ORS 555.360
Arrangements to settle, cultivate and reclaim Carey Act lands

  • contract provisions
  • sale of water rights to private lands
  • rules
  • fees
The Water Resources Commission shall make all necessary arrangements to secure the settlement, cultivation and reclamation of Carey Act lands in the Tumalo Project; accept applications for the entry of the lands; make contracts for the purchase of water rights and release of lien for the lands; make rules for their cultivation and settlement; and prescribe the forms to be used for such purposes. Each contract with purchasers shall provide for payment of the full amount of lien assessed against the tract covered by the contract within a period of not to exceed 20 years, with interest on deferred payments at five percent per annum, and shall also provide for payment of an annual maintenance fee, to be fixed by the commission. Contracts executed before May 27, 1913, may be brought under the terms of ORS 555.310 (Reclamation of lands in Tumalo Project) to 555.410 (Repayment of appropriation from receipts of sale of lands), and the rate of interest thereunder shall be five percent from and after December 1, 1916. Contracts for the sale of water rights to private lands within the project shall be upon the same terms and conditions as for Carey Act lands, and the commission shall in addition require the purchaser to give a first mortgage on such private lands, to the state, as security for the payments due under the contract. The contracts with purchasers, both on Carey Act and private lands, shall provide for the sale of a proportionate interest in the reclamation system to each purchaser, and for transfer of the reclamation system to the purchasers when the water rights for a majority of the lands in the project have been fully paid for, the state retaining an interest proportionate to the unpaid balance on the contracts.

Source: Section 555.360 — Arrangements to settle, cultivate and reclaim Carey Act lands; contract provisions; sale of water rights to private lands; rules; fees, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors555.­html.

555.010
Acceptance by state of conditions of Carey Act and grants thereunder 555.020
Water Resources Commission to manage lands 555.030
Duties of Water Resources Commission 555.040
Powers of Water Resources Commission as to contracts with Secretary of Interior for lands to be reclaimed 555.050
Application to Water Resources Commission for lands to be reclaimed 555.060
Deposit by applicant 555.070
Contract for reclamation of land 555.080
Reclamation works 555.090
Time for construction of works 555.100
Nonperformance by contractor 555.110
State’s liability 555.120
Conditions precedent to entry onto land and sale of water rights 555.130
Application to enter 555.140
Deeds to land 555.150
Rules 555.160
Report of work, expenditures and condition of funds 555.170
Oregon Irrigation Fund 555.171
Transfers from Oregon Irrigation Fund to General Fund 555.180
Payment for irrigation of acreage in excess of contract 555.190
Notice to be in writing 555.310
Reclamation of lands in Tumalo Project 555.320
Project manager 555.330
Rules 555.340
Water rights 555.350
Increase of lien against unsold land 555.360
Arrangements to settle, cultivate and reclaim Carey Act lands 555.370
Cancellation of contract upon default 555.380
Tumalo Project Fund 555.390
Transfer of state’s interest to irrigation districts or to federal government 555.400
Preferred purchasers 555.410
Repayment of appropriation from receipts of sale of lands 555.500
Formation 555.507
Board of directors 555.514
Qualifications to serve on board 555.521
Finances 555.528
Authority to issue general obligation bonds 555.535
Application of ORS chapter 255
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through early 2024

§ 555.360’s source at oregon​.gov