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82 OK Stat § 82-1101 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-1101. Definitions.

|As used in Sections 2 to 14, inclusive, of this act: |(a) "Port authority" means a port authority created pursuant to authority of Section 2 of this act.(b) "Submerged lands" means the lands presently underlying the navigable streams of the State of Oklahoma and the lands underlying the waters of lakes, harbors, and navigation channels which have already been or which shall be created by the impoundment of the waters and the creation of commercial navigation facilities in the said navigable streams.(c) "Uplands" means lands contiguous to or fronting upon any submerged lands in this state.(d) "Publication" means publication once a week on the same day of the week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or counties wherein such publication is required to be made. Publication shall be complete on the date of the last publication.(e) "Created," as related to port authorities, shall mean the activation of said authorities by ordinance or resolution as provided herein.Laws 1959, p. 391, § 1; Laws 1963, c. 305, § 1.
82 OK Stat § 82-1103 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-1103. Board of directors - Appointment and tenure - Qualifications - Vacancies - Removal - Officers - Compensation.

|(a) A port authority created in accordance with this act shall be governed by a board of directors. Members of a board of directors of a port authority created by the exclusive action of a municipal corporation shall consist of the number of members it deems necessary and be appointed by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council. Members of a board of directors of a port authority created by the exclusive action of a county shall consist of such members as it deems necessary and be appointed by the county commissioners of such county. Members of a board of directors of a port authority created by a combination of political subdivisions shall be divided among such political subdivisions in such proportions as such political subdivisions may agree and appointed in the same manner as this section provides for their appointment when such political subdivision creates its own port authority. When a port authority is created by a combination of political subdivisions, the number of directors composing the board shall be determined by agreement between such political subdivisions. The appointing body may at any time remove a director appointed by it for misfeasance, nonfeasance, or malfeasance in office. |(b) Each director shall have been a qualified elector in the political subdivision from which he is appointed for a period of at least three (3) years next preceding his appointment.(c) The directors of any port authority first appointed shall serve staggered terms. Thereafter each successor shall serve for a term of four (4) years, except that any person appointed to fill a vacancy shall be appointed to only the unexpired term and any director shall be eligible for reappointment, and no director shall be removed except for cause, and if removed shall have the right of appeal to the district court of the county from which he was appointed.(d) The directors shall elect one of their membership as chairman and another as vice-chairman, and shall designate their terms of office, and shall appoint a secretary who need not be a director. A majority of the board of directors shall constitute a quorum, the affirmative vote of which shall be necessary for any action taken by the port authority. No vacancy in the membership of the board shall impair the rights of a quorum to exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the port authority.(e) Each member of the board of directors of a port authority shall be entitled to receive from the port authority such sum of money as the board of directors may determine as compensation for his service as director and reimbursement for his reasonable expenses in the performance of his duties.Laws 1959, p. 391, § 3, emerg. eff. July 15, 1959.
82 OK Stat § 82-1104 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-1104. Employees.

|A port authority created in accordance with Section 2 shall employ and fix the qualifications, duties, and compensation of such employees and professional help as it may require to conduct the business of the port and may appoint an advisory board which shall serve without compensation. Any employee may be suspended or dismissed, and the services of professional help may be terminated at any time by the port authority. |Added by Laws 1959, p. 392, § 4, emerg. eff. July 15, 1959.
82 OK Stat § 82-1105 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-1105. Area of jurisdiction.

|The area of jurisdiction of a port authority created in accordance with Section 2 of this act shall include all of the territory of the political subdivision or subdivisions creating it, together with any other property outside of said subdivision or subdivisions conveyed to it, or over which it exercises control pursuant to Section 6(a) of this act, or pursuant to the right of eminent domain set forth in Section 6(e) of this act, provided that in no case shall the same area be included in more than one port authority, but the jurisdiction of the port authority first attaching shall be exclusive unless the first attaching shall cede or convey to another. |Laws 1959, p. 392, § 5, emerg. eff. July 15, 1959.
82 OK Stat § 82-1105.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-1105.1. Regulation of vehicles within area of jurisdiction - Rules - Enforcement.

