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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-636.7. Storage of road machinery and equipment - Costs and expenses.

A. The Department of Transportation is hereby authorized to acquire space for storing road machinery and equipment while not in possession of a county and to pay the necessary costs thereof from the County Road Machinery and Equipment Revolving Fund.
B. Any costs or expenses necessarily incurred by the Department of Transportation in the administration of the foregoing provisions relating to the County Road Machinery and Equipment Revolving Fund may be paid from the fund.
C. Any costs or expenses necessarily incurred by the Department of Transportation in the administration of a county inventory system for materials, supplies and equipment used for the construction and maintenance of roads and bridges as provided in Section 658 of this title may be paid from the County Road Machinery and Equipment Revolving Fund.
Added by Laws 1982, c. 286, § 8. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 75, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 1998, c. 28, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1998.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-638. Hard surfacing farm-to-market roads - Conditions.

When any county road within the state, which shall have been designated as a part of the federal aid secondary highway system, is brought to standard grade and drain by the county in accordance with plans and specifications approved by the Commission, and where sufficient right-of-way is provided by the county wherein the road is located, and where state and federal funds are available, such road shall be hard surfaced by the Department.
Laws 1968, c. 415, § 638, operative July 1, 1968.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-639. Maintenance by county.

Whenever any road shall have been hard surfaced as provided for in the preceding section, it shall then become the duty of the county in which the road is located to maintain such road in a manner satisfactory to the Commission and the Bureau of Public Roads.
Laws 1968, c. 415, § 639, operative July 1, 1968.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-640. Use of road machinery by farmers.

If there be located in any county less than six private operators actively engaged and registered with the governmental bureau or department having supervision of soil conservation, and available for contracting for rendering soil conservation services, the board of county commissioners may permit farmers in such counties to use the county road machinery and equipment in constructing and maintaining terraces and ditches in the county.
Laws 1968, c. 415, § 640, operative July 1, 1968.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-641. Contract by farmers as to expenses and for return of machinery.

(a) The board of county commissioners may not permit the use of such machinery and equipment, as provided in the preceding section, until the farmer desiring the use thereof shall make and enter into a contract with such county, providing that the farmer shall pay all expenses incurred in moving the machinery and equipment and the upkeep thereof, and that the same shall be returned to the county in as good condition as it was when received, the usual wear and tear alone excepted.
(b) The farmer shall further, to enforce the compliance with such contract, deposit a bond with the board of county commissioners guaranteeing the compliance with such contract and the payment for oil and gas, etc., such bond to be approved by the board, or, in lieu of such bond, shall make a cash deposit in such sum as may be required by the board; provided, that no farmer shall be liable for major breakage of such equipment.
Laws 1968, c. 415, § 641, operative July 1, 1968.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-643. Survey of farm - Maintenance of terrace by farmer - Advice of county farm agent.

Before the board of county commissioners shall permit the use of any such machinery, the board shall require that such farm be surveyed for terracing purposes by an engineer from Oklahoma State University or by the county agent of the county, either under his supervision or by some other person competent to properly survey and lay off a terrace, who shall be approved by the board of county commissioners. Such permit for the use of the machinery shall provide that the landowner shall maintain such terrace in good condition while he owns said land. The board of county commissioners and contracting farmer or farmers shall at all times seek the advice of and cooperate with, as far as possible, the county farm agent or agents in the county.
Laws 1968, c. 415, § 643, operative July 1, 1968.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-643.1. Circumstances under which county commissioners authorized to enter and perform work on private property.

The board of county commissioners is authorized to enter onto private property adjoining county roads and to perform work by county employees or by contractors working for the county, on such private property, when:
1. The available right-of-way does not provide enough space for needed conservation works of improvement to diminish erosion and siltation of the right-of-way;
2. The owner, or owners, of the adjoining property sign a cooperative agreement permitting such works, which agreement shall state the amount of land to be treated, and the works of improvement to be constructed. Any work performed will be restricted solely to that specified in the cooperative agreement;
3. The local Conservation District has approved the proposed works of improvement; and
4. A copy of the cooperative agreement and a statement of approval from the local Conservation District has been filed with the records of the county commissioners in the office of the county clerk and the cooperative agreement and statement from the local Conservation District have become a part of the minutes of the county commissioners' proceedings.
Added by Laws 1985, c. 274, § 2, emerg. eff. July 18, 1985.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-644. Loan of machinery and equipment to municipalities.

