Section 371.055 – Formation of road districts.
For the purpose of improving county roads, as defined in ORS 368.001, or public roads within the boundaries of a city or drainage district, numbered road districts may be formed from contiguous territory within the county. [Amended by 1971 c.727 §101; 1989 c.593 §3]
Section 371.060 – Drainage districts and cities as separate road districts.
Every drainage district consisting of 5,000 acres or more, and every city, shall constitute a separate road district. The county court shall not divide such territory to include any of it in any other road district unless the people of the drainage district or city, by majority vote at an election held pursuant to law, […]
Section 371.065 – Construction, maintenance and repair in drainage road district; tax levy.
Any construction, maintenance and repairs on roads within the boundaries of a drainage road district shall be only on such public roads, as defined in ORS 368.001, within the district as are designated by order of the board of supervisors of the drainage district. The board of supervisors of such drainage district may cooperate with […]
Section 371.067 – Construction, maintenance and repair in city road district.
Any construction, maintenance and repairs on roads within the boundaries of a city that constitutes an entire and separate road district under ORS 371.060 shall be only on such public roads, as defined in ORS 368.001, within the district as are designated by order of the governing body of the city. The governing body of […]
Section 371.070 – Islands as separate road districts.
Any island or part thereof exceeding in area 12 square miles and located in any one county hereby is constituted a separate and distinct road district of the county.
Section 371.075 – Petition for grade change or other road improvement; investigation and report; granting petition.
Upon the petition of 12 or a majority of the resident freeholders of any road district, approved by the roadmaster, praying for a change in grade or other extensive improvements to a public road as defined in ORS 368.001, the county court shall instruct the county surveyor, engineer or roadmaster to proceed as soon as […]
Section 371.097 – Levy of taxes; application of Local Budget Law.
(1) A road district may assess, levy and collect each year an ad valorem tax on all taxable property within the road district. (2) Ad valorem taxes authorized by this section shall be paid in money and shall be levied and collected in the same manner as other county taxes. (3) Notwithstanding ORS 294.316 (5), […]
Section 371.105 – Tax as special fund; use of fund.
(1) All tax moneys levied and collected by the road district shall be credited and kept as a special fund by the county treasurer to the account of the road district. No part of such fund shall be transferred or loaned. (2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, the whole amount of […]
Section 371.110 – Effect of change of district boundaries on road tax levy; filing boundary change with county assessor and Department of Revenue.
(1) If the boundaries of any road district are changed after the levy of any road tax in or for such road district and before the expenditure of the tax, provision shall be made by the county court for such expenditure in the localities contemplated at the time of levy, notwithstanding the change in boundaries. […]