81 sections in this chapter.
ORS 836.005 Definitions. When used in the laws of this state relating to aviation, unless the context otherwise provides
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(1) “Air navigation facility” means any facility other than one owned or operated by the United States used in, available for use in, or designed for use in, aid of air navigation, including airports and any structures, mechanisms, lights, beacons, markers, communicating system o…
ORS 836.010 Availability of services of department. The Director of the Oregon Department of Aviation may, insofar as is reasonably possible, make available the Oregon Department of Aviation’s engineering and other technical services with or without charge, to any person requesting such services in connection with the planning, acquisition, construction, improvement, maintenance or operation of airports or air navigation facilities. [Formerly 492.020]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 836.015 Financial assistance by director. The Director of the Oregon Department of Aviation as authorized by the State Aviation Board may render financial assistance by grant or loan, or both, to any municipality or municipalities acting jointly in the planning, acquisition, construction, improvement, maintenance or operation of an airport owned or controlled, or to be owned or controlled by such municipality or municipalities, out of appropriation made by the legislature for such purposes. The financial assistance may be furnished in connection with federal or other financial aid for the same purposes. [Formerly 492.030]
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ORS 836.020 Department as municipal agent. The Oregon Department of Aviation shall, upon request, act as agent of any municipality or municipalities acting jointly, in accepting, receiving, receipting for and disbursing federal moneys and other moneys, public or private, made available to finance in whole, or in part, the planning, acquisition, construction, improvement, maintenance or operation of a municipal airport or air navigation facility. The department shall upon request, act as its or their agents in contracting for and supervising such planning, acquisition, construction, improvement, maintenance or operation. All municipalities are authorized to designate the department as their agent for such purposes. [Formerly 492.040]
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ORS 836.025 Establishment of airports and air navigation facilities by department. (1) The Oregon Department of Aviation may, on behalf of and in the name of the state, out of moneys made available for such purposes, plan, establish, construct, enlarge, improve, maintain, equip, operate, regulate, protect and police airports and air navigation facilities, either within or without the state, including the construction, installation, equipment, maintenance and operation at such airports of buildings and other facilities for the servicing of aircraft or for the comfort and accommodation of air travelers
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(2) For such purposes the department may, by purchase, gift, devise, lease, condemnation or otherwise, acquire property, real or personal, or any interest therein, including easements in airport hazards or land outside the boundaries of an airport or airport site, as are necessar…
ORS 836.030 Disposal of property. The Oregon Department of Aviation as authorized by the State Aviation Board may by sale, lease, or otherwise, dispose of any property mentioned in ORS 836.025, any airport, air navigation facility, or portion thereof or interest therein. The disposal by sale, lease or otherwise shall be in accordance with the laws of this state governing the disposition of other property of the state, except that in the case of disposals to any municipality or state government or the United States for aviation purposes incident thereto, the sale, lease, or other disposal may be effected in such manner and upon such terms as the department may deem in the best interest of the state. [Formerly 492.060]
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ORS 836.035 Effect of statute on airport zoning. ORS 836.005 to 836.120, 836.200, 836.205, 836.215, 836.220 and 836.240 do not limit any right, power or authority of the state or a municipality to regulate airport hazards by zoning. [Formerly 492.070]
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ORS 836.040 Joint exercise of power. The Oregon Department of Aviation may exercise any powers granted by ORS 836.025 to 836.050 jointly with any municipalities or agencies of the state government, with other states or their municipalities, or with the United States. [Formerly 492.080]
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ORS 836.045 Condemnation by department. In the condemnation of property authorized by ORS 836.025, the Oregon Department of Aviation as authorized by the State Aviation Board shall proceed in the name of the state in the manner provided by ORS chapter 35. For the purpose of making surveys and examinations relative to any condemnation proceedings, it shall be lawful to enter upon any land in the manner provided by ORS 35.220, doing no unnecessary damage. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other statute, or the charter of any municipality, the department may take possession of any property to be condemned at any time after the commencement of the condemnation proceedings. The department shall not be precluded from abandoning the condemnation of any such property in any case where possession thereof has not been taken. [Formerly 492.090; 2003 c.477 §13]
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ORS 836.050 Condemnation of railroad or public utility property. (1) No operating property of any public utility, as defined in ORS 757.005, or any telecommunications carrier as defined in ORS 133.721, shall be condemned pursuant to ORS 836.025 and 836.045 unless the Public Utility Commission, after notice and hearing in accordance with the rules of procedure of the commission, has found that public convenience and necessity require such condemnation. All administrative expenses incurred in any such hearing shall be paid by the party not prevailing therein
