No tract of land shall be considered to be benefited by the construction, operation, maintenance or improvement of irrigation works unless the owner of such land enters into an irrigation contract with the district. The irrigation contract shall be in such form as shall be prescribed by the district. Upon being executed the contract may be filed for record and the recording of the contract shall constitute notice that such lands are subject to assessments thereafter levied in accordance with the contract. [1969 c.606 § 24; 1991 c.459 § 428b]

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 552.618

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • District: means a water improvement district proposed or created under this chapter. See Oregon Statutes 552.013
  • Filed for record: means to file a document for recording with the county clerk of each county in which the lands within a district are located. See Oregon Statutes 552.013
  • tract of land: means real property, together with improvements thereon, within a district. See Oregon Statutes 552.013
  • Works: means dams, storage reservoirs, canals, ditches, dikes, levees, revetments, and all other structures, facilities, improvements and property necessary or convenient for draining land, controlling flood or surface waters, or supplying water for irrigation, domestic supply or other purposes. See Oregon Statutes 552.013

 

[Amended by 1955 c.707 § 74; repealed by 1969 c.168 § 1]