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53 OK Stat § 53-1.6 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 53. Oklahoma Historical Societies and Associations|§53-1.6. Board of Directors - Membership - Succession - Agents of state.

|A. The Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society shall consist of not more than twenty-five (25) members, with the Governor as an ex officio member. In addition to any appointing authority of the Governor, the Governor shall appoint one at-large member of the Board of Directors who shall be a surviving lineal descendant of Will Rogers, if there is a descendant who chooses to serve and if such descendant otherwise satisfies the conditions and qualifications of the Society’s constitution or bylaws for appointment as an at-large member. The number of members of the Board may be decreased by act of the Legislature or by act of the Society by amending its constitution. Each member of the Board of Directors shall hold office until the successor of the member is elected and qualified pursuant to the provisions of the constitution of the Society or as otherwise provided by the Oklahoma Historical Preservation Act, Section 1.1 et seq. of this title. If at any time the provisions of the Society's constitution or bylaws are in conflict with statutory provisions relating to appointment of members by congressional district, statutory provisions shall prevail. |B. Members of the Board of Directors are hereby declared to be agents of the State of Oklahoma.Laws 1935, p. 63, § 1; Laws 1988, c. 217, § 7, emerg. eff. June 21, 1988. Renumbered from § 6 by Laws 1988, c. 217, § 15, emerg. eff. June 21, 1988. Amended by Laws 1992, c. 364, § 4, emerg. eff. June 4, 1992; Laws 2016, c. 1, § 10, emerg. eff. March 7, 2016.
53 OK Stat § 53-1.6a (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 53. Oklahoma Historical Societies and Associations|§53-1.6a. Seasonal employees.

|The Oklahoma Historical Society may employ seasonal employees throughout the calendar year. Project labor employed by the Oklahoma Historical Society for a period of time necessary to complete a project shall be in the unclassified service of the state as provided by the Oklahoma Personnel Act. Such employees shall not be entitled to paid leave, paid holidays, retirement, health, dental or life insurance, and shall be exempt from any laws, rules or practices providing for such benefits. |The Oklahoma Historical Society shall include in its annual budget request a summary of the use of project labor which shall include the number of workers employed under the provisions of this section and the total wages paid to these employees.Added by Laws 1992, c. 367, § 10, eff. July 1, 1992. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 289, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
53 OK Stat § 53-1.7 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 53. Oklahoma Historical Societies and Associations|§53-1.7. Accounts and reports.

|The Board of Directors shall keep a correct account of all funds received and expenditures made by the Board of Directors in aid of the Society and report annually to the Governor a detailed statement of such receipts and expenditures. |R.L.1910, § 4362. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 217, § 8, emerg. eff. June 21, 1988. Renumbered from § 3 by Laws 1988, c. 217, § 15, emerg. eff. June 21, 1988.
53 OK Stat § 53-1.8 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 53. Oklahoma Historical Societies and Associations|§53-1.8. Contributions, gifts and donations - Title to real estate - Leasing real estate - Custodians.

|The Oklahoma Historical Society may solicit and receive contributions, gifts, and donations to be held by it in trust under the terms and conditions imposed by the donors, and title to all real estate acquired, donated and granted to said Society shall be taken in the name of the state to be held for the use and benefit of the Oklahoma Historical Society under the conditions of such grants or donations, the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society, through its officers or duly authorized agents to be manager of such real property with authorization to let and lease the same for a period not to exceed three (3) years, and where necessary employ a suitable custodian or custodians of such realty, with the proviso that no expense is to be incurred relative thereto except as is authorized by law and an appropriation theretofore made to meet same. Provided, further, that as to such realty as may consist of parks and places of historical interest with buildings thereon such custodian or caretaker may be employed by such Board to be paid out of receipts from visitors or out of an appropriation theretofore specifically made for such purpose, and from donations theretofore pledged for such purpose and made to meet such expense, which is not to exceed such receipts or donations or such appropriation theretofore made for such purpose. |Laws 1935, p. 64, § 3. Amended by Laws 1985, c. 281, § 5, emerg. eff. July 22, 1985. Renumbered from § 8 by Laws 1988, c. 217, § 15, emerg. eff. June 21, 1988.
53 OK Stat § 53-1.9 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 53. Oklahoma Historical Societies and Associations|§53-1.9. Title to locally-owned historical or recreational site - Approval of funding.

