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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-1705.2. Restaurants and dump stations.

The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority and Transportation Commission are hereby directed to cause a reasonable number of public restroom facilities and dump stations for recreational motor vehicles to be installed along both sides of the turnpikes and interstate highways in this state which will be accessible to motorists utilizing such turnpikes and highways at reasonable periodic intervals.
Laws 1979, S.J.R.No.17, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-1705.5. Tollgate - Feasibility study.

The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority shall conduct a feasibility study concerning the construction of a tollgate with both an entry and exit ramp in the vicinity of the intersection of State Highway 33 and the Turner Turnpike in Creek County if construction on such a tollgate has not begun on or before October 1, 1987.
Added by Laws 1986, c. 289, § 7, emerg. eff. June 25, 1986.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-1705.6. Luther interchange.

The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority shall be authorized to construct and it is the intent of the Legislature that they do construct, by December 31, 1994, an interchange with a tollgate and full entry and exit ramps in the vicinity of Luther on the turnpike in Oklahoma County, provided that all right-of-way, grading, base preparation, drainage and structures other than tollgates and paving, are constructed without cost to the Authority and ownership thereof transferred to the Authority upon completion thereof. Such construction shall be in accordance with the most recent edition of the geometric design standards of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). The Authority shall issue a progress report on the Luther interchange by December 31, 1992, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
Added by Laws 1992, c. 372, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1992.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-1707. Acquisition of lands and interests therein.

The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority is hereby authorized and empowered to acquire by purchase, or condemnation, land or such interest therein as in its discretion may be necessary for the purpose of establishing, constructing, maintaining and operating turnpike projects or relocation thereof, and facilities necessary and incident thereto, or necessary in the restoration of public or private property damaged or destroyed, including borrow areas, detours, channel changes, concession areas, public or private access roads, and deposits of rock, gravel, sand and other road building material for use in turnpike construction and maintenance, upon such terms and at such price as may be considered by it to be reasonable and can be agreed upon between the Authority and the owner thereof, and to take title thereto in the name of the Authority, provided, that such right and title shall be limited to the surface rights only and shall not include oil or other mineral rights. Groundwater rights may be severed from surface rights, upon the written request of the owner of land to be acquired; however, an owner of groundwater rights shall not have a right of access to the Authority's acquired surface rights. No person may construct, maintain or operate any water well, drilling equipment or lines on or under the surface acquired by the Authority without express written approval of the Authority.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 415, § 1707, operative July 1, 1968. Amended by Laws 2018, c. 50, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-1710. Securing bonds by trust agreement.

In the discretion of the Authority any bonds issued under the provisions of this article may be secured by a trust agreement by and between the Authority and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the state. Such trust agreement may pledge or assign the tolls and other revenues to be received from the project constructed by the use of the proceeds of the bonds, but shall not convey or mortgage any turnpike project or any part thereof. Such trust agreement or resolution providing for the issuance of such bonds may contain such provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the bondholders as may be reasonable and proper and not in violation of law, including convenants setting forth the duties of the Authority in relation to the acquisition of property and the construction, improvement, maintenance, repair, operation and insurance of the turnpike project in connection with which such bonds shall have been authorized, and the custody, safeguarding and application of all monies, and provisions for the employment of consulting engineers in connection with the construction or operation of such turnpike project or projects. It shall be lawful for any bank or trust company incorporated under the laws of the state which may act as depository of the proceeds of bonds or of revenues to furnish such indemnifying bonds or to pledge such securities as may be required by the Authority. Any such trust agreement may set forth the rights and remedies of the bondholders and of the trustee, and may restrict the individual right of action by bondholders as is customary in trust agreements or trust indentures securing bonds and debentures of corporations. In addition to the foregoing any such trust agreement may contain such other provisions as the Authority may deem reasonable and proper for the security of the bondholders. All expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of such trust agreement may be treated as a part of the cost of the operation of the turnpike project or projects.
Laws 1968, c. 415, § 1710, operative July 1, 1968.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-1712. Monies deemed trust funds.

