2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-6202. Hissom Memorial Treatment Center Oversight Committee.

A. There is hereby created the Hissom Memorial Treatment Center Oversight Committee.
B. The Committee shall consist of the following persons:
1. One person appointed by the Governor from a list of three nominees submitted by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
2. One person appointed by the Governor from a list of three nominees submitted by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate; and
3. One person appointed by the Governor from a list of three nominees submitted by the City Council of the City of Sand Springs.
C. The duties of the Committee shall be to:
1. Monitor the continued maintenance of the real property and improvements described in subsection C of Section 6201 of this title to ensure that the improvements do not diminish in economic value further than is reasonable to be expected given the condition of the improvements and available financial resources;
2. Assist the Greater Sand Springs Trust Authority and the Office of Management and Enterprise Services in providing for the orderly and beneficial development of the real property and improvements constituting the former Hissom Memorial Treatment Center; and
3. Serve as an additional resource of information for persons or legal entities that express an interest in occupying, using or purchasing any part or all of the real property constituting the former Hissom Memorial Treatment Center.
D. The Committee shall be subject to the provisions of the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act.
E. The Committee shall be subject to the provisions of the Oklahoma Open Records Act, including the provisions regarding information that may be kept confidential pursuant to Section 24A.10 of Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
F. No person appointed to any of the positions constituting the Committee who is, at the time of the appointment to the Committee or subsequent to the date of appointment, a public official or officer shall be deemed to be serving in a dual capacity and such person shall be specifically exempt from the provisions of Section 6 of Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
G. The Committee shall:
1. Act in the interest of and for the economic benefit of persons and business entities in the region of the facility formerly known as the Hissom Memorial Treatment Center with the objective of economic development;
2. Make recommendations in the event of disputes or issues regarding the development, use or occupancy of the real property described by subsection C of Section 6201 of this title, but shall not have the power to bind any party to such recommendation; and
3. Make such reports or recommendations to the Board of Trustees of the Greater Sand Springs Trust Authority at such times and regarding such topics as may be pertinent to the development of the real property and improvements described in subsection C of Section 6201 of this title.
H. The Committee shall act in an advisory capacity only and shall not have the power or authority to require the Greater Sand Springs Trust Authority to obtain permission or consent from the Committee in order to take any action with respect to the real property or improvements described in subsection C of Section 6201 of this title. No power or authority conferred upon the Committee shall in any way be construed as a limit or modification of the powers granted to the Greater Sand Springs Trust Authority pursuant to its trust indenture.
I. The Committee shall not have authority or power to perform any act that is inconsistent with the powers, rights or duties of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services with respect to the real property described by subsection C of Section 6201 of this title.
Added by Laws 1997, c. 292, § 2, eff. July 1, 1997. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 1046.