{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-537.358","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 537.358","heading":"Rules for reservation for future economic development; application for use of reserved water.","body":"(1) In adopting a rule under ORS 537.356 to reserve unappropriated water for multipurpose storage for future economic development, the Water Resources Commission shall include a public interest review that takes into consideration the factors described under ORS 537.170.\n      (2) A person requesting use of the reserved water for new storage shall submit a water right application and comply with the procedure set forth in ORS 537.140 to 537.252, except that the priority date for a storage right approved for use of reserved water shall be the date of the reservation. The commission by rule may describe a process for ensuring that the proposed use is consistent with the requirements of the rule establishing the reservation.","path":["15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food","45. Water Resources: Irrigation, Drainage, Flood Control, Reclamation","Chapter 537 — Appropriation of Water Generally"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors537.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:15Z","sha256":"54d3b195c7943a5762aba59bee90a8581436b859a4cb0da243b8aa2bd49374b4","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-537.356","next":"us-or/ors-537.360"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}