|A. The board of directors of a port authority shall have the authority to establish rules for the regulation of the use of vehicles within the real property under its direct control of the port authority. The rules shall be consistent with the laws of this state governing the operation of vehicles on public streets and highways. Penalties for violation of these rules shall be no greater than the penalties for the same or similar violations of state law. The rules may include, but need not be limited to, the following: |1. The operation of vehicles within the jurisdiction of the port authority including, but not limited to, speed, stopping, and parking; and2. The type, size, and weight of vehicles which may be operated within the jurisdiction of the port authority.B. The rules of the board of directors promulgated pursuant to this subsection including any amendments shall be filed with the county clerk and court clerk of each county in which the port authority is located at least thirty (30) days prior to becoming effective. Copies of the regulations shall be furnished to any person desiring to travel within the jurisdiction of the port authority upon request without charge.C. The port authority shall post appropriate permanent signs at every entrance to the jurisdiction of the port authority indicating that the use of vehicles within the jurisdiction is subject to the rules of the port authority. The port authority shall also post appropriate permanent traffic control signs or devices including, but not limited to, stop signs and speed limit signs. Such signs shall be the same as or similar to signs used by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation for the same or similar purposes.D. Rules adopted by the port authority pursuant to this section shall be enforced by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.E. The district court of the county in which the headquarters of the port authority is located shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine violations of the rules of the port authority in the same manner as the same or similar violations of state law. Appeals from decisions of the district court in cases involving violations of the rules of the port authority promulgated pursuant to this section shall be to the Court of Criminal Appeals in the same manner as the same or similar violations of state law.F. Nothing in this section shall be construed to alter or prevent any concurrent or overlapping jurisdiction by other law enforcement agencies or courts.Added by Laws 1995, c. 157, § 1, emerg. eff. May 2, 1995.
82 OK Stat § 82-1107 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-1107. Plan for future development, construction and improvement.

|The board of directors of a port authority shall prepare or cause to be prepared a plan for the future development, construction, and improvement of the port and its facilities, including such maps, profiles, and other data and descriptions as may be necessary to set forth the location and character of the work to be undertaken by the port authority. Upon the completion of such plan the board of directors shall cause notice by publication as provided in Section 1 of this act to be given in each county in which there is a political subdivision participating in the creation of the port authority, and shall likewise cause notice to be served upon the owners of the uplands contiguous to any submerged lands affected by such plan in the manner provided by law for the service of notice in the levy of special assessments by municipal corporations, and shall permit the inspection thereof at their office by all persons interested. Said notice shall fix the time and place for the hearing of all objections to said plan, which shall be not less than thirty (30) nor more than sixty (60) days after the last publication of said notice and after service of notice upon the owners of such uplands. Any interested person may file written objections to such plan, provided such objections are filed with the secretary of the board of directors at his office not less than five (5) days prior to the date fixed for said hearing. After said hearing the board of directors may adopt such plan with any modifications or amendments thereto as the official plan of the port authority. |Laws 1959, p. 393, § 7, emerg. eff. July 15, 1959.
82 OK Stat § 82-1108 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-1108. Modification, amendment or extension of plan.

|The board of directors shall, from time to time after the adoption of said official plan, have the power to modify, amend or extend the same, provided that upon the making of any such modification, amendment or extension thereof, the board of directors shall cause notice to be given and shall conduct a hearing, all as provided in Section 7 of this act, and shall not adopt any modification, amendment, or extension until the notice has been given and hearing held as herein provided. |Laws 1959, p. 393, § 8, emerg. eff. July 15, 1959.
82 OK Stat § 82-1109 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-1109. Conclusiveness and validity of plan.

|The plan and any modification, amendment or extension thereof, when adopted by the board of directors after notice and hearing, shall be final and conclusive and its validity shall be conclusively presumed. |Added by Laws 1959, p. 394, § 9, emerg. eff. July 15, 1959.
82 OK Stat § 82-1110 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-1110. Participation of private enterprise.

|The port authority shall foster and encourage the participation of private enterprise in the development of the port facilities to the fullest extent it deems practicable in the interest of limiting the necessity of construction and operation of such facilities by the port authority. For this purpose the port authority may upon a written request by any person, partnership, or corporation, filed with the secretary of the board of directors within thirty (30) days following the journalization of the order of the adoption of an official plan as provided in Sections 1107 and 1108 of this title, submit a proposal to provide, operate, and maintain any facility included in such plan, by publication of and invitation for bids therefor based upon specifications prepared by the board of directors. |The board of directors may accept the bid of the person, partnership, or corporation it deems best qualified by financial responsibility and business experience to construct and operate such facility or facilities in accordance with its official plan.Added by Laws 1959, p. 394, § 10, emerg. eff. July 15, 1959. Amended by Laws 1971, c. 335, § 2, emerg. eff. June 17, 1971.
82 OK Stat § 82-1111 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-1111. Prohibitions.

