Whenever it appears that any person is violating or threatening to violate any provision of this chapter or any rule or order of the governing board of the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries made thereunder, or is threatening to or committing waste, the board may bring suit against such person in the circuit court of any county where the violation or waste occurs or is threatened, to restrain such person from continuing such violation or waste. In any such suit, the court shall have jurisdiction to grant to the board, without bond or other undertaking, such temporary restraining orders or final prohibitory and mandatory injunctions as the facts may warrant, including any such orders restraining the movement, disposition or waste of geothermal resources. [1971 c.776 § 41; 1973 c.388 § 7; 1975 c.552 § 29]

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 522.810

  • 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
  • Geothermal resources: means the natural heat of the earth, the energy, in whatever form, below the surface of the earth present in, resulting from, or created by, or that may be extracted from, the natural heat, and all minerals in solution or other products obtained from naturally heated fluids, brines, associated gases, and steam, in whatever form, found below the surface of the earth, exclusive of helium or of oil, hydrocarbon gas or other hydrocarbon substances, but including, specifically:

    (a) All products of geothermal processes, including indigenous steam, hot water and hot brines;

    (b) Steam and other gases, hot water and hot brines resulting from water, gas, or other fluids artificially introduced into geothermal formations;

    (c) Heat or other associated energy found in geothermal formations; and

    (d) Any by-product derived from them. 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.
  • Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
  • Violate: includes failure to comply. See Oregon Statutes 174.100

 

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