Oregon Statutes 264.240 – Eminent domain authority; acquisition of property and property rights; obtaining or laying water pipelines
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A domestic water supply district created under this chapter may exercise the power of eminent domain both inside and outside of its boundaries, and may purchase, sell, condemn and appropriate real property, water, water rights and riparian rights. A district also has the right to purchase or obtain from other local governments as defined in ORS § 174.116, water or water rights, or an interest in water or water rights, or an interest in a water pipeline owned or operated by any such local government, or to obtain jointly with any such local government, any right, or to lay and own individually or jointly with any local government, any water pipeline for the purposes specified in ORS § 264.110. [Amended by 1969 c.666 § 53; 2003 c.802 § 82]
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 264.240
- District: means a domestic water supply district formed under this chapter. See Oregon Statutes 264.010
- 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.