Oregon Statutes - Chapter 537 - Appropriation of Water Generally - Section 537.840 - Legislative consent; filing of certified copy; appropriation rights and procedure.

Upon receiving legislative permission to appropriate waters under ORS 537.801 to 537.860, the permittee, upon filing in the Water Resources Department a certified copy of the Act, certified to by the Secretary of State, may proceed to obtain an appropriation of waters in the manner provided by the laws of this state for the appropriation of waters for beneficial use, subject to all existing rights and valid prior appropriations and subject to the terms, conditions, exceptions, reservations, restrictions and provisions of such legislative consent. [Amended by 1985 c.673 §77]

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