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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-941. Oklahoma State Pension Commission - Members - Meetings - Apportionment of administrative costs.

A. There is hereby created the Oklahoma State Pension Commission. The Commission shall consist of seven (7) members as follows:
1. The State Auditor and Inspector or that person's designee;
2. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services or that person's designee;
3. The State Treasurer or that person's designee;
4. One member who shall be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate who shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority and who shall have demonstrated experience in the investment of private or public funds;
5. One member who shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives who shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority and who shall have demonstrated experience in the investment of private or public funds;
6. One person to be appointed by the Governor who shall have at least ten (10) years of demonstrated experience in the financial services industry; and
7. One person to be appointed by the Governor who shall have at least ten (10) years of experience in retirement planning, including demonstrated experience with retirement plan designs.
No member of the governing body of a state retirement system shall be eligible to be appointed to the Commission.
B. The Commission shall hold regular meetings at least once each quarter, the dates, time and place to be set by the Commission. The Commission shall hold its first meeting prior to September 30, 1988.
C. The Office of the State Auditor and Inspector shall provide the administrative support required by the Commission.
D. The cost of providing the administrative support shall be apportioned by the State Auditor and Inspector among the Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System, the Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement System, the Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges, the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System, the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System and the Department of Wildlife Conservation on behalf of the retirement plan adopted by the Wildlife Conservation Commission in proportion to the percentage that the assets of each system at the end of the preceding fiscal year were to the combined total of the assets of the systems.
Added by Laws 1988, c. 321, § 38, operative July 1, 1988. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 322, § 29, emerg. eff. June 7, 1993; Laws 1996, c. 29, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1996; Laws 2002, c. 391, § 1, eff. July 1, 2002; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 930; Laws 2015, c. 301, § 1; Laws 2017, c. 180, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-943. Oklahoma State Pension Commission Revolving Fund.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund to be designated the "Oklahoma State Pension Commission Revolving Fund" which shall consist of all monies received by the Commission as provided by law. The fund shall be a continuing fund not subject to fiscal year limitations. Monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be expended by the Oklahoma State Pension Commission for implementing its duties. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims submitted by the Commission to the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for audit and payment.
Added by Laws 1988, c. 321, § 40, operative July 1, 1988. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 931.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-951. State policy.

In furtherance of its obligation to advance the general welfare of the state, the Legislature is cognizant of its duty to give all citizens the opportunity to reach their full potential. Therefore, the Legislature declares that any inhibiting condition caused by racial, ethnic, or religious factors are matters of concern to the state government, threaten the rights and privileges of its citizens, and the institutions of a free and democratic society.
Laws 1963, c. 322, § 1, emerg. eff. June 1, 1963.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-954. Discrimination in state employment.

It is hereby prohibited for any department or agency of the State of Oklahoma, or any official or employee of the same for and on behalf of the State of Oklahoma: to refuse to employ or to discharge any person, otherwise qualified, on account of race, color, creed, national origin, age, handicap, or ancestry; to discriminate for the same reasons in regard to tenure, terms, or conditions of employment; to deny promotion or increase in compensation solely for these reasons; to publish an offer of employment based on such discrimination; to adopt or enforce any rule or employment policy which so discriminates as to any employee; or to seek such information as to any applicant or employee or to discriminate in the selection of personnel for training solely on such basis. These provisions shall be cumulative and in addition to existing laws relating to discrimination in the classified service.
It shall be the duty of the Oklahoma Merit Protection Commission to investigate, upon its own initiative, upon complaint filed by any aggrieved person, or upon complaint filed by the Attorney General's Office of Civil Rights Enforcement, any violation of this section and to enforce compliance with the same, both in the classified and the nonclassified service. The Attorney General's Office of Civil Rights Enforcement shall investigate, upon its own initiative or on complaint filed with it, any such violation and may file a formal complaint with the Oklahoma Merit Protection Commission. When any complaint is filed by the Attorney General with the Oklahoma Merit Protection Commission, the Oklahoma Merit Protection Commission shall set a hearing on the same, at which hearing the Attorney General, or his or her representative, may appear and present the finding of the Attorney General in regard to such violation. In the enforcement of this section, the Oklahoma Merit Protection Commission shall follow the provisions of existing laws relating to hearings, procedures, and notices, and shall have power to enforce its orders pertaining to violations of this section as is provided by law in regard to the classified service.
Added by Laws 1963, c. 322, § 4, emerg. eff. June 21, 1963. Amended by Laws 1982, c. 338, § 52, eff. July 1, 1982; Laws 1985, c. 165, § 20, eff. Nov. 1, 1985; Laws 1986, c. 158, § 26, operative July 1, 1986; Laws 2013, c. 214, § 31, emerg. eff. May 7, 2013.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-1001. Purpose.

