reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
69 OK Stat § 69-1931 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries|§69-1931. Road User Charge Task Force.

|A. 1. There is hereby created to continue until June 30, 2024, the Road User Charge Task Force. The task force shall be chaired by the Executive Director of the Department of Transportation and shall consist of, but shall not be limited to, representation from the following groups: |a.Department of Transportation,b.Metro Planning Organizations (MPOs),c.Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology,d.Office of Management and Enterprise Services,e.Oklahoma Tax Commission,f.Oklahoma Municipal League,g.Association of County Commissioners of Oklahoma,h.Oklahoma Corporation Commission,i.Department of Transportation Tribal Advisory Board,j.Industry representatives,k.Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, andl.Office of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate;2. The Road User Charge Task Force shall:a.consult with highway users and transportation stakeholders, including stakeholders representing vehicle users, vehicle manufacturers and fuel distributors, to ensure fair and equitable distribution of the gas tax burden across all vehicles regardless of fuel source,b.study the availability, adaptability, reliability and security of methods that may be used in recording and reporting public road usage,c.study the ease and cost of administering the collection of taxes and fees as an alternative to the current system of taxing highway use through motor vehicle fuel taxes,d.ensure that processes for collecting, managing, storing, transmitting and destroying data are in place to protect the integrity of the data and safeguard the privacy of drivers,e.collaborate with other states to seek potential interoperability opportunities to capture out-of-state drivers traveling through Oklahoma,f.develop and implement a voluntary pilot program to assess the potential for mileage-based revenue collection for Oklahoma's roads and highways as an alternative to the gas tax system,g.through public outreach, secure a sampling of individuals willing to participate in the pilot program for testing purposes in lieu of paying certain vehicle registration fees, andh.seek available federal funds for studies, demonstration projects or pilots associated with the Oklahoma Road User Charge Program's implementation.B. A report of findings and recommendations determined by the task force on how best to implement the Oklahoma Road User Charge Program shall be submitted to the Legislature by December 31, 2023.Added by Laws 2021, c. 381, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
69 OK Stat § 69-1932 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries|§69-1932. Collection of charges or fees – Designated purpose.

|The Oklahoma Tax Commission shall administer the collection of any charges or fees associated with the Oklahoma Road User Charge Program. Collections from the road usage charges imposed under this act shall be specifically designated for the purpose of maintaining and improving the roads, highways and bridges in the State of Oklahoma. |Added by Laws 2021, c. 381, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
69 OK Stat § 69-1951 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries|§69-1951. Short title.

|This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Oklahoma Highway Construction Materials Technician Registration Act”. |Added by Laws 1999, c. 219, § 1, eff. July 1, 1999.
69 OK Stat § 69-1952 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries|§69-1952. Definitions.

|For the purposes of the Oklahoma Highway Construction Materials Technician Registration Act: |1. “Authority” means the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority;2. “Board” means the Highway Construction Materials Technician Certification Board;3. “Construction materials technician” means a person uniquely qualified by education, specialized training and documented field experience and who possesses certification issued by the Board to take samples and conduct tests of materials used in the construction of highways and bridges;4. “Department” means the Department of Transportation;5. “Program Director” means the person designated by the Director of the Department of Transportation to administer the training and examination activities of the Oklahoma Highway Construction Materials Technician Registration Act; and6. “Registration” means a certificate issued pursuant to the Oklahoma Highway Construction Materials Technician Registration Act.Added by Laws 1999, c. 219, § 2, eff. July 1, 1999.
69 OK Stat § 69-1953 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries|§69-1953. Highway Construction Materials Technician Certification Board - Membership.

