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OR Rev Stat § 554.410 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 554 - Corporations for Irrigation, Drainage, Water Supply or Flood Control|Section 554.410 - Applicability of ORS 554.005 to 554.340 to corporations organized under 1911 Act.

Nothing in ORS 554.005 to 554.340 shall be so construed as to affect the validity of any district improvement company organized before March 4, 1937, under the provisions of chapter 172, Oregon Laws 1911, or its rights in or to property, or any of its rights or privileges of whatsoever kind or nature; but such corporations hereby are made subject to the provisions of ORS 554.005 to 554.340 so far as applicable. The provisions of ORS 554.005 to 554.340 shall not affect, impair or discharge any contract, obligation, lien or charge for or upon which such a company was or might become liable or chargeable had those sections not been passed; nor shall they affect the validity of any bonds issued prior to March 4, 1937; nor shall they affect any action then pending. All such corporations organized after March 4, 1937, shall be organized under the provisions of ORS 554.005 to 554.340 and not otherwise. Any corporation organized before March 4, 1937, under the provisions of chapter 172, Oregon Laws 1911, which amends its articles of incorporation and landowners’ notice as provided in ORS 554.420, shall thereafter be subject to the provisions of ORS 554.005 to 554.340.
OR Rev Stat § 554.420 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 554 - Corporations for Irrigation, Drainage, Water Supply or Flood Control|Section 554.420 - Amendment of articles, and landowners’ notice, of corporation organized under 1911 Act.

(1) Articles of incorporation of any district improvement company organized before March 4, 1937, under the provisions of chapter 172, Oregon Laws 1911, and the recorded notice of the owners of the lands described in such articles of incorporation, may be amended as provided in this section. (2) If the members desire to amend the articles of incorporation they shall execute the amended articles, stating therein that such articles are for the purpose of amending articles of the same corporation of record in the Office of the Secretary of State and in the county where the land therein described is situated; that the amended articles are signed by an officer, director or court-appointed fiduciary by authority of a resolution of the board of directors; and that such articles as amended and adopted are as therein set out. The amended articles must conform with ORS 554.040. The amended articles must describe the land with particularity and state the owners thereof and the persons having any interest therein. The board of directors shall determine whether all landowners and persons having any interest in the lands have duly executed the same. (3) If satisfied therewith the board of directors may, upon the execution by all landowners of the amended landowners’ notice and being satisfied therewith and that all have executed the same, by resolution authorize an officer, director or court appointed fiduciary to execute the same on behalf of the corporation. Thereupon the amended articles shall be submitted to the Office of the Secretary of State for filing. The requirements for filing a document under ORS 554.005 apply to the amended articles. (4) One true copy of the amended articles also shall be filed in each county where the land is situated. (5) The landowners’ amended notice shall be executed and recorded in the manner provided in ORS 554.180 and 554.190. (6) From the filing of the amended articles by the Secretary of State, the amended articles and landowners’ notice shall be effective instruments for every purpose; provided that such amended notice shall in no manner affect any lien, encumbrance, interest or estate in any of the lands attached, fixed or vested at the time of filing the same, or the priority thereof. If in such amendments it appears that the corporation is not for profit and it is so stated therein, the corporation shall thereafter pay any applicable fee under ORS 554.016. [Amended by 1971 c.200 §10; 1987 c.94 §156; 1991 c.132 §35; 2013 c.284 §11]
OR Rev Stat § 554.430 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 554 - Corporations for Irrigation, Drainage, Water Supply or Flood Control|Section 554.430 - Applicability of 1911 Act, as amended, to corporations organized under that Act.

To the extent only that, by reason of the provisions of ORS 554.410, they have not been superseded, sections 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11 and 12, chapter 172, Oregon Laws 1911, as amended by section 2, chapter 101, Oregon Laws 1917, and by chapters 267 and 420, Oregon Laws 1927, and as supplemented by section 2, chapter 164, Oregon Laws 1923, shall remain applicable to corporations organized before March 4, 1937, under the provisions of chapter 172, Oregon Laws 1911.
OR Rev Stat § 554.510 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 554 - Corporations for Irrigation, Drainage, Water Supply or Flood Control|Section 554.510 - Authority to include or exclude lands.