All monies received pursuant to the authority of this article, whether as proceeds from the sale of bonds or as revenues, shall be deemed to be trust funds, to be held and applied solely as provided in this article. The resolution authorizing the bonds of any issue or the trust agreement securing such bonds shall provide that any officer to whom, or any bank or trust company to which, such money shall be paid shall act as trustee of such monies and shall hold and apply the same for the purposes hereof, subject to such regulations as this article and such resolution or trust agreement may provide.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 415, § 1712, operative July 1, 1968.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-1713. Rights and remedies of bondholders and trustee.

Any holder of bonds issued under the provisions of this article or any of the coupons appertaining thereto, and the trustee under the trust agreement, except to the extent the rights herein given may be restricted by such trust agreement, may, either at law or in equity, by suit, action, mandamus or other proceeding protect and enforce any and all rights under the laws of the state or granted hereunder or under such trust agreement or the resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds, and may enforce and compel the performance of all duties required by this article or by such trust agreement or resolution to be performed by the Authority or by any officer thereof, including the fixing, charging and collecting of tolls.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 415, § 1713, operative July 1, 1968.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-1714. Exemptions from taxation - Leased property subject to taxation.

The exercise of the powers granted by this article will be in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state, for the increase of their commerce and prosperity, and for the improvement of their health and living conditions, and as the operation and maintenance of turnpike projects by the Authority will constitute the performance of essential governmental functions, the Authority shall not be required to pay any taxes or assessments upon any turnpike project or any property acquired or used by the Authority under the provisions of this article or upon the income therefrom, and the bonds issued under the provisions of this article, their transfer and the income therefrom (including any profit made on the sale thereof) shall at all times be free from taxation within the state. The Authority is hereby limited in its power to acquire property to the acquisition of property which is necessary to the construction and operation of the turnpike. And all property, both real and personal, belonging to the Authority that is leased for concessions, such as filling stations and restaurants, shall be subject to taxation, the same as other privately owned property.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 415, § 1714, operative July 1, 1968.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-1715. Investments in bonds.

Bonds issued under the provisions of this article are hereby made securities in which all public officers and public bodies, agencies, and instrumentalities of the state and its political subdivisions, all banks, trust companies, trust and loan associations, investment companies, and others carrying on a banking business, and all insurance companies and insurance associations, and others carrying on an insurance business, may legally and properly invest funds including capital in their control or belonging to them.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 415, § 1715, operative July 1, 1968.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-1716. Maintenance and repair of projects - Employees - Damage or destruction of private property - Lease of real property to Authority by subdivisions and agencies.

(a) Each turnpike project when constructed and opened to traffic shall be maintained and kept in good condition and repair by the Authority. Each such turnpike project shall also be policed and operated by such force of police, toll-takers and other operating employees as the Authority may in its discretion employ. All private property damaged or destroyed in carrying out the powers granted by this article shall be restored or repaired and placed in its original condition as nearly as practicable or adequate compensation made therefor out of funds provided under the Authority of this article.
(b) All counties, municipalities and other political subdivisions and all public agencies and commissions of the State of Oklahoma, notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, are hereby authorized and empowered to lease, lend, grant or convey to the Authority at its request upon such terms and conditions as the proper authorities of such counties, municipalities, other political subdivisions or public agencies and commissions of the state may deem reasonable and fair and without the necessity for any advertisement, order of court or other action or formality, other than the regular and formal action of the authorities concerned, any real property which may be necessary or convenient to the effectuation of the authorized purposes of the Authority, including public roads and other real property already devoted to public use.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 415, § 1716, operative July 1, 1968.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-1717. Project to become part of state highway system - Continuation of tolls until bonds are paid.

