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69 OK Stat § 69-407 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries|§69-407. Rules.

|The Department of Transportation shall prescribe such rules as may be necessary for determining the eligibility and priority of such entities for transportation projects in order to receive loans made pursuant to the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, credit assistance pursuant to the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 1998 and the State Infrastructure Bank Revolving Fund. At a minimum, such rules shall: |1. Ensure the fair and equitable prioritization of entities eligible for loans made pursuant to the provisions of this act;2. Be in conformance with applicable provisions of the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 and the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 1998;3. Require that, to be approved, an applicant needs or will need the transportation project loan to comply with regulations and standards adopted by the Department; and4. Require the transportation project to:a.be designed to enhance the economic development of this state and provide safety to its citizens,b.meet the established criteria of the Department as provided for by the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 and the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 1998,c.comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and rules, andd.meet any other consideration deemed necessary by the Department.Added by Laws 1998, c. 292, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 1998. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 356, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2012.
69 OK Stat § 69-408 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries|§69-408. Additional powers and duties of Department - Administration of monies - Establishment of accounts and subaccounts.

|In addition to the other powers and duties provided by law, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation shall have the power and duty to: |1. Manage, maintain, expend and otherwise administer monies in the State Infrastructure Bank Revolving Fund and any accounts or subaccounts in the Fund, pursuant to the provisions of this act. The Department shall manage the Fund so as to make available the amounts necessary to fund loans to the eligible entities entitled to receive funding pursuant to the provisions of this act;2. Establish separate accounts and subaccounts within the State Infrastructure Bank and provide that such accounts be segregated and used for specified purposes or held as security for designated obligations; and3. Enter into binding loan agreements with the eligible entities as specified by the Department.Added by Laws 1998, c. 292, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 1998.
69 OK Stat § 69-411 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries|§69-411. Default - Collections.

|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. |Added by Laws 1998, c. 292, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 1998.
69 OK Stat § 69-412 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries|§69-412. Revenue sources.

|A. In order to administer the State Infrastructure Bank, the following sources of revenues may be utilized: |1. Monies from the State Infrastructure Bank Revolving Fund pursuant to the federal National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 and credit assistance pursuant to the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 1998;2. Loan processing fees; and3. Appropriations from the General Revenue Fund or other funds as may be provided for this purpose.B. All funds to be utilized for administration by the Department of Transportation shall be subject to annual appropriation by the Legislature.Added by Laws 1998, c. 292, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 1998. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 356, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2012.
69 OK Stat § 69-501 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries|§69-501. Classes of highways - Construction, repair, and maintenance - Removal from System - Maps.

|A. The highway system of this state shall be divided into two classes to be known as the State Highway System and county highway system. The State Highway System shall be designated by the Commission and shall be composed of intercounty and interstate highways. |B. When the Commission shall have taken over any highway, or part thereof, as a state highway, the Commission shall become responsible for the construction, repair and maintenance of such highway and for this purpose shall be authorized to use any state highway funds, together with any money derived from any agreement entered into between the Commission and the federal government, any county, or any citizen or group of citizens who have made donations for that purpose.C. When any segment of the State Highway System is removed from the system, all right, title, and interest to the road, right-of-way, and any signs or facilities shall revert to the appropriate county or municipal authority. The Department of Transportation shall determine the specific right-of-way to be conveyed and prepare and execute a conveyance of title document which shall be forwarded to the local authority to be filed with the county clerk.D. Prior to returning a state highway back to the county highway system, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation shall make any necessary improvements to the road to meet the minimum design guidelines as set forth in the current State of Oklahoma County Road Design Guidelines Manual, and provide a driving surface that has no less than a good rating according to the current County Road Surface Management System. Prior to returning a state highway bridge back to the County Bridge System, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation shall make any necessary improvements to the bridge so that it will achieve a minimum H-20 twenty (20) ton computed operating rating according to the National Bridge Inventory System and a Minimum Scour Rating of 3, NBI Item 113.E. The Commission shall provide and maintain a map of the state which shall show all the highways which have been designated as part of the State Highway System and, when practical, status of improvement thereon. In addition, the Commission shall include on such map the principal access road to every city and town not served by the State Highway System and which has a United States Post Office or with a population in excess of one hundred (100) persons according to the latest Federal Decennial Census.Added by Laws 1968, c. 415, § 501, operative July 1, 1968. Amended by Laws 1970, c. 59, § 1, emerg. eff. March 16, 1970; Laws 1998, c. 73, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1998; Laws 1998, c. 206, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1998.
69 OK Stat § 69-502 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries|§69-502. Roads connecting public use areas, state parks, national parks and state-owned institutions with certain highways or streets - Roads within boundaries of state parks and memorials.

