{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-772.040","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 772.040","heading":"Condemnation rights of pipe corporations.","body":"Except in cities, any corporation organized for conducting water by means of pipe laid upon or under the surface of the ground may, so far as may be necessary for the laying and keeping in repair its water pipes, condemn the use of so much land as may be necessary, and may make whatever cuts and excavations as soon as practicable after condemnation.","path":["19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation","57. Utility Regulation","Chapter 772 — Rights of Way for Public Uses"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors772.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:18Z","sha256":"494e86e087a0778f2048e04dde236bdbeb0f97f88361385f63bc7b1e06d1e9fa","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-772.035","next":"us-or/ors-772.045"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}