|A. There is hereby created the Highway Construction Materials Technician Certification Board which shall consist of eleven (11) members to be appointed by the Governor as follows: |1. The chair and three members may be appointed from a list of nine persons submitted by the Director of the Department of Transportation;2. One member may be appointed from a list of three persons submitted by the Director of the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority;3. One member may be appointed from a list of three persons submitted by the Association of County Commissioners of Oklahoma;4. Two members may be appointed from a list of six persons submitted by the Association of Oklahoma General Contractors;5. One member may be appointed from a list of three persons submitted by the Oklahoma Asphalt Pavement Association;6. One member may be appointed from a list of three persons submitted by the Oklahoma Chapter of the American Concrete Pavement Association; and7. One member may be appointed from a list of three persons submitted by the Federal Highway Administration.B. The chair and all other Board members appointed in subsection A of this section shall serve three-year terms and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. Members may be appointed for subsequent three-year terms.C. The Board shall select from its membership a vice-chair and other officers as needed to serve one-year terms. The chair or vice-chair shall preside at all meetings.D. A majority of Board members shall constitute a quorum to transact official business.E. The Board shall meet quarterly. In addition, the Board shall meet when called by the chair or the vice-chair in the absence of the chair.F. Beginning with the appointments due to expire in 2008, the Governor shall implement a system of staggered terms of office for the appointed members so that no more than four members’ terms shall expire in any year. Following the initial staggered terms, all subsequent appointments shall be for three-year terms.Added by Laws 1999, c. 219, § 3, eff. July 1, 1999; Amended by Laws 2006, c. 64, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
69 OK Stat § 69-1954 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries|§69-1954. Highway Construction Materials Technician Certification Board - Promulgation of rules.

|The Highway Construction Materials Technician Certification Board shall be authorized to promulgate rules governing the training of construction inspectors, first line construction supervisors, and others not seeking registration as a materials technician, and the examination and registration of highway construction materials technicians and the defining of categories and limitations for such registration and providing requirements for the renewal of registration. |Added by Laws 1999, c. 219, § 4, eff. July 1, 1999. Amended by Laws 2007, c. 33, § 1, emerg. eff. April 18, 2007.
69 OK Stat § 69-1955 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries|§69-1955. Highway Construction Materials Technician Certification Board – Power and duties.

|Pursuant to the Oklahoma Highway Construction Materials Technician Registration Act, the Board shall have the power and duty to: |1. Provide policy and administrative guidance to the Program Director in the administration and development of training and examination of applicants for registration pursuant to this act;2. Approve the registration of applicants pursuant to this act;3. Suspend or revoke the certificate of registration of any registrant pursuant to this act;4. Hear appeals and adjudicate disputes pursuant to this act; and5. Have such other powers and duties as are necessary to implement this act.Added by Laws 1999, c. 219, § 5, eff. July 1, 1999.
69 OK Stat § 69-1956 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries|§69-1956. Certificate of registration as technician.

|A. Applicants for a certificate of registration as a highway construction materials technician may be approved for registration by the Board upon compliance with the following: |1. Satisfy the Program Director that the applicant has sufficient education and experience and skills to pass the prescribed examination;2. Pass an examination prescribed by the Board demonstrating knowledge and understanding of the principles of construction materials sampling and testing;3. Demonstrate the required procedures in accordance with the established standards;4. Not be subject to debarment or suspension in this state, by an agency of another state, or by an agency of the federal government; and5. Pay applicable examination and registration fees.B. Upon compliance with subsection A of this section, the Board shall issue a certificate of registration as a registered highway construction materials technician. The area of specialization, if any, shall be designated on the certification.Added by Laws 1999, c. 219, § 6, eff. July 1, 1999.
69 OK Stat § 69-1957 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries|§69-1957. Examinations.

|A. Examinations shall be uniform and practical in nature and shall be sufficiently strict to test the qualifications and fitness of the applicant for registration. Examinations shall be in part in writing and in part practical demonstration of the ability of the applicant to perform the prescribed test procedures. |B. Any applicant initially failing to pass the written examination shall be given one opportunity to take another examination within thirty (30) days from the date of the failure notification letter. There shall be no additional fee charged for the reexamination.C. Any applicant initially failing to demonstrate the ability to successfully perform a test may be allowed one retest of procedures at the convenience of the evaluator prior to completion of the examination.D. Failure to pass the written examination within the above thirty-day period or to demonstrate the ability to successfully perform all of the required tests within the examination period shall be considered as failing the entire examination.Added by Laws 1999, c. 219, § 7, eff. July 1, 1999.
69 OK Stat § 69-1958 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries|§69-1958. Expiration of certification – Continuous training requirements.

