Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 759.080 (2026)

Use of property outside limits of municipal corporation; agreement; condemnation upon failure to agree

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759.080 Use of property outside limits of municipal corporation; agreement; condemnation upon failure to agree. When it is necessary or convenient, in the location of any poles or lines mentioned in ORS 759.075, to appropriate any part of any public road, street, alley or public grounds not within the corporate limits of any municipal corporation, the county court or board of county commissioners of the county within which such road, street, alley or public grounds is located, may agree with the telecommunications utility upon the extent, terms and conditions upon which the same may be appropriated or used and occupied by such corporation. If such parties are unable to agree, the telecommunications utility may condemn so much thereof as is necessary and convenient in the location and construction of the poles or lines. The provisions of ORS chapter 35 are applicable to condemnations under this section. [1987 c.447 §70]

759.100 [1987 c.447 §5; repealed by 2005 c.232 §14]

759.105 [1989 c.484 §7; renumbered 759.219 in 2005]

759.110 [1987 c.447 §6; repealed by 2005 c.232 §14]

759.115 [1987 c.447 §7; repealed by 2005 c.232 §14]

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Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1995–2001 · leading case: GTE Nw. Inc. v. Pub. Util. Comm'n, 900 P.2d 495 (Or. 1995).

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GTE Nw. Inc. v. Pub. Util. Comm'n, 900 P.2d 495 (Or. 1995). · cites it 2× “ORS 759.080. The PUC does not contend that ORS 759.”

At&T Commc'ns of Pac. Nw., Inc. v. City of Eugene, 35 P.3d 1029 (Or. Ct. App. 2001). “” Or Laws 1999, ch 436, § 1(2) (codified as note following ORS 759.080). The fact that the legislature created the task force to study the very issues in dispute in this case suggests that the legislature does not regard its existing statutes as wholly preemptive, as the…”

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