|Nothing contained in Sections 1 to 14, inclusive, of this act shall: |(a) Impair the provisions of law or ordinance directing the payment of revenues derived from public property into sinking funds or dedicating such revenues to specific purposes;(b) Enlarge, alter, diminish, or affect in any way, any lease or conveyance made, or action taken prior to the creation of a port authority by any municipal corporation, or by any county;(c) Impair or interfere with the exercise of any permit for the removal of sand or gravel, or other similar permits issued by this state or the United States.Laws 1959, p. 394, § 11, emerg. eff. July 15, 1959.
82 OK Stat § 82-1112 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-1112. Bids.

|A. Public construction contracts as such term is defined by the Public Competitive Bidding Act of 1974 and executed by a port authority created pursuant to Section 1102 of this title shall be subject to the Public Competitive Bidding Act of 1974. |B. 1. Except as otherwise provided by subsection C of this section, no sale of any real property or personal property having a fair market value exceeding the public construction contract amount specified by the Public Competitive Bidding Act of 1974 shall be made by the port authority unless notice calling for bids for the contract has been given by publication as provided by Section 1101 of this title.2. No sale of real property or personal property shall be made except to the highest responsible bidder.3. In the case of any sale of land by the port authority requiring competitive bids, specifications for the bids for the sale shall be in such form and detail as is determined by the port authority. Provided, however, if the port authority finds that an immediate emergency exists, which findings shall be entered in the minutes of the port authority, by reason of which an expenditure in an amount exceeding the public construction contract amount specified by the Public Competitive Bidding Act of 1974 is necessary in order to avoid loss of life, substantial damage to property, or damage to the public peace or safety, then such contracts may be executed without public notice or competitive bids.C. Competitive bids shall not be required for the sale of real property or personal property by a port authority if:1. The real property or personal property is to be sold for industrial development purposes;2. The real property or personal property was acquired by the port authority for industrial development purposes; and3. The contract for the sale of the real property or personal property has been approved by the board of directors of such port authority.D. Every public construction contract or contract for the sale of real property or personal property shall be executed in writing. If the public construction contract involves work or construction, the contract shall be accompanied by or shall refer to plans and specifications for the work to be done, prepared for and approved by the port authority, signed by the chairman of the port authority and by the contractor, and shall be executed in triplicate.Added by Laws 1959, p. 394, § 12, emerg. eff. July 15, 1959. Amended by Laws 1968, c. 239, § 1; Laws 1989, c. 123, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1989; Laws 1992, c. 193, § 1, emerg. eff. May 11, 1992; Laws 1994, c. 123, § 1, emerg. eff. May 2, 1994; Laws 2000, c. 192, § 1, eff. July 1, 2000; Laws 2003, c. 305, § 4, emerg. eff. May 28, 2003.
82 OK Stat § 82-1113 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-1113. Budget - Disposition of rents and charges.

|(a) The board of directors of a port authority created in accordance with Section 2 of this Act shall annually prepare a budget for the port authority. |(b) Rents and charges received by the port authority shall be used for the general expenses of the port authority and to pay interest, amortization, and retirement charges on money borrowed. If there remains, at the end of any calendar year, any surplus of such funds after providing for the above uses, the board of directors may pay such surplus into the general funds of the political subdivisions creating and comprising the port authority in proportion to the taxable value of all property within the port authority which shall be listed on the general tax lists for the respective subdivisions.Added by Laws 1959, p. 394, § 13, emerg. eff. July 15, 1959.
82 OK Stat § 82-1114 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-1114. Bond of secretary - Deposit of funds - Disbursements.

|Before receiving any monies, the secretary of a port authority created in accordance with Section 1102 of this title shall furnish bond in such amount as shall be determined by the port authority, with sureties satisfactory to it, and all funds coming into the hands of said secretary shall be deposited by the secretary to the account of the port authority in one or more such depositories as shall be qualified to receive deposits of state or county funds, which deposits shall be secured in the same manner as county funds are required to be secured. No disbursements shall be made from such funds except in accordance with rules adopted by the port authority. Such rules, adopted in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act, shall require substantially the same financial accounting procedures as required by the State Treasurer for state funds under control of the Office of State Treasurer. |Laws 1959, p. 394, § 14, emerg. eff. July 15, 1959; Laws 2011, c. 263, § 2.
82 OK Stat § 82-1121 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-1121. Authorization for port authority to borrow money and issue bonds.