|A. Certification shall be valid for five (5) years from the date of original certification or subsequent recertification. |B. Substantive changes in test procedures may require retraining or recertification prior to expiration of a certification. The Highway Construction Materials Technician Certification Board shall provide, by rule, the requirements of continuing training. To facilitate notification of changes, it shall be the responsibility of the certified technician to keep a current address on file with the Board. Failure to do so shall relieve the Board of the responsibility for contacting the certified technician for any reason, including notification of retraining and recertification course schedules.Added by Laws 1999, c. 219, § 8, eff. July 1, 1999.
69 OK Stat § 69-1959 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries|§69-1959. Issuance of certificate - Conditions.

|A. The Highway Construction Materials Technician Certification Board shall issue a certificate as a highway construction materials technician to any person who: |1. Has been certified by the Board as having a current valid registration in good standing issued by another entity with registration requirements similar to but not less than those provided in the Oklahoma Highway Construction Materials Technician Registration Act; and2. Has paid the registration fee and otherwise complied with the provisions of the Oklahoma Highway Construction Materials Technician Registration Act.B. Such registration shall be subject to the condition that the other entity agrees to issue a similar certificate of registration to the holder of a registration pursuant to the Oklahoma Highway Construction Materials Technician Registration Act under substantially the same conditions.C. All registrations shall be nontransferable. It shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for any person registered pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Highway Construction Materials Technician Registration Act to loan or allow the use of such registration by any other person and for any person to use the registration of another person registered under the provisions of this act.Added by Laws 1999, c. 219, § 9, eff. July 1, 1999.
69 OK Stat § 69-1960 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries|§69-1960. Use of technician title.

|Only a person who has qualified as a registered construction materials technician and who holds a valid current registration certificate for use in this state shall have the right and privilege of using the title Registered Highway Construction Materials Technician and to use the abbreviation RHCMT after the name of such person. Any person who violates the provisions of this section, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00). |Added by Laws 1999, c. 219, § 10, eff. July 1, 1999.
69 OK Stat § 69-1961 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries|§69-1961. Revocation or suspension of certificate.

|A. The Highway Construction Materials Technician Certification Board shall have the power to revoke or suspend the certificate of registration of any registrant pursuant to this section. |B. The Board shall revoke, suspend, or not renew any registration for:1. Fraud or deceit in obtaining a registration;2. Making a material misstatement in the application for a registration or the renewal of a registration;3. Loaning or illegally using a registration;4. Demonstrating incompetence by gross negligence or misconduct in the duties of a registered highway construction materials technician;5. Commission of an act or aiding in the commission of an act which would be grounds for debarment or suspension of a company or individual under the Administrative Procedures Act; or6. Violating any provisions of the Oklahoma Highway Construction Materials Technician Registration Act, or any rule or order prescribed by the Board.Added by Laws 1999, c. 219, § 11, eff. July 1, 1999.
69 OK Stat § 69-1962 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries|§69-1962. Independence of Board from Department of Transportation - Fees.

|A. It is the intent of the Legislature that the Highway Construction Materials Technician Certification Board created pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Highway Construction Materials Technician Registration Act shall be independent of, but shall receive administrative and financial support from, the Department of Transportation. |B. Fees collected pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Highway Construction Materials Technician Registration Act shall be determined by the Board pursuant to Article I of the Administrative Procedures Act. All such fees collected shall be deposited in the Highway Construction Materials Technician Certification Board Revolving Fund.Added by Laws 1999, c. 219, § 12, eff. July 1, 1999.
69 OK Stat § 69-1963 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries|§69-1963. Highway Construction Materials Technician Certification Board Revolving Fund.

|There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund to be designated the "Highway Construction Materials Technician Certification Board Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by the Board for deposit in the fund. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Board for the purpose of conducting training and examination and the execution of the powers and duties of the Board as set forth in this act. 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 1999, c. 219, § 13, eff. July 1, 1999. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 585.
69 OK Stat § 69-1964 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries|§69-1964. Liability of Board and Board members.

