Chapter 545
Irrigation Districts

Sections

545.001
Short title Section
545.002
Definitions Section
545.007
Voting rights Section
545.025
Purposes of irrigation district Section
545.029
Hearing of petition by county court Section
545.033
Naming and division of districts Section
545.037
Notice of election for determining organization of district Section
545.041
Conduct of election Section
545.043
Qualifications of directors Section
545.051
Change of boundaries authorized Section
545.057
Petition for inclusion of lands within district Section
545.059
Notice of petition Section
545.061
Hearing on petition Section
545.067
Liability of petitioners for obligations of district Section
545.071
Acceptance or rejection of petition Section
545.075
Requirements that may be imposed upon petitioners in western Oregon district Section
545.079
Recording of order including lands in district Section
545.085
Record of petition Section
545.089
Redivision of district Section
545.091
Inclusion of lands not subject to charges of district Section
545.093
Creation of subdistricts Section
545.094
Engineering plan for improvements within subdistricts Section
545.095
Charges or assessments for improvements within subdistrict Section
545.097
Exclusion of tracts Section
545.099
Petition for exclusion of lands from district Section
545.101
Exclusion of subdivisions with three or more tracts on each acre of land Section
545.105
Assent of bondholders Section
545.109
Recording minutes of board Section
545.113
State agency to pay assessment and charges or to petition for exclusion Section
545.123
Redivision of district Section
545.126
Liability of excluded lands for district’s obligations Section
545.131
Union or merger of districts Section
545.135
Elections subsequent to organization of district Section
545.137
Notices of election Section
545.139
Board of election Section
545.141
Conduct of election Section
545.145
Certificate of vote Section
545.149
Canvass of returns Section
545.153
Statement of result Section
545.163
Procedures for conducting election by mail Section
545.167
Division of district for election of directors Section
545.169
Election of directors from newly created divisions Section
545.171
Election precincts in divisions Section
545.181
Organization of board Section
545.183
Compensation and expenses of officers and employees Section
545.185
Meetings of board Section
545.187
Vacancy in office when director ceases to be resident or landowner Section
545.188
Filling vacancy in office of director Section
545.189
Recall of director Section
545.199
Increase in number of directors upon determination of board or petition Section
545.203
Election of additional directors Section
545.207
Redivision of district upon increase in directors Section
545.211
Decrease in number of directors Section
545.221
Powers and duties of board as to management of district Section
545.225
Contracts Section
545.237
Right to enter upon lands for inspection and maintenance of water works Section
545.239
Right to enter upon and acquire lands and water rights Section
545.241
Bond or other security as condition of immediate possession in condemnation by irrigation or drainage district Section
545.245
Right to immediate possession in condemnation proceeding Section
545.249
Right to condemn for irrigation purposes is a superior right Section
545.253
Title to and rights in property acquired Section
545.257
Authority of irrigation district to acquire domestic or municipal water works Section
545.271
Furnishing water Section
545.275
Lien on crops for water supplied for irrigation Section
545.279
District may require water control devices and measuring devices Section
545.283
Joinder of districts in acquisition or construction of irrigation or other water use works Section
545.287
Directors may construct or maintain improvements, levy assessments or provide for charges Section
545.291
Apportionment of water to tracts Section
545.293
Resolution for water distribution works or services Section
545.295
Conditions required in certain districts before delivering water to additional lands Section
545.301
Financing acquisition of water works Section
545.303
Water works system to be self-sustaining Section
545.305
Election concerning acquisition of water works Section
545.307
Investment of surplus funds in federal or state bonds Section
545.315
Petition to construct improvements for irrigation Section
545.319
Elections on question of constructing improvement Section
545.323
Majority of votes required to approve construction of improvement Section
545.335
Drainage works Section
545.343
Obligations or contracts with United States under Reclamation Act Section
545.345
Conveyance of lands to United States Section
545.347
Obligations or contracts with United States under Fact Finders’ Act Section
545.349
Authority to transfer land to federal government for development and colonization Section
545.351
Acquisition of lands from owners Section
545.355
Proceedings on extension or cancellation of payments due federal government Section
545.359
Contracts with federal government for flood control works Section
545.365
Disposition of real property acquired by district Section
545.367
Authorization of sale of property, excess water or hydroelectric power Section
545.369
