Oregon Statutes - Chapter 268 - Metropolitan Service Districts

• 268.010   Short title.
  This chapter may be referred to as the Metropolitan Service District Act of 1997. [1969 c.700 §1; 1997 c.833 §3]
• 268.015   [1977 c.665 §1; repealed by 1997 c.833 §27]
• 268.020   Definitions.
  As used in this chapter: (1) “District” means a metropolitan service district established under this chapter. (2) “District charter” means a home rule charter enacted...
• 268.030   Purpose of chapter; limitation on number of districts; purpose of districts.
  (1) This chapter is enacted in order to provide a method of making available in metropolitan areas public services not adequately available through previously authorized...
• 268.040   Exemption from public utility regulation.
  Transportation facilities operated by a district, including the rates and charges made by the district and the equipment operated by the district, and transportation facilities...
• 268.050   [1969 c.700 §28; 1981 c.173 §40; 1983 c.350 §129; 1989 c.328 §2; repealed by 1997 c.833 §27]
• 268.060   Costs of elections.
  (1) The cost of elections to nominate or elect elected officials of the district shall be paid by the district. (2) When a district election...
• 268.070   [1989 c.321 §7; repealed by 1997 c.833 §27]
• 268.100   [1969 c.700 §4; 1971 c.727 §97; repealed by 1997 c.833 §27]
• 268.110   [1969 c.700 §5(1), (2); repealed by 1971 c.727 §203]
• 268.115   [1969 c.700 §5(3), (4); repealed by 1971 c.727 §191]
• 268.120   [1969 c.700 §6; 1971 c.727 §99; repealed by 1997 c.833 §27]
• 268.125   [1977 c.665 §14; repealed by 1991 c.15 §8]
• 268.130   [1969 c.700 §7; repealed by 1971 c.727 §191]
• 268.150   [1977 c.665 §5 (enacted in lieu of 268.200); 1979 c.804 §7; 1981 c.353 §3a; 1981 c.375 §3; 1983 c.350 §130; 1985 c.808 §78; 1989 c.10 §1; 1989 c.321 §1; 1995 c.712 §101; repealed by 1997 c.833 §27]
• 268.160   [1977 c.665 §6 (enacted in lieu of 268.200); 1979 c.804 §8; repealed by 1997 c.833 §27]
• 268.170   [1977 c.665 §20; repealed by 1997 c.833 §27]
• 268.180   [1977 c.665 §7 (enacted in lieu of 268.200); 1979 c.804 §9; 1981 c.375 §4; 1983 c.350 §131; 1987 c.349 §2; 1995 c.658 §100; repealed by 1997 c.833 §27]
• 268.190   [1977 c.665 §8 (enacted in lieu of 268.200); 1987 c.349 §5; repealed by 1997 c.833 §27]
• 268.200   [1969 c.700 §9; repealed by 1977 c.665 §4 (268.060, 268.150, 268.160, 268.180, 268.190 and 268.312 enacted in lieu of 268.200)]
• 268.210   [1969 c.700 §27; 1987 c.349 §6; repealed by 1997 c.833 §27]
• 268.215   [1987 c.349 §4; repealed by 1997 c.833 §27]
• 268.220   Employees’ rights when district assumes a function of another public corporation, city or county.
  Except as otherwise provided by ORS 268.230, a district shall offer to employ every person who, on the date the district takes over a function...
• 268.225   [1979 c.804 §2; repealed by 1997 c.833 §27]
• 268.230   District to protect employees’ rights when an operating public transportation system is acquired.
  When the district acquires an operating public transportation system, it shall make fair and equitable arrangements to protect the interests of employees and retired employees...
• 268.240   PERS membership for specified classes of district employees; conditions.
  (1) A district that is not participating in the Public Employees Retirement System may, by application to the board, include any class of employees of...
• 268.300   Existence, status and general powers of district.
  (1) A metropolitan service district has full power to carry out the objectives of its formation and the functions authorized pursuant to its charter and...
• 268.310   Powers of district.
  Subject to the provisions of a district charter, a district may, to carry out the purposes of this chapter: (1) Subject to the requirements of...
• 268.312   [1977 c.665 §10a (enacted in lieu of 268.200); 1977 c.782 §6; 1985 c.204 §1; repealed by 1997 c.833 §27]
• 268.315   Authority of district to levy ad valorem tax.
  For the purpose of performing the functions set forth in ORS 268.310 (3), the district, when authorized at any properly called election held for such...
• 268.317   Solid and liquid waste disposal powers.
  For purposes of solid and liquid waste disposal, a district may: (1) Build, construct, acquire, lease, improve, operate and maintain landfills, transfer facilities, resource recovery...
