Oregon Law
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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for hydrologic investigations; accounting 542.110Public interest requiring construction of system of works 542.120[Repealed by 1955 c.707 §75] 542.130[Repealed by 1955 c.707 §75] 542.140[Repealed by 1955 c.707 §75] 542.150[Repealed by 1955 c.707 §75] 542.160[Repealed by 1955 c.707 §75] 542.210Construction of federal dams and structures in Rogue River; limitations 542.310[Amended by 1953 c.622 §5; repealed by 1955 c.707 §75] 542.320[Amended by 1953 c.622 §5; repealed by 1955 c.707 §75] 542.330[Amended by 1953 c.622 §5; repealed by 1955 c.707 §75] 542.340[1953 c.622 §4; repealed by 1955 c.707 §75] 542.410[1953 c.431 §1; repealed by 1957 c.142 §5] 542.420[1953 c.431 §2; repealed by 1957 c.142 §5] 542.430[1953 c.431 §3; repealed by 1957 c.142 §5] 542.440[1953 c.431 §4; repealed by 1957 c.142 §5] 542.450[1953 c.431 §5; repealed by 1957 c.142 §5] 542.460[1953 c.431 §8; repealed by 1957 c.142 §5] 542.470[1953 c.431 §7; repealed by 1957 c.142 §5] 542.480[1953 c.431 §9; repealed by 1957 c.142 §5] 542.490[1953 c.431 §6; repealed by 1957 c.142 §5] 542.510Oregon-California Goose Lake Interstate Compact ratified; when effective 542.520Oregon-California Goose Lake Interstate Compact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Director to represent state in administering the Klamath River Basin Compact 542.710[Formerly 184.460; 2009 c.762 §85; repealed by 2015 c.767 §4] 542.720[Formerly 184.470; repealed by 2015 c.767 §4] 542.750Cooperative studies of projects under federal Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act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 542.610 Klamath River Basin Compact ratified; when effective

(1)

The Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon hereby ratifies the Klamath River Basin Compact set forth in ORS 542.620, and the provisions of such compact hereby are declared to be the law of this state upon such compact becoming effective as provided in subsection (2) of this section.

(2)

The compact shall become effective when it has been ratified by the legislatures of the States of California and Oregon, and has been consented to by the Congress of the United States as provided in Article XIII of the compact.

Note: The Klamath River Basin Compact became effective on September 11, 1957. The compact was ratified by the State of Oregon by chapter 142, Oregon Laws 1957 (signed by Governor on April 17, 1957). The compact was ratified by the State of California by chapter 113, California Statutes 1957 (signed by Governor on April 17, 1957, and effective on September 11, 1957). The Congress of the United States consented to the compact by Public Law 85-222, 85th Congress (signed by President on August 30, 1957).

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