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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-3008. Connections or crossings with state or county highways or streets.

The trustees of any public trust constructing a toll expressway shall have authority to make any necessary connections with, or crossings, at grade level or otherwise, with any existing state or county highway or street and to temporarily occupy or close public rights-of-way as may be necessary for the public safety during construction of any such toll expressway. Necessary easements and rights-of-way over, under and across public or private property may be acquired by any participating municipality or beneficiary of such trust by the exercise of its power of eminent domain in the manner now or hereafter provided by law for condemnation of lands by a county or city, as the case may be, for highway or street purposes, and any interest so acquired may be leased to the trustees.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 333, § 8, emerg. eff. June 16, 1971.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-3009. Closing of existing streets or highways.

No existing improved street or highway shall be closed by reason of the construction and operation of such toll expressway, except such temporary closing as may be required for the safety of the public during construction, maintenance or repair, without the express consent of the governing body of any city, county or state agency having jurisdiction over such street or highway. All connections with streets or highways shall meet the normal safety requirements established by the city, county or state agency having jurisdiction over such connecting street or highway.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 333, § 9, emerg. eff. June 16, 1971.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-3010. Applicability of sections 11-1401 through 11-1405 of Title 47 - Municipal ordinances.

The provisions of Sections 11-1401 through 11-1405 inclusive of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes are hereby made applicable to and enforceable on any toll expressway as provided for in this act and the words "Oklahoma Turnpike Authority" wherever they appear in said Sections 11-1401 through 11-1405, inclusive, for the purpose of this act only, shall be construed to mean the trustees of the public trust operating any such toll expressway; provided, that where a toll expressway is located wholly within the corporate limits of a city, the said trustees may contract with the governing body of such city for the policing of such expressway and if such contract is entered into, the traffic ordinances and regulations of such city shall be applicable to and enforceable on such expressway.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 333, § 10, emerg. eff. June 16, 1971.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-3011. "Toll Expressway" and "municipality" defined.

For the purposes of this act, the term "Toll Expressway" is defined to mean any toll urban or rural expressway or expressways which may consist of separate sections or segments separated by intervening highway or street connections, and which may be laid out wholly or partially within the corporate limits of any incorporated city, and the cost of construction of which has or is to be paid for by revenue bonds issued by a public trust. For the purposes of this act, the word "municipality" includes a city, county or town.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 333, § 11, emerg. eff. June 16, 1971.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-3012. Judicial determination of validity of bonds.

The provisions of Section 1718 of Title 69 of the Oklahoma Statutes are hereby made applicable to this act and the trustees of any public trust proposing to lay out, construct, operate or maintain any such toll expressway shall be entitled to have a judicial determination of the validity of the bonds and any other legal questions relating to the proceedings, the purpose of which is to cause the construction of a toll expressway in the same manner as provided in such act for the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 333, § 12, emerg. eff. June 16, 1971.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-3013. Disclosure concerning expenditures.

The trustees of any trust created under this act shall make complete public disclosure of all transactions concerning expenditures for engineering fees, legal fees, financing fees and discounts in an annual report filed with the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 333, § 13, emerg. eff. June 16, 1971.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-3014. Jurisdiction of district court.

The district court shall have original jurisdiction to require accounting by trustees, to surcharge trustees, to supervise the administration of the trust where necessary because of mismanagement by trustees, and such further jurisdiction as may be provided by the Oklahoma Trust Act.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 333, § 14, emerg. eff. June 16, 1971.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-3015. Surplus revenues.

Annually, within sixty (60) days after the close of each fiscal year of any public trust which shall have issued bonds for the construction, operation and/or maintenance of a toll expressway, the trustees of such trust shall pay to the State Treasurer all funds which are not required to be used for other purposes under the terms of the instrument creating the trust and any bond indenture executed in connection with such expressway project, and in such event, such surplus revenue may be appropriated by the Legislature for the benefit of schools or public highways or both.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 333, § 15, emerg. eff. June 16, 1971.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-3016. Purpose - Counties of 500,000 or more exempt.