|The title to any locally owned historic or recreational site or improvements thereon shall not be acquired by or conferred to the Oklahoma Historical Society to qualify for state funding without prior approval of both the Senate and the House of Representatives. Before such approval is given, proposals for acquisitions shall be made to the Board ofDirectors of the Oklahoma Historical Society. Within sixty (60) days after receiving a proposal, the Board of Directors shall have a study made of the proposed acquisition. The study shall evaluate the historical background and significance of the property, the educational value of the property, the accessibility of the property to the public, and any other factors the Board of Directors deems pertinent. The study shall also include an estimate of the cost of restoring the property if restoration is necessary, an estimate of the cost of providing access to the property if additional access is necessary, and an estimate of the cost of operating and maintaining the property for at least five (5) fiscal years subsequent to the proposed date of acquisition of the property. A written report of the results of the study shall be submitted by the Board of Directors to the Historic Preservation Review Committee appointed by the Governor to comply with rules and procedures prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to Public Law 89-665. The Historic Preservation Review Committee, or its successor, shall evaluate the results of the study and shall submit, within thirty (30) days of receiving the report, a written recommendation to the Speaker of the House, President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and Governor as to the advisability of the acquisition. |Laws 1981, c. 334, § 5, emerg. eff. June 30, 1981. Amended by Laws 1983, c. 58, § 1, operative July 1, 1983. Renumbered from § 8.1 by Laws 1988, c. 217, § 15, emerg. eff. June 21, 1988.
53 OK Stat § 53-1.10 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 53. Oklahoma Historical Societies and Associations|§53-1.10. Historical Society Revolving Fund.

|There is hereby created in the State Treasury of the State of Oklahoma a revolving fund to be designated as the Historical Society Revolving Fund, which shall consist of all money appropriated to said fund and all money received by the Oklahoma Historical Society from membership, sales of publications, sales of merchandise to visitors, income from duplicating and microfilm services, contributions, entry fees, gifts and endowments, excluding those gifts and endowments conditionally tendered, and other income derived from the operations of the Oklahoma Historical Society and from historic sites. The Oklahoma Historical Society is hereby authorized and directed to prepare for public distribution such historical data as may in its judgment meet the public demand; said Society shall determine the fee to be charged for each of the publications and such fee should be sufficient to cover the cost of preparing, publishing and marketing to the general public in the museums and historic sites operated by the Society. |Said revolving fund shall be a continuing fund not subject to fiscal year limitations and shall be under the control and management of the Oklahoma Historical Society and the disbursements therefrom shall be approved by the Society. Monies deposited in said revolving fund may be expended for the purpose of maintaining and operating the Oklahoma Historical Society functions and for operation of historic sites. Monies deposited in said revolving fund from entry fees collected at each participating museum or site pursuant to the entry fee pilot project shall be expended only on the museum and historic site from which the fee is collected and for the purposes outlined in Section 1.21 of this title. Purchases of merchandise for sale to visitors shall be exempt from The Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act but all other expenditures shall be made pursuant to the laws of the state and the statutes relating to the Oklahoma Historical Society. Warrants for expenditures from this fund shall be drawn by the State Treasurer based on claims signed by the approving officer of the Society and approved for payment by the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.Added by Laws 1949, p. 373, § 1, emerg. eff. May 20, 1949. Amended by Laws 1973, c. 46, § 8, operative July 1, 1973; Laws 1979, c. 287, § 18, emerg. eff. June 7, 1979; Laws 1985, c. 281, § 3, emerg. eff. July 22, 1985. Renumbered from § 19 of this title by Laws 1988, c. 217, § 15, emerg. eff. June 21, 1988. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 71, § 2, emerg. eff. April 12, 1995; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 221.
53 OK Stat § 53-1.10a (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 53. Oklahoma Historical Societies and Associations|§53-1.10a. Oklahoma Historical Society Capital Improvement and Operations Revolving Fund.

|A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Oklahoma Historical Society, to be designated the "Oklahoma Historical Society Capital Improvement and Operations Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by the Oklahoma Historical Society and apportioned to such fund pursuant to the provisions of Sections 1353 and 1403 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes and such other monies accredited to the fund pursuant to law. |B. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Oklahoma Historical Society for the purpose of maintaining and operating the Oklahoma Historical Society functions, capital improvements and for operation of historic sites.C. No monies from this revolving fund shall be transferred for any purpose to any other state agency. 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.Added by Laws 2010, c. 466, § 4, eff. July 1, 2010. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 222.
53 OK Stat § 53-1.12 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 53. Oklahoma Historical Societies and Associations|§53-1.12. Petty cash fund.

