ORS 451.550
Powers of district under ORS 451.410 to 451.610

For the purpose of carrying out the powers granted to the district under other provisions of ORS 451.410 (Definitions for ORS 451.410 to 451.610) to 451.610 (Advisory committee for emergency communications system), the district may:

(1)

Supervise, manage, control, operate and maintain service facilities.

(2)

Compel all residents and property owners in a district to connect their property, houses and structures requiring sewage disposal or surface drainage with adjacent sewers or other sewage or drainage facilities in the district.

(3)

Acquire by purchase, gift, devise, condemnation proceedings or by any other means, such real and personal property and rights of way, either within or without the county, as in the judgment of the governing body of the district are necessary or proper in the exercise of the powers of the district, and to pay for and hold the same.

(4)

Make and accept contracts, deeds, releases and documents which, in the judgment of the governing body of the district, are necessary or proper in the exercise of the powers of the district.

(5)

Employ and pay necessary agents, employees and assistants.

(6)

Construct service facilities in and on any public street, highway or road and for this purpose enter upon the street, highway or road, make all necessary and proper excavations, and thereafter restore the street, highway or road to its proper condition. However, the consent of the appropriate city, county or state authorities, as the case may be, shall first be obtained and the conditions of such consent complied with.

(7)

Exercise the authority vested in counties under ORS 549.710 (Powers of counties with populations in excess of 50,000) to 549.990 (Penalties).

(8)

Exercise the authority granted to domestic water supply districts under ORS 264.306 (Regulations concerning use of water and district property) to 264.330 (Hydrants for fire protection).

(9)

Adopt storm and surface water management plans, programs and regulations relating to the quality and quantity of such waters and conduct water quality studies.

(10)

Do any act necessary or proper to the complete exercise and effect of any of its powers under ORS 451.410 (Definitions for ORS 451.410 to 451.610) to 451.610 (Advisory committee for emergency communications system). [1955 c.685 §15; 1963 c.515 §20; 1965 c.305 §1; 1973 c.785 §22; 1989 c.374 §6]

Source: Section 451.550 — Powers of district under ORS 451.410 to 451.610, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors451.­html.

Notes of Decisions

Where owner of townsite platted in 1907 reserved to himself, his “associates and assigns” exclusive right to construct and operate in streets telephone, telegraph and electric poles and wires, and gas and water pipes and mains, this section did not invalidate reservation of easement in gross. Sunset Lake v. Remington, 45 Or App 973, 609 P2d 896 (1980)

Attorney General Opinions

Condemnation powers of Lane County Metropolitan Wastewater Service District, (1979) Vol 39, p 546

451.010
Authorization to establish master plans and service districts 451.110
Definitions for ORS 451.110 to 451.140 451.120
Master plans for development of service facilities 451.130
Conformity to master plan 451.140
Powers of county court under ORS 451.110 to 451.140 451.410
Definitions for ORS 451.410 to 451.610 451.420
District may construct and operate service facilities 451.435
Law governing district formation or change 451.440
Plans for service facilities 451.445
Formation of district upon finding of health hazard 451.472
District to construct and operate only authorized service facilities 451.485
Governing body of district 451.487
Referendum on order 451.490
Methods of financing service facilities 451.492
Financing portion of connection charges 451.495
Ordinance governing certain assessments 451.500
Charges and fees for financing service facilities 451.510
Collection of service charges 451.520
Assessments to be entered on lien docket 451.540
Tax levy for financing service facilities 451.542
Filing boundary change with county assessor and Department of Revenue 451.545
Bond issue for financing service facilities 451.547
Tax levies authorized 451.550
Powers of district under ORS 451.410 to 451.610 451.555
Districts formed to provide comprehensive planning services 451.560
Agreements for cooperative financing of service facilities or for use, lease or joint operation of service facilities 451.570
Regulations for sewage disposal, solid waste disposal, street cleaning and other authorized purposes 451.572
Certain special districts excluded from water supply county service districts 451.573
Definitions for ORS 451.573 to 451.577 451.575
Withdrawal of special district before formation of or annexation to county service district 451.577
Dissolution of special district 451.580
Disposition of moneys received under ORS 451.410 to 451.610 451.585
Duty of city when all or part of district incorporated or annexed 451.590
Entry upon privately owned lands to survey or lay out service facilities 451.600
Restrictions on altering, repairing or connecting with a service facility 451.605
Formation of district for emergency communications system 451.610
Advisory committee for emergency communications system 451.620
Procedures for district formed subject to specified dissolution date 451.990
Penalties
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Current through early 2024

§ 451.550’s source at oregon​.gov