(1) The Department of Environmental Quality may enter into agreements with local units of government for the local units to perform the duties of the department under ORS § 454.635, 454.655, 454.665 and 454.755.

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(2) The Department of Environmental Quality may enter into an agreement with a local unit of government when the local unit of government requests to perform the variance duties of the department under ORS § 454.657 and 454.660 subject to variance criteria specified in the agreement by the department. Each local unit of government performing variance duties under an agreement may set and collect a variance application fee as provided in ORS § 454.662. A fee collected by a local unit of government under this subsection shall not exceed the cost to the local unit of government of performing the variance duties of the department. [1973 c.835 § 219a; 1975 c.167 § 9; 1975 c.309 § 5; 1979 c.591 § 3; 1999 c.551 § 12]

[1973 c.835 § 219b; repealed by 1999 c.551 § 17]