As used in ORS § 431.705 to 431.760, unless the context requires otherwise:

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(1) ‘Affected territory’ means an area that is the subject of a proceedings under ORS § 431.705 to 431.760 where there is a danger to public health or an alleged danger to public health.

(2) ‘Boundary commission’ means a local government boundary commission created under ORS § 199.410 to 199.430, 199.435 to 199.464, 199.480 to 199.505 and 199.510.

(3) ‘Commission’ means the Environmental Quality Commission.

(4) ‘Danger to public health’ means a condition which is conducive to the propagation of communicable or contagious disease-producing organisms and which presents a reasonably clear possibility that the public generally is being exposed to disease-caused physical suffering or illness, including a condition such as:

(a) Impure or inadequate domestic water.

(b) Inadequate installations for the disposal or treatment of sewage, garbage or other contaminated or putrefying waste.

(c) Inadequate improvements for drainage of surface water and other fluid substances.

(5) ‘District’ means any one of the following:

(a) A metropolitan service district formed under ORS Chapter 268.

(b) A county service district formed under ORS Chapter 451.

(c) A sanitary district formed under ORS § 450.005 to 450.245.

(d) A sanitary authority, water authority or joint water and sanitary authority formed under ORS § 450.600 to 450.989.

(e) A domestic water supply district formed under ORS Chapter 264.

(6) ‘Requesting body’ means the county court or local public health authority, as defined in ORS § 431.003, that makes a request under ORS § 431.715.

(7) ‘Service facilities’ means water or sewer installations or works. [1973 c.361 § 1; 1975 c.266 § 1; 1981 c.452 § 1; 1993 c.577 § 20; 2001 c.900 § 151; 2009 c.595 § 576; 2015 c.736 § 72]