113 sections in this chapter.
ORS 381.305 Authority conferred by ORS 381.205 to 381.300 is supplemental authority. The authority conferred by ORS 381.205 to 381.300 is in addition and supplemental to the authority conferred by any other law
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 381.310 Port of Hood River bridge projects; definitions; agreements; evaluation of proposals. (1) As used in this section and ORS 381.312
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(a) “Bridge” means an existing bridge, or a completed bridge that results from a bridge project, and any related facilities. (b) “Bridge project” means a project to construct, reconstruct or replace a bridge that spans the Columbia River, and any related facilities, that a privat…
ORS 381.312 Tolls, administrative fees and civil penalties in connection with Port of Hood River bridges; rules. (1) The Port of Hood River, or any private entity or unit of government that the port designates to operate a bridge in an agreement the port enters into under ORS 381.205 to 381.314, may establish, collect or alter a reasonable toll, administrative fee or civil penalty in connection with the bridge
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(2) The port or the private entity or unit of government that the port designates shall deposit any proceeds from a toll, administrative fee or civil penalty into an account established under an agreement described in ORS 381.310. The port or unit of government shall deposit the …
ORS 381.314 Sale or transfer of Port of Hood River bridge or bridge project. (1) The Port of Hood River may sell or otherwise transfer ownership of a bridge or bridge project that the port owns if, in an agreement for the sale or transfer, the port provides that
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(a) The sale or transfer is subject to an easement in favor of public use for the duration of the functional life of the bridge or bridge project; (b) The port has a right of first refusal in any subsequent sale or transfer under which the seller must offer the port a price, term…
ORS 381.405 “Construct,” “construction” and “county court” defined. As used in ORS 381.405 to 381.520
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(1) “Construct” includes repair, maintain, improve or other words of similar meaning. (2) “Construction” includes repair, maintenance, improvement or other words of similar meaning. (3) “County court” means the county court of the county in which the bridge mentioned in the conte…
ORS 381.410 Interstate bridges as permanent roads. Bridges over rivers and bodies of water forming interstate boundaries are permanent roads and include approaches and viaducts leading thereto
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ORS 381.415 Counties given state power to construct bridges. For the purposes of ORS 381.405 to 381.520 the right, power and authority of the state to construct bridges, viaducts and roadways over navigable streams and the beds thereof or upon any state lands is granted and given to all counties
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ORS 381.420 County financing construction of interstate bridges. Counties may borrow money for the purpose of constructing interstate bridges and issue bonds to evidence such indebtedness
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ORS 381.425 [Repealed by 1991 c.220 §15]
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ORS 381.430 [Repealed by 1991 c.220 §15]
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ORS 381.435 [Repealed by 1991 c.220 §15]
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ORS 381.440 Bond election; petition requirements; debt limitation. (1) This section establishes the procedure for determining whether a county shall issue bonds for the construction of an interstate bridge under ORS 381.420. The question shall be decided by election. The county court
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(a) May order the election on its own resolution; or (b) Shall order the election when a petition is filed as provided in this section. (2) The order of the county court calling the election shall set out the amount of bonds proposed to be issued, the length of time they shall ru…
ORS 381.445 [Repealed by 1983 c.350 §331a]
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ORS 381.450 [Repealed by 1983 c.350 §331a]
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ORS 381.455 [Repealed by 1983 c.350 §331a]
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ORS 381.460 [Repealed by 1983 c.350 §331a]
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ORS 381.465 [Repealed by 1983 c.350 §331a]
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ORS 381.470 [Repealed by 1983 c.350 §331a]
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ORS 381.475 [Repealed by 1983 c.350 §331a]
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ORS 381.480 [Repealed by 1983 c.350 §331a]
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ORS 381.485 [Repealed by 1983 c.350 §331a]
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ORS 381.490 County bonding committee. The county court is created a bonding committee of the county. The judge of the county court or chairperson of the board of county commissioners shall be chairperson and the county clerk shall be secretary of the bonding committee
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ORS 381.495 Duties and powers of bonding committee. If the electors of the county approve the issuance of bonds, the bonding committee shall arrange to issue and sell the bonds. The bonding committee may arrange the form, details and sale of the bonds in a manner consistent with ORS 381.405 to 381.520. [Amended by 1983 c.350 §249]
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ORS 381.500 Terms and conditions of bonds. (1) The bonds mentioned in ORS 381.420 shall
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(a) Be in denominations of $100 or more, but not exceeding $1,000. (b) Run not to exceed 30 years from the date of issuance. (c) Bear interest at a rate not to exceed six percent per year, payable on January 1 and July 1. (d) Have interest coupons attached to them, one coupon for…
ORS 381.505 Registering bonds. The county treasurer shall keep a register of all the bonds issued or sold under ORS 381.405 to 381.520, noting therein the number of bonds, amount, date of issuance, date of sale and such facts as in the judgment of the county treasurer serve to keep an accurate record of the bonds so issued and sold
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 381.510 Bond advertisement and sale. (1) The bonding committee shall advertise in one newspaper in the county, if there is one, in one leading newspaper in Portland, Oregon, and in one leading financial newspaper in New York City for two weeks before any sale of bonds, the fact of the sale, inviting bids for the bonds and stating such facts as will interest prospective purchasers. For example, the date and place of sale, the terms of sale, the character of the bonds, the amount, interest and denomination of the bonds, the fact that all bids must be accompanied by a certified check for five percent of the amount of the bid, that any and all bids may be rejected, that the bonds may be sold only for cash, not below par, and to the highest bidder and such other facts as may in the judgment of the bonding committee procure the most advantageous sale of the bonds may be stated
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(2) All bids to purchase bonds shall be sealed and accompanied by a certified check for five percent of the amount of the bid. The bonding committee may reject any and all bids. (3) No bonds authorized by ORS 381.420 shall be sold for less than par or for anything but cash.
