Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.198 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.198
Sheriff Frank Phillips Memorial Bridge
Status: in_force

The bridge located on State Highway 18 crossing the Cimarron

River north of Cushing shall be designated as the "Sheriff Frank

Phillips Memorial Bridge". The Department of Transportation shall

cause suitable permanent markers to be placed upon the bridge

bearing that name.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-212 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-212
Construction or reconstruction of highways
Status: in_force

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The construction of new highways; the enlargement,

reconstruction or relocation of existing highways; the acquisition

of necessary rights-of-way therefor and all work incidental thereto.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-4002 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-4002
Department of Transportation and the Transportation
Status: in_force

Commission - Creation.

There is hereby created in the Executive Branch of Government

the Department of Transportation and the Transportation Commission.

The Department shall function under the direct control and

supervision of the Commission as a part of the executive branch of

state government in carrying out the transportation policies, plans

and programs of this state. In accord with appropriations made by

the Legislature and grants of funds from federal, state, regional,

local or private agencies, the Department shall, acting by or

through the Director or his duly authorized officer or employee,

have the power and it shall be its duty:

1. To coordinate and develop for the State of Oklahoma a

comprehensive transportation plan to meet present and future needs

for adequate, safe and efficient transportation facilities at

reasonable cost to the people.

2. To coordinate the development and operation of such

transportation facilities in the state including, but not limited

to, highways, public transportation, railroad, marine and waterways

and aeronautics.

3. To develop, periodically revise and maintain a comprehensive

state master plan for transportation facilities.

4. To develop measurable objectives and goals designed to carry

out the master plan for transportation and report progress in

achievement of objectives and goals to the Governor and Legislature

as part of the annual budget submission.

5. To make such studies and analyses of transportation problems

as may be requested by the Governor or Legislature relative to any

aspect of transportation in the state.

6. To exercise and perform such functions, powers and duties as

may be from time to time conferred or imposed by law, including all

the functions, powers and duties assigned and transferred to the

Department of Transportation by this act.

7. To apply for, accept and receive and be the administrator

for and in behalf of the state agencies, boards and commissions of

all federal or other monies now or hereafter available for purposes

of transportation or which would further the intent and specific

purposes of this act. This paragraph shall not apply to the

Oklahoma Corporation Commission insofar as federal funds for

transportation regulatory purposes are concerned. Provided further,

nothing in this act shall be construed to limit the authority of any

town, city, county, regional authority, port authority or airport

authority to apply for, accept, receive and be the administrator of

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all federal funds or other monies now or hereafter available to such

subdivisions of government for the purpose of transportation or any

other local matter. The provisions of this act shall not apply to

funds available for projects for providing transportation services

to meet special needs of elderly and handicapped persons under

Section 16 (b), (2) of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as

amended (49 U.S.C.A., Section 1612 (b), (2)), or to programs

administered by the Department of Institutions, Social and

Rehabilitative Services for transportation services to elderly and

handicapped persons.

8. To cooperate with local governments in the planning and

development of transportation-related activities, and encourage

state and federally funded plans and programs at the local level

consistent with the goals and objectives of the state master plan

for transportation.

9. To evaluate and encourage the development and use of public

transportation in Oklahoma where such use will contribute to a

reduction in traffic congestion, public convenience, air quality, or

energy conservation. To administer financial assistance programs

for public transportation services, facilities and equipment, using

state and/or federal funds for administrative activities, and to

pass through to public, private enterprise and/or private nonprofit

entities those federal, local and/or private funds intended for the

purpose of meeting public transportation capital and operating

needs, excluding those federal, local and/or private funds intended

for the purpose of meeting the capital and operating needs of fixed

route, regularly scheduled public transportation services operating

within cities of greater than three hundred thousand (300,000)

population according to the latest Federal Decennial Census. To

ensure, through positive actions, that private enterprise providers

of public transportation are involved in all levels of public

transportation planning efforts, in both metropolitan and

nonmetropolitan areas, and are given the opportunity to provide

public transportation services, by contract or other means which

provide a reasonable return, wherever such services are now or will

be provided utilizing federal, state or local public funds.

Exceptions to this requirement that private enterprise provide such

services may be made only where:

a. a county does not have an existing private enterprise

public transportation operator which could provide

such services,

b. the existing private enterprise public transportation

operator declines to provide such service, or

c. the organization seeking to secure or provide such

services by means other than private enterprise

operators, such as operating the system themselves,

provides to the Department, or any other party upon

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request, budgetary documentation that the alternative

means are more appropriate and less expensive on a

passenger-mile basis.

Provided, however, that there shall be exempted from the above

requirement all fixed route regularly scheduled public

transportation services, operating in cities of greater than three

hundred thousand (300,000) population, according to the latest

federal decennial census; and

Provided further, this act shall not alter any powers of

counties, cities and towns to initiate, designate, or construct any

project or other object of expenditure now or hereafter funded by

federal transportation or state gasoline and motor fuel tax funds

allocated to those counties, cities and towns.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.57 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.57
Carsyn Kay Hackler Memorial Highway
Status: in_force

The portion of State Highway 63 from Kiowa, Oklahoma, extending

east approximately three (3) miles to Pittsburg, Oklahoma, shall be

designated as the “Carsyn Kay Hackler Memorial Highway”. The

Department of Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers

to be placed on the highway bearing that name.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1728 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1728
Minimum payments for engineering and legal services
Status: in_force

It is hereby declared to be the intent of the Legislature, and

the Authority is therefor directed, to hold payments for engineering

and legal services to the barest minimum, and it is further the

intent of the Legislature that in regard to bonds hereafter issued,

so far as possible, the service of the chief engineer of the

Authority to be utilized as the consulting engineer and the service

of the Attorney General be utilized as legal counsel for the

Authority. The Authority is hereby directed to submit to the

Governor and the Legislature a complete detailed and itemized annual

report of all sums, expended for engineering and legal services,

showing the amounts of and to whom paid. Such report shall be

submitted within thirty (30) days after the convening of the

Legislature for general sessions.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-665 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-665
Review of contracts - Expenditures permitted
Status: in_force

A. All consulting engineering contracts for services referred

to in this act may be reviewed by the Department of Transportation

except those contracts entered into pursuant to the provisions of

Section 687.1 of this title or by the county or circuit engineer.

The Department, county or circuit engineer shall make findings on

all contracts reviewed that the cost is reasonable and the firm

involved is capable of performing the service within a reasonable

period of time.

B. Expenditures which may be allowed pursuant to the provisions

of this act shall include the following:

1. The cost of county bridge inspections, classifications, and

evaluations, and county road inspections, classifications and

evaluations for federal and state purposes and to match federal or

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state funds, provided the applicable federal or state funds are

available;

2. Project engineering costs;

3. The cost of rights-of-way acquired for projects pursuant to

the provisions of this act and the cost of the relocation of

utilities from the rights-of-way so acquired;

4. The cost of reconstruction or replacement of roadway

structures which may be less than twenty (20) feet in length;

5. Any cost or expense for administration, program management,

engineering, including the development of appropriate local road

standards which shall apply only to those roads reconstructed,

maintained, or otherwise constructed pursuant to this act, or

construction supervision necessarily incurred by the Department of

Transportation or Circuit Engineering Districts in fulfilling its

duties and responsibilities pursuant to this act;

6. Any cost or expense related to a comprehensive plan for

signing or inventory of signs on the county road system;

7. The expense and related costs of employing an engineer to

assist a county or counties in carrying out the daily operations of

road and bridge maintenance and construction, including the

employment of a circuit engineer; and

8. All costs associated with constructing a bituminous surface

treatment or gravel roadway.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-3020 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-3020
Provisions exclusive - Repeal of conflicting laws
Status: repealed

The powers, duties and restraints granted to or placed on

municipalities by this act or the trustees of any trust created

under the terms of this act are exclusive of and unaffected by the

provisions of Section 1733, Title 69 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

Sections 1 through 52, Title 61 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and

Sections 176 through 180.3, Title 60 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and

in addition thereto all other acts or parts of acts in conflict with

this act are hereby repealed only to the extent of such conflict and

for the purpose of the applicability of this act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.456 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.456
Private 2nd Class Joshua Francis Powers Memorial
Status: in_force

Highway.

The section of State Highway 20 beginning at the intersection of

State Highway 11 extending east to the intersection of U.S. Highway

75 in Tulsa County shall be designated as "Private 2nd Class Joshua

Francis Powers Memorial Highway". The Department of Transportation

shall cause suitable permanent markers bearing that name to be

placed on the highway.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.44 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.44
CWO2 Steven Shephard Memorial Highway
Status: in_force

A portion of Interstate 35, beginning at mile marker 100

extending south to Purcell, Oklahoma, shall be designated as the

“CWO2 Steven Shephard Memorial Highway”. The Department of

Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers to be placed

on the highway bearing that name.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.4 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.4
Rex Lee Brown Memorial Highway
Status: in_force

State Highway 51B beginning at the junction with 429th East

Avenue in Porter, Oklahoma, and extending to the junction with 484th

East Avenue in Porter, Oklahoma, shall be designated as the “Rex Lee

Brown Memorial Highway”. The Department of Transportation shall

cause suitable permanent markers to be placed on the highway bearing

that name.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-203 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-203
Acquisition or taking
Status: in_force

The process of obtaining rights-of-way.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1626 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1626
Designation of portions of U.S. Highway 62 and State
Status: in_force

Highways 82 and 10 as the POW-MIA Memorial Highway.

U.S. Highway 62 and State Highways 82 and 10 from the junction

of U.S. Highway 62 and State Highways 82 and 10 north to the Bertha

Parker Bypass junction located south of the city of Tahlequah in

Cherokee County shall be designated as the "POW-MIA Memorial

Highway" as a lasting memorial and remembrance of the sacrifice made

by America's service men and women. The Oklahoma Department of

Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers to be placed

upon the highway bearing the name.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.342 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.342
PFC Richard Tafoya Gurule Memorial Highway
Status: in_force

The section of State Highway 20 beginning at the intersection of

U.S. Highway 75 extending east two (2) miles to the intersection of

N Memorial Road in Tulsa County shall be designated as the "PFC

Richard Tafoya Gurule Memorial Highway". The Department of

Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers bearing that

name to be placed on the highway.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-687.2 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-687.2
Statewide Circuit Engineering District Revolving Fund
Status: in_force

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund

for the State Treasurer to be designated the "Statewide Circuit

Engineering District Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a

continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall

consist of all monies received by the State Treasurer pursuant to

the provisions of Section 227.3 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes

and any other monies designated by law for deposit thereto. All

monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated

and may be budgeted and expended by the State Treasurer solely for

the purpose of funding the statewide circuit engineering board

organized pursuant to Section 687.1 of this title. The State

Auditor and Inspector shall audit the Statewide Circuit Engineering

District on a yearly basis, and the statewide circuit engineering

district board shall be responsible for the cost of the audit.

Expenditures from the fund shall be made once each month upon

warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as

prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and

Enterprise Services for approval and payment.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-636.4 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-636.4
Department authorized to lease or lease-purchase road
Status: in_force

equipment and machinery - Eligibility of counties - Sales - Rental

rate - Interest - Disposition of proceeds.

A. The Department of Transportation may enter into a written

lease or lease-purchase agreement providing new, surplus or used

road machinery and equipment for the use by a county during the then

current fiscal year. Any county leasing road machinery or equipment

from the Department shall be eligible to enter into a like contract

for the ensuing fiscal year, and shall also be eligible to purchase

the same such units, as provided for herein.

B. The Department of Transportation may sell any particular

unit of road machinery or equipment to a county at any time after

such unit has been leased for one (1) fiscal year for an amount not

less than the original total cost of purchase, less rentals actually

paid for the use of the unit, or any expenses incurred in

reconditioning the unit; provided however, in so selling such unit,

preference shall be given to the county leasing the unit during the

then preceding fiscal year.

C. Whenever the Department of Transportation has agreed to sell

a unit of road machinery or equipment to a county, the title to said

machinery or equipment shall be transferred to the county upon

receipt of the final payment by the Department.

D. Road machinery and equipment leased or lease-purchased by a

county shall be leased or lease-purchased at the annual rental rate,

which shall be fixed at an amount not less than that required to

amortize the original purchase cost of the unit by ten (10) years'

rental thereof.

E. The Department of Transportation may charge a county

interest on any lease or lease-purchase agreement for road machinery

or equipment provided the Oklahoma Department of Transportation

County Advisory Board determines and approves the rate to be

charged.

F. All proceeds derived from the lease or lease-purchase of

road machinery and equipment by the Department of Transportation

shall be deposited with the State Treasurer to be credited to the

County Road Machinery and Equipment Revolving Fund.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.421 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.421
Army SPC Ryan J. Grady Memorial Highway
Status: in_force

The section of State Highway 66 beginning at the intersection of

Country Club Road on the southwest edge of Bristow extending

northeasterly to the intersection of West 3rd Avenue in Creek County

shall be designated as the "Army SPC Ryan J. Grady Memorial

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Highway". The Department of Transportation shall cause suitable

markers bearing that name to be placed on the highway.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.91 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.91
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Parkway
Status: in_force

That portion of U.S. Highway 77 from the junction of U.S.

Highway 77 and South Avenue in Ponca City extending south to the

junction of U.S. Highway 77 and East Harding Road shall be

designated as “Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Parkway”. The

Department of Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers

to be placed on the highway bearing that name.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1675 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1675
Joe M. Morgan Memorial Bridge
Status: in_force

The bridge that crosses the Washita River on U.S. Highway 183

near Clinton, Oklahoma in Custer County shall be designated as the

“Joe M. Morgan Memorial Bridge”. The Department of Transportation

shall cause suitable permanent markers to be placed upon the bridge

bearing that name.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1711 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1711
Tolls - Contracts for use of portions of project - Rents
Status: in_force

and charges - Use of revenues - Sinking funds - Regulation of motor

carriers.

The Authority, subject to the provisions hereof, is hereby

authorized to fix, revise, charge and collect tolls for the use of

each turnpike project and the different parts or sections thereof,

except for use by law enforcement officers responsible for enforcing

the traffic laws and the general laws of the state and federal

governments on turnpikes, who shall be entitled to free use of every

such project in the performance of official duties connected with

such turnpike project, and to contract with any person, partnership,

association or corporation desiring the use of any part thereof,

including the right-of-way adjoining the paved portion, for placing

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thereon telephone, telegraph, electric light or power lines, gas

stations, garages, stores, hotels, restaurants and advertising

signs, or for any other purpose except for tracks for railroad or

railway use, and to fix the terms, conditions, rents and rates of

charges for such use. Such tolls, subject to the other restrictions

hereof, shall be so fixed and adjusted in respect of the aggregate

of tolls from the turnpike project or projects in connection with

which the bonds of any issue shall have been issued as to provide a

fund sufficient with other revenues, if any, to pay (a) the cost of

maintaining, repairing, and operating such turnpike project or

projects, and (b) the principal of and the interest of such bonds as

the same shall become due and payable, and to create reserves for

such purposes. The tolls and all other revenues derived from the

turnpike project or projects in connection with which the bonds of

any issue shall have been issued, except such part thereof as may be

necessary to pay such cost of maintenance, repair, and operation and

to provide such reserves therefor as may be provided for in the

resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds or in the trust

agreement securing the same shall be set aside at such regular

intervals as may be provided in such resolution or such trust

agreement in a sinking fund which is hereby pledged to, and charged

with, the payment of (a) the interest upon such bonds as such

interest shall fall due, (b) the principal of such bonds as the same

shall fall due, (c) the necessary charges of paying agents for

paying principal and interest, and (d) the redemption price or the

purchase price of bonds retired by call or purchase as therein

provided, which are a charge against such fund. The use and

disposition of monies to the credit of such sinking fund shall be

subject to the provisions of the resolution authorizing the issuance

of such bonds or of such trust agreement. Except as may otherwise be

provided in such resolution or such trust agreement, such sinking

fund shall be a fund for all such bonds without distinction or

priority of one over another. The monies in the sinking fund, less

such reserve as may be provided in such resolution or trust

agreement, if not used within a reasonable time for the purchase of

bonds for cancellation as above provided, shall be applied to the

redemption of bonds at the redemption price then applicable. Any

person who leases, rents, or acquires control of any gas station,

garage, store, hotel, or restaurant must have been a resident of, or

been doing business in, Oklahoma for the past five (5) years.

Notwithstanding anything else herein contained to the contrary, the

Corporation Commission of the State of Oklahoma shall exercise the

jurisdiction now or hereafter vested in it to regulate and control

the operation of motor carriers of passengers and freight, using or

desiring to use any turnpike project, in the manner and to the

extent that it regulates or controls such carriers using the

highways of the state. The Authority shall not discriminate against

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any group or class or individual member thereof in fixing the amount

of toll, rents, or charge for the use of the turnpike project.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-705 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-705
United States Geological Survey, agreements with
Status: in_force

The Commission may enter into agreements with the Director of the

United States Geological Survey, or legal successor thereof, for the

purpose of making the necessary surveys and maps, and preparing data

covering topographic surveys, so that they may be made available for

public use.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1629 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1629
Veterans Memorial Highways
Status: in_force

Interstate Highway 40 westbound from the Interstate Highway 35

and Interstate Highway 40 intersection to the state line shall be

designated as the “Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway/Purple Heart

Trail”.

Interstate Highway 40 eastbound from where it intersects with

Interstate Highway 44 to the state line shall be designated as the

“Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway/Purple Heart Trail”.

Interstate Highway 35 southbound from the Interstate Highway 35

and Interstate Highway 40 intersection to the state line shall be

designated as the “World War I Veterans Memorial Highway”.

Interstate Highway 35 northbound from the Interstate Highway 35

and Interstate Highway 40 intersection to the state line shall be

designated as the “World War II Veterans Memorial Highway”.

Such names shall serve as an expression of the appreciation of

the entire State of Oklahoma and to memorialize the men and women

who served in the wars. The Department of Transportation shall

cause suitable permanent markers to be placed and maintained on the

highways bearing such names. Any portion of a highway in this state

which is currently designated as a “Veterans Memorial Highway” shall

not be renamed without legislative approval.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1722.1 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1722.1
Turnpike rights-of-way - Removal of obstructions
Status: in_force

A. The rights-of-way acquired by the Oklahoma Turnpike

Authority shall be held inviolate for turnpike and Authority

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purposes, and no physical or functional encroachments or uses shall

be permitted within such rights-of-way.

