Title 25 — PUBLIC LANDS
For purposes of ORS 184.634, 270.005 to 270.015, 270.100 to 270.190, 273.416, 273.426 to 273.436 and 273.551: “Department” means the Oregon Department of Administrative Services. “Improvements” means any and all structures on or attachments to state-owned real property, but excluding public improvements as defined in ORS 279A.010. “Real property” means al…
It shall be the policy of the State of Oregon to hold in state ownership no more state-owned real property than is necessary to conduct official business, with allowance for reasonably foreseeable demands of the future. The acquisition, sale, exchange, lease, retention and management of state-owned real property shall be subject to a statewide plan that will…
The power granted by ORS 184.634, 270.005 to 270.015, 270.100 to 270.190, 273.416, 273.426 to 273.436 and 273.551 is vested in the State of Oregon. The power is self-operating, without the necessity of further legislation. In carrying out the provisions of ORS 184.634, 270.005 to 270.015, 270.100 to 270.190, 273.416, 273.426 to 273.436 and 273.551, the stat…
Title to any parcel of land held by a state agency shall be in the name of the state, by and through the state agency controlling the parcel.
The State of Oregon may enter into agreements with the United States or any agency thereof, relative to the conditions for and places where electrical and other transmission lines may be placed and maintained across any property owned or controlled by the state, which agreements may be in perpetuity or for such length of time as may be specified. However, no…
Notwithstanding ORS 270.010 (2) or 270.100 to 270.190, a state agency may transfer, convey, donate, exchange or lease to an eligible Indian tribe, as defined in ORS 307.181, any real property or interest in real property owned by the agency at such price and on such terms as the agency may determine. Notwithstanding ORS 273.775 to 273.790, an agency disposi…
Before offering for sale any real property or equitable interest in real property that the state owns, the state agency acting for the state in the sales transaction shall report to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services that the state agency intends to sell or transfer the real property or the equitable interest. The department, or an agency the d…
Before a state agency terminally disposes of real property to other than another state agency, the disposing agency shall: If the value of the real property is $100,000 or less, consider all the values of the property to the people of this state, including values for fish and wildlife habitat and public access to other real property; or If the value of the…
Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section: Whenever the state or any agency thereof possesses or controls real property not needed for public use, or whenever the public interest may be furthered, the state or its agency may sell, exchange, convey or lease for any period not exceeding 99 years all or any part of its interest in the property to or…
In exercising certain of its functions under ORS 184.634, 270.005 to 270.015, 270.100 to 270.190, 273.416, 273.426 to 273.436 and 273.551, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall be advised by an advisory committee consisting of seven members appointed by the Governor. The advisory committee appointed under subsection (1) of this section shal…
The state agency acting for the state in the transaction shall give the notice of the proposed sale not less than once a week for three successive weeks by publication in one or more newspapers of general circulation in the county in which such real property is situated, and in such other newspapers, if any, as the agency considers advisable. The notice shal…
The decision of the state agency on the question of the most advantageous proposal for real property to be sold, shall be final and conclusive, and shall not be subject to review by any court.
If the provisions of ORS 270.100, 270.110 and 270.130 have been complied with as to property administered by it and no satisfactory proposal has been received, a state agency acting for the state in the sale of real property or an equitable interest in real property that the state owns may, beginning at any time no later than 18 months after completing the p…
The proceeds, less costs, of any real property sold by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services under ORS 270.100, 270.110 and 270.130 may be credited to and deposited in the Capital Projects Fund established by ORS 276.005 or the Trust for Cultural Development Account established in ORS 359.405. The proceeds of any real property sold by a state age…
In addition to authority granted to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services under ORS 184.634, 270.005 to 270.015, 270.100 to 270.190, 273.416, 273.426 to 273.436 and 273.551, the department, pursuant to an agreement under ORS 190.110, may undertake the management of any real property, and improvements thereon, that is the property of or within the …
The Oregon Department of Administrative Services acting on behalf of the State of Oregon may grant an easement or right of way on any real property under its control if the department determines that the easement or right of way would be in the public interest.
The Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall maintain and keep current an inventory of all state-owned real property and shall classify all such property on the basis of current use, value, idle or surplus to agency need. The department shall establish categories of real property necessary for management of state-owned real property. Land owning ag…
At the end of each biennium, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall transfer from the Oregon Department of Administrative Services Operating Fund to the Capital Projects Fund established by ORS 276.005 all revenue from the rental or lease of property described in ORS 270.150 not expended for administration, taxes, repairs or improvements. __…