ORS 459.051: Procedural rules.

In accordance with the requirements of ORS chapter 183 and after public hearing, the Environmental Quality Commission shall adopt rules:

      (1) To establish a procedure for local government units to request assistance from the Department of Environmental Quality in the establishment of a landfill under ORS 459.047, and to give notice of such requests.

      (2) To establish a procedure for obtaining public comment on determinations of need for a landfill made by the commission under ORS 459.049.

      (3) To provide for public hearings in the area affected by a proposed landfill to be established by the department under ORS 459.049.