This chapter shall be known as the People’s Utility District Law.

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 261.005

  • district: means an incorporated people's utility district, created under the provisions of this chapter. See Oregon Statutes 261.010
  • Utility: means a plant, works or other property used for development, generation, storage, distribution or transmission of electricity, or development or transmission of water for domestic or municipal purposes, but transmission of water shall not include water for irrigation or reclamation purposes, except as secondary to and when used in conjunction with a hydroelectric plant. See Oregon Statutes 261.010