ORS Chapter 547

Chapter 547 — DrainageDistricts

2009 EDITION

DRAINAGEDISTRICTS

WATERLAWS

ORGANIZATIONOF DRAINAGE DISTRICTS; SCOPE OF LAW

547.005 Authorityto form drainage district

547.010 Petitionto form district; contents

547.015 Verificationand filing of petition

547.020 Fixingtime and place of hearing; notice; jurisdiction over district

547.025 Filingof objections

547.030 Evidenceat hearing; findings; appeal

547.040 Applicationof Act of 1915 and amendments to districts organized under earlier laws

547.045 Statelands within district; authority to sign petition or objections; liability oflands; assessments

547.050 Signingof petition by Governor

547.055 Attackon validity or boundaries of district; time for commencement of suit

547.060 Scopeof Drainage District Act

BOARDOF SUPERVISORS; ADMINISTRATION; SURETY BONDS; WARRANTS

547.105 Electionof supervisors; qualifications and terms of office; quorum for transaction ofbusiness at owners’ meetings

547.110 Annualmeeting; election of supervisors; owners entitled to vote

547.112 Changein number of supervisors

547.115 Supervisor’soath of office

547.120 Boardof supervisors; officers; secretary; seal; record of proceedings; report

547.125 Secretaryas treasurer; duties; audit of books and report to landowners; compensation

547.130 Recordof meetings, proceedings, certificates, bonds, acts

547.135 Removalof employees

547.140 Uniformcharge to pay expenses of organizing district, surveys, assessing benefits anddamages; collection; surplus funds; refunding in case of dissolution

547.150 Paymentof claims; warrants; nonpayment; interest-bearing warrants; charge or levy oftax to pay

ENGINEER;PLAN FOR RECLAMATION; COMMISSIONERS; ASSESSMENT OF BENEFITS

547.205 Appointmentof engineer; duties; surveys; report; maps

547.210 Engineer’sreport; adoption by supervisors; report constitutes “Plan for Reclamation”;exclusion of lands not benefited; certain irrigated lands deemed to bebenefited

547.215 Commissioners;appointment; qualifications; quorum; continuing existence

547.220 Noticeof appointment of commissioners; meeting; secretary of board of supervisors tofurnish certain information; oath; officers

547.225 Assessmentof benefits and damages by commissioners; report; compensation

547.230 Noticeof report of commissioners; publication; form

547.235 Exceptionsto report or assessment; hearing by court; modifications; transmission ofjudgment and report to supervisors and county clerks; appeal from judgment

547.240 Dissolutionof district if cost exceeds benefits; obligations and expenses; additionalcharges

547.245 Reassessmentof benefits

547.250 Changesin plan for reclamation; petition for amendment of plan; notice

547.255 Objectionsto petition; findings; judgment; recording

547.260 Appointmentof commissioners when plan amended; subsequent proceedings; court costs

547.265 Amendmentof plan where works or charge insufficient; additional charge

WORKSAND IMPROVEMENTS OF DISTRICT

547.305 Entryon land; acquisition of property; water filings and appropriations;condemnation of property devoted to public use; right of way across state lands

547.310 Boardauthority regarding reclamation works; contracts; engineer’s duties

547.315 Connectingexisting improvements; procedure; connection with improvements outside district

547.320 Powersof districts regarding irrigation works; bonds

547.325 Powersof districts under 1,000 acres regarding domestic water supply

CONTRACTSWITH UNITED STATES FOR RECLAMATION

547.355 Contractswith United States for reclamation by drainage or irrigation authorized

547.360 Paymentof amounts due; assessments on lands; lien thereof; collection

DISTRICTSWEST OF CASCADES; CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF DITCHES

547.405 Districtswest of Cascades; control of supervisors over improvements

547.410 Maintainingimprovements; notice to owner or occupant of premises

547.415 Failureof owner or occupant to act; maintenance by supervisors

547.420 Liabilityfor cost of work; notice of claim of lien; foreclosure; sale of land

547.425 Prohibitedpractices

547.430 Civilliability for expense of removal of filth or obstruction; recovery by action

ASSESSMENTS,CHARGES AND TAXES

547.455 Annualcharge or assessment; computation; apportionment; liability of state lands;payment of assessments by bonds, coupons or warrants

547.460 County,city and town lands subject to taxation, assessment or charges

547.465 Assessmentor charge of low lands used for growing crops

547.470 Extraassessment or charge for lake drainage

547.475 Listof assessments and apportionments

547.480 Collectionof tax; disposition

547.482 Filingboundary change with county assessor and Department of Revenue

547.485 Governingbody of county to make assessment and levy upon failure of supervisors to do so

547.490 Waiverof penalty or interest by certain districts

547.492 Alternativecharge or assessment method

547.495 Cropsbound by lien; exceptions

547.500 Noticeor claim of crop lien; filing; contents

547.505 Recordingof crop lien claim by clerk; indexing

547.510 Formof crop lien claim; foreclosure

547.515 Removalof crops to another county; recording of notice in latter county; rights ofpurchasers and mortgagees

BONDSOF DISTRICT

547.555 Bonds;issuance; interest; place of payment; maturities

547.560 Saleof bonds; procedure

547.565 Paymentof bonds from assessments

547.570 Bondproceeds; depository

547.575 Bondfund account; general fund

547.580 Retirementof bonds before maturity; call provisions

FUNDINGAND REFUNDING OF DEBT UNDER 1909 ACT

547.605 Fundingand refunding of debt; bonds; place of payment

547.610 Saleor exchange of bonds; application of proceeds; cancellation of retiredobligations; record of transactions

547.615 Taxfor payment of interest and principal; sinking fund

547.620 Retirementof outstanding bonds; notice to bondholders to submit propositions; premium;calling of bonds

ALTERNATIVEMETHOD OF REFUNDING INDEBTEDNESS OR ISSUING BONDS

547.655 Authorityto adopt alternative procedure

547.660 Exchangeof refunding bonds for outstanding indebtedness

547.665 Numbering;maturities; negotiability; interest; place of payment; denominations;execution; registration; authority to retire bonds

547.670 Offerby holders of indebtedness to surrender evidences thereof or acceptproportional payment; sale of bonds; notice; publication

547.675 Lienon land assessed for bond payment

547.680 Emergencyfund; assessments for; use of

547.685 Retirementof bonds before maturity; notice of call; date of payment; cessation ofinterest

547.690 Judicialconfirmation

547.695 Saleof lands for delinquent charges; district as purchaser; resale; payment ofproceeds into emergency fund; district to bid at tax sale

547.697 Bondfund separate from district general fund; deposits to bond fund and districtgeneral fund; expenditures from bond fund and district general fund

WITHDRAWAL

547.755 Partof district annexed to city to be withdrawn from district only by consent ofvoters

PENALTIES

547.990 Penalties

ORGANIZATIONOF DRAINAGE DISTRICTS; SCOPE OF LAW