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17 OK Stat § 17-160.17 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 17. Corporation Commission|§17-160.17. Inspection of records.

|A. Any landowner who has, through a lease, easement, or other arrangement, allowed a wind turbine foundation to be placed on the property of the landowner and who is paid based on the amount of electrical energy produced from the conversion of wind energy shall have the right to inspect the records of the owner or operator of the wind turbine or wind energy facility for the purposes of confirming the accuracy of any payments made to the landowner within the past twenty-four (24) months. |B. The owner or operator of any wind turbine or wind energy facility, any portion of which is located in this state, upon request of a landowner with the right to inspect records as set forth in subsection A of this section and within a reasonable time, but no more than once per calendar year, shall make available within the state all records, documents, data, and other information, or copies thereof, as are necessary for a landowner to conduct the inspection specified in subsection A of this section. The records shall be made available in a location and manner that affords a landowner reasonable access to the records during normal business hours. The landowner shall be permitted a reasonable length of time to complete the inspection and shall not cause undue disruption to the operations of the owner or operator during the inspection. The records shall be subject to confidentiality requirements contained in the respective landowner lease agreement.Added by Laws 2010, c. 319, § 7, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
17 OK Stat § 17-160.18 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 17. Corporation Commission|§17-160.18. Report to Corporation Commission.

|A. The owner or operator of any wind turbine or wind energy facility shall report to the Corporation Commission the power generated from the wind turbine or wind energy facility, the nameplate capacity of the wind turbine or wind energy facility, and the location of the wind turbine or wind energy facility. |B. In the event that a wind energy facility contains wind turbines with different nameplate capacities, the information required in subsection A of this section shall be separated by generation from each nameplate capacity.C. The information required by this section shall be reported on an annual basis, with the information due not later than March 1 of each calendar year.Added by Laws 2010, c. 319, § 8, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
17 OK Stat § 17-160.19 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 17. Corporation Commission|§17-160.19. Insurance policies.

|A. Prior to commencing construction of a wind energy facility, the owner or operator of a wind turbine or wind energy facility shall obtain and keep in effect either a: |1. Commercial general liability insurance policy with a limit consistent with prevailing industry standards; or2. Combination of self insurance and an excess liability insurance policy.B. The owner or operator shall cause the owner of the land where the wind turbine or wind energy facility is located to be named as an additional insured in the policy.C. The owner or operator shall deliver to the landowner a certificate of insurance evidencing the policy. The landowner shall be given at least thirty (30) days prior notice of any material modification, cancellation or termination of the insurance.Added by Laws 2010, c. 319, § 9, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
17 OK Stat § 17-160.21 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 17. Corporation Commission|§17-160.21. See the following versions:

|OS 17-160.21v1 (HB 3561, Laws 2018, c. 4, § 2). |OS 17-160.21v2 (HB 2118, Laws 2019, c. 310, § 2).
17 OK Stat § 17-160.22 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 17. Corporation Commission|§17-160.22. Authority to promulgate rules and set fees.

|The Corporation Commission shall have authority to promulgate rules as necessary to implement the provisions of the Oklahoma Wind Energy Development Act and to set fees necessary to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the Commission pursuant to the act. |Added by Laws 2015, c. 92, § 4.
17 OK Stat § 17-161.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 17. Corporation Commission|§17-161.1. Restrictions on charges for reselling electric current or natural gas.

|A. Except for any person, public utility, or public service corporation subject to the jurisdiction of the Corporation Commission, or a municipal utility, or a public trust which has as its beneficiary the municipality, no owner of any interest in real property in this state who purchases electric current or natural gas from a municipality and who resells such electric current or natural gas to any residential lessee of any interest in such real property for the purpose of heat, light or power shall charge such lessee any amount in excess of ten percent (10%) of the cost to such reseller for each billing cycle of the electricity or natural gas purchased by the reseller from the supplier. Provided the provisions of this section shall not apply to the resell of electric current or natural gas pursuant to a commercial lease. |B. The reseller shall separately disclose in its electric or gas bills to the lessee the per unit cost of its purchased power and the actual amount of each fee or charge in dollars and cents to be paid by the lessee to the reseller.C. Any person who willfully violates the provisions of this act, upon conviction by a district court, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. In addition to the punishment prescribed by this subsection, said reseller is liable in treble damages to the lessee injured, said damages to be recovered in a civil action by the consumer so injured. Treble damages shall be based on the total amount to be paid to the reseller by the lessee for each bill which exceeds the authorized percentage pursuant to this section.D. The Office of the Attorney General of this state shall have the power and duty to investigate and prosecute any violations of the provisions of this section.Added by Laws 1987, c. 163, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1987.
17 OK Stat § 17-162 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 17. Corporation Commission|§17-162. Administrative law judges - Powers - No additional compensation.

