Oregon Statutes - Chapter 778 - Port of Portland

778.005 Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) �Board� means the board of commissioners of the Port of Portland. (2) �Port� means...
778.008 Port of Portland granted powers of ports formed under ORS chapter 777; exceptions; additional powers.
(1) ORS 777.005 to 777.050, 777.110, 777.120, 777.132 to 777.165, 777.210, 777.220 and 777.405 to 777.435 do not apply to the Port of Portland. (2)...
778.010 District known as Port of Portland; boundaries; capacity to sue.
The Portland metropolitan area is a separate district, to be known as the Port of Portland, and as such shall have perpetual succession, and by...
778.015 Purposes and general powers of port.
The object, purpose and occupation of the Port of Portland shall be to promote the maritime, shipping, aviation, commercial and industrial interests of the port...
778.020 Acquisition of City of Portland property by port; assumption of bonds; election.
(1) The Port of Portland may purchase or otherwise acquire all or any of the docks, wharves, elevators, terminals, dry docks and other properties of...
778.025 Power to engage in certain commercial activities.
For the use of the Port of Portland or for public convenience and the convenience of air transport, shipping, commercial and industrial development of the...
778.030 Power to issue general obligation bonds; limitation; dedication of revenues; use of proceeds.
(1) For the purpose of carrying into effect any of the powers granted to the Port of Portland, the port has the power to borrow...
778.035 [Amended by 1971 c.728 §108; repealed by 1977 c.33 §2 (778.036 enacted in lieu of 778.035)]
778.036 Issuance of bonds.
Bonds authorized by ORS 778.030 shall be issued as prescribed in ORS chapter 287A. [1977 c.33 §3 (enacted in lieu of 778.035); 1981 c.94 §57;...
778.040 General obligation bond issues to be approved by electors.
(1) General obligation bonds shall not be issued by the Port of Portland to provide funds for the establishment or operation of surface ship and...
778.045 Amount of general obligation bonds issued in one year limited.
The total amount of general obligation bonds issued by the Port of Portland in any calendar year, except for refunding bonds or bonds issued to...
778.050 [Amended by 1971 c.728 §111; repealed by 1977 c.33 §4]
778.055 [Amended by 1971 c.728 §112; repealed by 1977 c.33 §4]
778.060 Expenditure of bond sale funds for operating expenses limited.
The board shall not expend, within any one calendar year, from the funds derived from the sale of bonds, in excess of $500,000 to meet...
778.065 Port taxing power; annual limitation.
The Port of Portland may each year assess, levy and collect taxes upon all taxable real and personal property situated within its boundaries as required:...
778.068 Filing boundary change with county assessor and Department of Revenue.
For purposes of ad valorem taxation, a boundary change must be filed in final approved form with the county assessor and the Department of Revenue...
778.070 Tax levy.
(1) Taxes authorized by ORS 778.065 shall be levied in each year and returned to the county officers whose duty it is to extend the...
778.073 Recreational facilities; development; operation; maintenance.
(1) The Port of Portland may construct, operate, equip and maintain public parks, marinas and other recreational facilities on land owned by the port when...
778.075 [Repealed by 1971 c.728 §138]
778.080 [Amended by 1963 c.145 §1; repealed by 1971 c.728 §138]
778.085 Control over port waters and wharf lines; adoption and enforcement of navigational rules; authority to establish penalties; limitation.
(1) To the full extent the State of Oregon might exercise control, or grant to the Port of Portland the right to exercise control, the...
778.090 Rights of riparian owners and owners of moorage facilities.
Where it is necessary to widen the general channel or improve the navigation of the rivers or sloughs by requiring the removal or destruction of...
778.095 Eminent domain power.
The Port of Portland may acquire, by condemnation or otherwise, private property necessary or convenient in carrying out any power granted the port. The right...
778.100 Reclamation of lands within port limits; assessments; lien; hearing; appeal.
(1) When the Port of Portland contemplates the filling or reclamation of any low, swamp or submersible land within its territory held in private ownership,...
778.105 Port required to contract for work and materials; dry docks; bids.
(1) Except in cases of emergency and except for ordinary current repair work necessary from day to day, all material purchased for and all work...
778.110 Personnel; membership in retirement systems.
(1) The Port of Portland may employ engineers, superintendents, mechanics, clerks and other persons as necessary or convenient in carrying on its work and fix...
778.115 Improvement contracts with federal government.
The Port of Portland may contract with the United States Government to do all or part of the work of making, maintaining, or both, a...
778.120 Operation of chapter upon rights of other entities within port limits.
Nothing in this chapter is intended to grant the Port of Portland authority to interfere with or detract from the general rights and powers of...
