Each county, city, town or port of this state adjoining or bordering on any interstate river or stream of water may: (1) Construct, reconstruct, purchase, rent, lease or otherwise acquire, improve, operate and maintain bridges over any interstate river or stream of water to any adjoining state. (2) Subject to other provisions of law, acquire […]
For the purpose of carrying out or putting into effect the right, power and authority granted by ORS 381.205 to 381.314 or any other law, each of the public bodies or agencies mentioned in ORS 381.205 may make and enter into any agreements with: (1) The Government of the United States or any of its […]
In carrying out ORS 381.205 to 381.314, each of the counties, cities, towns or ports mentioned in ORS 381.205 may act independent of or in conjunction with each other upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon by the contracting parties.
Any agreement made or contract entered into pursuant to the authority of ORS 381.205 to 381.314 shall, among other things, contain express provisions with respect to: (1) The site of the bridges. (2) The maximum financial obligation assumed by each of the contracting parties. (3) The estimated cost of the structure with its approaches and […]
Any county, city, town or port mentioned in ORS 381.205 may pay out of its respective funds or any other funds available to any of them, all or any part of the cost of the construction, reconstruction, purchase, maintenance, operation or repair of any bridge authorized by ORS 381.205 to 381.314.
Whenever any county undertakes the construction or acquisition of an interstate bridge or ferry pursuant to ORS 381.205 to 381.314, the county court or board of county commissioners may employ and pay reasonable compensation to attorneys, including the district attorney of the county, for services heretofore or hereafter performed in connection with the construction or […]
The construction, purchase, acquisition, operation or maintenance of any bridge or of its approaches authorized by ORS 381.205 to 381.314 may be financed in whole or in part through the issuance and sale of revenue bonds. As security for the payment of the bonds, the total or any part of the revenues from any such […]
Revenue bonds mentioned in ORS 381.230: (1) Shall be made to mature at such times and bear such annual rate of interest, payable semiannually, as the authority issuing them may determine. (2) May have coupons attached representing the interest payments. (3) Shall contain a recital that the bonds and the interest thereon shall be limited […]
(1) Any county, city, town or port mentioned in ORS 381.205, heretofore or hereafter issuing its revenue bonds under ORS 381.205 to 381.314, may thereafter issue and sell its refunding revenue bonds for the purpose of refinancing and redeeming such outstanding revenue bonds at maturity pursuant to redemption provisions, or at any time before maturity […]
All revenue bonds and refunding revenue bonds issued under ORS 381.205 to 381.314 shall be negotiable instruments under the law merchant, notwithstanding they shall be payable solely from the revenues pledged for that purpose. None of such bonds shall be deemed a charge upon the tax or other revenues of the issuing entity. [1951 c.648 […]
Any and all of the counties, cities, towns or ports mentioned in ORS 381.205, independently or in conjunction with each other, may incur indebtedness and issue negotiable bonds therefor in order to obtain funds for the whole or any part of the cost of the construction, reconstruction, purchase, acquisition or maintenance of the bridges authorized […]
If any bridge constructed, purchased or otherwise acquired under ORS 381.205 to 381.314 is operated as a toll bridge, and the revenues or any part thereof derived as a result of the tolls and charges collected have been pledged and revenue bonds issued, in fixing and determining the amount of tolls to be charged consideration […]
In carrying out ORS 381.205 to 381.314 each of the counties, cities, towns or ports mentioned in ORS 381.205 may: (1) Accept from the United States or any of its agencies such funds as are available for any of the purposes contemplated by ORS 381.205 to 381.314, and enter into such contracts and agreements with […]
The parties contracting for the construction of any bridges under ORS 381.205 to 381.314 shall select and agree upon sites, but no such bridge shall be constructed unless it connects or provision is made for connection with a state and federal highway in this state and any state or federal highway in the adjoining state.
Before any bridge is constructed by any of the counties, cities, towns or ports mentioned in ORS 381.205, the authorities desiring to construct the same shall select the location of the bridge and prepare the plans and specifications and the estimated cost of the structure, including rights of way, approaches and connecting roads.
(1) Preparation of the specifications and designs of any bridge constructed under ORS 381.205 to 381.314 may give consideration to and include provisions for facilities and accommodations for traffic by rail as well as for traffic by motor vehicle, team, bicycle, pedestrian or other regular highway traffic. (2) If provision is made for rail traffic, […]
Competitive bids shall be invited for the construction of any bridge mentioned in ORS 381.260 in conformity with the plans, specifications and design. The call for bids shall require that each bidder accompany the bid with a certified check or a bidder’s bond or an irrevocable letter of credit issued by an insured institution as […]
All contracts made and entered into for the construction, purchase, acquisition, reconstruction, improvement or repair of any bridge mentioned in ORS 381.205 shall be made in the name of the authority authorizing performance of the work.
There shall be required, in connection with all contracts mentioned in ORS 381.275 and involving the employment of labor and materials, a satisfactory bond in a sum not less than 50 percent of the total amount of the contract. The bond: (1) Shall be conditioned upon the faithful performance of the contract. (2) Shall contain […]
Any county, city, town or port mentioned in ORS 381.205 may exercise the power of eminent domain to carry out any of the provisions of ORS 381.205 to 381.314 in accordance with the procedure provided in ORS chapter 35. [Amended by 1971 c.741 §28]
