ORS 517.775: Permit fee for certain landowners and operators; erosion stabilization at mining operations exempt from reclamation.

Notwithstanding the provisions of ORS 517.770:

      (1) Any landowner or operator conducting surface mining on July 1, 1972, shall pay the permit fee as provided in ORS 517.800; and

      (2) The State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries shall require the landowner or operator to complete erosion stabilization upon completion of mining at a mining operation exempt from reclamation under ORS 517.770.