(1) The Department of State Lands may approve a watershed enhancement program and certify the project as a mitigation bank under ORS § 196.600 to 196.655 if the watershed enhancement program complies with the rules adopted by the department under ORS § 196.615 for certification of a program as a mitigation bank.

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Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 196.623

  • Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100

(2) A person, state agency, federal agency, federally recognized Indian tribe, watershed council or political subdivision in this state that owns land upon which is located a watershed enhancement program that qualifies as a mitigation bank under subsection (1) of this section may sell mitigation credit from the mitigation bank subject to ORS § 196.600 to 196.655 and the rules of the Department of State Lands adopted under ORS § 196.600 to 196.655. [1997 c.444 § 2; 2009 c.343 § 6]