Oregon Statutes 451.573 – Definitions for ORS 451.573 to 451.577
As used in ORS § 451.573 to 451.577:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 451.573
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- local government: means all cities, counties and local service districts located in this state, and all administrative subdivisions of those cities, counties and local service districts. See Oregon Statutes 174.116
(1) ‘District’ means, in addition to the meaning given that term in ORS § 451.410, a county service district organized under the authority of a county charter.
(2) ‘Special district’ means any one of the following districts:
(a) A drainage district organized under ORS Chapter 547.
(b) A park and recreation district organized under ORS Chapter 266.
(c) A highway lighting district organized under ORS Chapter 372.
(d) A sanitary district organized under ORS Chapter 450.
(e) A diking district organized under ORS Chapter 551.
(f) A special road district organized under ORS § 371.305 to 371.360.
(g) A road assessment district organized under ORS § 371.405 to 371.535.
(3) ‘Special district’ also means one of the following, if the special district is within the geographical jurisdiction of a local government boundary commission formed by or pursuant to ORS § 199.410 to 199.519:
(a) A domestic water supply district organized under ORS Chapter 264.
(b) A cemetery maintenance district organized under ORS Chapter 265.
(c) A health district organized under ORS § 440.305 to 440.410.
(d) A vector control district organized under ORS § 452.020 to 452.170.
(e) A rural fire protection district organized under ORS Chapter 478.
(f) A weather modification district organized under ORS § 558.200 to 558.440.
(g) A geothermal heating district organized under ORS Chapter 523. [1965 c.475 § 4; 1969 c.646 § 14a; 1971 c.674 § 2; 1973 c.785 § 25; 1975 c.782 § 52; 1985 c.472 § 2; 2003 c.14 § 275]