|No actions or other legal proceedings for damages shall be instituted against the Highway Construction Materials Technician Certification Board or against any Board member or others acting under the direction of the Board for any act done in good faith and in the performance of any power granted under this act or for any neglect or default in the performance or exercise in good faith of any such duty or power. |Added by Laws 1999, c. 219, § 14, eff. July 1, 1999.
69 OK Stat § 69-2003 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries|§69-2003. Funding.

|In order to maximize the funds available for the construction, improvement, and maintenance of the highway and bridge projects set forth in Section 2002 of Title 69 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation may utilize funds dedicated to a highway or bridge project to obtain additional federal matching funds for any bridge project for which such federal matching funds are available. If federal matching funds are available for the construction of all or part of a bridge project, the Department of Transportation may give priority to the construction of all or part of the bridge project, despite any description of such project to the contrary, in order to obtain the federal matching funds. Any remaining funds for such project may be used for the purchase of right-of-way and relocation expenses. |Added by Laws 1998, c. 346, § 2, emerg. eff. June 5, 1998.
69 OK Stat § 69-2004 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries|§69-2004. Annual lease of Highway 44 by Transportation Commission – Amount and funding of lease payments.

|A. In order to avoid the expenditure of funds for the currently planned construction of four lanes parallel to the Will Rogers Turnpike near Claremore, the Oklahoma Transportation Commission shall enter into a lease with the Oklahoma Transportation Authority for the Transportation Commission to lease, on an annual basis, that part of the Will Rogers Turnpike also known as Interstate Highway 44, from its beginning near the interchange with U.S. Highway 412 and State Highway 66 at Catoosa and extending northeast to the current interchange with State Highway 20 south of Claremore. |B. The lease between the Transportation Commission and the Transportation Authority shall be an annual lease renewable by agreement of the parties for a period of fifty (50) years. The annual lease payment shall be based on the net revenue which would have accrued to the Transportation Authority from tolls on the leased portion of the turnpike. No funds available for expenditure pursuant to Section 2001 of Title 69 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall be used for this purpose.C. The lease payments referred to in this section shall come exclusively from the Oklahoma Department of Transportation monies identified in the existing five-year plan for State Highway 20 running parallel to the Will Rogers Turnpike.Added by Laws 2000, c. 401, § 3, eff. July 1, 2000.
69 OK Stat § 69-3001 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries|§69-3001. Authorization to construct toll expressways by means of public trusts.

|Any county or combination of cities, counties or towns, by resolution of their governing boards, may jointly create a public trust for the purpose of planning, financing, constructing, maintaining and operating a toll expressway upon the locations now or hereafter authorized by Section 1705 of Title 69, Oklahoma Statutes, and the state, or any county, municipality, political or governmental subdivision or governmental agency of the state or any combination thereof may be the beneficiary of such trust; provided that no funds of said beneficiary derived from sources other than the trust property, or the operation thereof, shall be charged with or expended for the execution of said trust, except by express action of the legislative authority of the beneficiary first had. The officers or any other governmental agencies or authorities having the custody, management or control of any property, real or personal or both, of the beneficiary of such trust, or of such a proposed trust, which property shall be needful for the execution of the trust purposes, hereby are authorized and empowered to lease such property for said purposes, after the acceptance of the beneficial interest therein by the beneficiary as hereafter provided, or conditioned upon such acceptance. |Added by Laws 1971, c. 333, § 1, emerg. eff. June 16, 1971.
69 OK Stat § 69-3002 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries|§69-3002. Power of condemnation.

|A public trust created under the terms of this act shall have the power to condemn property in like manner as railroad companies for purposes consistent with the intent of this act. Provided that before any action for condemnation shall be instituted by such public trust, there shall have been a contract entered into for the construction of the toll expressway and a performance bond shall have been posted with the trustees in an amount equal to the estimated cost of labor and materials, and the trustees shall investigate and be assured on reasonable evidence that the contractor or such other party who is to participate in all or a portion of the cost of acquiring rights-of-way is financially able and has committed in writing to the payment for a portion or all of the estimated cost of acquisition of necessary rights-of-way. |Added by Laws 1971, c. 333, § 2, emerg. eff. June 16, 1971.