SECTIONS OF THE ENABLING ACT WHICH LIMIT THE PERIODS FOR WHICH SCHOOL LANDS MAY BE LEASED. SECTION 8 OF THE ENABLING ACT IMPOSES A 5-YEAR LIMIT ON OIL AND GAS LEASES. SECTION 9 IMPOSES A TEN YEAR LIMIT ON LEASES OF LANDS GRANTED FOR COMMON SCHOOL PURPOSES, AND SECTION 10 IMPOSE A 5-YEAR LIMIT ON THE LEASING OF LANDS GRANTED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, THE UNIVERSITY PREPARATORY SCHOOL, THE AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE, THE COLORED AGRICULTURAL NORMAL UNIVERSITY AND LANDS GRANTED FOR CHARITABLE AND PENIAL INSTITUTIONS AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS. I AM INFORMED BY THE COMMISSIONERS' LEGAL STAFF THAT THE COMMISSION IS AWARE OF THE ENABLING ACT'S LIMITATIONS, AND THAT IT IS THEIR POSITION THAT THE RECENT AMENDMENTS TO THE OKLAHOMA CONSTITUTION WAS THE FIRST STEP IN THE PROCESS OF AUTHORIZING THE COMMISSIONERS TO GRANT LEASES FOR TERMS IN ACCESS OF THE PERIODS PRESCRIBED IN THE ENABLING ACT. THE LEGAL STAFF HAS INFORMED ME, THAT THE COMMISSIONERS, PRIOR TO ENTERING INTO ANY LEASE IN EXCESS OF THE PERIOD PROVIDED IN THE ENABLING ACT, INTEND TO SEEK THE UNITED STATES CONGRESSES' ACQUIESCENCE.
(NEAL LEADER)