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(2) No operating property of any railroad, as defined in ORS 824.200, shall be condemned pursuant to ORS 836.025 and 836.045 unless the Oregon Department of Aviation, after notice and hearing, has found that public convenience and necessity require such condemnation. All administ…
ORS 836.055 Commercial concessions at state airports and air navigation facilities. (1) In operating an airport or air navigation facility owned or controlled by the state, the Oregon Department of Aviation, as authorized by the State Aviation Board, may enter into contracts, leases and other arrangements, for a term not exceeding 30 years for noncommercial arrangements or 50 years for commercial arrangements
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(a) Granting the privilege of using or improving the airport or air navigation facility, or any portion or facility of, or space in, the airport or air navigation facility, for commercial purposes; (b) Conferring the privilege of supplying goods, commodities, things, services or …
ORS 836.060 Operation of state airports by private persons. (1) The Oregon Department of Aviation as authorized by the State Aviation Board may by contract, lease or other arrangement, upon a consideration fixed by it, grant to any qualified person for a term not to exceed 30 years the privilege of operating, as agent of the state or otherwise, any airport owned or controlled by the state; provided, that no such person shall be granted any authority to operate the airport other than as a public airport, or to enter into any contracts, leases, or other arrangements in connection with the operation of the airport which the department might not have undertaken under ORS 836.055
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(2) The department shall grant no exclusive right for the use of any airway, airport, or air navigation facility under its jurisdiction. This subsection shall not prevent the making of contracts, leases, and other arrangements pursuant to this section or ORS 836.055. [Formerly 49…
ORS 836.065 Liens of state for repairs, improvements or services to personal property. To enforce the payment of any charges for repairs to, or improvements, or storage or care of any personal property made or furnished by the Oregon Department of Aviation or its agents in connection with the operation of an airport or air navigation facility owned or operated by the state, the state shall have liens on such property, which shall be enforceable by the department as provided by law. [Formerly 492.130]
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ORS 836.070 Use of federal and other moneys. The Oregon Department of Aviation as authorized by the State Aviation Board may accept, receive, receipt for, disburse and expend federal moneys, and other moneys, public or private, made available to accomplish, in whole or in part, any of the purposes of this chapter and ORS chapters 835 and 837. In accepting federal moneys under this section, the department shall have the same authority to enter into contracts on behalf of the state as is granted to the department with respect to federal moneys accepted on behalf of municipalities. [Formerly 492.140]
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ORS 836.072 Use of moneys from increase in taxes; rules. (1) Moneys from the increases in taxes by the amendments to ORS 319.020 by sections 1 and 3, chapter 1037, Oregon Laws 1999, shall be used by the Oregon Department of Aviation to establish and fund a program to maintain and preserve the pavements used for runways, taxiways and aircraft parking areas at public use airports in this state
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(2) Projects for maintenance and preservation of pavements at public use airports that are identified in the plan developed under ORS 835.015 are eligible for funding under this section. The following expenses of projects selected may be funded under this section: (a) Constructio…
ORS 836.075 State airway system. The Oregon Department of Aviation as authorized by the State Aviation Board may designate, design and establish, expand or modify a state airway system which will serve the interest of the state. It may chart such airways system and arrange for publication and distribution of such maps, charts, notices and bulletins relating to such airways as may be required in the public interest. The system shall be supplementary to and coordinated in design and operation with the federal airways system. It may include all types of air navigation facilities, whether publicly or privately owned, provided that such facilities conform to federal safety standards. [Formerly 492.150]
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ORS 836.080 Exemptions from ORS 836.085 to 836.120. (1) The provisions of ORS 836.085 to 836.120 do not apply to airports owned or operated by the United States
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(2) The Oregon Department of Aviation as authorized by the State Aviation Board may, from time to time, to the extent necessary, exempt any class of airports, pursuant to a reasonable classification or grouping, from any rule or regulation promulgated under ORS 836.085 to 836.120…
ORS 836.085 Approval of airport sites; fee. Except as provided in ORS 836.080, the Oregon Department of Aviation as authorized by the State Aviation Board shall provide for the approval of proposed airport sites and the issuance of certificates of such approval. The following apply to this section
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(1) A nonrefundable fee of $75, together with an amount not to exceed $300 established by the department for the cost of inspecting and approving an airport site for potential approval, shall accompany the application for site approval. (2) The department shall determine approval…
