Chapter 545 Irrigation Districts

Formation of Districts

§ 545.025		Purposes of irrigation district
§ 545.029		Hearing of petition by county court
§ 545.033		Naming and division of districts
§ 545.037		Notice of election for determining organization of district
§ 545.041		Conduct of election
§ 545.043		Qualifications of directors

Change of District Boundaries

§ 545.051		Change of boundaries authorized
§ 545.057		Petition for inclusion of lands within district
§ 545.059		Notice of petition
§ 545.061		Hearing on petition
§ 545.067		Liability of petitioners for obligations of district
§ 545.071		Acceptance or rejection of petition

§ 545.075		Requirements that may be imposed upon petitioners in western Oregon district
§ 545.079		Recording of order including lands in district
§ 545.085		Record of petition
§ 545.089		Redivision of district
§ 545.091		Inclusion of lands not subject to charges of district
§ 545.093		Creation of subdistricts
§ 545.094		Engineering plan for improvements within subdistricts
§ 545.095		Charges or assessments for improvements within subdistrict
§ 545.097		Exclusion of tracts
§ 545.099		Petition for exclusion of lands from district
§ 545.101		Exclusion of subdivisions with three or more tracts on each acre of land
§ 545.105		Assent of bondholders
§ 545.109		Recording minutes of board
§ 545.113		State agency to pay assessment and charges or to petition for exclusion
§ 545.123		Redivision of district
§ 545.126		Liability of excluded lands for district’s obligations
§ 545.131		Union or merger of districts

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District Elections After Formation

§ 545.135		Elections subsequent to organization of district
§ 545.137		Notices of election
§ 545.139		Board of election
§ 545.141		Conduct of election
§ 545.145		Certificate of vote
§ 545.149		Canvass of returns

§ 545.153		Statement of result
§ 545.163		Procedures for conducting election by mail
§ 545.167		Division of district for election of directors
§ 545.169		Election of directors from newly created divisions
§ 545.171		Election precincts in divisions

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Board of Directors

§ 545.181		Organization of board
§ 545.183		Compensation and expenses of officers and employees
§ 545.185		Meetings of board
§ 545.187		Vacancy in office when director ceases to be resident or landowner
§ 545.188		Filling vacancy in office of director
§ 545.189		Recall of director

§ 545.199		Increase in number of directors upon determination of board or petition
§ 545.203		Election of additional directors
§ 545.207		Redivision of district upon increase in directors
§ 545.211		Decrease in number of directors
§ 545.221		Powers and duties of board as to management of district
§ 545.225		Contracts

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Powers of Districts

§ 545.237		Right to enter upon lands for inspection and maintenance of water works
§ 545.239		Right to enter upon and acquire lands and water rights
§ 545.241		Bond or other security as condition of immediate possession in condemnation by irrigation or drainage district
§ 545.245		Right to immediate possession in condemnation proceeding
§ 545.249		Right to condemn for irrigation purposes is a superior right
§ 545.253		Title to and rights in property acquired

§ 545.257		Authority of irrigation district to acquire domestic or municipal water works
§ 545.271		Furnishing water
§ 545.275		Lien on crops for water supplied for irrigation
§ 545.279		District may require water control devices and measuring devices
§ 545.283		Joinder of districts in acquisition or construction of irrigation or other water use works
§ 545.287		Directors may construct or maintain improvements, levy assessments or provide for charges
§ 545.291		Apportionment of water to tracts
§ 545.293		Resolution for water distribution works or services
§ 545.295		Conditions required in certain districts before delivering water to additional lands
§ 545.301		Financing acquisition of water works
§ 545.303		Water works system to be self-sustaining
§ 545.305		Election concerning acquisition of water works
§ 545.307		Investment of surplus funds in federal or state bonds
§ 545.315		Petition to construct improvements for irrigation
§ 545.319		Elections on question of constructing improvement
§ 545.323		Majority of votes required to approve construction of improvement
§ 545.335		Drainage works

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Development of District Lands by United States

§ 545.343		Obligations or contracts with United States under Reclamation Act
§ 545.345		Conveyance of lands to United States
§ 545.347		Obligations or contracts with United States under Fact Finders’ Act
§ 545.349		Authority to transfer land to federal government for development and colonization
§ 545.351		Acquisition of lands from owners
§ 545.355		Proceedings on extension or cancellation of payments due federal government

§ 545.359

Contracts with federal government for flood control works

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Sale of District Property

§ 545.365		Disposition of real property acquired by district
§ 545.367		Authorization of sale of property, excess water or hydroelectric power
§ 545.369		Release of lien of bonds
§ 545.371		Consent of bondholders
§ 545.373		Proceeds of sale
§ 545.375		Purchaser rights

Charges and Assessments

§ 545.381		Annual assessments
§ 545.385		Certain lands may be assessed at different amounts
§ 545.387		Assessment on benefit basis
§ 545.389		Deduction for rights or property required by district
§ 545.391		Assessments for contracts with United States
§ 545.393		Resolution concerning assessments for payment to United States