It is the purpose of Section 1001 et seq. of this title to permit local governmental units to make the most efficient use of their powers by enabling them to cooperate with other localities on a basis of mutual advantage and thereby to provide services and facilities in a manner and pursuant to forms of governmental organization that will accord best with geographic, economic, population and other factors influencing the needs and development of local communities. The cooperating governmental units can, if they deem it necessary, create an entity to carry out the cooperative functions.
Added by Laws 1965, c. 189, § 1, emerg. eff. June 8, 1965. Amended by Laws 1994, c. 312, § 1, emerg. eff. June 7, 1994.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-1003. Definitions.

A. For the purposes of Section 1001 et seq. of this title, the term "public agency" shall mean:
1. Any political subdivision of this state;
2. Any agency of the state government or of the United States;
3. Each and every public trust of this state regardless of whether the beneficiary of such trust is a municipality, a county, or the State of Oklahoma, except the Oklahoma Ordnance Works Authority;
4. Any corporation organized not for profit pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma General Corporation Act, Section 1001 et seq. of Title 18 of the Oklahoma Statutes, for the primary purpose of developing and providing rural water supply and sewage disposal facilities to serve rural residents or to provide community-based services or assistance to clients of the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services as provided in Section 2-106 of Title 43A of the Oklahoma Statutes;
5. Any political subdivision of another state; and
6. Any city-county health department created pursuant to Section 1-210 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
B. The term "state" shall mean a state of the United States and the District of Columbia.
Added by Laws 1965, c. 189, § 3, emerg. eff. June 8, 1965. Amended by Laws 1986, c. 276, § 18, operative July 1, 1986; Laws 1988, c. 49, § 1, emerg. eff. March 22, 1988; Laws 1995, c. 85, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 2015, c. 36, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-1005. Filing of agreements - Status - Actions.

Prior to its entry into force, an agreement made pursuant to this act shall be filed with the county clerk and with the Secretary of State. In the event that an agreement entered into pursuant to this act is between or among one or more public agencies of this state and one or more public agencies of another state or of the United States, said agreement shall have the status of an interstate compact, but in any case or controversy involving performance or interpretation thereof or liability thereunder, the public agencies party thereto shall be real parties in interest and the state may maintain an action to recoup or otherwise make itself whole for any damages or liability which it may incur by reason of being joined as a party therein. Such action shall be maintainable against any public agency or agencies whose default, failure of performance, or other conduct caused or contributed to the incurring of damage or liability by the state.
Laws 1965, c. 189, § 5, emerg. eff. June 8, 1965.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-1006. Approval of agreements.

In the event that an agreement made pursuant to this act shall deal in whole or in part with the provision of services or facilities with regard to which an officer or agency of the state government has constitutional or statutory powers of control, the agreement shall, as a condition precedent to its entry into force, be submitted to the state officer or agency having such power of control and shall be approved or disapproved by him or it as to all matters within his or its jurisdiction in the same manner and subject to the same requirements governing the action of the Attorney General pursuant to Section 4(f) of this act. This requirement of submission and approval shall be in addition to and not in substitution for the requirement of submission to and approval by the Attorney General. .
Laws 1965, c. 189, § 6, emerg. eff. June 8, 1965.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-1007. Appropriation of funds - Personnel or services.

Any public agency entering into an agreement pursuant to the act may appropriate funds and may sell, lease, give, or otherwise supply the administrative joint board or other legal or administrative entity created to operate the joint or cooperative undertaking by providing such personnel or services therefor as may be within its legal power to furnish.
Laws 1965, c. 189, § 7, emerg. eff. June 8, 1965.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-1008. Contracts for governmental services.

