A. The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, State Auditor and Inspector, Superintendent of Public Instruction, and the President of the State Board of Agriculture shall constitute the Commissioners of the Land Office. The Commissioners of the Land Office shall have charge of the sale, exchange, rental, disposal, and management of the school lands and other public lands […]
In order that the state school lands may be administered in a manner to assure their preservation as well as the appreciation of the trust estate and the maximum return from the use of state school lands for the support and maintenance of the common schools of the state, the Commissioners of the Land Office, […]
The Commissioners of the Land Office shall, in compliance with Oklahoma law and all of the duties as trustees, use their best efforts to exchange undeveloped land owned by the Commissioners of the Land Office for privately held commercial properties and consider the impact on affected taxing districts prior to the exchange or purchase of […]
A. The Commissioners of the Land Office may grant easements to entities with power of eminent domain pursuant to the policies of Section 13 of Title 27 of the Oklahoma Statutes. B. The Commissioners shall, upon written application, grant easements to: 1. Nonprofit rural water districts organized pursuant to Section 863 of Title 18 of […]
The Commissioners of the Land Office may retain realtors for the purpose of securing tenants in the commercial leasing of trust property. Realtors shall be chosen by a solicitation of proposals on a competitive bid basis pursuant to standards set by the Commissioners. The process of selecting realtors shall be exempt from the Oklahoma Central […]
A. The Land Office shall be administered by the Secretary of the Land Office under the supervision of the Commissioners of the Land Office. The Secretary shall, subject to the qualifications listed in subsection B of this section, be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Commissioners of the Land Office. […]
The Governor of the State of Oklahoma shall be designated as chairman ex officio of the Commissioners of the Land Office. The Commissioners shall elect from their body a vice-chairman whose duty it shall be to act as chairman in the absence of the chairman or in case of the failure, neglect, or refusal of […]
The head of each division in the Department of the Commissioners of the Land Office shall be under the immediate supervision and command, in the administration of their divisions, of the Secretary. Added by Laws 1935, p. 108, § 3, emerg. eff. May 14, 1935. Renumbered from § 6 of this title by Laws 2010, […]
It shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Land Office to install modern forms and equipment for a system of accounting to properly protect, preserve and account for all transactions made by or on behalf of the Commissioners of the Land Office. Added by Laws 1935, p. 109, § 7, emerg. eff. May […]
A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a fund to be designated the Commissioners of the Land Office Fund. The fund shall be subject to legislative appropriations and certification by the Board of Equalization. The fund shall consist of revenues deposited to the fund pursuant to subsection B of this section and other […]
The Commissioners of the Land Office shall be responsible for and pay the fee for obtaining a real estate appraiser license for any employee who is required to obtain such license to perform job duties. Added by Laws 2003, c. 205, § 3, eff. July 1, 2003. Renumbered from § 16 of this title by […]
A. There is hereby created a revolving fund for the Commissioners of the Land Office to be designated the “Commissioners of the Land Office Revolving Fund”. The fund shall be a continuing fund not subject to fiscal year limitations and into which shall be paid all fees that may be collected by the Commissioners of […]
A. The Commissioners of the Land Office, by formal resolution adopted by a majority vote of the members of the Commission, shall fix a schedule of fees to be charged for services rendered by the Land Office. Except as otherwise provided by law, the fees shall be collected and deposited in the revolving fund for […]
A. The Commissioners of the Land Office shall be responsible for the investment of the permanent school funds, other educational funds and public building funds solely in the best interests of the current and future beneficiaries. The Commissioners of the Land Office shall make investments: 1. For the exclusive purpose of: a.providing maximum benefits to […]
A. The Commissioners of the Land Office may invest the permanent school funds in real property owned or acquired by the State of Oklahoma or the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department and under the jurisdiction of the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Commission. The Commissioners of the Land Office shall not invest more than three percent […]
The Commissioners of the Land Office shall utilize the procedures set forth in Section 327 of Title 61 of the Oklahoma Statutes that are applicable for purposes of obtaining appraisals and determining fair market value whenever the Commissioners acquire real property from any department, board, commission, institution or agency of this state. Added by Laws […]
A. No appraiser for the Commissioners of the Land Office shall: 1. Directly or indirectly solicit or accept any compensation, gift, loan, entertainment, favor or service given for the purpose of influencing the appraiser in the discharge of the official duties of the appraiser; 2. Use the official position of the appraiser to solicit or […]
Any person who shall execute or make any sworn statement or affidavit containing false information in connection with any transaction made from the funds held by the Commissioners of the Land Office shall be guilty of the felony of perjury and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed Five Thousand […]
Any person, firm, business, or other entity who, without written authority from the Commissioners of the Land Office, trespasses, uses, cuts timber, injures or destroys surface or subsurface lands or improvements, removes anything of value from the surface or subsurface, assumes possession without a lease or other legal interest in the lands, or who refuses […]
The Commissioners of the Land Office shall have a first lien upon all crops produced on state-owned lands which have been leased to secure rentals payable for the use of the lands. Added by Laws 1935, p. 116, § 26, emerg. eff. May 14, 1935. Amended by Laws 2010, c. 41, § 14, emerg. eff. […]
