Oregon Code — 545
Browse 188 sections in division 545 of the Oregon code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 545.001. Short title
- § 545.002. Definitions
- § 545.007. Voting rights
- § 545.025. Purposes of irrigation district; process for formation
- § 545.029. Hearing of petition by county court; authority as to boundaries of district; lands included; order; formation of district without election
- § 545.033. Naming and division of districts
- § 545.037. Notice of election for determining organization of district; contents; publication; mailing
- § 545.041. Conduct of election; contents of nominating petition; verification of electors by county assessor; order declaring result; inclusion of portion of district in another district; commencement of duties by directors
- § 545.043. Qualifications of directors; terms of office; oath
- § 545.051. Change of boundaries authorized; effect on existing rights and liabilities
- § 545.057. Petition for inclusion of lands within district
- § 545.059. Notice of petition; publication; deposit for costs
- § 545.061. Hearing on petition
- § 545.067. Liability of petitioners for obligations of district
- § 545.071. Acceptance or rejection of petition; inclusion of land when owner objects
- § 545.075. Requirements that may be imposed upon petitioners in western Oregon district; charges or assessments
- § 545.079. Recording of order including lands in district; effect of order; appeal
- § 545.085. Record of petition; admissibility in evidence
- § 545.089. Redivision of district; election of directors
- § 545.091. Inclusion of lands not subject to charges of district
- § 545.093. Creation of subdistricts; purpose; change in subdistrict boundaries
- § 545.094. Engineering plan for improvements within subdistricts; notice; hearing; remonstrance
- § 545.095. Charges or assessments for improvements within subdistrict
- § 545.097. Exclusion of tracts; effect on status of district, rights and liabilities
- § 545.099. Petition for exclusion of lands from district; approval by board; payment of costs of exclusion
- § 545.101. Exclusion of subdivisions with three or more tracts on each acre of land; exceptions
- § 545.105. Assent of bondholders; acknowledgment; filing; recording
- § 545.109. Recording minutes of board
- § 545.113. State agency to pay assessment and charges or to petition for exclusion
- § 545.123. Redivision of district; election of director
- § 545.126. Liability of excluded lands for district s obligations
- § 545.131. Union or merger of districts; petition; approval of board; election; indebtedness
- § 545.135. Elections subsequent to organization of district; election of directors
- § 545.137. Notices of election; board of election; place of holding election; nomination of candidates; advertising openings on district board; certificate of election to sole candidate; ballots
- § 545.139. Board of election; polls; ballots
- § 545.141. Conduct of election; challenge and verification of qualifications of elector; counting ballots
- § 545.145. Certificate of vote; stringing of ballots; sealing of returns; delivery to board secretary; recount
- § 545.149. Canvass of returns; standard for rejecting certain election documents; canvass to be in public
- § 545.153. Statement of result; contents; certificate of election; effect of informalities in conduct of election
- § 545.163. Procedures for conducting election by mail
- § 545.167. Division of district for election of directors; procedure
- § 545.169. Election of directors from newly created divisions
- § 545.171. Election precincts in divisions; alteration
- § 545.181. Organization of board; officers; establishment of meeting dates; collection, custody and disbursement of moneys
- § 545.183. Compensation and expenses of officers and employees; membership fees in associations
- § 545.185. Meetings of board; quorum; public inspection of records
- § 545.187. Vacancy in office when director ceases to be resident or landowner; appointment of successor
- § 545.188. Filling vacancy in office of director
- § 545.189. Recall of director; procedure; required number of signatures for recall petition
- § 545.199. Increase in number of directors upon determination of board or petition; election on increase
- § 545.203. Election of additional directors; terms of office
- § 545.207. Redivision of district upon increase in directors; representation of divisions; voting qualifications
- § 545.211. Decrease in number of directors; redivision of district; terms of office
- § 545.221. Powers and duties of board as to management of district; water deliveries
- § 545.225. Contracts; conveyances; suits; judicial knowledge concerning district; audit reports
- § 545.237. Right to enter upon lands for inspection and maintenance of water works
- § 545.239. Right to enter upon and acquire lands and water rights; right of condemnation
- § 545.241. Bond or other security as condition of immediate possession in condemnation by irrigation or drainage district
- § 545.245. Right to immediate possession in condemnation proceeding
- § 545.249. Right to condemn for irrigation purposes is a superior right
- § 545.253. Title to and rights in property acquired
- § 545.257. Authority of irrigation district to acquire domestic or municipal water works; assumption of obligations; sale of surplus water; impairment of irrigation service forbidden
- § 545.271. Furnishing water
- § 545.275. Lien on crops for water supplied for irrigation; enforcement; attorney fees
- § 545.279. District may require water control devices and measuring devices; notice to water user; objections; hearing
