2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Chapter 198 - Special Districts Generally
Section 198.010 - "District" defined for chapter.


(1) A people’s utility district organized under ORS chapter 261.
(2) A domestic water supply district organized under ORS chapter 264.
(3) A cemetery maintenance district organized under ORS chapter 265.
(4) A park and recreation district organized under ORS chapter 266.
(5) A mass transit district organized under ORS 267.010 to 267.394.
(6) A metropolitan service district organized under ORS chapter 268.
(7) A special road district organized under ORS 371.305 to 371.360.
(8) A road assessment district organized under ORS 371.405 to 371.535.
(9) A highway lighting district organized under ORS chapter 372.
(10) A health district organized under ORS 440.305 to 440.410.
(11) A sanitary district organized under ORS 450.005 to 450.245.
(12) A sanitary authority, water authority or joint water and sanitary authority organized under ORS 450.600 to 450.989.
(13) A vector control district organized under ORS 452.020 to 452.170.
(14) A rural fire protection district organized under ORS chapter 478.
(15) An irrigation district organized under ORS chapter 545.
(16) A drainage district organized under ORS chapter 547.
(17) A water improvement district organized under ORS chapter 552.
(18) A water control district organized under ORS chapter 553.
(19) A weather modification district organized under ORS 558.200 to 558.440.
(20) A port organized under ORS 777.005 to 777.725 and 777.915 to 777.953.
(21) A geothermal heating district organized under ORS chapter 523.
(22) A transportation district organized under ORS 267.510 to 267.650.
(23) A library district organized under ORS 357.216 to 357.286.
(24) A 9-1-1 communications district organized under ORS 403.300 to 403.380.
(25) A heritage district organized under ORS 358.442 to 358.474.
(26) A radio and data district organized under ORS 403.500 to 403.542.
(27) A sand control district organized under ORS 555.500 to 555.535.
(28) The urban flood safety and water quality district created under ORS 550.150 to 550.400. [1971 c.23 §2; 1975 c.782 §48; 1977 c.756 §1; 1981 c.226 §18; 1987 c.671 §10; 1987 c.863 §10; 1989 c.793 §19; 1993 c.577 §15; 2007 c.562 §19; 2009 c.584 §20; 2015 c.560 §7; 2019 c.621 §28]

Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use

Chapter 198 - Special Districts Generally

Section 198.010 - "District" defined for chapter.

Section 198.115 - Barring district employees from membership on governing board.

Section 198.180 - "District" defined for ORS 198.190.

Section 198.210 - "District" defined for ORS 198.220.

Section 198.320 - Filling of vacancies on governing bodies of certain districts.

Section 198.335 - Definitions for ORS 198.335 to 198.365.

Section 198.340 - Designation of registered office and agent.

Section 198.345 - Effect of failure to file certain reports.

Section 198.350 - Financial statement.

Section 198.355 - Hearing on dissolution; notice.

Section 198.360 - Continuation or termination of district; proceedings for county service district.

Section 198.365 - County board as trustees for inactive district; distribution of assets; levy of tax to meet debts; delivery of records.

Section 198.425 - Recall of district officers generally.

Section 198.430 - Recall of officers of districts other than districts defined in ORS 255.012.

Section 198.440 - Statement of justification from affected officer.

Section 198.510 - Definitions for ORS 198.510 to 198.600.

Section 198.540 - Notice prior to adoption of ordinance affecting regulation.

Section 198.550 - Publication of ordinance; emergency ordinance procedure.

Section 198.560 - Filing of ordinance; notice of adoption of emergency ordinance.

Section 198.570 - When ordinances take effect.

Section 198.600 - Penalty for violation of regulations; jurisdiction; enforcement.

Section 198.605 - Local service districts.

Section 198.608 - Unfunded PERS liability or surplus upon split, consolidation or merger of districts.

Section 198.611 - Power of district to contract for purchase or lease of real or personal property.

Section 198.705 - Definitions for ORS 198.705 to 198.955.

Section 198.715 - Short title; procedure for formation or change of organization.

