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OR Rev Stat § 545.541 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 545 - Irrigation Districts|Section 545.541 - Retirement of bonds prior to maturity.

(1) If, after 10 years from the issuance of bonds, the appropriate fund amounts to $10,000, the board of directors may direct the district treasurer or county treasurer of the principal county, as defined in ORS 198.705, if designated in the bonds, to pay that amount of the bonds not due as the money in the fund will redeem at the lowest value at which they may be offered for liquidation, or the board may call bonds at a premium of three percent, as provided in subsection (2) of this section. (2) The board may call for payment and retire before maturity any bonds issued in accordance with ORS 545.511, 545.513, 545.515, 545.517 and 545.519, by paying principal and accrued interest and a premium of three percent upon the principal. Notice of intention to do so shall be given by publication in a newspaper published and regularly circulated in the county in which the district lands are situated. The notice shall be printed at least once a week for four successive weeks, beginning not less than 90 days prior to an interest-paying period. The notice shall state the number and amount of the bonds to be retired, the price to be paid, the date of payment and the place where payment is to be made. Bonds shall be retired in numerical order in the manner specified in the bonds. Newspaper publication of notice of redemption is not required for bonds that are in registered form. Bonds shall not be retired under this section except on a day when interest is payable by the terms of the bonds and on and after the date named in the notice. Interest on bonds described in the notice shall cease after the date named in the notice. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in this section, the board may issue bonds in the manner prescribed in ORS chapter 287A. [Formerly 545.214; 1997 c.171 §20; 2007 c.783 §218]
OR Rev Stat § 545.542 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 545 - Irrigation Districts|Section 545.542

[Amended by 1995 c.42 §108; renumbered 545.473 in 1995]
OR Rev Stat § 545.544 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 545 - Irrigation Districts|Section 545.544

[Amended by 1995 c.42 §109; renumbered 545.475 in 1995]
OR Rev Stat § 545.545 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 545 - Irrigation Districts|Section 545.545 - Determination of liability of individual tracts for bonded indebtedness; acceptance of bonds and cash in payment.

(1) Upon application by any owner of a tract of land within the district, the board of directors of any irrigation district may determine the proportionate part of the liability of the tract for assessment in payment of the outstanding bonded indebtedness. In determining the amount of liability, the board shall take the total amount of bonds outstanding and divide this sum by the total irrigable acres and multiply the quotient by the total irrigable acres in the tract. In any district in which the cost has been divided into units, the board shall determine the proportionate amount of liability in the same manner, using the total amount of bonded indebtedness apportioned to the unit and the irrigable area in the unit. After determining the total apportioned part of the liability of any tract for the payment of bonded indebtedness, the board of directors may accept the bonds of the district in payment of the total amount of the liability of the tract of land within the district. However, in addition to the bonds, a cash payment of not less than five percent of the total amount of liability on the tract shall be tendered and paid to the district at the time of delivery of the bonds. (2) Except in case of default of the district, the board of directors may enter into an agreement with the owner of the tract of land who makes the payment, relieving the tract of all existing assessments and liens, except warranted indebtedness, state interest, and operation and maintenance. The transaction shall be recorded in the minutes of the board of directors of the district. (3) Any additional cash payment collected by the board under subsection (1) of this section shall be deposited with the treasurer of the district and placed in a separate fund, which shall be used only for the retirement of bonds. [Formerly 545.216]
OR Rev Stat § 545.546 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 545 - Irrigation Districts|Section 545.546

[Amended by 1995 c.42 §110; renumbered 545.477 in 1995]
OR Rev Stat § 545.548 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 545 - Irrigation Districts|Section 545.548

[Amended by 1995 c.42 §111; renumbered 545.479 in 1995]
OR Rev Stat § 545.551 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 545 - Irrigation Districts|Section 545.551 - Application of ORS 545.553 and 545.555.

ORS 545.553 and 545.555 apply to an election to authorize the issuance of bonds by a district formed pursuant to a petition filed under ORS 545.025 (7). [Formerly 545.228]
OR Rev Stat § 545.553 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 545 - Irrigation Districts|Section 545.553 - Petition for election on authorization and issuance of bonds.

