Oregon Statutes 459.017 – Relationship of state to local governments in solid waste management
(1) The Legislative Assembly finds and declares that:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 459.017
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- local government: means all cities, counties and local service districts located in this state, and all administrative subdivisions of those cities, counties and local service districts. See Oregon Statutes 174.116
(a) The planning, location, acquisition, development and operation of landfills is a matter of statewide concern.
(b) Local government units have the primary responsibility for planning for solid waste management.
(c) Where the solid waste management plan of a local government unit has identified a need for a landfill, the state has a responsibility to assist local government and private persons in establishing such a site.
(2) It is the intent of the Legislative Assembly that any action taken by the Environmental Quality Commission to establish a landfill under ORS § 459.049 be recognized as an extraordinary measure that should be exercised only in the closest cooperation with local government units that have jurisdiction over the area affected by the proposed establishment of a landfill. [1979 c.773 § 2; 1993 c.560 § 4]
[1967 c.248 § 1; repealed by 1971 c.648 § 33]
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