Oregon Law
Law as of Jan 1, 2026
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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 551.180 Dissolution conditions and procedure

(1)

A diking district may be dissolved in accordance with ORS 198.920 to 198.955 if:

(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.

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