A corporation formed under ORS 554.005 to 554.340 may amend its articles of incorporation to include or exclude land as provided in ORS 554.510 to 554.590. [1963 c.103 §2; 1987 c.94 §158]
OR Rev Stat § 554.520 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 554 - Corporations for Irrigation, Drainage, Water Supply or Flood Control|Section 554.520 - Application for inclusion or exclusion; approval of members.

When a corporation receives an application of one or more landowners either to include the lands of the landowner in or exclude the lands of the landowner from the corporation, the application shall be acted upon at a meeting of the members. If at the meeting the members present approve the application of the landowner by a majority vote, articles of amendment shall be executed by the corporation and filed with the Secretary of State and from the date of such filing the lands described in the amendment, as recited in the amendment, shall either be included or excluded from the corporation. [1963 c.103 §3]
OR Rev Stat § 554.530 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 554 - Corporations for Irrigation, Drainage, Water Supply or Flood Control|Section 554.530 - Application; contents; deposit; filing.

The application of the landowner shall: (1) Be in writing and certified by the applicant. (2) State the legal description of the land the applicant wishes either included in or excluded from the corporation. (3) Contain a brief statement of the reason for request of the inclusion or exclusion of the lands of the landowner, and if the request is to include lands, a statement that the lands will be benefited by being included in the corporation. (4) Be accompanied by a deposit in an amount to be determined by the corporation to pay the expenses of holding a meeting of the members to consider the application, including the cost of publishing notice of the meeting. After payment of such expenses, the balance of such deposit, if any, shall be returned to the applicant by the corporation. (5) Be filed with the officer or clerk in charge of the principal office of the corporation. [1963 c.103 §4]
OR Rev Stat § 554.540 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 554 - Corporations for Irrigation, Drainage, Water Supply or Flood Control|Section 554.540 - Meeting date.

At the next meeting of the board of directors of the corporation after an application is filed and the deposit for expenses paid, the secretary of the corporation shall present the application to the board of directors. The board shall fix a date and time for the members to consider the application at a meeting at the principal office of the corporation, which shall be either a special meeting called for that purpose or the next regular annual meeting of the members. [1963 c.103 §5]
OR Rev Stat § 554.550 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 554 - Corporations for Irrigation, Drainage, Water Supply or Flood Control|Section 554.550 - Notice of meeting.

The secretary as directed by the board shall cause notice of the meeting to be published once each week for three successive weeks prior to the meeting in a newspaper published within the boundaries of the corporation, if any, or in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, where the principal office of the corporation is situated. The notice shall state the date of filing the application, the name of the applicant, a description of the land sought to be included or excluded, and the reason therefor given by the applicant. The notice shall state that all members, creditors of the corporation and other interested persons may attend the meeting, and be heard concerning the application. [1963 c.103 §6]
OR Rev Stat § 554.560 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 554 - Corporations for Irrigation, Drainage, Water Supply or Flood Control|Section 554.560 - Quorum for meeting.

Notwithstanding the provision of ORS 554.070 (2) providing for a quorum to do business, the members of the corporation present shall constitute a quorum to approve or reject the application to include land in, or exclude land from, the corporation. [1963 c.103 §7]
OR Rev Stat § 554.570 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 554 - Corporations for Irrigation, Drainage, Water Supply or Flood Control|Section 554.570 - Effect of exclusion on existing debts.

(1) An amendment to exclude land shall not relieve any land from any lien existing at the time of the exclusion of the land, affect the date of priority of any lien of the corporation upon any land or relieve any landowner from any obligation to pay any valid outstanding bonds or indebtedness of the corporation; but the land shall continue to be subject to the lien and chargeable with all obligations outstanding at the time of the exclusion. For the purpose of enforcing any lien for such obligations, lands excluded shall be considered part of the corporation as if the exclusion had never been accomplished. (2) Lands excluded shall not be chargeable with a lien for any obligation incurred after the date of filing the articles of amendment with the Secretary of State, providing for the exclusion of such lands. [1963 c.103 §8]
OR Rev Stat § 554.580 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 554 - Corporations for Irrigation, Drainage, Water Supply or Flood Control|Section 554.580 - Condition of approval of inclusion.

