Chapter 548 Provisions Applicable Both to Drainage Districts and to Irrigation

Organization of irrigation, drainage or flood control district by owners of lands subject to assessment by district improvement company or improvement district; assumption of obligations

Sale or disposal of lands

Board of directors to transfer unnecessary funds

Insurance for district employees

Authority of boards to maintain proceedings for judicial determination as to organization of district and other matters; scope of inquiry

Nature of proceedings; notice; contest; judgment; appeal; nonprejudicial errors; costs

Elector’s right to maintain proceedings; procedure; exclusiveness of remedy

Validation of judgments entered in proceedings by directors

Contracts for state loans; purposes for which authorized; amount of loan

Contracts for federal loans; purposes for which authorized; amount of loan

Validation of prior contracts and bonds

Issuance of bonds; funds for payment; charges or assessments; release of land from lien; relief from payment of assessments

Lien on lands; lien docket; priority; sale of land for taxes not to extinguish lien

Charges or assessments; emergency fund

Bonds for refunding indebtedness; validity not affected by irregularities of refunded obligations

Consent of holders of outstanding indebtedness; initiation of proceedings to obtain constructive consent; petition

Contents of petition

Notice; failure of holder to object constitutes consent

Hearing; judgment; county treasurer as trustee

Nature of proceedings; appeal; nonprejudicial errors; costs

Moneys and securities; custody

Depositary for bonds, warrants; authority of State Treasurer

Cancellation or compromise of assessments by districts refunding indebtedness through federal agencies

Deposit of bonds, warrants and other evidence of indebtedness of irrigation and drainage districts being reorganized

Loss of certificates or receipts issued by county treasurer for securities; surrender of securities by county treasurer

Surrender of securities to claimant to whom certificate or receipt has not been issued or assigned

Surety bond; amount; conditions

Relevy and reassessment; manner and time

Judgment declaring assessments void; reassessment and relevy of similar assessments; time; crediting payments under void assessment

Manner of relevy and reassessment; officers authorized

Cancellation or compromise

Irrigation or drainage district may file bankruptcy petition; confirmation of proceedings; composition of debts

Bonds of district; use and delivery to creditors

Debt refunding agreements; obtaining consent of unknown or nonconsenting creditors

Definitions for ORS 548.900 to 548.955

Petition for dissolution or reorganization; contents; effect of dissolution or reorganization on creditors

Manner of signing petition; form of petition; withdrawal of signature after filing of petition prohibited

Determining qualified petition signatures; certificate of county clerk and district secretary

Notice of petition filing; contents; election petition; signature requirements

Special election; notice; ballot form

Vote result requirements; filing petition with circuit court if vote favors reorganization or dissolution or if no election petition is filed

Circuit court proceeding on petition; contents of court order

Jurisdiction of parties; service of summons and petition

Written assent of Secretary of Interior required before judgment if district has federal contract

Appearance of interested parties; costs and disbursements

Contents of judgment; filing with county treasurer and assessor, Secretary of State and Water Resources Commission