When all bonds issued under the provisions of this article and the interest thereon shall have been paid or a sufficient amount for the payment of all such bonds and the interest thereon to the maturity thereof shall have been set aside in trust for the benefit of the bondholders, such projects, if then in good condition and repair to the satisfaction of the Commission, shall become part of the state highway system and shall thereafter be maintained by the Commission free of tolls. Provided, that when all bonds for any turnpike project and the interest thereon shall have been paid or such provision for payment made, prior to payment of the bonds and interest on any other project or projects, such project shall continue to be operated as a toll facility at toll rates not less than the lowest rate being charged on any project, until all bonds issued by the Authority and the interest thereon shall have been paid or such provisions for payment made. The revenues of such paid-out projects shall be used and applied by the Authority in paying the obligations or depositing in the sinking fund of such other turnpike projects in the following order: (a) To any project or projects in default on interest: (b) to any project or projects in default on principal; (c) to any project or projects having insufficient reserves or sinking fund under its trust agreement. If all such other projects have sufficient reserves then the revenues from such paid-out project shall be prorated between such other projects on the basis of the outstanding bonds of each project. If two or more projects fall within any of the above categories, then the revenues shall be prorated between them on the basis of the outstanding bonds of each project.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 415, § 1717, operative July 1, 1968.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-1717.1. Transfer of project to state highway system.

No turnpike project shall be transferred from the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority to the state highway system except as follows:
1. Pursuant to the applicable provisions of Section 1717 of this title; or
2. Pursuant to the approval of the transfer by the Legislature as expressed in a concurrent resolution.
Added by Laws 2003, c. 206, § 2, emerg. eff. May 12, 2003. Amended by Laws 2005, c. 68, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-1718. Judicial determination of validity of bonds.

The Authority is authorized in its discretion to file an application with the Supreme Court of Oklahoma for the approval of any bonds to be issued hereunder, and exclusive original jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon the Supreme Court to hear and determine each such application. It shall be the duty of the Court to give such applications precedence over the other business of the Court and to consider and pass upon the applications and any protests which may be filed thereto as speedily as possible. Notice of the hearing on each application shall be given by a notice published in a newspaper of general circulation in the state that on a day named the Authority will ask the Court to hear its application and approve the bonds. Such notice shall inform all persons interested that they may file protests against the issuance of the bonds and be present at the hearing and contest the legality thereof. Such notice shall be published one time not less than ten (10) days prior to the date named for the hearing and the hearing may be adjourned from time to time in the discretion of the Court. If the Court shall be satisfied that the bonds have been properly authorized in accordance with this article and that when issued, they will constitute valid obligations in accordance with their terms, the Court shall render its written opinion approving the bonds and shall fix the time within which a petition for rehearing may be filed. The decision of the Court shall be a judicial determination of the validity of the bonds, shall be conclusive as to the Authority, its officers and agents, and thereafter the bonds so approved and the revenues pledged to their payment shall be incontestable in any court in the State of Oklahoma.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 415, § 1718, operative July 1, 1968.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-1719. Refunding bonds.

