Title 25, Public Lands

For purposes of ORS 184.634, 270.005 to 270.015, 270.100 to 270.190, 273.416, 273.426 to 273.436 and 273.551: (1) “Department” means the Oregon Department of Administrative Services. (2) “Improvements” means any and all structures on or attachments to state-owned real property, b…

(1) It shall be the policy of the State of Oregon to hold in state ownership no more state-owned real property than is necessary to conduct official business, with allowance for reasonably foreseeable demands of the future. The acquisition, sale, exchange, lease, retention and ma…

(1) The power granted by ORS 184.634, 270.005 to 270.015, 270.100 to 270.190, 273.416, 273.426 to 273.436 and 273.551 is vested in the State of Oregon. The power is self-operating, without the necessity of further legislation. (2) In carrying out the provisions of ORS 184.634, 27…

Title to any parcel of land held by a state agency shall be in the name of the state, by and through the state agency controlling the parcel. [Formerly 273.195]

The State of Oregon may enter into agreements with the United States or any agency thereof, relative to the conditions for and places where electrical and other transmission lines may be placed and maintained across any property owned or controlled by the state, which agreements …

(1) Notwithstanding ORS 270.010 (2) or 270.100 to 270.190, a state agency may transfer, convey, donate, exchange or lease to an eligible Indian tribe, as defined in ORS 307.181, any real property or interest in real property owned by the agency at such price and on such terms as …

(1)(a) Before offering for sale any real property or equitable interest in real property that the state owns, the state agency acting for the state in the sales transaction shall report to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services that the state agency intends to sell or t…

Before a state agency terminally disposes of real property to other than another state agency, the disposing agency shall: (1) If the value of the real property is $100,000 or less, consider all the values of the property to the people of this state, including values for fish and…

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section: (a) Whenever the state or any agency thereof possesses or controls real property not needed for public use, or whenever the public interest may be furthered, the state or its agency may sell, exchange, convey or lease for …

(1) In exercising certain of its functions under ORS 184.634, 270.005 to 270.015, 270.100 to 270.190, 273.416, 273.426 to 273.436 and 273.551, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall be advised by an advisory committee consisting of seven members appointed by the G…

The state agency acting for the state in the transaction shall give the notice of the proposed sale not less than once a week for three successive weeks by publication in one or more newspapers of general circulation in the county in which such real property is situated, and in s…

The decision of the state agency on the question of the most advantageous proposal for real property to be sold, shall be final and conclusive, and shall not be subject to review by any court. [1991 c.816 §11; 2009 c.481 §1]

(1) If the provisions of ORS 270.100, 270.110 and 270.130 have been complied with as to property administered by it and no satisfactory proposal has been received, a state agency acting for the state in the sale of real property or an equitable interest in real property that the …

(1) The proceeds, less costs, of any real property sold by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services under ORS 270.100, 270.110 and 270.130 may be credited to and deposited in the Capital Projects Fund established by ORS 276.005 or the Trust for Cultural Development Accoun…

In addition to authority granted to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services under ORS 184.634, 270.005 to 270.015, 270.100 to 270.190, 273.416, 273.426 to 273.436 and 273.551, the department, pursuant to an agreement under ORS 190.110, may undertake the management of any…

The Oregon Department of Administrative Services acting on behalf of the State of Oregon may grant an easement or right of way on any real property under its control if the department determines that the easement or right of way would be in the public interest. [Formerly 273.639]

(1) The Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall maintain and keep current an inventory of all state-owned real property and shall classify all such property on the basis of current use, value, idle or surplus to agency need. The department shall establish categories of…

At the end of each biennium, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall transfer from the Oregon Department of Administrative Services Operating Fund to the Capital Projects Fund established by ORS 276.005 all revenue from the rental or lease of property described in …

As used in ORS 271.005 to 271.540: (1) “Governing body” means the board or body in which the general legislative power of a political subdivision is vested. (2) “Governmental body” means the State of Oregon, a political subdivision, the United States of America or an agency there…

(1) Whenever any person interested in any real property in an incorporated city in this state desires to vacate all or part of any street, avenue, boulevard, alley, plat, public square or other public place, such person may file a petition therefor setting forth a description of …

The petition shall be presented to the city recorder or other recording officer of the city. If found by the recorder to be sufficient, the recorder shall file it and inform at least one of the petitioners when the petition will come before the city governing body. A failure to g…

The city governing body may deny the petition after notice to the petitioners of such proposed action, but if there appears to be no reason why the petition should not be allowed in whole or in part, the governing body shall fix a time for a formal hearing upon the petition.

