A county may submit a request to the Department of Environmental Quality to allow the county to perform the duties of the department under ORS § 454.782 to 454.800. Subject to policy direction of the Environmental Quality Commission, and in compliance with rules adopted by the commission under ORS § 454.792, the department may enter into an agreement with the county for the county to perform the duties of the department under ORS § 454.782 to 454.800. [1999 c.978 § 6]

See note under 454.782.