The board of county commissioners may, upon such terms and conditions as it deems advisable, loan the county road machinery, tractors and equipment to municipalities located within the county for the purpose of permitting the use thereof in the building, grading and maintaining of streets, alleys and roads within such municipalities.
Laws 1968, c. 415, § 644, operative July 1, 1968.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-645. Marking of equipment.

The board of county commissioners shall cause each piece of county-owned, rented or leased road machinery and equipment, and each automobile and truck, to be marked in accordance with the provisions of this section. County-owned automobiles, trucks, road machinery and equipment shall be conspicuously and legibly marked PROPERTY OF (name of county) COUNTY, and leased automobiles, trucks, road machinery and equipment shall be conspicuously and legibly marked LEASED BY (name of county) COUNTY, on each side, in upper case letters, on a background of sharply contrasting color.
Laws 1968, c. 415, § 645, operative July 1, 1968.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-647. Opening section lines and building and establishing roads.

The boards of county commissioners of the respective counties of this state, within the boundaries of which counties a state park is located, are hereby authorized to open section lines leading into such state parks, to build and establish roads thereon, to extend said roads into the state parks and connect same with recreational facilities therein, the location and extent of such roads to be in the discretion of the board of county commissioners; provided, that the location thereof be first approved by the Division of Parks, Recreation and Waterways of the Oklahoma Industrial Development and Park Commission, or the agency having control of state parks.
Laws 1968, c. 415, § 647, operative July 1, 1968.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-648. Appropriation of highway by county or city for public purpose - Dedication of adjacent land.

In any case in the state where a public highway has been appropriated and occupied by a county or municipality for a public purpose and such county or municipality owns adjacent land, the board of county commissioners of such county or the governing body of such municipality may convey and dedicate to the public for street or highway purposes such adjacent lands or a sufficient part thereof for such purpose in lieu of the highway by them so appropriated and occupied.
Laws 1968, c. 415, § 648, operative July 1, 1968.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-649. Grant of right to close, inundate, destroy, alter or appropriate county highway for public purposes.

The board of county commissioners of each county, by and with the written approval of the Commission, may grant to the United States of America or any irrigation district, conservancy district or water user's association, organized under the laws of the state, the right to close, inundate, destroy, alter or appropriate any county highway in such county in connection with the construction, development, operation or maintenance of any irrigation, reclamation, water conservation and utilization, flood control, military or national defense project, for needful public buildings, or other public projects being constructed, operated, developed or maintained by the United States of America, or any such district or association, upon such terms and conditions and for such consideration as the board of county commissioners may determine to be just and proper. The grant of any such right or rights may include the right to construct irrigation ditches and canals across and along any such highway.
Laws 1968, c. 415, § 649, operative July 1, 1968.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-650. Execution of necessary instruments.

The board of county commissioners shall have the power to authorize the execution of, and the chairman of the board in accordance with such authorization shall have the power to execute, any and all contracts, deeds, easements and other instruments of conveyance as may be required in or convenient to the exercise of the powers granted in the preceding section.
Laws 1968, c. 415, § 650, operative July 1, 1968.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-651. Section and quarter section corners.

The provisions of Sections 1229 - 1233 of this Code, relating to the marking and obliteration of section and quarter section corners within rights-of-way of state highways, shall apply with full force and effect and in like manner to the board of county commissioners of each county, whenever section corners or quarter section corners are obliterated, or may be obliterated by the construction or resurfacing of either low type or high type paved roads of any county highway within the county.
Laws 1968, c. 415, § 651, operative July 1, 1968.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-652. Federal aid secondary highway projects - Consulting engineers.

The board of county commissioners of any county shall have authority to employ consulting engineers to make locations and prepare plans and specifications on any federal aid secondary highway project on the county highway system; and the supervision and inspection of any such project may be done by a consulting engineer, or by an engineer of the department assigned for such purpose when request therefor is made to the Department by the board of county commissioners.
Laws 1968, c. 415, § 652, operative July 1, 1968.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-653. Numerical designation of section lines - System.