B. It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, maintain

or operate any gasoline pump, oil, gas or water drilling rig, line

or structure, tank battery or other equipment or structure used in

the collection, processing or transportation of hydrocarbons or

other minerals, driveway canopy, building, sign, fence, post, or any

thing or structure on or overhanging any right-of-way, or upon or

overhanging any turnpike, and the construction or maintaining of any

such thing or structure on or overhanging any turnpike shall

constitute a public nuisance, which may be summarily abated by the

Authority or its trustees, officers, agents, servants and employees

in the manner provided in subsection D of this section.

C. This section shall not apply to the lawful use of such

rights-of-way for the erection and operation of facilities of a

public utility as provided in Section 1722 of Title 69 of the

Oklahoma Statutes nor to the use of such rights-of-way with the

express consent of the Authority.

D. The Authority, its trustees, officers, agents, servants and

employees shall have authority to physically remove any such

gasoline pump, oil, gas or water drilling rig, line or structure,

tank battery or other equipment or structure used in the collection,

processing or transportation of hydrocarbons or other minerals,

driveway canopy, building, sign, fence, post, thing or structure.

If the owner of any such gasoline pump, oil, gas or water drilling

rig, line or structure, tank battery or other equipment or structure

used in the collection, processing or transportation of hydrocarbons

or other minerals, driveway canopy, building, sign, fence, post,

thing or structure fails to remove the same within a reasonable time

after written demand for the removal thereof has been made upon such

owner by registered mail or personal service, the Authority, its

trustees, its officers, agents, servants and employees may

physically tear down and remove such gasoline pump, oil, gas or

water drilling rig, line or structure, tank battery or other

equipment or structure used in the collection, processing or

transportation of hydrocarbons or other minerals, driveway canopy,

building, sign, fence, post, thing or structure.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1707 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1707
Acquisition of lands and interests therein
Status: in_force

The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority is hereby authorized and

empowered to acquire by purchase, or condemnation, land or such

interest therein as in its discretion may be necessary for the

purpose of establishing, constructing, maintaining and operating

turnpike projects or relocation thereof, and facilities necessary

and incident thereto, or necessary in the restoration of public or

private property damaged or destroyed, including borrow areas,

detours, channel changes, concession areas, public or private access

roads, and deposits of rock, gravel, sand and other road building

material for use in turnpike construction and maintenance, upon such

terms and at such price as may be considered by it to be reasonable

and can be agreed upon between the Authority and the owner thereof,

and to take title thereto in the name of the Authority, provided,

that such right and title shall be limited to the surface rights

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only and shall not include oil or other mineral rights. Groundwater

rights may be severed from surface rights, upon the written request

of the owner of land to be acquired; however, an owner of

groundwater rights shall not have a right of access to the

Authority's acquired surface rights. No person may construct,

maintain or operate any water well, drilling equipment or lines on

or under the surface acquired by the Authority without express

written approval of the Authority.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1723 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1723
Oklahoma Turnpikes - Designation
Status: in_force

The system of turnpikes, together with all sections and

extensions thereof, constructed and to be constructed in the State

of Oklahoma are hereby officially designated as the "Oklahoma

Turnpikes".
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-3007 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-3007
Personal injury or property damage - Liability
Status: in_force

Neither this trust nor any county, beneficiary or municipality

within the boundaries of which such expressway may be located shall

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be liable for personal injury or property damage resulting from the

operations of such expressway, or the failure to properly maintain

or repair such expressway; provided that the trust or municipality

may comply with and be covered by Sections 1751 through 1766 of

Title 11, Oklahoma Statutes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.294 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.294
Deputy Sheriff Clifford Phillip Payne Memorial
Status: in_force

Highway.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 69. Roads, Bridges, and Ferries Page 265

The section of State Highway 54 beginning at the Custer County –

Washita County line extending southerly to the intersection with

State Highway 54B in Washita County shall be designated as the

"Deputy Sheriff Clifford Phillip Payne Memorial Highway". The

Department of Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers

bearing that name to be placed on the highway.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.137 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.137
1LT David Timothy Wright II Memorial Highway
Status: in_force

The two-mile section of State Highway 37 in Moore, Oklahoma,

from the junction of State Highway 37 and Eastern Avenue extending

east to the junction of State Highway 37 and Sunnylane Road shall be

designated as the "1LT David Timothy Wright II Memorial Highway".

The Department of Transportation shall cause suitable permanent

markers to be placed upon the highway bearing that name.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1209 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1209
Removal of structures by highway commission
Status: in_force

The Commission, its officers, agents, servants and employees

shall have authority to physically remove any such sign, post, thing

or structure, gasoline pump, driveway canopy, fence, signpost and

building; and if the owner of any such driveway canopy, gasoline

pump, or building, thing or structure fails to remove the same

within a reasonable time after written demand for the removal

thereof has been made upon him by registered mail or personal

service, the Commission, its officers, agents, servants and

employees may physically tear down and remove such building, canopy,

or pump, and for such purpose may enter upon private property to the

extent necessary to accomplish the removal. Neither the state nor

the Commission or its agents, servants, officers and employees shall

be liable for any damage caused or sustained by reason of the

abatement and removal of any such nuisance.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.202 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.202
Veterans Memorial Highway
Status: in_force

The portion of State Highway 9 East starting at the junction of

U.S. Highway 69 and State Highway 9 East in Eufaula and extending

eastward four (4) miles shall be designated as the "Veterans

Memorial Highway". The Department of Transportation shall cause

suitable permanent markers bearing that name to be placed on the

highway.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-4007 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-4007
Director - Powers and duties
Status: in_force

A. The administrative head of the Department of Transportation

shall be the Director of the Department of Transportation. The

Director shall be an individual with a background of broad

experience in the administration and management of complex public

works or other comparable organizational structures, and who shall

be appointed by the Commission and serve at the pleasure of the

Commission. He shall have the authority and duty to supervise,

direct, account for, organize, plan, administer and execute the

functions of the Department consistent with the general policies and

procedures prescribed and established by the Commission. Any

statutory references to the State Highway Director in Title 69 of

the Oklahoma Statutes shall mean the Director of the Department of

Transportation.

B. The Director shall employ a professional civil engineer who

shall have broad experience in design and construction of complex

highways or other transportation-related projects. This engineer

shall be responsible to the Director for the management of all

engineering functions of the Department.

C. This act shall not affect the status and rights accrued

under the State Merit System of Personnel Administration or the

Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System to persons serving as

employees of any Department, Commission, Authority or other state

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 69. Roads, Bridges, and Ferries Page 379

agency who become employees of the Department of Transportation

through the passage of this act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-616 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-616
Supplies for convicts doing road work
Status: in_force

The board of county commissioners shall purchase supplies for

feeding and maintaining county convicts while at work, from the

lowest and best bidder, after reasonable public notice shall have

been given. No contract for furnishing supplies at a higher price

than the ordinary selling price of the articles furnished shall be

valid.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.24 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.24
SPC4 Benny Joe Lewis Memorial Bridge
Status: in_force

The bridge located where State Highway 7 crosses the eastern

portion of Clear Boggy Creek in Atoka County shall be designated as

the "SPC4 Benny Joe Lewis Memorial Bridge". The Department of

Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers to be placed

upon the bridge bearing that name.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-3004 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-3004
Connecting or feeder roads or streets
Status: in_force

If, in the opinion of the board of trustees of such public

trust, and of the contractor, that it would be economically wise to

improve or construct connecting or feeder streets or roads to the

toll expressway, even though such connecting streets or roads would

be free roads, then in such event, the trust shall have the

authority to let contracts for the construction of such connecting

or feeder roads or streets under the following conditions:

1. The consent of the governing body, having jurisdiction over

such street or road is first obtained.

2. Such portion of the contract price or the work to be

performed as the trust agrees to pay or to perform shall be paid in

revenue bonds, if such construction is part of the original

construction of the toll expressway, or, from surplus revenues in

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excess of the maintenance fund requirements, or in such manner as

may be lawful and proper.

3. The trust shall be empowered to enter into contracts with

any county or municipality in whose jurisdiction such connecting or

feeder roads or streets are located, for the sharing of the work or

costs in the improvement or construction of such roads or streets.

The trust may do such things as are necessary and practical to

qualify the construction and the project for any available federal

matching fund programs.

4. In any project for the construction or improvement of

connecting or feeder roads or streets and for which federal matching

funds have been applied for or approved, the contractor shall have

the right to agree with the governing body for the performance of a

portion of the work if such governing body is properly qualified and

equipped, and to compensate such governing body for the work

performed, but failure of the governing body to properly perform

shall not relieve the contractor from its obligation to build in

accordance with the terms of the contract and the plans and

specifications, even though it may be entitled to compensation for

such failure of performance from such governing body.

5. For such portions of the work to be assumed by any governing

body in the construction of improvement of any connecting or feeder

roads, the governing body shall be subject to the laws applicable to

it when contracting for like work on its roads or streets.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-640 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-640
Use of road machinery by farmers
Status: in_force

If there be located in any county less than six private operators

actively engaged and registered with the governmental bureau or

department having supervision of soil conservation, and available

for contracting for rendering soil conservation services, the board

of county commissioners may permit farmers in such counties to use

the county road machinery and equipment in constructing and

maintaining terraces and ditches in the county.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-4020 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-4020
Short title - Oklahoma Route 66 Centennial Commission
Status: in_force

Act.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Route

66 Centennial Commission Act".
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.268 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.268
SPC Cody Levi Cookson Memorial Bridge
Status: in_force

The bridge over Ross Lake on U.S. Highway 62 in Muskogee County

shall be designated as the "SPC Cody Levi Cookson Memorial Bridge".

The Department of Transportation shall cause suitable permanent

markers bearing that name to be placed on the bridge.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1658 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1658
Hoppy Lockhart Welcome Center
Status: in_force

The Welcome Center located at Sallisaw, Oklahoma, near mile

marker 314, shall be designated as the “Hoppy Lockhart Welcome

Center”. The Department of Transportation shall cause suitable

permanent markers to be placed at the facility bearing the name.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.327 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.327
U.S. Army PFC Keith N. Cantrell Memorial Bridge
Status: in_force

The bridge over Flat Creek on State Highway 34 located

approximately one-half (0.5) mile north of West Madison Avenue near

the town of Carter in Beckham County shall be designated as the

"U.S. Army PFC Keith N. Cantrell Memorial Bridge". The Department

of Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers bearing

that name to be placed on the bridge.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-309 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-309
Employment of persons closely related to members or
Status: in_force

Director - Contracts with such persons.

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It shall be unlawful for the Commission or the Director to

appoint or employ, or approve the appointment or employment of, any

persons related within the third degree by blood or marriage to the

Director or any member of the Commission. The Director knowingly

appointing or employing any persons in violation of this provision,

or any member of the Commission knowingly approving or recommending

the appointment or employment of persons in violation of such

provision, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. It also shall be

unlawful for the Commission or the Director to approve or enter into

any contract with any persons related within the third degree by

blood or marriage to the Director or any member of the Commission.

The Director knowingly approving or entering into any such contract

in violation of such provision, or any member of the Commission

knowingly voting to enter into or to approve any such contract,

shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.285 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.285
Veterans' Memorial Bridge
Status: in_force

The bridge located on U.S. Highway 81 crossing over West

Chestnut Avenue within the municipal limits of Enid in Garfield

County shall be designated as the "Veterans' Memorial Bridge". The

Department of Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers

bearing that name to be placed on the bridge.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-619 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-619
City and town prisoners employed by counties - Credit for
Status: in_force

work.

The boards of county commissioners of the several counties of

the state shall have authority to receive by agreement with the

governing board of any municipality, the prisoners of the

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 69. Roads, Bridges, and Ferries Page 69

municipality, who have been sentenced to imprisonment in the

municipality's jail, either as punishment or in lieu of payment of

fine and costs for the violation of any municipal ordinance, and

such board of county commissioners shall have authority to work any

such prisoners on the public highways or upon a rock pile, or rock

crusher, for the purpose of providing material for use upon public

highways or any public institution of such county, or upon any

public work in which the county is interested. Any such person so

imprisoned for nonpayment of fine and costs shall receive credit

upon his or her fine and costs of One Dollar ($1.00) for each day so

confined in prison or worked upon the public highways, rock pile,

rock crusher, or other public work; provided, the board of county

commissioners shall not pay for the services of such prisoners,

except the cost of their transportation and maintenance.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1206.1 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1206.1
State highways - Rights-of-way - County
Status: in_force

nonparticipation.

No county, regardless of population, and no municipality having

a population of less than sixty thousand (60,000) persons according

to the latest Federal Decennial Census shall be required to

participate financially in the acquisition of lands for use for

rights-of-way for state highways contracted for and constructed

after the effective date of this section; provided, that this act

shall not relieve any county or any said municipality, except those

with a population of one thousand five hundred (1,500) or less, of

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such financial participation where responsibility for the same has

been assumed under a preexisting contractual agreement with the

department.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-631 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-631
Use of bridges by public utilities or service corporations
Status: in_force

- Supervision by county board.

Boards of county commissioners in their respective counties

shall have the supervision over bridges and the approaches thereto

constructed upon county highways within their respective counties

which have been erected by the voting of bonds by the county and may

permit any public utility or public service corporation to cross any

such bridges and the approaches thereto or jointly use any such

bridge and the approaches thereto with the public for an adequate

consideration, and upon such terms and conditions as may be

satisfactory to it in agreement with any such public utility or

public service corporation, and no public utility or public service

corporation shall have the right to use or cross any bridge or the

approaches thereto, located over any stream in Oklahoma, when such

bridge or approaches thereto has been erected by the voting of bonds

by the county for that purpose, unless the board of county

commissioners shall, by resolution, determine that in its judgment

the bridge and approaches thereto may be safely so used and without

any substantial detriment to the public interest.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.370 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.370
Harold Haltom Memorial Highway
Status: in_force

The section of State Highway 71 beginning at the intersection of

State Highway 9 in Haskell County extending north six (6) miles to

the intersection of S4306 Road in McIntosh County shall be

designated as the "Harold Haltom Memorial Highway". The Department

of Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers bearing

that name to be placed on the highway.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-208 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-208
Bureau of Public Roads
Status: in_force

The Bureau of Public Roads of the U. S. Department of

Transportation, or its successor.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.295 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.295
Undersheriff Monty Johnson Memorial Highway
Status: in_force

The section of State Highway 18 beginning at Lone Chimney Road

extending north to the intersection with State Highway 64 in Pawnee

County shall be designated as the "Undersheriff Monty Johnson

Memorial Highway". The Department of Transportation shall cause

suitable permanent markers bearing that name to be placed on the

highway.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.450 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.450
U.S. Army 2LT William A. Fox, Jr. Memorial Bridge
Status: in_force

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The bridge on State Highway 9 east of Number 9 Marina Road

crossing over Eufaula Lake in Pittsburg County shall be designated

as the "U.S. Army 2LT William A. Fox, Jr. Memorial Bridge". The

Department of Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers

bearing that name to be placed on the bridge.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.287 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.287
Deputy Sheriff Michael Dee Pace Memorial Bridge
Status: in_force

The bridge over Choctaw Road on U.S. Highway 69 in Bryan County

shall be designated as the "Deputy Sheriff Michael Dee Pace Memorial

Bridge". The Department of Transportation shall cause suitable

permanent markers bearing that name to be placed on the highway.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.271 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.271
SSG Christopher Michael Hake Memorial Bridge
Status: in_force

The bridge on Interstate 40 over the North Fork Red River near

the town of Sayre in Beckham County shall be designated as the "SSG

Christopher Michael Hake Memorial Bridge". The Department of

Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers bearing that

name to be placed on the bridge.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1735 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1735
On-the-job employee safety program
Status: in_force

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It is the intent of the Legislature that the promotion of safety

in the workplace is a legitimate public purpose. In order to

establish a public employee benefit program to encourage safety in

the workplace, the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority is hereby directed to

establish an on-the-job employee safety program which encourages

work unit safety and reduces lost productivity and compensation

costs. In order to promote job safety in work units with

exceptional safety records, the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority is

authorized to expend from monies available in the Oklahoma Turnpike

Authority General Fund so much thereof as may be necessary for the

purpose of recognition awards for presentation to the members of

work units or individual employees with exceptional safety records.

Recognition awards shall consist of distinctive wearing apparel,

service pins, U.S. Savings Bonds, or other appropriate awards, the

value of which shall not exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) per

employee, which recognize the safety achievement of the work unit or

individual employees.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.426 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.426
LCpl Nelson Matlock Memorial Highway
Status: in_force

The section of State Highway 66 beginning at the intersection of

Flynn Avenue in Depew extending east to the intersection of South

433rd W Avenue in Creek County shall be designated as the "LCpl

Nelson Matlock Memorial Highway". The Department of Transportation

shall cause suitable permanent markers bearing that name to be

placed on the highway.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-220 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-220
Hard surface
Status: in_force

A road surfaced with concrete, brick, water bound or bituminous

macadam, or the equivalent of properly bound gravel, or other

material approved by the State Highway Commission, and meeting the

federal requirements.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1677 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1677
Randy Littlefield Memorial Highway
Status: in_force

State Highway 20 from the junction of State Highway 10 and U.S.

Highway 59 east of Jay, Oklahoma, up to the Missouri state line,

shall be designated the “Randy Littlefield Memorial Highway”. The

Department of Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers

be placed upon the highway bearing that name.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1004 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1004
Disposition of unneeded portions of rights-of-way by
Status: in_force

counties or cities - Procedure - Approval.

