{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-536.750","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 536.750","heading":"Powers of commission after declaration of drought; rules.","body":"(1) Notwithstanding any provision of ORS chapters 536 to 543A, after a declaration that a severe, continuing drought exists, the Water Resources Commission may:\n      (a) Issue without first conducting a hearing under ORS 536.077 and 537.170 a temporary permit for an emergency use of water;\n      (b) Allow a temporary change in use, place of use or point of diversion of water without complying with the notice and waiting requirements under ORS 540.520;\n      (c) Notwithstanding the priority of water rights, grant preference of use to rights for human consumption or stock watering use;\n      (d) Waive the notice requirements under ORS 537.753 and the start card required under ORS 537.762;\n      (e) Allow a temporary exchange of water without giving notice as required under ORS 540.535; and\n      (f) Utilize an expedited notice and waiting requirement established by rule for the substitution of a supplemental ground water right for a primary water right under drought conditions.\n      (2) The commission by rule may establish procedures for carrying out the provisions of this section and a schedule of fees that must accompany a request under subsection (1) of this section.","path":["15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food","45. Water Resources: Irrigation, Drainage, Flood Control, Reclamation","Chapter 536 — Water Resources Administration"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors536.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:15Z","sha256":"f172a10411e5a2eed2a36da12e98560033d3f74b5bc7183ff735ff4e2414f33b","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-536.740","next":"us-or/ors-536.760"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}