ORS Chapter 547
Chapter 547 — DrainageDistricts
2009 EDITION
DRAINAGEDISTRICTS
WATERLAWS
ORGANIZATIONOF DRAINAGE DISTRICTS; SCOPE OF LAW
547.005 Authorityto form drainage district
547.010 Petitionto form district; contents
547.015 Verificationand filing of petition
547.020 Fixingtime and place of hearing; notice; jurisdiction over district
547.025 Filingof objections
547.030 Evidenceat hearing; findings; appeal
547.040 Applicationof Act of 1915 and amendments to districts organized under earlier laws
547.045 Statelands within district; authority to sign petition or objections; liability oflands; assessments
547.050 Signingof petition by Governor
547.055 Attackon validity or boundaries of district; time for commencement of suit
547.060 Scopeof Drainage District Act
BOARDOF SUPERVISORS; ADMINISTRATION; SURETY BONDS; WARRANTS
547.105 Electionof supervisors; qualifications and terms of office; quorum for transaction ofbusiness at owners’ meetings
547.110 Annualmeeting; election of supervisors; owners entitled to vote
547.112 Changein number of supervisors
547.115 Supervisor’soath of office
547.120 Boardof supervisors; officers; secretary; seal; record of proceedings; report
547.125 Secretaryas treasurer; duties; audit of books and report to landowners; compensation
547.130 Recordof meetings, proceedings, certificates, bonds, acts
547.135 Removalof employees
547.140 Uniformcharge to pay expenses of organizing district, surveys, assessing benefits anddamages; collection; surplus funds; refunding in case of dissolution
547.150 Paymentof claims; warrants; nonpayment; interest-bearing warrants; charge or levy oftax to pay
ENGINEER;PLAN FOR RECLAMATION; COMMISSIONERS; ASSESSMENT OF BENEFITS
547.205 Appointmentof engineer; duties; surveys; report; maps
547.210 Engineer’sreport; adoption by supervisors; report constitutes “Plan for Reclamation”;exclusion of lands not benefited; certain irrigated lands deemed to bebenefited
547.215 Commissioners;appointment; qualifications; quorum; continuing existence
547.220 Noticeof appointment of commissioners; meeting; secretary of board of supervisors tofurnish certain information; oath; officers
547.225 Assessmentof benefits and damages by commissioners; report; compensation
547.230 Noticeof report of commissioners; publication; form
547.235 Exceptionsto report or assessment; hearing by court; modifications; transmission ofjudgment and report to supervisors and county clerks; appeal from judgment
547.240 Dissolutionof district if cost exceeds benefits; obligations and expenses; additionalcharges
547.245 Reassessmentof benefits
547.250 Changesin plan for reclamation; petition for amendment of plan; notice
547.255 Objectionsto petition; findings; judgment; recording
547.260 Appointmentof commissioners when plan amended; subsequent proceedings; court costs
547.265 Amendmentof plan where works or charge insufficient; additional charge
WORKSAND IMPROVEMENTS OF DISTRICT
547.305 Entryon land; acquisition of property; water filings and appropriations;condemnation of property devoted to public use; right of way across state lands
547.310 Boardauthority regarding reclamation works; contracts; engineer’s duties
547.315 Connectingexisting improvements; procedure; connection with improvements outside district
547.320 Powersof districts regarding irrigation works; bonds
547.325 Powersof districts under 1,000 acres regarding domestic water supply
CONTRACTSWITH UNITED STATES FOR RECLAMATION
547.355 Contractswith United States for reclamation by drainage or irrigation authorized
547.360 Paymentof amounts due; assessments on lands; lien thereof; collection
DISTRICTSWEST OF CASCADES; CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF DITCHES
547.405 Districtswest of Cascades; control of supervisors over improvements
547.410 Maintainingimprovements; notice to owner or occupant of premises
547.415 Failureof owner or occupant to act; maintenance by supervisors
547.420 Liabilityfor cost of work; notice of claim of lien; foreclosure; sale of land
547.425 Prohibitedpractices
547.430 Civilliability for expense of removal of filth or obstruction; recovery by action
ASSESSMENTS,CHARGES AND TAXES
547.455 Annualcharge or assessment; computation; apportionment; liability of state lands;payment of assessments by bonds, coupons or warrants
547.460 County,city and town lands subject to taxation, assessment or charges
547.465 Assessmentor charge of low lands used for growing crops
547.470 Extraassessment or charge for lake drainage
547.475 Listof assessments and apportionments
547.480 Collectionof tax; disposition
547.482 Filingboundary change with county assessor and Department of Revenue
547.485 Governingbody of county to make assessment and levy upon failure of supervisors to do so
547.490 Waiverof penalty or interest by certain districts
547.492 Alternativecharge or assessment method
547.495 Cropsbound by lien; exceptions
547.500 Noticeor claim of crop lien; filing; contents
547.505 Recordingof crop lien claim by clerk; indexing
547.510 Formof crop lien claim; foreclosure
547.515 Removalof crops to another county; recording of notice in latter county; rights ofpurchasers and mortgagees
BONDSOF DISTRICT
547.555 Bonds;issuance; interest; place of payment; maturities
547.560 Saleof bonds; procedure
547.565 Paymentof bonds from assessments
547.570 Bondproceeds; depository
547.575 Bondfund account; general fund
547.580 Retirementof bonds before maturity; call provisions
FUNDINGAND REFUNDING OF DEBT UNDER 1909 ACT
547.605 Fundingand refunding of debt; bonds; place of payment
547.610 Saleor exchange of bonds; application of proceeds; cancellation of retiredobligations; record of transactions
547.615 Taxfor payment of interest and principal; sinking fund
547.620 Retirementof outstanding bonds; notice to bondholders to submit propositions; premium;calling of bonds
ALTERNATIVEMETHOD OF REFUNDING INDEBTEDNESS OR ISSUING BONDS
547.655 Authorityto adopt alternative procedure
547.660 Exchangeof refunding bonds for outstanding indebtedness
547.665 Numbering;maturities; negotiability; interest; place of payment; denominations;execution; registration; authority to retire bonds
547.670 Offerby holders of indebtedness to surrender evidences thereof or acceptproportional payment; sale of bonds; notice; publication
547.675 Lienon land assessed for bond payment
547.680 Emergencyfund; assessments for; use of
547.685 Retirementof bonds before maturity; notice of call; date of payment; cessation ofinterest
547.690 Judicialconfirmation
547.695 Saleof lands for delinquent charges; district as purchaser; resale; payment ofproceeds into emergency fund; district to bid at tax sale
547.697 Bondfund separate from district general fund; deposits to bond fund and districtgeneral fund; expenditures from bond fund and district general fund
WITHDRAWAL
547.755 Partof district annexed to city to be withdrawn from district only by consent ofvoters
PENALTIES
547.990 Penalties
ORGANIZATIONOF DRAINAGE DISTRICTS; SCOPE OF LAW