ORS 553.310
Creation of subdistrict

  • change in subdistrict boundaries
  • procedure

(1)

Whenever the owners of more than 50 percent of the acreage, exclusive of state and federally owned land, in a body of land located within a district desire to have the district undertake the construction or purchase of works and facilities for purposes as set forth in ORS 553.020 (Creation of water control districts) which will benefit their lands, they shall petition the board for the creation of a subdistrict. The petition shall state the boundaries proposed for the subdistrict; the name and address of each person signing the petition; a brief general statement as to the works the petitioners desire to have constructed or purchased; and a prayer asking that the lands described be organized as a subdistrict. The description of the boundaries of the proposed subdistrict shall be certified to as a complete and sufficient legal description by a qualified engineer or land surveyor and such certificate shall be filed with the board at the time the petition is filed. The petition shall be considered by the board at its next meeting, and if it meets with the approval of the board, the board shall adopt an order creating the subdistrict in which shall be described the boundaries of the subdistrict. A subdistrict may include all or any part of the lands within a district. A copy of the order shall be recorded in each county in which lands within the subdistrict are located.

(2)

Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, a subdistrict created under provisions of this chapter can be formed in the formation proceedings if:

(a)

The petition for formation states the purposes for which the petitioners request formation of both the district and subdistrict;

(b)

The boundaries of both the district and subdistrict are coterminous;

(c)

The description of the boundaries of the proposed subdistrict are certified as to complete and sufficient legal description by a qualified engineer or surveyor; and

(d)

Owners of more than 50 percent of the acreage of the land in the proposed district and subdistrict sign the petition to form the water control district and subdistrict.

(3)

After the creation of a subdistrict as provided by this chapter, the boundaries thereof may be changed by the inclusion of lands outside of the subdistrict upon the petition of the owners of 50 percent of the lands desiring to be included in the subdistrict. The lands to be added to the subdistrict must be within the boundaries of the district. The petition shall state the boundaries of the lands to be included in the subdistrict, the reason for adding the lands to the subdistrict, the names and addresses of each person signing the petition and a prayer asking that the lands described by the petition be annexed to the subdistrict. The petition shall be filed with the board of directors. A certificate containing a description of the boundaries of the subdistrict after the proposed addition, certified to as a complete and sufficient legal description of the subdistrict after the proposed annexation by a certified engineer or land surveyor, shall be filed with the board at the time the petition is filed. The board of directors shall enter an order fixing a time and place for a hearing on the petition and shall either give notice by publication of the hearing or a notice by mail to all landowners within the boundaries of the lands proposed for inclusion in the subdistrict. At the hearing or at any time and place to which the hearing may be adjourned, the board shall determine what lands proposed to be included within the subdistrict will be benefited by inclusion in the subdistrict, and the new boundaries of the subdistrict shall be described by the order. [Amended by 1961 c.186 §6; 1969 c.691 §5; 1971 c.727 §172; 2001 c.258 §1]

Source: Section 553.310 — Creation of subdistrict; change in subdistrict boundaries; procedure, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors553.­html.

553.010
Definitions
553.020
Creation of water control districts
553.035
Application of election laws
553.070
Boundary change
553.090
Nature and powers of district
553.095
Entry upon land
553.105
Districts coterminous with 1969 districts
553.107
Effect of creation of districts under ORS 553.105
553.110
Vested water rights
553.210
Election of directors
553.220
Organization meeting
553.230
Powers and duties of board
553.240
County court as governing body
553.250
Authority to acquire and dispose of water works
553.270
Procedure on condemnation
553.280
Undertaking prior to entry as part of condemnation proceedings
553.290
Possession of land after commencement of proceedings
553.310
Creation of subdistrict
553.320
Engineering plan
553.330
Assessment for cost of works
553.340
Determination of benefits
553.350
Assessment of benefits and damages by appraisers
553.360
Hearing on report of appraisers
553.370
Reappraisal after construction of works
553.380
Reduction of benefits
553.510
Special assessments
553.520
Apportioning assessments
553.530
Disposition of funds received
553.535
Collection of charges and assessments by resolution of board
553.540
Assessments to be levied by order of board
553.550
Loans
553.560
Foreclosure of assessment
553.570
Withdrawal of land from foreclosure sale
553.580
Payment of state and county taxes by district
553.585
Claims
553.610
Assessments or taxes upon bond issue
553.615
Assessments by order of board
553.620
Ad valorem tax in lieu of assessment
553.623
Filing boundary change with county assessor and Department of Revenue
553.625
Levy and collection of tax authorized by ORS 553.620
553.630
Terms and conditions of bonds
553.635
Contract provisions for payment of government construction charges
553.640
Sale of bonds
553.643
Bond given for federal loan
553.645
Payment from annual taxes and assessments of bond-related amounts due government
553.650
Property liable for indebtedness of district
553.655
Bond elections in subdistricts
553.660
Tax or assessment as lien on property
553.665
Bond Fund
553.670
Process for issuance of bonds
553.710
Intergovernmental agreements
553.720
Manner of collecting tax
553.730
Limitation on tax levy
553.740
Issuance of warrants
553.750
Loan contracts with state or federal agencies
553.760
When land benefited by irrigation project
553.815
Judicial review of tax or assessment
553.850
Dissolution upon majority vote
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