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82 OK Stat § 82-1324.15 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-1324.15. Hearing on annexation petition.

|At the time and place set for the hearing and consideration of the petition, the board of county commissioners shall ascertain whether proper notice has been given and whether the statements contained in the petition are true. If true, and if a majority of the members of the Board of the district to which annexation is desired do not object to such statement, the board of county commissioners shall enter into its minutes such findings and shall set forth in said minutes a description of the new boundaries of such district. Thereafter, owners of land located within the annexed territory shall be entitled to subscribe to such benefit units upon such terms and conditions as the board in its discretion may provide. Any owner of land located within any territory annexed to a district who shall subscribe to one or more benefit units and comply with terms and conditions provided by the board, shall be entitled to the same rights as participating members. |Added by Laws 1972, c. 254, § 15.
82 OK Stat § 82-1324.17 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-1324.17. Officers.

|The board of directors shall annually elect a chairman, vice-chairman, secretary and treasurer for a term of one (1) year and until a successor is elected and has qualified. |Added by Laws 1972, c. 254, § 17.
82 OK Stat § 82-1324.18 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-1324.18. Duty of chairman - Compensation for services - District audits, reviews or compilations.

|A. It shall be the duty of the chairman of the board of directors to keep in repair such works as are constructed by the district and to operate such works, all as directed by said board. The chairman and all persons who may perform any service or labor as provided herein shall be paid such just and reasonable compensation as may be allowed by the board of directors and said board shall annually prepare an estimated budget for the coming year, adjust rates, if necessary to produce sufficient revenue required by such budget. |B. 1. The board of directors of each district with a gross operating revenue of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) or more during a fiscal year shall cause to be prepared, by an independent licensed public accountant or a certified public accountant, an annual financial audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards as of the end of each fiscal year. Copies shall be filed with the State Auditor and Inspector within six (6) months after the close of the fiscal year.2. The board of directors of each district with a gross operating revenue of less than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) during a fiscal year shall cause to be prepared an annual review or compilation in compliance with standards promulgated by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Copies of the review or compilation shall be filed with the State Auditor and Inspector within six (6) months after the close of the fiscal year for which the review or compilation is done.C. Each annual review, compilation or audit prepared pursuant to this section shall be reported at the district's annual meeting. Nothing in this section shall in any way alter or eliminate the auditing requirements of any state or federal lending institution.Added by Laws 1972, c. 254, § 18. Amended by Laws 1994, c. 339, § 3, emerg. eff. June 8, 1994.
82 OK Stat § 82-1324.19 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-1324.19. Dissolution of district prior to acquisition of assets.

|A. The provisions of this section shall apply to dissolution of districts prior to acquisition of assets. |B. Whenever a petition signed by three-fourths (3/4) of the landowners in any district organized under provisions of this act or a petition signed by all of the directors of such district is presented to the board of county commissioners and it shall appear from said petition that said district owns no property of any kind exclusive of records, maps, plans and files; that all of its debts and obligations have been fully paid; that the district is not functioning, and will probably continue to be inoperative because the board of directors is unable to obtain the necessary financing or for any other reason, the board of county commissioners shall, after such finding, issue a certificate stating the allegations in said petition as true and declaring said district dissolved, and shall make full minutes of such hearing in its journal and deliver said certificate to the secretary of said district. The secretary of said district shall, within thirty (30) days thereafter, deliver all records, maps, plans and files to the county clerk, and thereupon said district shall be dissolved.Laws 1972, c. 254, § 19; Laws 1993, c. 220, § 1, emerg. eff. May 24, 1993.
82 OK Stat § 82-1324.20 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-1324.20. Dissolution of district - Disposition of facilities and property.

|Whenever a district owning facilities and property desires to dispose of such facilities and property and become dissolved, the board of directors may adopt a resolution setting forth the proposed plan and, upon such plan being approved by three-fourths (3/4) of the participating members in a meeting called for that purpose, such resolution and plan may be submitted to the board of county commissioners. If approved by the commissioners, the commissioners shall thereupon authorize the board of directors to carry through said plan to dissolve and shall further authorize the board of directors to wind up the affairs of the district, pay all debts and expenses and to dispose of any property owned by the district and for the apportionment of the proceeds thereof together with any other monies belonging to the district to an adjoining rural water district or to any other political subdivision of the state. No money, property or the proceeds thereof shall be distributed to any private interests. Thereupon the district shall be dissolved as herein provided. |Laws 1972, c. 254, § 20; Laws 1977, c. 43, § 1; Laws 1993, c. 220, § 2, emerg. eff. May 24, 1993.
82 OK Stat § 82-1324.21 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-1324.21. Release of lands from district - Petition - Notice.

