Oregon Law
Law as of Jan 1, 2026
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 551.120 Damages; recovery by landowner

If, in locating and establishing the dikes and dams provided for in this chapter, an owner of land through which they pass is aggrieved on the score of right of way or other causes, the owner shall have proper damage. In such cases claims for damages shall be filed and the amount thereof determined in accordance with the general road law in like cases. The damages allowed shall be assessed against the lands of the district in the same manner as the tax for construction, and paid to the aggrieved parties in the same manner in which other claims are paid.

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