Title 62, Aviation

As used in this chapter and ORS chapters 836 and 837, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Board” means the State Aviation Board. (2) “Department” means the Oregon Department of Aviation. (3) “Director” means the Director of the Oregon Department of Aviation. [Formerly 491…

The State Aviation Board with the advice of the Oregon Department of Aviation shall incorporate as part of its program a definite plan for the development of airports, state airways, airplane industries and aviation generally. It shall through the department cooperate with and as…

(1) At the Director of the Oregon Department of Aviation’s request, the Department of Transportation shall provide any of the following central business operating services for the Oregon Department of Aviation: (a) Budget preparation services; (b) Daily processing for accounts pa…

Subject to ORS 835.017, the Director of the Oregon Department of Aviation may enter into any contracts authorized by the State Aviation Board and necessary to the execution of the powers granted by this chapter. All contracts made by the director, either as the agent of the state…

The Director of 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 the acquisition, construction, im…

So far as is possible, all employees of the Oregon Department of Aviation shall be situated in the same building. [Formerly 491.090; 1993 c.741 §90a; 1999 c.935 §33]

(1) Subject to ORS 835.017, the State Aviation Board may perform such acts, adopt or amend and issue such orders, rules and regulations, and make, promulgate and amend such minimum standards, all consistent with the provisions of this chapter, as it considers necessary to carry o…

All rules and regulations prescribed by the State Aviation Board under authority of the aviation laws of this state shall be kept in conformity with, and limited to, as nearly as may be, the then current federal legislation governing aviation, the regulations duly promulgated the…

(1) All fees and other moneys received by the Oregon Department of Aviation under ORS chapter 835, 836 or 837, except moneys received under the provisions of ORS 835.025 and 836.070, shall be paid into the State Treasury monthly. The State Treasurer shall credit such payments to …

All expenses of the Oregon Department of Aviation incurred in carrying out the provisions of this chapter are open to inspection and audit by the Secretary of State and must be paid from the State Aviation Account in the same manner as other claims against the state are paid, aft…

The Director of the Oregon Department of Aviation shall keep a true and accurate account of all sums received and of vouchers issued by the Oregon Department of Aviation. [Formerly 491.170]

(1) The Oregon Department of Aviation is established. (2) The department is under the supervision and control of a director, who is responsible for the performance of the duties, functions and powers of the department, subject to ORS 835.017. (3) For purposes of administration, s…

(1) There is established the State Aviation Board consisting of seven members appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate pursuant to ORS 171.562 and 171.565. The Governor shall appoint members of the board in compliance with all of the following: (a) Members…

(1) The Governor shall appoint one member of the State Aviation Board as chairperson and another member as vice chairperson. The chairperson and vice chairperson shall have such terms, duties and powers as the board determines are necessary for the performance of such offices. (2…

(1) The Governor shall appoint the Director of the Oregon Department of Aviation, subject to confirmation by the Senate pursuant to ORS 171.562 and 171.565, who holds office at the pleasure of the Governor. (2) Subject to ORS 835.017 and the policy direction by the State Aviation…

The Director of the Oregon Department of Aviation shall receive such salary as may be provided by law or as fixed by the State Aviation Board. In addition to salaries, the director, or any deputy directors or assistant directors, subject to the limitations otherwise provided by l…

The Director of the Oregon Department of Aviation and specially authorized representatives of the director may administer oaths, take depositions and issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents or other written information necessary to ca…

In accordance with applicable provisions of ORS chapter 183, the Director of the Oregon Department of Aviation may adopt rules necessary for the administration of the laws that the department is charged with administering. [1999 c.935 §5]

Except as required under ORS 197.180, the Oregon Department of Aviation may not adopt any rules intended primarily to implement ORS chapter 197, 197A, 215 or 227. The department shall comply with the land use planning goals and guidelines adopted under ORS 197.225 and rules adopt…

(1) The State Aviation Board, pursuant to ORS 835.035 and utilizing the definitions contained in ORS 830.005: (a) Shall adopt rules governing seaplane safety and operations on state waters, as defined in ORS 830.005, that shall be applicable to all seaplanes except when inconsist…

For purposes of ORS 830.175, 830.180, 830.185, 830.187 and 830.195, the Oregon Department of Aviation, in cooperation with the State Marine Board, shall regulate boats that are seaplanes as provided in ORS 830.605 and 835.200. [Formerly 835.045; 2003 c.14 §505; 2013 c.186 §6]

(1) The governing body of a political subdivision of this state may apply to the State Aviation Board for special regulations relating to the operations of seaplanes on waters within the territorial limits of the political subdivision. These regulations may include, but need not …

When used in the laws of this state relating to aviation, unless the context otherwise provides: (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, in…

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, ac…

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 oper…

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…

(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, eithe…

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 s…

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]

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]

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 a…

(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 ru…

(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 arra…

(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 othe…

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 t…

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 ch…

(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 ai…

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 suc…

(1) The provisions of ORS 836.085 to 836.120 do not apply to airports owned or operated by the United States. (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…

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: (1) A nonrefundable fee …

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 …

(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 sa…

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: (1) That there has been an abandonment of the site as an airport site; (2) Th…

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: (1) The department may charge license fees for each original license and for e…

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: (1) That there has been an abandonment of the airport as such; (2) Tha…

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 pub…

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] MUNICIPAL 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…

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]

Municipalities of this state which establish airports, or which acquire, lease or set apart real property for such purposes, may: (1) Delegate the authority for the planning, construction, equipment, improvement, maintenance and operation thereof in any offices, board or body of …