The purpose of this act is to permit necessary highways to be constructed, operated and maintained without the expenditure of any city, county or state tax funds, and to thus enable cities and counties and the State Highway Department to conserve available funds for the construction and maintenance of streets and highways that may not be financed under the terms of this act. Provided, however, the provisions of this act shall not apply to public trusts created or to be created for the purpose of financing, constructing, operating and maintaining toll expressways in counties having a population of five hundred thousand (500,000) or more, according to the latest Federal Decennial Census.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 333, § 16, emerg. eff. June 16, 1971.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-3017. Apportionments.

Until all bonds and the interest thereon are paid in full upon any toll expressway project undertaken by any trust under the provisions of this act, the Oklahoma Tax Commission shall each month determine an amount equal to the motor fuel excise taxes computed on ninety-seven and one-half percent (97 1/2%) of the total gallonage of all fuels consumed on such toll expressway, during the calendar month in which the tax being apportioned accrued, and apportion a sum equal to such amount from all gasoline tax collections as follows: Ninety-seven percent (97%) of such amount to such trust and three percent (3%) to the General Revenue Fund of the State Treasury. Provided, however, that the apportionments herein remitted shall apply only to such trust that issues bonds in connection with the construction of a toll expressway project beginning in or near the City of Tulsa and the Port of Catoosa and extending in a northwesterly direction to a point in or near Ponca City, or at a point on the Kansas-Oklahoma state boundary line, which said toll expressway shall be called "Northwest Passage", or to a turnpike or any parts thereof beginning in the vicinity of the City of Davis and extending in a northeasterly direction, by way of the vicinity of the City of Ada, to a connection in the vicinity of Henryetta or in the vicinity of the intersection of State Highway 48 and Interstate 40.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 333, § 17, emerg. eff. June 16, 1971.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-3018. Determination of fuel consumption.

In determining the amount of motor fuel consumed each month, the Oklahoma Tax Commission shall divide the total miles traveled on the toll expressways by passenger automobiles, single unit trucks, and combination trucks and buses as certified each month by the trust, 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, the Oklahoma Tax Commission shall use the following rates for motor fuel consumed:
Passenger Automobiles
15 miles per gallon
Single Unit Trucks
10 miles per gallon
Combination Trucks and Buses
5 miles per gallon.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 333, § 18, emerg. eff. June 16, 1971.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-3019. Financial interest - Penalties.

No trustee or employee of any public trust shall have a direct or indirect financial interest in any contract, subcontract, purchase, sale or other transaction in connection with any toll expressway project undertaken by such trust. Violation of this section shall be deemed cause for removal from office or employment of such trustee or employee. In addition, such violation shall constitute a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisonment not exceeding one (1) year, or both such fine and imprisonment.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 333, § 19, emerg. eff. June 16, 1971.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-3020. Provisions exclusive - Repeal of conflicting laws.

The powers, duties and restraints granted to or placed on municipalities by this act or the trustees of any trust created under the terms of this act are exclusive of and unaffected by the provisions of Section 1733, Title 69 of the Oklahoma Statutes; Sections 1 through 52, Title 61 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and Sections 176 through 180.3, Title 60 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and in addition thereto all other acts or parts of acts in conflict with this act are hereby repealed only to the extent of such conflict and for the purpose of the applicability of this act.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 333, § 20, emerg. eff. June 16, 1971.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-4001. Policy.

It is hereby declared to be the policy of the State of Oklahoma that safe, adequate and efficient transportation facilities at reasonable cost to the people are essential to the economic growth of the state and the well-being of its people. The planning and development of such facilities shall be coordinated by a State Department of Transportation with overall responsibility for balanced transportation policy and planning. It shall not be the policy of the state to interfere with or hamper in any way the development of local transportation systems or projects to serve the peculiar needs of local communities.
Added by Laws 1976, c. 218, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-4003. Continuation of appropriations

Each agency consolidated into the Department and presently receiving a legislative appropriation shall continue to receive appropriations as determined or line-itemed by the Legislature. Funds, other than appropriated monies, shall also be allocated to and used for specified programs as authorized by law.
Laws 1976, c. 218, § 3.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-4004. Department divisions

The Department may be divided into divisions which may include the following:
1. The Division of Planning and Research.
2. The Division of Design.
3. The Division of Administration.
4. The Division of Contract Administration.
5. The Division of Construction and Maintenance.
6. The Division of Land Acquisition.
7. The Division of Traffic Services.
8. The Division of Highway Safety.
Laws 1976, c. 218, § 4.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-4005. Definitions.