|(a) The Commission, at its discretion, may designate and maintain as a part of the State Highway System any roads connecting public use areas, state parks, national parks and state-owned institutions of the State of Oklahoma with federal highways, state highways, county highways or municipal streets where the right-of-way for the roads has been obtained and title thereto is in the State of Oklahoma or any agency thereof; and the Commission shall construct or maintain roads and highways within the boundaries of state parks and memorials. |(b) The Commission may use any state highway funds for the purpose of constructing, repairing and maintaining such roads.Added by Laws 1968, c. 415, § 502, operative July 1, 1968. Amended by Laws 1970, c. 9, § 1.
69 OK Stat § 69-502.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries|§69-502.1. National Highway System connector route.

|The Transportation Commission shall designate and maintain as part of the State Highway System any road accepted by the Federal Highway Administration as a National Highway System connector route to an intermodal port. Such road shall not exceed one and one-half (1 1/2) miles in length. |Added by Laws 2001, c 399, § 7, emerg. eff. June 4, 2001.
69 OK Stat § 69-503 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries|§69-503. Notice before removal of highways from State Highway System.

|Any highway designated as a state highway shall not be removed by the Commission from the State Highway System until notice in writing of intention to do so has been given to the State Senators and State Representatives of the respective districts which may be affected, thereby fixing a time for a public hearing thereon, which hearing shall be held not less than ten (10) days after the notice specified herein. |Laws 1968, c. 415, § 503, operative July 1, 1968.
69 OK Stat § 69-504 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries|§69-504. Maintenance of streets, roads and state-owned parking lots on Capitol grounds and adjacent lands.

|A. It shall be the duty of the Department of Transportation to maintain all streets, roads and state-owned parking lots, including all streets designated on the plat filed in the office of the Secretary of State as File No. 155 of the "State Property Records" and all streets within the boundaries of the "State Capitol Park" and the "Cowboy Hall of Fame Park" upon its establishment. |B. The streets, roads and parking lots described in subsection A of this section shall constitute and be incorporated as a part of the State HighwaySystem, and the Commission is authorized to expend any money appropriated for the construction and maintenance of these highways, streets, roads and parking lots.Laws 1968, c. 415, § 504, operative July 1, 1968; Laws 1981, c. 280, § 1, emerg. eff. June 26, 1981.
69 OK Stat § 69-505 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries|§69-505. Title to removed bridge due to construction or reconstruction of state highway.

|In the construction or reconstruction of a state highway, in the event it is necessary to remove any bridge structure, title to such bridge structure removed is in the State Highway Department regardless of the source of the funds from which said removed bridge was originally constructed. |Laws 1970, c. 59, § 2, emerg. eff. March 16, 1970.
69 OK Stat § 69-506 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries|§69-506. High Priority State Bridge Revolving Fund.

