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66 OK Stat § 66-169 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 66. Railroads|§66-169. Must begin work in two years.

|Every railroad corporation accepting the benefits of this article regarding domestication or increase of stock, organized under the laws of any other state or territory or of the United States, or the Territory of Oklahoma or the Indian Territory that shall not within two (2) years commence, in good faith, its works as contemplated in its charter, shall forfeit all rights hereunder. |R.L. 1910, § 1457.
66 OK Stat § 66-170 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 66. Railroads|§66-170. Cancellation of charter rights.

|An attested copy of the writing, in which any corporation which becomes a domestic corporation hereunder claims a domicile elsewhere than in this state, shall be made out forthwith by the clerk of the court in which such writing is filed, and shall be mailed by such clerk to the Secretary of State. When such attested copy is received by said Secretary of State, he shall immediately enter upon the records of his office an order canceling and annulling all charter rights of such corporation and such corporation shall thereafter enjoy only the privileges of a foreign corporation and shall forfeit all rights hereunder. |R.L. 1910, § 1458.
66 OK Stat § 66-181 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 66. Railroads|§66-181. Right to deal in passage tickets.

|Any person having an established place of business in any town or city within this state, shall have the right to buy, sell and exchange passage tickets or other evidences of a right of passage from one place to another upon any railroad line or steamboat line and their connections that said tickets may have been regularly issued over and for. |R.L. 1910, § 1442.
66 OK Stat § 66-182 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 66. Railroads|§66-182. Purchasers may sell tickets.

|Any person purchasing a ticket from the authorized office of any line for the transportation of passengers shall have the right to sell his ticket or tickets to any person doing business under the preceding section: Provided, that nothing herein shall be construed to prevent any town or city from regulating such business by any law deemed necessary for the protection of the public. |R.L. 1910, § 1443.
66 OK Stat § 66-183 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 66. Railroads|§66-183. Railway law enforcement officers - Power and authority.

|Railway companies organized under the laws of this state, or doing business within the state, are hereby authorized and empowered at their own expense to appoint and employ law enforcement officers at such stations or other places on the lines of their railroads within this state, as said companies may deem necessary for the protection of their property, and the preservation of order on their premises, and in and about their cars, depots, depot grounds, yards, buildings or other structures; and said law enforcement officers shall have power and authority to arrest, with or without warrant, any person or persons who shall commit any offense against the laws of this state, or the ordinances of any town, city, or other municipality when such offense shall have been committed upon the premises of said companies, or in and about their cars, depots, depot grounds, yards, buildings, or other structures. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as restricting the lawful rights, powers or privileges of any sheriff, constable, policeman, or peace officer within their respective jurisdiction, and for the official acts of railway law enforcement officers, the railroad company making such appointment shall be held responsible to the same extent as for the acts of any of its general agents or employees. |R.L. 1910, § 1444; Laws 1994, c. 64, § 1, emerg. eff. April 15, 1994.
66 OK Stat § 66-184 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 66. Railroads|§66-184. Company may lease or sell.

|Any railroad company, owning any railroad in this state, may sell or lease the whole or any part of its railroad and branches constructed or to be constructed, or any interest therein, together with all the property, rights, privileges, and franchises thereto pertaining, to any other railroad company, subject to the provisions of Article 9 of the Constitution: Provided, that no such sale or lease shall be entered into unless the line of railroad so sold or leased shall, when constructed, form a continuous line of railroad with the road of the company purchasing or leasing the same, either by direct connection therewith, or through an intermediate line or lines, constructed, or to be constructed, which such purchasing or leasing company shall have the right, by contract or otherwise, when completed, to use or operate, and any railroad company which shall so purchase or lease a railroad or railroads in this state shall possess and enjoy, within this state all the rights, powers, privileges, and franchises conferred by the laws of this state upon a railroad corporation formed thereunder. |R.L. 1910, §1446.
66 OK Stat § 66-201 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 66. Railroads|§66-201. Electric railways.

