Board authority applies to all private, municipal, state and federal land in the state which is subject to the state’s regulatory authority. When land subject to federal jurisdiction is committed to a unit agreement or cooperative agreement the board may suspend the operation of this chapter or any provision of this chapter if:

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 522.525

  • Board: means the governing board of the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries. See Oregon Statutes 522.005
  • Cooperative agreement: means an agreement or plan of development and operation for the production or utilization of geothermal resources in which separate ownership units independently operate without allocation of production. See Oregon Statutes 522.005
  • 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.
  • Land: means both surface and mineral rights. See Oregon Statutes 522.005
  • Unit agreement: means an agreement or plan of development and operation developed under the provisions of ORS § 273. See Oregon Statutes 522.005
  • United States: includes territories, outlying possessions and the District of Columbia. See Oregon Statutes 174.100

(1) The unit operation is regulated by the United States; and

(2) The unit agreement prevents waste and encourages maximum economic development of the resource. [1981 c.588 § 20]

 

[1971 c.776 § 16; repealed by 1973 c.794 § 34]

 

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