(1) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, the Environmental Quality Commission may increase the fees established under:

(a) ORS § 448.410, 454.745, 454.755, 454.792, 468B.047 or 468B.195; or

(b) ORS § 468.065 for permits issued under ORS § 468B.050.

(2) The commission may not increase a fee described in subsection (1) of this section more than once each calendar year. The amount of the annual increase may not exceed the anticipated increase in the cost of administering the program to which the fee is applicable or three percent, whichever is lower, unless a larger increase is provided for in the Department of Environmental Quality’s legislatively approved budget. [2005 c.523 § 2; 2015 c.640 § 1; 2023 c.258 § 1]

468B.051 was added to and made a part of ORS Chapter 468B by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

[2005 c.729 § 3; 2013 c.783 § 11; repealed by 2017 c.300 § 9]