Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 268 § 268.370 — Authority to take over transit system of mass transit district; effect of
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 268 ·
Oregon Code § 268.370·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Authority to take over transit system of mass transit district; effect of
transfer order.
Subject to the provisions of a district charter, when a metropolitan service
district organized under this chapter functions in a mass transit district
organized under ORS 267.010 to 267.394, the governing body of the metropolitan
district may at any time order transfer of the transit system of the transit
district to the metropolitan district, whereupon:
(1) The governing
body of the transit district shall transfer title to, and possession of, the
transit system and of all books, records, files, documents, and other property
of the district to the metropolitan district.
(2) The
metropolitan district shall be responsible for all the liabilities and
obligations imposed upon or assumed by the transit district.
(3) For purposes
of mass transit the metropolitan district shall have all the rights, powers,
privileges, and immunities, and be subject to all the duties and obligations,
of a mass transit district under ORS 267.010 to 267.394, insofar as those
rights, powers, privileges, immunities, duties, and obligations are consistent
with this chapter.
(4) The
boundaries of the metropolitan district shall, for purposes of mass transit, be
extended to encompass all the territory of the transit district.
(5) The transit
district shall be dissolved and the offices of its directors terminated. [1969
c.700 §32; 1997 c.833 §14]
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01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 268.370
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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