As used in this act:
1. Department means the Department of Transportation.
2. Commission means the Transportation Commission.
3. Director means the Director of the Department of Transportation.
4. Public Transportation means transportation services, facilities and equipment with multiple passenger capabilities, available to the public on a scheduled or demand basis including intercity, regional and city bus, minibus, van pool, car pool and taxicab services, and commuter rail services.
Laws 1976, c. 218, § 5; Laws 1979, c. 219, § 2.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-4006. Transportation Commission - Name change

A. The State Highway Commission, created in Section 301 of Title 69 of the Oklahoma Statutes, shall hereafter be known as the Transportation Commission. Except as specifically provided, this act shall not be construed to alter the present terms, districts, membership, method of appointment, powers and duties of the State Highway Commission hereinafter referred to as the Transportation Commission. Any statutory references to the State Highway Commission shall mean the Transportation Commission as redesignated herein. The Commission shall be the governing and policymaking body for the Department of Transportation and shall determine the policies, plans and programs for accomplishment of the purposes of this act. It shall be the duty of and the Commission shall be empowered to develop plans and programs for an efficient, safe system of transportation for the State of Oklahoma at reasonable cost to the people.
B. The Commission is authorized and empowered to prescribe all necessary procedures for carrying out its objectives and to administer the affairs of the Department.
Laws 1976, c. 218, § 6.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-4007. Director - Powers and duties.

A. The administrative head of the Department of Transportation shall be the Director of the Department of Transportation. The Director shall be an individual with a background of broad experience in the administration and management of complex public works or other comparable organizational structures, and who shall be appointed by the Commission and serve at the pleasure of the Commission. He shall have the authority and duty to supervise, direct, account for, organize, plan, administer and execute the functions of the Department consistent with the general policies and procedures prescribed and established by the Commission. Any statutory references to the State Highway Director in Title 69 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall mean the Director of the Department of Transportation.
B. The Director shall employ a professional civil engineer who shall have broad experience in design and construction of complex highways or other transportation-related projects. This engineer shall be responsible to the Director for the management of all engineering functions of the Department.
C. This act shall not affect the status and rights accrued under the State Merit System of Personnel Administration or the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System to persons serving as employees of any Department, Commission, Authority or other state agency who become employees of the Department of Transportation through the passage of this act.
Amended by Laws 1985, c. 8, § 1, emerg. eff. March 22, 1985.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-4008. Abolition of the Department of Highways, the Highway Safety Coordinating Committee, and the Railroad Maintenance Authority.

The Department of Highways, the Highway Safety Coordinating Committee and the Railroad Maintenance Authority are hereby abolished. The powers, duties and responsibilities exercised by the above-listed entities pursuant to law are hereby transferred to the Department. Effective July 1, 1993, the powers, duties and responsibilities of the Highway Safety Coordinating Committee that were transferred to the Department shall be transferred to the Department of Public Safety. Any statutory references to the Department of Highways or the Railroad Maintenance Authority shall mean the Department of Transportation. Any statutory references to the Highway Safety Coordinating Committee shall mean the Department of Public Safety, pursuant to Section 3 of this act.
Added by Laws 1976, c. 218, § 8. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 81, § 1, eff. July 1, 1993.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-4010. Turnpike Authority

The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority shall retain its separate identity, powers and duties as an instrumentality of the state except that the Department shall be authorized to provide, on a contractual basis, the following services and functions to the Authority:
1. Record keeping, reporting, administrative, planning, engineering, legal and clerical functions of the Authority not in conflict with provisions of existing trust agreements.
2. Operation and maintenance of turnpikes.
Duplication of effort, facilities and equipment shall be minimized by the Department of Transportation and Turnpike Authority in operation and maintenance of turnpikes and highways of the state. The Turnpike Authority and the Transportation Commission are directed to take such action as necessary to implement this section, including the temporary transfer of personnel, property and equipment from the Authority to the Department to effect contracts in 1 and 2 above. The integrity of the bonded indebtness shall be maintained through the actions of the Turnpike Authority.
Laws 1976, c. 218, § 10.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-4012. Transfer of Authorities to the Division of Planning and Research

