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69 OK Stat § 69-242 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries|§69-242. State highway system.

|The system of state roads designated by the State Highway Commission, including necessary urban extension, the responsibility for which is lodged in the Department of Highways. |Added by Laws 1968, c. 415, § 242, operative July 1, 1968.
69 OK Stat § 69-243 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries|§69-243. Traffic lane.

|The portion of the traveled way for the movement of a single line of vehicles. |Added by Laws 1968, c. 415, § 243, operative July 1, 1968.
69 OK Stat § 69-244 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries|§69-244. Traveled way.

|The portion of the roadway for the movement of vehicles, exclusive of shoulders and auxiliary lanes. |Added by Laws 1968, c. 415, § 244, operative July 1, 1968.
69 OK Stat § 69-301 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries|§69-301. Creation of department and commission - Rules, regulations and policies - Powers, duties and obligations of former department, commission and director continued.

|(a) There is hereby created a Department of Highways and a State Highway Commission in and for the State of Oklahoma, pursuant to the provisions of Section 1, Article 16, of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma, and such department shall be governed by the State Highway Director, provided for by Section 305 of this Code, under such reasonable rules, regulations and policies and road improvement programs as may be prescribed by the Commission. Such rules and regulations and amendments thereto as adopted by the Commission shall be filed and recorded in the office of the Secretary of State. |(b) The Department and the Commission created by the preceding paragraph and the State Highway Director provided for by Section 305 of this Code shall be the legal successors of, and unless and except as otherwise provided by this Code shall also have the powers and duties vested by other laws in, and shall take immediate charge of all equipment, supplies and property now in the possession of, the Department, Commission and Director, respectively, created and provided for by 69 O.S. 1961, Sections 20.1 and 20.6, as amended, and shall be liable for their respective obligations.Added by Laws 1968, c. 415, § 301, operative July 1, 1968.
69 OK Stat § 69-302 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries|§69-302. Members of Commission - Appointment and confirmation - Eligibility - Term - Compensation - Travel expenses - Ex officio member.

|A. The State Transportation Commission shall consist of an at-large member and one (1) member from each of eight districts of the state, such districts to serve as the maintenance districts and to include the area as follows: |District 1. Wagoner, Cherokee, Adair, Sequoyah, Muskogee, Okmulgee, McIntosh and Haskell Counties.District 2. Pittsburg, Latimer, LeFlore, McCurtain, Pushmataha, Atoka, Choctaw, Bryan and Marshall Counties.District 3. Lincoln, Cleveland, McClain, Garvin, Pottawatomie, Okfuskee, Seminole, Hughes, Pontotoc, Coal and Johnston Counties.District 4. Payne, Logan, Canadian, Kingfisher, Garfield, Grant, Kay, Noble and Oklahoma Counties.District 5. Roger Mills, Dewey, Custer, Washita, Beckham, Greer, Kiowa, Harmon, Jackson, Blaine, and Tillman Counties.District 6. Cimarron, Texas, Beaver, Harper, Woods, Alfalfa, Ellis, Major and Woodward Counties.District 7. Carter, Love, Murray, Grady, Comanche, Stephens, Cotton, Caddo and Jefferson Counties.District 8. Osage, Pawnee, Nowata, Creek, Craig, Ottawa, Rogers, Mayes, Delaware, Washington and Tulsa Counties.B. The members of the Commission shall be appointed as follows:1. Members from Districts 5, 6, 7 and 8 and the at-large member shall be appointed by the Governor;2. Members from Districts 2 and 3 shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and3. Members from Districts 1 and 4 shall be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.C. Each member shall serve at the pleasure of his or her appointing authority and may be removed or replaced without cause. Any member of the Commission shall be prohibited from voting on any issue in which the member has a direct financial interest. The Director of the Department of Transportation shall be an ex officio member of the Commission, but shall be entitled to vote only in case of a tie vote.D. The members of the Commission each shall receive an annual salary of Four Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars ($4,800.00), payable monthly, and each shall be entitled to receive travel expenses pursuant to the State Travel Reimbursement Act.Added by Laws 1968, c. 415, § 302, operative July 1, 1968. Amended by Laws 1971, c. 58, § 1, emerg. eff. April 2, 1971; Laws 1985, c. 178, § 51, operative July 1, 1985; Laws 1990, c. 316, § 1; Laws 2019, c. 10, § 1, emerg. eff. March 13, 2019.
69 OK Stat § 69-302.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries|§69-302.1. Department of Transportation County Advisory Board.

