Chapter 168 Oregon Laws 2005

AN ACT

SB 563

Relating to water utilities.

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

SECTION 1. Section 2 of this 2005 Act is added to and made a part of ORS chapter 757.

SECTION 2. (1) If a customer of a water utility fails to pay a water bill for more than 120 days after the bill becomes due, the water utility shall mail notice of the delinquency to the persons who are listed as the owners of the property in the real property tax records for the county. The notice must be mailed to the addresses of the owners as reflected in the real property tax records.

(2) The provisions of this section apply to water utilities operated by public utilities, municipalities, cooperatives and unincorporated associations.

Approved by the Governor June 7, 2005

Filed in the office of Secretary of State June 8, 2005

Effective date January 1, 2006

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