|There is hereby authorized to be created a petty cash fund for the Oklahoma Historical Society in an amount not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00). This fund may be allocated to museums and sites owned and operated by the Oklahoma Historical Society in amounts not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) per museum or site for the purpose of establishing separate petty cash fund accounts. Said fund may be established from any state funds available to the Oklahoma Historical Society for general operating expenses and shall be administered under such rules and regulations as prescribed by the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services. |Added by Laws 1980, c. 363, § 8, emerg. eff. June 27, 1980. Amended by Laws 1982, c. 345, § 15, emerg. eff. June 2, 1982. Renumbered from § 19.2 of Title 53 by Laws 1988, c. 217, § 15, emerg. eff. June 21, 1988. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 289, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2003; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 223.
53 OK Stat § 53-1.12a (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 53. Oklahoma Historical Societies and Associations|§53-1.12a. Gifts, devises, bequests, money or real or personal property - Deposit in special agency account.

|All gifts, devises, bequests, money or property, either real or personal, which may be or which heretofore have been conditionally tendered to the Oklahoma Historical Society may be deposited in the agency special account established for the Society in accordance with Section 7.2 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The Board of Directors of the Society is hereby directed, authorized and empowered to hold such funds or property in trust or invest or sell them and use either principal or interest or proceeds of sale for the benefit of the Oklahoma Historical Society, all in a manner which is consistent with the terms of the gift as stipulated by the donor and within the provisions of other applicable laws. |Added by Laws 2004, c. 152, § 1, emerg. eff. April 22, 2004.
53 OK Stat § 53-1.15 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 53. Oklahoma Historical Societies and Associations|§53-1.15. Certified copies of records, papers and documents - Fees for certificates.

|The Executive Director, or an authorized designee, of the Historical Society is authorized to make certified copies of any and all records, papers or other documents, including excerpts and parts of all of any newspaper or file, and papers and archives held by said society in trust for the United States Government, and such as may by him or her be certified and attested and the seal of the Historical Society affixed thereto, shall be received in evidence in all the courts of this state and have the same force and effect as the original would when introduced in evidence; provided, that when such certificates are made for the United States Government, or any of its officers, to be used in evidence in behalf of the United States Government, or any of its agencies, such certificate shall be made without fee or charge, and the same as to the State of Oklahoma and its agents, but in all other instances fees for such certificate shall be paid by the party applying therefor in such amount as allowed by law to the Secretary of State for such certification, and when such fee is not fixed by law it shall be a reasonable charge to be fixed by the Board of Directors of said Society. All fees so received shall be paid into the Oklahoma Historical Society Revolving Fund, provided, that no fee shall be charged for such certified copy when required in the transaction of the business of the state or the United States Government. |Added by Laws 1935, p. 64, § 7. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 217, § 11, emerg. eff. June 21, 1988. Renumbered from Title 53, § 12 by Laws 1988, c. 217, § 15, emerg. eff. June 21, 1988; Laws 2003, c. 289, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
53 OK Stat § 53-1.16 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 53. Oklahoma Historical Societies and Associations|§53-1.16. Union soldiers' room - Purpose - Custodian - Agreements as to contents.

|The Union Soldiers' Room in the Oklahoma Historical Society is hereby set aside as a memorial to the soldiers and sailors and others who supported the side of the Union in the Civil War, and a custodian is hereby provided who shall be a Union Soldier, or the widow of a Union Soldier, or the descendant of a Union Soldier. And the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society are hereby authorized to enter into agreements with camps or agencies of the organization of Union Soldiers and Sailors and their sons and daughters as to matters to be placed within said Room and for the permanent retention of the same therein. |Laws 1935, p. 65, § 8. Renumbered from § 13 by Laws 1988, c. 217, § 15, emerg. eff. June 21, 1988.
53 OK Stat § 53-1.17 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 53. Oklahoma Historical Societies and Associations|§53-1.17. Confederate soldiers' room - Purpose - Custodian - Agreements as to contents.

|The Confederate Soldiers' Room in the Oklahoma Historical Society is hereby set aside as a memorial to the soldiers and sailors and all who supported the side of the Confederacy in the Civil War, and a custodian is herein provided who shall be a Confederate Soldier, or the widow of a Confederate Soldier, or the descendant of a Confederate Soldier. And the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society are hereby authorized to enter into agreements with camps or agencies of the organizations of the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors and of their sons and daughters as to matters to be placed within said Room and for the permanent retention of the same therein. |Added by Laws 1935, p. 65, § 9, emerg. eff. June 25, 1935. Renumbered from Title 53, § 14 by Laws 1988, c. 217, § 15, emerg. eff. June 21, 1988.
53 OK Stat § 53-1.18 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 53. Oklahoma Historical Societies and Associations|§53-1.18. Dispensation of funds - Limitations.