|In the event that landowners within a district desire to withdraw from such district, fifty-one percent (51%) of the affected landowners or the board of directors by resolution may petition the county commissioners to release those lands from the district. The petition shall describe by section or fraction thereof and by township and range the lands affected. After a finding that the granting of the petition is to the best interests of the affected landowners and the district, the board of county commissioners shall issue a certificate stating that the lands involved are released and separated from the district. Full minutes of the hearing shall be entered in the journal of the board of county commissioners and the certificate shall be delivered to the secretary of the district who shall, within thirty (30) days, cause the records of the district to be amended to exclude the lands affected. Notice shall be given, as provided in Section 1324.5 of this title, of the filing of a petition for release of lands as provided herein, fixing the time and place of hearing, and a copy of said notice shall be sent by certified mail to the chairman of the board of directors of the district in which the said lands are located. |Added by Laws 1972, c. 254, § 21. Amended by Laws 1974, c. 59, § 1, emerg. eff. April 13, 1974.
82 OK Stat § 82-1324.22 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-1324.22. Exemption from taxes and assessments.

|Districts formed hereunder shall be exempt from all excise taxes of whatsoever kind or nature, and further, shall be exempt from payment of assessments in any general or special taxing district levied upon the property of said district, whether real, personal or mixed; such exemption shall include, but not be limited to, franchise taxes or assessments or fees levied by a county or municipality for inspections of the facilities of the district which were not requested by the district. Any and all securities and evidences of indebtedness issued by a district created pursuant to this act and the income interest and capital gains thereon shall not be subject to the income tax laws of this state and persons owning or holding said securities and evidences of indebtedness or their heirs, devisees, successors, or assigns shall not be required to pay to the State of Oklahoma income tax upon the profits and capital gains upon said securities and evidences of indebtedness. |Added by Laws 1972, c. 254, § 22. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 283, § 4, emerg. eff. May 27, 1998.
82 OK Stat § 82-1324.23 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-1324.23. Exemption from jurisdiction and control of Corporation Commission.

|Rural water, sewer, gas and solid waste management districts, and corporations shall be exempt in any and all respects from the jurisdiction and control of the Corporation Commission of this state; provided, however, rural gas distribution systems shall be subject to the jurisdiction for only the pipeline safety program administered by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission. |Added by Laws 1972, c. 254, § 23. Amended by Laws 1975, c. 170, § 10, emerg. eff. May 21, 1975; Laws 1994, c. 175, § 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1994; Laws 1994, c. 315, § 22, eff. July 1, 1994.
82 OK Stat § 82-1324.24 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-1324.24. Validating provisions.

|The creation of all districts and all acts and proceedings taken in the creation thereof and all acts and things done by said districts, pursuant to the provisions of this act are hereby validated; and from and after the effective date of this act all such previously created districts shall be deemed to have been created, and all acts and things done by such previously created districts, henceforth shall be deemed to have been pursuant to and subject to the provisions of this act. |Added by Laws 1972, c. 254, § 24.
82 OK Stat § 82-1324.26 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-1324.26. Enlargement of purposes and powers - Procedure.

|Any district created for one of the authorized purposes of this act may enlarge its purposes and powers by following the procedure set forth herein: |The board of directors of the district shall adopt a resolution to enlarge the purposes and powers of the district and the resolution shall specifically state such additional purposes and powers. The district shall file a petition for enlargement of the purposes and powers of the district with the county clerk and a certified copy of the resolution for enlargement shall be attached to the petition. The county clerk shall thereupon give notice to the board of county commissioners of the filing of said petition and the board of county commissioners shall forthwith enter its order setting a public hearing upon said petition for a day certain and directing the county clerk to give notice of said hearing by legal publication in the manner described by Section 1324.5 of this title. Such notice shall contain a brief and concise statement describing the purpose of the hearing and the time and place set for the hearing and consideration of the petition. It shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners to determine:1. whether proper notice of the hearing has been given; and2. whether the enlargement of the purposes and powers of the district is necessary to provide an adequate water supply, sewer facilities, gas distribution facilities or solid waste management system to serve rural residents of the district.If, upon such consideration, it shall be found that the purposes and powers of the district should be enlarged, the board of county commissioners shall enter upon its records, full minutes of such hearing, together with its order enlarging the purposes and powers of the district. Such order shall also change the name of the district to disclose the purposes of the district, and the name of the district shall be indicated in the manner set forth in Section 1324.6 of this title.Added by Laws 1972, c. 254, § 26. Amended by Laws 1975, c. 170, § 12, emerg. eff. May 21, 1975.
82 OK Stat § 82-1324.30 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-1324.30. Definitions.

