(1) The State Land Board shall direct the Department of State Lands to determine whether any interest remains or is vested in the State of Oregon with respect to land that was formerly submerged or submersible land within the bed and banks of a navigable body of water in this state.
(2) In directing a determination by the department under subsection (1) of this section, the board may designate a specifically described area of land within which the department shall make its determination.
(3) The board and the department shall conclude their study of lands formerly submerged or submersible within the Willamette River and carry out their duties under ORS 274.960 to 274.985 with respect to such lands prior to July 1, 1979.
(4) The board and the department shall carry out their duties under ORS 274.960 to 274.985 with respect to lands formerly submerged or submersible within navigable bodies of water in this state, other than the Willamette River, prior to July 1, 1979. [1973 c.329 §3; 1977 c.757 §1]
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