ORS 381.515 Custody and disbursement of bond proceeds. The proceeds of all the bonds sold under ORS 381.405 to 381.520 shall be paid into the county treasury and shall go into a special bridge fund. Such proceeds shall be disbursed for the purposes for which the bonds are issued
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ORS 381.520 Tax to pay bond interest and principal. The county court shall, at the time of making the annual tax levy upon the previous year’s assessment, levy a tax on all the taxable property in the county sufficient to pay the outstanding bonds at maturity and the interest on all outstanding bonds for the current year. The proceeds derived from the tax shall be used only for the payment of the principal and interest of the bonds. Such proceeds shall be paid by the county treasurer to the bearer of the bonds or sent to the fiscal agency at New York City for the payment of the interest coupons upon presentation as provided in ORS 381.500
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INTERSTATE BRIDGES FINANCED BY CITY BONDS
ORS 381.605 City construction, operation and financing of interstate bridges. Incorporated cities may construct, maintain and operate toll bridges over rivers and bodies of water forming interstate boundaries, and for such purpose may borrow money and issue and sell bridge bonds to evidence such indebtedness
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 381.610 [Repealed by 1983 c.350 §250 (381.611 enacted in lieu of 381.610)]
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ORS 381.611 Bond election; petition requirements. (1) This section establishes the procedure for determining whether a city shall issue bonds for the construction of an interstate bridge under ORS 381.605. The question shall be decided by election. The city council
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(a) May order the election on its own resolution; or (b) Shall order the election when a petition is filed as provided in this section. (2) The order of the city council calling the election shall set out the amount of bonds proposed to be issued, the length of time they shall ru…
ORS 381.615 Majority vote required. The council may issue and sell bonds for the purpose mentioned in ORS 381.605 only upon the approval of a majority of those voting on the question. [Amended by 1983 c.350 §252]
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ORS 381.620 [Repealed by 1983 c.350 §331a]
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ORS 381.625 [Repealed by 1983 c.350 §331a]
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ORS 381.630 [Repealed by 1983 c.350 §331a]
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ORS 381.635 Duties and powers of council. If the electors of the city approve the issuance of bonds, the council shall arrange to issue and sell the bonds. The council may arrange and provide the form, terms and sale of the bonds, consistent with ORS 381.605 to 381.670. [Amended by 1983 c.350 §253]
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ORS 381.640 Terms and conditions of bonds. (1) The bonds mentioned in ORS 381.605 shall
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(a) Be in denominations of $100 or more, but not exceeding $1,000. (b) Run not to exceed 30 years from the end of the respective issues thereof. (c) Bear interest at a rate not to exceed six percent per year, payable on January 1 and July 1. (d) Have interest coupons attached to …
ORS 381.645 Registering bonds. The city treasurer shall keep a register of all the bonds issued or sold under ORS 381.605 to 381.670, noting therein the number of bonds, amount, date of issuance, date of sale and such facts as in the judgment of the city treasurer serve to keep an accurate record of the bonds so issued and sold
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ORS 381.650 Bond advertisement and sale. (1) The bonds shall be advertised and sold to the highest bidder for cash
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(2) The council shall advertise in one newspaper, if there is one, in the county in which the municipality is located, in one leading newspaper in Portland, Oregon, and in one leading financial newspaper in New York City for two weeks before any sale of bonds, the fact of the sal…
ORS 381.655 Custody and disbursement of bond proceeds. The proceeds of all the bonds sold under ORS 381.605 to 381.670 shall be paid into the city treasury and shall go into a special bridge fund. Such proceeds shall be disbursed for the purposes for which the bonds are issued
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 381.660 Use of tolls to pay bonded indebtedness and bridge maintenance. (1) Tolls shall be fixed, charged and collected for passage over the bridge mentioned in ORS 381.605, and shall be so fixed and adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient to pay the principal and interest of the bonds issued for such bridge and an additional fund to pay the cost of maintaining, repairing and operating such bridge
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(2) The tolls, except such part thereof as may be necessary to pay the cost of maintaining, repairing and operating the bridge, shall be placed in a special fund, which is pledged to and charged with the payment of the bonds and the interest thereon.