(a) The Authority is hereby authorized to provide by resolution for the issuance of turnpike revenue refunding bonds of the Authority for the purpose of refunding any bonds then outstanding which shall have been issued under the provisions of this article including the payment of any redemption premium thereon and any interest accrued or to accrue to the date of redemption of such bonds, and, if the Authority shall so determine, for the additional purpose of constructing improvements, extensions, or enlargements of the turnpike project or projects in connection with which the bonds to be refunded shall have been issued. The Authority is further authorized to provide for the issuance of its turnpike revenue bonds for the combined purpose of (a) refunding any bonds then outstanding which shall have been issued under the provisions of this article, including the payment of any redemption premium thereon and any interest accrued, or to accrue to the date of redemption of such bonds, and (b) paying all or any part of the cost of any additional turnpike project or projects as authorized by this article. The issuance of such bonds, the maturities and other details thereof, the rights of the holders thereof, and the rights, duties, and obligations of the Authority in respect of the same, shall be governed by the provisions of this article insofar as the same may be applicable.
(b) Bonds may be issued by the Authority under the provisions of this section at any time prior to the maturity or maturities or the date selected for the redemption of the bonds being refunded thereby. Pending the application of the proceeds of such refunding bonds, with any other available funds, to the payment of the principal, accrued interest, and any redemption premium of the bonds being refunded, and if so provided or permitted in the resolution authorizing the issuance of such refunding bonds or in the trust agreement securing the same, to the payment of any interest on such refunding bonds, and any expenses in connection with such refunding, such proceeds may be invested in direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and the interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States of America which shall mature or which shall be subject to redemption by the holder thereof at the option of such holder, not later than the respective dates when the proceeds, together with the interest accruing thereon, will be required for the purposes intended, or, in lieu of such investments, all or any part of such proceeds may be placed in interest bearing time deposits or other similar arrangements may be made with regard thereto which will assure that such proceeds, together with the interest accruing thereon, will be available when required for the purposes intended.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 415, § 1719, operative July 1, 1968. Amended by Laws 1986, c. 289, § 3, emerg. eff. June 25, 1986.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-1720. Annual report by Authority.

The authority shall make and submit to the Governor, within ninety (90) days of the close of the Authority's fiscal year, a full report showing anticipated projects, projects under construction and projects in operation, and the financial condition of the Authority and the sinking fund of each separate project, and such other information as the Governor shall require. The annual financial statements must be audited and filed in accordance with the requirements set forth for financial statement audits in Section 212A of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 415, § 1720, operative July 1, 1968. Amended by Laws 1986, c. 289, § 4, emerg. eff. June 25, 1986; Laws 1996, c. 290, § 12, eff. July 1, 1996.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-1721. Law deemed supplemental and additional.

This article shall be deemed to provide an additional and alternative method for the doing of the things authorized thereby, and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other laws, and shall not be regarded as in derogation of any powers now existing; provided, however, that the issuance of turnpike revenue bonds or turnpike revenue refunding bonds under the provisions of this article need not comply with the requirements of any other law applicable to the issuance of bonds.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 415, § 1721, operative July 1, 1968.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-1722.1. Turnpike rights-of-way - Removal of obstructions.

A. The rights-of-way acquired by the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority shall be held inviolate for turnpike and Authority purposes, and no physical or functional encroachments or uses shall be permitted within such rights-of-way.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, maintain or operate any gasoline pump, oil, gas or water drilling rig, line or structure, tank battery or other equipment or structure used in the collection, processing or transportation of hydrocarbons or other minerals, driveway canopy, building, sign, fence, post, or any thing or structure on or overhanging any right-of-way, or upon or overhanging any turnpike, and the construction or maintaining of any such thing or structure on or overhanging any turnpike shall constitute a public nuisance, which may be summarily abated by the Authority or its trustees, officers, agents, servants and employees in the manner provided in subsection D of this section.
C. This section shall not apply to the lawful use of such rights-of-way for the erection and operation of facilities of a public utility as provided in Section 1722 of Title 69 of the Oklahoma Statutes nor to the use of such rights-of-way with the express consent of the Authority.
D. The Authority, its trustees, officers, agents, servants and employees shall have authority to physically remove any such gasoline pump, oil, gas or water drilling rig, line or structure, tank battery or other equipment or structure used in the collection, processing or transportation of hydrocarbons or other minerals, driveway canopy, building, sign, fence, post, thing or structure. If the owner of any such gasoline pump, oil, gas or water drilling rig, line or structure, tank battery or other equipment or structure used in the collection, processing or transportation of hydrocarbons or other minerals, driveway canopy, building, sign, fence, post, thing or structure fails to remove the same within a reasonable time after written demand for the removal thereof has been made upon such owner by registered mail or personal service, the Authority, its trustees, its officers, agents, servants and employees may physically tear down and remove such gasoline pump, oil, gas or water drilling rig, line or structure, tank battery or other equipment or structure used in the collection, processing or transportation of hydrocarbons or other minerals, driveway canopy, building, sign, fence, post, thing or structure.
Added by Laws 1998, c. 346, § 1, emerg. eff. June 5, 1998.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-1723. Oklahoma Turnpikes - Designation.

