If a district, as defined in ORS § 540.505, petitions for a transfer as provided in ORS § 540.574 no later than the end of the calendar year of the fifth year of nonuse under ORS § 540.610 (1), the forfeiture provisions of ORS § 540.610 shall not apply to the lands from which the water right is sought to be transferred pending approval of the district’s petition. The time required for the processing of the petition, including any time required for hearings, appeals and completion of an authorized change, shall not be included when computing a five-year period of nonuse under the provisions of ORS § 540.610 (1). [1991 c.957 § 11]

[1961 c.140 § 1; 1987 c.339 § 5; repealed by 1989 c.699 § 4]

[Repealed by 1955 c.671 § 1]