- § 545.283. Joinder of districts in acquisition or construction of irrigation or other water use works
- § 545.287. Directors may construct or maintain improvements, levy assessments or provide for charges
- § 545.291. Apportionment of water to tracts; employment of person to distribute water; assessment or charge; lien on land
- § 545.293. Resolution for water distribution works or services; hearing of objections; construction, repair or maintenance of improvement; apportionment of costs; assessment
- § 545.295. Conditions required in certain districts before delivering water to additional lands; order; charges and assessments
- § 545.301. Financing acquisition of water works; contracts with federal government; approval by electors
- § 545.303. Water works system to be self-sustaining; payment of indebtedness; rates; separate accounts
- § 545.305. Election concerning acquisition of water works
- § 545.307. Investment of surplus funds in federal or state bonds
- § 545.315. Petition to construct improvements for irrigation; contents; assent of petitioners to assessment of cost of improvement
- § 545.319. Elections on question of constructing improvement; resolution of directors
- § 545.323. Majority of votes required to approve construction of improvement; cost; apportionment; assessment
- § 545.335. Drainage works; construction authorized; powers of districts; designation of bonds
- § 545.343. Obligations or contracts with United States under Reclamation Act; acquisition of federal lands
- § 545.345. Conveyance of lands to United States
- § 545.347. Obligations or contracts with United States under Fact Finders Act
- § 545.349. Authority to transfer land to federal government for development and colonization; repayment of expenditures; levy of assessments; funds; contracts with federal government
- § 545.351. Acquisition of lands from owners; crediting of value on charge against remainder of land
- § 545.355. Proceedings on extension or cancellation of payments due federal government
- § 545.359. Contracts with federal government for flood control works
- § 545.365. Disposition of real property acquired by district; sale to member of board or employee prohibited
- § 545.367. Authorization of sale of property, excess water or hydroelectric power
- § 545.369. Release of lien of bonds; form; acknowledgment by bondholders; copy of release as evidence
- § 545.371. Consent of bondholders; notice requiring presentation of objections; implication of consent; hearing of objections by directors
- § 545.373. Proceeds of sale; special fund; uses of moneys
- § 545.375. Purchaser rights; power of directors respecting contracts and instruments relating to transfer
- § 545.381. Annual assessments; computation of amount to be raised; apportionment; determination of acreage and assessments; credit for water rights
- § 545.385. Certain lands may be assessed at different amounts; additional service charge
- § 545.387. Assessment on benefit basis; determination of benefits
- § 545.389. Deduction for rights or property required by district; assessments pending construction
- § 545.391. Assessments for contracts with United States
- § 545.393. Resolution concerning assessments for payment to United States; publication; collection by county officers
- § 545.395. Development of district by units; apportionment of assessments; inclusion of noncontiguous land; assessment of reclaimed or improved lands for district obligations
- § 545.397. Districts developed by units; validation
- § 545.399. Contract with United States; annual assessments or direct billings
- § 545.401. Deposit of moneys in special fund; uses
- § 545.413. Record of assessments and apportionments; error in description; evidence
- § 545.416. Equalization of assessment and apportionment of taxes; notice of time of meeting of board; public inspection of list
- § 545.418. Meeting of board; duration; hearing and determination of objections to assessments and apportionment; changes
- § 545.420. Certification of assessments to county assessors; entry on assessment roll; collection of taxes; deposit of sums collected; disbursements from fund; taxation of state and federal lands
- § 545.422. Nonperformance by board; assessment, levy and equalization by county court
- § 545.424. Validation of assessments; defective entry on assessment roll; lands partly outside district
- § 545.426. Misnomer or mistake relating to ownership not to affect sale
- § 545.428. Collection of assessments by board secretary; purpose; treatment of unpaid assessments
- § 545.430. Objections by bondholders; payment from funds otherwise obtained
- § 545.460. Withholding water while assessments are unpaid; accepting security for payment of assessments
- § 545.462. Cancellation or compromise of assessment liens on lands acquired by county for taxes
- § 545.464. Order to tax collector to cancel or change liens; correction of delinquent tax rolls
- § 545.466. Effect of ORS 545.462 and 545.464 on existing laws
- § 545.468. Exemption of parcel of land from payment of charge or assessment; qualification of owner of excluded parcel as district elector
- § 545.471. Charges for water supply; rates; collections and disbursements; basis of charges
- § 545.473. Districts providing for collection of charges by board secretary; levy of percentage of annual rates
- § 545.475. Lands subject to assessment
- § 545.477. Collection of charges; acceptance of district warrants; disposal of moneys collected
- § 545.479. Provisions not exclusive nor operative to relieve district of duty respecting obligations
- § 545.482. Authorization of method for billing and collecting incurred charges
