Section 466.990 - [Operative 1/1/2028] Civil penalties generally(1) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any person who violates ORS 466.005 to 466.385 and 466.992, a license condition or any Environmental Quality Commission rule or any order of the commission or Department of Environmental Quality pertaining to the generation, treatment, storage, disposal or transportation by air or water of hazardous waste, as defined by ORS 466.005, shall incur a civil penalty not to exceed $25,000 for each day of the violation.(2) The civil penalty authorized by subsection (1) of this section shall be imposed in the manner provided by ORS 468.135.(3) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any person who violates a provision of ORS 466.605 to 466.680, or any rule or order entered or adopted under ORS 466.605 to 466.680, shall incur a civil penalty not to exceed $25,000. Each day of violation shall be considered a separate offense.(4) The civil penalty authorized by subsection (3) of this section shall be imposed in the manner provided by ORS 468.135, except that a penalty collected under this section shall be deposited to the fund established in ORS 466.670.(5) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any person who violates a provision of ORS 466.930, or any rule or order entered or adopted under ORS 466.930, shall incur a civil penalty not to exceed $25,000 for each day of violation.(6) The civil penalty authorized by subsection (5) of this section shall be imposed in the manner provided by ORS 468.135.Amended by 2023 Ch. 262, § 7, eff. 9/24/2023, op. 1/1/2028.Formerly 466.880; 2009 c. 267, § 4 The amendments to 466.990 by section 7, chapter 262, Oregon Laws 2023, become operative January 1, 2028. See section 8, chapter 262, Oregon Laws 2023. The text that is operative on and after January 1, 2028, is set forth for the user's convenience.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.