|Corporations may be formed under the general railway laws of the State of Oklahoma who shall have the power to use electricity for the propulsion of their cars and rolling stock: Provided, that no surface conductor, third rail or other similar device for the transmission of such power other than for return circuit shall be used. |R.L. 1910, § 1482.
66 OK Stat § 66-202 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 66. Railroads|§66-202. Light and power franchises in cities and towns.

|Such corporations in addition to the powers exercised by railroad corporations generally, may, with the consent of the authorities of any city or town in the State of Oklahoma located upon or along its lines, construct system of street railways upon such streets and upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon between such corporations and such city or town, and may also accept lighting contracts with such cities or towns, to supply the said cities or towns or the inhabitants thereof, with light or electric current for power. Such corporations may also acquire, by purchase or consolidation, plants, franchises, contracts, good will and other property of any existing street railway or lighting company. |R.L. 1910, § 1483.
66 OK Stat § 66-204 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 66. Railroads|§66-204. Operation of buses.

|Owners of franchises for the operation of electric street railways propelled by means of tracks and trolleys shall have full power and authority under such franchises to extend such transportation system by means of buses or other self-propelled vehicles, and such transportation shall be and become a part of the general transportation system of such street railway company, subject to all regulations imposed on such vehicles by law. |Laws 1925, c. 97, p. 146, § 1.
66 OK Stat § 66-302.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 66. Railroads|§66-302.1. Citation.

|This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Railroad Revitalization Act". |Laws 1978, c. 164, § 1, emerg. eff. April 10, 1978.
66 OK Stat § 66-303 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 66. Railroads|§66-303. Definitions.

|As used in the Railroad Revitalization Act: |1. "Department" means the Oklahoma Department of Transportation;2. "Railroad rights-of-ways", "trackage" or "projects" shall include within their meaning, but shall not be limited to: any roadbed, drains, fences, ties, switches, rails, ballast, signs, signals, lights, equipment, bridges, tools, crossings, underpasses, overpasses, construction and administration buildings and any and all other property, rights, easements and interests whether owned in fee or leased by this state, or at any public highway railroad crossing;3. "Owner" shall include all individuals, copartnerships, associations, corporations, companies, transportation companies, public service corporations, the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof, common carriers by rail and railroad companies having any title or interest in any real or personal property rights, easements and interest authorized to be acquired, leased or used by this act;4. "Income" and "funds" and "revenue" shall include such money as may be appropriated, dedicated, granted or donated to the Department to accomplish the purposes of this act together with any funds otherwise dedicated to the Railroad Maintenance Revolving Fund; and5. "Intermodal transportation" shall mean the linking of two or more modes of transportation including highway, mass transit, railroad, aviation or waterway transportation of all transportation-related industries in this state.Added by Laws 1971, c. 348, § 3, emerg. eff. June 19, 1971. Amended by Laws 1978, c. 164, § 2, emerg. eff. April 10, 1978; Laws 1994, c. 173, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1994; Laws 1998, c. 376, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1998.
66 OK Stat § 66-304.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 66. Railroads|§66-304.1. Action to determine constitutionality of Railroad Revitalization Act.

|The Department is authorized, in its discretion, to file an application with the Supreme Court of Oklahoma to determine the constitutionality of the Railroad Revitalization Act, Sections 302.1 through 309 of this title and the programs relating to funding or assistance to railroads contemplated thereby; and exclusive original jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon the Supreme Court to hear and determine such application. It shall be the duty of the Court to give such application precedence over the other business of the Court and to pass upon said application as speedily as possible. |Laws 1980, c. 139, § 2, emerg. eff. March 26, 1980; Laws 1981, c. 214, § 2, emerg. eff. June 1, 1981.
66 OK Stat § 66-306 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 66. Railroads|§66-306. Essential governmental functions.

