{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-451.573","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 451.573","heading":"Definitions for ORS 451.573 to 451.577.","body":"As used in ORS 451.573 to 451.577:\n      (1) “District” means, in addition to the meaning given that term in ORS 451.410, a county service district organized under the authority of a county charter.\n      (2) “Special district” means any one of the following districts:\n      (a) A drainage district organized under ORS chapter 547.\n      (b) A park and recreation district organized under ORS chapter 266.\n      (c) A highway lighting district organized under ORS chapter 372.\n      (d) A sanitary district organized under ORS chapter 450.\n      (e) A diking district organized under ORS chapter 551.\n      (f) A special road district organized under ORS 371.305 to 371.360.\n      (g) A road assessment district organized under ORS 371.405 to 371.535.\n      (3) “Special district” also means one of the following, if the special district is within the geographical jurisdiction of a local government boundary commission formed by or pursuant to ORS 199.410 to 199.519:\n      (a) A domestic water supply district organized under ORS chapter 264.\n      (b) A cemetery maintenance district organized under ORS chapter 265.\n      (c) A health district organized under ORS 440.305 to 440.410.\n      (d) A vector control district organized under ORS 452.020 to 452.170.\n      (e) A rural fire protection district organized under ORS chapter 478.\n      (f) A weather modification district organized under ORS 558.200 to 558.440.\n      (g) A geothermal heating district organized under ORS chapter 523.","path":["12 - Public Health","36. Public Health and Safety","Chapter 451 — County Service Facilities"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors451.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:14Z","sha256":"24642d6315cee3906c5f196c1dc009edd4e25bfab04edb23bf77a6641950638e","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-451.572","next":"us-or/ors-451.575"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}