|A. There is hereby created the Department of Transportation County Advisory Board. The Board shall be made up of nine (9) county commissioners selected by the Oklahoma Cooperative Circuit Engineering Districts Board. One member shall be elected from each of the eight districts of the Oklahoma Cooperative Circuit Engineering Districts Board and one member shall be selected at large by the other eight members. Each member shall hold office for a two-year term or until the successor of the member takes office. Their term of office shall begin on July 1 of the succeeding fiscal year. It shall be the duty of the Board to act in an advisory capacity to the Director of the Department of Transportation. The Board shall review the County Road and Bridge Programs of the Department. The Board shall meet no less than on a quarterly basis with the Director of the Department of Transportation and the staff of the Director to discuss areas of mutual concern. |B. The Board is authorized to develop the following criteria for the County Road Machinery and Equipment Revolving Fund:1. Establish estimated purchase prices for equipment and road machinery;2. Establish amortization schedules for all equipment and road machinery;3. Establish a list of independent appraisers to be used for equipment and road machinery inspections;4. Establish the County Funding Classification Designation priority list;5. Establish the method, manner and expense of marking or identifying all equipment and road machinery;6. Establish a list of items which are to be purchased from the state purchase list;7. Establish a maximum purchase allocation for participating counties and circuit engineering districts; and8. Establish and approve an interest rate which may be charged on all leases or lease-purchase agreements.C. The Board will have the authority to determine the financial obligation of a county when road machinery or equipment is destroyed by an act of God or other unforeseen occurrence.Added by Laws 1989, c. 352, § 6, operative July 1, 1989. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 75, § 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 1996, c. 179, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1996; Laws 2001, c. 117, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2001; Laws 2017, c. 20, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.
69 OK Stat § 69-302.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries|§69-302.2. Department of Transportation Tribal Advisory Board.

|A. There is hereby created the Department of Transportation Tribal Advisory Board. The Board shall consist of nine (9) members. The Governor, President Pro Tempore of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives shall make three appointments each from a list of qualified persons nominated by the Oklahoma Tribal Transportation Council. Four members shall be members of tribes served by each Bureau of Indian Affairs Area Office in Oklahoma and one member shall be selected at large by the Governor. Each member shall hold office for a two-year term or until the successor of the member takes office. Their terms of office shall begin on July 1 of the succeeding fiscal year. |B. It shall be the duty of the Board to act in an advisory capacity to the Director of the Department of Transportation. The Board may review the Department’s policy and procedures for transportation programs that affect tribal governments. The Board shall meet no less than on a quarterly basis with the Director of the Department of Transportation and the staff of the Director to discuss areas of mutual concern.Added by Laws 1999, c. 199, § 1, emerg. eff. May 24, 1999.
69 OK Stat § 69-303 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries|§69-303. Functions, powers and duties of Commission.

|(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 state, and shall not act as the special representative of the particular district in which he resides.Laws 1968, c. 415, § 303, operative July 1, 1968.
69 OK Stat § 69-303-A (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries|§69-303-A. Soliciting or receiving political contributions by members of Highway Commission prohibited.

|No appointed member of the State Highway Commission shall directly or indirectly solicit, receive or in any manner be concerned in soliciting or receiving any assessment, subscription or contribution for any political organization, candidacy or other political purpose. |Laws 1969, c. 351, § 1, emerg. eff. May 14, 1969.
69 OK Stat § 69-305 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries|§69-305. Director of the Department of Transportation - Salary.