|The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the exercise of the powers granted by the Railroad Revitalization Act is in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state, to enhance their safety at public railroad crossings, for the increase of their commerce and prosperity, and for the improvement of their health and living conditions, and as such the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, repair, replacement, operation and maintenance of railroad rights-of-way and trackage projects by the Department constitute the performance of essential discretionary governmental functions as set forth in Section 155 of Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes. |Added by Laws 1971, c. 348, § 6, emerg. eff. June 19, 1971. Amended by Laws 1978, c. 164, § 4, emerg. eff. April 10, 1978; Laws 1998, c. 376, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1998.
66 OK Stat § 66-307 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 66. Railroads|§66-307. Reports.

|The Department shall make and submit to the Governor, on or before December 31 of each year, a full report showing anticipated projects, projects under construction and projects in operation, the financial condition of the Department and such other information as the Governor shall require. |Laws 1971, c. 348, § 7, emerg. eff. June 19, 1971; Laws 1978, c. 164, § 5, emerg. eff. April 10, 1978.
66 OK Stat § 66-308 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 66. Railroads|§66-308. Contracts.

|All contracts for the construction, reconstruction, repair, replacement and maintenance of railroad rights-of-way or trackage shall be let by the Department to the lowest responsible bidder, or bidders, after notice by publication in the same manner as provided in the Public Competitive Bidding Act of 1974; provided, the Department may reject all bids and readvertise the same. |Laws 1971, c. 348, § 8, emerg. eff. June 19, 1971; Laws 1978, c. 164, § 6, emerg. eff. April 10, 1978.
66 OK Stat § 66-309 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 66. Railroads|§66-309. Fund.

|There is hereby created in the State Treasurer's office a revolving fund for the Department, to be designated the Oklahoma Railroad Maintenance Revolving Fund. The fund shall be composed of all revenues generated by the provisions of Sections 2201 et seq. of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes, which are, beginning July 1, 1978, henceforth levied for and dedicated to the implementation of the provisions of this act together with any federal grants, or financial assistance payments or contributions by any state or agency thereof or any authority constituted by a state, private donation or the proceeds from any rail property sale or payments for the use of any rail property and any accumulated interest thereon. No state funds except those appropriated for the purposes of this act shall be expended by the Department of Transportation in furtherance of the provisions of this act. |Laws 1971, c. 348, § 9, emerg. eff. June 19, 1971; Laws 1978, c. 164, § 7, emerg. eff. April 10, 1978; Laws 1981, c. 214, § 3, emerg. eff. June 1, 1981.
66 OK Stat § 66-309.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 66. Railroads|§66-309.1. Railroad Rehabilitation Act - Short title.

|Sections 2 through 4 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the “Railroad Rehabilitation Act”. |Added by Laws 2002, c. 297, § 2, emerg. eff. May 22, 2002.
66 OK Stat § 66-309.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 66. Railroads|§66-309.2. Railroad Rehabilitation Act - Definitions.

|As used in the Railroad Rehabilitation Act: |1. "Qualified railroad entity" means any certified freight railroad regulated by the United States Surface Transportation Board; and2. "Rehabilitation" means the replacement of antiquated rail; replacement or reconstruction of deteriorating roadbeds with adequate rail, ties and ballast; reconstruction of sidings and industrial leads; and bridge replacement or reconstruction.Added by Laws 2002, c. 297, § 3, emerg. eff. May 22, 2002.
66 OK Stat § 66-309.3 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 66. Railroads|§66-309.3. Railroad Rehabilitation Act - Powers and duties of Department of Transportation.

|The exercise of the powers granted to the Department of Transportation by the Railroad Rehabilitation Act will be in all respects for the benefit of the people of this state, for the increase of their commerce and prosperity and shall be recognized as an essential government function. |1. On or before November 1, 2002, the Department may make loans from the Oklahoma Railroad Maintenance Revolving Fund to a qualified railroad entity for the purpose of financing the rehabilitation of railroads in this state.2. Rehabilitation loans shall be made upon such terms as the Department deems appropriate. The loans shall be at or below market interest and for a duration not to exceed ten (10) years. All loan applications are subject to the approval of the Transportation Commission.3. The Department shall adopt within one hundred twenty (120) days of the effective date of this act any emergency rules necessary to the implementation of this act.4. No more than fifty percent (50%) of the balance of the Oklahoma Railroad Maintenance Revolving Fund for any one (1) year may be encumbered for Railroad Rehabilitation Act loans and the aggregate amount of all loans from the Oklahoma Railroad Maintenance Revolving Fund shall not exceed Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00).Added by Laws 2002, c. 297, § 4, emerg. eff. May 22, 2002.
66 OK Stat § 66-321 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 66. Railroads|§66-321. Short title.

