Oregon Statutes 777.271 – Authority of rural ports to operate telecommunications facilities; exceptions
(1) A rural port may construct, purchase, acquire, develop, finance, lease, license, handle, provide, add to, contract for, interconnect, alter, improve, repair, operate and maintain any telecommunications facilities within or without the port’s limits for the port’s own use.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 777.271
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(2) This section does not authorize a rural port to provide telecommunications services to end users.
(3) A rural port may not exercise powers of eminent domain to acquire telecommunications infrastructure or facilities or contractual rights to telecommunications infrastructure or facilities held by any other person or entity.
(4) As used in this section, ‘rural port’ means a port that has a population of less than 750,000 within its territorial boundaries. [2015 c.164 § 2]
[1959 c.602 § 8; repealed by 1963 c.268 § 21]