|For the purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of acquiring land or interests therein, and the cost of constructing, acquiring, equipping, and furnishing buildings, structures, plants, docks, wharves, warehouses, piers and other port, terminal and transportation facilities, or any part thereof; including additions, improvements, relocations, renovations, extensions and modifications thereof, (all of which as are included in single project are hereafter referred to in this act as "facility or facilities"), a port authority created pursuant to 82 O.S.1961, Section 1102, is authorized to borrow money upon credit of the income and revenues to be derived from the operation of such facilities, together with any other available income and revenues from other revenue-producing facilities of such port authority, and to issue negotiable bonds of such port authority in such amount as the board of directors of the port authority shall deem necessary for the purpose; and to provide for payment of such bonds and rights of holders thereof as herein provided. |Laws 1963, c. 314, § 1, emerg. eff. June 19, 1963.
82 OK Stat § 82-1122 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-1122. Terms, maturities, form, etc. of bonds.

|Bonds authorized by this act may be issued in one or more series, may bear such date or dates, may mature at such time or times not exceeding forty (40) years from their date, may be in such denominations and in such form, either coupon or registered, may carry such registration and conversion privileges, may be executed in such manner, may be payable in such medium of payment at such place or places, may be subject to such terms of redemption with or without premium, and may bear such rate of interest, not exceeding five percent (5%) per annum, as may be provided by official resolution of the board of directors of such port authority. |Such bonds may be sold in such manner and at such price or prices, not less than par plus accrued interest to date of delivery, as provided in Section 13 of this act, but interest cost to maturity for bonds issued hereunder shall not exceed five percent (5%) per annum, computed on the basis of average maturities according to standard tables of bond values.Laws 1963, c. 314, § 2, emerg. eff. June 19, 1963.
82 OK Stat § 82-1123 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-1123. Bonds issued pursuant to loan or purchase agreement with United States Government.

|In the event any issue or series of bonds is issued under authority of this act pursuant to a loan agreement or bond purchase agreement with any agency of the United States Government, then and in that event, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board of directors of the port authority may in any resolution authorizing bonds hereunder provide for the initial issuance of one or more bonds (in this section called "bond") aggregating the amount of the entire issue; and may make such provision for installment payments of the principal amount of any such bond as it may consider desirable; and may provide for the making of any such bond payable to bearer or otherwise, registrable as to principal or as to both principal and interest, and where interest accruing thereon is not represented by interest coupons, for the endorsing of payments of interest on such bond. The board of directors of the port authority may further make provision in any such resolution for the manner and circumstances under which any such bond may in the future, at the request of the holder thereof, be converted into bonds of smaller denominations, which bonds of smaller denominations may in turn be either coupon bonds or bonds registrable as to principal or principal and interest. |Laws 1963, c. 314, § 3, emerg. eff. June 19, 1963.
82 OK Stat § 82-1124 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-1124. Exemption from taxation - One bond issue for more than one project or facility - Payment from combined revenues.

|Bonds issued hereunder shall not be subject to taxation by the State of Oklahoma, or by any county, municipality or political subdivision thereof. The board of directors of a port authority may in its discretion authorize one issue of bonds hereunder for the acquisition, construction, relocation, improvement, extension, addition, furnishing or equipping of more than one building, structure, project or facility, as herein defined, and may make said bonds payable from the combined revenues of all such buildings and facilities so constructed, acquired, improved, extended, furnished or equipped, in whole or in part, with the proceeds of such bonds; together with revenues from the operation of any existing revenue-producing buildings or facilities. If more than one series of bonds shall be issued hereunder, payable from the revenues of such buildings and facilities, priority of lien thereof as to such revenues shall be as prescribed by proceedings authorizing the issuance of such respective bond issues. It shall be within the discretion of the board of directors of such port authority at the time the first series of bonds is authorized, to provide that subsequent series of bonds payable from the same revenues, in whole or in part, shall not be issued; or that subsequent series of bonds shall be subordinate as to lien; or that subsequent series of bonds shall enjoy parity of lien upon such conditions and restrictions as are specified therein. |Laws 1963, c. 314, § 4, emerg. eff. June 19, 1963.