|This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Tourism and Passenger Rail Act". |Added by Laws 1996, c. 255, § 1, eff. July 1, 1996.
66 OK Stat § 66-322 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 66. Railroads|§66-322. Purpose.

|The purpose of the Oklahoma Tourism and Passenger Rail Act shall be to do all things necessary to restore passenger rail service to the state, to enhance the state's position as a tourist destination site and to improve the quality of life for residents of this state by offering an alternative mode of intrastate and interstate travel. |Added by Laws 1996, c. 255, § 2, eff. July 1, 1996.
66 OK Stat § 66-323 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 66. Railroads|§66-323. Definitions.

|As used in this act: |1. "Department" means the Department of Transportation;2. "Railroad rights-of-way", "trackage" or "projects" shall include within their meaning, but shall not be limited to: any roadbed, drains, fences, ties, switches, rails, ballast, signs, signals, lights, equipment, bridges, tools, crossings, underpasses, overpasses, construction and administration buildings and any and all other property, rights, easements and interests whether owned in fee or leased;3. "Owner" shall include all individuals, copartnerships, associations, corporations, companies, transportation companies, public service corporations, the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof, common carriers by rail and railroad companies having any title or interest in any real or personal property rights, easements and interest authorized to be acquired, leased or used by this act;4. "Income" and "funds" and "revenue" shall include such money as may be appropriated, dedicated, granted or donated to the Department to accomplish the purposes of this act together with any funds otherwise dedicated to the Oklahoma Tourism and Passenger Rail Revolving Fund as created by Section 5 of this act;5. "Intermodal transportation" shall mean the linking of two or more modes of transportation including highway, mass transit, railroad, aviation or waterway transportation of all transportation-related industries in this state; and6. "Passenger rail service" shall mean interstate or intrastate passenger rail service, including but not limited to a route linking stations in Oklahoma and Tulsa Counties with other primary points in the national railroad passenger system.Added by Laws 1996, c. 255, § 3, eff. July 1, 1996.
66 OK Stat § 66-325 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 66. Railroads|§66-325. Oklahoma Tourism and Passenger Rail Revolving Fund.

|There is hereby created in the State Treasurer's office a revolving fund for the Department of Transportation, to be designated the "Oklahoma Tourism and Passenger Rail Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall be composed of all revenues generated pursuant to the federal Intercity Passenger Rail Trust Fund Act of 1995, together with any federal grants, or financial assistance payments or contributions by any state or agency thereof or any authority constituted by the state, private donation or the proceeds from any rail property sale or payments for the use of any rail property and any accumulated interest thereon, or any revenues apportioned thereto pursuant to the provisions of subparagraph b of paragraph 3 of subsection A of Section 500.6 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Department of Transportation in furtherance of the provisions of this act. |Added by Laws 1996, c. 255, § 5, eff. July 1, 1996. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 267, § 2, eff. July 1, 2001.
66 OK Stat § 66-326 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 66. Railroads|§66-326. Short title and application.

|This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Interstate Midwest Regional Passenger Rail Compact”. |The Interstate Midwest Regional Passenger Rail Compact is hereby enacted into law and entered into by this state as a party with any other state or states legally joining therein in substantially this form.Added by Laws 1999, c. 70, § 1, emerg. eff. April 7, 1999.
66 OK Stat § 66-327 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 66. Railroads|§66-327. Purpose of compact.