Whenever circumstances alter the highway, road or street

requirements or needs of a county or city, after such county or city

has purchased or acquired by eminent domain, any strip, piece or

parcel of land so that such property, or any part thereof, is no

longer needed for such purposes, the board of commissioners of such

county or the governing board of such city is authorized to sell all

right, title and interest of the county or city in such real

property as herein provided. Such property shall be disposed of in

the manner set forth in Title 69, Oklahoma Statutes, Section 1001;

provided, however, no such property which has been or is at the time

of such disposal a portion of the State Highway System shall be

offered for sale or in any manner disposed of by the county or the

city unless notice in writing has first been given to the State

Highway Director, and the State Highway Director has approved of

such sale or other disposal of such property in writing.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.419 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.419
Guy L. Berry III Memorial Interchange
Status: in_force

The interchange of U.S. Highway 412 at the north connection to

the Gilcrease Turnpike in Tulsa County shall be designated as the

"Guy L. Berry III Memorial Interchange". The Department of

Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers bearing that

name to be placed on the highway.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-3011 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-3011
"Toll Expressway" and "municipality" defined
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this act, the term "Toll Expressway" is

defined to mean any toll urban or rural expressway or expressways

which may consist of separate sections or segments separated by

intervening highway or street connections, and which may be laid out

wholly or partially within the corporate limits of any incorporated

city, and the cost of construction of which has or is to be paid for

by revenue bonds issued by a public trust. For the purposes of this

act, the word "municipality" includes a city, county or town.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.94 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.94
President George W. Bush Bridge
Status: in_force

The southbound bridge on US 277/US 281 crossing the Red River

shall be designated as the “President George W. Bush Bridge”. The

Department of Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers

to be placed upon the highways bearing that name.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.214 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.214
Sgt. Daniel M. Eshbaugh Memorial Highway
Status: in_force

The section of State Highway 9 within the municipal limits

of Norman beginning at the intersection of State Highway

9 and 120th Avenue SE and extending west to the

intersection of State Highway 9 and 84th Avenue SE shall

be designated as the "Sgt. Daniel M. Eshbaugh Memorial

Highway". The Department of Transportation shall cause

suitable permanent markers bearing that name to be

placed on the highway.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1326 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1326
Collection of assessments
Status: in_force

(a) The assessments provided for and levied under the provisions

of this article shall be payable in cash as the several installments

become due, together with the interest thereon, to the clerk of such

city or the county treasurer, as appropriate, who shall give proper

receipts for such payments and credit the same upon the "limited

access assessment record."

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(b) The city clerk shall be required to execute a good and

sufficient bond, with sureties, in an amount to be approved by the

governing body, payable to the city, conditioned for the faithful

performance of the duties enjoined upon him by this article as

collector of the assessments.

(c) It shall be the duty of the city clerk to keep an accurate

account of all such collections made by him and to pay to the city

treasurer daily the amounts of the assessments collected by him. The

amounts so collected and paid to the city treasurer shall constitute

a separate special fund to be used and applied to the payment of

such bonds and the interest thereon, as herein provided.

(d) It shall be the duty of the city clerk promptly after the

date of maturity of such installment or interest and on or before

the fifteenth day of September in each year to certify the

installment and interest then due to the county treasurer of the

county in which the city is located. All installments, together

with interest, so certified to the county treasurer and all

installments, together with interest, of all assessments levied by

the board of county commissioners shall be by the county treasurer

placed upon the November delinquent tax list of the same year

prepared by the treasurer of such county, and collected as other

delinquent taxes are collected.

(e) It shall be the duty of the county treasurer to collect such

installments of assessment, together with interest and penalty, as

herein provided, but any taxpayer shall have the right to pay his ad

valorem taxes to the county treasurer regardless of the delinquency

of such assessments; and within thirty (30) days from the receipt of

such delinquent assessments, interest and penalty, so certified to

the city and so collected by the county treasurer, the same shall be

paid by the county treasurer to the city treasurer for disbursement

in accordance with the provisions of this article. Upon the receipt

of installments, together with interest or penalty, or both, of

those assessments levied by the board of county commissioners the

county treasurer shall retain the same in a special fund for

disbursement in accordance with the provisions of this article.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-636.7 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-636.7
Storage of road machinery and equipment - Costs and
Status: in_force

expenses.

A. The Department of Transportation is hereby authorized to

acquire space for storing road machinery and equipment while not in

possession of a county and to pay the necessary costs thereof from

the County Road Machinery and Equipment Revolving Fund.

B. Any costs or expenses necessarily incurred by the Department

of Transportation in the administration of the foregoing provisions

relating to the County Road Machinery and Equipment Revolving Fund

may be paid from the fund.

C. Any costs or expenses necessarily incurred by the Department

of Transportation in the administration of a county inventory system

for materials, supplies and equipment used for the construction and

maintenance of roads and bridges as provided in Section 658 of this

title may be paid from the County Road Machinery and Equipment

Revolving Fund.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1314 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1314
Railroads and street railways to pave - Warning signals
Status: in_force

(a) When a railroad or railway shall occupy any portion of a

limited access facility with its tracks, either running in a general

direction thereto or otherwise, the governing body or the board of

county commissioners or the Commission may require such railroad or

railway company to pave so much of the facility as may be occupied

by its track or tracks and three (3) feet on each side, and when

more than one track crosses within a distance of (one hundred) 100

feet, measuring from inside rail to inside rail, the company shall

grade, gutter, drain, curb, pave or otherwise improve between its

tracks in the same manner as the facility itself.

(b) The Corporation Commission of the State of Oklahoma may

require warning signals at grade crossings at intersections of

railroad and limited access facilities and may require grade

separations at intersections of railroads and limited access

facilities. The determination of whether such warning signals and

grade separations shall be required, the location thereof, the type

thereof, and the distribution of the cost thereof shall be

determined by the Corporation Commission in accordance with the

provisions of 17 O.S.1961, Sections 81 to 84, inclusive.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1694 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1694
Judy Davis Memorial Highway
Status: in_force

State Highways 271 and 9, beginning in Spiro to the Poteau River

Bridge, north of Pocola shall be designated the “Judy Davis Memorial

Highway”. The Department of Transportation shall cause suitable

permanent markers to be placed on the highway bearing that name.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-230 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-230
Person
Status: in_force

Any individual, firm, partnership, corporation or business

entity of any kind or character, or the executor, administrator,

trustee, receiver, assignee, or personal representative thereof.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-303 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-303
Functions, powers and duties of Commission
Status: in_force

(a) The Commission shall constitute an advisory, administrative,

and policy making board with which the Director shall from time to

time consult regarding the administration of the affairs of the

Department. The Commission may require from the Director complete

reports and information relative to the affairs of the Department at

such time and in such manner as the Commission may deem advisable.

(b) In addition to its other powers and duties, as herein

defined, the Commission shall have the following specific powers and

duties:

(1) To organize itself by the election of a chairman, vice-

chairman and secretary, who shall perform the duties required of

them by the rules and regulations of the Commission, but shall

receive no extra compensation therefor;

(2) To elect a State Highway Director and fix his salary within

the limits of this Code, who shall serve during the pleasure of the

Commission, expressed by a majority vote of the entire Commission;

(3) To prescribe rules, regulations, and policies for the

transaction of its business, and for the letting of all contracts

and purchases;

(4) To prescribe the manner of cooperation between county and

municipal officials with the Commission;

(5) Except as otherwise provided herein, to let or supervise the

letting of all contracts for construction or improvements of state

highways, or any contract for road or bridge construction or

improvement where the work is being done in whole or in part with

state or federal monies;

(6) To authorize all expenditures prior to the incurring

therefor, except as otherwise provided in this Code.

(c) Each Commissioner shall aid in the promotion of highway

construction, improvements, and maintenance throughout the entire

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state, and shall not act as the special representative of the

particular district in which he resides.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1601 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1601
Dedication of Highway No. 77 as Memorial Highway
Status: in_force

U. S. Highway No. 77 throughout the State of Oklahoma shall be

dedicated as a Memorial Highway in honor of all Oklahomans who

served in the Armed Forces of the United States in World War I and

World War II, and the Department shall cause it to be appropriately

marked.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-411 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-411
Default - Collections
Status: in_force

In the event of a default in payment of the principal or

interest on loans made from the State Infrastructure Bank Revolving

Fund pursuant to this act, the Attorney General is empowered and it

shall be the duty of the Attorney General to take actions to collect

any amounts due or owing to the Fund. The Attorney General shall

institute appropriate proceedings to compel the defaulting party and

its officers, agents, and employees to cure the default.

Jurisdiction of any proceedings shall be in the district court of

Oklahoma County.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 69. Roads, Bridges, and Ferries Page 54
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.52 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.52
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brandon W. Farley Memorial
Status: in_force

Highway.

The portion of State Highway 3 east of Idabel to Tom shall be

designated as the “U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brandon W. Farley Memorial

Highway”. The Department of Transportation shall cause suitable

permanent markers to be placed on the highway bearing that name.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-636.1 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-636.1
County Road Machinery and Equipment Revolving Fund
Status: in_force

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund

to be known and designated the "County Road Machinery and Equipment

Revolving Fund", which shall consist of all appropriations and

deposits made for the purposes hereinafter designated and shall also

include all proceeds resulting from the lease, lease-purchase, sale

or resale of equipment purchased out of monies in the revolving

fund. The revolving fund shall be a continuing fund and shall be

nonfiscal in character. The fund shall be invested in whatever

instruments are authorized by law for investments by the State

Treasurer and the interest earned by any investment of monies from

the fund shall be credited to the fund for expenditure as provided

by law.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-642 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-642
Operation of machinery and equipment used by farmers
Status: in_force

Such machinery and equipment when used as hereinbefore provided

shall be operated by and be under the control of the duly appointed

agents and employees of the counties.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-211 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-211
Control of access (partial)
Status: in_force

Partial control of access means that the authority to control

access is exercised to give preference to through traffic to a

degree that, in addition to access connections with selected

frontage or local roads, there may be some crossings at grade and

some private driveway connections.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.21 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.21
OHP Lt. Pat Grimes Memorial Bridge
Status: in_force

The bridge located where State Highway 97 crosses the Arkansas

River in Sand Springs, Oklahoma, shall be designated as the "OHP Lt.

Pat Grimes Memorial Bridge". The Department of Transportation shall

cause suitable permanent markers to be placed upon the bridge

bearing that name.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.242 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.242
J.R. Proctor Memorial Highway
Status: in_force

The portion of State Highway 20 in Collinsville beginning at the

junction of State Highway 20 and U.S. Highway 169 extending west to

the junction of State Highway 20 and 5th Street shall be designated

as the "J.R. Proctor Memorial Highway". The Department of

Transportation shall cause suitable markers bearing that name to be

placed on the highway.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.347 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.347
Creede Speake, Jr. Memorial Highway
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the section of State

Highway 53 beginning at the intersection of Midway Road extending

east through the community of Milo to the intersection of Woodford

Road in Carter County shall be designated as the "Creede Speake, Jr.

Memorial Highway". The Department of Transportation shall cause

suitable permanent markers bearing that name to be placed on the

highway.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1272 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1272
Application of act
Status: in_force

The provisions of this act apply only to the erection and

maintenance of outdoor advertising signs, displays and devices

located in adjacent areas within six hundred sixty (660) feet from

the nearest edge of the right-of-way and which are visible and

intended to be read from the main traveled way and those which are

located in controlled areas beyond six hundred sixty (660) feet from

the nearest edge of the right-of-way, visible and intended to be

read from the main traveled way and erected with the purpose of

being read from the main traveled way.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1204 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1204
Highway construction – No issuance of work order until
Status: in_force

securing of all rights-of-way.

No work order on a contract for construction, reconstruction,

maintenance, or any other type of highway construction shall be

issued by the Transportation Commission unless all rights-of-way

necessary for such construction shall have first been secured by the

state or local units of government.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.424 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.424
Trooper Larry L. Hillyard Memorial Bridge
Status: in_force

The bridge crossing over Polecat Creek on U.S. Highway 75A south

of Sapulpa in Creek County shall be designated as the "Trooper Larry

L. Hillyard Memorial Bridge". The Department of Transportation

shall cause suitable permanent markers bearing that name to be

placed on the bridge.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.386 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.386
Hunter Ford, Fernando Flores, Jack Sarver, and Kaleb
Status: in_force

Foster Memorial Highway.

The section of U.S. Highway 70 near the southeast edge of Durant

beginning at McLean Road and extending northeasterly two and one-

half (2.5) miles in Bryan County shall be designated as the "Hunter

Ford, Fernando Flores, Jack Sarver, and Kaleb Foster Memorial

Highway". The Department of Transportation shall cause suitable

permanent markers bearing that name to be placed on the highway.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1932 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1932
Collection of charges or fees – Designated purpose
Status: in_force

The Oklahoma Tax Commission shall administer the collection of

any charges or fees associated with the Oklahoma Road User Charge

Program. Collections from the road usage charges imposed under this

act shall be specifically designated for the purpose of maintaining

and improving the roads, highways and bridges in the State of

Oklahoma.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.127 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.127
Major Brice Clayton Coleman Memorial Highway
Status: in_force

The portion of State Highway 48 in Creek County from the

junction of State Highway 48 and West 251st Street South extending

south to the junction of State Highway 48 and East 950 Road shall be

designated as the “Major Brice Clayton Coleman Memorial Highway”.

Pursuant to the provisions of Title 69 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the

Department of Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers

to be placed upon the highway bearing that name.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.129 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.129
Trooper William McClendon Memorial Highway
Status: in_force

The portion of U.S. Highway 75 beginning at the junction of U.S.

Highway 75 and West 201st Street South extending south to Okmulgee,

Oklahoma, shall be designated as the “Trooper William McClendon

Memorial Highway”. Pursuant to the provisions of Title 69 of the

Oklahoma Statutes, the Department of Transportation shall cause

suitable permanent markers to be placed upon the highway bearing

that name.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.11 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.11
PFC John Reese, Jr. Medal of Honor/Purple Heart
Status: in_force

Memorial Highway.

State Highway 20 between the municipal limits of Pryor and

Salina shall be designated as the "PFC John Reese, Jr. Medal of

Honor/Purple Heart Memorial Highway". The Department of

Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers to be placed

on the highway bearing that name.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 69. Roads, Bridges, and Ferries Page 205
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1210 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1210
Culverts, driveways, mailboxes and stock-pass fences
Status: in_force

excepted - Approval by Commission required.

Sections 1208 through 1211 shall not prevent the construction or

maintenance of any culvert or driveway as a means of ingress and

egress to private property, or prevent the placing of mailboxes or

fences to stock-passes on any highway right-of-way. The Commission

may regulate the construction and maintenance of such culverts,

driveways, fences to stock-passes, and mailboxes with due regard to

the safety of the traveling public and proper maintenance of the

highway. No culvert, driveway, fence to stock-pass, or mailbox

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 69. Roads, Bridges, and Ferries Page 122

shall be constructed or maintained on the right-of-way of any

designated state or federal highway by any person without the

approval of the Commission, and the Commission may remove without

notice any such culvert, driveway, fence to stock-pass, or mailbox

constructed or maintained without first obtaining such approval when

in its judgment such culvert, driveway, fence to stock-pass, or

mailbox is dangerous to the traveling public or interferes with

proper drainage or maintenance of the highway.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1644 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1644
Colonel Harold D. Pinney, U.S. Army Highway - Clarence F
Status: in_force

“Chink” Douglas, Lawman Highway.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 69. Roads, Bridges, and Ferries Page 193

From one hundred (100) yards south of the Business 69 Highway

exit on U.S. Highway 69 in Eufaula, Oklahoma, on the northbound

lane shall be named the “Colonel Harold D. Pinney, U.S. Army

Highway” and from one hundred (100) yards north of the hospital

exit on U.S. Highway 69 in Eufaula, Oklahoma, on the southbound

lane shall be named the “Clarence F. ‘Chink’ Douglas, Lawman

Highway”. The Department of Transportation shall cause permanent

markers to be placed upon the highway bearing their names.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.418 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.418
Chuck Stotts Way
Status: in_force

The intersection on U.S. Highway 69 located 350 feet north of

24th Avenue NE, in Miami in Ottawa County shall be designated as

"Chuck Stotts Way". The Department of Transportation shall cause

suitable permanent markers bearing that name to be placed at the

intersection.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.100 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.100
PFC A.T. Howell Memorial Bridge
Status: in_force

The bridge crossing Leader Creek on State Highway 3 in Coal

County shall be designated as the “PFC A.T. Howell Memorial Bridge”.

The Department of Transportation shall cause suitable permanent

markers to be placed on the bridge bearing that name.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1308 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1308
Action to contest
Status: in_force

The governing body of the city or the board of county

commissioners shall promptly rule on the sufficiency of any such

protest. No action or suit to question the ruling on such

sufficiency or to contest the action of the governing body or the

Board in adopting and approving the plans, specifications or

profiles shall be commenced later than fifteen (15) days after the

ruling.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1311 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1311
Award of contract
Status: in_force

(a) At the time and place specified in the notice to

contractors, the governing body or the board of county commissioners

shall examine all bids received and, without unnecessary delay,

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 69. Roads, Bridges, and Ferries Page 151

award the contract to the lowest and best bidder, who will perform

the work and furnish the materials which have been selected and

perform all the conditions imposed by the governing body or the

board, as prescribed in the resolution for work and the notice for

proposals.

(b) The aggregate amount of the contract shall not exceed the

aggregate estimate of cost submitted by the engineer for the

improvement and, in the event of any excess in cost over the

engineer's estimate, such excess shall be void and no assessments

for such excess levied.

(c) In the event any acquisition of site is necessary, the award

of the contract may be made before or after the time such eminent

domain proceedings as may be required are completed.

(d) The governing body or board of county commissioners shall

have the right to award a contract for all or a portion of such

limited access facility, or to reject any or all bids, and to

readvertise for such further bids as in its judgment are desirable.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1201.2 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1201.2
New section lines not created - Existing lines not
Status: in_force

widened - Indian lands.

Nothing in this act shall be construed to create a section line

where none existed, nor to widen an existing section line, nor in

any way to conflict with provisions relating to section lines of

Indian Treaties or acts of Congress providing for disposition of

Indian lands, nor to diminish any existing rights of any owners of

abutting land, or registered land surveyors to enter section lines

in the official conduct of their business.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.356 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.356
Wilmot E. Chamberlain Memorial Bridge
Status: in_force

The bridge over the Fort Smith Stockyards on U.S. Highway 64

west of the Oklahoma/Arkansas state line in Sequoyah County shall be

designated the "Wilmot E. Chamberlain Memorial Bridge". The

Department of Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers

bearing that name to be placed on the bridge.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1313 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1313
Funds for acquisition
Status: in_force

(a) All monies required to be paid by the governing body of the

board of county commissioners by reason of condemnation proceedings,

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and to the extent that the same are to be eventually paid by

assessments levied in accordance with this article, shall be

furnished by the contractor as from time to time needed in the

progress of the condemnation proceedings.

(b) Upon the furnishing of any such sums there shall be

delivered to the contractor by the governing body or the board of

county commissioners an interim certificate, in the amount of the

sum so furnished, naming the contractor as payee, dated of even

date, and bearing six percent (6%) interest per annum. The

certificate shall provide that it is issued in accordance with the

provisions of this article, and payable only in the manner herein

provided. The certificate shall be signed by the mayor or chairman

of the governing body or board, as appropriate, and attested by the

city or county clerk. It shall be in all respects negotiable, and

shall be conclusive evidence of the fact that the sums were so

furnished by the payee for the purpose aforesaid.