ORS 836.090 Application for site approval; rules. Subject to the rules of procedure adopted by the State Aviation Board providing for such approvals, any municipality or person desiring or planning to construct or establish an airport must, prior to the construction or establishment of the proposed airport, submit to the Oregon Department of Aviation an application for approval of the site which shall include an outline plan and written description of the project, showing particularly the airport location in respect to surrounding topography that could affect the airport location. [Formerly 492.180]
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ORS 836.095 Approval criteria and conditions. (1) The Oregon Department of Aviation shall with reasonable dispatch grant approval of a proposed airport site if it is satisfied that the site is adequate for the proposed airport, that such proposed airport, if constructed or established, will conform to minimum standards of safety and that safe air traffic patterns could be worked out for such proposed airport and for all existing airport and approved airport sites in its vicinity. In determining whether an airport site is adequate for a proposed airport, the department shall evaluate all of the following aspects of the site
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(a) All real property devoted to or to be used in connection with any aviation activity at the proposed airport. (b) The location of the airport in relation to any surrounding topography, trees or structures that could affect the safety of the airport. (c) The location and config…
ORS 836.100 Revocation of approval. The Oregon Department of Aviation may, after notice and opportunity for hearing to holders of certificates of airport site approval under ORS 836.095, revoke such approval when it reasonably determines
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(1) That there has been an abandonment of the site as an airport site; (2) That there has been a failure within two years, to develop the site as an airport or to comply with the conditions of the approval; or (3) That prior to commencement of construction and because of change o…
ORS 836.105 Licensing of airports; fees; rules. Except as provided in ORS 836.080, the Oregon Department of Aviation is authorized to provide for the licensing of airports and the annual renewal of such licenses. The following apply to this section
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(1) The department may charge license fees for each original license and for each renewal. The fee to be paid for each original license and each renewal is as follows: ______________________________________________________________________________ AIRPORT CLASSIFICATION AND FEE SC…
ORS 836.110 Revocation of license; refusal of renewal. The Oregon Department of Aviation may, after notice and opportunity for hearing to the licensee, revoke any airport license or renewal thereof, or refuse to issue a renewal, when it shall reasonably determine
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(1) That there has been an abandonment of the airport as such; (2) That there has been a failure to comply with the conditions of the license or renewal thereof; or (3) That because of change of physical or legal conditions or circumstances the airport has become either unsafe or…
ORS 836.115 Public hearing regarding site or license; transcripts. In connection with the grant of approval of a proposed airport site or the issuance of an airport license under ORS 836.085 to 836.110, the Oregon Department of Aviation may, on its own motion or upon the request of an affected or interested person, hold a hearing open to the public on any issue. Hearing transcripts shall be provided to requesting parties, at cost. [Formerly 492.230]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 836.120 Unlicensed airport operation prohibited. Except as provided in ORS 836.080, no person, municipality or officer or employee thereof, shall operate an airport without an appropriate license for such, as is duly required by rule or regulation issued pursuant to ORS 836.105. [Formerly 492.240]
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MUNICIPAL AIRPORTS
ORS 836.200 Authority to establish airports. All municipalities of this state, separately or jointly or in cooperation with the federal government or state, may acquire, establish, construct, expand or lease, control, equip, improve, maintain, operate, police and regulate airports for the use of aircraft, either within this state or within any adjoining state, and may use for such purposes any available property owned or controlled by such municipalities or political subdivisions. All municipalities shall notify the Oregon Department of Aviation of, and allow the department to participate in an advisory capacity in, all municipal airport or aviation system planning. [Formerly 492.310]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 836.205 Acquisition of lands declared to be for public purpose. All lands heretofore or hereafter acquired, owned, leased, controlled or occupied by municipalities, for the purposes specified in ORS 836.200 are declared to be acquired, owned, leased, controlled or occupied for public and governmental and municipal purposes. [Formerly 492.320]
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ORS 836.210 Delegation of authority to develop and maintain airports; regulations for charges, fees and tolls. Municipalities of this state which establish airports, or which acquire, lease or set apart real property for such purposes, may
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(1) Delegate the authority for the planning, construction, equipment, improvement, maintenance and operation thereof in any offices, board or body of such municipality. (2) Provide by regulation for charges, fees and tolls for the use of such airport and civil penalties for the v…
