Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 545.253 (2026)

Title to and rights in property acquired

✓ current as of May 2026 Cite as: Or. Rev. Stat. § 545.253 (2026)

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545.253 Title to and rights in property acquired. The legal title to all property acquired under ORS 545.239, 545.241, 545.245 and 545.249 shall immediately vest in the irrigation district and shall be held by it in trust for and hereby is dedicated and set apart to the uses and purposes set forth in the Irrigation District Law. The board is authorized and empowered to hold, use, acquire, manage, occupy, possess and dispose of the property as provided in the Irrigation District Law. The title acquired by an irrigation district under ORS 545.239, 545.241, 545.245 and 545.249 shall be the fee simple or such lesser estate as shall be designated in the judgment of appropriation. [Formerly 545.090; 2003 c.576 §497]

545.254 [Amended by 1979 c.562 §20; 1989 c.182 §16; 1995 c.42 §147; 1995 c.79 §306; renumbered 545.577 in 1995]

545.256 [Amended by 1979 c.284 §167; 1981 c.178 §16; 1995 c.42 §148; renumbered 545.579 in 1995]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2007–2021 · leading case: Fort Vannoy Irrigation District v. Water Resources Commission

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Fort Vannoy Irrigation District v. Water Resources Commission (2008) or · cites it 5× “As noted above, that relationship is established in ORS 545.253, which provides that water rights acquired by an irrigation district pursuant to ORS 545.”

Gerald Hawkins v. Debra Haaland (2021) cadc · cites it 2× “(alterations omitted) (quoting Or. Rev. Stat. § 545.253 ). The narrow question in Fort Vannoy was whether such a district is the “holder of any water use subject to transfer,” when it receives the certificate to a particular water right.”

Fort Vannoy Irrigation District v. Water Resources Commission (2007) orctapp “5 ORS 545.253 provides that, “[t]he legal title to all property acquired under ORS 545.”

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