(c) If through default or failure of the city or county to

complete the acquisition of the necessary property or shall fail to

complete the limited access facility, the owner or holder of the

certificate shall then, and in that event only, be entitled to

personal judgment against the city or county so issuing the

certificate, which judgment may be collected as provided by law.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-314 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-314
Legal advisors
Status: in_force

The Director shall, with the advice and consent of the

Commission, appoint such attorneys as may be necessary for the

handling of all legal services for the Commission and the

Department. The attorneys shall be the legal advisors for the

Commission and the Director, and are hereby authorized to appear for

and represent the Department in any and all litigation that may

arise in the discharge of its duties, and advise it upon all legal

matters pertaining to the Department. The attorneys and, in

addition, the Attorney General, are further authorized to appear for

and represent officers and employees of the Department and the

Commission in any civil suits brought against such officers and

employees in their individual capacities upon alleged causes of

action which arose from acts or omissions of such officers and

employees within the scope of their official duties.

The salaries for the attorneys, other than the Attorney General,

shall be fixed by the Commission and shall be payable monthly out of

the State Highway Construction and Maintenance Fund.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-646 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-646
Condemnation procedure - Indian or federal lands
Status: in_force

A. The board of county commissioners may open, establish,

reserve or condemn roads on section lines and may vacate, alter,

widen, change or lay out other new roads according to the following

procedure:

1. A proposal for action to vacate, alter, widen, change or

locate a road shall be upon a petition to the board of county

commissioners signed by at least twelve freeholders residing in the

vicinity of the road affected or by resolution of the board of

county commissioners;

2. The petition shall state the proposed action and clearly

show on a map of the area the location and terminals of the road.

If the petition is in proper form, the board of county commissioners

shall promptly investigate the proposal to determine if the petition

has merit;

3. The board of county commissioners may conclude, upon

investigation, that action concerning the road is unnecessary and

impractical and deny the petition. Should the board determine that

the petition has merit, the board shall set the date of the hearing

and provide notice as prescribed by this section;

4. At such time it is determined that the petition has merit,

the board of county commissioners shall set a hearing date. The

county clerk shall then notify those landowners whose property is

immediately affected by the road, in such a way that the road may

cross their property, abut to their property, or in some manner

provide ingress or egress to their property. The notice shall be

given by regular mail at least twenty-one days (21) prior to the

hearing date;

5. Legal notice to the public shall be given by advertisement

in a newspaper of general circulation in the county setting forth

the facts and the date when the hearing will be held and the

petition acted upon. The notice shall be published once per week

for three (3) consecutive weeks at least twenty-one (21) days prior

to the hearing date. A record of all such proceedings shall be made

by the county clerk;

B. In a petition proposing that a road be altered, widened,

changed or located where the owners of the land to be taken agree in

writing to the proposed location or changes by providing an easement

to the county for such purpose, or donate the land required, the

board of county commissioners shall then cause to be prepared a cost

estimate for the proposed project. The cost estimate shall include

the cost to survey the road or the proposed changes. If the

estimated cost is reasonable and the road or the proposed changes

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 69. Roads, Bridges, and Ferries Page 84

serve the general public by providing a better route or by

eliminating a hazard making the route safer, the board of county

commissioners may order and establish the road as a county highway,

or order the proposed changes to be made and make the appropriate

record thereof. However, no work shall be performed until a survey

is completed and easements secured. If the board determines that

the expense cannot be justified in whole or in part, the board may

order that the petitioners must bear the responsibility to

adequately fund the proposed action in whole or in part. If

easements are not granted freely, the easements shall be obtained in

the manner provided by law and shall be considered in the cost

estimate of the proposed action.

C. In a petition proposing that a road be vacated, the board of

county commissioners shall, upon receiving the petition, attest that

according to their records the road in question is within their

jurisdiction and is considered to be open for use by the general

public, through grant or ownership, by easement or dedication, by

adverse possession, or by open and notorious use, regardless of the

frequency of maintenance or lack thereof. In considering the

proposal to vacate the road, the board shall hear testimony provided

by the petitioners and others who may testify at the hearing as to

whether the road should be vacated. Upon a decision by the board to

vacate the road, the board shall issue an order to void any easement

pertaining to the road, if such easement exists, and require that

the road be closed in such a manner as to prevent the use of the

road by the general public. The decision of the board to vacate or

not to vacate the road shall be final. Except as provided in

Section 649 of this title, no road in use by the general public

shall be closed, obstructed or vacated in any manner except as

provided by this section. Every person who shall close, obstruct or

attempt to vacate a road in a manner other than the manner set forth

in this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction

shall be fined not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than

Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). In addition, such person shall be

liable for the cost incurred by the county to remove, repair or

otherwise return the road to open travel by the public. Nothing in

this section shall prohibit the temporary closing of any road by law

enforcement or emergency personnel in the performance of their

official duty, public utilities with regard to routine maintenance

and construction, or other such entities as authorized by the board

of county commissioners.

D. Wherever in those counties the amount of Indian lands or

those exempt from taxation by reason of the operation of any federal

law is thirty percent (30%) or more of the total area of the county,

then the board of county commissioners may, upon its own initiative,

and if the public interests demand it, move to secure roads over,

adjacent to, or for the benefit of all such exempted lands as set

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 69. Roads, Bridges, and Ferries Page 85

forth in this subsection. The board shall call upon the Director of

the Oklahoma Department of Transportation as a disinterested party

to undertake and make such surveys, plans and estimates and obtain

all other essential data and records as are required to make a full

and complete statement and report upon the interest involved, and to

make such recommendations as in the premises may seem proper. When

so prepared, the Department of Transportation shall then advance the

matter to the Department of the Interior of the United States, or to

any other federal department concerned, through its proper local

representative, if there be one, with the request that the matter be

considered and disposed of as speedily as possible. If the project

be so approved and authorized, then the work may proceed under the

special supervision and direct administration of the Department of

Transportation and subject to such special regulations as the

circumstances seem to require.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.172 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.172
PFC Albert E. Schwab, Medal of Honor Memorial
Status: in_force

Highway.

The portion of State Highway 11 between the intersection of

State Highway 11 and Interstate 244 and the intersection of State

Highway 11 and U.S. Highway 75 shall be designated as the "PFC

Albert E. Schwab, Medal of Honor Memorial Highway". Pursuant to the

provisions of Title 69 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the Department of

Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers to be placed

upon the highway bearing that name.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.167 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.167
Sergeant Bret Daniel Isenhower Memorial Highway
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 69. Roads, Bridges, and Ferries Page 237

The portion of State Highway 59 from the intersection of State

Highway 59 and State Highway 177 extending to the municipal limits

of St. Louis shall be designated as the "Sergeant Bret Daniel

Isenhower Memorial Highway". Pursuant to the provisions of Title 69

of the Oklahoma Statutes, the Department of Transportation shall

cause suitable permanent markers to be placed upon the highway

bearing that name.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.443 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.443
C.B and Lois Craft Memorial Bridge
Status: in_force

The bridge on State Highway 31 crossing over Turkey Creek east

of Lequire in Haskell County shall be designated as the "C.B. and

Lois Craft Memorial Bridge". The Department of Transportation shall

cause suitable permanent markers bearing that name to be placed on

the bridge.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1662 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1662
Sid Cookerly Memorial Parkway
Status: in_force

State Highway 77, from where it intersects with State Highway 11

in Kay County, north to Newkirk, Oklahoma, shall be designated as

the “Sid Cookerly Memorial Highway”. The Department of

Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers to be placed

on the highway bearing his name.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.162 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.162
Wayne Crusoe Memorial Highway
Status: in_force

The portion of U.S. Highway 70 from the municipal limits of

Idabel to the municipal limits of Garvin shall be designated as the

"Wayne Crusoe Memorial Highway". Pursuant to the provisions of

Title 69 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the Department of Transportation

shall cause suitable permanent markers to be placed upon the highway

bearing that name.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.406 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.406
Specialist Robert Allan Pierce Memorial Bridge
Status: in_force

The bridge located on U.S. Highway 59 one-half (1/2) mile south

of Panama in Leflore County shall be designated as the "Specialist

Robert Allan Pierce Memorial Bridge". The Department of

Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers bearing that

name to be placed on the bridge.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.47 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.47
Commissioner Jimmie Primrose Memorial Bridge
Status: in_force

The bridge in Murray County that crosses the Washita River on

State Highway 7 between Interstate 35 and Davis, Oklahoma, shall be

designated the “Commissioner Jimmie Primrose Memorial Bridge”. The

Department of Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers

to be placed on the bridge bearing that name.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.430 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.430
Steven J. Ronio Memorial Bridge
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 69. Roads, Bridges, and Ferries Page 292

The bridge on U.S. Highway 62 crossing over Sheridan Road in

Comanche County shall be designated as the "Steven J. Ronio Memorial

Bridge". The Department of Transportation shall cause suitable

permanent markers bearing that name to be placed on the bridge.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.408 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.408
MSgt. JW Easterling Memorial Highway
Status: in_force

The section of State Highway 30 beginning just north of the

intersection of E 1060 Road extending north to the intersection of

State Highway 47 in Roger Mills County shall be designated as the

"MSgt. JW Easterling Memorial Highway". The Department of

Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers bearing that

name to be placed on the highway.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.433 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.433
Col. John L. Smith Medal of Honor Recipient Memorial
Status: in_force

Highway.

The section of U.S. Highway 77 beginning on the east side of the

James C. Nance Bridge extending through the town of Lexington to the

intersection of Moffatt Road in Cleveland County shall be designated

as the “Col. John L. Smith Medal of Honor Recipient Memorial

Highway”. The Department of Transportation shall cause suitable

permanent markers bearing that name to be placed on the highway.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.182 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.182
Colonel Aaron C. "Burley" Burleson Memorial Highway
Status: in_force

The portion of State Highway 62 beginning at County Road 206 and

extending east to County Road 210 in Jackson County shall be

designated as the "Colonel Aaron C. "Burley" Burleson Memorial

Highway". Pursuant to the provisions of Title 69 of the Oklahoma

Statutes, the Department of Transportation shall cause suitable

permanent markers to be placed upon the highway bearing that name.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.318 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.318
Sweetwater Veterans Memorial Highway
Status: in_force

The section of State Highway 30 beginning at the southern

municipal limits of the town of Sweetwater in Beckham County

extending south to the intersection of State Highway 30 and County

Road 1140 in Beckham County shall be designated as the "Sweetwater

Veterans Memorial Highway". The Department of Transportation shall

cause suitable permanent markers bearing that name to be placed on

the highway.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1727 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1727
Apportionment of motor fuel taxes on fuels consumed on
Status: in_force

turnpikes - Limitations.

(a) Until all bonds of the Authority and the interest thereon

are paid in full, the Oklahoma Tax Commission shall each month

determine an amount equal to the motor fuel excise taxes computed on

ninety-seven and one-half percent (97 1/2%) of the total gallonage

of all fuels consumed, during the calendar month in which the tax

being apportioned accrued, on all Oklahoma turnpike projects and

apportion a sum equal to such amount from all gasoline tax

collections as follows: Ninety-seven percent (97%) of such amount

to the Authority and three percent (3%) to the General Revenue Fund

of the State Treasury, after which apportionment all other

apportionments of motor fuel excise taxes shall be made as provided

for by law. Such apportionments shall be deducted exclusively from

those funds which would otherwise be apportioned to the Department

or Commission for expenditure on state highways, without affecting

the amounts presently apportioned to the various municipalities,

counties, or for county roads.

(b) If at the time of any monthly apportionment required herein:

(1) there shall be a balance in the trust fund created by

Section 1730 of this Code, equal to one and one-half (1 1/2) times

the maximum amount of principal, including any sinking fund or

amortization requirements, and interest payable in any fiscal year,

beginning July 1, and ending on June 30, thereafter, on account of

all turnpike revenue and turnpike revenue refunding bonds of the

Authority issued pursuant to the provisions of this article prior to

May 1, 1992, and then outstanding, or

(2) if no such bonds are outstanding,

the Oklahoma Tax Commission shall apportion to the trust fund the

amount referred to in subsection (a) of this section so long as any

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turnpike revenue and turnpike revenue refunding bonds issued after

May 1, 1992, continue to be outstanding. Thereafter, the Oklahoma

Tax Commission shall apportion the amount referred to in subsection

(a) of this section as provided for by law.

(c) In addition to those sums collected and disbursed in

subsections (a) and (b) of this section, the Oklahoma Tax Commission

shall in each fiscal year determine an amount equal to the motor

fuel excise taxes computed on ninety-seven and one-half percent (97

1/2%) of the total gallonage of all fuels consumed, during the

fiscal year in which the tax being apportioned accrued on the

Industrial Parkway, and, after making the apportionments set out in

subsections (a) and (b) of this section, apportion a sum equal to

said amount from all gasoline tax collections as follows: Ninety-

seven percent (97%) to the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority, and three

percent (3%) to the General Revenue Fund of the State Treasury,

after which apportionment all other apportionments of motor fuel

excise taxes shall be made according to existing or subsequently

enacted apportionment laws, provided that in no event shall the

total of the apportionments made pursuant to subsections (a), (b)

and (c) of this section exceed the motor fuel tax earned on all of

the Oklahoma turnpikes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.481 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.481
SFC Brandon O. Poynter Memorial Highway
Status: in_force

The section of U.S. Highway 59 on the southeast side of Howe

beginning at the intersection of Old U.S. Highway 59 extending north

to North Railroad Street in LeFlore County shall be designated as

the "SFC Brandon O. Poynter Memorial Highway". The Department of

Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers bearing that

name to be placed on the highway.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.148 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.148
Specialist Jordan Morris Memorial Highway
Status: in_force

The section of highway from the junction of State Highway 108

and State Highway 51 extending south to the Ripley municipal limits

shall be designated as the "Specialist Jordan Morris Memorial

Highway". The Department of Transportation shall cause suitable

permanent markers to be placed on the highway bearing that name.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-618 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-618
Other service may be required of convicts
Status: in_force

Any of the convicts whether male or female, mentioned in the

preceding sections may be required to perform service in or around

the county jail or other place of confinement, or at any camp or

commissary where convicts are kept or fed.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.54 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.54
Leon Sherrer Highway
Status: in_force

The Business portion where State Highways 69 and 75 are one

common merged highway in Bryan County from the intersection of

Waldon Drive and State Highway 69 north to Alabama Street in Durant,

shall be designated the “Leon Sherrer Highway”. The Department of

Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers to be placed

on the highway bearing that name.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.321 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.321
Tommy Wayne Haley Memorial Bridge
Status: in_force

The bridge over Chouteau Creek on U.S. Highway 77 in Cleveland

County shall be designated as the "Tommy Wayne Haley Memorial

Bridge". The Department of Transportation shall cause suitable

permanent markers bearing that name to be placed on the bridge.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.466 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.466
Sgt. Robert "Bobby" Blaine Swartz Memorial Bridge
Status: in_force

The bridge on Interstate 240 crossing over South Pennsylvania

Avenue in Oklahoma County shall be designated as the “Sgt. Robert

“Bobby” Blaine Swartz Memorial Bridge”. The Department of

Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers bearing that

name to be placed on the bridge.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1611 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1611
Designation of State Highway No. 22 across Blue River as
Status: in_force

The Cowboy Pink Williams Bridge.

State Highway No. 22 across Blue River in Bryan County, shall be

known as "The Cowboy Pink Williams Bridge", as an indication of the

appreciation of the members of the Legislature and the citizens of

Oklahoma for the services rendered to the state by the Honorable

Cowboy Pink Williams; and the Department shall cause suitable

markers to be placed on the bridge bearing such name and stating "To

memorialize the services and contributions of the Honorable Cowboy

Pink Williams".
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-605 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-605
Bridge contracts - Preliminary action
Status: in_force

Whenever the board of county commissioners shall determine to

construct a permanent bridge or culvert, the engineer's estimated

cost of which exceeds the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00),

it shall adopt a resolution of necessity, containing substantially

the following matters, to wit:

(a) The location of such bridge or culvert, which location shall

be so plainly pointed out that the same can easily be determined.

(b) The material of which such bridge or culvert is to be

constructed.

(c) The approximate width of the roadway and depth of fill, if

any, over the crown or floor of the bridge or culvert.

(d) The approximate length of span or arch of the bridge or

culvert.

(e) The approximate area of the watershed to be drained through

the bridge or culvert.

(f) The estimated cost of the bridge or culvert.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.283 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.283
Trooper Houston F. "Pappy" Summers Memorial Bridge
Status: in_force

The bridge located on U.S. Highway 412 approximately one-half

(0.5) mile west of N2820 Road in Garfield County shall be designated

as the "Trooper Houston F. "Pappy" Summers Memorial Bridge". The

Department of Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers

bearing that name to be placed on the bridge.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-322 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-322
Office of Mobility and Public Transit
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created the Office of Mobility and Public

Transit within the Department of Transportation. All current

Transit Division responsibilities, including oversight and

management of Federal Transit Administration (FTA) grants and

resources and the State Management Plan, are moved to the Office of

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 69. Roads, Bridges, and Ferries Page 44

Mobility and Public Transit. Notwithstanding this subsection, the

Office of Mobility and Public Transit will not be responsible for

oversight and management of FTA grants and resources received by

transit agencies as a direct recipient of the FTA as that is not a

current responsibility of the Transit Division. All Federal Transit

Administration program implementations not currently managed by the

Department of Transportation shall be moved to the Office of

Mobility and Public Transit from other state agencies and other

state programs. The Office of Mobility and Public Transit is

charged with overseeing a network of public transit systems that

receive adequate funding to ensure the mobility needs of all

Oklahomans are met in a safe, affordable, reliable, consistent and

coordinated fashion.

