.160Transmittal of copy of decree to department; instructions to watermasters 539.170Division of water pending hearing 539.180Bond or irrevocable letter of credit to stay operation of director’s determination; notice to watermaster 539.190Rehearing by circuit court 539.200Conclusiveness of determinations as to water rights 539.210Duty of claimants to appear and submit proof; nonappearance as forfeiture; intervention in proceedings 539.220Procedure when rights to same stream have been determined in different proceedings 539.230Notice of need to file registration statement; publication requirements; additional methods of providing notice 539.240Claim to undetermined right to appropriate surface water; registration statement; contents; effect of failure to file; recognizing changes to right; rules 539.300Legislative findings 539.310Negotiation for water rights 539.320Agreement; submission to court 539.330Notice to persons affected by agreement 539.340Court decree; effective date of agreement; remand 539.350Procedures after remand of agreement 539.360Participation in management of Upper Klamath Basin Comprehensive Agreement

Chapter 539 — Before February 24, 1909; Determination of Water Rights of Federally Re

ORS 539.300 Legislative findings

The Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon finds it is desirable to provide a procedure for conducting negotiations to determine the water rights of any federally recognized Indian tribe that may have a federal reserved water right claim in Oregon.

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Earlier statutory text is available in an ingested published ORS edition.