The State Highway Department shall numerically designate each section line in the State of Oklahoma according to the following system:
The first section line running north and south at the west end of the State shall be designated NS1, each succeeding section line shall have the number changed in numerical order, the prefix NS remaining the same, until a number has been assigned to the last section line paralleling the Arkansas border. In like manner the first section line running east and west below the northern border of Oklahoma shall be designated EW1 and each succeeding section line shall be changed in numerical sequence, the prefix EW remaining the same until the last section line north of the Red River has been designated.
Laws 1968, c. 237, § 1, emerg. eff. April 24, 1968.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-654. Adoption of county primary road system.

The boards of county commissioners of the various counties in this state shall adopt a system of county highways and public roads which shall constitute the county primary road system of their respective counties. Said system shall consist of functionally classified county collector routes as determined by the Department of Transportation in cooperation with the various boards of county commissioners and approved by the Federal Highway Administration.
In constructing and maintaining the various routes comprising the county primary road system, county officials shall take into consideration the relative traffic volumes existing on the various segments of such system in the county, population, industrial and marketing centers, and connections with improved segments of the respective county primary road systems in adjoining counties, the state highway system and the city street system.
Laws 1968, c. 237, § 2, operative July 1, 1968; Laws 1970, c. 97, § 1, emerg. eff. March 30, 1970; Laws 1992, c. 80, § 1, eff. July 1, 1992.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-655. County route markers.

The board of county commissioners in each county may, within one (1) year after the designation of the county primary road system in that county, locate, erect and thereafter maintain markers designating those routes classified as county primary roads. Markers shall bear the cardinal number or other identification assigned the particular route on which the marker is erected and shall indicate the name of the county. The responsibility for devising a practical, systematic county primary route numbering scheme, including the configuration of the identifying device, readily lending itself to functional implementation is vested and imposed jointly on representatives of the Oklahoma Cooperative Circuit Engineering Districts Board and the Department of Transportation. The scheme shall be so devised as to offer intracounty and intercounty road users a convenient means of identifying and using the county primary road system and shall provide for continuous numbering of routes crossing county boundaries. The Department of Transportation is hereby authorized to negotiate with the counties, on a statewide basis, to manufacture and provide the markers on a materials plus cost basis.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 237, § 3, eff. July 1, 1968. Amended by Laws 1992, c. 80, § 2, eff. July 1, 1992; Laws 2017, c. 20, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-657. Short title.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "County Bridge and Road Improvement Act".
Added by Laws 1980, c. 307, § 1, emerg. eff. June 17, 1980. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 284, § 18, eff. July 1, 1997.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-659. County bridge standards - Demonstration bridge projects - Engineering services.

The Department of Transportation is hereby authorized to develop a complete set of county bridge standards, including standards for demonstration bridge projects and standards for county bridges with low average daily traffic volumes as defined by the latest published version of the County Roads Design Guidelines Manual. Such standards shall be developed under the direction of the Bridge Division of the Department and prior to implementation shall be approved by the Oklahoma Cooperative Circuit Engineering Districts Board and the Transportation Commission. Such standards shall be furnished without cost to local units of government. Monies received by the county pursuant to the County Bridge and Road Improvement Act, Section 657 et seq. of this title, may be used for purposes of obtaining engineering services. Only registered professional engineers, approved by the Department, experienced in the design and construction of highway and related facilities, shall be used for such services. Counties acquiring engineering services as provided for in this section shall require the engineers providing such services to execute professional service contracts which include a requirement that the engineer shall maintain an adequate policy of professional liability insurance.
Added by Laws 1980, c. 307, § 3, emerg. eff. June 17, 1980. Amended by Laws 1989, c. 44, § 2, operative July 1, 1989; Laws 1989, c. 352, § 2, operative July 1, 1989; Laws 1993, c. 206, § 1, emerg. eff. May 25, 1993; Laws 1997, c. 284, § 20, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 2010, c. 256, § 6, eff. July 1, 2010; Laws 2017, c. 20, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-660. Replacement, expansion, or repair of bridges - Expenditures.

