(a) By a petition signed by not less than 60 percent of the landowners within the proposed assessment district who own not less than 60 percent of the land area within the district; or
(b) By an ordinance or resolution of a public authority declaring its intention to order a conversion.
(2) A petition shall:
(a) Describe the proposed boundaries of the assessment district;
(b) Generally describe the proposed conversion; and
(c) Request that a proceeding for such conversion be taken pursuant to ORS 758.210 to 758.270.
(3) The petition shall be filed with the city recorder, county clerk or other person designated by the public authority to receive the petition and to verify the signatures. If the petition is signed by the requisite number of qualified signers, the official so designated shall execute a certificate of sufficiency and present the petition and certificate to the governing body of the city or to the county court or board of county commissioners, as the case may be. [1969 c.385 §4]
Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation
Chapter 758 - Utility Rights of Way and Territory Allocation; Cogeneration
Section 758.010 - Authority to construct lines and facilities; requirements and conditions.
Section 758.015 - Certificate of public convenience and necessity.
Section 758.020 - Joint occupancy of poles.
Section 758.035 - Commission’s power to enforce joint use of facilities.
Section 758.125 - Duties and rights not altered by ORS 758.120.
Section 758.215 - Definitions for ORS 758.210 to 758.270.
Section 758.225 - Petition, ordinance or resolution for conversion; contents; filing.
Section 758.230 - Assessment procedure; objections to conversion.
Section 758.240 - Contract with utility for conversion.
Section 758.245 - Payment of costs for conversion; removal of overhead facilities.
Section 758.250 - Conversion of facilities on private lands; procedure; payment of costs.
Section 758.280 - Definitions for ORS 758.280 to 758.286.
Section 758.282 - Immunity of electric utility for pruning or removing vegetation in certain cases.
Section 758.286 - Immunity not applicable to liability for cost of abating fires.
Section 758.300 - Definitions for ORS 758.300 to 758.320.
Section 758.302 - Application for exclusive service territory.
Section 758.305 - Exclusive service territories.
Section 758.315 - Water utility service provided by persons not designated by commission; remedy.
Section 758.400 - Definitions for ORS 758.015 and 758.400 to 758.475.
Section 758.410 - Contracts for allocation of territories and customers; transfer of facilities.
Section 758.420 - Filing of contract; hearing on contract; notice.
Section 758.425 - Order of commission on contract.
Section 758.435 - Application for allocation of territory; hearing; notice.
Section 758.440 - Order of commission on application.
Section 758.460 - Assignment or transfer of rights acquired by allocation; approval of commission.
Section 758.470 - Application to cities, municipalities and cooperatives of ORS 758.400 to 758.475.
Section 758.480 - Assumption of obligations arising out of Trojan Nuclear Plant.
Section 758.505 - Definitions for ORS 758.505 to 758.555.
Section 758.515 - Legislative findings.
Section 758.535 - Criteria for qualifying facility; terms and conditions of energy sale.
Section 758.545 - Electric utility required to make good faith effort to transmit energy; remedy.