(1) In accordance with ORS Chapter 183, the Director of the Department of State Lands shall adopt rules to establish fees for:

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(a) Applications for, and renewal of, removal or fill permits required under ORS § 196.810;

(b) The review of wetland delineation reports under ORS § 196.818; or

(c) General authorizations under ORS § 196.850.

(2)(a) In establishing fees under subsection (1) of this section, the director shall evaluate the impact of fully recovering, through fees, the costs to the Department of State Lands of administering the removal and fill program provided for under ORS § 196.600 to 196.921.

(b) The director shall establish project tiers for fees established under subsection (1)(a) of this section. In establishing project tiers, the director shall consider the administrative costs to the department, and the impacts on the waters of this state, associated with different project types.

(c) The director shall establish project tiers for fees established under subsection (1)(b) of this section. In establishing project tiers, the director shall consider the administrative costs to the department associated with the review of wetland delineation reports for land parcels of different sizes.

(d) A fee established under subsection (1)(c) of this section for a general authorization shall be based on the cost of processing the general authorization. [2023 c.403 § 4]

196.806 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS Chapter 196 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Section 4a, chapter 403, Oregon Laws 2023, provides:

No later than February 15, 2025, the Department of State Lands shall submit a report in the manner provided by ORS § 192.245 to the committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the environment, land use and natural resources that describes the department’s progress in implementing section 4 of this 2023 Act [196.806]. [2023 c.403 § 4a]