Chapter 549 - Drainage and Flood Control Generally

Chapter 549 - Drainage and Flood Control Generally

Section 549.010 - Definitions for ORS 549.020 and 549.030.
Section 549.020 - Contracts between counties and federal agencies.
Section 549.030 - Agreement by two or more counties with federal agency.
Section 549.110 - Application to county court for authority to build drainage ditch or levee, or to widen or straighten a stream.
Section 549.120 - Procedure; appointment of commissioners; order to commissioners.
Section 549.130 - Commissioner’s oath.
Section 549.140 - Duties of commissioners.
Section 549.150 - Considering benefits in assessing damages.
Section 549.160 - Report of commissioners to county court; payment to landowner; recording report; construction of improvement.
Section 549.170 - Appeal to circuit court from assessment of damages.
Section 549.180 - Bringing additional water into ditch without payment of compensation prohibited; civil liability.
Section 549.190 - Other rights protected.
Section 549.310 - Application of ORS 549.320 to 549.400.
Section 549.320 - Petition by landowners to drain lands or improve drains.
Section 549.330 - Survey of work; plats, plans; estimates of cost; assessment of damages; hearing and determination by county court.
Section 549.340 - Construction; functions of county surveyor or county engineer; performance by landowner.
Section 549.350 - Report as to work done; assessment of costs; unpaid assessments.
Section 549.360 - Extension of work across or under highway or railroad; duty as to construction and maintenance; cost.
Section 549.370 - Maintenance of work; inspection; notice to landowners; when work ordered; assessment of cost.
Section 549.380 - Acquisition of property necessary to improvement; condemnation; prior payment of compensation unnecessary.
Section 549.390 - Appeal from order authorizing work or assessing damages.
Section 549.400 - Obstruction, befoulment or pollution of ditch prohibited.
Section 549.510 - Repair of dikes protecting contiguous tracts of different owners; refusal of one owner to repair; reconstruction by other; recovery of expense.
Section 549.520 - Complaint to county judge of neglect to repair; notice; examination; findings; direction to delinquent owner to repair dike.
Section 549.530 - Entry on land by complainant to repair dike; recovery of cost of repair.
Section 549.540 - Dikes constructed under agreement excepted.
Section 549.605 - Definitions for ORS 549.605 to 549.645.
Section 549.610 - Water Resources Commission to participate on behalf of state in federal flood control projects; powers and duties of commission.
Section 549.615 - Entering upon land.
Section 549.620 - Acquisition of property.
Section 549.625 - Powers of commission with respect to acquired property.
Section 549.630 - Operation and maintenance of projects.
Section 549.635 - Agreements for joint participation or aid.
Section 549.640 - Disposition of moneys received by commission.
Section 549.645 - Waiver of state’s immunity to suit or action.
Section 549.710 - Powers of counties with populations in excess of 50,000.
Section 549.720 - Procedure for removing or destroying drifts and drifting materials.
Section 549.730 - Budgeting and appropriating money for water conservation and flood control.
Section 549.990 - Penalties.

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