A. Any one or more public agencies may contract with any one or more other public agencies to perform any governmental service, activity, or undertaking which any of the public agencies entering into the contract is authorized by law to perform, provided that such contract shall be authorized by the governing body of each party to the contract. Such contract shall set forth fully the purposes, powers, rights, objectives and responsibilities of the contracting parties.
B. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, the acquisition of food items or food products by a state public agency from a public trust created pursuant to Sections 176 through 180.56 of Title 60 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall comply with competitive bidding procedures pursuant to Section 85.7 of this title.
Laws 1965, c. 189, § 8, emerg. eff. June 8, 1965; Laws 1994, c. 223, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-1052. Governor as ex officio member - Assistant.

The Governor shall be, ex officio, this state's member of the Southern Interstate Nuclear Board as established by Article II of the Compact. Provided, that whenever the Governor shall deem it advisable to do so he may appoint an assistant in the Governor's office or the executive head of any state department, agency or institution as this state's member of the Board, and thereafter such appointed member shall serve on the Board at the pleasure of the Governor. An executed counterpart of each letter of appointment by the Governor shall be filed with the Secretary of the Board.
Added by Laws 1965, c. 255, § 2, emerg. eff. June 21, 1965.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-1053. Expenditures - Appropriations.

Any supplementary agreement entered into pursuant to Article VI of the Compact and requiring the expenditure of funds or the assumption of an obligation to expend funds shall not become effective as to this state prior to the making of an appropriation therefor by the Legislature. Provided, that with respect to the payment of this state's share of the budget of expenditures for the maintenance of the Board as provided in Article III(b) of the Compact, the Governor may, in the absence of a specific legislative appropriation for such purpose, use appropriations as are made available to him for emergency and contingency expenditures.
Laws 1965, c. 255, § 3, emerg. eff. June 21, 1965.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-1121. Indian Cultural Center Revolving Fund.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury the "Indian Cultural Center Revolving Fund," which shall be a continuing fund not subject to fiscal year limitations. Said fund shall consist of monies appropriated thereto by the Legislature, proceeds from the sale of products and other business operations of said center and monies donated, granted or otherwise acquired by said center. Expenditures from said Indian Cultural Center Revolving Fund, herein created, shall be used exclusively for purchasing raw materials, items for resale, personal services, equipment, supplies, construction, renovation and repair of said center and shall be made on claims approved by the Division of Parks, Recreation and Waterways. The Division of Parks, Recreation and Waterways is hereby authorized to accept for and on behalf of the Indian Cultural Center contributions, gifts, bequests, devises, donations and other monies, public and private, and tangible articles for use in furthering the purposes of the center. Said Division is hereby authorized and directed to cooperate with agencies of the federal government and other units of government and to enter into contract for furthering the purposes and objectives of said center.
Laws 1965, c. 493, § 6, emerg. eff. July 15, 1965.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-1151. Inclusion of state as part of economic development region.

The State of Oklahoma hereby concurs in the inclusion of all or a portion of said state, with portions of other states, as a part of an "economic development region," now or hereafter designated by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, or such other official as may be provided by law, under laws heretofore or hereafter enacted by the Congress of the United States; such concurrence refers particularly to, but is not limited to, the Ozarka Region of Eastern Oklahoma, Western Arkansas, Southern Missouri and contiguous areas.
Laws 1965, p. 1217, H.J.R.No.553, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-1152. Establishment of multistate regional commission or commissions.

The State of Oklahoma hereby accepts the invitation heretofore or hereafter received from the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, or such other official as may be provided by law, to join with the federal government and other states for the establishment of the appropriate multistate regional commission or commissions for the economic development region or regions, referred to in Section 2 hereof, under laws heretofore or hereafter enacted by the Congress of the United States.
Laws 1965, p. 1217, H.J.R.No.553, § 2.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-1153. Oklahoma members of commission - Participation in activities - Reimbursement for expenses.

