Oregon Statutes 271.715 – Definitions for ORS 271.715 to 271.795
As used in ORS § 271.715 to 271.795, unless the context otherwise requires:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 271.715
- City: includes any incorporated village or town. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
(1) ‘Conservation easement’ means a nonpossessory interest of a holder in real property imposing limitations or affirmative obligations the purposes of which include retaining or protecting natural, scenic or open space values of real property, ensuring its availability for agricultural, forest, recreational or open space use, protecting natural resources, maintaining or enhancing air or water quality, or preserving the historical, architectural, archaeological or cultural aspects of real property.
(2) ‘Highway scenic preservation easement’ means a nonpossessory interest of a holder in real property imposing limitations or affirmative obligations the purposes of which include retaining or protecting natural, scenic or open space values of property.
(3) ‘Holder’ means:
(a) The state, any county, metropolitan service district, soil and water conservation district, city or park and recreation district or a county service district established under ORS § 451.410 to 451.610 to construct, maintain and operate service facilities in Washington or Clackamas County for the purposes specified in ORS § 451.010 (1)(a) and (b) and in Washington County for the purpose specified in ORS § 451.010 (5) acting alone or in cooperation with any federal or state agency, public corporation or political subdivision;
(b) A charitable corporation, charitable association or charitable trust, the purposes or powers of which include retaining or protecting the natural, scenic or open space values of real property, assuring the availability of real property for agricultural, forest, recreational or open space use, protecting natural resources, maintaining or enhancing air or water quality, or preserving the historical, architectural, archaeological or cultural aspects of real property; or
(c) An Indian tribe as defined in ORS § 97.740.
(4) ‘Third-party right of enforcement’ means a right provided in a conservation easement or highway scenic preservation easement to enforce any of its terms granted to a governmental body, charitable corporation, charitable association or charitable trust, that, although eligible to be a holder, is not a holder. [1983 c.642 § 1; 1985 c.160 § 1; 1997 c.249 § 78; 1999 c.208 § 1; 2001 c.708 § 12; 2001 c.907 § 2; 2003 c.467 § 1; 2005 c.368 § 1; 2023 c.9 § 12]
[1967 c.318 § 2; 1975 c.511 § 1; 1981 c.787 § 40; repealed by 1983 c.642 § 11]