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Or. Rev. Stat. § 777.005 (2026)

Definitions for ORS 777.005 to 777.725 and 777.915 to 777.953

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      777.005 Definitions for ORS 777.005 to 777.725 and 777.915 to 777.953. As used in ORS 777.005 to 777.725 and 777.915 to 777.953, unless the context requires otherwise:

      (1) “Board” means the board of commissioners of a port.

      (2) “County” means the county in which the port, or the greater portion of the area of the port, is located.

      (3) “County board” means the county court or the board of county commissioners of the county.

      (4) “County clerk” means the county clerk of the county.

      (5) “Port” means a port formed pursuant to ORS 777.010 and 777.050.

      (6) “Owner” or “landowner” means the record owner of real property or the vendee of a recorded contract of purchase of real property, if any, to the exclusion of the vendor. [Amended by 1971 c.728 §1; 1983 c.83 §109; 2003 c.802 §148]

 

(Organization of Ports)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1980–2004 · leading case: Jarvill v. City of Eugene, 613 P.2d 1 (Or. 1980).
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Jarvill v. City of Eugene, 613 P.2d 1 (Or. 1980). · cites it 2× “510 to 267.650, Transportation Districts (taxing authority provided by ORS 267.”
Shasta View Irrigation Dist. v. Amoco Chemicals Corp., 986 P.2d 536 (Or. 1999). · cites it 2× “ORS 777.005(5) ("`Port' means a municipal corporation incorporated, or proposed to be incorporated, pursuant to ORS 777.”
Waterwatch of Oregon, Inc. v. Water Resources Comm'n, 88 P.3d 327 (Or. Ct. App. 2004). “As used in this section, ‘municipality’ includes a city, a port formed under ORS 777.005 to 777.725 and 777.915 to 777.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 777.005(5) — 1 case
Shasta View Irrigation Dist. v. Amoco Chemicals Corp., 986 P.2d 536 (Or. 1999). “ORS 777.005(5) ("`Port' means a municipal corporation incorporated, or proposed to be incorporated, pursuant to ORS 777.”
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