It is hereby provided by the law of the State of Oklahoma that upon the establishment of such multistate regional commission or commissions, referred to in Sections 1151 and 1152 hereof, the State of Oklahoma member of such commission or commissions shall be the Governor of the State of Oklahoma and the State of Oklahoma alternate for such commission or commissions shall be the Director of the Oklahoma Industrial Development and Park Commission. The participation of said state officials in the activities of said commission or commissions, attendance at meetings thereof and related functions in connection therewith, shall be a part of the regular and official duties of said state officials, to be performed without additional salary or compensation to them from the State of Oklahoma, except that travel and related expenses of said state officials in connection with such added duties shall be reimbursed by the State of Oklahoma the same as is now provided by law for reimbursement of such expenses in connection with the official duties of said state offices.
Laws 1965, p. 1217, H.J.R.No. 553, § 3; Laws 1967, c. 49, § 1, emerg. eff. April 13, 1967.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-1206. Transfer of powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities.

A. On the effective date of this act, all powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities of the Oklahoma Indian Affairs Commission shall be transferred to the Oklahoma Native American Liaison created in Section 2 of this act. Except as otherwise provided for in this section, the transfer shall include all real property, buildings, furniture, equipment, supplies, records, assets, current and future liabilities, fund balances, encumbrances, obligations, and indebtedness associated with the Oklahoma Indian Affairs Commission.
B. For purposes of this section, the Oklahoma Indian Affairs Commission shall mean the Oklahoma Indian Affairs Commission as created in Section 1201 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
C. Appropriate conveyances and other documents shall be executed by January 1, 2012, to effectuate the transfer of property owned by the Oklahoma Indian Affairs Commission to the Oklahoma Native American Liaison.
D. Any monies accruing to or in the name of the Oklahoma Indian Affairs Commission on and after the effective date of this act, or any monies that accrue in any funds or accounts on and after the effective date of this act, in the name of the Oklahoma Indian Affairs Commission or maintained for the benefit of the Oklahoma Indian Affairs Commission, shall be transferred to the Oklahoma Native American Liaison.
E. The Oklahoma Native American Liaison shall succeed to any contractual rights and responsibilities incurred by the Oklahoma Indian Affairs Commission.
Added by Laws 2011, c. 305, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-1221.A. Moratorium on compacts or cooperative agreements relating to surface water or groundwater.

In order to provide for the conservation, preservation, protection and optimum development and utilization of surface water and groundwater within this state, the Legislature hereby establishes a moratorium on any state or tribal compact or any intergovernmental cooperative agreement, authorized pursuant to law, which is drafted in whole or in part to apportion surface water or groundwater ownership, or authorize or otherwise implement any sale or exportation of surface water or groundwater outside this state, except as authorized by the provisions of this act. Unless earlier repealed or revoked by the Legislature, the moratorium shall be in effect for a five-year period beginning on the effective date of this act or until such time as the State of Oklahoma conducts and completes a comprehensive scientific hydrological study of the water resources of this state.
Added by Laws 2002, c. 485, § 3, emerg. eff. June 6, 2002. Amended by Laws 2004, c. 392, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2004.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-1221.B. Tribal-State agreements — Supplemental terms.

A. The Legislature finds that:
1. Oklahoma has benefited from its implementation of the policy set forth in Section 1221 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes through, among other things, the formation and entry of intergovernmental agreements or compacts with Tribal nations on a variety of subjects;
2. As an exercise of executive authority consistent with this codified policy, the Oklahoma Governor formed and entered certain Tribal-State agreements relating to motor vehicle licensing and registration matters, which agreements have benefited all parties by reducing intergovernmental disputes and increasing revenues available for roads, bridges, schools, and other valuable community infrastructure.
B. The State of Oklahoma now offers the following supplemental term to any Tribe that was, as of January 1, 2023, a party to a motor vehicle licensing or registration agreement previously executed by an Oklahoma Governor:
AFFIRMATION AND EXTENSION OF
MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSING/REGISTRATION COMPACT
Between the [NAME OF TRIBE]
and the STATE OF OKLAHOMA
The motor vehicle licensing or registration and license tag agreement formed and entered by the Oklahoma Governor and the [NAME OF TRIBE] is hereby affirmed as a compact between the STATE OF OKLAHOMA and [NAME OF TRIBE] and shall be in effect until December 31, 2024, and any action to unilaterally terminate or to issue written notice of the compact’s nonrenewal prior to that date shall be null and void.
C. Tribal acceptance of this offer shall be indicated by letter from the Tribal party’s governing body or official reciting the terms set forth above and delivered to the Oklahoma Tax Commission. Such acceptance letter, including the terms set forth above and delivered to the Oklahoma Tax Commission, shall then be filed with the Oklahoma Secretary of State.
Added by Laws 2023, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 51, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-1222. Joint Committee on State-Tribal Relations.

