A county may submit a request to the Department of Environmental Quality to allow the county to perform the duties of the department under ORS 454.782 to 454.800. Subject to policy direction of the Environmental Quality Commission, and in compliance with rules adopted by the commission under ORS 454.792, the department may enter into an agreement with the county for the county to perform the duties of the department under ORS 454.782 to 454.800. [1999 c.978 §6]\nNote:\nSee note under 454.782.
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