2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Chapter 264 - Domestic Water Supply Districts
Section 264.114 - Annexation where water supply affected by wildfire emergency; petition; provision of water.


(2) The owner of a parcel of land may petition the county board to annex the land to a district if:
(a) The land is surrounded by the district; and
(b) The water supply for the land has become inadequate or contaminated, as determined by the local health department, as a result of conditions caused by a wildfire that is the subject of a state of emergency declared by the Governor.
(3) The petition must declare that the petition is filed pursuant to this section, state the name of the district and all affected counties, indicate the principal Act of the district, be signed by the owner of the parcel of land and state the conditions that caused the water supply for the land to become inadequate or contaminated.
(4) The county board shall immediately approve the petition if the county board determines that:
(a) The conditions described in subsection (2) of this section are met;
(b) The petition meets the requirements of subsection (3) of this section; and
(c) The district, or an independent water supply source of the district, has a water supply sufficient to provide water to the land.
(5) If the petition is approved under subsection (4) of this section, the county board shall enter an order describing the boundaries of the land and declaring the land annexed to the district.
(6) Subject to the provisions of ORS 264.306 and 264.314, the district, or an independent water supply source of the district, shall provide water to land annexed under this section. [2021 c.546 §2]

Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance

Chapter 264 - Domestic Water Supply Districts

Section 264.010 - Definitions.

Section 264.015 - Application of ORS chapter 255.

Section 264.114 - Annexation where water supply affected by wildfire emergency; petition; provision of water.

Section 264.220 - Disposal of taxes levied when organization declared invalid.

Section 264.250 - Authority to borrow money and issue general obligation bonds; place of payment.

Section 264.300 - Tax assessment, levy and collection.

Section 264.306 - Regulations concerning use of water and district property; shutoff of water for noncompliance; notice.

Section 264.312 - Increasing water rates; hearing; notice.

Section 264.335 - Authority to exercise powers of sanitary district.

Section 264.336 - Exercise of sanitary district powers in territory covered by 2020 major disaster declaration related to wildfires.

Section 264.340 - Purchase and maintenance of fire equipment; contracting for fire protection; elections to authorize; tax levy to defray expense; application of section.

Section 264.344 - Scope of fire prevention code.

Section 264.348 - Copies of code to be filed with Department of State Fire Marshal and posted at fire stations.

Section 264.349 - Revoking authority to furnish fire protection services; consequences.

Section 264.350 - Street lighting system; contracts for electricity; tax levy and service charges to maintain and purchase electric energy.

Section 264.360 - Cooperative agreements; bonding power.

Section 264.362 - Initiation of proceedings; survey and report of project.

Section 264.366 - Declaration of intention; notice of improvement and hearing.

Section 264.370 - Hearing; assessment ordinance.

Section 264.372 - Methods of assessment; alternative financing.

Section 264.394 - Enforcement of assessment lien.

Section 264.410 - Board; qualification; terms.

Section 264.417 - Position numbers for commissioners; certification of position number.

Section 264.430 - Proceedings of board; election of officers; employment of personnel.

Section 264.470 - Deposit and withdrawal of moneys; annual reports; records.

Section 264.480 - Board of commissioners after merger or consolidation; duties; terms; filing boundary change with county assessor and Department of Revenue.

Section 264.540 - Fire hydrants in city joined or annexed to district; reversion of water system in city to district.

Section 264.550 - Contracts between district and city joined or annexed to district.

Section 264.560 - Permissible services; agreement required.

Section 264.810 - Employees’ retirement system authorized.

Section 264.820 - Budgeting for retirement system.

Section 264.875 - Assumption of debts and obligations of district upon dissolution.