When a city, by charter, establishes a board or commission that is elected by the people to operate a water utility or an electric utility of the city, the city and the water utility or the electric utility are separate municipal corporations for the purposes of ORS § 297.405 to 297.555 and 297.990. [2005 c.443 § 17]

297.527 was added to and made a part of 297.405 to 297.740 by legislative action but was not added to any other series in ORS Chapter 297. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.