A. There is hereby created the "Joint Committee on State-Tribal Relations". The Committee shall be responsible for overseeing and approving agreements between tribal governments and the State of Oklahoma. The Committee shall consist of ten (10) members, to be appointed as follows:
1. Five members of the Senate to be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate; and
2. Five members of the House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
B. The chairman and vice-chairman of the Committee shall be designated from the membership of the Committee by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate as provided for in this subsection. The President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall designate the initial chairman who shall serve until the convening of the First Regular Session of the 44th Oklahoma Legislature. The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall designate the initial vice-chairman who shall serve until the convening of the First Regular Session of the 44th Oklahoma Legislature. Thereafter, the chairmanship shall alternate every two (2) years between the House of Representatives and the Senate, beginning with the convening of the First Regular Session of the Legislature.
C. All members of the Committee shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority.
D. All actions of the Committee shall require a quorum which shall be defined as a majority of the members appointed. Approval of any agreement pursuant to Section 1221 of this title by the Committee shall be determined by a majority of the quorum present.
E. Staff for the Committee shall be provided by the House of Representatives and Senate from their existing staff.
Added by Laws 1988, c. 160, § 2. Amended by Laws 1989, c. 296, § 2, emerg. eff. May 24, 1989; Laws 1991, c. 202, § 4, emerg. eff. May 17, 1991.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-1222A. State-Tribal Litigation Revolving Fund.

A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Office of Management and Enterprise Services to be designated the "State-Tribal Litigation Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies designated for deposit by law. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended, as otherwise provided in this act, by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for the purpose of hiring legal counsel and paying legal expenses of the state related to legal controversies between the State of Oklahoma and tribal governments.
B. Expenditures from said fund shall only be made for legal services relating to cases and controversies that the Joint Committee on State-Tribal Relations, (created pursuant to Section 1222 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes), has formally recommended the State of Oklahoma pursue or litigate.
C. Expenditures from said fund for the reimbursement of services by third-party legal counsel shall only be made if the contract for such services was formally approved by the Joint Committee on State-Tribal Relations, (created pursuant to Section 1222 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes), prior to the performance of such services.
D. 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.
E. If any of the provisions of this section are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional, any unexpended balance remaining in the State-Tribal Litigation Revolving Fund created pursuant to this section shall revert to the General Revenue Fund of this state and shall be used for general expenses of state government to be paid out pursuant to direct appropriation of the Legislature.
Added by Laws 2021, c. 513, § 1, emerg. eff. May 24, 2021.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-1223. Agency responsible for monitoring Indian gaming compacts.

The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is hereby declared to be the agency responsible, on behalf of the state, for monitoring and oversight for compacts relating to Indian gaming that are approved pursuant to Sections 1221 and 1222 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Added by Laws 1993, c. 305, § 1, eff. July 1, 1993.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-1224. Land of Indian and Hard Rock Mining Museum Commission - Sale to Northeast Eight Inter-Tribal Council - Federal trust.

A. Notwithstanding any other provision relating to the authority of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, the Office of Management and Enterprise Services is hereby authorized to enter into a private land sale agreement with the Northeast Eight Inter-Tribal Council to secure title to the former land of the Indian and Hard Rock Mining Museum Commission, which has by law been deemed as a state reservation for the benefit of said Inter-Tribal Council subject to the restrictions and covenants set forth in Section 1225 of this title.
B. The purpose of this section is to provide for the transfer of title to the Inter-Tribal Council in such manner that the Secretary of the Interior of the United States can immediately place it in federal trust for the benefit of the Northeast Eight Inter-Tribal Council. The sale of said property must be for fair market value.
Added by Laws 1990, c. 262, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1990. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 933.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-1225. Sale to Northeast Eight Inter-Tribal Council - Restrictions and covenants.

