# ORS § 275.080: 275.080 Sale of county lands for public water supply purposes

> Oregon · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T25_C275_S275.080

## Section

- **Citation:** ORS § 275.080
- **Heading:** 275.080 Sale of county lands for public water supply purposes
- **Jurisdiction:** Oregon
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** OR Code / Title 25 / Chapter 275 / Section 275.080

## Text

(1) The governing body of a county may sell in the manner provided for sale of county land under ORS 275.120 (Sheriff’s notice of sale) , 275.140 (Time and place of sale) to 275.160 (Sale return) and 275.180 (Sale to record owner or contract purchaser of property) to 275.260 (Lands acquired by county on tax foreclosure exempt from taxes of other taxing districts) , and convey to any person or corporation impounding and selling water to the public, any lands acquired by such county through foreclosure of tax liens or otherwise, when, in the discretion of the governing body of the county, the conveyance is necessary for the preservation or protection of any watershed from which water is being impounded and sold to the public by such person or corporation.

(2) Legal title to timber on such lands shall remain in the county and such timber shall not be removed therefrom except with the express written consent of and under the direct supervision of the State Board of Forestry.

(3) Should any such lands so conveyed cease to be used to preserve and protect the watershed for which it was conveyed, or if the person or corporation does not take water from the watershed for a period of one year, legal title to such land shall immediately revert to and revest in the county without the necessity of reentry. [Amended by 1981 c.602 §2; 2005 c.243 §11]

Source: Section 275.080 — Sale of county lands for public water supply purposes; procedure; title to land and timber , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors275.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).

## Nearby sections

- [ORS § 275.020 275.020 Form and effect of conveyance to county](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T25_C275_S275.020.md)
- [ORS § 275.027 275.027 Adverse possession of county lands](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T25_C275_S275.027.md)
- [ORS § 275.030 275.030 Sale of real estate not in use for county purposes](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T25_C275_S275.030.md)
- [ORS § 275.040 275.040 Conveyance pursuant to ORS 275.030](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T25_C275_S275.040.md)
- [ORS § 275.060 275.060 Authority to exchange lands offered for sale and not sold](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T25_C275_S275.060.md)
- [ORS § 275.070 275.070 Sale or donation to United States, state, government corporation or Indian tribe](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T25_C275_S275.070.md)
- [ORS § 275.080 275.080 Sale of county lands for public water supply purposes](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T25_C275_S275.080.md)
- [ORS § 275.088 275.088 Sale to certain county officers or employees of real property acquired by foreclosure of tax lien](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T25_C275_S275.088.md)
- [ORS § 275.090 275.090 Powers of county as to lands acquired on foreclosure of tax liens, or by exchange, devise or gift](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T25_C275_S275.090.md)
- [ORS § 275.105 275.105 Acquisition by county of 90 percent of the lots in a plat for taxes and purchase of remaining lots](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T25_C275_S275.105.md)
- [ORS § 275.110 275.110 Order to sell certain county lands](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T25_C275_S275.110.md)
- [ORS § 275.120 275.120 Sheriff’s notice of sale](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T25_C275_S275.120.md)
- [ORS § 275.130 275.130 Claims of municipal corporations against the land to be filed prior to sale](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T25_C275_S275.130.md)
- [ORS § 275.140 275.140 Time and place of sale](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T25_C275_S275.140.md)

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