|There is hereby created the office of the Director of the Department of Transportation, who shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate and who shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor and may be removed or replaced without cause. Compensation for the Director shall be determined by the Governor. The Director may be removed from office by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the members elected to and constituting each chamber of the Legislature. |Added by Laws 1968, c. 415, § 305, operative July 1, 1968. Amended by Laws 1969, c. 346, § 1, emerg. eff. May 8, 1969; Laws 1974, c. 287, § 10, emerg. eff. May 29, 1974; Laws 1984, c. 239, § 9, operative July 1, 1984; Laws 2019, c. 10, § 2, emerg. eff. March 13, 2019.
69 OK Stat § 69-306 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries|§69-306. Powers and duties of Director.

|Immediately upon the election and qualification of the Director, he shall become vested with the duties and powers of the management and control of the Department, under such orders, rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Commission; and in addition thereto he shall have the following specific powers and duties: |(a) To supervise the state highway system under rules and regulations prescribed by the Commission;(b) To appoint and employ, supervise and discharge such professional, clerical, skilled and semiskilled help, labor and other employees as may be deemed necessary for the proper discharge of the duties of the Department and to fix and determine the salaries or wages to be paid subject to all such rules and regulations as may be promulgated by the Commission, and subject to the policies, rules and regulations of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services and the State Merit System of Personnel Administration;(c) To investigate and determine upon the various methods of road and bridge construction and maintenance in the different sections of the state;(d) To aid at all times in promoting highway improvements and maintenance throughout the state;(e) To make recommendations to the Commission in 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; and to act for the Commission in the purchase of all materials, equipment and supplies as provided for in this Code;(f) To place on the state highway system any road he deems necessary and to the best interest of the state, when approved by a majority of the entire Commission, and to eliminate from the state highway system any road when approved by a majority of the entire Commission;(g) To approve and pay claims for the services of professional, clerical, skilled and semiskilled help, laborers and other employees, for the Commission, when the salary or wages of such help and employees shall have been previously approved by the Commission; and to approve and pay progressive estimates on work done or contracts performed, where such work or contracts have theretofore been approved by the Commission; and to approve and pay claims for the purchase of equipment, materials and supplies theretofore authorized by the Commission;(h) To make emergency purchases of equipment, materials, and supplies, and emergency contracts for construction and repairs, under rules and regulations prescribed by the Commission;(i) To grant permission to state agencies, municipalities and water companies or districts to lay any water pipeline within the rights-of-way of state highways, when approved by the Commission; and(j) To act for the Department in all matters except as otherwise provided in this Code.Added by Laws 1968, c. 415, § 306, operative July 1, 1968. Amended by Laws 1982, c. 338, § 49, eff. July 1, 1982; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 571.
69 OK Stat § 69-306.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries|§69-306.1. Contracts - Price adjustment clauses.

|The provisions of any other law to the contrary notwithstanding, the Department of Transportation is hereby authorized and empowered to provide for the use of and inclusion in, its construction contracts price adjustment clauses, providing adjustments in contract bid prices as may be deemed necessary and appropriate by the Director for increases or decreases of energy-intensive materials based upon the price FOB source on the day of bidding and actual invoice price FOB source on the day of delivery. |This authorization is to be applied only to such contracts as may be determined by the Director and approved by the Transportation Commission and further specified in the notice to bidders.Laws 1981, c. 339, § 11, emerg. eff. June 30, 1981.
69 OK Stat § 69-306.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries|§69-306.2. Trust for benefit of Transportation Department employees.

|The Department of Transportation is hereby authorized to establish, with funds currently held by the Department of Transportation which accrued to its health insurance rate stabilization account, a trust for the benefit of Department of Transportation employees. The trust shall be under the control of three (3) trustees who shall invest the funds constituting the trust in interest bearing accounts in federally insured institutions or in U.S. Treasury instruments. The trustees shall be the Director, Deputy Director and Chief Engineer of the Department of Transportation. The trustees shall serve without compensation from the trust and shall be immune from any legal action relating to the trust except in the case of fraud, theft or misappropriation of trust funds. The Attorney General shall defend any legal action against the trustees, which may arise from the trustees' administration of the trust. The cost and expense of participating in such litigation shall be payable from funds in the trust estate, or in the event there are no such funds or insufficient funds, the cost and expense of participating in such litigation shall be borne by the Department of Transportation. The trustees shall be entitled to full indemnity from funds of this trust provided, however, if there are no such trust funds or insufficient trust funds to reimburse the trustees for any liability or loss they may sustain by reason of any such litigation, then the trustees shall be indemnified from funds of the Department of Transportation; provided further, the trustees shall not be entitled to indemnity from either source if they are adjudged guilty of fraud, theft or misappropriation of trust funds in connection with any such litigation. |The term of this trust shall be for two (2) years from the effective date of this act, provided however, the district court of Oklahoma County may extend the term of this trust in the best interest of the beneficiaries. Upon formation of this trust, the trustees shall immediately bring an action in the district court of Oklahoma County for a determination of beneficiaries and their interest in the trust, and when determined, the trustees shall distribute the trust in accordance with the determination of the court.Added by Laws 1988, c. 289, § 18, operative July 1, 1988. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 161, § 1, emerg. eff. May 7, 1993.
69 OK Stat § 69-308 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries|§69-308. Oath of office.

