ORS 267.550: Status of district.

(1) A transportation district has full power to carry out the objectives of its formation and to that end may have and use a seal, have perpetual succession, sue and be sued in its own name, and enter into contracts. (2) Except as ORS 267.510 to 267.650 provide to the contrary, the powers of the district shall be vested in the governing body of the district. (3) A transportation district formed under ORS 267.510 to 267.650 shall be considered a district for all purposes in ORS chapter 198. [1974 c.9 §8; 1975 c.737 §5; 1983 c.350 §126; 2003 c.802 §95]