|The Oklahoma Historical Society shall dispense funds for historical purposes only as defined by paragraph 6 of Section 6 of this act. The Oklahoma Historical Society may enter into contracts with other state agencies or nonprofit corporations holding a valid exemption from taxation issued pursuant to Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and listed as an exempt organization in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, of the United States, as amended, or with individuals or associations pursuant to statutory requirements. |Funds shall not be applied, donated or used directly or indirectly for the use, benefit or support of any sect, church, denomination or system of religion, or for the use, benefit or support of any priest, preacher, minister, or other religious teacher or dignitary, or sectarian institution as such. The Oklahoma Historical Society shall provide opportunity to organizations to submit written applications to be received and acted upon by the Oklahoma Historical Society. At the conclusion of the contract, each state agency, nonprofit corporation, individual or association shall provide the Oklahoma Historical Society with proof of fulfillment of the contract in proper order and must be affirmed on the proper form, provided by the Oklahoma Historical Society, by the managing officers of the state agency, nonprofit group, association or individual making the contract.Laws 1981, c. 18, § 3, emerg. eff. April 6, 1981. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 217, § 12, emerg. eff. June 21, 1988. Renumbered from § 20.10 by Laws 1988, c. 217, § 15, emerg. eff. June 21, 1988.
53 OK Stat § 53-1.20 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 53. Oklahoma Historical Societies and Associations|§53-1.20. Donation receptacles.

|Each Oklahoma museum or historical site supported by state funds shall provide a donation receptacle at the museum or historical site operated under the authority of the State of Oklahoma. The donation receptacles shall be for the purpose of the collection of voluntary donations of monies made by visitors to the museums and historical sites. Any monies collected in any such donation receptacle shall be deposited in an account or the revolving fund established for that specific museum or historical site for the purposes of funding renovations of the museum or historical site, acquisitions of artifacts, and other expenditures necessary for the operation, maintenance and expansion of the museum or historical site. |Added by Laws 1991, c. 253, § 3, eff. July 1, 1991.
53 OK Stat § 53-1.21 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 53. Oklahoma Historical Societies and Associations|§53-1.21. Entry fees at museums and historical sites.

|A. The Oklahoma Historical Society is authorized to charge at its discretion an entry fee at all of its museums and historical sites. |B. The Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society shall establish an entry fee schedule to charge the public for admission to the participating sites. The entry fee schedule shall include special rates for families, school groups and any other group or category of persons the Board designates. Residents and nonresidents of this state seventeen (17) years of age and younger shall not be charged an entry fee at least one (1) day per week. The day of the week shall be designated by the Board.C. The Oklahoma Historical Society shall separately account for and report the revenue which is generated from the collection of the entry fee for the participating sites. After the collected fees are deposited in the Oklahoma Historical Society Revolving Fund, the Oklahoma Historical Society shall separately track the fee revenue generated from each site to ensure that all revenue accruing to the credit of each site is budgeted and expended for that site. The revenue shall be used at each site to enhance, improve, market and pay for expenses associated with the site including, but not limited to, site personnel, utilities, conservation supplies, site promotion and marketing, equipment, professional services and capital improvements.D. The Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society shall evaluate the overall effectiveness of charging an entry fee at the participating sites, including the impact on educational outreach, public opinion and operational efficiency.E. The amount of money appropriated to the Oklahoma Historical Society shall not be reduced to offset the amount of revenue generated and collected through the charging of entry fees.Added by Laws 1995, c. 71, § 3, emerg. eff. April 12, 1995. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 306, § 1, emerg. eff. May 29, 1997; Laws 2003, c. 289, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2003; Laws 2007, c. 187, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2007.
53 OK Stat § 53-1.22 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 53. Oklahoma Historical Societies and Associations|§53-1.22. Endowment to trade, sell or barter collection items.

|The Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society may, at its discretion, contract with other state agencies and/or non-profit organizations to create an irrevocable endowment with associated management and administration costs to trade, sell or barter donated and deaccessioned collection items that do not conform to collection policies of the Oklahoma Historical Society. In accordance with the code of ethics established by professional museum management associations, proceeds from the endowment shall be used only for the acquisition, conservation or use of collections at museums, historic sites or research facilities owned and operated by the Oklahoma Historical Society. |Added by Laws 2017, c.102, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.
53 OK Stat § 53-2.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 53. Oklahoma Historical Societies and Associations|§53-2.1. Violations - Penalties.

|No person shall willfully or knowingly break, break off, crack, carve upon, write, or otherwise mark upon, or in any manner damage, destroy, mutilate, deface, mar, take or harm any historic or prehistoric site, building, object, artifact, fossil or material in, around or upon any historic site owned, operated, managed or under the control of or under an easement granted to the Oklahoma Historical Society. Any person convicted of violating any of the provisions of the Oklahoma Historical Preservation Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by confinement in the county jail for not to exceed one (1) year or by both such fine and confinement. |Added by Laws 1988, c. 217, § 9, emerg. eff. June 21, 1988. Amended by Laws 1994, c. 164, § 1, emerg. eff. May 6, 1994.