Oregon Statutes 261.335 – Districts subject to public contracting and purchasing requirements
(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, people’s utility districts are subject to the public contracting and purchasing requirements of ORS § 279.835 to 279.855, 279C.005, 279C.100 to 279C.125 and 279C.300 to 279C.470 and ORS chapters 279A and 279B, except ORS § 279A.140 and 279A.250 to 279A.290.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 261.335
- 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
(2) The public contracting and purchasing requirements of ORS § 279.835 to 279.855, 279C.005, 279C.100 to 279C.125 and 279C.300 to 279C.470 and ORS chapters 279A and 279B do not apply to contracts entered into by districts for the acquisition, construction, improvement or equipping of a renewable energy facility or for the purchase or sale of electricity, electrical capacity or renewable energy certificates. [Amended by 1957 c.334 § 2; 1961 c.409 § 1; 1985 c.474 § 5; 2003 c.794 § 222; 2007 c.301 § 39; 2007 c.895 § 10]
[Repealed by 1979 c.558 § 30]