Chapter 497 Oregon Laws 2001

AN ACT

SB 581

Relating to diking districts; amending ORS 551.060 and 551.110.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

SECTION 1. ORS 551.060 is amended to read:

551.060. After the petition has been granted and the proceedings had as specified in ORS 551.050, the court shall apportion the estimated cost of the dikes and dams among the landowners of the proposed district, in proportion to the valuation of the lands therein, according to the estimated value placed upon the respective tracts by the viewers. The cost thus apportioned shall be a tax upon the land and shall be placed upon the assessment roll of the county for the current year. Such taxes for diking purposes shall have the same legal effect and be collected in a like manner as other state and county taxes upon the assessment roll. [The moneys collected on the assessment for diking purposes shall be paid to the county treasurer and by the county treasurer held as a special fund for the credit of the diking district, to be paid out in accordance with the provisions hereinafter specified in this chapter.]

SECTION 2. ORS 551.110 is amended to read:

551.110. [All bills against the district for labor performed, material furnished, or on other accounts, shall first be indorsed by the superintendent, and when approved by the county court shall be paid by a warrant drawn by the county clerk upon the fund of the district upon deposit with the county treasurer. The clerk shall keep a separate account of all warrants drawn by the clerk upon the fund of the district, giving the date of the warrant, the number and the account for which drawn. All warrants drawn upon the fund of the district shall be receivable for taxes due on account of that fund. The warrants shall be subject to the same regulations in reference to payment and interest as are warrants drawn upon the general fund of the county.] Moneys of a district may be deposited in one or more depositories, as defined in ORS 295.005, designated by the superintendent of the district in consultation with the advisory board. Moneys deposited may be withdrawn or paid out only upon a proper order and warrant or upon a check signed by the superintendent. The order shall:

(1) Specify the name of the person to whom the moneys are to be paid;

(2) Specify the fund from which the moneys are to be paid;

(3) State generally the purpose for which the moneys are to be paid; and

(4) Be entered in the record of proceedings of landowner meetings.

Approved by the Governor June 21, 2001

Filed in the office of Secretary of State June 22, 2001

Effective date January 1, 2002

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