• 268.318   District approval required for disposal, transfer or resource recovery site or facility; criteria.
  (1) No public or private disposal, transfer or resource recovery site or facility in the district shall be established, modified or extended without the prior...
• 268.319   Reuse and recycling of electronic products.
  Any metropolitan service district serving a population of more than 500,000 persons shall develop and implement a program pertaining to electronic product reuse and recycling....
• 268.320   Elector approval of district actions.
  Subject to the provisions of a district charter, the electors of a district may, from time to time, and in exercise of their power of...
• 268.330   Powers when providing local aspects of service; powers for public transportation; tax refunds.
  Subject to the provisions of a district charter: (1) A district, to provide a local aspect of a public service, may take over facilities and...
• 268.335   [1977 c.665 §21; repealed by 1997 c.833 §27]
• 268.340   Acquisition of property; condemnation procedure; authority to lease and dispose of property; right of entry to survey lands.
  (1) To the extent necessary to provide a metropolitan aspect of a public service, a district may acquire by purchase, condemnation, devise, gift or grant...
• 268.342   [1977 c.665 §23; repealed by 1997 c.833 §27]
• 268.343   Validation of certain easements acquired by district.
  Conservation easements and highway scenic preservation easements acquired by a metropolitan service district prior to May 28, 1999, are validated. [1999 c.208 §5] Note: 268.343...
• 268.345   Limitation on condemnation power for certain facilities.
  Notwithstanding any power of condemnation, the district shall not acquire existent major cultural, convention, exhibition, sports or entertainment facilities owned by a public or municipal...
• 268.347   Boundary change within district and certain urban reserves; filing boundary change with county assessor and Department of Revenue.
  (1) Notwithstanding contrary provisions regarding jurisdiction under ORS chapters 198, 221 and 222, a metropolitan service district shall exercise jurisdiction, as provided in this section...
• 268.350   [1969 c.700 §23; repealed by 1997 c.833 §27]
• 268.351   Definitions for ORS 268.347 and 268.354.
  As used in ORS 268.347 and 268.354, “boundary change” means a major boundary change or a minor boundary change, as those terms are defined in...
• 268.354   Boundary change procedures; standards.
  (1) In addition to the requirements established by ORS chapters 198, 221 and 222 for a boundary change, a metropolitan service district, in consultation with...
• 268.355   [1979 c.804 §3; repealed by 1997 c.833 §27]
• 268.357   Authority to sell certain information; marketing agreements; confidentiality.
  Subject to the provisions of a district charter, a district may impose and collect reasonable fees based on market prices or competitive bids for geographic...
• 268.360   Authority to exercise police power; ordinances; effective dates; enforcement.
  Subject to the provisions of a district charter: (1) For purposes of its authorized functions a district may exercise police power and in so doing...
• 268.370   Authority to take over transit system of mass transit district; effect of transfer order.
  Subject to the provisions of a district charter, when a metropolitan service district organized under this chapter functions in a mass transit district organized under...
• 268.380   Land-use planning goals and activities; coordination; review of local plans.
  (1) A district may: (a) Adopt land-use planning goals and objectives for the district consistent with goals adopted under ORS chapters 195, 196 and 197;...
• 268.385   District as regional planning coordinator.
  (1) For the purposes of ORS 195.025, the district formed under this chapter shall exercise within the district the review, advisory and coordinative functions assigned...
• 268.390   Planning for activities and areas with metropolitan impact; review of comprehensive plans; urban growth boundary; regional framework plans.
  (1) A district may define and apply a planning procedure that identifies and designates areas and activities having significant impact upon the orderly and responsible...
• 268.393   Land use planning ordinance; notice to local governments and landowners.
  (1) As used in this section, “owner” means the owner of the title to real property or the contract purchaser of real property, of record...
• 268.395   [1985 c.785 §2; repealed by 1997 c.516 §15 and 1997 c.833 §27]
• 268.400   [1985 c.785 §3; repealed by 1997 c.516 §15 and 1997 c.833 §27]
• 268.460   [1981 c.641 §2; repealed by 1997 c.833 §27]
• 268.465   [1981 c.641 §3; repealed by 1997 c.833 §27]
• 268.470   [1981 c.641 §4; repealed by 1997 c.833 §27]
• 268.475   [1981 c.641 §5; repealed by 1997 c.833 §27]
• 268.480   [1981 c.641 §6; repealed by 1997 c.833 §27]
• 268.485   [1981 c.641 §7; repealed by 1997 c.833 §27]
• 268.490   [1981 c.641 §8; repealed by 1997 c.833 §27]
• 268.495   [1981 c.353 §2; 1983 c.740 §70; repealed by 1995 c.333 §37]
• 268.500   Levy, collection, enforcement of ad valorem taxes; limitation; classification of property.