The system of turnpikes, together with all sections and extensions thereof, constructed and to be constructed in the State of Oklahoma are hereby officially designated as the "Oklahoma Turnpikes".
Added by Laws 1968, c. 415, § 1723, operative July 1, 1968.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-1728. Minimum payments for engineering and legal services.

It is hereby declared to be the intent of the Legislature, and the Authority is therefor directed, to hold payments for engineering and legal services to the barest minimum, and it is further the intent of the Legislature that in regard to bonds hereafter issued, so far as possible, the service of the chief engineer of the Authority to be utilized as the consulting engineer and the service of the Attorney General be utilized as legal counsel for the Authority. The Authority is hereby directed to submit to the Governor and the Legislature a complete detailed and itemized annual report of all sums, expended for engineering and legal services, showing the amounts of and to whom paid. Such report shall be submitted within thirty (30) days after the convening of the Legislature for general sessions.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 415, § 1728, operative July 1, 1968.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-1729. Determination of amount of fuel consumed on turnpikes.

In determining the amount of motor fuel consumed on the Oklahoma turnpike projects each month, the Oklahoma Tax Commission shall divide the total miles traveled on the turnpikes by passenger automobiles, single unit trucks, and combination trucks and buses as certified each month by the Authority, by the average number of miles per gallon of motor fuel consumed by each of those classes of motor vehicles. For the purpose of this section and the following section, the Oklahoma Tax Commission shall use the following rates for motor fuel consumed on the Oklahoma Turnpikes:
Passenger Automobiles ................ 15 miles per gallon
Single Unit Trucks ................... 10 miles per gallon
Combination Trucks and Buses ......... 5 miles per gallon
Added by Laws 1968, c. 415, § 1729, operative July 1, 1968.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-1731. Letting of contracts for turnpike construction.

All contracts for the construction of turnpikes shall be let by the Authority to the lowest responsible bidder, or bidders, after notice by publication in the same manner as provided in Section 1101 of this Code, provided, the Authority may reject all bids and readvertise the same. Furthermore, the Authority shall retain five percent (5%) of the total amount of money due under contract with the Authority for payment of taxes and providing of workers' compensation insurance as provided in Section 1103 of this Code.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 415, § 1731, operative July 1, 1968. Amended by Laws 1989, c. 352, § 9, operative July 1, 1989.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-1732. Legislative power to alter or amend construction or location.

The Legislature, notwithstanding any agreement or contract entered into by the Authority, may repeal, alter, or amend the authorization for the construction, or description of the route or location of any turnpike or turnpikes, or portion or portions thereof, for which bonds have not been sold at the time of such legislative action.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 415, § 1732, operative July 1, 1968.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-1733. Prohibition on construction or financing under public trusts provisions.

No turnpikes or state highways except toll urban expressways shall ever be constructed or financed under the terms of 60 O.S. 1961, Sections 176 - 180, inclusive.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 415, § 1733, operative July 1, 1968.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-1734. Contractors - Solicitation by employees to procure insurance or surety bonds.

No officer, consultant, agent, or employee of the Authority and no person acting or purporting to act on behalf thereof shall, with respect to any contract, require the contractor or any subcontractor to make application to or to obtain or procure any of the surety bonds and any other type of insurance specified in connection with such contract, or specified by any law, from a particular insurance or surety company, agent, or broker. This section shall not, however, prevent the exercise, by such officer or employee, on behalf of the Authority, of the right to approve the form, sufficiency, or manner of execution of the surety bonds or other type of insurance contracts furnished by the insurance or surety company selected by the contractor or subcontractor to underwrite the bonds, or other types of insurance contracts. Any provisions in any invitation for bids, or in any of the contract documents, in conflict herewith are hereby declared to be contrary to the public policy of this state. A violation of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 415, § 1734, operative July 1, 1968.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-1735. On-the-job employee safety program.

