(1)
- (a) If the Department decides to conduct the decommissioning using the standard process, the Department shall establish a Decommissioning Application Review Team (DART). The Department shall participate in and invite to the DART, representatives of the Departments of Environmental Quality, Fish and Wildlife, and any other agency that has regulatory or advisory responsibility for the state project or a resource or hazard affected by the project.
- (b) Within 60 days of establishing the DART, the Department shall enter into an initial consultation with the operator and the DART to gain information about the project, evaluate possible decommissioning methods, and identify potential environmental impacts of a project decommissioning.
- (2) Following the consultation, the Department shall develop an initial draft plan considering the information gathered during the consultation and any available information and comments received. Upon completion of the plan, the Department shall distribute the plan to state agencies for comment according to OAR 690-052-0080.
Statutory/Other Authority
ORS 536.027 & ORS 543A.300(2)
Statutes/Other Implemented
ORS 543 & ORS 543A
History
WRD 22-2025, minor correction filed 12/19/2025, effective 12/19/2025
WRD 4-2001, f. & cert. ef. 5-7-01