The boards of county commissioners may enter into cooperative agreements with the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority for the purpose of replacement, expansion or repair of functionally obsolete and structurally deficient bridges which cross over or under turnpikes. The expenditures for such projects will be from any federal, state or county public funds appropriated and earmarked for such purpose. Counties may apply for the expenditure of these earmarked funds for projects that have been requested by the board of county commissioners of the county where the bridge is located. Once approved by the Oklahoma Cooperative Circuit Engineering Districts Board, the Board will select and prioritize the bridge replacement projects based on criteria which shall include, but not be limited to, high traffic volume and current bridge safety assessments.
Added by Laws 1980, c. 307, § 4, emerg. eff. June 17, 1980. Amended by Laws 1981, c. 68, § 1, emerg. eff. April 16, 1981; Laws 1989, c. 352, § 3, operative July 1, 1989; Laws 1991, c. 98, § 1, eff. July 1, 1991; Laws 1995, c. 20, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 1997, c. 284, § 21, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 2006, c. 157, § 1, emerg. eff. May 15, 2006; Laws 2009, c. 281, § 1, emerg. eff. May 22, 2009; Laws 2010, c. 256, § 7, eff. July 1, 2010.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-661. Priority of replacement or reconstruction projects - Selection - Apportionment of funds.

A. When a county receives monies pursuant to the County Bridge and Road Improvement Act, a county shall give priority to reconstructing, replacing, or closing those bridges in the county that are rated less than three (3) tons or fifteen (15) tons or less for those bridges on school bus routes. Bridge and road replacement or reconstruction projects shall be selected by the individual boards of county commissioners and shall be based on a countywide assessment of bridge and road reconstruction and replacement needs.
B. Funds accruing to the County Bridge and Road Improvement Revolving Fund shall be apportioned on the basis of a formula developed by the Department of Transportation and approved by the Department of Transportation County Advisory Board created pursuant to Section 302.1 of this title. The formula shall be similar to that previously used for the distribution of County Bridge Improvement Program funds, but shall also take into consideration the effects of terrain and traffic volume as related to county road improvement and maintenance costs.
Added by Laws 1980, c. 307, § 5, emerg. eff. June 17, 1980. Amended by Laws 1981, c. 68, § 2, emerg. eff. April 16, 1981; Laws 1984, c. 239, § 15, operative July 1, 1984; Laws 1989, c. 44, § 3, operative July 1, 1989; Laws 1989, c. 352, § 4, operative July 1, 1989; Laws 1995, c. 25, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 1997, c. 284, § 22, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 2001, c. 73, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2001; Laws 2004, c. 419, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2004; Laws 2006, c. 157, § 2, emerg. eff. May 15, 2006; Laws 2010, c. 256, § 8, eff. July 1, 2010.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-662. Approval of projects – County-built projects.

A. A professional engineer registered by the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors pursuant to Section 475.1 et seq. of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes, shall approve projects that may be awarded to contractors by the boards of county commissioners, Transportation Commission or by other federal or state agencies under their normal competitive bidding procedures, excluding prequalification of bidders. A “county-built” project may be a road or bridge in whole or in part built with its own county forces or entirely let to contract, but all costs associated are payable.
B. County-built bridges using the County Bridge and Road Improvement Fund shall meet or exceed the following criteria:
1. The bridge has been built according to the current edition of the County Bridge Standards manual or from field notes drawn by a registered professional engineer that provide the basic structural requirements to achieve a load rating of H. twenty-three (23) tons or greater. Field notes may be handwritten specifications or sketches which have been stamped or signed;
2. The finished bridge shall achieve a twenty-three-ton or greater rating. The rating criteria shall be determined by the National Bridge Inventory and approved by the Department of Transportation for bridges twenty (20) feet or more in length;
3. The subsurface foundation of the bridge shall meet the minimum guidelines established by using approved engineering methods, details of which shall be kept as shop notes;
4. The finished bridge shall have a minimum roadway width of twenty-four (24) feet; and
5. Materials used in the construction of the bridge shall meet or exceed the specifications for materials as specified in the current edition of the County Bridge Standards or certified in writing by the engineer or supplier.
C. Prior to construction of the bridge, a county may request that construction supervision be provided by the Circuit Engineering District of which the county is a member to ensure quality control and quality assurance.
Added by Laws 1980, c. 307, § 6, emerg. eff. June 17, 1980. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 25, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 1997, c. 284, § 23, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 1998, c. 29, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1998; Laws 1999, c. 240, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1999; Laws 2000, c. 110, § 1, eff. July 1, 2000; Laws 2001, c. 73, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2001; Laws 2006, c. 157, § 3, emerg. eff. May 15, 2006; Laws 2009, c. 231, § 3, eff. July 1, 2009; Laws 2010, c. 256, § 9, eff. July 1, 2010; Laws 2011, c. 63, § 1, eff. July 1, 2011.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-665. Review of contracts - Expenditures permitted.

