ORS 836.005
Definitions


When used in the laws of this state relating to aviation, unless the context otherwise provides:

(1)

“Air navigation facility” means any facility other than one owned or operated by the United States used in, available for use in, or designed for use in, aid of air navigation, including airports and any structures, mechanisms, lights, beacons, markers, communicating system or other instrumentalities or devices used or useful as an aid, or constituting an advantage or convenience to the safe taking-off, navigation and landing of aircraft, or the safe and efficient operation or maintenance of an airport, and any combination of any or all of such facilities.

(2)

“Aircraft” means any contrivance used or designed for navigation of or flight in the air, but does not mean a one-person motorless glider that is launched from the earth’s surface solely by the operator’s power.

(3)

“Airport” means any area of land or water, within or without this state, that is used, or intended for use, for the landing and take-off of aircraft, and any appurtenant areas that are used, or intended for use, for airport buildings or other airport facilities or rights of way, together with all airport buildings and facilities located thereon.

(4)

“Airport hazard” means any structure, object of natural growth, or use of land, that obstructs the airspace required for the flight of aircraft in landing or taking off at an airport, or is otherwise hazardous to such landing or taking off.

(5)

“Aviation” means the science and art of flight and includes but is not limited to:

(a)

Transportation by aircraft;

(b)

The operation, construction, repair or maintenance of aircraft, aircraft power plants and accessories, including the repair, packing and maintenance of parachutes;

(c)

The design, establishment, construction, extension, operation, improvement, repair or maintenance of airports or other air navigation facilities; and

(d)

Instruction in flying or ground subjects pertaining thereto.

(6)

“Civil aircraft” means any aircraft other than a public aircraft.

(7)

“Department” means the Oregon Department of Aviation.

(8)

“Municipality” means any county, city, town, village, borough, authority, district or other political subdivision or public corporation of this state. “Municipal” means pertaining to a municipality as defined in this section.

(9)

“Operation of aircraft” or “operate aircraft” means the use, navigation or piloting of aircraft in the airspace over this state or upon any airport within this state.

(10)

“Person” means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, joint stock association, or body politic; and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee, or other similar representative thereof.

(11)

“Pilot” means any individual certificated by the federal government to operate an aircraft or an individual in training for such certification who possesses a valid student pilot certificate issued by the appropriate federal agency.

(12)

“Public aircraft” means any aircraft used exclusively in the service of any government or of any political subdivision thereof, including the government of any state, territory or possession of the United States, or the District of Columbia, but not including any government-owned aircraft engaged in carrying persons or property for commercial purposes.

(13)

“State” or “this state” means the State of Oregon and territory over which any municipality of the State of Oregon has jurisdiction. [Formerly 492.010; 1989 c.102 §1; 1993 c.741 §93; 1999 c.935 §36; 2003 c.14 §506]

Source: Section 836.005 — Definitions, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors836.­html.

See also annotations under ORS 492.010 in permanent edition.

Notes of Decisions

Definition of “aircraft” in this section did not control interpretation of word “aircraft” in life insurance policy. Totten v. New York Life Ins. Co., 298 Or 765, 696 P2d 1082 (1985)

Attorney General Opinions

Effect of abandonment of airport under subsection (6), (1975) Vol 37, p 665

836.005
Definitions
836.010
Availability of services of department
836.015
Financial assistance by director
836.020
Department as municipal agent
836.025
Establishment of airports and air navigation facilities by department
836.030
Disposal of property
836.035
Effect of statute on airport zoning
836.040
Joint exercise of power
836.045
Condemnation by department
836.050
Condemnation of railroad or public utility property
836.055
Commercial concessions at state airports and air navigation facilities
836.060
Operation of state airports by private persons
836.065
Liens of state for repairs, improvements or services to personal property
836.070
Use of federal and other moneys
836.072
Use of moneys from increase in taxes
836.075
State airway system
836.080
Exemptions from ORS 836.085 to 836.120
836.085
Approval of airport sites
836.090
Application for site approval
836.095
Approval criteria and conditions
836.100
Revocation of approval
836.105
Licensing of airports
836.110
Revocation of license
836.115
Public hearing regarding site or license
836.120
Unlicensed airport operation prohibited
836.200
Authority to establish airports
836.205
Acquisition of lands declared to be for public purpose
836.210
Delegation of authority to develop and maintain airports
836.215
Municipal acquisition of property for airports
836.220
Source of airport funds
836.230
Use of funds from operation
836.240
Authorization to budget and levy taxes
836.245
Authority as supplemental
836.250
Acquisition by municipality of real property contiguous to airport
836.340
Procedure for relocation of public utility property
836.410
Permanent closure of public use airport
836.500
Marks and lights on structures or obstructions
836.505
Designation of landing places on public lands
836.510
Use of certain ocean beaches as landing fields
836.515
Petition to set aside shore as landing field
836.520
Action on petition
836.525
Enforcement of ORS 836.510 and 836.520
836.530
Rules and standards
836.535
Hazards to air navigation prohibited
836.600
Policy
836.605
Definitions for ORS 836.600 to 836.630
836.608
Airport operation as matter of state concern
836.610
Local government land use plans and regulations to accommodate airport zones and uses
836.612
Approval or expansion of land use activities subject to prior court decisions
836.616
Rules for airport uses and activities
836.619
State compatibility and safety standards for land uses near airports
836.623
Local compatibility and safety requirements more stringent than state requirements
836.625
Application to airport uses of land use limitations in farm use zones
836.630
Siting of new airports to comply with land use laws
836.640
Definitions for ORS 836.640 and 836.642
836.642
Program for through the fence operations
836.990
Civil penalties
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