Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 268 § 268.340 — Acquisition of property; condemnation procedure; authority to lease and dispose

Acquisition of property; condemnation procedure; authority to lease and dispose of property; right of entry to survey lands. (1) To the extent necessary to provide a metropolitan aspect of a public service, a district may acquire by purchase, condemnation, devise, gift or grant real and personal property or any interest therein within and without the district, including property of other public corporations. In so doing the district may proceed under ORS chapter 35. (2) A district may lease and dispose of property in accordance with ORS 271.300 to 271.360. (3) For purposes of surveys necessary for its proper functioning, a district may enter upon land, after giving the owner thereof reasonable advance notice of the entry. [1969 c.700 §§13,14,15; 1979 c.804 §5; 1985 c.443 §3]