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Volume : 07 - Public Facili...
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Chapter 261 - People’s Utility Districts
Chapter 261 - People’s Utility Districts
Section 261.005 - Short title.
Section 261.007 - Policy.
Section 261.010 - Definitions.
Section 261.015
Section 261.025 - Statutory provisions cumulative.
Section 261.030 - Limit of authority to control existing utilities of electric cooperatives or cities.
Section 261.035 - Effect of chapter on charter provisions of cities and acquisition of plants.
Section 261.040
Section 261.045 - Procedure in absence of specific provision.
Section 261.050 - Taxation of district property.
Section 261.055 - Special elections called by board.
Section 261.060 - Election procedure.
Section 261.065 - Application of initiative, referendum and recall laws.
Section 261.105 - Powers of district; formation; annexation; consolidation.
Section 261.110 - Areas includable in district; description of district in petition for election.
Section 261.113 - Petition or resolution for formation to propose special levy for certain purposes.
Section 261.115 - Contents of electors’ petition; certification.
Section 261.118 - Withdrawal from petition.
Section 261.121 - Basis of computing percentage of petition signatures.
Section 261.131 - Period for county clerk to certify petition.
Section 261.141 - Formation, annexation or consolidation by resolution; contents of resolution.
Section 261.147 - Resolution to remove territory not served by district; hearing; notice; election on question of removal; effect of removal.
Section 261.151 - Hearing by Director of State Department of Energy on district formation; notice; report by director.
Section 261.161 - Hearing by county governing body; notice; determination of boundaries.
Section 261.171 - County governing body to call election; notice; dates.
Section 261.180 - Effect of annexation or consolidation on title to property and indebtedness.
Section 261.190 - Election of first board of directors; qualifications; tenure.
Section 261.200 - Proclamation of district formation or boundary change; special levy; property owner petition.
Section 261.210 - Payment of election expenses; security deposit.
Section 261.215 - When district formed; designation; district as corporation.
Section 261.220 - Mandamus to compel performance of its duties by county governing body.
Section 261.225 - State agencies and private utilities to provide new district certain information.
Section 261.235 - Definitions for ORS 261.235 to 261.255.
Section 261.240 - Policy; construction.
Section 261.241 - Membership in electric cooperative or limited liability corporation.
Section 261.245 - Authority of district to acquire interest in power facilities.
Section 261.250 - District liability; application of moneys; use of power of eminent domain.
Section 261.253 - Restriction on public contract imposing unconditional or unlimited financial obligation on electric utility.
Section 261.255 - Use of district money or property; revenue bonds.
Section 261.305 - General powers of district.
Section 261.310 - Irrigation, drainage, other districts given power of utility district in certain cases.
Section 261.315 - Acquisition of distribution facilities outside district.
Section 261.325 - Acquisition of water rights.
Section 261.327 - Acquisition of distribution facilities of private utility; compensation for energy efficiency measures.
Section 261.330 - District water right appropriation exclusive if not excessive.
Section 261.335 - Districts subject to public contracting and purchasing requirements.
Section 261.345 - Employment of labor; pay and conditions; agreements; rights of previous employees of private utility.
Section 261.348 - Transactions for production, supply or delivery of electricity; financial products contracts.
Section 261.350 - Agreements for use of excess district facilities.
Section 261.355 - Procedure for issuance and sale of revenue bonds.
Section 261.360 - Authority to issue general obligation bonds.
Section 261.365 - Bond requirements.
Section 261.371 - Authority to issue and sell revenue bonds.
Section 261.375 - Election to authorize district bond issue.
Section 261.380 - Refunding district indebtedness.
Section 261.385 - Levy and collection of taxes for certain purposes.
Section 261.390 - Property taxable; time and manner of tax levy and collection.
Section 261.405 - Board of directors; election; qualifications.
Section 261.410 - Nomination and election of directors of established districts.
Section 261.415 - Vacancy in office of director.
Section 261.420 - Terms of office of directors.
Section 261.425 - Officers of board.
Section 261.430 - Board meetings.
Section 261.445 - Appointment and removal of district manager; qualifications; salary; acting manager; powers and duties.
Section 261.460 - Legislative function of board.
Section 261.465 - Board supervision and regulation of district utilities; fixing rates.
Section 261.470 - Accounting system adopted by board; annual reports; annual audit.
Section 261.505
Section 261.605 - Testing validity of certain commission and board proceedings.
Section 261.610 - Nature of proceeding; notice; appearance to contest; court determinations.
Section 261.615 - Appeal to Court of Appeals.
Section 261.620 - Guidance for court determination.
Section 261.625 - Costs of proceeding.
Section 261.630 - Institution of proceeding by elector; directors as parties; notice.
Section 261.635 - Procedure exclusive.
Section 261.705 - Authority to dissolve district; vote authorizing dissolution.
Section 261.710 - Call of election; effect of favorable vote.
Section 261.715 - Directors as trustees.
Section 261.720 - Inventory and sale of district property.
Section 261.725 - Disposal of sale proceeds.
Section 261.730 - Disposal of district books and records; termination of corporate existence.
Section 261.900 - Construction.