B. The Office of Mobility and Public Transit shall promulgate

rules and procedures to:

1. Implement innovative pilot programs including, but not

limited to, microtransit and autonomous vehicles in the following

systems:

a. EMBARK,

b. Tulsa Transit,

c. Little Dixie Transit, and

d. other transit systems as determined by the Department

of Transportation;

2. Implement expansion of the current Veterans' Ride Connect

call center at Pelivan Transit to create a "one call/one click"

statewide system for all citizens; and

3. Develop the Oklahoma Public Transit Policy Plan. The plan

will be developed jointly by the Department of Transportation and

the Oklahoma Transit Association.

a. A copy of the plan shall be submitted to the Governor,

the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the

President Pro Tempore of the Senate by July 1, 2020.

b. The plan shall:

(1) be all-inclusive of the public transit systems in

the state,

(2) reflect the results of the 2018 Oklahoma Transit

Needs Assessment conducted by the Small Urban and

Rural Transit Center,

(3) include all stakeholder input,

(4) provide for future collaboration and coordination

of an effective network of public transit systems

across the state,

(5) provide for future collaboration and coordination

among all public transit agencies and systems and

all stakeholders with an interest in public

transit, and

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(6) provide for future collaboration and coordination

among all state agencies with an interest in

public transit including, but not limited to,

the:

(a) Oklahoma Department of Commerce,

(b) Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation

Services,

(c) Oklahoma Department of Human Services,

(d) Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and

Substance Abuse Services,

(e) Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs,

(f) Oklahoma Association of Centers for

Independent Living,

(g) Oklahoma Health Care Authority,

(h) Oklahoma Employment Security Commission,

(i) Oklahoma State Department of Education,

(j) Oklahoma Department of Environmental

Quality, and

(k) Oklahoma Department of Labor.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-4018 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-4018
Waterways Branch of Department of Transportation Planning
Status: in_force

Division - Creation - Powers and duties - Oklahoma Waterways

Advisory Board.

A. There is hereby created within the Department of

Transportation Planning Division, a Waterways Branch. The Director

of the Department of Transportation shall appoint such employees

necessary to implement and effectuate the provisions of this

section. The Waterways Branch shall assume the duties and functions

previously performed by the Division of Waterways within the

Department of Commerce. The Transportation Commission is hereby

authorized to adopt rules necessary to effectuate the operation of

the Waterways Branch.

B. The Waterways Branch shall have the primary purpose and

responsibility of promoting the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River

Navigation System which constitutes Oklahoma's navigable waterways.

Additionally, the Department of Transportation acting through the

Waterways Branch shall have the authority to:

1. Encourage commercial use of the state's navigable waterways

for the purpose of the transportation of goods;

2. Assist state, federal and municipal entities in the

attraction and location of waterways-related industries;

3. Assist and coordinate public and private entities in and

with the development of river, port and harbor facilities;

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 69. Roads, Bridges, and Ferries Page 382

4. Aggressively pursue federal funding for construction and

maintenance projects of all necessary improvements to navigational

systems;

5. Coordinate with local and state development agencies to

ensure a better understanding of the state's navigable waterways in

a manner that will result in the use and growth of the state's

transportation resources and facilities of this state;

6. Study and coordinate efforts designed to promote the

development of the navigable stream areas in this state for water

transportation purposes;

7. Monitor and intercede on behalf of and to represent the

State of Oklahoma before any agency of the United States government

in matters pertaining to the application of fees, tolls or user

charges levied or contemplated to be levied against the water

transportation industry engaged in either intrastate or interstate

water commerce;

8. Receive and use any federal, state or private funds,

donations and grants made available for the development, use and

expansion of river transportation resources of this state;

9. Cooperate and enter into contracts with the federal

government or any agency thereof or agencies of other states such as

may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section, provided

that no such contract may obligate or potentially obligate any state

funds or the full faith and credit of the State of Oklahoma unless

express legislative authorization is given therefor;

10. Represent this state in the promotion of the development of

commercial water transportation in this state and to cooperate with

other states, other agencies of this state or agencies of the United

States government, in any manner whatsoever, in an effort to develop

the commercial use of the waterways in this state;

11. Study all executive orders and legislation, state and

federal, which may affect the commercial development of interstate

or intrastate water transportation and to make recommendations

concerning any such executive orders or legislation;

12. Make studies and plans for the expansion, use and growth of

the water transportation resources and facilities of this state; and

13. Do and perform all other functions for and on behalf of the

state which may be necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes

of this section.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 69. Roads, Bridges, and Ferries Page 383

C. 1. There is hereby created the Oklahoma Waterways

Advisory Board. Members of the Board shall be selected

and appointed by the Director of the Department of

Transportation. The Oklahoma Waterways Advisory

Board shall consist of seven (7) members qualified as

follows:C. 1. There is hereby created the Oklahoma Waterways Advisory Board. Members of the Board

shall be selected and appointed by the Director of the Department of Transportation. Ther desirable to accomplish the purposes

of this section.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 69. Roads, Bridges, and Ferries Page 383

C. 1. There is hereby created the Oklahoma Waterways

Advisory Board. Members of the Board shall be selected

and appointed by the Director of the Department of

Transportation. The Oklahoma Waterways Advisory

Board shall consist of seven (7) members qualified as

follows:

a. two members shall be the Executive Directors of the

two active, public ports, commonly known as the Port

of Catoosa and the Port of Muskogee,

b. two members shall be appointed from private port

operations which have existing waterfront cargo

handling facilities and which regularly employ the use

of barge transportation,

c. one member shall be appointed from the public at large

who shall have professional experience and expertise

in shipping, freight logistics or construction,

operation, maintenance and rehabilitation of

transportation systems, and

d. two members shall be appointed at large from business

and/or industry associated with inland navigation.

2. All members shall continue in office until replaced.

Members of the Board shall not be compensated or receive travel

reimbursement. The membership shall elect a chairperson and vice-

chairperson and shall meet as necessary.

3. The Board shall:

a. serve in an advisory capacity to the Department of

Transportation, the Governor's office and the

Legislature in accomplishing its mission,

b. assist in the development of rules, standards,

policies, procedures and directions of the Waterways

Branch of the Department of Transportation regarding

its duties and responsibilities authorized by this

section, and

c. recommend specific public and private actions that

would enable this state to utilize its waterways to

promote future growth.

4. The Department of Transportation may, as funds and staff are

available, provide support and assistance to the Board.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.323 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.323
SP4 Alfred Dean Hildebrand Memorial Highway
Status: in_force

The portion of State Highway 30 beginning at the northern

municipal limits of the town of Sweetwater extending north to the

intersection of State Highway 30 and E 1060 Road in Roger Mills

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 69. Roads, Bridges, and Ferries Page 271

County shall be designated as the "SP4 Alfred Dean Hildebrand

Memorial Highway". The Department of Transportation shall cause

suitable permanent markers bearing that name to be placed on the

highway.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-404 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-404
State Infrastructure Bank Revolving Fund
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving

fund for the Department of Transportation to be designated the

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 69. Roads, Bridges, and Ferries Page 49

"State Infrastructure Bank Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a

continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall

consist of the following:

1. All monies received by the Department of Transportation as

provided in Section 403 of this title;

2. All monies received pursuant and subject to the provisions

of the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 and the

Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 1998

which are eligible for use in state revolving loan funds established

to meet the requirements of that act;

3. All monies appropriated to this fund;

4. Payments of principal and interest and penalty payments on

loans made directly from federal monies and appropriated monies in

this fund;

5. Annual state administration fees of one-half percent (1/2%)

on the outstanding loan balance; and

6. Any other sums designated for deposit to this fund from any

source, public or private.

All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby

appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Department of

Transportation for the purposes of effectuating the provisions of

this act. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants

issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by

law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise

Services for approval and payment.

B. The monies placed in the State Infrastructure Bank Revolving

Fund shall be invested by the State Treasurer as prescribed by

Section 89.2 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Any interest

earned by the State Treasurer shall be deposited to the credit of

the State Infrastructure Bank Revolving Fund. Monies invested by

the State Treasurer shall be available to meet the program funding

needs established by the Department of Transportation pursuant to

this act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-707 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-707
Surveys - Lawful to cross premises
Status: in_force

For the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of Sections

704 and 705, it shall be lawful for all persons employed in the

making of the topographic survey to enter upon and cross all lands

within the state; provided, however, that in so doing no damage

shall be done to private property.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.464 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.464
Major Helen F. Holmes Memorial Highway
Status: in_force

The section of State Highway 33 beginning at the intersection of

Interstate 35 extending west through the town of Guthrie to the

intersection of North 12th Street in Logan County shall be

designated as the "Major Helen F. Holmes Memorial Highway". The

Department of Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers

bearing that name to be placed on the highway.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.86 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.86
Raymond Mallouf Memorial Highway
Status: in_force

The portion of State Highway 152 from the I-40 loop at exit 23

to 3rd Street in Sayre shall be designated as the “Raymond Mallouf

Memorial Highway”. The Department of Transportation shall cause

suitable permanent markers to be placed upon the highway bearing

that name.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1325 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1325
Delivery of bonds
Status: in_force

The bonds in the amount that may be necessary for such purpose

shall be turned over and delivered to the contractor in payment of

the amount due and payment of the cost of construction in accordance

with the terms of his contract, including advertising, engineering

and appraising costs. Bonds shall be issued to retire such interim

certificates together with accrued interest thereon to the date of

the bonds in the amount necessary for such purpose and shall be

turned over and delivered to the owners or holders of such

certificates in full payment and satisfaction thereof.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1312 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1312
Appeals to district court
Status: in_force

(a) From the action of the governing body or the board of county

commissioners there shall be allowed an appeal to the district court

by any person owning lands in the assessment area, upon filing a

bond with sufficient penalty, not less than One Thousand Dollars

($1,000.00), with two or more sureties to be approved by the city or

county clerk, as the case may be, conditioned that the appellant

will prosecute his appeal without delay and pay all costs and

damages that he may be adjudged to pay in the district court.

(b) The appeal shall be taken within ten (10) days after the

order awarding the contract by serving a written notice on the city

clerk or county clerk, as the case may be, which notice shall set

out in detail, in numbered paragraphs, the grounds on which the

appellant will rely on the appeal. A copy of the notice, together

with a certified transcript of the proceedings before the board,

shall be immediately transmitted by the clerk to the clerk of the

district court, who shall docket it as other cases and set the same

for speedy trial.

(c) The remedy herein provided shall be exclusive. No action or

suit to question the jurisdiction of the governing body or board of

county commissioners or their action in awarding the contract, or

any part of their proceedings, shall be commenced and no appeal

taken after the expiration of the ten-day period herein provided.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.196 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.196
2nd Lt. Joe Lee Cunningham Memorial Highway
Status: in_force

The section of State Highway 70B from the southern municipal

limits of Kingston extending southerly to the junction of State

Highway 70B and Apple Street shall be designated as the "2nd Lt. Joe

Lee Cunningham Memorial Highway". The Department of Transportation

shall cause suitable permanent markers to be placed upon the highway

bearing that name.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.496 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.496
A. Visanio Johnson Memorial Bridge
Status: in_force

The bridge on U.S. Highway 77 crossing over Hefner Road in

Oklahoma County shall be designated as the "A. Visanio Johnson

Memorial Bridge". The Department of Transportation shall cause

suitable permanent markers bearing that name to be placed on the

bridge.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 69. Roads, Bridges, and Ferries Page 306
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.470 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.470
Ike Glass Memorial Intersection
Status: in_force

The intersection of U.S. Highway 77 and State Highway 11 in Kay

County shall be designated as the “Ike Glass Memorial Intersection”.

The Department of Transportation shall cause suitable permanent

markers bearing that name to be placed at the intersection.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-2004 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-2004
Annual lease of Highway 44 by Transportation Commission –
Status: in_force

Amount and funding of lease payments.

A. In order to avoid the expenditure of funds for the currently

planned construction of four lanes parallel to the Will Rogers

Turnpike near Claremore, the Oklahoma Transportation Commission

shall enter into a lease with the Oklahoma Transportation Authority

for the Transportation Commission to lease, on an annual basis, that

part of the Will Rogers Turnpike also known as Interstate Highway

44, from its beginning near the interchange with U.S. Highway 412

and State Highway 66 at Catoosa and extending northeast to the

current interchange with State Highway 20 south of Claremore.

B. The lease between the Transportation Commission and the

Transportation Authority shall be an annual lease renewable by

agreement of the parties for a period of fifty (50) years. The

annual lease payment shall be based on the net revenue which would

have accrued to the Transportation Authority from tolls on the

leased portion of the turnpike. No funds available for expenditure

pursuant to Section 2001 of Title 69 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall

be used for this purpose.

C. The lease payments referred to in this section shall come

exclusively from the Oklahoma Department of Transportation monies

identified in the existing five-year plan for State Highway 20

running parallel to the Will Rogers Turnpike.Oklahoma Statutes - Title 69. Roads, Bridges, and Ferries Page 21
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-636.3 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-636.3
Counties to contract to lease or lease-purchase road
Status: in_force

machinery and equipment - Eligibility - Notice of intent - Lack of

funds - Full warranty leases - Rules and regulations.

A. Counties shall enter into lease or lease-purchase contracts

for road machinery and equipment pursuant to the provisions of

Sections 636.1 through 636.7 of this title or pursuant to the

provisions of Sections 1500 through 1505 of Title 19 of the Oklahoma

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 69. Roads, Bridges, and Ferries Page 76

Statutes and may not otherwise lease road machinery or equipment

except in the case of an emergency, when specialized road machinery

or equipment for projects of short durations is required for periods

not to exceed thirty (30) days.

B. A county shall be eligible to enter into a lease or lease-

purchase contract with the Department of Transportation for road

machinery and equipment on a priority basis determined by the county

funding classification designation during any fiscal year for the

purchase of road machinery and equipment. The county funding

classification designation shall be developed by the Department of

Transportation and the Oklahoma Cooperative Circuit Engineering

Districts Board and approved by the Oklahoma Department of

Transportation County Advisory Board. Upon approval by the

Department of Transportation County Advisory Board, the funding

classification designation shall be submitted to the Transportation

Commission for final approval. The counties receiving the least

appropriations per mile of road may receive the highest priority

rating. A county may also enter into a full warranty lease contract

for road machinery and equipment pursuant to the provisions of

subsection F of this section. Nothing in Sections 636.1 through

636.7 of this title shall prohibit a county from purchasing road

machinery and equipment if it has adequate funds appropriated during

any fiscal year for such purpose.

C. Whenever a county desires to lease or lease-purchase road

machinery and equipment with funds from the County Road Machinery

and Equipment Revolving Fund, it shall notify the Department of

Transportation of its requirements and specifications and shall

provide a list of vendors from which bids will be requested for the

lease or lease-purchase agreements.

D. Upon receiving such notification from a county, the

Department shall be authorized to purchase requested road machinery

or equipment for lease or lease-purchase to that county or may lease

or lease-purchase surplus or used road machinery and equipment to a

county provided such road machinery or equipment meets the

requirements and specifications of the requesting county.

E. If there are no funds available in the County Road Machinery

and Equipment Revolving Fund, the Department of Transportation, upon

notification that a county desires to lease or lease-purchase road

machinery or equipment, shall certify to the county that there are

no funds available in the County Road Machinery and Equipment

Revolving Fund for such purposes. The county may then request the

Purchasing Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise

Services to solicit bids or request bids pursuant to the provisions

of Section 1500 et seq. of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes to

lease or lease-purchase the requested road machinery or equipment.

F. When funds are available in the County Road Machinery and

Equipment Revolving Fund the Department of Transportation shall,

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 69. Roads, Bridges, and Ferries Page 77

after receiving notification from a county desiring to lease or

lease-purchase equipment, authorize the county to request bids

pursuant to the provisions of this act and allocate funds equal to

the estimated cost of the equipment or machinery requested.

However, if the lowest and best bid received by the county exceeds

the estimated purchase price of the equipment or machinery, the

county shall pay any difference above the estimated purchase price

if accepted. The county shall use the bid procedure provided for in

Section 1500 et seq. of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The

county shall forward the lowest and best bid received to the

Department of Transportation which shall authorize the lease or

lease-purchase of the equipment or machinery.

G. A county may enter into a full warranty lease contract for

road machinery and equipment if the county has adequate funds

appropriated during any fiscal year for such purpose. Whenever a

county desires to enter into a full warranty lease contract for road

machinery or equipment, the county must notify the State Auditor and

Inspector of its intent and must provide the State Auditor and

Inspector with its requirements and specifications along with the

proper documentation to be advertised for bids. Upon receiving the

notification and documentation from a county, the State Auditor and

Inspector shall review the documentation and, upon approval, shall

forward the documentation and specifications to the State Purchasing

Division of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services. The

Purchasing Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise

Services shall solicit bids to lease the requested road machinery or

equipment according to the documentation and specifications of the

county as approved by the State Auditor and Inspector. The term of

any full warranty lease contract authorized pursuant to this

subsection may be for any period up to one (1) year, provided the

term shall not extend beyond the end of any fiscal year, with an

option to renew such lease subject to the requirement that adequate

funds are appropriated during the fiscal year by the county for such

purpose. The State Auditor and Inspector shall prescribe the lease

forms and other documentation necessary for implementing the

provisions of this subsection.

H. Except as provided in subsection G of this section, the

Department of Transportation shall promulgate such rules and

regulations and is authorized to require from the counties such

information, forms and reports as are necessary for properly and

efficiently administering Sections 636.1 through 636.7 of this

title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1705.2 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1705.2
Restaurants and dump stations
Status: in_force

The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority and Transportation Commission

are hereby directed to cause a reasonable number of public restroom

facilities and dump stations for recreational motor vehicles to be

installed along both sides of the turnpikes and interstate highways

in this state which will be accessible to motorists utilizing such

turnpikes and highways at reasonable periodic intervals.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1722 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1722
Location and removal of certain public utilities -
Status: in_force

Condemnation of railroad property or right-of-way - Exemption from

payment of costs and expenses.

