Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 271.300 (2026)

Application and administration of ORS 271.300 to 271.360; rules

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      271.300 Application and administration of ORS 271.300 to 271.360; rules. (1) The power granted by ORS 271.300 to 271.360 is vested in each political subdivision of the State of Oregon. The power is self-operating, without the necessity of further legislation.

      (2) In carrying ORS 271.300 to 271.360 into effect, a political subdivision shall act through its duly constituted governing body. Each political subdivision through its governing body may provide rules necessary in carrying out ORS 271.300 to 271.360. [Amended by 1981 c.787 §26; 1985 c.443 §4]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1966–2026 · leading case: Matter of City of Prineville's Decision, 619 P.2d 940 (Or. Ct. App. 1980).
Matter of City of Prineville's Decision, 619 P.2d 940 (Or. Ct. App. 1980). “310(3), which provides: "Real property needed for public use by the state or by any political subdivision thereof owning or controlling the property shall not be sold, exchanged, leased or conveyed under the authority of ORS 271.300 to 271.370, except that it may be exchanged…”
Cole v. Baker, 727 P.2d 171 (Or. Ct. App. 1986). “310(3), which provides, in part: “Real property needed for public use by any political subdivision owning or controlling the property shall not be sold, exchanged, leased or conveyed under the authority of ORS 271.300 to 271.360 * * The city hall offices have been moved to a new…”
State Land Bd. v. W.-Pac. Dredging Corp., 416 P.2d 667 (Or. 1966). · cites it 2× “550 (1) (c) — of free use of the material to the state or political subdivision as defined by ORS 271.300 (1) uses the same words of limitation, that is two miles from the bank of the stream.”
John Lee Malaer v. Curry Cnty., et al. (D. Or. 2026). “* * * Unless the governing body of a political subdivision determines under subsection (1) of this section that the public interest may be furthered, real property needed for public use by any political subdivision owning or controlling the property may not be sold, exchanged,…”
Cnty. of Clatsop v. Ehler, 203 P.3d 322 (Or. Ct. App. 2009). “Accordingly, by the time that the alleged waiver had occurred, the reversion already had occurred, and there was nothing for the county to waive.”
State Land Bd. v. Gen. Constr. Co., 465 P.2d 731 (Or. Ct. App. 1970). “material may be removed from navigable stream beds in Oregon without payment of royalty, as follows: “(1) The removal of material from submersible and submerged lands of any navigable stream, owned by the State of Oregon, is authorized when the material (a) is removed for…”
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