Or. Admin. Code § 141-014-0360 - Lease and License Renewal

(1) To the extent required by law, the Department shall honor the terms and conditions of any existing valid authorization for the removal or use of material including any that entitle the holder to renew the authorization.

(2) A lessee shall have an option to renew a lease entered into after the effective date of this rule for an additional term of not more than 10 years provided that the lessee has submitted a completed lease renewal application form provided by the Department to the Department not less than 90 calendar days prior to the lease expiration date otherwise allowed by the Director. Upon receipt of such application, the lease will be renewed by the Department unless:

(a) The Department determines, in its sole discretion, that the lessee has not complied with the terms and conditions specified in their lease, the applicable statutes, or Oregon Administrative Rules;

(b) The person who held the preference right to lease at the time the lease subject to renewal was initially offered is no longer the same person, in which case the Department will offer the preference right to lease to the new owner;

(c) The lessee is no longer the preference right holder; or

(d) The Department determines that the renewal of the lease for all or portions of the authorized area would be contrary to local, state, or federal law, or would be inconsistent with the policies set forth in OAR 141-014-0220.

(3) An application for renewal of a lease shall be accompanied by a non-refundable fee in the amount of $750 payable to the Department.

(4) A license is not renewable. However, a person holding a license that has expired, or is approaching expiration, may apply to the Department for a new license or lease covering the same area authorized in the expiring or expired license in the same manner as provided in OAR 141-014-0240. The Department reserves the right to deny granting a new license or lease if:

(a) The Department determines, in its sole discretion, that the licensee has not complied with the terms and conditions specified in their lease, the applicable statutes, or Oregon Administrative Rules; or

(b) The Department determines that the renewal of the license for all or portions of the authorized area would be contrary to local, state, or federal law, or would be inconsistent with the policies set forth in OAR 141-014-0220.

(5) The Department reserves the right to limit the term of a new license to less than the maximum term allowed by these rules.

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Or. Admin. Code § 141-014-0360

DSL 2-2008, f. & cert. ef. 10-15-08

Stat. Auth.: ORS 273.551, 274.525, 274.530, 274.550 & 274.560

Stats. Implemented: ORS 274 .525 & 274 .550