|The Corporation Commission is authorized and empowered to assign persons in its regular employ as administrative law judges who shall have power to administer oaths, examine witnesses, and receive evidence and report the same to the Corporation Commission, under such rules as the Commission may adopt. A person or persons so assigned shall not be entitled to any compensation other than the regular salary for the position for which they may be regularly employed for performing the services of administrative law judge. |Added by Laws 1931, p. 21, § 1. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 180, § 3, eff. July 1, 1998.
17 OK Stat § 17-163.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 17. Corporation Commission|§17-163.1. Wage rates, benefits, working conditions or other terms or conditions of employment subject to collective bargaining agreements - Disallowance or change.

|In establishing rates, unless there is evidence that wage rates, benefits, working conditions or other terms or conditions of employment are not comparable to other collective bargaining agreements for comparable regulated and nonregulated entities in comparable economic and geographical environments, the Corporation Commission shall not disallow or otherwise change any wage rate, benefit, working condition, or other term or condition of employment that is the subject of a collective bargaining agreement between the public utility or public service corporation and a labor organization. Nothing herein shall affect the authority of the Commission to make adjustments where necessary to match wages and benefits with a test year examined by the Commission and to allocate a benefit to the period during which rates will be expected to remain in effect. |It is the intention of the Legislature that any provision of this section is an amendment to, and alteration of Sections 18 through 34 inclusive of Article IX of the Oklahoma Constitution as authorized by Section 35 of Article IX of the Oklahoma Constitution.Added by Laws 1993, c. 132, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
17 OK Stat § 17-164 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 17. Corporation Commission|§17-164. Fees for rebates or refunds.

|For all rebates or refunds made through the intervention or agency of the Corporation Commission, a fee of ten per cent on such rebates or refund shall be charged and deducted from such amount rebated or refunded through such intervention or agency of the Corporation Commission, and same shall be converted into the State Treasury as provided by law. |Laws 1915, c. 161, § 2.
17 OK Stat § 17-166.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 17. Corporation Commission|§17-166.1. Fees - Rules and regulations.

|The Oklahoma Corporation Commission may promulgate rules and regulations prescribing reasonable fees for: |1. The filing and duplication of documents by the Commission, and such fees shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Corporation Commission Revolving Fund;2. The filing, cancellation, reinstatement and duplication of documents processed by the Transportation Division including, but not limited to, documents for insurance, reinstatement of insurance, annual reports, rates and tariffs, name changes, "Doing Business As" (DBA) designations and address changes, and such fees shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Corporation Commission Revolving Fund.Added by Laws 1982, c. 354, § 1, operative July 1, 1982. Amended by Laws 1984, c. 284, § 12, operative July 1, 1984; Laws 1985, c. 325, § 5, emerg. eff. July 29, 1985.
17 OK Stat § 17-166.1a (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 17. Corporation Commission|§17-166.1a. Fee schedule for permits, licenses, certificates and other authorizations - Service fee schedule - Disposition of fees collected.

|A. The Corporation Commission may establish a schedule of fees to be charged for applications for, or the issuance of, new, modified or renewed permits, licenses, certificates and other authorizations and for such other services as are involved in the regulation of activities, functions and programs within the jurisdiction of the Commission. Such fees shall be subject to the following limitations: |1. The Commission shall follow the procedures required by the Administrative Procedures Act for promulgation of rules in establishing or amending any such schedule of fees;2. The Commission shall base its schedule of fees for each service, function or program upon the reasonable costs, both direct and indirect, of operating or providing such services, functions or programs, including, but not limited to, the costs of administration, personnel, office space, equipment, training, travel, inspection and review rendered in connection with each such service, function or program;3. The Commission shall expend monies from fees levied pursuant to this section, including, but not limited to, application, review, inspection, monitoring and operating fees, only on the direct or indirect costs of the specific functions or programs from which such monies originate.B. The Commission may establish a schedule of fees to be charged for services, including, but not limited to, searches, compilations, certifications or reproductions of maps and publications, transcripts, blueprints, computer data, electronic recordings or documents. Such fees shall be based on the actual cost to the Commission for the provision of such services.C. Fees collected by the Commission pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the Corporation Commission Revolving Fund.Added by Laws 1993, c. 278, § 42, operative Sept. 1, 1993.
17 OK Stat § 17-166.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 17. Corporation Commission|§17-166.2. Purchase of transcripts - Utilization of Oil and Gas Revolving Fund.