A. All consulting engineering contracts for services referred to in this act may be reviewed by the Department of Transportation except those contracts entered into pursuant to the provisions of Section 687.1 of this title or by the county or circuit engineer. The Department, county or circuit engineer shall make findings on all contracts reviewed that the cost is reasonable and the firm involved is capable of performing the service within a reasonable period of time.
B. Expenditures which may be allowed pursuant to the provisions of this act shall include the following:
1. The cost of county bridge inspections, classifications, and evaluations, and county road inspections, classifications and evaluations for federal and state purposes and to match federal or state funds, provided the applicable federal or state funds are available;
2. Project engineering costs;
3. The cost of rights-of-way acquired for projects pursuant to the provisions of this act and the cost of the relocation of utilities from the rights-of-way so acquired;
4. The cost of reconstruction or replacement of roadway structures which may be less than twenty (20) feet in length;
5. Any cost or expense for administration, program management, engineering, including the development of appropriate local road standards which shall apply only to those roads reconstructed, maintained, or otherwise constructed pursuant to this act, or construction supervision necessarily incurred by the Department of Transportation or Circuit Engineering Districts in fulfilling its duties and responsibilities pursuant to this act;
6. Any cost or expense related to a comprehensive plan for signing or inventory of signs on the county road system;
7. The expense and related costs of employing an engineer to assist a county or counties in carrying out the daily operations of road and bridge maintenance and construction, including the employment of a circuit engineer; and
8. All costs associated with constructing a bituminous surface treatment or gravel roadway.
Added by Laws 1980, c. 349, § 14, emerg. eff. June 25, 1980. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 25, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 1997, c. 284, § 25, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 2010, c. 256, § 10, eff. July 1, 2010.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-666. Replacement of county bridge – Environmental studies.

Environmental studies as otherwise required by state or federal law shall not be required prior to the replacement of any existing county bridge.
Added by Laws 2011, c. 257, § 1, emerg. eff. May 18, 2011.
NOTE: Editorially renumbered from § 663 of Title 69 to avoid duplication in numbering.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-687.2. Statewide Circuit Engineering District Revolving Fund.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the State Treasurer to be designated the "Statewide Circuit Engineering District Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by the State Treasurer pursuant to the provisions of Section 227.3 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes and any other monies designated by law for deposit thereto. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the State Treasurer solely for the purpose of funding the statewide circuit engineering board organized pursuant to Section 687.1 of this title. The State Auditor and Inspector shall audit the Statewide Circuit Engineering District on a yearly basis, and the statewide circuit engineering district board shall be responsible for the cost of the audit. Expenditures from the fund shall be made once each month 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 2005, c. 414, § 1, eff. July 1, 2006. Amended by Laws 2007, c. 113, § 2, eff. July 1, 2007; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 577.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-687.3. Emergency and Transportation Revolving Fund

A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund to be designated the "Emergency and Transportation Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by any donations, deposits designated by law, or appropriations. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by any qualified county or counties pursuant to subsection B of this section for the purpose of funding emergency or transportation projects of a county that are reimbursable and subsection C of this section for the purpose of funding loans to purchase compressed natural gas vehicles or convert fleet vehicles to compressed natural gas. No more than fifty percent (50%) of the fund's balance at the beginning of each fiscal year shall be expended pursuant to subsection C of this section. The fund shall be invested in whatever instruments are authorized by law for investments by the State Treasurer and the interest earned by any investment of monies from the fund shall be credited to the Statewide Circuit Engineering District Revolving Fund created pursuant to Section 687.2 of this title for expenditure as provided by law. Expenditures from the Emergency and Transportation Revolving 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.
B. The Statewide Circuit Engineering Board shall develop and adopt rules governing the application and qualification procedures for counties seeking funding pursuant to subsection A of this section. Such rules shall also specify criteria in determining reimbursable projects and the procedures for reimbursement of the fund upon completion of projects.
C. 1. The Statewide Circuit Engineering Board shall develop and adopt rules governing application and qualification procedures for counties requesting a loan pursuant to subsection A of this section to purchase compressed natural gas vehicles or convert existing fleet vehicles to compressed natural gas.
2. Loans shall be provided at no interest for a maximum term of five (5) years.
3. Counties that borrow funds for the purpose of purchasing compressed natural gas vehicles shall provide documentation showing that an amount of gas- or diesel-powered vehicles equal to or greater than those purchased have been sold or disposed of.
Added by Laws 2008, c. 288, § 1, eff. July 1, 2008. Amended by Laws 2010, c. 318, § 2, emerg. eff. June 6, 2010; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 578; Laws 2015, c. 388, § 1; Laws 2016, c. 260, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-689. Local road design standards - Plans, surveys and engineering services.