(1) As a condition to approval of an application, if the meeting is on an application to include lands, the members may require the applicant to agree to pay a pro rata share of all unpaid obligations incurred for improvements which the applicant would have been required to pay if the land of the applicant had been in the corporation from its formation or from the time the obligations were incurred. (2) From the date of filing articles of amendment with the Secretary of State, providing for the inclusion of such lands they shall be liable for obligations incurred and assessments levied. [1963 c.103 §9]
OR Rev Stat § 554.590 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 554 - Corporations for Irrigation, Drainage, Water Supply or Flood Control|Section 554.590 - Articles of amendment; filing; effective date.

(1) If an application to include or exclude lands is approved, articles of amendment shall set forth: (a) The name of the corporation. (b) A reference to the provision in the original or amended articles of the corporation affected and a statement of the particular land by legal subdivisions so far as possible and otherwise by tracts or lots of duly platted land or by metes and bounds, with the acreage thereof and the name of the owner as shown by the records of the county, included or excluded by the amendment. (c) The date the members approved the inclusion or exclusion of the land. (2) The articles of amendment shall be submitted to the Office of the Secretary of State for filing. The requirements for filing a document under ORS 554.005 apply to articles of amendment under this section. (3) From the date that the Secretary of State files the articles of amendment, the lands described in the amendment shall be included or excluded from the corporation as recited in the amendment. (4) The corporation shall file a true copy of the articles of amendment with the county recording officer of the county where the land included or excluded by the amendment is situated. [1963 c.103 §10; 1971 c.200 §11; 1987 c.94 §159]
OR Rev Stat § 555.010 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 555 - Reclamation Projects; Sand Control|Section 555.010 - Acceptance by state of conditions of Carey Act and grants thereunder.

The State of Oregon hereby accepts the conditions of section 4 of the Act of Congress approved August 18, 1894 (28 Stat. 422), and amendments thereto, known as the "Carey Act," together with all grants of land to the state under the provisions of that Act.
OR Rev Stat § 555.020 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 555 - Reclamation Projects; Sand Control|Section 555.020 - Water Resources Commission to manage lands; general powers; transfer of powers of former state boards.

The selection, management, and disposal of the land referred to in ORS 555.010 shall be vested in the Water Resources Commission. The commission may employ necessary assistance, purchase material and supplies, and shall have charge and control of all reclamation work undertaken, contracted for, or initiated by the State Land Board prior to the passage of chapter 226, Oregon Laws 1909, or by the Desert Land Board prior to the passage of chapter 434, Oregon Laws 1927, and of the reclamation companies which were operating under either of those boards.
OR Rev Stat § 555.030 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 555 - Reclamation Projects; Sand Control|Section 555.030 - Duties of Water Resources Commission.

The Water Resources Commission, or some authorized assistant, shall: (1) Have custody of all the records and files under the provisions of ORS 555.010 to 555.160, which shall be public records and open to inspection by the public during office hours. (2) Receive and file all proposals for construction of irrigation works to reclaim lands selected under the provisions of ORS 555.010 to 555.160. (3) Keep for public inspection maps or plats of all land selected. (4) Receive entries of settlers on these lands. (5) Do any and all work necessary in carrying out the provisions of ORS 555.010 to 555.160. [Amended by 1955 c.707 §68]
OR Rev Stat § 555.040 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 555 - Reclamation Projects; Sand Control|Section 555.040 - Powers of Water Resources Commission as to contracts with Secretary of Interior for lands to be reclaimed; lien for expenses.

Upon application, made as provided in ORS 555.050, by any person desiring to reclaim any of the desert government lands in this state, the Water Resources Commission shall make proper application for the lands which the applicant undertakes to reclaim, and make and enter into contract or agreement with the Secretary of the Interior for the donation and patent to the state, free of cost for survey or price, of such desert lands. The commission may make and enter into such contracts and agreements, and create and assume such obligations in relation to and concerning the lands, as may be necessary to induce and cause such reclamation thereof as is required by the contract with the Secretary of the Interior and the Acts of Congress. The commission may create a lien which shall be valid on and against the separate legal subdivisions of land reclaimed, for the necessary expenses of reclamation, and reasonable interest thereon from the date of reclamation until the lien is satisfied; provided that in no event, in no contingency, and under no circumstances, shall the state be in any manner directly or indirectly liable for any amount of any such lien or liability, in whole or in part.
OR Rev Stat § 555.050 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 555 - Reclamation Projects; Sand Control|Section 555.050 - Application to Water Resources Commission for lands to be reclaimed; selection and withdrawal of lands.