|As used in Sections 1 through 6 of this act: |1. "Corporation" means a not-for-profit corporation organized: a. pursuant to the provisons of the Oklahoma General Corporation Act for a purpose not involving pecuniary gain to its shareholders or members, paying no dividends or other pecuniary remuneration, directly or indirectly, to its shareholders or members as such and having no capital stock, andb.for the purpose of developing and providing rural water supplies to serve rural residents; and2. "District" means a public nonprofit water district created pursuant to the Rural Water, Sewer, Gas and Solid Waste Management Districts Act.Added by Laws 1989, c. 103, § 1, emerg. eff. April 25, 1989. Renumbered from Title 18, § 863.1 by Laws 1989, c. 369, § 153, operative July 1, 1989.
82 OK Stat § 82-1324.31 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-1324.31. Organization of district.

|Pursuant to the provisions of this act, any corporation which was formed prior to December 1, 1988, may organize and constitute a district subject to the provisions of the Rural Water, Sewer, Gas and Solid Waste Management Districts Act. |Added by Laws 1989, c. 103, § 2, emerg. eff. April 25, 1989. Renumbered from Title 18, § 863.2 by Laws 1989, c. 369, § 153, operative July 1, 1989.
82 OK Stat § 82-1324.33 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-1324.33. Dissolution of corporation - Transfer of assets, property, obligations and benefits.

|A. Upon the affirmative order of the board of county commissioners to organize the district, the corporation shall be deemed dissolved. The board of directors of the corporation shall file notice of such dissolution with the Secretary of State. |B. All debts, liabilities and obligations of the corporation shall be paid and discharged or transferred pursuant to subsection E of this section.C. Upon filing with the Secretary of State of notice of dissolution, the corporation shall cease to carry on its business except insofar as may be necessary for the winding up thereof.D. Upon receipt of notice of dissolution and compliance with the provisions of this section, the Secretary of State shall issue a certificate of dissolution for the corporation.E. 1. Except as otherwise provided by subsection B of this section, any employee benefits, assets, easements, and titles to any real property or personal property held by the corporation shall be construed to be the benefits, assets, easements, property and obligation of the district.2. A single notice of the transfer shall be filed for such assets, easements or titles of record with the Secretary of State and in the office of the county clerk where such records are located.3. Unless otherwise discharged by law, all legal proceedings instituted by or against the corporation prior to the organization of a district pursuant to the provisions of this act shall upon petition be renewed and continued by or against the district by an order of the court constituting the name of such district.Added by Laws 1989, c. 103, § 4, emerg. eff. April 25, 1989. Renumbered from Title 18, § 863.4 by Laws 1989, c. 369, § 153, operative July 1, 1989.
82 OK Stat § 82-1324.34 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-1324.34. Order constituting rural water districts.

|Upon the affirmative order of the board of county commissioners to organize a district, the district shall be deemed to constitute a rural water district and shall comply with the provisions of the Rural Water, Sewer, Gas and Solid Waste Management Districts Act. |Added by Laws 1989, c. 103, § 5, emerg. eff. April 25, 1989. Renumbered from Title 18, § 863.5 by Laws 1989, c. 369, § 153, operative July 1, 1989.
82 OK Stat § 82-1324.35 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-1324.35. Continuation of certain services.

|In the event a corporation provides service within the boundaries of an incorporated city or town on the date of organization as a rural water district, the district may continue to serve in that area as permitted by law. |Added by Laws 1989, c. 103, § 6, emerg. eff. April 25, 1989. Renumbered from Title 18, § 863.6 by Laws 1989 c. 369, § 153, operative July 1, 1989.
82 OK Stat § 82-1324.41 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-1324.41. Definitions.