|In addition to other purposes now authorized by law, the Corporation Commission is authorized to utilize the Oil and Gas Revolving Fund for the purpose of purchasing transcripts of proceedings before the Commission, or before any other court, agency or board. |Added by Laws 1982, c. 354, § 2, operative July 1, 1982. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 275, § 1, eff. July 1, 1997.
17 OK Stat § 17-166.3 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 17. Corporation Commission|§17-166.3. Conferences.

|A. The Corporation Commission is hereby authorized to sponsor and implement conferences to promote the dissemination of knowledge regarding the Commission's regulatory activities. The Commission is hereby authorized to charge registration and other fees necessary to cover the costs of these conferences and shall deposit the fees, plus any other conference proceeds, including donated funds, into an agency special account to be created by the Special Agency Account Board. Expenditure of monies from this agency special account shall be exempt from the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act and shall be for purposes incidental to the conferences sponsored by the Commission. |B. From any monies remaining in the fund following a conference after all bills have been paid, the Commission shall retain ten percent (10%) of the total conference cost to be used to cover start up costs for the next conference and may transfer any remaining monies to the Oklahoma Corporation Commission Revolving Fund to be used for general operating expenses of the Commission.Added by Laws 1996, c. 331, § 4, emerg. eff. June 12, 1996. Amended byLaws 2008, c. 181, § 1, emerg. eff. May 15, 2008.
17 OK Stat § 17-167 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 17. Corporation Commission|§17-167. Certificate of record showing as to oil and gas leases - Filing.

|Any person, firm or corporation desiring to ascertain such facts may make application in writing to the Corporation Commission of the State of Oklahoma for a certificate setting forth what the records of the Corporation Commission, returned and compiled under its lawfully issued rules and regulations, disclose with reference to notices to drill, plug and abandon oil and gas well or wells and the production therefrom, if any, on the tract or tracts of land or lands covered by such application. Such application must be accompanied by a fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00) to be paid to the Oil and Gas Conservation Division to be deposited in the Oil and Gas Revolving Fund. It shall be the duty of the Commission to mail to the address given in the application a certificate setting forth the information and date requested in such application, which certificate shall be signed by the chairman or vice-chairman of the Commission and attested to by its secretary. Any such certificates may be filed for record in the county in which the tract or tracts of land is located, and the county clerk shall properly endorse such instruments under the lands affected as certificates of the Corporation Commission. |Added by Laws 1945, p. 41, § 1, emerg. eff. April 25, 1945. Amended by Laws 1951, p. 34, § 1; Laws 1975, c. 202, § 1, operative July 1, 1975; Laws 1982, c. 354, § 3, operative July 1, 1982; Laws 1997, c. 275, § 2, eff. July 1, 1997.
17 OK Stat § 17-168 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 17. Corporation Commission|§17-168. Certificate as prima facie evidence - Burden of proof.

|If, and when a certificate, as provided in Section 1 hereof, has been filed and recorded in the land records of the county in which the tract of land described in said certificate is located, and such certificate disclosed that no notice of intention to drill an oil well or gas well on said described land has been filed with the Commission, or discloses that as to all wells, for which notices to drill on said lands have been filed, and there has been filed a notice to plug, or discloses that no production has been reported from said tract for six (6) months or more prior to the date of said certificate, said certificate shall constitute prima facie evidence of the actual status of production from, development of, or abandonment of operations on said tract, and any person, firm or corporation, who asserts the existence and validity of any oil and gas lease, or conveyance, the primary term of which has expired, and the existence and validity of which lease or conveyance is dependent upon such development, production, or operations, as defeating the merchantability of title to the tract covered by said certificate, or any part thereof, shall have the burden of proving that such lease or conveyance is in fact valid and subsisting. |Laws 1945, p. 42, § 2; Laws 1951, p. 34, § 2.
17 OK Stat § 17-179 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 17. Corporation Commission|§17-179. Acts in conflict of interest by Commission members prohibited.

|It shall be unlawful for any member of the Corporation Commission to own any interest in or to assist in the financing of any firm, corporation or business or to associate himself with any firm, corporation or business which is subject to regulation by the Corporation Commission or in which the influence of the Corporation Commission is used to benefit such business. |Laws 1968, c. 397, § 1, emerg. eff. May 17, 1968.
17 OK Stat § 17-180 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 17. Corporation Commission|§17-180. Penalties.