|PURPOSE |The purpose of this compact is to facilitate and promote the improvement and development of regional passenger rail service in the Midwest. A Commission is hereby created to achieve this purpose and to carry out the duties specified in this compact.Added by Laws 1999, c. 70, § 2, emerg. eff. April 7, 1999.
66 OK Stat § 66-328 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 66. Railroads|§66-328. Powers and duties of Commission.

|POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION |A. The duties of the Commission are to:1. Secure the funding and authorization necessary to make passenger rail improvements a reality for the region;2. Examine and facilitate ways that states can form partnerships to implement improved passenger rail service in the region;3. Create and facilitate a long-term, interstate plan for high-speed rail passenger service implementation; and4. Serve as a liaison with Amtrak, the Federal Railroad Administration, the High-Speed Ground Transportation Association, and other regions and entities to ensure that the Midwest is adequately represented and integrated into national plans for passenger rail development.B. In addition to its exercise of these duties, the Commission may:1. Provide the multistate leadership necessary to implement the Interstate Midwest Regional Passenger Rail Compact;2. Work with local elected officials, economic development planning organizations, and similar entities to raise the visibility of passenger rail service needs; and3. Educate other state officials and the public on the advantages of passenger rail services as an integral part of an intermodal transportation system in the region.Added by Laws 1999, c. 70, § 3, emerg. eff. April 7, 1999.
66 OK Stat § 66-329 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 66. Railroads|§66-329. Membership and compensation.

|MEMBERSHIP AND COMPENSATION |The manner of appointment of Commission members, terms of office, provisions for removal and suspension, and manner of appointment to fill vacancies shall be determined by each party state pursuant to its laws, but each member shall be a resident of the state of appointment. Commission members shall serve without compensation, but the actual and necessary expenses incurred by a Commission member in the performance of duties shall be met by the state which the member represents, according to its laws.Added by Laws 1999, c. 70, § 4, emerg. eff. April 7, 1999.
66 OK Stat § 66-330 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 66. Railroads|§66-330. Election of officers.

|OFFICERS |The Commission shall annually elect from among its members a chair, and a vice-chair who shall not be a resident of the state represented by the chair, and a secretary-treasurer.Added by Laws 1999, c. 70, § 5, emerg. eff. April 7, 1999.
66 OK Stat § 66-331 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 66. Railroads|§66-331. Powers and duties of officers.

|POWERS AND DUTIES OF OFFICERS |The chair of the Commission shall, if present, preside at meetings of the Commission, serve as a principal spokesperson for the Commission, and perform other duties assigned by the Commission. The vice-chair shall perform the duties of the chair if the chair is absent or unable to perform required duties. The secretary-treasurer shall create and maintain a record of Commission meetings and shall receive and be responsible for money paid to the Commission and shall disburse money as authorized by the Commission according to law.Added by Laws 1999, c. 70, § 6, emerg. eff. April 7, 1999.
66 OK Stat § 66-332 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 66. Railroads|§66-332. Meetings and administration.

|MEETINGS AND COMMISSION ADMINISTRATION |The Commission shall meet at the call of the chair, or at the call of a majority of its members, upon fourteen (14) days’ notice, but at least three (3) times in each calendar year.Added by Laws 1999, c. 70, § 7, emerg. eff. April 7, 1999.
66 OK Stat § 66-333 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 66. Railroads|§66-333. Finance and budgeting.

|FINANCE |The Commission may accept, for any of its purposes and functions, donations, gifts, grants, and appropriations of money, equipment, supplies, materials, and services from the federal government, from any party state or from any department, agency, or municipality thereof, or from any institution, person, firm, or corporation. The Commission, out of the funds available to it, shall pay all expenses incurred by the Commission in executing the duties imposed upon it by this compact. The Commission shall not go into debt. The Commission shall submit to the officer designated by the laws of each party state, periodically as required by the laws of each party state, a budget of its actual past and estimated future expenditures.Added by Laws 1999, c. 70, § 8, emerg. eff. April 7, 1999.