International Longshore & Warehouse Union v. Port of Portland

ORDER

MURGUIA, Circuit Judge:

The Oregon Constitution bars a state public entity, such as a municipal corporation, from “raising] money for, or loaning] its credit to, or in aid of, any [ ] company, corporation or association.” Or. Const. art. XI, § 9 (“Section 9”). It is well-settled law in Oregon that a municipal corporation’s sale of revenue bonds does not violate Section 9’s prohibition against raising money for or lending credit to a private enterprise. See, e.g., Miles v. City of Eugene, 252 Or. 528, 451 P.2d 59, 62 (1969) (“Money coming from revenue bonds and not from tax money does not…