Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 1 - EXECUTIVE ORDERS › Section 1:2015-45

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Planes and other aircraft that are owned, leased, chartered, or
			 rented by the State or its agencies (hereinafter, "aircraft") can be an
			 important tool of government. Such vehicles allow for the quick transportation
			 of public officers between far-flung regions of Oklahoma when time is of the
			 essence; permit officials to aerially assess storm, wildfire, or flood damage
			 and better coordinate an effective response to these types of disasters;
			 critically assist search and rescue operations; and, of course, aid in law
			 enforcement's drug interdiction efforts and in the location and capture of
			 criminals, more generally. However, the inherently high cost of acquiring,
			 maintaining, and operating aircraft means that the State of Oklahoma has a
			 responsibility to oversee their acquisition and use with an eye towards
			 coordinating utilization and eliminating inefficiencies.
As a result, I, Mary Fallin, Governor of the State of Oklahoma,
			 by the authority vested in me pursuant to Sections
			 1 and
			 2 of Article VI of the Oklahoma
			 Constitution, hereby direct and order as follows:
1. All air assets of State law enforcement
		  agencies, including the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
		  Control, the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Oklahoma State
		  Bureau of Investigation, shall be transferred to the custody and control of the
		  Commissioner of DPS (hereinafter, "Commissioner") within thirty (30) days of
		  issuance of this Order. During this timeframe, State law enforcement agencies
		  and DPS shall also meet to begin negotiation of such interagency
		  agreements-including, but not limited to, agreements under the State Personnel
		  Interchange Program-as may be necessary to ensure that personnel,
		  aviation-related financial assets, and other resources associated with the
		  maintenance and continued operation of the aircraft are likewise transferred to
		  the custody and control of DPS.
2.
		  The administrative head of every "state agency," as that term is defined in 61
		  O.S. §
							327(A),
		  shall provide advance written notice to the Director of the Office of
		  Management and Enterprise Services (OMES) every time the agency intends to
		  purchase, lease, charter, or rent aircraft. This notice must include the cost
		  of, source of funding for, and projected duration of aircraft use. Any aircraft
		  that is purchased or otherwise permanently acquired by the State or an agency
		  is subject to the reporting requirements of 74 O.S. §
							110.1.
3. The Director of OMES, in conjunction with
		  the Commissioner, shall develop a comprehensive management plan for aircraft,
		  which shall be consistent with Oklahoma law-including, but not limited to, 63
		  O.S. §
							2-109
		  and
		  74 O.S.
		  §§ 85.12b, 150.16, 500.6, 500.6A, and 500.18-and shall include
		  guidelines for:
a. The consolidation of
		  storage and maintenance operations of aircraft owned by the State or any of its
		  agencies;
b. The shared use of
		  aircraft owned by the State or any of its agencies that prioritizes
		  availability for law enforcement and other public safety initiatives;
c. The sale and disposal of aircraft that are
		  not adequately being used or that could be more economically replaced by
		  temporary use alternatives like rentals or charters; and
d. Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of and
		  securing approval for specific temporary use alternatives like rentals or
		  charters.