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542.010Contract by Water Resources Commission with federal agencies for investigating and developing water resources; expenses 542.020Purpose of law 542.030Report by commission; contents; copies for public inspection 542.040Withholding water from appropriation pending investigation; restrictions on permit to appropriate; repayment of cost of project 542.050Construction work; minor portions of project 542.060Information on availability of water for beneficial uses; duties of Water Resources Commission; gauging stations; publication of information 542.070Entry on lands 542.075Identification and funding of water projects offering significant public benefit; limitation 542.080Cooperation with federal agencies; contracts 542.090Moneys from licenses under Federal Waterpower Act; disposal 542.100Acceptance and expenditure of gifts and grants for hydrologic investigations; accounting 542.110Public interest requiring construction of system of works 542.120[Repealed by 1955 c.707 §75] 542.130[Repealed by 1955 c.707 §75] 542.140[Repealed by 1955 c.707 §75] 542.150[Repealed by 1955 c.707 §75] 542.160[Repealed by 1955 c.707 §75] 542.210Construction of federal dams and structures in Rogue River; limitations 542.310[Amended by 1953 c.622 §5; repealed by 1955 c.707 §75] 542.320[Amended by 1953 c.622 §5; repealed by 1955 c.707 §75] 542.330[Amended by 1953 c.622 §5; repealed by 1955 c.707 §75] 542.340[1953 c.622 §4; repealed by 1955 c.707 §75] 542.410[1953 c.431 §1; repealed by 1957 c.142 §5] 542.420[1953 c.431 §2; repealed by 1957 c.142 §5] 542.430[1953 c.431 §3; repealed by 1957 c.142 §5] 542.440[1953 c.431 §4; repealed by 1957 c.142 §5] 542.450[1953 c.431 §5; repealed by 1957 c.142 §5] 542.460[1953 c.431 §8; repealed by 1957 c.142 §5] 542.470[1953 c.431 §7; repealed by 1957 c.142 §5] 542.480[1953 c.431 §9; repealed by 1957 c.142 §5] 542.490[1953 c.431 §6; repealed by 1957 c.142 §5] 542.510Oregon-California Goose Lake Interstate Compact ratified; when effective 542.520Oregon-California Goose Lake Interstate Compact 542.550Content of Columbia River Natural Resources Management Compact; when effective 542.610Klamath River Basin Compact ratified; when effective 542.620Klamath River Basin Compact 542.630Water Resources Director to represent state in administering the Klamath River Basin Compact 542.710[Formerly 184.460; 2009 c.762 §85; repealed by 2015 c.767 §4] 542.720[Formerly 184.470; repealed by 2015 c.767 §4] 542.750Cooperative studies of projects under federal Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act

Chapter 542 — Water Resource Surveys and Projects; Compacts

ORS 542.140 [Repealed by 1955 c.707 §75]

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