Oregon Statutes 522.325 – Compliance with final order; appeal
(1) The operator of any geothermal well shall within 15 days from the date of the service of any order, either comply with the order or file with the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries a written statement that the order is not acceptable, and the reasons therefor, and the statement shall constitute an appeal from such order to the governing board of the department.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 522.325
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Board: means the governing board of the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries. See Oregon Statutes 522.005
- Department: means the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries. See Oregon Statutes 522.005
- Geothermal well: includes any excavation made for producing geothermal resources and any geothermal reinjection well. See Oregon Statutes 522.005
- Operator: means the person:
(a) Who possesses the legal right to drill a geothermal well;
(b) Who has obtained a drilling permit pursuant to ORS § 522. See Oregon Statutes 522.005
(2) Any final written order of the board may be appealed in the manner provided in ORS Chapter 183 for appeals from final orders in contested cases. [1975 c.552 § 25]
[1971 c.776 § 27; repealed by 1975 c.552 § 55]
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