{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-543.655","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 543.655","heading":"Definitions for ORS 543.650 to 543.685.","body":"As used in ORS 543.650 to 543.685, unless the context requires otherwise:\n      (1) “District” means any one of the following:\n      (a) A domestic water supply district organized under ORS chapter 264.\n      (b) An irrigation district organized under ORS chapter 545.\n      (c) A drainage district organized under ORS chapter 547.\n      (d) A water improvement district organized under ORS chapter 552.\n      (e) A water control district organized under ORS chapter 553.\n      (2) “Principal Act” means the statutes, other than ORS 543.650 to 543.685, which describe the powers of a district, including, but not limited to, the statutes under which a district is proposed or is operating.\n      (3) “Water system” means any structure or facility constructed by persons and used by a district to achieve the district’s purpose under the district’s principal Act whether or not such structure or facility is owned by the district.","path":["15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food","45. Water Resources: Irrigation, Drainage, Flood Control, Reclamation","Chapter 543 — Hydroelectric Projects"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors543.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:15Z","sha256":"b3d6aa267c63e7a218d11c428c434984a4b63d239502cda6a6d382a5e8b24eb1","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-543.650","next":"us-or/ors-543.660"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}