- § 545.484. Computation of amount to be raised; apportionment of charges; fixing due date and delinquency date; fee for other services
- § 545.487. Pressurization charge; application to certain lands; apportionment
- § 545.494. Unpaid charge as lien on land; priority respecting other liens and claims
- § 545.496. Collection of incurred charges; withholding of water until payment; interest on unpaid charges
- § 545.498. Surety bond to be given by board secretary prior to handling district funds
- § 545.502. Foreclosure; procedure; redemption after sale; attorney fees
- § 545.504. Redemption of land upon or prior to foreclosure sale
- § 545.506. Payment of taxes by district; amount paid added to lien
- § 545.507. Borrowing for payment of operation and maintenance costs
- § 545.508. Moneys collected; deposit; separation of funds; disbursements
- § 545.511. Authorization of bonds, including refunding bonds; contract with state or with United States; election; notice
- § 545.513. Resubmission of questions to electors; contracts not requiring vote
- § 545.515. Bonds; interest included in authorized amount
- § 545.517. Bonds securing payments to United States
- § 545.519. Issuance of bonds; cancellation of bonds
- § 545.521. Bonds of districts organized before 1925 with indebtedness of $50,000; retirement of outstanding bonds as condition of further indebtedness; authorization and sale of refunding bonds; application of proceeds; redemption
- § 545.529. Bonds and payments payable from assessments; liability of lands
- § 545.532. Increase of assessments to meet defaults; property liable for indebtedness; possession of works upon default
- § 545.535. Lien against assessed lands; priority
- § 545.537. Sale of lands for delinquency; purchase by district
- § 545.539. Bond sinking funds; other funds
- § 545.541. Retirement of bonds prior to maturity
- § 545.545. Determination of liability of individual tracts for bonded indebtedness; acceptance of bonds and cash in payment
- § 545.551. Application of ORS 545.553 and 545.555
- § 545.553. Petition for election on authorization and issuance of bonds
- § 545.555. Holding election; notice
- § 545.557. Bonds; maturities; reserves; interest; trustees
- § 545.559. Bonds and coupons to be negotiable instruments
- § 545.565. Refunding bonds; procedure
- § 545.567. Determination of liability for assessment to pay bonds; determination on basis of irrigable area or benefits accrued
- § 545.569. Amounts paid to owners for property or rights
- § 545.571. Notice of determination; publication; contents
- § 545.573. Equalization of assessments; hearings
- § 545.575. Order determining benefits; order of assessment; benefit surplus defined
- § 545.577. Notice of proceedings; appeal to circuit court; notice and summons
- § 545.579. Pleadings; trial; appeal; finality of assessment order
- § 545.581. Assessment installments
- § 545.585. Bonds; issuance; purposes; form; amortization; maturities; negotiability; numbering; interest; denomination; registration; amount maturing annually; retirement
- § 545.589. Recording of assessments; bond lien docket; payment by bonds or coupons; interest on unpaid assessments; lien on land; priority
- § 545.595. Payment of assessment; relief from further assessment
- § 545.599. Five-year additional assessment; emergency assessments; emergency fund
- § 545.603. Entry on assessment roll; lien on land; collection; disposal of moneys collected; liability of land sold for taxes; exception
- § 545.607. Retirement of bonds before maturity
- § 545.617. Sale of land for delinquent assessments; district as purchaser; payment of proceeds into emergency fund; purchase price paid by district
- § 545.621. Exchange of refunding bonds for outstanding indebtedness; exchange of interest certificates for bonds
- § 545.629. Declaration of intent to dispose of bonds; resolution; notice of sale; publication
- § 545.631. Consent of creditors to refunding of indebtedness
- § 545.633. Obtaining constructive consent of unknown or dissenting creditors; petition
- § 545.635. Notice of court proceeding to obtain constructive consent; effect of failure to file objection
- § 545.637. Hearing on petition; judgment; trustee
- § 545.639. Nature of proceeding; appeal; nonprejudicial errors; costs
- § 545.643. Contract providing plan of liquidation; resolution; investigation by and approval of Water Resources Commission
- § 545.645. Terms of contract; parties; execution
- § 545.647. Recording of contract; effective date; preeminence of contract with respect to rights and liabilities
- § 545.649. New contract in lieu of previous contract
- § 545.651. Constructive consent of holders of outstanding indebtedness; procedure for obtaining consent; petition
- § 545.655. Notice of petition and terms of contract; failure to file dissent; effect
- § 545.659. Hearing on petition; judgment; trustee
- § 545.663. Nature of proceeding; appeal; nonprejudicial errors; costs
- § 545.667. State Treasurer as depository
- § 545.671. Contract providing plan of liquidation; resolution of directors
- § 545.673. Terms of contract
- § 545.675. Parties to contract; execution
- § 545.677. Election authorizing directors to enter into contract
- § 545.679. Recording of contract; effective date; preeminence of contract with respect to rights and liabilities
- § 545.683. Submission of claims to board; drawing of warrants; payment; lack of funds; interest on warrants; debts payable by warrants; receipt of warrants, bonds and interest coupons in payment of charges; amount of outstanding warrants; monthly report of district finances
- § 545.685. Establishing bank account for payment of labor and emergency expenses