It is the intent of the Legislature that the promotion of safety in the workplace is a legitimate public purpose. In order to establish a public employee benefit program to encourage safety in the workplace, the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority is hereby directed to establish an on-the-job employee safety program which encourages work unit safety and reduces lost productivity and compensation costs. In order to promote job safety in work units with exceptional safety records, the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority is authorized to expend from monies available in the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority General Fund so much thereof as may be necessary for the purpose of recognition awards for presentation to the members of work units or individual employees with exceptional safety records. Recognition awards shall consist of distinctive wearing apparel, service pins, U.S. Savings Bonds, or other appropriate awards, the value of which shall not exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) per employee, which recognize the safety achievement of the work unit or individual employees.
Added by Laws 1998, c. 72, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1998. Amended by Laws 2008, c. 145, § 2, emerg. eff. May 9, 2008.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-1736. Honor the Fallen Revolving Fund.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority to be designated the "Honor the Fallen Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies deposited to the credit of the fund by law. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority for the purpose of repaying turnpike tolls for the funeral procession of any member of the United States Armed Forces, including the National Guard or Armed Forces Reserve, who is either killed in the line of duty in a combat zone or dies of wounds inflicted in a combat zone and who, at the time of death, was a resident of this state. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
Added by Laws 2011, c. 208, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2011. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 584.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-1801. Penalties for misdemeanor.

(a) It is a misdemeanor for any person to violate any of the provisions of this Code unless such violation is by this Code or other law of this state declared to be a felony.
(b) Every person convicted of a misdemeanor for a violation of any of the provisions of this Code for which another penalty is not provided in this Code shall upon conviction be punished by a fine of not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00) nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), or by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 415, § 1801, operative July 1, 1968.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-1802. Penalty for felony.

Any person who is convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of this Code herein or by the laws of this state declared to constitute a felony, and for which another penalty is not provided in this Code, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one (1) year nor more than five (5) years, or by a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) nor more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 415, § 1802, operative July 1, 1968. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 572, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 415, eff. July 1, 1999.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 572 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-1903. Agreements to construct, improve, repair or maintain city streets.

A. The Department of Transportation may by agreement with the governing board of a city, incorporated town or other municipality having a population less than five thousand (5,000), construct, improve, repair or maintain any of the streets of such city, town or municipality.
B. A county and a municipality or any two or more counties or municipalities may contract with each other to construct, improve, repair or maintain any of the roads, streets or highways of the other parties to the contract. No party to the contract shall be liable for the acts or omissions of the other parties or for failure to inspect or supervise the performance of the other parties.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 415, § 1903, operative July 1, 1968. Amended by Laws 1982, c. 123, § 2, emerg. eff. April 9, 1982; Laws 1987, c. 221, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1987.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-1910. Agreements to repair streets or bridges within real estate development.

The board of county commissioners of any county, after determining that a life-threatening situation exists due to a natural disaster, may enter into agreements for the repair of any public street or bridge within a real estate development as defined in Section 851 of Title 60 of the Oklahoma Statutes, with the owners association formed within the real estate development as provided for in Section 852 of Title 60 of the Oklahoma Statutes, regardless of whether the real estate development exists within or outside the limits of a city, town, or municipality. Such an agreement shall be entered into only when the owners association has sufficient funds escrowed to pay all of the costs for said repairs at the time of the agreement.
Added by Laws 1984, c. 90, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1984.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-1911. Transfer of Chickasaw Turnpike to Department of Transportation.

