ORS 540.510
Sections 1 and 2, chapter 535, Oregon Laws 2023, provide:
Sec. 1. (1) The holder of water right certificates 21358, 48627 and 89100, which authorize the storage of water for municipal use, may apply to change the authorized point of diversion and place of use, under the process described in ORS 540.520 and 540.530, and may change the authorized point of diversion and place of use, under the process described in ORS 540.510 (1)(a), without losing priority of the right if:
(a) The water right certificate authorizes the storage of water for municipal use; and
(b) The dam at the authorized point of diversion has been determined by the Water Resources Department to have a high hazard rating, as defined in ORS 540.443, and to be unsafe or potentially unsafe, as defined in ORS 540.443.
(2) After making a change described in subsection (1) of this section, when constructing the resulting new dam and reservoir, the holder of the water right certificate must comply with other applicable state and federal environmental laws. [2023 c. 535, § 1]
Sec. 2. Section 1 of this 2023 Act:
(1) Applies to applications filed with the Water Resources Department after the effective date of this 2023 Act [July 31, 2023] and before January 1, 2026.
(2) Is repealed on January 2, 2026. [2023 c. 535, § 2]