A. The location and removal of all telephone, telegraph, fiber

optic, electric light and power transmission lines, poles, cables,

wires and conduits, sewers and all pipelines erected, constructed or

in place upon, across or under any turnpike shall be under the

control and supervision of the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority, insofar

as same affects the public travel or interferes with the

construction and maintenance of such turnpike. Whenever the

Authority plans a turnpike project or improvement or construction or

reconstruction thereof, and before such work is started, it shall

serve a written notice upon the person, firm, or corporation owning

or maintaining any such facility, which notice shall contain a plan

or chart indicating the places on the right-of-way where such

facilities may be maintained. The notice shall state the time when

the work of constructing or improving such turnpike is proposed to

commence, and a reasonable time shall be allowed to the owner of the

facility to remove and relocate its property; provided, however,

that the effect of any change ordered by the Authority shall not be

to exclude the facilities from the turnpike right-of-way. The

removal and relocation of all such facilities shall be made at the

cost and expense of the owners thereof, unless otherwise provided by

law or the Authority, and in no event shall such relocation result

in a taking of the owner's property rights without just compensation

as provided in Section 1708 of this title. The removal and

relocation of all such facilities shall be made at the cost and

expense of the owners thereof, unless otherwise provided by law or

the Authority, and in the event of the failure of such owners to

remove the same at the time set out in the notice, the facilities

may be removed by the Authority and the cost thereof collected from

such owners, and the Authority shall not be liable in any way to any

person for the locating or relocating of such facilities at the

places prescribed. Any corporation or association, or the officers

or agents of such corporation or association, or any other person

who shall erect or maintain any such lines, poles, cables, wires and

conduits, sewers, pipelines, equipment or other facilities within

the right-of-way of any turnpike in a manner not in complete

accordance with the requirements of the Authority shall be deemed

guilty of a misdemeanor.

B. With respect to any railroad property or right-of-way, any

powers of condemnation may be exercised to acquire only an easement

interest therein which shall be located either sufficiently far

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 69. Roads, Bridges, and Ferries Page 335

above or sufficiently far below the grade of any railroad track or

tracks upon such railroad property so that neither the proposed

project nor any part thereof, including any bridges, abutments,

columns, supporting structures and appurtenances, nor any traffic

upon it shall interfere in any manner with the use, operation or

maintenance of the trains, tracks, works or appurtenances or other

property of the railroad nor endanger the movement of the trains or

traffic upon the tracks of the railroad. Prior to the institution

of condemnation proceedings for such easement over or under such

railroad property or right-of-way, plans and specifications of the

proposed project showing compliance with the above-mentioned above

or below grade requirements and showing sufficient and safe plans

and specifications for such overhead or undergrade structure and

appurtenance shall be submitted to the railroad for examination and

approval. If the railroad fails or refuses within thirty (30) days

to approve the plans and specifications so submitted, the matter

shall be submitted to the Corporation Commission whose decision,

arrived at after due consideration in accordance with its usualOklahoma Statutes - Title 69. Roads, Bridges, and Ferries Page 20and specifications for such overhead or undergrade structure and

appurtenance shall be submitted to the railroad for examination and

approval. If the railroad fails or refuses within thirty (30) days

to approve the plans and specifications so submitted, the matter

shall be submitted to the Corporation Commission whose decision,

arrived at after due consideration in accordance with its usual

procedure, shall be final as to the sufficiency and safety of such

plans and specifications and as to such elevations or distances

above or below the grade. Such overhead or undergrade structure and

appurtenances shall be constructed only in accordance with such

plans and specifications and in accordance with such elevations or

distances above or below the tracks so approved by the railroad or

the Corporation Commission as the case may be. A copy of the plans

and specifications approved by the railroad or the Corporation

Commission shall be filed as an exhibit with the petition for

condemnation.

C. Rural water districts, nonprofit water corporations and

municipal public water systems in municipalities with a population

of ten thousand (10,000) or less, according to the latest Federal

Decennial Census, or their beneficial trusts shall be exempt from

the payment of the costs and expenses for the removal and relocation

of water and sewer pipelines and all such facilities constructed or

in place in the public right-of-way when the removal and relocation

of such facilities is necessary for the improvement, construction or

reconstruction of any turnpike. Such costs and expenses, including

any unpaid on the effective date of this act, shall be paid by the

public authority having jurisdiction over the particular turnpike.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.247 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.247
Lt. Kenneth Strang Memorial Bridge
Status: in_force

The bridge crossing Okmulgee Creek on U.S. Highway 75 south of

the municipal limits of Okmulgee shall be designated as the "Lt.

Kenneth Strang Memorial Bridge". The Department of Transportation

shall cause suitable permanent markers to be placed on the bridge

bearing that name.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.166 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.166
Great Western Cattle Trail
Status: in_force

The portion of Interstate 40 between mile marker 45 and mile

marker 55 shall be designated as the "Great Western Cattle Trail".

Pursuant to the provisions of Title 69 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the

Department of Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers

to be placed upon the highway bearing that name.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1705 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1705
Authority - Powers and duties
Status: in_force

The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority is hereby authorized and

empowered:

(a) To adopt bylaws for the regulation of its affairs and

conduct of its business.

(b) To adopt an official seal and alter the same at pleasure.

(c) To maintain an office at such place or places within the

state as it may designate.

(d) To sue and be sued in contract, reverse condemnation,

equity, mandamus and similar actions in its own name, plead and be

impleaded; provided, that any and all actions at law or in equity

against the Authority shall be brought in the county in which the

principal office of the Authority shall be located, or in the county

of the residence of the plaintiff, or the county where the cause of

action arose. All privileges granted to the Authority and duties

enjoined upon the Authority by the provisions of Sections 1701

through 1734 of this title may be enforced in a court of competent

jurisdiction in an action in mandamus.

(e) To construct, maintain, repair and operate turnpike

projects and highways, with their access and connecting roads, at

such locations and on such routes as it shall determine to be

feasible and economically sound; provided, that until specifically

authorized by the Legislature, the Authority shall be authorized to

construct and operate toll turnpikes only at the following

locations:

(1) The Turner Turnpike between Oklahoma City and Tulsa.

(2) The Southwestern (H.E. Bailey) Turnpike between Oklahoma

City and Wichita Falls, Texas.

(3) The Northeastern (Will Rogers) Turnpike between Tulsa and

Joplin, Missouri.

(4) The Eastern (Indian Nation) Turnpike between Tulsa and

Paris, Texas, including all or any part thereof between McAlester

and the Red River south of Hugo.

(5) The Cimarron Turnpike between Tulsa and Interstate Highway

35 north of Perry, including a connection to Stillwater.

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(6) The Muskogee Turnpike between Broken Arrow and Interstate

Highway 40 west of Webbers Falls.

(7) All or any part of an extension of the Muskogee Turnpike,

beginning at a point on Interstate Highway 40 near the present south

terminus of the Muskogee Turnpike, and extending in a southeasterly

direction on an alignment near Stigler, Poteau and Heavener to the

vicinity of the Arkansas State Line to furnish access to Hot

Springs, Texarkana, Shreveport and New Orleans.

(8) A tollgate on the Turner Turnpike in the vicinity of

Luther, Oklahoma, and in the vicinity of the intersection of State

Highway 33 and Turner Turnpike in Creek County, Oklahoma, or in the

vicinity of the intersection of State Highway 33 and Turner Turnpike

or U.S. Highway 66 in Creek County, Oklahoma, from any monies

available to the Authority.

(9) Add on the Will Rogers Turnpike a northbound automatic

tollgate onto State Highway 28 and a southbound on-ramp from State

Highway 28.

(10) A turnpike or any part or parts thereof beginning in the

vicinity of Duncan extending east to the vicinity of the City of

Davis, and extending in a northeasterly direction, by way of the

vicinity of the City of Ada, to a connection in the vicinity of

Henryetta or in the vicinity of the intersection of State Highway 48

and Interstate 40; and a turnpike or any part or parts thereof from

the vicinity of Snyder extending north to the vicinity of Woodward.

(11) A turnpike or any part or parts thereof beginning at a

point in the vicinity of Ponca City, or at a point on the Kansas-

Oklahoma state boundary line east of the Arkansas River and west of

the point where Oklahoma State Highway No. 18 intersects said state

boundary line, and extending in a southeasterly direction to a

connection with the Tulsa Urban Expressway System in the general

area of the Port of Catoosa.

(12) All or any part of an Oklahoma City toll expressway system

connecting the residential, industrial and State Capitol Complex in

the north part of Oklahoma City with the residential, industrial and

Will Rogers World Airport Complex in the south and southwest parts

of Oklahoma City.

(13) A turnpike (The Industrial Parkway) or any part or parts

thereof beginning at a point on the Oklahoma-Kansas state boundary

line between the point where U.S. Highway 66 intersects the boundary

line and the northeast corner of Oklahoma and ending by means of a

connection or connections with Shreveport, Louisiana, and Houston,

Texas, in southeastern Oklahoma and at no point to exceed thirty

(30) miles west of the Missouri or Arkansas border.

(14) A turnpike or any part or parts thereof beginning in the

vicinity of Velma or County Line to a point intersecting with

Interstate 35 in the area south of Davis.

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(15) A turnpike or any part or parts thereof beginning in the

vicinity of Watonga and extending south and/or east to the vicinity

of north and/or west Oklahoma City.

(16) A tollgate on the Will Rogers Turnpike near the

intersection of State Highway 137 and the Will Rogers Turnpike,

located south of Quapaw.

(17) A tollgate on the Muskogee Turnpike in the vicinity of

Porter, Oklahoma, a tollgate on the Will Rogers Turnpike in the

vicinity of Adair, Oklahoma, a tollgate on the Turner Turnpike in

the vicinity of Luther, Oklahoma, and a tollgate on the H.E. Bailey

Turnpike at Elgin, Oklahoma, from any monies available to the

Authority.

(18) A tollgate on the Turner Turnpike in the vicinity of

Wellston, Oklahoma, from any monies available to the Authority.

(19) A tollgate on the Muskogee Turnpike in the vicinity of

Brushy Mountain, Oklahoma, and in the vicinity of Elm Grove,

Oklahoma, from any monies available to the Authority.

(20) All or any part of an Oklahoma City Outer Loop expressway

system beginning in the vicinity of I-35 and the Turner Turnpike and

extending west into Canadian County and then south to I-40; and then

south and east to I-35 in the vicinity of Moore and Norman; and then

extending east and north to I-40 east of Tinker Field; and then

extending north to the Turner Turnpike to complete the Outer Loop.

(21) All or any part of the Tulsa south bypass expressway

system beginning in the vicinity of the Turner Turnpike near Sapulpa

and extending south and east to U.S. 75 in the vicinity of 96th

Street to 121st Street; and then east across the Arkansas River to a

connection with the Mingo Valley Expressway; and then south and/or

east to a point on the Tulsa-Wagoner County Line near 131st Street

south in the city of Broken Arrow.

(22) A new turnpike or any part thereof from near the west gate

of the Will Rogers Turnpike south to the west end of south Tulsa

Turnpike at the Tulsa-Wagoner County Line.

(23) A new turnpike or any parts thereof from the vicinity of

the connection between State Highway 33 and U.S. 69 easterly to the

Arkansas State Line.

(24) A four-lane extension of the Muskogee Turnpike from

Interstate Highway 40 west of Webbers Falls to the Poteau vicinity.

(25) A new turnpike or any part or parts thereof beginning at a

point in the vicinity of northwest Tulsa, and extending in a

northwesterly direction, by means of a connection or connections

with the cities of Pawhuska and Newkirk, to a point intersecting in

the vicinity of U.S. Highway No. 77 and the Kansas State Line.

(26) A full access interchange on the Indian Nation Turnpike

south of Interstate 40, in the vicinity of Henryetta, Oklahoma, and

in the vicinity of the proposed theme park, museum or an industrial

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facility which qualifies for the Oklahoma Quality Jobs Program Act,

from any monies available to the Authority.

(27) A new turnpike beginning at a point directly west of the

Arkansas line and four-laning Highway 70 from that point to the

farthest western reach of Highway 70 creating a southern route

through Oklahoma.

(28) A new turnpike and bridge or any parts thereof from a

point in the vicinity of the city of Mustang southerly across the

South Canadian River to the H.E. Bailey Turnpike in the vicinity of

the city of Tuttle; and then easterly across the South Canadian

River to a point in the vicinity of the city of Norman.

(29) A new turnpike or any parts thereof beginning at a point

in the vicinity of the city of Altus and extending in a

northwesterly direction to a point in the vicinity of the city of

Sayre.

(30) A new turnpike or any parts thereof beginning at a point

in the vicinity of the city of Enid and extending in a westerly

direction to a point in the vicinity of the city of Woodward.

(31) An on- and off-ramp or any parts thereof at Fletcher,

Oklahoma, in the vicinity of the Interstate 44 and State Highway 277

intersection. Any existing on- or off-ramp or any parts thereof in

the vicinity of Fletcher, Oklahoma, shall not be removed and shall

be maintained pursuant to Section 1701 et seq. of this title.

(32) A new bridge crossing the Arkansas River between South

Delaware Avenue and Memorial Drive in Tulsa County. This project

shall commence upon a determination by the Oklahoma Transportation

Authority that such bridge shall be self-sufficient at some point

over a thirty-year time period from the toll charges associated with

the bridge project.

(33) An exit ramp or any parts thereof from the eastbound lane

of the Turner Turnpike at 96th Street in Tulsa.

(34) An on- and off-ramp or any parts thereof on the Cimarron

Turnpike in the vicinity of the northside of the Glencoe, Oklahoma,

municipal limits.

(35) A new turnpike or any parts thereof beginning at

Interstate 44 at or near its intersection with 49th West Avenue,

past State Highway 64/412, turning northeasterly, crossing 41st West

Avenue, and continuing eastward to the L.L. Tisdale Expressway in

Tulsa, Oklahoma.

All access roads, interchanges, or lead roads connecting such

turnpikes with existing highways must be built by funds furnished by

the Authority.

The minimum and maximum wages for the construction of the roads,

highways and projects provided for in Sections 1701 through 1734 of

this title shall be in accordance with the schedules of wages used

or adopted by the Commission in construction of state highways.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 69. Roads, Bridges, and Ferries Page 315

The Authority is hereby authorized to enter into contracts or

agreements with agencies and instrumentalities of other states or

the national government for construction, maintenance and operation

of interstate turnpikes or highways.

The Authority is hereby required to construct and install

automatic tollgates on the Will Rogers Turnpike at State Highway No.

28 near Adair.

(f) To issue turnpike revenue bonds of the Authority, payable

solely from revenues, including the revenues accruing to the trust

fund created by Sections 1701 through 1734 of this title, for the

purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of any one or more

turnpike projects. Provided that any bonds issued for the

construction of the proposed turnpike referred to in subparagraphs

(10), (20), (21) and (22) of paragraph (e) of this section shall be

issued as one issue for all four of the proposed turnpikes and shall

be financed, constructed and operated under one bond indenture.

(g) To fix and revise from time to time tolls for the use of

any turnpike projects.

Any common carrier having authority at the time of opening any

turnpike project to operate upon a highway approximately paralleling

the turnpike project shall be granted without further showing

authority to operate over the turnpike project to all municipalities

which such carrier is serving at the time the turnpike project is

opened to traffic. But nothing herein shall be construed as

granting any new operation rights to any common carriers.

(h) To acquire, hold, and dispose of real and personal property

in the exercise of its powers and the performance of its duties.

(i) To acquire in the name of the Authority by purchase or

otherwise on such terms and conditions and in such manner as it may

deem proper, or by exercise of the right of condemnation in manner

hereinafter provided, such public or private lands, including public

parks, playgrounds, or reservations, or parts thereof or rights

therein, rights-of-way, property, rights, easements, and interests,

as it may deem necessary for carrying out the provisions of Sections

1701 through 1734 of this title; provided, that all public property

damaged in carrying out the powers granted by Sections 1701 through

1734 of this title shall be restored or repaired and placed in its

original condition as nearly as practicable.

(j) To designate, except as is provided for herein, the

location, and establish, limit and control such points of ingress to

and egress from each turnpike project as may be necessary or

desirable in the judgment of the Authority to insure the proper

operation and maintenance of such project, and to prohibit entrance

to such project from any point or points not so designated.

(k) To make and enter into all contracts and agreements

necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the

execution of its powers, and to employ consulting engineers,

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 69. Roads, Bridges, and Ferries Page 316

attorneys, accountants, construction and financial experts,

superintendents, managers, and such other employees and agents as

may be necessary in its judgment, and to fix their compensation;

provided, that all such expenses shall be payable solely from the

proceeds of turnpike revenue bonds issued under the provisions of

Sections 1701 through 1734 of this title or from revenues; provided,

further, no attorney employed by the Authority, nor any member of

any law firm of which the attorney may be connected, shall ever be

paid any fee or compensation for any special or extraordinary

services.

(l) To receive and accept from any federal agency grants for or

in aid of the construction of any turnpike project, provided, the

acceptance of such grants will not reduce the amount of federal aid

for the construction, repair, or maintenance of farm-to-market roads

and other highways and bridges in this state; and to receive and

accept aid or contributions from any source of either money,

property, labor, or other things of value, to be held, used, and

applied only for the purposes for which such grants and

contributions may be made.

(m) To adopt such rules, and to do any and all things necessary

to comply with rules, regulations, or requirements of the Bureau of

Public Roads, Multistate Economic Development Regional Commission,

as defined in Sections 1151 through 1153, inclusive, of Title 74 of

the Oklahoma Statutes, Ozarka Region Commission or any other federal

agency administering any law enacted by the Congress of the United

States to aid or encourage the construction of highways.

(n) To do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the

powers expressly granted in Sections 1701 through 1734 of this

title. The design standards for all paving shall comply with the

design standards of the American Association of State Highway and

Transportation Officials as modified by the Oklahoma Department of

Transportation. All contracts for construction work on turnpike

projects shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder, or bidders,

after notice by publication in a newspaper published in the county

where the work is to be done in two consecutive weekly issues of the

newspaper. In all cases where more than eight (8) miles of

construction is let at the same time and is not an advertisement for

a surface-treatment-only project, such advertisement shall provide

for bids on sections of the turnpike not to exceed eight (8) miles.

If the project advertised is a surface-treatment-only project of

more than twenty (20) miles of road, the advertisement shall provide

for bids on sections of the road no longer than twenty (20) miles,

as well as bids on the project as a whole. Subject to the following

restrictions and limitations, the Authority shall, when contracting

for construction work, divide such work into paving projects, bridge

projects, including underpasses and overpasses, and earthmoving or

miscellaneous projects, according to the type of work to be done.

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Each project shall be let under a separate contract or contracts and

no contract or project shall include more than one of such types of

construction work. Each contract for construction work shall

contain a provision that ninety percent (90%) of all labor employed

on the project shall be residents of Oklahoma. However, contracts

for bridges may include earthwork and structures for the approaches

thereto.

(o) It shall be unlawful for any member, officer or employee of

the Authority to transact with the Authority, either directly or

indirectly, any business for profit of such member, officer, or

employee; and any person, firm, or corporation knowingly

participating therein shall be equally liable for violation of this

provision.