The restrictions and covenants of the private land sale agreement authorized by Section 1 of this act shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
1. A provision prohibiting the grantee, any subsequent grantee or lessee, or any other person or entity from using the subject land for purposes of operating or permitting to be operated any bingo games, rip off games, pull tab games or any other gaming activities or any type of pari-mutuel wagering; and
2. A provision prohibiting the grantee, any subsequent grantee or lessee, or any other person or entity from establishing or operating any retail or wholesale business on the subject land which is not required to collect and remit or otherwise pay any tax or fees levied pursuant to the laws of this state; provided, however, this prohibition shall not apply to craftwork or souvenir items crafted by tribal members.
Added by Laws 1990, c. 262, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1990.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-1226. Purpose.

In order to promote the history and culture of Native Americans for the mutual benefit of the State of Oklahoma and its Indian and non-Indian citizens, there is hereby created the "Native American Cultural and Educational Authority", which Authority is hereby authorized and empowered to construct, maintain, repair and operate a Native American cultural center, museum and theme park, along with commercial facilities as defined by Section 1226.3 of this title, within the State of Oklahoma as shall be approved by the Authority and to issue revenue bonds of the Authority payable solely from revenues to pay the cost of such projects. Provided, no state appropriations shall be used to pay costs of financing or constructing commercial facilities, except for commercial elements within and incidental to the Cultural Center.
Added by Laws 1994, c. 388, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1994. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 320, § 1, eff. July 1, 2000; Laws 2006, c. 108, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-1226.1. Revenue bonds - Obligation.

Revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this act shall not at any time be deemed to constitute a debt of the state or of any political subdivision thereof or a pledge of the faith and credit of the state or of any such political subdivision, but such bonds shall be payable solely from the funds therein provided therefor from revenues. Such revenue bonds shall contain on the face thereof a statement to the effect that neither the state nor the Authority shall be obligated to pay the same or the interest thereon except from the revenues of the project or projects for which they are issued and that neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the state or any political subdivision thereof is pledged, or may hereafter be pledged, to the payment of the principal of or the interest on such bonds.
Added by Laws 1994, c. 388, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-1226.4A. Native American Cultural and Educational Authority - Contractual agreements.

With respect to approval of agreements for the planning, construction, development, operation, maintenance, and administration of commercial facilities which support, enhance, or contribute to the American Indian Cultural Center, the Native American Cultural and Educational Authority, notwithstanding any other provision of law, may enter into contractual agreements without approval from the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, and the provisions of the Public Building Construction and Planning Act, Section 202 et seq. of Title 61 of the Oklahoma Statutes and Sections 60 through 65 of Title 61 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall not apply. With the exception of the development of the commercial facilities described in this section, this section shall not be construed to enlarge the powers of the Native American Cultural and Educational Authority.
Added by Laws 2010, c. 400, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2010. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 934.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-1226.6. Trust agreements for securing revenue bonds.

In the discretion of the Authority any bonds issued under the provisions of this act 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 lease payments, user fees and other revenues to be received from the project constructed by the use of the proceeds of the bonds. 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 covenants 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 project in connection with which such bonds shall have been authorized, and the custody, safeguarding and application of all monies in connection with the construction or operation of such 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 project or projects.
Added by Laws 1994, c. 388, § 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-1226.7. Compensation for use of projects - Sinking fund - Use of monies.