|Each member of the Commission and every employee of the Department shall, before entering upon the duties of his office or employment, take and subscribe to an oath or affirmation to support the Constitution of the United States and of the State of Oklahoma, and to discharge faithfully and honestly the duties of such office or employment. Any officer or employee who shall violate the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and such violation shall be cause for removal. |Laws 1968, c. 415, § 308, operative July 1, 1968; Laws 1980, c. 159, § 20, emerg. eff. April 2, 1980.
69 OK Stat § 69-309 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries|§69-309. Employment of persons closely related to members or Director - Contracts with such persons.

|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. |Laws 1968, c. 415, § 309, operative July 1, 1968.
69 OK Stat § 69-311 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries|§69-311. Meetings - Voting.

|The members of the Commission shall meet on the first Monday of each month at the Department office in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to transact all official business, and shall remain in regular session not to exceed five (5) days in any one month. Called meetings of the Commission may be had at such times as are deemed necessary by the Chairman or a majority of the members thereof. There shall be not more than two called meetings each month, and each meeting shall not exceed two (2) days duration. All official acts of the Commission shall be by majority vote of the total membership of the Commission; provided, the Governor as an ex officio member of the Commission shall be entitled to cast a deciding vote in case of a tie vote. |Laws 1968, c. 415, § 311, operative July 1, 1968.
69 OK Stat § 69-312 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries|§69-312. Rules and regulations - Nonresidents transacting business with Commission - Agent for service of process - Appointment - Secretary of State as agent - Financial statement by bidders.

|The Commission shall have authority to promulgate such reasonable rules and regulations as it may deem necessary for the proper and orderly transaction of its business. Every nonresident person, natural or artificial, firm or entity, including any corporation not domiciled in this state, shall, before it be permitted to transact business or continue business with the Commission, appoint and maintain an agent upon whom service or process may be had in any action to which such person, natural or artificial, firm or entity shall be a party. Such agent shall reside in the State of Oklahoma and shall file with the Secretary of State a formal declaration as to his place of residence in the State of Oklahoma. Service had upon such agent shall be taken and held as service upon such person, natural or artificial, firm or entity. Such appointment, properly executed and acknowledged, shall be filed with the Secretary of State and shall give the residence address or place of business of such agent. Contractors or other persons desiring to bid upon construction or maintenance work shall be required to submit a financial statement and such other information as the Commission may deem necessary or desirable, such statement and information to be on file with the Commission for a period of at least ten (10) days prior to the date on which they expect or desire to submit bid or bids to the Commission. Any person, natural or artificial, firm or entity failing to comply with the provisions of this section shall be deemed to have appointed the Secretary of State as his service agent in accordance with the provisions of Title 47, Sections 391 - 398, O.S.1961, as amended, and service of process may be had as therein provided. |Laws 1968, c. 415, § 312, operative July 1, 1968.
69 OK Stat § 69-313 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries|§69-313. Reports and recommendations.

|It shall be the duty of the Commission and Director to make quarterly reports in writing to the Governor of the complete operation, activities, and plans of the Department, together with such recommendations for future activities of the Department as the Commission and Director may deem to be to the best interest of the State of Oklahoma. |Laws 1968, c. 415, § 313, operative July 1, 1968.