Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 225.030 (2026)

Utility may provide services within or without city limits

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      225.030 Utility may provide services within or without city limits. Any city owning, controlling or operating a system of waterworks or electric light and power system for supplying water or electricity for its inhabitants and for general municipal purposes, and any person controlling or operating any water system or electric light and power system under contract, lease or private ownership, may sell, supply and dispose of water or electricity from such system to any person within or without the limits of the city in which the water or electric light and power system is operated, and may make contracts in reference to the sale and disposal of water or electricity from such system, for use within or without the corporate limits. [Amended by 2005 c.22 §167]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1976–1998 · leading case: City of Eugene v. Nalven, 955 P.2d 263 (Or. Ct. App. 1998).
City of Eugene v. Nalven, 955 P.2d 263 (Or. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 8× “First, ORS 225.030 provides that cities that own a system of waterworks "may sell, supply and dispose of water * * * from such system" both within and without the city limits and "may make contracts in reference to the sale and disposal of water * * * from such system * * *.”
Bell v. City of Corvallis, 551 P.2d 125 (Or. Ct. App. 1976). · cites it 2× “To that end it may: "(a) Acquire water systems and use, sell and dispose of its water for domestic, recreational, industrial, and public use and * * * other purposes within and without * * * * ifc * * ” ORS 225.030 provides: "Any city owning * * * waterworks * * * may make…”
Pacificorp v. City of Ashland, 744 P.2d 257 (Or. Ct. App. 1987). “” ORS 225.030 provides: “Any city owning, controlling or operating a system of waterworks or electric light and power system for supplying water or electricity for its inhabitants and for general municipal purposes, and any person, persons, or corporation controlling or…”
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