The Fort Gibson Port Authority, Sallisaw Port Authority, Rogers County Port Authority, Muskogee City-County Port Authority and the Oklahoma Port and Development Authority are assigned to the Division of Planning and Research, Department of Transportation, for the purpose of advising the Division and Department as to the receipt and use of federal funds and to receive whatever advisory recommendations the Division and Department might offer. No powers over these authorities may be exercised by the Department.
Laws 1976, c. 218, § 12.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-4013. Department - Limitation of jurisdiction

The State Department of Transportation shall have no responsibility or authority in any transportation matters under the jurisdiction of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission. The Department shall not have jurisdiction of any matter now within or under the jurisdiction of any town, city, county or any regional authority, transportation authority, port authority or airport authority heretofore created by any town, city or county or combination thereof.
Laws 1976, c. 218, § 13.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-4015. Goldsby Airport - Responsibility for mowing.

The State Department of Transportation shall assume the responsibility of mowing the Goldsby Airport located in Section 24, Township 8 North, Range 3 West of the Indian Meridian, McClain County, Oklahoma.
Added by Laws 1978, c. 274, § 16, emerg. eff. May 10, 1978.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-4016. Contributions, gifts, etc. to certain railroads and other entities prohibited.

The Department of Transportation is prohibited from contributing to, subsidizing, or giving away any real or personal property to a railroad or any other entity that is not owned by the State of Oklahoma or a political subdivision thereof.
Laws 1980, c. 349, § 17, emerg. eff. June 25, 1980; Laws 1980, Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 4, emerg. eff. July 11, 1980.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-4017. 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 Department of Transportation 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 and provide recognition for work units with exceptional safety records, the Department of Transportation is authorized to expend from monies available in the State Highway Construction and Maintenance Fund so much thereof as may be necessary for the purchase 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, or U.S. Savings Bonds, and other appropriate awards, the value of which shall not exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) per employee, which recognizes the safety achievement of the work unit or individual employees.
Added by Laws 1988, c. 289, § 19, operative July 1, 1988. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 150, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1996; Laws 2008, c. 145, § 3, emerg. eff. May 9, 2008.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-4019. Oklahoma State Safety Oversight Program.

A. There is hereby created the Oklahoma State Safety Oversight Program. Oversight for the program shall be provided by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation. The Department shall develop and enforce the Oklahoma State Safety Oversight Program standards for all private and public rail fixed-guideway public transportation systems statewide that are not administered by the federal Railroad Administration. The Department shall have the complete authority to implement, enforce and oversee the Oklahoma State Safety Oversight Program in accordance with requirements outlined in the 49 CFR, Section 674, as amended.
B. The Department is hereby authorized to apply for, receive and expend federal State Safety Oversight Program funds in strict accordance with applicable state and federal law, rules and regulations.
Added by Laws 2018, c. 28, § 1, eff. July 1, 2018.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-4020.1. Commission purpose.

Route 66 is one of the original highways within the U.S. Highway System. Officially, the numerical designation 66 was assigned to the Chicago-to-Los Angeles route on November 11, 1926. From the outset, public road planners intended U.S. 66 to connect the main streets of rural and urban communities along its course for the most practical of reasons; most small towns had no prior access to a major national thoroughfare. This was certainly true in Oklahoma. Oklahoma's stretch of Route 66 runs from Miami through Tulsa and Oklahoma City to Erick, passing through cities and towns of all sizes and vast expanses of rural landscape, before entering Texas and continuing on its way to Santa Monica, California. The Oklahoma Route 66 Centennial Commission is established to plan, coordinate and implement programs and special events to celebrate the historic highway's centennial in 2026 with the support of the Oklahoma Historical Society.
The centennial is an opportunity to celebrate the important history of Route 66 in Oklahoma through commemorative, educational and community events, including programs and exhibits about the history of how local communities grew and changed with construction of the highway; the development of a modern transportation system; the cultural impact of Route 66 both within the United States and internationally; the portrayal of Route 66 in music, artwork and folklore; and how we maintain the mystique and appeal of Route 66 for future generations.
The study, preservation and maintenance of Route-66-related resources has been a public/private partnership in Oklahoma for decades. Government agencies, private organizations and individual citizens have played critical roles in these efforts, and the Oklahoma Route 66 Centennial Commission shall seek input from these partners and the general public as it develops plans for the celebration and encourages their participation.
The significance of the Oklahoma stretch of Route 66 is demonstrated through its status as both a state and a National Scenic Byway and as a segment of the Route 66 National Historic Trail (legislation for NHT designation is pending in the U.S. Congress). Dozens of Oklahoma properties are related to Route 66, such as roadbed segments, bridges, commercial buildings, service stations and tourist attractions, and are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The significance of the highway is further recognized through the National Trust for Historic Preservation's selection of the entire length of the highway as one of its National Treasures.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 233, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-4022. Purpose.