The term "business for profit" shall include, but not be limited

to, the acceptance or payment of any fee, commission, gift, or

consideration to such member, officer, or employee.

Violation of this provision shall constitute a Class D1 felony

offense punishable by incarceration as provided for in subsections B

through F of Section 20N of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or a

fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) and not more

than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or both such imprisonment

and fine.

(p) In the event of a national emergency, the Authority,

subject to any vested rights or claims, may enter into contracts

with the federal government or any authorized agency thereof to

allow the federal government or agency thereof to use such turnpikes

partly or exclusively during the existence of such emergency,

provided, that the federal government agrees in such contract to

pay, during the term of such contract, an amount sufficient, when

added to any tolls collected, to meet all operating and maintenance

expenses, interest payments, and the minimum sinking fund and

reserve requirements of the trust agreement for the turnpike covered

by the contract.

(q) All meetings of the Authority shall be open public

meetings, and all records shall be public records, except when

considering personnel or litigation.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-316 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-316
Certification of county road mileage
Status: in_force

The Commission, on or before the first day of June of each year,

shall certify to the Oklahoma Tax Commission the county road mileage

of each county and the total county road mileage of the state as

such mileage existed on the first day of January of such year. Such

mileage shall be the computation of the existing road mileage for

counties including any mileage represented by streets or roads in

municipalities with a population of less than two thousand five

hundred (2,500) and any other streets and roads in municipalities

with a population of less than five thousand (5,000) that the county

has agreed to construct, maintain, or repair. Any roads removed

from the State Highway System by the Transportation Commission and

returned to the county road system shall be added to the total

county road mileage of the said county.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-239 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-239
Separation (outer)
Status: in_force

The portion of an arterial highway between the traveled ways of

a roadway for through traffic and a frontage road.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1502.1 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1502.1
Death traps on highways - Expenditures to eliminate
Status: in_force

From and after the effective date of this act, the Oklahoma

Highway Commission shall expend a sum not less than One Million

Dollars ($1,000,000.00) each fiscal year, exclusive of the highway

maintenance fund, for the projects designed for widening,

resurfacing and eliminating death traps on the roads and highways of

Oklahoma. "Death traps", as used in this act, shall mean those

conditions of the roads and highways of this state so impaired or

hazardous as to constitute a threat to the safety of persons or

property traveling over or upon such roads or highways.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.189 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.189
Sergeant Bret Isenhower Memorial Highway
Status: in_force

The section of State Highway 59 beginning at US 177 and

extending east to the municipal limits of St. Louis shall be

designated as the "Sergeant Bret Isenhower Memorial Highway". The

Department of Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers

bearing that name to be placed on the highway.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.108 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.108
Dr. Walter S. Mason, Jr. Memorial Highway
Status: in_force

The portion of Interstate 40 between mile markers 65 and 66 in

Custer County shall be designated as the “Dr. Walter S. Mason, Jr.

Memorial Highway”. The Department of Transportation shall cause

suitable permanent markers to be placed upon the highway bearing

that name.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1668 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1668
Billy Fairl Morgan Memorial Parkway
Status: in_force

State Highway 270 between Southeast 29th Street and State

Highway 62 in Harrah, Oklahoma, shall be designated as the “Billy

Fairl Morgan Memorial Highway”. The Department of Transportation

shall cause suitable permanent markers to be placed on the highway

bearing his name.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1664 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1664
John C. Blaylock Memorial Parkway
Status: in_force

State Highway 75, extending north for five (5) miles from the

South Canadian River Bridge at Calvin, Oklahoma, shall be designated

as the “John C. Blaylock Memorial Highway”. The Department of

Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers to be placed

on the highway bearing his name.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.297 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.297
Private First Class George Henry Taylor Memorial
Status: in_force

Bridge.

The bridge over Big Creek on State Highway 10 located 1.8 miles

east of the Craig County line shall be designated as the "Private

First Class George Henry Taylor Memorial Bridge". The Department of

Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers bearing that

name to be placed on the bridge.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.463 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.463
Joe Diffie Memorial Highway
Status: in_force

The section of State Highway 7 beginning at the intersection of

North 2974 Road extending east to North Stephens County Road 3000 in

Stephens County shall be designated as the "Joe Diffie Memorial

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Highway". The Department of Transportation shall cause suitable

permanent markers bearing that name to be placed on the highway.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.224 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.224
Trooper Nicholas Dees Memorial Highway
Status: in_force

The section of Interstate 40 from mile marker 190 in

Pottawatomie County to mile marker 200 in Seminole County shall be

designated as the "Trooper Nicholas Dees Memorial Highway". The

Department of Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers

bearing that name to be placed on the highway.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1205 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1205
Acquisition policy
Status: in_force

The policy which the Commission shall follow in the acquisition

of all rights-of-way shall be as follows:

(a) For construction on the Interstate Highway System within

the limits of municipalities having a population of five thousand

(5,000) or more, federal aid funds, if available, may be used for

the acquisition of rights-of-way, and shall, if available, be used

to pay the cost of the removing or relocating of utility facilities

located in either privately owned or public rights-of-way. In such

event the municipality in which such construction is to be performed

shall furnish funds to the state necessary to match the federal

funds, unless the utility requiring relocation is owned by another

municipality having a population of five thousand (5,000) or more,

in which case the municipal utility owner shall furnish the funds.

(b) For construction on the Interstate Highway System in all

locations other than within the limits of municipalities having a

population of five thousand (5,000) or over, and where control of

access is required, the state shall furnish all rights-of-way and

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may use federal aid funds, if available, for such purpose, and when

federal aid funds are available for such purpose, shall pay the cost

of removing or relocating utility facilities located on either

privately owned or public rights-of-way.

(c) For all construction projects within the limits of

municipalities, other than projects on the Interstate Highway

System, as described in the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956, the

municipality or county involved and the Department shall equally

share the cost of all necessary rights-of-way, clear of all

obstructions, including structures of any kind or nature and utility

lines, poles, pipelines or other facilities above or below the

surface of the ground. If federal aid funds are available for the

project, the municipality or county and the Department shall equally

share the local portion of the costs for acquiring and clearing the

right-of-way, including the cost of removing and relocating utility

facilities located on privately owned rights-of-way.

(d) In any municipality where the Commission has determined it

to be necessary to construct a highway through or within the

corporate limits, and further determines that the construction will

not benefit the municipality involved, or that the construction will

benefit state-owned property or institutions, the Commission may, in

its discretion, pay for or participate in the cost of rights-of-way

for such project.

(e) For all reconstruction or widening projects on existing

improved roads of permanent-type surface in rural areas, the

Department shall pay fifty percent (50%) of the cost of any

additional rights-of-way required to meet right-of-way standard-

width requirements, and the remaining fifty percent (50%) shall be

furnished or paid for by local units of government; provided,

however, that no right-of-way shall be acquired under the terms of

this article, except by due process of law.

(f) For new construction on unsurfaced roads where the

construction follows a section line or an existing unimproved road,

all rights-of-way shall be furnished by local units of government

free of cost to the Department; provided, should the new or

additional rights-of-way, either contiguous or adjacent to the

section line or existing unimproved road, be acquired only on one

side of the section line or road, then one-half of the cost shall be

borne by the state.

(g) For all new construction diagonally across country or not

following on a section line road or other existing unimproved road,

the rights-of-way shall be paid for by the Department.

(h) In securing the necessary rights-of-way in rural areas, the

state shall pay for all damages to buildings, improvements, fences

and all other appurtenances thereto, or their moving and relocating.

(i) In any county where a proposed alignment for a highway

project on the primary system shall not come within one-half (1/2)

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mile of the limits of any municipality within the county, or

contribute to the highway transportation system or to the economy of

the county, the Commission may in its discretion increase the amount

of the state's participation in the cost of rights-of-way for such

projects.

(j) The term "utility facility" as used herein means any

publicly, privately, municipally or cooperatively owned facility or

system which is used to provide water, power, light, gas, sewer,

telegraph, telephone and communications, or like utility service, to

the public in the State of Oklahoma, or some portion thereof.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.399 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.399
Trooper John R. Barter Memorial Highway
Status: in_force

The section of U.S. Highway 62 beginning at the intersection of

State Highway 6 extending east to the intersection of U.S. Highway

283 in Altus, in Jackson County shall be designated as the "Trooper

John R. Barter Memorial Highway". The Department of Transportation

shall cause suitable permanent markers bearing that name to be

placed on the highway.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.349 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.349
SSG Michael R. Robson Memorial Highway
Status: in_force

The section of State Highway 199 from the western municipal

limits of Dickson to the eastern municipal limits of Ardmore shall

be designated as the "SSG Michael R. Robson Memorial Highway". The

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 69. Roads, Bridges, and Ferries Page 276

Department of Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers

bearing that name to be placed on the highway.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.372 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.372
WWII Veteran Roy J. "Junior" Herring Memorial
Status: in_force

Highway.

The section of State Highway 18 beginning at the intersection of

State Highway 33 in Cushing extending north two (2) miles in Payne

County shall be designated as the "WWII Veteran Roy J. "Junior"

Herring Memorial Highway". The Department of Transportation shall

cause suitable permanent markers bearing that name to be placed on

the highway.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1645 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1645
Mennonite Bridge
Status: in_force

The bridge located on State Highway 81 approximately one and

six-tenths (1.6) miles south of the junction of State Highway 81

and State Highway 3 shall be known as the “Mennonite Bridge”. The

Department of Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers

to be placed upon the bridge.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-662 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-662
Approval of projects – County-built projects
Status: in_force

A. A professional engineer registered by the State Board of

Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors pursuant to

Section 475.1 et seq. of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes, shall

approve projects that may be awarded to contractors by the boards of

county commissioners, Transportation Commission or by other federal

or state agencies under their normal competitive bidding procedures,

excluding prequalification of bidders. A “county-built” project may

be a road or bridge in whole or in part built with its own county

forces or entirely let to contract, but all costs associated are

payable.

B. County-built bridges using the County Bridge and Road

Improvement Fund shall meet or exceed the following criteria:

1. The bridge has been built according to the current edition

of the County Bridge Standards manual or from field notes drawn by a

registered professional engineer that provide the basic structural

requirements to achieve a load rating of H. twenty-three (23) tons

or greater. Field notes may be handwritten specifications or

sketches which have been stamped or signed;

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2. The finished bridge shall achieve a twenty-three-ton or

greater rating. The rating criteria shall be determined by the

National Bridge Inventory and approved by the Department of

Transportation for bridges twenty (20) feet or more in length;

3. The subsurface foundation of the bridge shall meet the

minimum guidelines established by using approved engineering

methods, details of which shall be kept as shop notes;

4. The finished bridge shall have a minimum roadway width of

twenty-four (24) feet; and

5. Materials used in the construction of the bridge shall meet

or exceed the specifications for materials as specified in the

current edition of the County Bridge Standards or certified in

writing by the engineer or supplier.

C. Prior to construction of the bridge, a county may request

that construction supervision be provided by the Circuit Engineering

District of which the county is a member to ensure quality control

and quality assurance.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-221 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-221
Heavy traffic highway
Status: reserved

Any street or highway designed especially for the use of trucks,

buses, and commercial vehicles, although not reserved exclusively

for such use.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.104 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.104
Larry Wade Memorial Highway
Status: in_force

The section of State Highway 6 in Beckham County from the

intersection of State Highway 6 and I-40 south to the intersection

of State Highway 6 and State Highway 152 shall be designated as the

“Larry Wade Memorial Highway”. The Department of Transportation

shall cause suitable permanent markers to be placed on the highway

bearing that name.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.330 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.330
South Mickey Mantle Boulevard
Status: in_force

The section of U.S. Highway 69 in Ottawa County beginning at the

intersection of Newman Road then extending north to the intersection

of Commerce Street in the City of Commerce shall be designated as

"South Mickey Mantle Boulevard". The Department of Transportation

shall cause suitable permanent markers bearing that name to be

placed on the highway.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1702 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1702
Bonds not obligations of state or subdivisions - Payable
Status: in_force

from revenues - Statement to be contained in bonds.

Turnpike revenue bonds issued under the provisions on this

article shall not at any time be deemed to constitute a debt of the

state or of any political subdivision thereof or a pledge of the

faith and credit of the state or of any such political subdivision,

but such bonds shall be payable solely from the funds herein

provided therefor from revenues. Such turnpike revenue bonds shall

contain on the face thereof a statement to the effect that neither

the State nor the Authority shall be obligated to pay the same or

the interest thereon except from the revenues of the project or

projects for which they are issued and that neither the faith and

credit nor the taxing power of the state or any political

subdivision thereof is pledged, or may hereafter be pledged, to the

payment of the principal of or the interest on such bonds.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.115 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.115
SPC Joshua D. Sheppard-Young Memorial Highway
Status: in_force

The portion of State Highway 71 from the intersection of State

Highway 71 and State Highway 9 extending approximately nine (9)

miles to the intersection of State Highway 71 and State Highway 31

shall be designated as the “SPC Joshua D. Sheppard-Young Memorial

Highway”. Pursuant to the provisions of Title 69 of the Oklahoma

Statutes, the Department of Transportation shall cause suitable

permanent markers to be placed upon the highway bearing that name.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.258 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.258
Officer Nathan B. Graves Memorial Highway
Status: in_force

The portion of State Highway 99 in Lincoln County beginning at

the northern county border extending southward to the intersection

of State Highway 99 and State Highway 66 shall be designated as the

"Officer Nathan B. Graves Memorial Highway". The Department of

Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers bearing that

name to be placed on the highway.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1600.2 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1600.2
Choctaw Code Talkers Bridge Naming Program Act
Status: in_force

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A. This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Choctaw

Code Talkers Bridge Naming Program Act".

B. The program shall be administered by the Oklahoma Department

of Transportation.

C. The following bridges are hereby designated to recognize the

service, valor and dedication of the Choctaw Code Talkers of World

War I and World War II:

1. The bridge located on U.S. Highway 270 over Mountain Creek

west of Wister in LeFlore County shall be designated for Albert

Billy, WWI Choctaw Code Talker;

2. The bridge located on State Highway 3 approximately one and

three-tenths (1.3) miles east of the intersection of State Highway 3

and County Road N4495 in McCurtain County shall be designated for

Mitchell Bobb, WWI Choctaw Code Talker;

3. The bridge located on State Highway 3 approximately two

thousand (2,000) feet west of the town of Oleta in Pushmataha County

shall be designated for Victor Brown, WWI Choctaw Code Talker;

4. The bridge located on U.S. Highway 259 approximately five

and three-quarter (5.75) miles south of Smithville in McCurtain

County shall be designated for Ben Carterby, WWI Choctaw Code

Talker;

5. The bridge located on U.S. Highway 70 approximately six

hundred (600) feet west of the intersection of U.S. Highway 70 and

County Road N3770 in Bryan County shall be designated for Ben

Colbert, WWI Choctaw Code Talker;

6. The bridge located on State Highway 3 over Beaver Creek east

of Antlers in Pushmataha County shall be designated for George E.

Davenport, WWI Choctaw Code Talker;

7. The bridge located on State Highway 3 over Dumpling Creek

east of Antlers in Pushmataha County shall be designated for Joseph

H. Davenport, WWI Choctaw Code Talker;

8. The bridge located on State Highway 3 over Boktuklo Creek

west of Broken Bow in McCurtain County shall be designated for James

M. Edwards, WWI Choctaw Code Talker;

9. The bridge located on U.S. Highway 70 over Raymond Gary Lake

in Choctaw shall be designated for Tobias W. Frazier, WWI Choctaw

Code Talker;

10. The bridge located on U.S. Highway 70 over Sulphur Creek at

the intersection of U.S. Highway 70 and County Road E2078 in Bryan

County shall be designated for Benjamin Hampton, WWI Choctaw Code

Talker;

11. The bridge located on U.S. Highway 259 crossing over Eagle

Fork Creek approximately one-half (0.5) mile south of Smithville in

McCurtain County shall be designated for Noel Johnson, WWI Choctaw

Code Talker;

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12. The bridge located on State Highway 48 over Sincere Creek

in eastern Pontotoc County shall be designated for Otis Leader, WWI

Choctaw Code Talker;

13. The bridge located on U.S. Highway 259 over Yanubbee Creek

north of Broken Bow in McCurtain County shall be designated for

Solomon Bond Louis, WWI Choctaw Code Talker;

14. The bridge located on State Highway 7 over Pennington Creek

in central Johnston County shall be designated for Pete Maytubby,

WWI Choctaw Code Talker;

15. The bridge located on northbound State Highway 3

approximately two thousand three hundred (2,300) feet north of the

State Highway 3 bridge over Little River in McCurtain County shall

be designated for Jeff Nelson, WWI Choctaw Code Talker;

16. The bridge located on State Highway 98 over Horsepen Creek

five and two-tenths (5.2) miles southwest of the intersection of

State Highway 3 in McCurtain County shall be designated for Joseph

Oklahombi, WWI Choctaw Code Talker;

17. The bridge located on southbound State Highway 3

approximately two thousand three hundred (2,300) feet north of the

State Highway 3 bridge over Little River in McCurtain County shall

be designated for Robert Taylor, WWI Choctaw Code Talker;

18. The bridge located on the U.S. Highway 70 Bypass over Old

Highway 70 east of Durant in Bryan County shall be designated for

Charles Walter Veach, WWI Choctaw Code Talker;

19. The bridge located on U.S. Highway 70 at the intersection

of U.S. Highway 70 and County Road N4750 east of Broken Bow in

McCurtain County shall be designated for Calvin Wilson, WWI Choctaw

Code Talker;

20. The bridge located on State Highway 113 approximately one

and one-quarter (1.25) miles south of the intersection of State

Highway 113 and County Road E1368 in Pittsburg County shall be

designated for Forreston Baker, WWII Choctaw Code Talker;

21. The bridge located on State Highway 1 approximately one

thousand eight hundred (1,800) feet west of the intersection of

State Highway 1 and the Indian Nation Turnpike in Pittsburg County

shall be designated for Schlicht Billy, WWII Choctaw Code Talker;

22. The bridge located on State Highway 1 approximately one and

six-tenths (1.6) miles west of the intersection of State Highway 1

and the Indian Nation Turnpike in Pittsburg County shall be

designated for Andrew Perry, WWII Choctaw Code Talker; and

23. The bridge on State Highway 31 at the eastern municipal

limits of Krebs shall be designated for Davis Pickens, WWII Choctaw

Code Talker.