  (1) A district may levy annually an ad valorem tax on all taxable property within its boundaries not to exceed in any one year one-half...
• 268.503   Vehicle registration fees.
  Subject to ORS 801.040, 801.041, 801.042, 801.237 and 803.445, for the purpose of providing any service that the district, as defined in ORS 801.237, has...
• 268.505   Income tax; rate limitation; elector approval required.
  (1) Subject to the provisions of a district charter, to carry out the purposes of this chapter, a district may by ordinance impose a tax:...
• 268.507   Excise taxes.
  Subject to the provisions of a district charter, a district may by ordinance impose excise taxes on any person using the facilities, equipment, systems, functions,...
• 268.509   [1989 c.332 §2; repealed by 1997 c.833 §27]
• 268.510   [1969 c.700 §18; repealed by 1981 c.641 §9]
• 268.512   [1977 c.665 §23a; repealed by 1997 c.833 §27]
• 268.513   [1977 c.665 §16; 1979 c.804 §10; 1981 c.353 §5; 1985 c.210 §1; 1989 c.327 §2; repealed by 1997 c.833 §27]
• 268.514   [1989 c.327 §1; repealed by 1997 c.833 §27]
• 268.515   [Formerly 268.540; repealed by 1997 c.833 §27]
• 268.517   [1977 c.665 §15; repealed by 1997 c.833 §27]
• 268.520   Authority to issue and sell general obligation bonds.
  (1) For the purpose of performing any service that the district has power to perform, the district, when authorized at any properly called election held...
• 268.525   Refunding bonds.
  Refunding bonds of the same character and tenor as those replaced thereby may be issued pursuant to a resolution adopted by the district governing body...
• 268.530   Bond elections.
  Elections for the purpose of voting on the question of borrowing funds by issuance and sale of general obligation bonds shall be called by the...
• 268.540   [1969 c.700 §§16,21,22; 1977 c.95 §5; renumbered 268.515]
• 268.590   Credit enhancement of district bonds and other obligations.
  (1) As used in ORS 268.600 to 268.660: (a) “Credit enhancement agreement” means the agreement pursuant to which a credit enhancement device is provided, given...
• 268.600   Issuance of revenue bonds; use of proceeds; status of bonds.
  For the purpose of carrying into effect all or any of the powers granted to metropolitan service districts, a district may from time to time...
• 268.610   Ordinance authorizing revenue bonds; content; special trust funds; trustees; enforcement.
  (1) Revenue bonds issued under ORS 268.600 to 268.660 shall be authorized at a meeting by ordinance of the governing body. The ordinance may provide...
• 268.620   Form and content of bonds.
  The revenue bonds authorized by ORS 268.600 to 268.660 shall be issued as prescribed in ORS chapter 287A. [1977 c.95 §11; 1987 c.623 §3; 1997...
• 268.630   Borrowing in anticipation of bond sale; bond anticipation notes; content; sale of notes.
  (1) A district shall have the power, at any time and from time to time after the issuance of bonds under ORS 268.600 to 268.660...
• 268.640   Sale of revenue bonds.
  The governing body may from time to time sell revenue bonds authorized to be issued and sold pursuant to ORS 268.600 to 268.660 at public...
• 268.650   Bonds as obligation of a political subdivision.
  Revenue bonds, including refunding revenue bonds and bond anticipation notes issued under ORS 268.600 to 268.660, shall be considered to be bonds or obligations of...
• 268.660   Effect of ORS 268.600 to 268.660.
  ORS 268.600 to 268.660 are additional, alternative and supplemental authority for a district and shall not abrogate any power, right or authority otherwise granted by...
• 268.700   [1969 c.700 §29; repealed by 1971 c.727 §203]
• 268.710   Electors of county may adopt, amend, revise or repeal district charter; limitation on certain actions.
  (1) The electors of any metropolitan service district, by majority vote of such electors voting thereon at any legally called election, may adopt, amend, revise...
• 268.715   [1991 c.72 §2; repealed by 1997 c.833 §27]
• 268.720   [1991 c.72 §3; repealed by 1997 c.833 §27]
• 268.725   [1991 c.72 §4; repealed by 1997 c.833 §27]
• 268.730   [1991 c.72 §5; repealed by 1997 c.833 §27]
• 268.735   [1991 c.72 §8; repealed by 1997 c.833 §27]
• 268.740   [1991 c.72 §7; repealed by 1997 c.833 §27]
• 268.990   Penalties; jurisdiction.
  (1) Violation of any ordinance, rule or regulation adopted by a district shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $500 or by...

Last modified: August 7, 2008