(1) If a district fails or refuses to act under ORS § 541.329 and 541.331, the owner of land with an appurtenant water right within a district and subject to assessment by the district may transfer the use or place of use of the water right on or before July 1, 1994, pursuant to ORS § 541.333. An owner transferring the use or place of use under this subsection shall comply with ORS § 536.050.

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(2) If the owners of land within a quarter quarter of a section in a district agree as to the use and place of use of all water rights in the quarter quarter of the section subject to assessment by the district, the owners may jointly submit an application, without the fees required under ORS § 536.050, to the Water Resources Department to conform the department’s records to the present usage within the quarter quarter of a section. The application must be filed in accordance with ORS § 541.333 on or before July 1, 1994.

(3) The district or users within a district authorized to participate in the process described under ORS § 541.325 to 541.333 shall be limited to those districts or users who have notified the department on or before July 1, 1993, of their intention to submit a petition.

(4) Notwithstanding subsection (3) of this section, the Walla Walla River Irrigation District, or its successor district formed under ORS Chapter 545 and created after July 1, 1994, may participate in the process described under ORS § 541.325 to 541.333 if the district notifies the department on or before June 30, 2004. [1989 c.1000 § 2; 1991 c.957 § 12; 1993 c.818 § 2; 1995 c.554 § 5; 2003 c.691 § 1]

See note under 541.325.