D. The Department shall cause suitable permanent markers

bearing the names listed pursuant to subsection C of this section to

be placed upon the corresponding bridges designated in subsection C

of this section.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.194 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.194
President Ronald Reagan Memorial Highway
Status: in_force

The portion of U.S. Highway 81 from the junction of U.S. Highway

81 and Starlite Drive extending north to the junction of U.S.

Highway 81 and County Road E780 shall be designated as the

"President Ronald Reagan Memorial Highway". The Department of

Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers bearing that

name to be placed on the highway.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.423 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.423
Captain William "Willy" Hargraves Memorial
Status: in_force

Intersection.

The intersection of U.S. Highway 60 and State Highway 18 north

of Fairfax in Osage County shall be designated as the "Captain

William "Willy" Hargraves Memorial Intersection". The Department of

Transportation shall cause suitable markers bearing that name to be

placed at the intersection.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-4001 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-4001
Policy
Status: in_force

It is hereby declared to be the policy of the State of Oklahoma

that safe, adequate and efficient transportation facilities at

reasonable cost to the people are essential to the economic growth

of the state and the well-being of its people. The planning and

development of such facilities shall be coordinated by a State

Department of Transportation with overall responsibility for

balanced transportation policy and planning. It shall not be the

policy of the state to interfere with or hamper in any way the

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development of local transportation systems or projects to serve the

peculiar needs of local communities.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1303 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1303
Authority of governing bodies to cooperate
Status: in_force

Each governing body shall have authority to enter into

agreements with any other governing body as herein defined, or with

the federal government, or with the State of Oklahoma, respecting

the financing, planning, establishment, improvement, maintenance or

vacation of limited access facilities.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.320 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.320
Officer Michael Bruce Keen Memorial Bridge
Status: in_force

The bridge over Little Skin Bayou on U.S. Highway 64 in Sequoyah

County shall be designated as the "Officer Michael Bruce Keen

Memorial Bridge". The Department of Transportation shall cause

suitable permanent markers bearing that name to be placed on the

bridge.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1634 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1634
Mountain Gateway - Senator Larry Dickerson Memorial
Status: in_force

Highway.

A. U.S. Highway 59 south of Interstate 40 in Sequoyah County,

U.S. Highway 271, U.S. Highway 59, and U.S. Highway 259 within the

boundaries of LeFlore County shall be designated as the “Mountain

Gateway” in an attempt to increase tourism in Eastern Oklahoma by

promoting mountains as a tourist attraction in that part of the

state. The Department of Transportation shall cause suitable

permanent markers to be placed upon the highway bearing such name.

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B. Notwithstanding the name designation pursuant to subsection

A of this section, U.S. Highway 59 south of Interstate 40 in

Sequoyah County, U.S. Highway 271, and U.S. Highway 59 to Poteau

shall also be designated as the "Senator Larry Dickerson Memorial

Highway". The Department of Transportation shall cause additional

suitable permanent markers to be placed upon the highway bearing

such name.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1709 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1709
Turnpike revenue bonds
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 69. Roads, Bridges, and Ferries Page 324

A. The Authority may provide by resolution, at one time or from

time to time, for the issuance of turnpike revenue bonds of the

Authority for the purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of

any one or more turnpike projects. The Authority, when it finds

that it would be economical and beneficial to do so, may combine two

or more, or any part thereof, or all of its proposed projects into

one unit and consider the same as one project to the same extent and

with like effect as if the same were a single project. The

principal of and the interest on the bonds shall be payable solely

from the funds provided for such payment. The bonds of each issue

shall be dated, shall bear interest at such rate or rates not

exceeding the limitations pertaining to public trust indebtedness

from time to time expressed in subsection E of Section 176 of Title

60 of the Oklahoma Statutes, shall mature at such time or times not

exceeding forty (40) years from their date or dates, as may be

determined by the Authority, and may be made redeemable before

maturity at the option of the Authority at such price or prices and

pursuant to such terms and conditions as may be fixed by the

Authority prior to the issuance of the bonds. The Authority shall

determine the form of the bonds, including any interest coupons to

be attached thereto, and the manner of execution of the bonds, and

shall fix the denomination or denominations of the bonds and the

place or places of payment of principal and interest, which may be

at any bank or trust company within or without the state. If any

officer whose signature or facsimile of whose signature appears on

any bonds or coupons shall cease to be said officer before the

delivery of the bonds, the signature or the facsimile shall

nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes the same as if

the person had remained in office until such delivery. All bonds

issued pursuant to the provisions of this article shall have all the

qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments subject to the

negotiable instruments law of this state. The bonds may be issued

in coupon or in registered form, or both, as the Authority may

determine, and provisions may be made for the registration of any

coupon bonds as to principal alone and also as to both principal and

interest, and for the reconversion into coupon bonds of any bonds

registered as to both principal and interest. The Authority may

sell the bonds in such amounts and in such manner, either at public

or private sale, and for such price, as it may determine to be in

the best interest of this state, but in no event at a discount in

excess of that from time to time expressed in said subsection E of

Section 176 of Title 60 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

B. The proceeds of the bonds of each issue shall be used solely

for the payment of the cost of the turnpike project for which such

bonds have been issued, and shall be disbursed in such manner and

pursuant to such restrictions, if any, as the Authority may provide

in the resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds or in the

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trust agreement securing the same. If the proceeds of the bonds of

any issue, by error of estimates or otherwise, shall be less than

such cost, additional bonds may in like manner be issued to provide

the amount of such deficit, and, unless otherwise provided for in

the resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds or in the

trust agreement securing the same, shall be deemed to be of the same

issue and shall be entitled to payment from the same fund without

preference or priority of the bonds first issued. If the proceeds

of the bonds of any issue shall exceed such cost, the surplus shall

be deposited to the credit of the sinking fund for such bonds, or

shall be used by the Authority in implementing any other power

expressly granted to the Authority in this article.

C. Prior to the preparation of definitive bonds, the Authority,

subject to like restrictions, may issue interim receipts or

temporary bonds, with or without coupons, exchangeable for

definitive bonds when such bonds have been executed and are

available for delivery. The Authority may also provide for the

replacement of any bonds which have become mutilated or were

destroyed or lost. Bonds may be issued pursuant to the provisions

of this article without obtaining the consent of any department,

division, commission, board, bureau, or agency of this state, and

without any other proceedings or the occurrence of any other

conditions or things than those proceedings, conditions, or things

that are specifically required by this article.

D. The Authority is hereby authorized to provide that the

bonds:

1. Be made payable from time to time on demand or tender for

purchase by the owner provided a credit facility supports such

bonds, unless the Authority specifically determines that a credit

facility is not required;

2. Be additionally supported by a credit facility;

3. Be made subject to redemption prior to maturity, with or

without premium, on such notice and at such time or times and with

such redemption provisions as may be determined by the Authority or

with such variations as may be permitted in connection with a par

formula;

4. Bear interest at a rate or rates that may vary as permitted

pursuant to a par formula and for such period or periods of time,

all as may be determined by the Authority; and

5. Be made the subject of a remarketing agreement whereby an

attempt is made to remarket the bonds to new purchasers prior to

their presentment for payment to the provider of the credit facility

or to the Authority.

No credit facility, repayment agreement, par formula or

remarketing agreement shall become effective without the approval of

the Authority.

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E. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the

following meanings:

1. "Credit facility" means an agreement entered into by the

Authority with any bank, savings and loan association or other

banking institution; an insurance company, reinsurance company,

surety company, or other insurance institution; a corporation,

investment banker or other investment institution; or any other

financial institution providing for prompt payment of all or any

part of the principal, whether at maturity, presentment for

purchase, redemption or acceleration, redemption premium, if any,

and interest on any bonds payable on demand or tender by the owner

issued in accordance with this section, in consideration of the

Authority's agreeing to repay the provider of such credit facility

in accordance with the terms and provisions of such repayment

agreement; provided, that any such repayment agreement shall provide

that the obligation of the Authority thereunder shall have only such

sources of payment as are permitted for the payment of the bonds

issued under this article; and

2. "Par formula" means any provision or formula adopted by the

Authority to provide for the adjustment, from time to time, of the

interest rate or rates borne by any such bonds so that the purchase

price of such bonds in the open market would be as close to par as

possible.

F. Nothing in any law heretofore enacted or enacted at the

present session of the Legislature shall be deemed to limit or

restrict the right of the Authority to issue bonds or other

obligations the interest income, in whole or in part, on which is

subject, directly or indirectly, to federal income taxation.

G. The Authority may enter into transactions utilizing

derivative products, and other financial products intended to hedge

interest rate risk, including any option to enter into or terminate

any of them, that the Authority deems to be necessary or desirable

in connection with any bonds issued prior to, at the same time as,

or after entering into such arrangement and containing terms and

provisions, and may be with such parties, as determined by the

Authority. Provided, any action taken by the Authority pursuant to

this subsection must first be approved by the Oklahoma State Bond

Advisor and the Council of Bond Oversight pursuant to the provisions

of the Oklahoma Bond Oversight and Reform Act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-801 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-801
Road tests or highway research projects
Status: in_force

The Department, acting alone or in cooperation with any federal,

state or local agency, or any other state, or combination of such

states and agencies, may conduct or participate in road tests or

highway research projects; and may assign personnel to such tests

and projects, and may expend therefor monies in the State Highway

Maintenance and Construction Fund, regardless of whether such tests

or research are conducted within or without the State of Oklahoma.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.225 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.225
Cpl. Mickey R. Alexander Memorial Bridge
Status: in_force

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The bridge over Wolf Creek on U.S. Highway 270 southeast of the

municipal limits of Fort Supply shall be designated as the "Cpl.

Mickey R. Alexander Memorial Bridge". The Department of

Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers bearing that

name to be placed on the bridge.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1729 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1729
Determination of amount of fuel consumed on turnpikes
Status: in_force

In determining the amount of motor fuel consumed on the Oklahoma

turnpike projects each month, the Oklahoma Tax Commission shall

divide the total miles traveled on the turnpikes by passenger

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automobiles, single unit trucks, and combination trucks and buses as

certified each month by the Authority, by the average number of

miles per gallon of motor fuel consumed by each of those classes of

motor vehicles. For the purpose of this section and the following

section, the Oklahoma Tax Commission shall use the following rates

for motor fuel consumed on the Oklahoma Turnpikes:
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-3017 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-3017
Apportionments
Status: in_force

Until all bonds and the interest thereon are paid in full upon

any toll expressway project undertaken by any trust under the

provisions of this act, the Oklahoma Tax Commission shall each month

determine an amount equal to the motor fuel excise taxes computed on

ninety-seven and one-half percent (97 1/2%) of the total gallonage

of all fuels consumed on such toll expressway, during the calendar

month in which the tax being apportioned accrued, and apportion a

sum equal to such amount from all gasoline tax collections as

follows: Ninety-seven percent (97%) of such amount to such trust

and three percent (3%) to the General Revenue Fund of the State

Treasury. Provided, however, that the apportionments herein remitted

shall apply only to such trust that issues bonds in connection with

the construction of a toll expressway project beginning in or near

the City of Tulsa and the Port of Catoosa and extending in a

northwesterly direction to a point in or near Ponca City, or at a

point on the Kansas-Oklahoma state boundary line, which said toll

expressway shall be called "Northwest Passage", or to a turnpike or

any parts thereof beginning in the vicinity of the City of Davis and

extending in a northeasterly direction, by way of the vicinity of

the City of Ada, to a connection in the vicinity of Henryetta or in

the vicinity of the intersection of State Highway 48 and Interstate

40.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.238 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.238
Cullison Memorial Highway
Status: in_force

The portion of State Highway 11 beginning at the junction of

State Highway 11 and East 36th Street North in Tulsa County

extending north to the junction of State Highway 11 and East 96th

Street North in Tulsa County shall be designated as the "Cullison

Memorial Highway". The Department of Transportation shall cause

suitable markers bearing that name to be placed on the highway.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.440 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.440
Spc. Jaykob Ray Pruitt Memorial Bridge
Status: in_force

The bridge on U.S. Highway 70 crossing over Bokchito Creek in

Bryan County shall be designated as the “Spc. Jaykob Ray Pruitt

Memorial Bridge”. The Department of Transportation shall cause

suitable permanent markers bearing that name to be placed on the

bridge.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-604 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-604
Bonds authorized for roads and bridges - Procedure
Status: in_force

The board of county commissioners may issue bonds of its county for

the purpose of building, constructing, repairing or acquiring

bridges, and for building and constructing state or county roads and

bridges; provided, the issuance of such bonds shall first be

approved by not less than three-fifths (3/5) of the qualified voters

of the county voting on the question at an election held for such

purpose. Such election shall be called and held, and the bonds

shall be issued and sold, as in the case of bonds issued for the

erection of county hospitals.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.119 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.119
Senator David Myers Memorial Highway
Status: in_force

The portion of State Highway 11 from the junction of State

Highway 11 and U.S. Highway 77 extending east to Kaw City, Oklahoma,

shall be designated as the “Senator David Myers Memorial Highway”.

Pursuant to the provisions of Title 69 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the

Department of Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers

to be placed upon the highway bearing that name.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.326 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.326
WWII Doolittle Raider – Bombardier Sgt. Robert James "R.J." Stephens Memorial
Status: in_force

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Oklahoma Statutes - Title 69. Roads, Bridges, and Ferries Page 19"R.J." Stephens Memorial Bridge.

The bridge over Elk Creek on State Highway 9 located

approximately one (1) mile west of Hobart in Kiowa County shall be

designated as the "WWII Doolittle Raider – Bombardier Sgt. Robert

James "R.J." Stephens Memorial Bridge". The Department of

Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers bearing that

name to be placed on the bridge.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.35 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.35
Representative Jim L. Barker, Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 69. Roads, Bridges, and Ferries Page 10House of Representatives Memorial Highway.

The section of State Highway 64 between Muskogee and Keefeton

shall be designated the “Representative Jim L. Barker, Speaker of

the Oklahoma House of Representatives Memorial Highway”. The

Department of Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers

to be placed upon the highway bearing that name.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-236 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-236
Right-of-way
Status: in_force

A general term denoting land, property, or interest therein,

usually a strip acquired for or devoted to a highway use.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.50 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.50
Mazzebeth Turner Memorial Highway
Status: in_force

The portion of State Highway 77 in Murray County that is between

the junctions of State Highway 77 and Interstate 35 at exits 51 and

47 shall be designated as the “Mazzebeth Turner Memorial Highway”.

The Department of Transportation shall cause suitable permanent

markers to be placed on the highway bearing that name.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1505 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1505
Claims - Filing - Itemization - Copy of proceedings - Claims not paid when collecting
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 69. Roads, Bridges, and Ferries Page 7Claims not paid when collecting officers parties to condemnation

proceedings.

(a) Claims for the payment of matured or delinquent installments

of special assessments by the Commission in accordance with the

provisions of the preceding section shall be filed with the

Commission by the treasurer of the municipality in which the

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property is located, or the county treasurer if the installments

have been certified as delinquent.

(b) Such claims shall be itemized so as to show the installment

or installments due and delinquent, the amount and date of the

original assessment, the special improvement district in which the

property is located, and the balance of the assessment due thereon

and such other information as the Commission may require.

(c) Upon the request of the Commission, the treasurer filing the

claim shall furnish the Commission with a true and correct copy of

the proceedings by which the district was created and assessment

levied.

(d) No claim for payment of delinquent street improvement

assessments shall be paid in cases where the property was acquired

by condemnation and the bondholders or the officer or officers

authorized by law to collect such installments or assessments were

made parties defendant and served with notice.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1501.1 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1501.1
State Transportation Fund
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving

fund to be designated as the "State Transportation Fund". The fund

shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations,

and shall consist of revenues apportioned to such fund by provisions

of the Oklahoma Statutes imposing taxes upon various motor fuels and

of such other revenues as may be provided by law.

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B. All monies accruing to the credit of the State

Transportation Fund are hereby appropriated and shall be used for

the construction, repair and maintenance of state highways; for

other transportation systems; and for such other transportation

purposes as the Legislature may authorize.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-4024 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-4024
Payment of costs
Status: in_force

All costs incurred under this act shall be paid under agreements

negotiated between the contractor and the advertiser and/or

advertisers.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1678 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1678
Harrah Road - Billy Fairl Morgan Memorial Highway
Status: in_force

No section of State Highway 270 extending between N.E. 23rd

Street to the municipal limits of McLoud, Oklahoma, shall be named

or renamed, except as provided in this section. The section of

highway on State Highway 270 extending from Harrah, Oklahoma,

between N.E. 23rd Street to S.E. 29th Street shall be designated as

“Harrah Road”. The section of highway on State Highway 270

extending from where the newly designated “Harrah Road” intersects

with S.E. 29th Street to the McLoud municipal limits shall be

designated as the “Billy Fairl Morgan Memorial Highway”. Any

existing name on the section of highway between N.E. 23rd Street and

the municipal limits of McLoud shall be removed. The Department of

Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers to be placed

on the section of highway between S.E. 29th Street and the municipal

limits of McLoud bearing the name “Billy Fairl Morgan Memorial

Highway”.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-902 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-902
Intersection of county road and state highway -
Status: in_force

Maintenance authority.

A. At the intersection of a county road and a state highway,

the county shall maintain the county road to the point where it

intersects with the travel lanes of the highway or the improved

shoulder. The Department of Transportation shall maintain the

existing signage at the intersections to include replacement or

relocation of stop signs and vegetation control within three (3)

feet of the stop sign whether or not the sign is within the county

right-of-way. The Department shall also maintain drainage

structures that are within the state’s right-of-way, that lie under

county roads at the intersections of county roads and state

highways. The Department may place and maintain new or additional

signs at any such intersection at the discretion of the Department.

The county shall maintain any advance warning sign and sight line

vegetation control to the intersection. The county may obtain from

the Department, at no cost to the county, replacement advance

warning signs.

B. The Department of Transportation shall maintain the

structure of bridges and overpasses where a county road crosses over

or under a state highway. The repair and maintenance of the county

road shall be the responsibility of the county.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1698.392 — OK Code / Title 69 / Section 69-1698.392
Gerald Holmes Memorial Highway
Status: in_force

The section of U.S. Highway 81 beginning at the intersection of

U.S. Highway 70 near Waurika extending south five and one-half (5.5)

miles in Jefferson County shall be designated as the "Gerald Holmes

Memorial Highway". The Department of Transportation shall cause

suitable permanent markers bearing that name to be placed on the

highway.