ORS 836.215 Municipal acquisition of property for airports. Private property, or any interest therein of whatever kind, and an easement for the operation of aircraft and all operations incidental thereto, to and from the property for the purposes specified in ORS 836.200, may be acquired by any municipality, by gift, grant, purchase, lease or contract, if the municipality is able to agree with the property owners on the terms of acquisition. If the municipality and the property owners are unable to agree upon terms, private property may be acquired by condemnation in the manner provided in ORS chapter 35. As an alternative, the municipality, if a port, may condemn the private property, or any interest therein, for the operation of aircraft and all operations incidental thereto, in the same manner and procedure as is provided by statute for condemnation of property by corporations organized for construction and operation of railroads. [Formerly 492.340; 2001 c.104 §319]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 836.220 Source of airport funds. The purchase price or compensation for real or other property acquired in accordance with ORS 836.215 and the cost and expenses for the development, improvement, maintenance and operation of airports, may be paid for by appropriation of moneys available; or entirely or in part from the proceeds of the sale of bonds of the municipality, as the governing body of the municipality may determine, subject, however, to the authorization therefor at a regular or special election, if such authorization is a prerequisite to the issuance of bonds of the municipality for public purposes generally. [Formerly 492.350]
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ORS 836.230 Use of funds from operation. The officials of any municipality acquiring, establishing, developing, operating, maintaining or controlling an airport under authority of ORS 836.200 may use for such purposes funds derived from operation of the airport. [Formerly 492.360]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 836.240 Authorization to budget and levy taxes. Any municipality acting under authority of ORS 836.200 may provide in its annual budget and tax levy an amount of money necessary for the maintenance and operation of such airports. [Formerly 492.370]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 836.245 Authority as supplemental. The authority conferred by ORS 836.200, 836.205, 836.215, 836.220 and 836.240 is in addition and supplemental to the authority conferred by any other law. [Formerly 492.380]
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ORS 836.250 Acquisition by municipality of real property contiguous to airport; subsequent use or disposition; financing acquisition or use. (1) In addition to the authority conferred upon them by any other law, any municipality of this state acquiring, establishing, developing, operating, maintaining or controlling an airport under ORS 836.200 to 836.245, may acquire real property, or any interest therein of whatever kind, contiguous to the airport by gift, grant, purchase, lease or contract for future development and expansion of the airport or its facilities. Until needed for such future development and expansion, the municipality may use the real property or interest therein so acquired by renting, leasing, controlling or occupying it
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(2)(a) If any real property owned by any municipality referred to in subsection (1) of this section and held for the use of an airport or its facilities is determined not to be needed for such purposes by the governing body of a municipality controlling the airport, such governin…
ORS 836.300 [Formerly 492.520; 1995 c.285 §10; repealed by 1997 c.859 §14]
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ORS 836.305 [Formerly 492.530; 1995 c.285 §11; repealed by 1997 c.859 §14]
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ORS 836.310 [Formerly 492.540; repealed by 1997 c.859 §14]
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ORS 836.315 [Formerly 492.550; repealed by 1997 c.859 §14]
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ORS 836.320 [Formerly 492.560; repealed by 1997 c.859 §14]
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ORS 836.325 [Formerly 492.570; repealed by 1997 c.859 §14]
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ORS 836.330 [Formerly 492.580; repealed by 1997 c.859 §14]
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ORS 836.335 [Formerly 492.590; repealed by 1997 c.859 §14]
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MISCELLANEOUS
ORS 836.340 Procedure for relocation of public utility property. (1) No airport zoning regulations adopted under authority of ORS 836.600 to 836.630 shall require the alteration or relocation of the operating property of any public utility, as defined in ORS 757.005, without the consent of such utility or unless the Public Utility Commission, after notice and hearing in accordance with the rules of procedure of the commission, determines that such alteration or relocation is justified by the public interest
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(2) All administrative expenses incurred in any such hearing shall be paid by the party not prevailing therein. All actual and necessary expenses incurred in making such alteration or change, if any, shall be borne by the municipality. [Formerly 492.600; 1995 c.733 §51; 1997 c.85…
ORS 836.345 [Formerly 492.610; repealed by 1997 c.859 §14]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 836.350 [Formerly 492.629; repealed by 1997 c.859 §14]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 836.355 [Formerly 492.630; repealed by 1997 c.859 §14]
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ORS 836.360 [Formerly 492.640; repealed by 1997 c.859 §14]
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ORS 836.365 [Formerly 492.650; repealed by 1997 c.859 §14]
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ORS 836.370 [Formerly 492.660; repealed by 1997 c.859 §14]
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ORS 836.375 [Formerly 492.670; repealed by 1997 c.859 §14]
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[Repealed or reserved.]