Release of lien of bonds Section
545.371
Consent of bondholders Section
545.373
Proceeds of sale Section
545.375
Purchaser rights Section
545.381
Annual assessments Section
545.385
Certain lands may be assessed at different amounts Section
545.387
Assessment on benefit basis Section
545.389
Deduction for rights or property required by district Section
545.391
Assessments for contracts with United States Section
545.393
Resolution concerning assessments for payment to United States Section
545.395
Development of district by units Section
545.397
Districts developed by units Section
545.399
Contract with United States Section
545.401
Deposit of moneys in special fund Section
545.413
Record of assessments and apportionments Section
545.416
Equalization of assessment and apportionment of taxes Section
545.418
Meeting of board Section
545.420
Certification of assessments to county assessors Section
545.422
Nonperformance by board Section
545.424
Validation of assessments Section
545.426
Misnomer or mistake relating to ownership not to affect sale Section
545.428
Collection of assessments by board secretary Section
545.430
Objections by bondholders Section
545.460
Withholding water while assessments are unpaid Section
545.462
Cancellation or compromise of assessment liens on lands acquired by county for taxes Section
545.464
Order to tax collector to cancel or change liens Section
545.466
Effect of ORS 545 Section
545.468
Exemption of parcel of land from payment of charge or assessment Section
545.471
Charges for water supply Section
545.473
Districts providing for collection of charges by board secretary Section
545.475
Lands subject to assessment Section
545.477
Collection of charges Section
545.479
Provisions not exclusive nor operative to relieve district of duty respecting obligations Section
545.482
Authorization of method for billing and collecting incurred charges Section
545.484
Computation of amount to be raised Section
545.487
Pressurization charge Section
545.494
Unpaid charge as lien on land Section
545.496
Collection of incurred charges Section
545.498
Surety bond to be given by board secretary prior to handling district funds Section
545.502
Foreclosure Section
545.504
Redemption of land upon or prior to foreclosure sale Section
545.506
Payment of taxes by district Section
545.507
Borrowing for payment of operation and maintenance costs Section
545.508
Moneys collected Section
545.511
Authorization of bonds, including refunding bonds Section
545.513
Resubmission of questions to electors Section
545.515
Bonds Section
545.517
Bonds securing payments to United States Section
545.519
Issuance of bonds Section
545.521
Bonds of districts organized before 1925 with indebtedness of $50,000 Section
545.529
Bonds and payments payable from assessments Section
545.532
Increase of assessments to meet defaults Section
545.535
Lien against assessed lands Section
545.537
Sale of lands for delinquency Section
545.539
Bond sinking funds Section
545.541
Retirement of bonds prior to maturity Section
545.545
Determination of liability of individual tracts for bonded indebtedness Section
545.551
Application of ORS 545 Section
545.553
Petition for election on authorization and issuance of bonds Section
545.555
Holding election Section
545.557
Bonds Section
545.559
Bonds and coupons to be negotiable instruments Section
545.565
Refunding bonds Section
545.567
Determination of liability for assessment to pay bonds Section
545.569
Amounts paid to owners for property or rights Section
545.571
Notice of determination Section
545.573
Equalization of assessments Section
545.575
Order determining benefits Section
545.577
Notice of proceedings Section
545.579
Pleadings Section
545.581
Assessment installments Section
545.585
Bonds Section
545.589
Recording of assessments Section
545.595
Payment of assessment Section
545.599
Five-year additional assessment Section
545.603
Entry on assessment roll Section
545.607
Retirement of bonds before maturity Section
545.617
Sale of land for delinquent assessments Section
545.621
Exchange of refunding bonds for outstanding indebtedness Section
545.629
Declaration of intent to dispose of bonds Section
545.631
Consent of creditors to refunding of indebtedness Section
545.633
Obtaining constructive consent of unknown or dissenting creditors Section
545.635
Notice of court proceeding to obtain constructive consent Section
545.637
Hearing on petition Section
545.639
Nature of proceeding Section
545.643
Contract providing plan of liquidation Section
545.645
Terms of contract Section
545.647
Recording of contract Section
545.649
New contract in lieu of previous contract Section
545.651
Constructive consent of holders of outstanding indebtedness Section
545.655
Notice of petition and terms of contract Section
545.659
Hearing on petition Section
545.663
Nature of proceeding Section
545.667
State Treasurer as depository Section
545.671
Contract providing plan of liquidation Section
545.673
Terms of contract Section
545.675
Parties to contract Section
545.677
Election authorizing directors to enter into contract Section
545.679
Recording of contract Section
545.683
Submission of claims to board Section
545.685
Establishing bank account for payment of labor and emergency expenses Section