ORS 541.325: Definitions for ORS 541.327 to 541.333.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
As used in ORS 541.327 to 541.333: (1) “District” means any district or corporation organized under ORS chapter 545, 547, 552, 553 or 554 or any corporation, cooperative, company or other association formed before 1917 for the purpose of distributing water for irrigation purposes. (2) “Owned” or “controlled” means ownership in fee, purchase on a land sale contract, option to purchase or lease. (3) “User” means an owner of land with an appurtenant water right that is subject to assessment by a district and that would be altered by the petition and map filed under ORS 541.329. [1989 c.1000 §1; 1993 c.818 §1]
Official history and status
History: Note: 541.325 to 541.333 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 541 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 690-013-0005: Introduction — implements
- OAR 690-013-0005: Introduction — authority
- OAR 690-013-0010: Definitions — implements
- OAR 690-013-0010: Definitions — authority
- OAR 690-013-0030: Eligibility to Petition — implements
- OAR 690-013-0030: Eligibility to Petition — authority
- OAR 690-013-0050: Individual Applications — implements
- OAR 690-013-0050: Individual Applications — authority
- OAR 690-013-0070: Interim Transfers — implements
- OAR 690-013-0070: Interim Transfers — authority
- OAR 690-013-0100: District Petitions — implements
- OAR 690-013-0100: District Petitions — authority
- OAR 690-013-0110: Requests for Additional Information — implements
- OAR 690-013-0110: Requests for Additional Information — authority
- OAR 690-013-0150: District Shall Certify Petition — implements
- OAR 690-013-0150: District Shall Certify Petition — authority
- OAR 690-013-0310: Processing of Petition — implements
- OAR 690-013-0310: Processing of Petition — authority
- OAR 690-013-0350: Field Verification of the Petition and Map — implements
- OAR 690-013-0350: Field Verification of the Petition and Map — authority
This rule cites
- ORS 541.327 — resolved
- 541.333 — resolved
- ORS chapter 545 — target_record_not_published
- ORS 541.329 — resolved
Cited by
- ORS 541.327: Failure or refusal of district to act; joint applications; eligible participants.
- ORS 541.329: Petition for approval of district map; contents; notice to users; corrections.
- ORS 541.331: Protest against approval of petition; hearing; issuance of water right certificate; land subject to inclusion.
- OAR 690-013-0005: Introduction
- OAR 690-013-0310: Processing of Petition
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors541.html