|After the effective date of this act, any person who with wrongful intent acquires an interest in or assists in financing any firm, corporation or business of the type specified in Section 1, or who actually uses such influence to benefit such firm, corporation or business, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not exceeding one (1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. |Laws 1968, c. 397, § 2, emerg. eff. May 17, 1968.
17 OK Stat § 17-180.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 17. Corporation Commission|§17-180.2. Public utilities - Promotional payments.

|A. No public utility which has for one of its purposes the sale or distribution of energy may include promotional payments in its operating expenses for ratemaking purposes. |B. For purposes of subsection A of this section:1. "Promotional payment" means any payment, gift or other remuneration made directly or indirectly by a public utility to or for the account of any builder or other person to encourage or induce such builder or other person to install appliances including, but not limited to, space heaters, heat pumps, clothes dryers, water heaters and stoves and equipment which will consume any energy sold or marketed by such public utility;2. "Promotional payment" shall not mean payments, gifts or other remuneration made for conservation or load management programs or energy-efficient appliances and equipment introduction programs approved by the Corporation Commission;3. "Public utility" means any individual, firm, association, partnership, corporation, or any combination thereof, other than a municipal corporation, or their lessees, trustees and receivers, owning or operating for compensation in this state equipment or facilities for:a. producing, generating, transmitting, distributing, selling or furnishing electricity, orb. transmitting directly or indirectly or distributing combustible hydrocarbon natural or synthetic natural gas for sale to the public; and4. "Appliances" and "equipment" mean those individual appliances and space-conditioning equipment introduced by manufacturers after November 9, 1978, which operate at a level of efficiency at least twenty percent (20%) greater than appliances and space-conditioning equipment of the same energy type manufactured prior to that date.Laws 1977, c. 227, § 1; Laws 1981, c. 294, § 2.
17 OK Stat § 17-180.4 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 17. Corporation Commission|§17-180.4. Political activities prohibited - Exception.

|No employee of the Corporation Commission in the unclassified service, 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; and no employee of the Commission in the unclassified service shall solicit or receive any such assessment, subscription or contribution from an employee in the classified service. No employee of the Corporation Commission in the unclassified service shall be a candidate for nomination or election to any paid public office, or take part in the management or affairs of any political campaign, except to exercise his right as a citizen privately to express his opinion and to cast his vote. |Laws 1979, c. 253, § 8, emerg. eff. June 5, 1979.
17 OK Stat § 17-180.5 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 17. Corporation Commission|§17-180.5. File of applications for motor carrier operating authority - Carriers of commodities - Certificates or permits - Rate-making procedure - Divisions combined.

|A. The Oklahoma Corporation Commission shall maintain a separate file, listing by commodity group all applications for motor carrier operating authority or transfer thereof, for which proof of public convenience and necessity is required. The list shall name the applicant and the protestant(s), if any, and shall indicate the disposition of each application. Said file shall be maintained on an annual basis and shall be open to public inspection. |B. It shall not be necessary for any motor carrier in intrastate commerce of sand, gravel, rock, crushed stone, asphaltic mix or other similar road building materials when transported in three-axle or less open-top dump trucks, or an intrastate motor carrier of livestock or unprocessed agricultural commodities, to prove public convenience and necessity for the transportation of said commodities, or to give any notice in order to obtain a certificate or permit. The Commission shall issue such certificates or permits to carriers of said commodities in an intrastate commerce without public hearing.C. In order to insure nondiscriminatory rates for all shippers, the Commission shall establish a collective rate-making procedure for all commodities for which it has heretofore prescribed rates. Said procedure shall assure that respective revenues and costs of carriers engaged in the transportation of the particular commodities for which rates are prescribed are ascertained. Failure on the part of any carrier to comply with this paragraph or the rules and regulations thereof may result in suspension or cancellation of said carrier's operating authority by the Commission.D. The Corporation Commission is hereby authorized to combine the Common Carrier Rate Division and the Motor Carrier Division. All duties, functions, authority and contractual obligations that relate to these Divisions are hereby transferred to and vested in the combined Division.Laws 1979, c. 253, § 16, emerg. eff. June 5, 1979.
17 OK Stat § 17-180.6 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 17. Corporation Commission|§17-180.6. Intrastate transmission of telephone communication or message.

|Any telephone communication or message which is transmitted and received within the boundaries of the State of Oklahoma shall be an intrastate transmission, regardless of whether such transmission crosses state boundaries prior to reaching its receiving point. |Added by Laws 1984, c. 33, § 1, emerg. eff. March 27, 1984.