(1) Any person desiring to construct ditches, canals or other irrigation works to reclaim land under the provisions of ORS 555.010 to 555.160 shall, at the expense of the person, file with the Water Resources Commission an application for selection on behalf of the state, by the commission, of the land to be reclaimed. The application shall conform to all requirements of the federal laws and rulings thereunder, and be accompanied by the necessary land office fees and such additional data as may be prescribed by the commission, including a preliminary estimate of costs and the amount of lien asked for. If the application is made in proper form, and it appears that the proposed plan is feasible, that the applicant is financially able to complete the work, and that its completion will be to the best interests of the state, then the commission, at the expense and cost of the applicant, shall make proper application for the selection and withdrawal of the lands included in the application. (2) The commission may do all things necessary to secure the withdrawal of lands on behalf of the commission by the Secretary of the Interior, and let a contract to the lowest responsible bidder for the reclamation and colonization of the same when withdrawn.
OR Rev Stat § 555.060 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 555 - Reclamation Projects; Sand Control|Section 555.060 - Deposit by applicant; disposition of money.

A deposit shall accompany each application in a sum not less than 10 cents per acre up to 1,000 acres, and two cents per acre for each acre over that amount, which sum shall be deposited with the Water Resources Commission and held in trust as a guarantee of good faith on the part of the applicant, to whom it shall be returned at the time of execution of a contract between the state and the applicant. In case the person making the application shall, upon segregation by the Secretary of the Interior of any or all of the lands mentioned therein, refuse to enter into a contract with the state, the deposit shall be forfeited to the state and credited to the Oregon Irrigation Fund.
OR Rev Stat § 555.070 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 555 - Reclamation Projects; Sand Control|Section 555.070 - Contract for reclamation of land; contents; examination and report by Water Resources Commission; sale of water right to settlers; bond of contractor; deposit to secure purchasers of water rights.

Upon withdrawal of the land by the Department of the Interior, the Water Resources Commission shall enter into a contract for the reclamation of such land with the person submitting the application, which contract shall contain plans and specifications of the proposed irrigation works; provided, that no contract shall be executed by the commission until after an examination by the commission concerning the feasibility of the proposed plan of reclamation, sufficiency and availability of the water supply, and reasonableness of the estimate of cost and the lien requested. The contract shall provide for the sale of the water right to settlers on the land in satisfaction of the reclamation lien allowed. This contract shall not be entered into on the part of the state until the withdrawal of the lands by the Department of the Interior and the filing of a satisfactory bond on the part of the proposed contractor, which bond shall be in a penal sum not less than two percent of the lien to be allowed, and shall be conditioned upon the faithful performance of the provisions of the contract with the state; provided, that in case the contractor is the irrigation district such bond need not be filed. The commission may, however, require the contractor to make a deposit at the time of application for entry of land by settlers to insure the transfer of the system in good condition and repair to the purchasers of water rights as herein provided, which deposit shall be returned by the commission at the time of such transfer. [Amended by 1955 c.707 §69]
OR Rev Stat § 555.080 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 555 - Reclamation Projects; Sand Control|Section 555.080 - Reclamation works; control by contractor; transfer to purchasers of water rights.

For such time as is specified in the contract, and not to exceed 10 years from the date thereof, the control and management of the reclamation works shall be vested in the person having contract with the state. At the expiration of such time the clear and unencumbered title to the reclamation works and all franchises thereunto belonging, also the control and management thereof, shall pass to the purchasers of water rights from the reclamation works in the manner to be prescribed in the contract, the contractor retaining an interest in the works proportional to the amount of water right unsold.
OR Rev Stat § 555.090 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 555 - Reclamation Projects; Sand Control|Section 555.090 - Time for construction of works; date of commencement; securing of water rights; cessation of work as causing forfeiture; extension of time.

No contract shall be made by the Water Resources Commission which requires a greater time than five years for construction of the works. All contracts shall state that the work shall begin within six months from date of contract; that the contractor shall secure for the use and benefit of the reclamation system all necessary water rights, rights of way, reservoir sites, or other property necessary for its construction and operation; that construction shall be prosecuted diligently and continuously to completion; and that a cessation of work under the contract with the state for a period of six months, without the sanction of the commission, will forfeit to the state all rights under the contract. The commission may extend the time in which to begin the construction of works, or for the completion of work, on account of delay caused by physical or engineering difficulties beyond the power of the contractor to control.