A. The Department of Transportation is hereby directed, in cooperation with the Oklahoma Cooperative Circuit Engineering Districts Board, to cause to be developed appropriate local road design standards for use in constructing projects pursuant to this program. The standards, upon their adoption by the Transportation Commission and by those counties wishing to participate in this program, shall be used for the design and construction of all projects funded pursuant to this program. However, when funds available pursuant to this program are used to match federal funds, projects shall meet appropriate minimum design standards for local roads and other applicable federal requirements. All plans and specifications for federal-aid projects shall be subject to the approval of the Department. To every extent possible, negotiations with the Federal Highway Administration should be undertaken to allow application of the County Roads Design Guidelines Manual.
B. Plans, surveys, and engineering shall be the responsibility of the county in which the project is located. Only registered professional engineers, approved by the Department of Transportation, experienced in the design and construction of highway and related facilities, shall be used for such services.
C. Prior to award of the contract by the Transportation Commission, the county shall be given the option of accepting or rejecting the bid submitted by the successful bidder.
Added by Laws 1985, c. 351, § 23, emerg. eff. July 31, 1985. Amended by Laws 1989, c. 44, § 5, operative July 1, 1989; Laws 1991, c. 98, § 4, eff. July 1, 1991; Laws 1995, c. 25, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 1997, c. 284, § 26, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 2001, c. 73, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2001; Laws 2010, c. 256, § 11, eff. July 1, 2010; Laws 2017, c. 20, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-701. Preparation of state design standards.

The Department shall cause to be prepared state design standards, standard plans and standard specifications for the design, construction and maintenance of the state highways and bridges which are not on the interstate or national highway system within this state. Plans and specifications shall be uniform and may be amended from time to time as the Department deems advisable. Design standards, when adopted by the Transportation Commission and accepted by the Federal Highway Administration, shall constitute the current recognized design standard for such highways in this state.
Laws 1968, c. 415, § 701, operative July 1, 1968; Laws 1993, c. 228, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-702. Entry upon premises to make surveys and examinations for establishment or relocation of highways - Notice.

The Department, through its authorized agents and employees, may enter upon any lands, waters, and premises in the state for the purpose of making surveys, soundings and drillings, and examinations as may be determined necessary or convenient for the purpose of establishing, locating, relocating, constructing, and maintaining state highways or relocations thereof and facilities necessary and incidental thereto. Such entry shall not be deemed a trespass, nor shall an entry for such purpose be deemed an entry under any condemnation proceedings which may be then pending; but notice shall be given to the owner of or person residing on the premises, personally or by registered mail, at least ten (10) days prior to such entry.
Laws 1968, c. 415, § 702, operative July 1, 1968.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-703. Reimbursement for actual damages.

The Department shall make reimbursement for any actual damages resulting to such lands, waters, premises and property as a result of activities pursuant to the preceding section. In the event of disagreement as to the amount of the damage, either the person damaged or the Department may file a petition with the district court for the appointment of commissioners to appraise the damages and proceed to have the same determined as in condemnation proceedings.
Laws 1968, c. 415, § 703, operative July 1, 1968.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-704. Commission to complete and revise maps.

The Commission may complete the topographic mapping of the State of Oklahoma and revise existing United States Topographic maps of the state, so that a complete and accurate map of the entire state may be complete and obtained by state departments and agencies, the federal government, and all persons desiring information relative to the natural resources of the State.
Laws 1968, c. 415, § 704, operative July 1, 1968.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-705. United States Geological Survey, agreements with.

The Commission may enter into agreements with the Director of the United States Geological Survey, or legal successor thereof, for the purpose of making the necessary surveys and maps, and preparing data covering topographic surveys, so that they may be made available for public use.
Laws 1968, c. 415, § 705, operative July 1, 1968.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-706. Expenses.

