Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 308.807 (2026)

Amount of tax

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      308.807 Amount of tax. For payments due July 1, 1992, and each July 1 thereafter, the amount of the tax imposed by ORS 308.805 shall be the lesser of:

      (1) Four percent of all gross revenue derived from the use or operation of transmission and distribution lines (exclusive of revenues from the leasing of lines to governmental agencies) minus the cost of power to the association, or;

      (2) The sum of:

      (a) An amount obtained by multiplying the real market value of the transmission and distribution lines for the current fiscal year by the maximum school tax rate allowable under ORS 310.150, plus;

      (b) An amount obtained by multiplying the real market value of the transmission and distribution lines for the current fiscal year by $10 per $1,000 of real market value, plus;

      (c) An amount obtained by multiplying the real market value of the transmission and distribution lines by the tax rate of the county for exempt bonded indebtedness as defined in ORS 310.140. [1969 c.492 §3; 1983 c.782 §1; 1985 c.213 §1; 1991 c.459 §169]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1988–1993 · leading case: Lane Elec. Coop., Inc. v. Dep't of Revenue, 765 P.2d 1237 (Or. 1988).
Lane Elec. Coop., Inc. v. Dep't of Revenue, 765 P.2d 1237 (Or. 1988). “without intent to produce profit in money and which has no other principal business or purpose shall, in lieu of all other taxes on the transmission and distribution lines, pay a tax on all gross revenue derived from the use or operation of transmission and distribution lines…”
Cent. Elec. Coop., Inc. v. Dep't of Revenue, 12 Or. Tax 411 (Or. T.C. 1993). · cites it 2× “ORS 308.807(3) imposes the tax on: “[A]ll gross revenue derived from the use or operation of transmission and distribution lines * * * minus the cost of power to the association, multiplied by four percent.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 308.807(3) — 1 case
Cent. Elec. Coop., Inc. v. Dep't of Revenue, 12 Or. Tax 411 (Or. T.C. 1993). “ORS 308.807(3) imposes the tax on: “[A]ll gross revenue derived from the use or operation of transmission and distribution lines * * * minus the cost of power to the association, multiplied by four percent.”
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