The Department of Transportation shall contract with a person, firm, group or association in the State of Oklahoma to establish a logo signing program for the purpose of providing on the right-of-way and controlled access highways specific information on gas, food, camping, tourism attractions and lodging, for the benefit of the motoring public.
Added by Laws 1988, c. 126, § 2, emerg. eff. April 8, 1988. Amended by Laws 2004, c. 69, § 1, emerg. eff. April 7, 2004.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-4023. Erection and maintenance of signs - Responsibilities of contractor.

The Department of Transportation shall contract to erect and maintain, on the right-of-way of interstate and controlled access highways, logo signs informing the public of gas, food, lodging and camping facilities. The contractor shall furnish, install, maintain, and replace signs for the benefit of advertisers who provide gas, food, camping and lodging facilities for the general public, and lease advertising space on the sign to operators of these facilities.
Added by Laws 1988, c. 126, § 3, emerg. eff. April 8, 1988.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-4025. Rules and regulations.

A. The Department of Transportation shall issue rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act, Section 301 et seq. of Title 75 of the Oklahoma Statutes, to implement this program.
B. Pursuant to subsection A of this section, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation shall not prevent sign placement by contract or by rule in any county with a population of less than five hundred thousand (500,000) people according to the most recent Federal Decennial Census; provided however, nothing in this section shall prohibit the Department from allowing such sign placement in any county with a population of more than five hundred thousand (500,000) people.
Added by Laws 1988, c. 126, § 5, emerg. eff. April 8, 1988. Amended by Laws 2007, c. 324, § 3, eff. July 1, 2007; Laws 2008, c. 336, § 2, eff. July 1, 2008.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-4026. Required contract provisions.

All contracts made by the Department of Transportation with the contractor shall provide the following:
1. A requirement that the contractor obtain liability insurance in an amount determined by the Department which shall jointly insure the State of Oklahoma and the contractor against all liability for claims for damages occurring wholly or in part because of the contract;
2. Standards for the size, design, erection and maintenance of service information signs and the advertising logos thereon, which shall be in accordance with the National Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices; and
3. A requirement that the Department of Transportation shall receive not less than ten percent (10%) of the contract price between the contractor and the advertiser.
Added by Laws 1988, c. 126, § 6, emerg. eff. April 8, 1988. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 228, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 2008, c. 91, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2008.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-4031. Creation - Status - Availability of monies - Expenditures.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Department of Transportation, to be designated the "Public Transit Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by the Department for deposit in the fund. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Department for the purpose of establishing, expanding, improving, and maintaining rural and urban public mass transportation services. Expenditures from said 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 1990, c. 250, § 1, operative July 1, 1990. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 586.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-4032. Allocation of funds to eligible entities.

A. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation may allocate monies in the Mass Transit Revolving Fund created in Section 1 of this act to eligible agencies in the manner and for the purposes specified in this act.
B. Except for those monies specified in Section 5 of this act, all monies appropriated to the Public Transit Revolving Fund shall be distributed to eligible entities not later than June 30 of each year.
C. As used in this act, "eligible entities" means those entities receiving federal financial assistance for approved programs pursuant to 49 U.S.C., Sections 1607a and 1614, as amended, and other public mass transit programs provided by entities, municipalities, and community action programs, and which have submitted an audited financial statement showing total reported mileage to the Department of Transportation. For those programs not currently receiving federal funds, the Department, using industry-wide standards and guidelines and regulations, shall certify the program as being a public mass transit system.
Added by Laws 1990, c. 250, § 2, operative July 1, 1990.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-4033. Use of allocated monies - Submission of proposed budget - Audits - Elderly and handicapped services - Purchases.

