ORS 470.210: Municipal corporation may enter into loan contract; purchase of municipal corporation’s general or revenue obligation.

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a municipal corporation may enter into a loan contract with the State Department of Energy to finance a small scale local energy project. (2) In order to finance a small scale local energy project, the Director of the State Department of Energy, on behalf of the state and in lieu of entering into a loan contract under subsection (1) of this section, may purchase or otherwise acquire a municipal corporation’s general obligations or revenue obligations, including but not limited to bonds, notes, certificates of participation, warrants or lease purchase agreements. [1983 c.188 §8; 2003 c.186 §68; 2005 c.201 §7] (Bonds)