|As used in this act: |1. "Acquiring party" means a person and all affiliates thereof by whom or on whose behalf an acquisition of control referred to in Section 6 of this act is to be effected;2. "Affiliate" means a person who directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the person specified, including any corporation created at the direction of the person specified, for purposes of corporate reorganization;3. "Assets" in the case of a district or corporation means the physical plant, equipment, accounts receivable, accounts payable and all other assets of such district or corporation;4. "Board" means the Oklahoma Water Resources Board;5. "Control", including the terms "controlling" or "controlled by", and "under common control with", means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a person, whether through ownership, by contract, purchase of assets, or otherwise, unless such power is the result of an official position with, or corporate office held in, such person. Control shall be presumed to exist if any person, directly or indirectly, owns or controls the assets of such district or corporation. This presumption may be rebutted by showing that control does not exist in fact. The Board may determine, after furnishing all persons in interest notice and opportunity to be heard and making specific findings of fact to support such determination, that control exists in fact, notwithstanding the absence of a presumption to that effect;6. "Corporation" means a not-for-profit corporation organized:a.pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma General Corporation Act, Section 1001 et seq. of Title 18 of the Oklahoma Statutes, for a purpose not involving pecuniary gain to its shareholders or members, paying no dividends or other pecuniary remuneration, directly or indirectly, to its shareholders or members as such and having no capital stock, andb.for the purpose of developing and providing rural water supplies to serve rural residents;7. "District" means a public nonprofit water district created pursuant to the Rural Water, Sewer, Gas and Solid Waste Management Districts Act, Section 1324.1 et seq. of Title 82 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and8. "Person" means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any similar entity or any combination of the foregoing acting in concert, but shall not include any securities broker performing no more than the usual and customary broker's function.Added by Laws 1994, c. 339, § 5, emerg. eff. June 8, 1994.
82 OK Stat § 82-1324.42 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-1324.42. Prohibition of acquisition of district assets or merger if action leads to control of district unless approved by Board.

|No person shall make an offer for, or enter into any agreement to exchange, seek to acquire, or acquire, the assets of a district or corporation if, after the consummation of such action, such person would directly or indirectly, or by conversion or by exercise of any right to acquire, be in control of such district or corporation, and no person shall merge with or otherwise acquire control of a district or corporation, unless, at the time any such offer, request or invitation is made or prior to the acquisition of assets, such person has sent to the Oklahoma Water Resources Board a statement containing the information required by Section 7 of this act and such offer, request, invitation, or acquisition has been approved by the Board in the manner prescribed by Section 8 of this act. |Added by Laws 1994, c. 339, § 6, emerg. eff. June 8, 1994.
82 OK Stat § 82-1324.44 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-1324.44. Board approval of acquisition - Conditions for disapproval - Public hearing.

|A. The Oklahoma Water Resources Board shall approve any acquisition of control referred to in Section 6 of this act unless, after a public hearing thereon, it finds that one or more of the following conditions will exist if such acquisition of control is consummated, in which event it shall disapprove such acquisition of control and the same shall not be consummated: |1. The acquisition of control would adversely affect the contractual obligations of the district or corporation or its ability or commitment to render the same level of service to its customers that the district or corporation is currently rendering;2. The financial condition of any acquiring party is such as might jeopardize the financial stability of the district or corporation or otherwise prejudice the interest of the district or corporation customer;3. The plans or proposals which an acquiring party has to liquidate the district or corporation, sell its assets, or a substantial part thereof, or consolidate or merge it with any person, or to make any other material change in its investment policy, business or corporate structure or management, would be detrimental to the customers of the district or corporation and not in the public interest; or4. The competence, experience and integrity of the persons who would control the operation of the district or corporation are such that it would not be in the interest of its customers and the public to permit the acquisition of control.B. The public hearing referred to in subsection A of this section shall be commenced within thirty (30) days after the statement required by Section 6 of this act is filed. The place, date and time for such public hearing shall be set by the Board and notice thereof shall be given by the Board to the person filing the statement and to the district or corporation at least twenty (20) days prior to the date of the public hearing. Notice of the public hearing shall be given by the person filing the statement to such other persons and in such manner as may be directed by the Board at least fifteen (15) days prior to such public hearing. The district or corporation shall give notice to its customers as provided in Section 9 of this act. The public hearing referred to in subsection A of this section shall be concluded within thirty (30) days after the commencement of such hearing. The Board shall make a determination of the factors specified in subsection A of this section within thirty (30) days after the conclusion of such hearing, and any acquisition of control within the purview of this section shall be deemed approved unless the Board has, within sixty (60) days after the conclusion of such hearing, entered its order disapproving the acquisition of control.Added by Laws 1994, c. 339, § 8, emerg. eff. June 8, 1994.