(1) Notwithstanding ORS § 183.480 and 183.484, an association or organization has standing to seek judicial review of any final order, as defined in ORS § 183.310, of the Department of Environmental Quality or of the Environmental Quality Commission that relates to a proceeding described in subsection (2) of this section if:

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 468.067

  • Germane: On the subject of the pending bill or other business; a strict standard of relevance.

(a) One or more members of the association or organization is adversely affected or aggrieved by the order;

(b) The interests that the association or organization seeks to protect are germane to the purpose of the association or organization; and

(c) The nature of the claim and the relief requested do not require that the members of the association or organization who are adversely affected or aggrieved by the order participate in the judicial review proceedings.

(2) Subsection (1) of this section applies to a permit proceeding pursuant to Title V of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7661 to 7661f, as implemented under ORS Chapter 468A. [1999 c.511 § 2]

 

[1997 c.569 3,4(2); renumbered 468B.047 in 1999]