The Transportation Commission shall pay the expenses incurred under Sections 704 and 705 of this title out of the State Highway Construction and Maintenance Fund upon proper vouchers. Provided, that any funds so expended shall be matched by the United States Government, and the total expenditures of state funds shall not exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) in any fiscal year.
Laws 1968, c. 415, § 706, operative July 1, 1968; Laws 1994, c. 69, § 1, eff. July 1, 1994.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-707. Surveys - Lawful to cross premises.

For the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of Sections 704 and 705, it shall be lawful for all persons employed in the making of the topographic survey to enter upon and cross all lands within the state; provided, however, that in so doing no damage shall be done to private property.
Laws 1968, c. 415, § 707, operative July 1, 1968.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-708.1. Definitions.

As used in Sections 4 and 5 of this act:
1. "Authority" means the Oklahoma Transportation Authority;
2. "Construction manager" means any individual, firm, corporation, association, partnership, copartnership, or any other legal entity possessing the qualifications to provide services of construction management which include, but are not necessarily limited to, design review, scheduling, cost control, value engineering, constructability evaluation, preparation and coordination of bid packages and construction administration;
3. "Department" means the Department of Transportation;
4. "Design consultant" means an individual or legal entity possessing the qualifications to provide licensed architectural, registered engineering or registered land surveying services for the design of a transportation public work improvement project; and
5. "Public work improvement" means any highway, bridge, street, sewer, pavement, waterline, sidewalk or any other improvement to a transportation facility which is constructed, altered, or repaired, under contract with the Department or the Authority.
Added by Laws 2001, c 399, § 3, emerg. eff. June 4, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-708.3. Plans for selection of contractor.

Any plans developed pursuant to the process for selection of a contractor for construction of a facility shall become the nonexclusive property of the State of Oklahoma as a condition of the award of the final contract for construction of the facility. The State of Oklahoma shall not be obligated to obtain any further permission for use of the plans or to make payment to any person or other legal entity for the further use of the plans as may be needed for additional projects.
Added by Laws 2001, c 399, § 5, emerg. eff. June 4, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-801. Road tests or highway research projects.

The Department, acting alone or in cooperation with any federal, state or local agency, or any other state, or combination of such states and agencies, may conduct or participate in road tests or highway research projects; and may assign personnel to such tests and projects, and may expend therefor monies in the State Highway Maintenance and Construction Fund, regardless of whether such tests or research are conducted within or without the State of Oklahoma.
Laws 1968, c. 415, § 801, operative July 1, 1968.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-802. Soil tests for counties - Reports - Charges.

The Department shall, when requested to do so by a county through its board of county commissioners, make tests of soil samples for the county, if the samples are submitted to the Department's laboratory in Oklahoma City; and shall furnish the county with a written report of its findings. The Department shall charge the county for the cost of making such tests; and the board of county commissioners shall pay for such cost from county funds.
Laws 1968, c. 415, § 802, operative July 1, 1968.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-901. Construction, improvements or maintenance of municipal streets, signs, lights, etc.

The Commission shall pay the cost of or perform the act of constructing, improving or maintaining municipal streets where such streets are a continuation of the state or federal highway system and the cost of installation, repair and maintenance of signs and lane marking for municipal streets where such streets are a continuation of the state or federal highway system. The Commission shall not pay the cost of mowing the right-of-way; drainage systems and facilities; or curbs, sidewalks or driveways of any such street. When a municipality performs construction or maintenance operations within the right-of-way which affects or involves the removal of the surface, grade or subgrade of the highway, the municipality shall, at the expense of the municipality, restore the surface, grade or subgrade of the highway in accordance with the standards and specifications set forth by the Department of Transportation. If the municipality fails to restore the surface, grade or subgrade of the highway in accordance with the standards and specifications set forth by the Department of Transportation, the Department of Transportation shall restore the highway and charge the municipality for all expenses associated therewith. The Commission may participate in or pay the cost of lighting and electronic traffic control devices for municipal streets where such streets are a continuation of the state or federal highway system.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 415, § 901, operative July 1, 1968. Amended by Laws 1987, c. 113, § 25, operative May 18, 1987; Laws 1987, c. 205, § 85, operative July 1, 1987; Laws 1994, c. 125, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-902. Intersection of county road and state highway - Maintenance authority.

