Oregon Law
Law as of Jan 1, 2024
Chapter contents
551.010Use of “lands” in chapter; railroads subject to taxation; duties of surveyor and engineer 551.020Petition for formation of diking district; bond 551.030Publication of petition; order to show cause; viewers to investigate proposed works 551.040Duties of surveyors and viewers 551.050Hearing; postponement; decision of court 551.060Apportionment of cost of dikes and dams 551.070Advertisement for bids; contracts; bond; personal subscriptions; modification of plan 551.080Application for payment of assessments in installments 551.090Meetings of landowners; procedure; selection of advisory board and superintendent 551.100Superintendent; compensation; powers and duties; estimate of maintenance costs as basis for annual tax levy 551.110Deposit of district funds; payment of claims 551.120Damages; recovery by landowner 551.130Organization of repair and maintenance district for land already diked; levy in proportion to benefits; credit for original cost 551.140Realignment of dikes by landowner 551.150Vacation of right of way; reversion to original owner 551.160County authority as to dikes and dams 551.170Appeals from county court 551.180Dissolution conditions and procedure

Chapter 551 — Diking Districts

ORS 551.060 Apportionment of cost of dikes and dams

After the petition has been granted and the proceedings had as specified in ORS 551.050, the court shall apportion the estimated cost of the dikes and dams among the landowners of the proposed district, in proportion to the valuation of the lands therein, according to the estimated value placed upon the respective tracts by the viewers. The cost thus apportioned shall be a tax upon the land and shall be placed upon the assessment roll of the county for the

current year. Such taxes for diking purposes shall have the same legal effect and be collected in a like manner as other state and county taxes upon the assessment roll.

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