A. Monies allocated from the Public Transit Revolving Fund by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation may be used for local share or matching funds for the purpose of federal capital or operating grants. Prior to the allocation of monies from the Public Transit Revolving Fund, each eligible entity desiring monies from the Public Transit Revolving Fund, shall provide to the Department, a proposed budget outlining the proposed use of the monies for the next fiscal year. Any eligible entity not submitting a proposed budget shall be deemed to waive any claim to monies from the Public Transit Revolving Fund for the next fiscal year. All monies distributed among the eligible entities shall be audited to ensure compliance with applicable law and the latest available audited financial statement shall be provided to the Department.
B. Any eligible entity receiving monies from the Public Transit Revolving Fund shall expend a minimum of fifty percent (50%) of the monies for services for the elderly and the handicapped.
C. Allocations of program funds from the Public Transit Revolving Fund shall not be subject to the Central Purchasing Act, Section 85.1 et seq. of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. However, any equipment purchased with monies from the Public Transit Revolving Fund shall be subject to the Central Purchasing Act.
Added by Laws 1990, c. 250, § 3, operative July 1, 1990.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-4034. Allocation formula.

The monies authorized for public transportation pursuant to this act shall be allocated among the eligible entities for the payment of reported vehicle revenue miles. The allocation for Oklahoma County mass transit shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the total monies available in the Public Transit Revolving Fund. The allocation to the Tulsa County mass transit shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the total available funds. The mileage, upon which payment is to be made, shall be that mileage reported by the eligible entities to the United States Secretary of Transportation, as required by 49 U.S.C., Section 1611, as amended, or as reported on Department of Transportation Data Intake Form 0-5, for the previous fiscal year. If there are insufficient monies in the Public Transit Revolving Fund to provide each eligible entity the payment of vehicle revenue miles, the total miles of all eligible entities shall be added together to form a mileage total. The mileage total shall be divided into the total dollars available in the Public Transit Revolving Fund to arrive at a monetary figure per mile. The monies, in either event, shall be allocated to each eligible entity based on the reported revenue mileage of the entity, for the previous fiscal year.
Added by Laws 1990, c. 250, § 4, operative July 1, 1990. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 138, § 1, emerg. eff. April 16, 1998.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-4035. Retention of certain percentage of monies to fund new mass transportation programs.

For each fiscal year, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation shall retain five percent (5%) of the total amount of monies contained in the Public Transit Revolving Fund and shall use the retained monies to fund new public mass transportation programs, in areas not served by mass transportation as of July 1, 1990, as authorized and determined by the Department. Eligible entities desiring to begin new public mass transportation programs shall submit a request for monies from the Public Transit Revolving Fund to the Department showing the area to be served, the total mileage of the proposed service, and the amount of funding desired. The Department shall allocate the monies to eligible entities within three (3) months of the date of the request for monies from the Public Transit Revolving Fund. New public mass transportation programs shall receive payment at the rate of seventy-five cents ($0.75) per passenger mile. Any retained monies not allocated during the fiscal year shall remain in the Public Transit Revolving Fund to be allocated as provided in this section and Section 4034 of this title.
Added by Laws 1990, c. 250, § 5, operative July 1, 1990. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 138, § 2, emerg. eff. April 16, 1998; Laws 2007, c. 131, § 1, emerg. eff. May 14, 2007.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-4040. Oklahoma Route 66 Commission.

A. There is hereby created until June 30, 2027, the Oklahoma Route 66 Commission. The Commission shall be composed of nine (9) members. The members shall serve as follows:
1. One member shall be appointed by the Governor and selected from the Commissioners of the Oklahoma Tax Commission, whose first term shall be for one (1) year, and then renewable for three-year terms thereafter;
2. One shall be the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, or his or her designee, whose first term shall be for two (2) years, and then renewable for three-year terms thereafter;
3. One shall be the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department, or his or her designee, whose first term shall be for three (3) years, and then renewable for three-year terms thereafter;
4. Three members shall be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate of which:
a.
one shall be a citizen of a county containing a portion of Route 66, whose first term shall be for one (1) year, and renewable for three-year terms thereafter,
b.
one shall be a city manager, assistant city manager, or economic development director for a municipality on Route 66 with a population greater than ten thousand (10,000), whose first term shall be for two (2) years, and renewable for three-year terms thereafter, and
c.
one shall be an Oklahoma citizen with expertise or experience in historic preservation, whose first term shall be for three (3) years, and then renewable for three-year terms thereafter; and
5. Three members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives of which:
a.
one shall be a citizen of a county containing a portion of Route 66, whose first term shall be for one (1) year, and then renewable for three-year terms thereafter,
b.
one of whom shall be a business owner whose business is located along Route 66 within a city or town whose population is less than ten thousand (10,000), whose first term shall be for two (2) years, and then renewable for three-year terms thereafter, and
c.
one shall be an Oklahoma citizen with expertise or experience in marketing, whose first term shall be for three (3) years, and then renewable for three-year terms thereafter.
B. The Commission shall utilize the Oklahoma Route 66 Commission Revolving Fund as authorized in Section 2 of this act.
Added by Laws 2022, c. 412, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 69. Roads Bridges and Ferries › §69-4041. Oklahoma Route 66 Commission Revolving Fund.

