Oregon Statutes 522.535 – Fees; rules
(1) The governing board of the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries shall establish reasonable fees by rule pursuant to ORS Chapter 183 for the purpose of the development and administration of a unit agreement to be paid by all persons or state or local governing bodies, special districts or agencies with a royalty interest in that unitized development. The fee schedule shall recognize the reduced workload involved in review of a voluntary unit agreement that complies with this chapter.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 522.535
- Board: means the governing board of the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries. See Oregon Statutes 522.005
- Department: means the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries. See Oregon Statutes 522.005
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Royalty interest: means a right or interest in geothermal resources produced from land or in the proceeds of the first sale of those resources. 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
- Unit production: means all geothermal resources produced from a unit area from the effective date of a unit agreement approved by the board under ORS § 522. See Oregon Statutes 522.005
(2) When a person or state or local governing body, special district or agency with a royalty interest fails to pay a fee imposed by the board under ORS § 522.545 or this section, the board may require that the fee be paid from the proceeds of the sale of the unit production attributable to that interest. [1981 c.588 § 21]
[1971 c.776 § 29; repealed by 1973 c.794 § 34]