Subject to water rights existing on May 26, 1967, the waters flowing in the main channel of the Rogue River from its intersection with the south line of section 27, township 33 south, range 1 east of the Willamette Meridian in Jackson County, to its confluence with the Pacific Ocean, are withdrawn from appropriation; except that this section shall not prevent the appropriation and use of such waters for domestic, stock, irrigation, municipal, fish, wildlife, recreation and road maintenance purposes, nor prevent the appropriation, diversion and use of the waters of any stream tributary to the river. [Amended by 1959 c.205 § 1; 1967 c.310 § 1; 1989 c.291 § 1]

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Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 538.270

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization