Title 45, Water Resources: Irrigation, Drainage, Flood Control, Reclamation
20 chapters · 1,347 sections in this title.
ORS 553.710 Intergovernmental agreements; levy of tax to meet obligations
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After the creation of a subdistrict, and with the approval of the electors of the subdistrict, a water control district may enter into intergovernmental agreements under ORS chapter 190 for the construction of works within the subdistrict or outside of the subdistrict for the ben…
ORS 553.720 Manner of collecting tax; budget; equalizing levy
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The ad valorem tax provided for in ORS 553.710 shall be levied and collected in the manner otherwise provided by law for the levy and collection of property taxes. The board shall prepare a budget in the form, manner and time prescribed in ORS 294.305 to 294.565 (the Local Budget…
ORS 553.730 Limitation on tax levy
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No levy of an ad valorem tax under ORS 553.710 for any one year shall exceed one-half of one percent (0.005) of the real market value of all taxable property within the subdistrict, computed in accordance with ORS 308.207. If the total sum of money required to be raised under the…
ORS 553.740 Issuance of warrants
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After the amount of a levy under ORS 553.710 is determined and turned over to the county assessor, a district may issue warrants to an amount not in excess of 75 percent of the amount of the levy. The warrants shall be serially numbered and shall bear interest of not more than si…
ORS 553.750 Loan contracts with state or federal agencies; obligation of district; recording certificates
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(1) Whenever a district has adopted, as the engineering plan for a subdistrict, a project work plan prepared for the subdistrict by a department of the federal government, and in connection with the development of such plan desires to borrow money from any state or federal agency…
ORS 553.760 When land benefited by irrigation project
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No tract of land shall be considered to be benefited by the construction, operation, maintenance or improvement of irrigation works unless the owner of such land enters into an irrigation contract with the district. The irrigation contract shall be in such form as shall be prescr…
ORS 553.815 Judicial review of tax or assessment
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Owners of any property against which an assessment or tax has been levied may seek a review thereof under ORS 34.010 to 34.100. [1969 c.691 §15]
ORS 553.850 Dissolution upon majority vote
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Any water control district may be dissolved whenever a majority vote of the electors of the district voting at an election for such purpose favors the dissolution. [1965 c.623 §28]