(1) The city recorder or other recording officer of the city shall give notice of the petition and hearing by publishing a notice in the city official newspaper once each week for two consecutive weeks prior to the hearing. If no newspaper is published in such city, written notic…

At the time fixed by the governing body for hearing the petition and any objections filed thereto or at any postponement or continuance of such matter, the governing body shall hear the petition and objections and shall determine whether the consent of the owners of the requisite…

(1) The city governing body may initiate vacation proceedings authorized by ORS 271.080 and make such vacation without a petition or consent of property owners. Notice shall be given as provided by ORS 271.110, but such vacation shall not be made before the date set for hearing, …

The title to the street or other public area vacated shall attach to the lands bordering on such area in equal portions; except that where the area has been originally dedicated by different persons and the fee title to such area has not been otherwise disposed of, original bound…

A certified copy of the ordinance vacating any street or plat area and any map, plat or other record in regard thereto which may be required or provided for by law, shall be filed for record with the county clerk. The petitioner for such vacation shall bear the recording cost and…

No street shall be vacated upon the petition of any person when it is proposed to replat or rededicate all or part of any street in lieu of the original unless such petition is accompanied by a plat showing the proposed manner of replatting or rededicating. If the proposed manner…

The provisions of ORS 271.080 to 271.160 are alternative to the provisions of the charter of any incorporated city and nothing contained in those statutes shall in anywise affect or impair the charter or other provisions of such cities for the preservation of public access to and…

To the end that adequate facilities for terminal trackage, structures and the instrumentalities of commerce and transportation may be provided in cities and towns located within or forming a part of any port district organized as a municipal corporation in this state, the governi…

No vacation of all or part of a street, alley, common or public place shall take place under ORS 271.180 unless the consent of the persons owning the property immediately adjoining that part of the street or alley to be vacated is obtained thereto in writing and filed with the au…

(1) Before any street, alley, common or public place or any part thereof is vacated, or other right granted by any city governing body under ORS 271.180 to 271.210 the applicant must petition the governing body of the city or town involved, setting forth the particular circumstan…

Hearing upon the petition shall be had by the city governing body at its next regular meeting following the expiration of 30 days from the filing of the petition. At that time objections to the granting of the whole or any part of the petition shall be duly heard and considered b…

All objections to the petition shall be filed with the clerk or auditor of the city or town within 30 days from the filing of the petition, and if not so filed shall be conclusively presumed to have been waived. The regularity, validity and correctness of the proceedings of the c…

(1) If any town or plat of any city or town is vacated by a county court or municipal authority of any city or town, the vacation order or ordinance shall be recorded in the deed records of the county. Whenever a vacation order or ordinance is so recorded, the county surveyor of …

(1) The power granted by ORS 271.300 to 271.360 is vested in each political subdivision of the State of Oregon. The power is self-operating, without the necessity of further legislation. (2) In carrying ORS 271.300 to 271.360 into effect, a political subdivision shall act through…

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section and subject to subsection (3) of this section, whenever any political subdivision possesses or controls real property not needed for public use, or whenever the public interest may be furthered, a political subdivision may …

If any property owned by a political subdivision is held as an asset of any special trust fund securing the payment of bonds, it may be exchanged, under the authority granted in ORS 271.310, for other property of equal or superior value, and property so received in exchange shall…

(1) Any political subdivision is granted express power to relinquish the title to any of the political subdivision’s property not needed for public use to any governmental body, providing the property is used for not less than 20 years for a public purpose by the governmental bod…

Any political subdivision, by resolution adopted by the governing body of the political subdivision, may waive and relinquish any reversionary interest held by the political subdivision in property transferred under ORS 271.330 when the transfer occurred: (1) Not less than 20 yea…

When property is exchanged under the authority of ORS 271.310 to 271.330, the value of the real property accepted by the political subdivision in exchange for any of its property plus cash, if any, shall not be less than the value of the property relinquished. [Amended by 1981 c.…

The value of the respective properties proposed to be exchanged shall be determined by the governing body of the political subdivision. The governing body shall cause it to be appraised by one or more competent and experienced appraisers. The compensation, if any, of the appraise…

Every lease entered into pursuant to ORS 271.310 shall be authorized by ordinance or order of the body executing the same and shall provide terms and conditions as may be fixed and determined by the governing body executing the lease. The lease may provide that the lessee shall p…

The counties of the state are authorized to sell, convey, lease or exchange any or all county-owned lands chiefly suitable for grazing, to or with the state or each other and with the United States of America for other lands either of equal acreage or of equal value. All powers g…

Any political subdivision occupying a street or public property of another political subdivision by any structure above, on or under the surface, may provide a contract of indemnity to protect the other political subdivision against loss or damage resulting from that occupancy. […

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Council of governments” means a council of governments or other similar entity created prior to the enactment of ORS 190.010 (5) on September 29, 1991. (b) “Public body” has the meaning given that term in ORS 287A.001. (c) “Real or personal prope…

Notwithstanding any other law, the governing body of a political subdivision may convey, by a proper deed of conveyance executed by the proper governing body, to the State of Oregon, by and through any state agency, for carrying out the purposes of that agency, any lands or right…

Whenever any property or rights therein required by any county in carrying out public purposes is owned by an incorporated city or town within such county, the city or town may, if in the judgment of the governing body of the city or town the public may be benefited thereby, conv…

Any municipal corporation having the right to possession of real property within or without its corporate limits may rent, lease or otherwise give possession of such real property for the purpose of conducting such rodeos, baseball games, football games, racing and exhibitions ge…

By ordinance duly passed by its governing body, any incorporated city or town may authorize the acceptance of its general obligation bonds or interest coupons, or both, in payment of the purchase price of any lands acquired and for sale by such city or town.