§ 545.395		Development of district by units
§ 545.397		Districts developed by units
§ 545.399		Contract with United States
§ 545.401		Deposit of moneys in special fund
§ 545.413		Record of assessments and apportionments
§ 545.416		Equalization of assessment and apportionment of taxes
§ 545.418		Meeting of board
§ 545.420		Certification of assessments to county assessors
§ 545.422		Nonperformance by board
§ 545.424		Validation of assessments
§ 545.426		Misnomer or mistake relating to ownership not to affect sale
§ 545.428		Collection of assessments by board secretary
§ 545.430		Objections by bondholders
§ 545.460		Withholding water while assessments are unpaid
§ 545.462		Cancellation or compromise of assessment liens on lands acquired by county for taxes
§ 545.464		Order to tax collector to cancel or change liens
§ 545.466		Effect of ORS 545.462 and 545.464 on existing laws
§ 545.468		Exemption of parcel of land from payment of charge or assessment
§ 545.471		Charges for water supply
§ 545.473		Districts providing for collection of charges by board secretary
§ 545.475		Lands subject to assessment
§ 545.477		Collection of charges
§ 545.479		Provisions not exclusive nor operative to relieve district of duty respecting obligations

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Alternative Method of Collecting Incurred Charges

§ 545.482		Authorization of method for billing and collecting incurred charges
§ 545.484		Computation of amount to be raised
§ 545.487		Pressurization charge
§ 545.494		Unpaid charge as lien on land
§ 545.496		Collection of incurred charges
§ 545.498		Surety bond to be given by board secretary prior to handling district funds

§ 545.502		Foreclosure
§ 545.504		Redemption of land upon or prior to foreclosure sale
§ 545.506		Payment of taxes by district
§ 545.507		Borrowing for payment of operation and maintenance costs
§ 545.508		Moneys collected

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Bonds; Contracts With State or Federal Government

§ 545.511		Authorization of bonds, including refunding bonds
§ 545.513		Resubmission of questions to electors
§ 545.515		Bonds
§ 545.517		Bonds securing payments to United States
§ 545.519		Issuance of bonds
§ 545.521		Bonds of districts organized before 1925 with indebtedness of $50,000

§ 545.529		Bonds and payments payable from assessments
§ 545.532		Increase of assessments to meet defaults
§ 545.535		Lien against assessed lands
§ 545.537		Sale of lands for delinquency
§ 545.539		Bond sinking funds
§ 545.541		Retirement of bonds prior to maturity
§ 545.545		Determination of liability of individual tracts for bonded indebtedness
§ 545.551		Application of ORS 545.553 and 545.555
§ 545.553		Petition for election on authorization and issuance of bonds
§ 545.555		Holding election
§ 545.557		Bonds
§ 545.559		Bonds and coupons to be negotiable instruments

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Alternative Method of Issuing Bonds

§ 545.565		Refunding bonds
§ 545.567		Determination of liability for assessment to pay bonds
§ 545.569		Amounts paid to owners for property or rights
§ 545.571		Notice of determination
§ 545.573		Equalization of assessments
§ 545.575		Order determining benefits

§ 545.577		Notice of proceedings
§ 545.579		Pleadings
§ 545.581		Assessment installments
§ 545.585		Bonds
§ 545.589		Recording of assessments
§ 545.595		Payment of assessment
§ 545.599		Five-year additional assessment
§ 545.603		Entry on assessment roll
§ 545.607		Retirement of bonds before maturity
§ 545.617		Sale of land for delinquent assessments
§ 545.621		Exchange of refunding bonds for outstanding indebtedness
§ 545.629		Declaration of intent to dispose of bonds
§ 545.631		Consent of creditors to refunding of indebtedness
§ 545.633		Obtaining constructive consent of unknown or dissenting creditors
§ 545.635		Notice of court proceeding to obtain constructive consent
§ 545.637		Hearing on petition
§ 545.639		Nature of proceeding

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Alternative Method of Liquidating Indebtedness

§ 545.643		Contract providing plan of liquidation
§ 545.645		Terms of contract
§ 545.647		Recording of contract
§ 545.649		New contract in lieu of previous contract
§ 545.651		Constructive consent of holders of outstanding indebtedness
§ 545.655		Notice of petition and terms of contract

§ 545.659		Hearing on petition
§ 545.663		Nature of proceeding
§ 545.667		State Treasurer as depository

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Additional Method of Liquidating Indebtedness

§ 545.671		Contract providing plan of liquidation
§ 545.673		Terms of contract
§ 545.675		Parties to contract
§ 545.677		Election authorizing directors to enter into contract
§ 545.679		Recording of contract

Claims Against Districts

§ 545.683		Submission of claims to board
§ 545.685		Establishing bank account for payment of labor and emergency expenses

General Provisions