Any irrigation district desiring to refund its outstanding indebtedness or issue bonds for any purpose may use the procedure provided by ORS 545.565 to 545.621 instead of other procedures provided by law. Before any decision is made to issue bonds under those sections the board of directors shall enter a resolution stating the purpose for […]
After bonds have been authorized under ORS 545.565 to 545.621 but before they are offered for sale, the board of directors shall make a preliminary determination of the area and description of irrigable land in each legal subdivision or other described tract if held in separate ownership within the district. The board shall also make […]
In fixing the proportionate part of the cost of reclamation that each owner of land shall pay, the amount to be paid to any owner for easements, rights of way, water rights or other property or rights required by the district shall be shown in a separate column and deducted from the amount that the […]
The board of directors shall give notice by publication of the preliminary determination provided for in ORS 545.567, once a week for four successive weeks in a newspaper published in each county in which the district lands are situated. The board shall also post a notice in three public places in the district at least […]
The board of directors shall sit as a board of equalization at the time and place stated in the notice, and shall continue in session from day to day as long as may be necessary to hear and determine any objections, remonstrances or suggestions by any interested persons to the proposed assessment and apportionment or […]
(1) Upon completion of the hearing, the board of directors shall enter an order approving and adopting the determination of benefits resulting from the existing or proposed improvement, but excluding any benefits to accrue from the future operation and maintenance of the improvement. The order shall also fix the proposed assessments, the amount of assessments […]
(1) All persons interested in any lands within the district shall be charged with notice of all proceedings at the hearing and proceedings subsequent to the hearing. Any person or landowner aggrieved by the action of the board of directors may within 30 days from the entry of the resolution appeal to the circuit court […]
(1) The appellant and all persons appearing shall make a statement in writing of the grounds of appeal, and no further pleadings shall be necessary. The cause shall be tried in one action by the circuit court as an action not triable by right to a jury. (2) Upon the entry of a judgment, any […]
When amortizing bonds are issued as authorized by ORS 545.585, the installments in which the assessments are to be paid shall be in fixed amounts including both principal and interest, and only the principal portions of the installments shall be charged against total benefits in determining benefit surplus, as defined in ORS 545.575. [Formerly 545.258]
[Amended by 1995 c.42 §10; 1995 c.78 §2; renumbered 545.051 in 1995]
[Amended by 1995 c.42 §11; renumbered 545.057 in 1995]
(1) When the assessments have become final, the board of directors may authorize the issuance of bonds for the construction or acquisition of irrigation works or to refund the indebtedness of the district, including warrant indebtedness, bond indebtedness and interest certificates of indebtedness issued to the state. The bonds may be issued either in serial […]
[Amended by 1995 c.42 §12; renumbered 545.059 in 1995]
[Amended by 1995 c.42 §13; renumbered 545.061 in 1995]
(1) Upon delivery of the bonds, the secretary of the irrigation district shall furnish to the county clerk of each county in which lands of the district are situated, a duly certified copy of the resolution of assessment. The resolution shall be promptly recorded in the records of deeds of the county. The county clerk […]
[Amended by 1959 c.276 §5; 1995 c.42 §14; renumbered 545.067 in 1995]
[Amended by 1995 c.42 §15; renumbered 545.071 in 1995]
[1959 c.276 §4; 1991 c.459 §423p; 1995 c.42 §16; renumbered 545.075 in 1995]
[Amended by 1995 c.42 §17; renumbered 545.079 in 1995]
At any time after issuance of the bonds, a landowner may relieve the land of the landowner from payment of the principal and interest assessed against the landowner by securing from the county clerk, on a form to be provided by the county clerk for that purpose, a certificate showing the lands assessed and the […]