ORS 381.665 Tax for bridge expense not paid by tolls. Should the tolls and revenues procured for the use of the bridge be insufficient to pay the cost of maintaining, repairing and operating the bridge and the interest and principal upon bonded indebtedness as it accrues, the city council may each year levy and collect taxes upon all property, real and personal, situated within the boundaries of the municipality and which is by law taxable for state and other purposes, sufficient to provide for such deficit, subject, however, to charter provisions and the provisions of the Oregon Constitution with respect to debt limitations
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ORS 381.670 Plans for bridge construction; bids; awarding contract. (1) The council shall cause to be prepared surveys, plans, specifications and estimates for the materials to be used and the manner and method of construction of any bridge constructed under ORS 381.605 to 381.670
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(2) The council shall invite bids for the construction of any such bridge in conformity with the plans and specifications. (3) The council shall award the contract to the lowest and best responsible bidder, but any and all bids may be rejected if it appears to the best interests …
ORS 381.700 Findings. The Legislative Assembly finds and declares that
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(1) Interstate toll bridges owned by local governments provide critical links for the transport of workers, services, tourism and emergency response between the State of Oregon and the State of Washington, and for Oregon businesses to transport local agricultural products, forest…
ORS 381.702 Definitions. As used in ORS 381.702 to 381.755, unless the context requires otherwise
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(1) “Board” means the board of directors of a commission. (2) “Bridge” means an interstate toll bridge, including any approaches, that replaces an existing bridge crossing the Columbia River between the State of Oregon and the State of Washington. (3) “Bridge finance plan” means …
ORS 381.705 Creation and purposes. (1) Upon enactment by the State of Washington of legislation having the same material effect as ORS 381.702 to 381.755, local governments may enter into a commission formation agreement to form and charter a commission under this section. The commission is a public corporation formed under the laws of the State of Oregon and the State of Washington, vested with the powers and duties granted by ORS 381.702 to 381.755. The commission shall perform an essential governmental function and exercise the commission’s powers for the public purposes described in this section
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(2) Local governments by resolution may enter into a commission formation agreement, consistent with the requirements of ORS 381.702 to 381.755, to charter and form a commission. A commission formation agreement at a minimum must be approved and executed by the owner of an existi…
ORS 381.710 Governance; rules. (1) A commission shall be governed by a board of directors. A commission formation agreement must specify the number of voting directors and nonvoting directors, if any, appointed by local governments from each state and by governmental entities that are not local governments, if any, and shall establish procedures for the nomination and appointment of the directors, which may differ by state
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(2) Each nominating authority shall nominate and each appointing authority shall appoint an alternate director for each director it nominates or appoints. The alternate director may act only in the absence of the director for whom the alternate is appointed. (3) Directors shall s…
ORS 381.712 Powers; rules. (1) In addition to any other powers granted under ORS 381.702 to 381.755, a commission may
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(a) Construct, purchase, lease, acquire, own, operate, maintain, control, hold, sell, convey, dispose of, finance or refinance real property, personal property, facilities, materials, supplies or equipment, or any interest therein, within the State of Oregon or the State of Washi…
ORS 381.715 Organization and administration; rules. (1) Before construction may begin on a bridge, a board must appoint or retain an executive director to perform the duties and functions of the chief administrator of the commission and exercise the powers conferred upon the executive director by the board or under ORS 381.702 to 381.755. The executive director serves at the pleasure of the board. Subject to any rules adopted by the commission, the executive director may appoint staff or retain consultants to carry out the purposes and duties of the commission
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(2) Before construction may begin on a bridge, the board must appoint or retain legal counsel, including but not limited to bond counsel, to furnish or cause to be furnished to the commission any opinions, advice and counsel requested by the commission, and to represent or overse…
ORS 381.720 Real property. (1) A commission may finance, refinance, acquire or otherwise assume control of, by purchase, lease, donation or other means, real property or personal property, structures, property rights, franchises, easements or other property interests, whether situated within the State of Oregon or the State of Washington, as the board deems necessary or incidental to the purposes of the commission
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(2) The commission may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire by condemnation any property, structures, property rights, franchises, easements or other property interests situated within the State of Oregon or the State of Washington as the board deems necessary or incid…