When a petition requesting an election is filed with the board of directors, if the petition is signed by all of the owners of all lands within the district, an election shall be held to determine whether bonds of an irrigation district shall be authorized and issued as provided by this section and ORS 545.551, 545.555, 545.557 and 545.559. The petition shall state the amount of bonds to be authorized, the purposes for which the bonds are to be issued and the maximum time in which they may mature. Upon the filing of a petition under this section, the board shall proceed to call an election which shall be held within 20 days after the filing of the petition. [Formerly 545.230]
OR Rev Stat § 545.555 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 545 - Irrigation Districts|Section 545.555 - Holding election; notice.

The election called pursuant to a petition filed under ORS 545.553 shall be held and the results determined and declared as provided by ORS 545.511 and 545.513 (1), except that: (1) The maximum time in which the bonds may mature shall be submitted to the voters; (2) The notice of the election need not be posted but must be published at least once, not more than 10 or less than three days prior to the election; and (3) The form of the proposition on the ballot shall be set forth in the notice of the election. [Formerly 545.232]
OR Rev Stat § 545.557 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 545 - Irrigation Districts|Section 545.557 - Bonds; maturities; reserves; interest; trustees.

(1) The Irrigation District Law applies to bonds authorized under ORS 545.553 and 545.555, except as otherwise provided by this section. (2) The board of directors by resolution authorizing the issuance of all or part of a bond authorization may provide: (a) The manner of the sale, public or otherwise, the denominations, the premiums if any for redemption prior to maturity, and whether or not the bonds shall be registerable as to principal or and principal and interest; (b) For the setting aside and maintaining of reserves to secure the payment of the principal of the bonds and interest on the bonds, and reserves to maintain, equip, repair, renew, renovate and replace the improvements, facilities and equipment of the district; (c) For the issuance, under proper terms and conditions, of additional or refunding bonds on a parity with the bonds being issued; (d) For the creation of necessary funds and accounts; or (e) All other terms, conditions, covenants and protective features safeguarding the payment of the bonds that are found necessary by the board. (3) The bonds may be sold at not less than 90 percent of face value, and may bear interest, evidenced by coupons, at a rate not to exceed six percent per annum. (4) The board may select a trustee for the owners and holders of the bonds, and also a trustee to safeguard and disburse the proceeds of the sale of the bonds. The rights, duties, powers and obligations of the trustee or trustees shall be fixed by the board. [Formerly 545.234]
OR Rev Stat § 545.559 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 545 - Irrigation Districts|Section 545.559 - Bonds and coupons to be negotiable instruments.

Any bearer bonds and the coupons attached thereto issued under ORS 545.557 are fully negotiable instruments under the laws of the State of Oregon. [Formerly 545.236]
OR Rev Stat § 545.562 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 545 - Irrigation Districts|Section 545.562

[Amended by 1955 c.360 §1; 1995 c.42 §178; renumbered 545.683 in 1995]
OR Rev Stat § 545.563 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 545 - Irrigation Districts|Section 545.563

[1955 c.286 §2; 1995 c.42 §179; renumbered 545.685 in 1995]
OR Rev Stat § 545.565 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 545 - Irrigation Districts|Section 545.565 - Refunding bonds; procedure.

Any irrigation district desiring to refund its outstanding indebtedness or issue bonds for any purpose may use the procedure provided by ORS 545.565 to 545.621 instead of other procedures provided by law. Before any decision is made to issue bonds under those sections the board of directors shall enter a resolution stating the purpose for which the bonds are to be issued and, if the bonds are to be used for refunding indebtedness, describing the bonds and indebtedness to be retired by the refunding bonds or from the proceeds of the sale of the refunding bonds. [Formerly 545.242]
OR Rev Stat § 545.567 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 545 - Irrigation Districts|Section 545.567 - Determination of liability for assessment to pay bonds; determination on basis of irrigable area or benefits accrued.

After bonds have been authorized under ORS 545.565 to 545.621 but before they are offered for sale, the board of directors shall make a preliminary determination of the area and description of irrigable land in each legal subdivision or other described tract if held in separate ownership within the district. The board shall also make a preliminary determination of the proportionate share or liability of each tract for assessment in payment of the total amount of the bonds issued. The determinations shall be for the purpose of fixing the irrigable area or, if the assessment is based on benefits, the total benefits accruing from the existing or proposed improvement to each ownership and tract, and of fixing the assessment in proportion to the benefits or irrigable area. The determination of benefits or irrigable area shall include a description of the land, name of the ownership, number or irrigable acres of each tract, proposed assessment against each tract, and such other data as may be necessary to identify the land and ownership. [Formerly 545.244]
OR Rev Stat § 545.569 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 545 - Irrigation Districts|Section 545.569 - Amounts paid to owners for property or rights.