A. At the intersection of a county road and a state highway, the county shall maintain the county road to the point where it intersects with the travel lanes of the highway or the improved shoulder. The Department of Transportation shall maintain the existing signage at the intersections to include replacement or relocation of stop signs and vegetation control within three (3) feet of the stop sign whether or not the sign is within the county right-of-way. The Department shall also maintain drainage structures that are within the state’s right-of-way, that lie under county roads at the intersections of county roads and state highways. The Department may place and maintain new or additional signs at any such intersection at the discretion of the Department. The county shall maintain any advance warning sign and sight line vegetation control to the intersection. The county may obtain from the Department, at no cost to the county, replacement advance warning signs.
B. The Department of Transportation shall maintain the structure of bridges and overpasses where a county road crosses over or under a state highway. The repair and maintenance of the county road shall be the responsibility of the county.
Added by Laws 1997, c. 232, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1997. Amended by Laws 2006, c. 157, § 4, emerg. eff. May 15, 2006.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-1002. Compromise of claims for damage or loss.

The Transportation Commission shall have authority to compromise, settle or litigate claims which it may have against any person, firm or corporation for damages to or loss of property, equipment, or facilities of any kind belonging to the Department of Transportation or over which the Department or the Commission shall have jurisdiction and control for those claims exceeding the amount of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00). All other claims shall be compromised, settled, or litigated by the Director of the Department or the Director's designee.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 415, § 1002, operative July 1, 1968. Amended by Laws 2022, c. 129, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-1003. Deposit of proceeds.

The proceeds from the sale or rental of any lands, or from the sale of equipment, materials or supplies, and any funds received as the result of the settlement or litigation of claims for damages to or loss of property, equipment or facilities owned by or under the control of the Department or Commission, shall be deposited in the State Highway Construction and Maintenance Fund.
Laws 1968, c. 415, § 1003, operative July 1, 1968.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-1004. Disposition of unneeded portions of rights-of-way by counties or cities - Procedure - Approval.

Whenever circumstances alter the highway, road or street requirements or needs of a county or city, after such county or city has purchased or acquired by eminent domain, any strip, piece or parcel of land so that such property, or any part thereof, is no longer needed for such purposes, the board of commissioners of such county or the governing board of such city is authorized to sell all right, title and interest of the county or city in such real property as herein provided. Such property shall be disposed of in the manner set forth in Title 69, Oklahoma Statutes, Section 1001; provided, however, no such property which has been or is at the time of such disposal a portion of the State Highway System shall be offered for sale or in any manner disposed of by the county or the city unless notice in writing has first been given to the State Highway Director, and the State Highway Director has approved of such sale or other disposal of such property in writing.
Laws 1972, c. 172, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-1101. Letting contracts – Advertisement for bids – Contract extension.

A. All contracts for construction work upon the state highway system shall be let and awarded pursuant to the provisions of the Public Competitive Bidding Act of 1974. If the project advertised pursuant to the provisions of the Public Competitive Bidding Act of 1974 is for the construction of more than eight (8) miles of road, and is not a surface treatment only project, said advertisement shall provide for bids on sections of the road no longer than eight (8) miles, as well as bids on the project as a whole. If the project advertised pursuant to the provisions of the Public Competitive Bidding Act of 1974 is a surface treatment only project of more than twenty (20) miles of road, the advertisement shall provide for bids on sections of the road no longer than twenty (20) miles, as well as bids on the project as a whole.
B. The Department may extend a contract no more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the length and extent of the original project. The price for the extension work shall not be greater than the contract unit basis.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 415, § 1101, operative July 1, 1968. Amended by Laws 1983, c. 125, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1983; Laws 2007, c. 264, § 1, emerg. eff. June 4, 2007.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-1102. Suspension of contract due to federal order or directive - Renegotiation - Cancellation and reletting.

When any contract for the construction or improvement of a state highway, or for the construction or improvement of a bridge, has not been carried out or work thereunder has been suspended by virtue of an order or directive of any officer or agency of the federal government issued under authority vested in or delegated to such officer or agency during any national emergency, and the Commission finds that in order to prevent further delay in the construction and completion of any such project, or that for any other reason it is to the best interest of the state to renegotiate the contract with the original contractor, or to cancel the contract and relet the same on advertised bids, the Commission in its discretion may renegotiate the contract with the original contractor on the most advantageous terms to the state obtainable, or may cancel the contract with the consent of the contractor upon such terms as may be mutually agreed upon and relet the cancelled contract on advertised bids at a public letting.
Laws 1968, c. 415, § 1102, operative July 1, 1968.