{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-757.669","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 757.669","heading":"Policy regarding consumer-owned electric utilities.","body":"The Legislative Assembly declares that it is the policy of the State of Oregon regarding consumer-owned utilities to:\n      (1) Preserve and enhance the ability of community-based, consumer-owned utilities to provide reliable electric power to their consumers;\n      (2) Recognize that communities served by consumer-owned utilities located in various parts of the State of Oregon may differ in their needs and desires concerning the provision of electricity and related products and services;\n      (3) Preserve and enhance the ability of consumer-owned utilities and their elected governing bodies to respond to their consumers’ needs and desires;\n      (4) Retain local control over consumer-owned utilities that provide or distribute electricity to retail electricity consumers;\n      (5) Preserve, clarify and, as provided herein, enhance the rights and authorities of consumer-owned utilities and their governing bodies; and\n      (6) Preserve the existing exclusive distribution rights of electric utilities as and to the extent such rights exist under current law.","path":["19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation","57. Utility Regulation","Chapter 757 — Utility Regulation Generally"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors757.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:17Z","sha256":"d42fe5229145a4244d77123f5f2ec25f9847da5a83cb79db806ea4b9a78ae0ad","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-757.667","next":"us-or/ors-757.670"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}