(1) A project that receives a loan or grant from the Water Supply Development Account must:

(a) Demonstrate social or cultural benefits and economic benefits sufficient to qualify the project under the scoring and ranking system described in ORS § 541.669; and

(b) Except as otherwise provided in ORS § 541.681, demonstrate environmental benefits:

(A) By dedicating 25 percent of conserved water or newly developed water to in-stream use; or

(B) By demonstrating environmental benefits that are sufficient to qualify the project under the scoring and ranking system described in ORS § 541.669.

(2) The description of public benefit requirements in subsection (1) of this section does not exempt any project from meeting the minimum criteria designed by the Water Resources Commission under ORS § 541.677.

(3) To establish that a project complies with subsection (1)(b) of this section, the loan or grant recipient may include water dedicated to in-stream use as a result of the conditions of federal, state or local permits for the project. [2013 c.784 § 11]

See note under 541.651.

[1985 c.545 § 5; renumbered 196.765 and then 196.900 in 1989]