(1) As used in this section:

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Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 197.791

  • City: includes any incorporated village or town. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • local government: means all cities, counties and local service districts located in this state, and all administrative subdivisions of those cities, counties and local service districts. See Oregon Statutes 174.116
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.

(a) ‘Local government’ means a city or county.

(b) ‘Surplus real property‘ means real property in which a government entity holds title through a deed or other legal instrument that is no longer suitable or needed for the duties and responsibilities of the government entity.

(2) The Department of Land Conservation and Development shall develop and implement an electronic system for receiving and displaying inventory information described in subsection (3) of this section. The electronic system must be a web-based or online system that allows:

(a) Government entities to upload inventories described in subsection (3) of this section using a template developed by the department; and

(b) The general public to search and view information stored by the system.

(3)(a) No later than January 1 of each even-numbered year, each local government shall prepare and submit to the department, using the system developed under subsection (2) of this section, an inventory of surplus real property owned by the local government that is:

(A) Located inside an urban growth boundary; or

(B) Located in an area zoned for rural residential use as defined in ORS § 215.501.

(b) A mass transit district established under ORS § 267.010 to 267.394 or a transportation district organized under ORS § 267.510 to 267.650 may submit to the department an inventory of surplus real property owned by the district as described in paragraph (a) of this subsection.

(4) Nothing in this section requires the department to verify the accuracy of information received by the department using the system developed under subsection (2) of this section before making the information available to the public.

(5) No later than February 1 of each even-numbered year, the department shall present the information received by the department under subsection (3) of this section in a report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to housing in the manner provided under ORS § 192.245. [2021 c.624 § 1]

 

197.791 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS Chapter 197 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.