Section 198.720 - Boundaries; filing boundary change with county assessor and Department of Revenue.

Section 198.727 - Merger or consolidation; procedure when city joined to merged or consolidated districts.

Section 198.730 - Notice.

Section 198.735 - Right of interested person to appear; written statements.

Section 198.740 - Election procedure governed by law under which district operates; omission governed by district or general election law.

Section 198.745 - Content of resolution calling election.

Section 198.747 - Effective date of boundary change; filing boundary change with county assessor and Department of Revenue.

Section 198.748 - Prospective petition for formation; filing; content.

Section 198.749 - Economic feasibility statement for district formation.

Section 198.750 - Content of petition proposing formation or change of organization.

Section 198.755 - Number of signatures required.

Section 198.760 - Requirements for signers of petition; signer’s withdrawal prohibited; chief petitioners designated.

Section 198.765 - Requirements for filing petition; validity and certification of signatures.

Section 198.770 - Method of determining validity of landowner signatures.

Section 198.775 - Security deposit to accompany petition; payment of costs from security deposit; payment of costs by county or district.

Section 198.780 - Filing of duplicates of certain documents.

Section 198.782 - Documents to be filed with Secretary of State before business transacted.

Section 198.785 - Proceeding to contest validity of formation or change of organization.

Section 198.790 - Rights of creditors after change of organization; enforcement.

Section 198.792 - District formation or annexation proceedings to relieve public health danger.

Section 198.793 - Change of district name.

Section 198.794 - Effect of district name change; notification to certain officials.

Section 198.800 - Formation petition; hearing; notice of hearing.

Section 198.805 - Conduct of hearing; standards for formation; notice to nonappearing landowner; order for dissolution.

Section 198.810 - Order for formation; final hearing; election; voter approval to incur bonded indebtedness.

Section 198.813 - Formation of county service district for water management services in Washington County; dissolution of existing districts.

Section 198.815 - Election on formation; notice; ballot title when dissolution ordered; election of first board.

Section 198.820 - Order by county board; effect of formation.

Section 198.825 - Election of first members of board when no formation election required.

Section 198.830 - Petition for formation by all landowners in proposed district.

Section 198.835 - Order for formation of district in single county; order for exercise of additional function by county service district; contents of order.

Section 198.850 - Annexation petition or resolution; delayed effective date for certain annexations.

Section 198.855 - Annexation election; annexation without election when petition signed by all landowners or by majority of electors and owners of more than half of land.

Section 198.857 - Annexation without election by petition of landowner.

Section 198.860 - Effect of annexation order; debt distribution plan; permanent rate limit and local option taxes.

Section 198.866 - Annexation of city to district; approval of annexation proposal; election.

Section 198.867 - Approval of annexation to district by electors of city and district; certification; effect of annexation.

Section 198.870 - Petition for withdrawal of property from district.

Section 198.875 - Election on withdrawal petition.

Section 198.882 - Tax relief to withdrawn area; conditions for relief; ultimate liability.

Section 198.885 - Merger of districts; effect.

Section 198.890 - Consolidation of districts; effect.

Section 198.895 - Initiation of merger and consolidation; procedure when city included in merger or consolidation.

Section 198.900 - Content of petition for annexation, merger or consolidation.

Section 198.903 - Joint assembly of governing bodies of affected districts or cities; order for election; contents.

Section 198.910 - Joint meeting of governing bodies of merged or consolidated districts and cities; election of board members for surviving or successor district; terms.

Section 198.912 - Apportionment of board members for certain surviving or successor districts.

Section 198.920 - Dissolution procedure.

Section 198.925 - Findings of fact by district board.

Section 198.927 - Annexation of dissolved district.

Section 198.935 - Election on dissolution; consent of creditors; content of notice.

Section 198.940 - Dissolution without election.

Section 198.945 - Trustees for dissolved district; records to county clerk; limitation on further elections.

Section 198.950 - Power of trustees to convey assets.

Section 198.955 - Disposition of assets; rules.