778.125 Port assistance to other governmental units within port boundaries.
Consistent with the purposes, functions and powers granted to it by law, the Port of Portland may provide research or technical assistance for the planning,...
778.145 Issuance of revenue bonds; election; use of proceeds; status of bonds.
(1) For the purpose of carrying into effect all or any of the powers granted to ports, the Port of Portland may from time to...
778.150 Ordinance authorizing revenue bonds; content; special trust funds; trustees; enforcement.
(1) Revenue bonds issued under ORS 778.145 (1) shall be authorized at a meeting by ordinance of the board. The ordinance may provide for the...
778.155 Form and content of bonds.
The revenue bonds issued and sold under ORS 778.145 (1): (1) Shall be deemed to be for all purposes negotiable instruments, subject only to the...
778.160 Borrowing in anticipation of bond sale; bond anticipation notes; content; sale.
(1) The Port of Portland shall have the power, at any time and from time to time after the issuance of bonds under ORS 778.145...
778.165 Sale of revenue bonds.
The board may from time to time sell revenue bonds authorized to be issued and sold pursuant to ORS 778.145 to 778.175, at public or...
778.170 Bonds as obligations of political subdivision.
Revenue bonds including refunding revenue bonds issued under ORS 778.145 to 778.175 shall be considered to be bonds or obligations of a political subdivision of...
778.175 Effect of ORS 778.145 to 778.175.
ORS 778.145 to 778.175 is additional, alternative and supplemental authority for the Port of Portland and shall not abrogate any power, right or authority otherwise...
778.205 Board of commissioners; general powers.
The power and authority given to the Port of Portland is vested in and shall be exercised by a board of nine commissioners. The board...
778.210 Qualifications of members.
(1) The board shall be composed of residents of the State of Oregon. The Governor shall make appointments to the board so as to assure...
778.215 Appointment; confirmation; vacancies.
(1) Upon the expiration of the term of a commissioner, a successor shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation as provided by ORS...
778.220 Removal.
If the Governor is at any time satisfied that a commissioner has been guilty of malfeasance in office, the Governor may file with the Secretary...
778.225 Meetings; rules; quorum; executive committee.
(1) The board shall hold at least one regular meeting in each month on a day to be fixed by it, and may hold special...
778.230 Board officers.
(1) The Governor shall designate one member of the board as president of the board, who shall hold that office until removed from it by...
778.235 Causes of vacancies; leaves of absence.
(1) If a commissioner appointed pursuant to ORS 778.215 refuses to serve, ceases to have the qualifications required by ORS 778.210 (1) or fails to...
778.240 [Amended by 1971 c.728 §132; repealed by 2001 c.883 §1]
778.245 [Amended by 1961 c.673 §1; 1971 c.728 §133; repealed by 1975 c.771 §33]
778.250 [Repealed by 1971 c.728 §138]
778.255 Enactment of port ordinances; effective date; passage; effect of referendum.
(1) The board may legislate with respect to the internal affairs of the Port of Portland by the adoption of ordinances. Every ordinance enacted by...
778.260 Ordinances for regulating use of port airports; port peace officers; jurisdiction.
(1) The board of the Port of Portland in accordance with ORS 198.510 to 198.600 may by ordinance make, modify or abolish regulations as convenient...
778.270 Initiative and referendum procedures.
(1) Except as provided in this section, the electors of the Port of Portland may exercise the powers of the initiative and referendum, with reference...
778.405 [Repealed by 1971 c.728 §138]
778.410 [Repealed by 1971 c.728 §138]
778.415 [Repealed by 1971 c.728 §138]
778.420 [Repealed by 1971 c.728 §138]
778.425 [Repealed by 1971 c.728 §138]
778.430 [Repealed by 1971 c.728 §138]
778.435 [Repealed by 1971 c.728 §138]
778.440 [Amended by 1963 c.9 §41; repealed by 1971 c.728 §138]
778.445 [Amended by 1971 c.647 §144; repealed by 1971 c.728 §138]
778.450 [Amended by 1971 c.647 §145; repealed by 1971 c.728 §138]
778.455 [Repealed by 1971 c.728 §138]
778.460 [Repealed by 1971 c.728 §138]
778.465 [Amended by 1963 c.9 §42; repealed by 1971 c.728 §138]
778.470 [Repealed by 1971 c.728 §138]
778.475 [Repealed by 1971 c.728 §138]
778.480 [Repealed by 1971 c.728 §138]
778.990 Penalties.
Any person who violates an ordinance adopted by the board of the Port of Portland under ORS 778.085 or 778.260 shall be guilty of a...

Last modified: August 7, 2008