ORS 777.250
Port powers with respect to development and use of its lands

industrial or research and development parks
sports, recreation, convention, trade show facilities

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(1)

A port may construct buildings or other improvements and acquire personal properties including but not limited to machinery and equipment considered necessary whether or not now in existence or under construction, suitable for use by any industry for the manufacturing, refining, processing or assembling of any agricultural, mining or other products or by any commercial enterprise in storing, warehousing, distributing or selling or servicing any products of agriculture, mining or industry or by any profit or nonprofit enterprise for research and development. The port has full power to lease and sell the buildings, improvements and personal property, together with the lands upon which they are situated, whether held by the port in its governmental capacity or not.

(2)

In addition, a port may:

(a)

Acquire and develop land, or develop land already owned, as the site for an industrial or research and development park, including as a part of such development provisions for water, sewage, drainage, roads, transportation, power, communication or other similar facilities which are incidental to the development of the site;

(b)

Develop the site pursuant to a comprehensive plan in a manner compatible with other uses in the area in which the industrial or research and development park is located and adopt regulations necessary to implement the plan;

(c)

Lease, sublease or sell tracts of land within an industrial or research and development park as building sites to any industry or commercial enterprise or profit or nonprofit enterprise described by this subsection; and

(d)

Charge and collect fees for services made available within the industrial or research and development park.

(3)

A port may acquire, construct, maintain or operate sports, recreation, convention and trade show facilities.

(4)

For revenue bonding purposes under ORS 777.560 (Ports may issue and sell revenue bonds) to 777.590 (Authority to issue and sell revenue bonds), projects undertaken under this section shall be classified as either:

(a)

Sales, if the port is to sell outright or by conditional sale its interest in the property, or, if by contract the port’s title to the property is retained for a limited term only;

(b)

Leases, if the port is only to rent, lease, sublease or charge a user fee for the property with the intention of retaining title to, or possession of, the property for its future benefit and use; or

(c)

Loans, if the port is to lend the proceeds of such revenue bonds and has no ownership interest in the property. [1971 c.728 §27 (enacted in lieu of 777.130); 1979 c.109 §2; 1979 c.407 §1a; 1983 c.459 §15; 1987 c.103 §2; 1997 c.171 §22]

Source: Section 777.250 — Port powers with respect to development and use of its lands; industrial or research and development parks; sports, recreation, convention, trade show facilities, https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors777.html.

Notes of Decisions

This section was broad enough to authorize a port authority to issue revenue bonds intended to finance a private electric power company’s pollution control facility. Port of St. Helens v. Geiser, 19 Or App 87, 526 P2d 626 (1974), Sup Ct review denied

Port districts’ powers are limited to those delegated by legislature either expressly or by necessary implication. Brusco Towboat v. State Land Bd., 30 Or App 509, 567 P2d 1037 (1977), as modified by 284 Or 627, 589 P2d 712 (1978)

Attorney General Opinions

State Land Board duties in reviewing proposal by ports to fill land, (1971) Vol 35, p 844; Issuance by port district of general obligation bonds for acquiring and developing land for industrial park site, (1982) Vol. 42, p 346

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ORS 777.250 Port powers with respect to development and use of its lands

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Notes of Decisions

Attorney General Opinions

ORS 777.250
Port powers with respect to development and use of its lands