(1) A diking district may be dissolved in accordance with ORS § 198.920 to 198.955 if:

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 551.180

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.

(a) Either an existing drainage district formed under ORS Chapter 547 or an existing water control district formed under ORS Chapter 553 agrees to continue to provide operation and maintenance of the levees and perform other flood control and related works and improvements to the inhabitants of the diking district;

(b) Any other sponsoring governmental agency to which the district owes an obligation under a contract or agreement consents to the dissolution and turnover to the successor district; and

(c) The dissolving district has no outstanding indebtedness.

(2) The dissolution may be initiated by the board of county commissioners of the county in which the district is located notwithstanding the provisions of ORS § 198.920 (1)(c)(A). If the proposal meets all the conditions described by subsection (1) of this section, the board of county commissioners shall dispense with the election required by ORS § 198.935. [1973 c.665 § 2; 2011 c.9 § 75]

 

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