The Department of Transportation may accept the transfer of all or part of the roadway and any appurtenances thereto known as the Chickasaw Turnpike.
Added by Laws 2003, c. 206, § 3, emerg. eff. May 12, 2003; Amended by Laws 2006, c. 118, § 1, emerg. eff. May 4, 2006.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-1912. Road and highway mapping system.

With monies made available, the Department of Transportation shall create and maintain an on-line, updateable, real-time and interactive mapping system for the road and highway systems for this state. The Department shall promulgate rules that will provide for accessing the mapping system information. The Department shall submit an annual report to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate on the progress for the design and implementation of the mapping system until the system is operational.
Added by Laws 2006, 2nd Ex. Sess., c. 45, § 12, eff. July 1, 2006.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-1931. Road User Charge Task Force.

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

The Oklahoma Tax Commission shall administer the collection of any charges or fees associated with the Oklahoma Road User Charge Program. Collections from the road usage charges imposed under this act shall be specifically designated for the purpose of maintaining and improving the roads, highways and bridges in the State of Oklahoma.
Added by Laws 2021, c. 381, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-1963. Highway Construction Materials Technician Certification Board Revolving Fund.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund to be designated the "Highway Construction Materials Technician Certification Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received for deposit in the fund. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Department of Transportation for the purpose of conducting training or certification of individuals seeking to become registered as highway construction materials technicians. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
Added by Laws 1999, c. 219, § 13, eff. July 1, 1999. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 585; Laws 2022, c. 274, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-2003. Funding.

In order to maximize the funds available for the construction, improvement, and maintenance of the highway and bridge projects set forth in Section 2002 of Title 69 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation may utilize funds dedicated to a highway or bridge project to obtain additional federal matching funds for any bridge project for which such federal matching funds are available. If federal matching funds are available for the construction of all or part of a bridge project, the Department of Transportation may give priority to the construction of all or part of the bridge project, despite any description of such project to the contrary, in order to obtain the federal matching funds. Any remaining funds for such project may be used for the purchase of right-of-way and relocation expenses.
Added by Laws 1998, c. 346, § 2, emerg. eff. June 5, 1998.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-2004. Annual lease of Highway 44 by Transportation Commission – Amount and funding of lease payments.

A. In order to avoid the expenditure of funds for the currently planned construction of four lanes parallel to the Will Rogers Turnpike near Claremore, the Oklahoma Transportation Commission shall enter into a lease with the Oklahoma Transportation Authority for the Transportation Commission to lease, on an annual basis, that part of the Will Rogers Turnpike also known as Interstate Highway 44, from its beginning near the interchange with U.S. Highway 412 and State Highway 66 at Catoosa and extending northeast to the current interchange with State Highway 20 south of Claremore.
B. The lease between the Transportation Commission and the Transportation Authority shall be an annual lease renewable by agreement of the parties for a period of fifty (50) years. The annual lease payment shall be based on the net revenue which would have accrued to the Transportation Authority from tolls on the leased portion of the turnpike. No funds available for expenditure pursuant to Section 2001 of Title 69 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall be used for this purpose.
C. The lease payments referred to in this section shall come exclusively from the Oklahoma Department of Transportation monies identified in the existing five-year plan for State Highway 20 running parallel to the Will Rogers Turnpike.
Added by Laws 2000, c. 401, § 3, eff. July 1, 2000.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-3001. Authorization to construct toll expressways by means of public trusts.

Any county or combination of cities, counties or towns, by resolution of their governing boards, may jointly create a public trust for the purpose of planning, financing, constructing, maintaining and operating a toll expressway upon the locations now or hereafter authorized by Section 1705 of Title 69, Oklahoma Statutes, and the state, or any county, municipality, political or governmental subdivision or governmental agency of the state or any combination thereof may be the beneficiary of such trust; provided that no funds of said beneficiary derived from sources other than the trust property, or the operation thereof, shall be charged with or expended for the execution of said trust, except by express action of the legislative authority of the beneficiary first had. The officers or any other governmental agencies or authorities having the custody, management or control of any property, real or personal or both, of the beneficiary of such trust, or of such a proposed trust, which property shall be needful for the execution of the trust purposes, hereby are authorized and empowered to lease such property for said purposes, after the acceptance of the beneficial interest therein by the beneficiary as hereafter provided, or conditioned upon such acceptance.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 333, § 1, emerg. eff. June 16, 1971.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-3002. Power of condemnation.

