ORS 522.475: Board review of disputes over unit operation; appeal.

(1) Any disagreement with respect to the unit operation between persons or between persons and state or local governing bodies, special districts or agencies owning any interest in the geothermal resources in a unit area, or between persons or state and local governing bodies, special districts or agencies owning an interest in geothermal resources in a unit area and a unit operator, including a dispute over replacement of a unit operator, may be submitted to the governing board of the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries for its review and decision.

      (2) The board decision under this section may be appealed to the Court of Appeals. The appeal must be filed within 60 days of the date of the board’s decision.