Oregon Statutes - Chapter 459A - Reuse and Recycling - Section 459A.555 - Definitions for ORS 459A.552 to 459A.599.

As used in ORS 459A.552 to 459A.599 unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) �Commission� means the Environmental Quality Commission.

(2) �Department� means the Department of Environmental Quality.

(3) �Recycle� means to prepare used oil for reuse as a petroleum product by refining, rerefining, reclaiming, reprocessing or other means or to use used oil in a manner that substitutes for a petroleum product made from new oil, provided that the preparation or use is operationally safe, environmentally sound and complies with all laws and regulations.

(4) �Person� means any individual, private or public corporation, partnership, cooperative association, estate, municipality, political or jurisdictional subdivision or governmental agency or instrumentality.

(5) �Used oil� means a petroleum-based oil which through use, storage or handling has become unsuitable for its original purpose due to the presence of impurities or loss of original properties. [Formerly 468.850]

Note: See note under 459A.552.

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