In fixing the proportionate part of the cost of reclamation that each owner of land shall pay, the amount to be paid to any owner for easements, rights of way, water rights or other property or rights required by the district shall be shown in a separate column and deducted from the amount that the owner would otherwise be required to pay. Assessments for the payment of the cost of reclamation and interest thereon shall be made accordingly. [Formerly 545.246]
OR Rev Stat § 545.571 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 545 - Irrigation Districts|Section 545.571 - Notice of determination; publication; contents.

The board of directors shall give notice by publication of the preliminary determination provided for in ORS 545.567, once a week for four successive weeks in a newspaper published in each county in which the district lands are situated. The board shall also post a notice in three public places in the district at least 30 days prior to the date of hearing. The notice shall state: (1) The time and place for hearing objections or remonstrances and entertaining suggestions as to the proposed assessment; (2) The proposed determination of the benefits accruing from the existing or proposed improvement; (3) The place where the record of the determination may be inspected; and (4) That upon conclusion of the hearing the board will by resolution determine the proper assessment to be charged against each legal subdivision or other described tract if held in separate ownership and the total benefit accruing from the existing or proposed improvement to each legal subdivision or other described tract, but will exclude from the determination of benefits any benefits to accrue from the future operation and maintenance of the improvement. [Formerly 545.248]
OR Rev Stat § 545.573 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 545 - Irrigation Districts|Section 545.573 - Equalization of assessments; hearings.

The board of directors shall sit as a board of equalization at the time and place stated in the notice, and shall continue in session from day to day as long as may be necessary to hear and determine any objections, remonstrances or suggestions by any interested persons to the proposed assessment and apportionment or to the proposed determination of the total benefits accruing to a legal subdivision or other described tract. The board shall change its assessments and apportionment or determination of the total benefits accruing as the board considers necessary and proper so as to make the assessments, apportionment and determination of benefits legal, just and in accordance with the facts. The secretary of the board shall be present during these sessions and shall note all changes made in the assessments or determination of total benefits. [Formerly 545.250]
OR Rev Stat § 545.575 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 545 - Irrigation Districts|Section 545.575 - Order determining benefits; order of assessment; "benefit surplus" defined.

(1) Upon completion of the hearing, the board of directors shall enter an order approving and adopting the determination of benefits resulting from the existing or proposed improvement, but excluding any benefits to accrue from the future operation and maintenance of the improvement. The order shall also fix the proposed assessments, the amount of assessments against each legal subdivision or other tract of land, and the total amount of benefits accruing to each legal subdivision or other tract held in separate ownership from the existing or proposed improvement. (2) The order issued under subsection (1) of this section shall describe: (a) The lands assessed; (b) The name of the record owner of the lands assessed; (c) The total amount of assessment, which shall be the proper pro rata share of the lands based upon the total proposed assessment; (d) The installments in which the assessment may be paid; (e) The rate of interest the assessment shall bear; (f) The amount of the total benefit which will accrue to each legal subdivision or other described tract if held in separate ownership; (g) The amount of benefit surplus; and (h) Any other matters that are pertinent, necessary or considered expedient by the board of directors. (3) As used in subsection (2) of this section, "benefit surplus" means the excess of the benefits accruing to each legal subdivision or other described tract, over and above the assessment against each. (4) An error in the name of the owner of record described in an order entered under subsection (1) of this section shall not affect the validity of an assessment. [Formerly 545.252]
OR Rev Stat § 545.579 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 545 - Irrigation Districts|Section 545.579 - Pleadings; trial; appeal; finality of assessment order.

