{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-198.010","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 198.010","heading":"“District” defined for chapter.","body":"As used in this chapter, except as otherwise specifically provided, “district” means any one of the following:\n      (1) A people’s utility district organized under ORS chapter 261.\n      (2) A domestic water supply district organized under ORS chapter 264.\n      (3) A cemetery maintenance district organized under ORS chapter 265.\n      (4) A park and recreation district organized under ORS chapter 266.\n      (5) A mass transit district organized under ORS 267.010 to 267.394.\n      (6) A metropolitan service district organized under ORS chapter 268.\n      (7) A special road district organized under ORS 371.305 to 371.360.\n      (8) A road assessment district organized under ORS 371.405 to 371.535.\n      (9) A highway lighting district organized under ORS chapter 372.\n      (10) A health district organized under ORS 440.305 to 440.410.\n      (11) A sanitary district organized under ORS 450.005 to 450.245.\n      (12) A sanitary authority, water authority or joint water and sanitary authority organized under ORS 450.600 to 450.989.\n      (13) A vector control district organized under ORS 452.020 to 452.170.\n      (14) A rural fire protection district organized under ORS chapter 478.\n      (15) An irrigation district organized under ORS chapter 545.\n      (16) A drainage district organized under ORS chapter 547.\n      (17) A water improvement district organized under ORS chapter 552.\n      (18) A water control district organized under ORS chapter 553.\n      (19) A weather modification district organized under ORS 558.200 to 558.440.\n      (20) A port organized under ORS 777.005 to 777.725 and 777.915 to 777.953.\n      (21) A geothermal heating district organized under ORS chapter 523.\n      (22) A transportation district organized under ORS 267.510 to 267.650.\n      (23) A library district organized under ORS 357.216 to 357.286.\n      (24) A 9-1-1 communications district organized under ORS 403.300 to 403.380.\n      (25) A heritage district organized under ORS 358.442 to 358.474.\n      (26) A radio and data district organized under ORS 403.500 to 403.542.\n      (27) A sand control district organized under ORS 555.500 to 555.535.\n      (28) The urban flood safety and water quality district created under ORS 550.150 to 550.410.","path":["05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use","19. Miscellaneous Matters Related to Government and Public Affairs","Chapter 198 — Special Districts Generally"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors198.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:12Z","sha256":"20367e3443f897bc0f84b246cb5fd613e07d027ba330470101b5d6a1d5612664","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-197a.820","next":"us-or/ors-198.110"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}