Oregon Statutes 261.235 – Definitions for ORS 261.235 to 261.255
As used in ORS § 261.235 to 261.255, unless the context requires otherwise:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 261.235
- 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.
- district: means an incorporated people's utility district, created under the provisions of this chapter. See Oregon Statutes 261.010
- Electric cooperative: means a cooperative corporation owning and operating an electric distribution system. See Oregon Statutes 261.010
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Utility: means a plant, works or other property used for development, generation, storage, distribution or transmission of electricity, or development or transmission of water for domestic or municipal purposes, but transmission of water shall not include water for irrigation or reclamation purposes, except as secondary to and when used in conjunction with a hydroelectric plant. See Oregon Statutes 261.010
(1) ‘City’ means a city organized under the law of California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon or Washington and owning and operating an electric light and power system.
(2) ‘Common facilities’ means any property used for the generation, transmission, distribution or marketing of electricity and related goods and services that are owned or operated jointly by a people’s utility district organized under this chapter and at least one other city, district, electric cooperative or person.
(3) ‘District’ means a people’s utility district organized under this chapter or a similar public utility district organized under the law of California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada or Washington.
(4) ‘Electric cooperative’ means a cooperative corporation organized under the law of California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon or Washington and owning and operating an electric distribution system. [1967 c.603 § 8; 1979 c.151 § 3; 1999 c.865 § 38; 2007 c.301 § 33; 2007 c.895 § 4a]