ORS § 537.352

Current through 2024 Regular Session legislation effective June 6, 2024
Section 537.352 - Precedence of uses

Notwithstanding any provision of ORS 537.332 to 537.343 and 537.350, the right to the use of the waters of this state for a project for multipurpose storage or municipal uses or by a municipal applicant, as defined in ORS 537.282, for a hydroelectric project, shall take precedence over an in-stream water right when the Water Resources Department conducts a review of the proposed project in accordance with ORS 537.170. The precedence given under this section shall not apply if the in-stream water right was established pursuant to ORS 537.346 or 537.348.

ORS 537.352

1987 c.859 §11; 1995 c.416 §42