|A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund to be known as the "High Priority State Bridge Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all appropriations and transfers made by the Legislature and the apportionments made pursuant to Sections 500.6 and 500.7 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, and each fiscal year thereafter pursuant to subsection B of this section. Expenditures from said 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 funds shall be used for the sole purpose of construction or reconstruction of bridges on the state highway system that are of the highest priority as defined by the Transportation Commission. 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 which shall earn the same, if there is any unexpended balance of such fund to which to credit the interest.Added by Laws 2006, 2nd Ex. Sess., c. 45, § 6, eff. July 1, 2007. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 574.
69 OK Stat § 69-507 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries|§69-507. County Improvements for Roads and Bridges Fund.

|A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund to be known as the "County Improvements for Roads and Bridges Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all appropriations and transfers made by the Legislature and the apportionments made pursuant to subsection L of Section 1104 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, and each fiscal year thereafter pursuant to subsection B of this section. Expenditures from said 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 funds apportioned pursuant to subsection L of Section 1104 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall be in equal amounts to the various Transportation Commission districts. The funds shall be used for the sole purpose of construction or reconstruction of county roads or bridges on the county highway system that are of the highest priority as defined by the Transportation Commission. Counties may accumulate annual funding for a period of up to five (5) years for a specific project, with such funding to be held by the Transportation Commission to the credit of the county project. The Transportation Commission shall promulgate rules for the administration of the process and the development of criteria for determining the level of priority for projects and include such projects in a five-year construction plan that will be updated annually. Projects in the five-year construction plan shall be contracted as provided by law and awarded by the Transportation Commission.C. 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 which shall earn the same, if there is any unexpended balance of such fund to which to credit the interest. The interest credited herein shall be expended pursuant to this section.Added by Laws 2006, 2nd Ex. Sess., c. 45, § 7, eff. July 1, 2007. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 575.
69 OK Stat § 69-601 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries|§69-601. Authority and duties of county commissioners.

|A. The county highway system shall be composed of all public roads within any county, less any part of any road or roads which may be designated as a state highway by the State Transportation Commission. It shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners in each county to construct and maintain as county highways those roads which best serve the most people of the county. For this purpose the board of county commissioners is authorized to use any funds which are in the county highway fund, subject to statutory restrictions on the use of any of such funds, together with any money or item of value derived from any agreement entered into between the county and the Transportation Commission, the federal government, this state, any other county or political subdivision of this state or other governmental entity, or any citizen or group of citizens who have made donations for that purpose. The boards of county commissioners of the various counties shall have exclusive jurisdiction over the designation, construction and maintenance and repair of all of the county highways and bridges therein. All interlocal cooperation agreements made pursuant to this section between counties and those political subdivisions or citizens of a county shall be submitted to the district attorney of each of the counties subject to the agreement for approval. All other interlocal cooperation agreements shall be submitted and approved in accordance with Sections 1001 through 1008 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. |B. The boards of county commissioners are hereby authorized to establish road improvement districts as provided by law for existing roads in the unincorporated areas of counties. The boards of county commissioners may also have improvements made on existing roads in unincorporated areas of counties on a force account basis.Added by Laws 1968, c. 415, § 601, operative July 1, 1968. Amended by Laws 1978, c. 208, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1979; Laws 2000, c. 180, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2000.
69 OK Stat § 69-601.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries|§69-601.1. Plans and specifications for new roads and bridges

|The board of county commissioners in each county may cause to be prepared, and may adopt by resolution, standard plans and specifications for the establishment and construction of new roads or bridges to be dedicated to the use and benefit of the public. Such roads or bridges must meet such specifications before being accepted and becoming public roads. |Laws 1975, c. 239, § 1, emerg. eff. May 30, 1975.
69 OK Stat § 69-601.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries|§69-601.2. Exemptions.

|This act shall not apply to cities, towns, planning district or any other area where jurisdiction is otherwise vested by law in a political subdivision to establish standards for the dedication of roads or bridges. |Laws 1975, c. 239, § 2, emerg. eff. May 30, 1975.
69 OK Stat § 69-601.3 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries|§69-601.3. Adoption of annual priority plan and budget for construction of road, bridge, culvert and drainage projects - Amendment.