A public trust created under the terms of this act shall have the power to condemn property in like manner as railroad companies for purposes consistent with the intent of this act. Provided that before any action for condemnation shall be instituted by such public trust, there shall have been a contract entered into for the construction of the toll expressway and a performance bond shall have been posted with the trustees in an amount equal to the estimated cost of labor and materials, and the trustees shall investigate and be assured on reasonable evidence that the contractor or such other party who is to participate in all or a portion of the cost of acquiring rights-of-way is financially able and has committed in writing to the payment for a portion or all of the estimated cost of acquisition of necessary rights-of-way.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 333, § 2, emerg. eff. June 16, 1971.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-3004. Connecting or feeder roads or streets.

If, in the opinion of the board of trustees of such public trust, and of the contractor, that it would be economically wise to improve or construct connecting or feeder streets or roads to the toll expressway, even though such connecting streets or roads would be free roads, then in such event, the trust shall have the authority to let contracts for the construction of such connecting or feeder roads or streets under the following conditions:
1. The consent of the governing body, having jurisdiction over such street or road is first obtained.
2. Such portion of the contract price or the work to be performed as the trust agrees to pay or to perform shall be paid in revenue bonds, if such construction is part of the original construction of the toll expressway, or, from surplus revenues in excess of the maintenance fund requirements, or in such manner as may be lawful and proper.
3. The trust shall be empowered to enter into contracts with any county or municipality in whose jurisdiction such connecting or feeder roads or streets are located, for the sharing of the work or costs in the improvement or construction of such roads or streets. The trust may do such things as are necessary and practical to qualify the construction and the project for any available federal matching fund programs.
4. In any project for the construction or improvement of connecting or feeder roads or streets and for which federal matching funds have been applied for or approved, the contractor shall have the right to agree with the governing body for the performance of a portion of the work if such governing body is properly qualified and equipped, and to compensate such governing body for the work performed, but failure of the governing body to properly perform shall not relieve the contractor from its obligation to build in accordance with the terms of the contract and the plans and specifications, even though it may be entitled to compensation for such failure of performance from such governing body.
5. For such portions of the work to be assumed by any governing body in the construction of improvement of any connecting or feeder roads, the governing body shall be subject to the laws applicable to it when contracting for like work on its roads or streets.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 333, § 4, emerg. eff. June 16, 1971.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-3005. Counties as trust beneficiaries.

Each of the counties in which a part of such toll expressway will be located may be a trust beneficiary to the extent of the portion of such expressway which is to be located within such county.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 333, § 5, emerg. eff. June 16, 1971.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-3006. Consent of governing body.

The trustees shall negotiate a contract or contracts to accomplish the purposes enumerated in Section 1 of this act; however, prior to entering into a construction contract, it will be necessary for the board of trustees of such trust to obtain the consent of the governing body of any county, city or town of more than one thousand (1,000) population, according to the last preceding Federal Decennial Census, in which such expressway or any part thereof may be located.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 333, § 6, emerg. eff. June 16, 1971.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-3007. Personal injury or property damage - Liability.

Neither this trust nor any county, beneficiary or municipality within the boundaries of which such expressway may be located shall be liable for personal injury or property damage resulting from the operations of such expressway, or the failure to properly maintain or repair such expressway; provided that the trust or municipality may comply with and be covered by Sections 1751 through 1766 of Title 11, Oklahoma Statutes.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 333, § 7, emerg. eff. June 16, 1971.