Oregon Statutes 475.475 – Department record of costs; collection of costs
(1) The Department of Environmental Quality shall keep a record of the state’s cleanup costs.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 475.475
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(2) Based on the record compiled by the department under subsection (1) of this section, the department shall require any person liable under ORS § 475.435 or 475.455 to pay the amount of the state’s cleanup costs and, if applicable, punitive damages.
(3) If the state’s cleanup costs and punitive damages are not paid by the liable person to the department within 45 days after receipt of notice that such costs and damages are due and owing, the Attorney General, at the request of the Director of the Department of Environmental Quality, shall bring an action in the name of the State of Oregon in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover the amount owed, plus reasonable legal expenses.
(4) All moneys received by the department under this section shall be deposited in the Illegal Drug Cleanup Fund established under ORS § 475.495. [1987 c.699 § 7]