2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Chapter 372 - Highway Lighting Districts
Section 372.045 - County board as district governing board; filing petition; landowners as signatories; transfer of records and files.


(2) After the formation of a district, the county board shall act as the district board if a petition is filed with the county board requesting that it do so. The petition may be presented by the district board or it may be presented by the landowners in the district. A petition presented by landowners shall be signed by landowners within the district owning not less than 50 percent of the front footage abutting the portion of highway included within the district. A copy of a landowners’ petition shall be sent to the district board before it is filed with the county board. When a county board becomes the governing body of a district under this subsection, the district board shall turn over to the county board the books, records, files, assets and obligations of the district and upon the delivery thereof, the county board shall become and thereafter act as the district board. [1971 c.514 §20b; 1987 c.158 §65]

Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

Volume : 10 - Highways, Military

Chapter 372 - Highway Lighting Districts

Section 372.010 - Definitions.

Section 372.040 - Petition for formation of district; contents.

Section 372.045 - County board as district governing board; filing petition; landowners as signatories; transfer of records and files.

Section 372.090 - Inspection and report by county engineer.

Section 372.140 - General powers of district.

Section 372.150 - Plans for illumination of state highways; approval by Department of Transportation.

Section 372.170 - Power to assess, levy and collect taxes.

Section 372.180 - Assessment, levy and collection procedure.

Section 372.200 - District commissioners; qualifications; appointment.

Section 372.210 - Organization; terms of commissioners; disqualification; vacancies.

Section 372.220 - Meetings and officers of board.

Section 372.260 - Deposit and withdrawal of district moneys; annual reports.

Section 372.360 - Appointment of board for consolidated district.

Section 372.400 - Petition for withdrawal of area from district; notice; hearing.

Section 372.420 - Board to order withdrawal of area if remonstrance not filed; grounds for denial or granting of petition.

Section 372.450 - District dissolution petition or resolution.

Section 372.460 - Board findings on proposed dissolution; proposed plan.

Section 372.470 - Filing of dissolution plan with county board; notice; hearing.

Section 372.480 - Grounds for granting dissolution; assumption of district indebtedness; disposition of surplus; statement of dissolution.