(1) The appellant and all persons appearing shall make a statement in writing of the grounds of appeal, and no further pleadings shall be necessary. The cause shall be tried in one action by the circuit court as an action not triable by right to a jury. (2) Upon the entry of a judgment, any person aggrieved by the judgment may appeal to the Court of Appeals in the manner provided for other cases in equity. Notice of appeal shall be served on those appearing in the circuit court or their attorneys. Notwithstanding ORS 19.415 (3), the cause shall be tried de novo by the Court of Appeals as expeditiously as possible after the appeal is perfected. Upon the effective date of decision of the Court of Appeals, the circuit court shall enter such judgment as is directed by the Court of Appeals. (3) If the resolution of the board of directors is affirmed it shall be considered an assessment against all the lands described in the resolution for the amount of the assessment and payable at the times specified in the resolution, as well as a final determination of the total benefits accruing from the existing or proposed improvements to the parcels of land described in the resolution. If the resolution is modified in any respect, the court shall specify the proper resolution to be entered, which shall be entered accordingly. If no appeal is taken from the resolution, it shall become final. [Formerly 545.256; 2003 c.576 §256; 2009 c.231 §9]
OR Rev Stat § 545.581 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 545 - Irrigation Districts|Section 545.581 - Assessment installments.

When amortizing bonds are issued as authorized by ORS 545.585, the installments in which the assessments are to be paid shall be in fixed amounts including both principal and interest, and only the principal portions of the installments shall be charged against total benefits in determining benefit surplus, as defined in ORS 545.575. [Formerly 545.258]
OR Rev Stat § 545.582 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 545 - Irrigation Districts|Section 545.582

[Amended by 1995 c.42 §10; 1995 c.78 §2; renumbered 545.051 in 1995]
OR Rev Stat § 545.584 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 545 - Irrigation Districts|Section 545.584

[Amended by 1995 c.42 §11; renumbered 545.057 in 1995]
OR Rev Stat § 545.586 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 545 - Irrigation Districts|Section 545.586

[Amended by 1995 c.42 §12; renumbered 545.059 in 1995]
OR Rev Stat § 545.588 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 545 - Irrigation Districts|Section 545.588

[Amended by 1995 c.42 §13; renumbered 545.061 in 1995]
OR Rev Stat § 545.589 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 545 - Irrigation Districts|Section 545.589 - Recording of assessments; bond lien docket; payment by bonds or coupons; interest on unpaid assessments; lien on land; priority.

(1) Upon delivery of the bonds, the secretary of the irrigation district shall furnish to the county clerk of each county in which lands of the district are situated, a duly certified copy of the resolution of assessment. The resolution shall be promptly recorded in the records of deeds of the county. The county clerk shall provide a book, which shall be considered a bond lien docket of the irrigation district for the lands situated in that county, for the purpose of recording in the book the matters contained in the resolution, by setting forth, in separate columns, the description of the lands assessed, the total amount of the assessment, the yearly installments, when the installments become due, the rate of interest the installments shall bear, the amount of the total benefit which shall accrue to each legal subdivision or other described tract if held in separate ownership, and the amount of the benefit surplus, as defined in ORS 545.575, accruing to each legal subdivision or other described tract. (2) The bond lien docket shall thereafter be a docket of liens and shall constitute the total assessment against the lands by reason of the bonds. The sum shall not be increased or added to by subsequent assessments because of any delinquency of the owner of any other tract or parcel of land in the payment of the assessment of the owner, except as provided in ORS 545.599. The bond lien docket shall also thereafter be conclusive evidence of the total benefits accruing to each legal subdivision or other described tract held in separate ownership, by reason of the improvement. (3) The tax collector shall receive any past-due bond of the irrigation district or any past-due interest coupon from any bond of the district in payment of any assessment made for the purpose of paying any installment that is due or past due and that appears on the bond lien docket. All unpaid assessments entered in the bond lien docket except installments designed for the payment of amortizing bonds shall bear interest at the rate of six percent per annum until the assessments and interest are paid. All unpaid assessments and interest shall remain a lien on each tract or parcel of land in favor of the irrigation district, and shall have priority over all other liens and encumbrances, except the liens of state, county and municipal taxes. [Formerly 545.262]
OR Rev Stat § 545.590 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 545 - Irrigation Districts|Section 545.590

[Amended by 1959 c.276 §5; 1995 c.42 §14; renumbered 545.067 in 1995]
OR Rev Stat § 545.592 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 545 - Irrigation Districts|Section 545.592

[Amended by 1995 c.42 §15; renumbered 545.071 in 1995]
OR Rev Stat § 545.593 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 545 - Irrigation Districts|Section 545.593

[1959 c.276 §4; 1991 c.459 §423p; 1995 c.42 §16; renumbered 545.075 in 1995]
OR Rev Stat § 545.594 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 545 - Irrigation Districts|Section 545.594

[Amended by 1995 c.42 §17; renumbered 545.079 in 1995]