A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund to be designated as the "Oklahoma Route 66 Commission Revolving Fund", which shall consist of all monies appropriated, transferred, or otherwise designated to the fund by law. The revolving fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall be under the administration of the Oklahoma Route 66 Commission. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated, and shall be budgeted and expended in accordance with the provisions of subsection B of this section for the purpose of preserving and developing Route 66 and commemorating the Route 66 Centennial.
B. No funds shall be budgeted or expended from the Oklahoma Route 66 Commission Revolving Fund prior to July 1, 2023, or prior to the approval by the Legislature of promulgated permanent rules by the Commission pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act.
C. The Oklahoma Route 66 Commission shall promulgate, pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act, permanent rules subject to approval by the Legislature, to implement:
1. Application procedures for projects submitting requests for funds;
2. Processes for awarding of funding applications;
3. Details of the Commission's general duties;
4. Reporting requirements of the Commission to the Legislature; and
5. Any other rules necessary to carry out the purpose and mission of the Commission as expressed in this act.
D. All unencumbered funds remaining in the Oklahoma Route 66 Commission Revolving Fund upon the expiration of the Oklahoma Route 66 Commission shall be transferred to the State Treasurer for deposit in the General Revenue Fund.
Added by Laws 2022, c. 412, § 2, eff. July 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-1-103. Act to be liberally construed.

If any section or part of the Oklahoma School Code is found to be ambiguous or otherwise subject to more than one interpretation, such section shall be liberally construed to the extent that the general purpose of the entire Code and of public education may be advanced.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 1-103, eff. July 2, 1971.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-1-104. Act not to repeal or modify tax laws unless specifically provided.

Nothing in the Oklahoma School Code shall be interpreted as repealing or modifying any law in effect in the State of Oklahoma relative to the collection of any taxes unless specifically provided for herein, and all appropriations existing at the time this Code becomes effective shall be subject to all provisions of said appropriations at the time of their enactment and no omission of or reference to any appropriations shall be construed as repealing any such appropriation or part thereof.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 1-104, eff. July 2, 1971.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-1-105. State Department of Education - State Board of Education - State Superintendent of Public Instruction - Definitions.

A. The State Department of Education is that department of the state government in which the agencies created or authorized by the Constitution and Legislature are placed and charged with the responsibility of determining the policies and directing the administration and supervision of the public school system of the state. These agencies are the State Board of Education, the State Superintendent of Public Instruction and any divisions and positions as may be established by law, by the State Board of Education or by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction.
B. The State Board of Education is that agency in the State Department of Education which shall be the governing board of the public school system of the state.
C. The State Superintendent of Public Instruction is the official provided for in Section 1 of Article VI of the Oklahoma Constitution who shall be the executive officer of the State Board of Education and have control of and direct the State Department of Education.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 1-105, eff. July 2, 1971. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 293, § 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1990; Laws 2011, c. 31, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-1-106. Public schools - Definition - What included.

The public schools of Oklahoma shall consist of all free schools supported by public taxation and shall include nurseries, kindergartens, elementary, which may include either K-6 or K-8, secondary schools and technology center schools, not to exceed two (2) years of junior college work, night schools, adult and other special classes, vocational and technical instruction and such other school classes and instruction as may be supported by public taxation or otherwise authorized by laws which are now in effect or which may hereafter be enacted.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 1-106, eff. July 2, 1971. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 33, § 64, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-1-107. Educational services - Enumeration.