A. The Authority, subject to the provisions hereof, is hereby authorized to fix, revise, charge and collect compensation for the use of each project, and parts or sections thereof, and to contract with any person, partnership, association, corporation, or other governmental agencies desiring the use, for any purpose, of all or any part of any project and to fix the terms, conditions, rents and rates of charge for such use. Such compensation, subject to other restrictions hereof, shall be so fixed and adjusted so as to provide a fund sufficient with other revenues, if any, to pay:
1. The cost of maintaining, repairing and operating such project or projects; and
2. The principal of and the interest of bonds issued for the purpose of financing Authority projects as the same shall become due and payable, and to create reserves for such purposes.
B. The compensation derived from the projects in connection with which the bonds of any issue shall have been issued, except such part thereof as may be necessary to pay for maintenance, repair, and operation and to provide such reserves therefor as may be provided for in the resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds or in the trust agreement securing the same shall be set aside at such regular intervals as may be provided in such resolution or such trust agreement in a sinking fund which is hereby pledged to, and charged with, the payment of:
1. The interest upon such bonds as such interest shall become due;
2. The principal of such bonds as the same shall fall due;
3. The necessary charges of paying agents for paying principal and interest; and
4. The redemption price or the purchase price of bonds retired by call or purchased as herein provided, which are a charge against such fund.
C. The use and disposition of monies to the credit of such sinking fund shall be subject to the provisions of the resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds or of such trust agreement. Except as may otherwise be provided for in such resolution or such trust agreement, such sinking fund shall be a fund for all such bond issues without distinction or priority of one over another. The money in the sinking fund, less such reserve as may be provided in such resolution or trust agreement, if not used within a reasonable time for the purchase of bonds for cancellation as above provided, shall be applied to the redemption of bonds at the redemption price then applicable.
Added by Laws 1994, c. 388, § 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-1226.8. Monies received held as trust funds.

All monies received pursuant to the authority of this act, 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 act. 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 monies 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 act and such resolution or trust agreement may provide.
Added by Laws 1994, c. 388, § 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-1226.9. Bondholders - Protection and enforcement of rights.

Any holder of bonds issued under the provisions of this act 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 act 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 charges and compensation for use of projects.
Added by Laws 1994, c. 388, § 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-1226.10. Exercise of powers.

The exercise of the powers granted by this act will be in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state, for the increase of their education, commerce and prosperity, and as the operation and maintenance of 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 project or any property acquired or used by the Authority under the provisions of this act or upon the income therefrom.
Added by Laws 1994, c. 388, § 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-1226.11. Bonds as securities - Investment of funds.

Bonds issued under the provisions of this act 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 1994, c. 388, § 13, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-1226.12. Project maintenance - Transfer of property.

A. Each project when constructed shall be maintained and kept in good condition and repair by the Authority. The Authority shall employ such employees as the Authority may deem necessary.
B. All political subdivisions and other governmental agencies, 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 political subdivisions or other governmental agencies may deem reasonable and fair and without the necessity for any advertisement, competitive bidding, order of court or other action or formality, other than the regular and formal action or authorities concerned, any property which may be necessary or convenient to the effectuation of the authorized purposes of the Authority, including property already devoted to public use.
Added by Laws 1994, c. 388, § 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-1226.13. Issuance of revenue refunding bonds - Use of proceeds.

A. The Authority is hereby authorized to provide by resolution for the issuance of 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 act 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 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 revenue bonds for the combined purpose of:
1. Refunding any bonds then outstanding which shall have been issued under the provisions of this act, including the payment of any redemption premium thereon and any interest accrued, or to accrue to the date of redemption of such bonds; and
2. Paying all or any part of the cost of any additional project or projects as authorized by this act.
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 act 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 of 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 1994, c. 388, § 15, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-1226.14. Endowment fund - Scholarships - Expenditure limitations.

The Authority is hereby authorized to create an endowment fund for the purpose of providing educational or vocational scholarships to members of federally recognized Indian tribes located in the State of Oklahoma. No more than sixty percent (60%) of all revenues in excess of any amounts needed to satisfy the provisions of Section 7 of this act may be expended to fund such endowment.
Added by Laws 1994, c. 388, § 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-1226.16. Annual audit.

The Native American Cultural and Educational Authority shall conduct an annual audit of its activities and expenditures and report the same to the Governor, the Senate, the House of Representatives and the State Auditor and Inspector by the first day of each year.
Added by Laws 1994, c. 388, § 18, eff. Sept. 1, 1994. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 394, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Laws 2000, c. 320, § 4, eff. July 1, 2000.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-1226.17. Native American Cultural and Educational Authority Fund.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES) to be designated the "Native American Cultural and Educational Authority Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations. The fund shall consist of all monies authorized by law for deposit in such fund including but not limited to appropriations, gifts, grants, private donations, fee revenues and funds by governmental or tribal government entities. Monies deposited or apportioned to the credit of the fund may be expended for the purposes authorized by law. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES). Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims submitted to the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.
Added by Laws 1997, c. 308, § 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 935; Laws 2018, c. 170, § 2, eff. July 1, 2018.