§64-1090. Prospecting – Permits.
To further the development of mineral resources in the State of Oklahoma, particularly with regard to valuable minerals, including uranium, the Commissioners of the Land Office are hereby authorized to issue prospecting permits, under procedures, fees and rules as may be promulgated by the Commissioners, granting an exclusive right to prospect for any minerals owned […]
§64-1091. Notice and sale of lease.
Should the Commissioners of the Land Office find that the state owns a valuable mineral, they shall offer the necessary mineral lease for sale on competitive bids, and notice of such sale shall be published in at least one newspaper, authorized by law to publish legal notices, in the county in which the land is […]
§64-1092. Prospectors liable for damages to surface.
Any person, firm or corporation, receiving a prospecting permit or lease under the provisions of this act, and prospecting, exploring or operating for minerals, shall be liable to the surface owner or surface lessee for all damages or loss accruing to the surface interest in said land and to all crops and improvements thereupon and […]
§64-1093. Rules and regulations.
The Commissioners of the Land Office are hereby authorized to make and promulgate appropriate rules and regulations for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this act. Added by Laws 1955, p. 374, § 8, emerg. eff. June 7, 1955. Renumbered from § 458 of this title by Laws 2010, c. 41, § […]
§64-1076. Proceeds made available.
In accordance with Section 3, Article 15, Chapter V., Session Laws of 1907 and 1908, the income, interest, rentals and proceeds from section numbered thirty-six, township numbered nine north, of range three west, of the Indian Meridian, in Cleveland County, Oklahoma, now collected and hereafter to be collected are hereby made available for the use […]
§64-1094. Violations and penalty.
Any person who prospects for minerals owned by the State of Oklahoma, under the jurisdiction and control of the Commissioners of the Land Office, without a prospecting permit, or who removes any such minerals without a lease contract, contrary to the provisions of this act, or who violates any other terms or provisions of this […]
§64-1078. Apportionment of income among institutions.
The State Treasurer shall apportion the income derived from the “Section Thirteen Fund State Educational Institutions” among the educational institutions entitled thereto, in accordance with the division and distribution made in Section 1, of Article 11, Chapter 34, Session Laws of 1907-1908, entitled “An Act to provide for the division and distribution of the income, […]
§64-1095. Provisions shall not affect other uses of land.
The provisions of this act shall not affect the sale of sand, gravel, caliche or rock by the Commissioners of the Land Office for construction or road purposes, or the exploration for or production of oil and gas. Added by Laws 1955, p. 374, § 10, emerg. eff. June 7, 1955. Renumbered from § 460 […]
§64-1079. Receipts to constitute Public Building Fund – Transfer from General Revenue Fund.
A. All monies heretofore or hereafter received from the sale or rentals of Section 33 and lands granted in lieu thereof, the same being lands granted to the State of Oklahoma for charitable and penal institutions and public buildings, shall constitute and be known as the “Public Building Fund”. B. On or before July 15, […]
§64-1081. Lease for oil and gas development.
Any county, township, school district, city or town that now owns or may hereafter acquire any land under control of the board of county commissioners, board of town trustees, directors of school districts, boards of education or the governing body of any city acting by and through its duly constituted officers is hereby authorized and […]