The seat of government and capitol of the State of Oklahoma shall be and is hereby established at Oklahoma City, in the county of Oklahoma, in the said state; and the permanent capitol of the state shall be erected on the following described lands: Fifteen (15) acres of land surrounding a point on the half-section […]
Except as otherwise provided by law, the custody, supervision, and control of all work or material required in and about the Capitol building and the grounds and appurtenances thereof shall be exercised by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services which shall make all requisitions for supplies, repairs, or material required in the heating, lighting, […]
A. The Legislature shall have management and control of space on the ground, first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth floors in the State Capitol Building. B. The space under the management and control of the Legislature pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be allotted to the House of Representatives and Senate to […]
Except as provided in subsection D of this section, the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate and the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives are empowered to designate the parking assignments and issue window stickers or other means of identification of elected and appointed officers and employees whose offices are in the […]
A. There is hereby authorized the creation of a not-for-profit corporation to be known as “Friends of the Capitol” to raise funds and to assist in the preservation and enhancement of the Oklahoma Capitol and surrounding areas as defined in Section 1 of this title. B. The board of directors of the corporation authorized in […]
The purpose of this act is to provide adequate and suitable space for offices and other necessary uses for all departments and agencies of the state, particularly the ones now paying or which hereafter may be required to pay rent, and for the purpose of increasing the efficiency of the operation of state departments and […]
A. There is hereby created a body corporate and politic to be known as the “Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Authority” and by that name the Authority may sue and be sued and plead and be impleaded. The Authority is hereby constituted an instrumentality of the state and the exercise by the Authority of the powers conferred […]
(a) The Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Authority is hereby authorized to erect, operate and maintain a building or buildings for the use of the State Department of Public Safety, the place of erection to be upon the state-owned land at Northeast 36th Street and Eastern Avenue in Oklahoma City. (b) For the purpose of paying the […]
Any building or buildings erected, operated and maintained by the Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Authority, for the State Department of Public Safety, from the proceeds of the sale of bonds pursuant to Title 73, Oklahoma Statutes 1971, Section 153-A, shall upon the redemption of said bonds as provided by this act be transferred from the Oklahoma […]
(a) The Authority is hereby authorized to acquire land for and to erect, equip, operate and maintain a building or buildings for the use of state and/or federal agencies and departments at any place or location within the State of Oklahoma, the place of erection to be selected by the Authority. Provided, however, that the […]
In the event said bonds, or some portion thereof, are not sold to the State Treasurer or other state funds, departments and agencies as authorized in Section 4 hereof, then the Authority is authorized to advertise said bonds, or the unsold portion thereof, for sale to other bidders and to sell said bonds, or the […]
The Authority is authorized to issue one or more interim bonds, representative of the bonds so sold, which said interim bonds may be in any denomination, shall have all of the qualities and be secured by all of the covenants and pledges made to secure the bonds so sold, but said interim bonds shall represent […]
A. The Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Authority is authorized to issue bonds, notes, or other obligations for the purpose of refinancing or restructuring its outstanding obligations. B. The bonds or other obligations issued pursuant to this section shall not at any time be deemed to constitute a debt of the state or of any political subdivision […]
Any bank, trust or insurance company organized under the laws of Oklahoma may invest its capital, surplus and reserve funds and other funds under its control in bonds issued under the provisions of this act. Added by Laws 1959, p. 252, § 7, emerg. eff. June 27, 1959.
All bonds issued hereunder shall have on the backs thereof the certificate required by Section 29 of Article X of the Constitution of Oklahoma. Such bonds and any bonds or other obligations issued by the Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Authority shall be submitted to the Attorney General of Oklahoma for examination; and such bonds, when having […]
The bonds shall be delivered to the purchaser thereof only upon payment of par and accrued interest to the date of delivery thereof, together with any premium bid, if any. The proceeds of the sale of said bonds shall be deposited in the State Treasury of the State of Oklahoma, in a fund which is […]
In the event a state agency has or receives appropriated or other funds to be applied to a project subject to a bond issuance, the agency may pay the funds to the Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Authority in advance of the bond issuance. The Authority shall deposit the funds in an interest-bearing account with the Office […]
The Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Authority may file an application with the Supreme Court of Oklahoma for the approval of bonds issued hereunder, and exclusive original jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon the Supreme Court to hear and determine each application. The court shall give the applications precedence over the other business of the court and consider […]
In addition to all other powers expressly conferred, the Authority is hereby authorized and empowered: 1. To adopt bylaws for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business; 2. To adopt an official seal and alter the same at pleasure; 3. To fix and revise from time to time rent for the […]
(a) It shall be unlawful for any member or employee of the Authority to transact with the Authority, either directly or indirectly, any business for profit of such member or employee; and any person, firm, or corporation knowingly participating therein shall be equally liable for violation of this provision. (b) The term “business for profit” […]
