ORS 523.010
Definitions


As used in this chapter unless the context requires otherwise:

(1)

“Board” or “board of commissioners” means the governing body of a district.

(2)

“By-product” means any mineral or minerals (exclusive of oil, hydrocarbon gas, helium or other hydrocarbon substances) which are found in solution or in association with geothermal resources and which have a value of less than 75 percent of the value of the geothermal resources or are not, because of quantity, quality, or technical difficulties in extraction and production, of sufficient value to warrant extraction and production by themselves.

(3)

“District” means a geothermal heating district formed under this chapter.

(4)

“County” means the county in which the district, or the greater portion of the taxable assessed value of the district, is located.

(5)

“County board” means the county court or board of county commissioners of the county.

(6)

“County clerk” means the county clerk of the county.

(7)

“Geothermal heat” means heat derived from geothermal resources.

(8)

“Geothermal resources” means the natural heat of the earth, the energy, in whatever form, below the surface of the earth present in, resulting from, or created by, or which may be extracted from, the natural heat, and all minerals in solution or other products obtained from naturally heated fluids, brines, associated gases, and steam, in whatever form, found below the surface of the earth, exclusive of oil, hydrocarbon gas, helium or other hydrocarbon substances, but including, specifically:

(a)

All products of geothermal processes, embracing indigenous steam, hot water and hot brines;

(b)

Steam and other gases, hot water and hot brines resulting from water, gas or other fluids artificially introduced into geothermal formations;

(c)

Heat or other associated energy found in geothermal formation; and

(d)

Any by-product derived from them.

(9)

“Inhabitant” when used with respect to a district includes a business located within the district.

(10)

“Owner” means the holder of the record title to real property or the vendee under a land sale contract, if there is such a contract. [1975 c.782 §1; 1983 c.83 §98]

Source: Section 523.010 — Definitions, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors523.­html.

523.010
Definitions
523.015
Definitions for ORS 523.020
523.020
City as geothermal heating district
523.030
Formation of geothermal heating districts
523.040
Powers of district
523.050
Water and real property transactions
523.060
Cooperative agreements
523.070
Authority to perform drainage work
523.110
Regulations on use of geothermal heat
523.120
Deposit or other security for use of heat
523.130
Rates
523.140
Rate increase procedure
523.150
Termination of service for nonpayment of heating charge
523.160
Refund of heating service extension costs by owner of adjacent property
523.210
Special assessment for improvements
523.220
Action on special assessment report by board
523.230
Approval of special assessment report
523.240
Means of constructing improvement
523.250
Order to carry out or abandon improvement after public hearing
523.260
Method of assessment
523.270
Appeal of assessment
523.280
Notice of assessment to property owners
523.290
Entry of amount of assessment
523.310
Errors in assessment
523.320
Deficit assessment
523.330
Excess assessment
523.340
Abandonment of improvement
523.350
Restriction on rendering assessment invalid
523.360
Reassessment
523.380
Foreclosure of assessment lien
523.410
Ad valorem taxation
523.420
Disposal of taxes levied by invalid district
523.460
General obligation bonds
523.470
Revenue bonds
523.480
Refunding bonds
523.490
Issuance of bonds
523.510
Assumption of debts and obligations of district upon dissolution
523.610
Board
523.625
Election laws applicable
523.630
Meetings
523.640
Special election
523.660
District funds
523.670
Agreements between district and annexed or joined city
523.680
Employees’ retirement system
523.690
Payments to retirement plan fund
523.700
Employee contributions to retirement plan
523.710
Limit on eligible individuals in retirement plan
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