(1) ORS § 777.560 to 777.590 are complete authority for the issuance and sale of revenue bonds and refunding revenue bonds. Any restrictions, limitations, conditions or procedure provided by other statutes relating to issuance and sale of bonds or other obligations do not apply to the issuance and sale of revenue bonds and refunding revenue bonds under ORS § 777.560 to 777.590.

(2) The lease of any property of the port and the pledging of revenues therefrom to the payment of the costs and expenses enumerated by ORS § 777.560, and to the payment of principal and interest on bonds issued and sold under ORS § 777.560 to 777.590, shall be considered to further the public interest within the meaning of ORS § 271.310. [1955 c.423 § 8; 1959 c.337 § 7; 1965 c.223 § 8; 1971 c.728 § 91; 2005 c.443 § 27]

Sections 1 and 2, chapter 423, Oregon Laws 2023, provide:

(1) Outstanding ad valorem property taxes, and interest on the taxes, assessed on real property, the ownership of which was transferred, from the federal government to a port district formed under ORS Chapter 777, by the assessor of the county in which the real property is located, are hereby canceled.

(2) Ad valorem property taxes, and interest on the taxes, assessed on real property owned by a port without a working waterfront formed under ORS Chapter 777, that have been outstanding since a date prior to January 1, 2012, are hereby canceled, provided the tax collector of the county in which the property is located has exhausted all remedies provided by law for collection of the taxes and interest. [2023 c.423 § 1]

Section 1 of this 2023 Act is repealed on January 2, 2025. [2023 c.423 § 2]

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