|A. On or before September 30 of each year the board of county commissioners shall adopt an annual priority plan and budget for the construction of road, bridge, culvert and drainage projects during the next federal fiscal year and the four (4) years succeeding the next federal fiscal year, based upon available existing and estimated future funds administered by the Department of Transportation for county bridges and roads. The plan shall be filed by the board of county commissioners with the Department of Transportation and the county clerk. |B. The board of county commissioners may amend annual priority plans and budgets, but any amendment shall be filed with the Department of Transportation and county clerk.Added by Laws 1982, c. 311, § 2. Amended by Laws 2005, c. 174, § 2, emerg. eff. May 16, 2005.
69 OK Stat § 69-601.4 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries|§69-601.4. Application of waste oil to streets and roads prohibited.

|A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the practice of applying waste oil to any street or road in this state is hereby prohibited. Upon authorization of the Corporation Commission and compliance with the provisions of this section, a board of county commissioners of any county in this state may apply waste oil to any street or road in the county. |B. The Corporation Commission may issue authorization for the application of waste oil on any street or road in this state. No authorization shall be issued except upon proper application and a showing by the county requesting such authorization that the use of waste oil on the street or road is necessary for the care, maintenance, and improvement of the street or road, that such activity is in the public interest, and that the procedure for the application of the waste oil shall be made in such a manner so as to protect any adjoining public or private property from damage and made in such a manner so as to prevent the pollution of surface and subsurface waters.C. The Corporation Commission shall promulgate rules and regulations which are necessary to protect, from damage, public and private property adjoining any street or road upon which waste oil is to be applied and prevent the pollution of surface and subsurface waters and which are reasonable and necessary to effectuate and enforce the provisions of this section including but not limited to the types of waste oil which may be used in such applications and when the application of the waste oil shall be made. The Corporation Commission shall supervise the application of waste oil to ensure that such application is made in the manner required by the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission pursuant to this section.D. Any person who authorizes the application of or applies waste oil to any street or road without authorization of the Corporation Commission or in violation of any rule or regulation of the Corporation Commission promulgated pursuant to this section shall be held personally liable. A proven violation of the provisions of this section or of any rules or regulations promulgated thereto shall be punishable, in the first instance, by a fine not in excess of Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00). A second proven violation in any calendar year shall result in a fine not in excess of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00). A third proven violation in any calendar year shall result in a fine not in excess of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) and suspension of authority for up to thirty (30) days.E. For the purpose of this section, "waste oil" includes crude petroleum oil or other hydrocarbons produced from or obtained or used in connection with the drilling, development, producing and processing of oil or any residue obtained from any oil storage facility. The term waste oil shall not include any hydrocarbon to which lead has been added.Added by Laws 1985, c. 340, § 1, emerg. eff. July 30, 1985.
69 OK Stat § 69-601.5 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries|§69-601.5. Maintenance or improvement of private roads for school bus turn-arounds.

|In order to protect the health, safety and welfare of the children of this state, the board of county commissioners shall be authorized to enter onto private property adjoining county roads in order to perform maintenance or improvements to an existing private road when: |1. The private road is used by a school bus to turn around;2. The available right-of-way does not provide enough space for the school bus to turn around without endangering the occupants of the school bus; and3. The owner of the private road agrees in writing to the necessary maintenance or improvements.The maintenance or improvements to the private road shall be limited to the area necessary for the school bus to adequately turn around.Added by Laws 1999, c. 341, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 1999.
69 OK Stat § 69-601.6 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries|§69-601.6. Acceptance of public road or bridge project bids.

|The board of county commissioners in every county in this state must notify the Department of Transportation at least twenty-one (21) days prior to accepting bids on any publicly let road or bridge work projects in the county. The Department shall make this information available to the public on their website. |Added by Laws 2010, c. 256, § 5, eff. July 1, 2010.