Either in conjunction with public schools or otherwise under the control and supervision of school agencies and officials provided by law for the control and supervision of public schools, other educational services may include health activities, school lunch programs, audiovisual education, safety education, vocational rehabilitation, education of exceptional and handicapped children, playground and physical education activities and such other special services, functions, and activities as may be authorized by law or by regulation of the State Board of Education.
Laws 1971, c. 281, § 1-107, eff. July 2, 1971.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-1-107.1. Technology - Generally defined for educational and governmental purposes.

A. Unless otherwise specifically defined, technology is applied knowledge. For educational and governmental purposes, technology shall include but not be limited to information technology, telecommunications technology and implemental technology. Information technology shall include but not be limited to computers, computer hardware, scanners, multimedia material, facsimile, e-mail, computer software, CD ROM material or other magnetic media, computer simulations, video, the World Wide Web (WWW) or Internet, Listservs, multiuser domains and other technology used in distance learning or distance education. Telecommunications technology shall include but not be limited to local area networks and wide area networks. Implemental technology shall include but not be limited to implements, equipment, instruments or devices that promote the technology education process and are employed in the science or study of the practical, industrial, or mechanical arts or applied sciences.
B. The provisions of subsection A of this section shall apply when related to the expenditure of public funds by educational and governmental entities.
Added by Laws 1998, c. 90, § 1, emerg. eff. April 9, 1998.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-1-108. School district - Definition.

A school district is defined as any area or territory comprising a legal entity, whose primary purpose is that of providing free school education, whose boundary lines are a matter of public record, and the area of which constitutes a complete tax unit.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 1-108, eff. July 2, 1971.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-1-109.1. Optional Extended School Year Program.

A. School districts shall have the option of establishing and offering an extended school year according to the provisions of this section. The Optional Extended School Year Program provided in paragraph 15 of subsection A of Section 109 of this act means those programs which school districts may provide at the district, site or class level. For the purposes of this program, a school year shall consist of either eleven (11) or twelve (12) months in which school is offered in excess of two hundred (200) days of at least six (6) hours each day. The purpose of the program shall be to improve academic achievement of students participating in the extended school year. The program shall be funded by means of the pupil category weight to be determined by the State Board of Education based upon an amount of funding specified in the State Board of Education's annual appropriation and the level of participation.
B. The State Board of Education shall establish criteria for participation in the program which shall include:
1. A competitive application process based upon requests for proposals;
2. A plan for determining measurable results in terms of academic achievement, pupil retention and other indicators of educational success, including the remediation needs of the district's students;
3. Diversified participation by school district size and geographic location and by amount of school district budget. At least one school district in each of the following categories shall be included: General Fund of less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00); General Fund of from One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) to Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00); General Fund of from Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) to Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000.00); and General Fund of Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000.00) or more. Provided, participation in one of the above categories may be disallowed if no district meeting such fund requirements makes application for the program.
Added by Laws 1989, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 18, operative July 1, 1990.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-1-112. School taught on Saturday.

School taught on Saturday shall not be counted for attendance purposes in meeting the school year requirements as set forth in Section 1-109 of this title. School taught on Saturday may be substituted for regular school days during which school has been or will be closed upon approval of the State Board of Education.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 1-112, eff. July 2, 1971. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 103, § 3, emerg. eff. April 24, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-1-114.1. Foreign exchange students - Guidelines for acceptance.

Unless otherwise prohibited by federal law, school districts may:
1. Only have to accept exchange students on J-1 visas, issued pursuant to paragraph (a) (15) (J) of Section 1101 of Title 8 of the United States Code, which hold the sponsoring organization responsible;
2. Not have to accept exchange students on M-1 visas, issued pursuant to paragraph (a) (15) (M) of Section 1101 of Title 8 of the United States Code, which are for vocational or nonacademic students or F-1 visas, issued pursuant to paragraph (a) (15) (F) of Section 1101 of Title 8 of the United States Code, which hold the school responsible;
3. Use the governing regulations set by the United States Information Agency (USIA) for Exchange Visitor Programs as guidelines and standards for local schools;
4. Have the right to accept or reject any exchange student or sponsoring organization not adhering to the USIA regulations; and
5. Have the right to reject any exchange student if the student, legal custodian, or legal guardian is not a resident of the district.
Added by Laws 1994, c. 212, § 1, eff. July 1, 1994.