Oregon Statutes 545.253 – Title to and rights in property acquired
The legal title to all property acquired under ORS § 545.239, 545.241, 545.245 and 545.249 shall immediately vest in the irrigation district and shall be held by it in trust for and hereby is dedicated and set apart to the uses and purposes set forth in the Irrigation District Law. The board is authorized and empowered to hold, use, acquire, manage, occupy, possess and dispose of the property as provided in the Irrigation District Law. The title acquired by an irrigation district under ORS § 545.239, 545.241, 545.245 and 545.249 shall be the fee simple or such lesser estate as shall be designated in the judgment of appropriation. [Formerly 545.090; 2003 c.576 § 497]
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 545.253
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- District: means an irrigation district organized or operating under this chapter. See Oregon Statutes 545.002
- Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it.
[Amended by 1979 c.562 § 20; 1989 c.182 § 16; 1995 c.42 § 147; 1995 c.79 § 306; renumbered 545.577 in 1995]
[Amended by 1979 c.284 § 167; 1981 c.178 § 16; 1995 c.42 § 148; renumbered 545.579 in 1995]