Title 82 — Title 82 — Waters and Water Rights

The board of directors shall have the right to police the works of the district, and in times of great emergency may compel assistance in the protection of such work, and shall, also, have the right to prevent persons, vehicles or live stock from passing over the works of the dis…

The willful destruction, injury or removal of any bench marks, witness marks, stakes or other reference marks, placed by surveyors or engineers of the district, or by contractors in constructing the works of the district, shall be a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not exceeding…

All persons and corporations shall be liable for damage done to works of the district by themselves, their agents, their employees, or by their livestock. All persons guilty of willful damage shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall on conviction be fined not to exceed Five Hu…

The making of profit, directly or indirectly, by any officer of any district organized under this act, or by any public officer within the state, out of any contracts entered into by the district, or by use of any contracts entered into by the district, or by use of any money bel…

Any director or appraiser of any district organized under this act may be removed for cause upon a motion filed in the original case where said district was organized after a hearing. Laws 1923-1924, c. 139, p. 198, § 68.

The performance of all duties prescribed in this act concerning the organization and administration or operation of the district may be enforced against any officer or against any person or corporation refusing to comply with any order of the board by mandamus at the instance of …

In any and every case where a notice is provided for in this act, if the court finds that due notice was not given, the court shall not thereby lose jurisdiction, and the proceedings in question shall not thereby be void; but the court shall in that case order due notice to be gi…

court. All cases in which there arises a question of validity of the organization of conservancy districts shall be advanced as a matter of immediate public interest and concern, and heard in all courts at the earliest practicable moment. The court shall be open at all times for …

This act being necessary for securing the public health, safety, convenience or welfare, and being necessary for the prevention of great loss of life and for the security of public and private property from floods and other uncontrolled waters, it shall be liberally construed to …

In case any section or sections or part of any sections of this act shall be found to be unconstitutional, the remainder of the act shall not thereby be invalidated, but shall remain in full force and effect. Laws 1923-24, c. 139, p. 199, § 74.

All acts or parts of acts conflicting in any way with any of the provisions of this act, in regard to improvements of this or a similar character, or otherwise interfering with the execution of this law according to its terms, are hereby declared inoperative and ineffective as to…

For the sake of convenience: (a) In any orders of the court the words, "The court now here finds that it hath jurisdiction of the parties to and of the subject matter of this proceeding," shall be equivalent to a finding that each jurisdiction upon the court, beginning with the p…

The following forms may suffice to illustrate the character of the procedure contemplated by this act; and if substantially complied with, those things being changed which (to meet the requirements of the particular case) should be changed, such procedure shall be held to meet th…

All properties owned by the district, both real and personal, and reasonably necessary to accomplish the purposes of district shall be exempt from taxation by the State of Oklahoma, or by any municipal corporation, county or other political subdivision. All properties, products a…

taxes - Registration of vehicles. Conservancy districts and master conservancy districts organized under the provisions of the Conservancy Act of Oklahoma shall be exempt from the payment of sales and use taxes on purchases and use of tangible personal property in this state, fro…

agency and body politic - Powers - Designation of land and water. There is hereby created within the State of Oklahoma a conservation and reclamation district to be known as "Grand River Dam Authority", hereinafter called the district, and consisting of that part of the State of …

A. The Grand River Dam Authority, created pursuant to the provisions of the Grand River Dam Authority Act, Section 861 et seq. of this title, is a nonappropriated agency of the State of Oklahoma. The Grand River Dam Authority herein referred to as the "district" is subject to the…

The district shall have and is hereby authorized to exercise the following powers, rights and privileges: 1. To control, store and preserve, within the boundaries of the district, the waters of Grand River and its tributaries, for any useful purpose, and to use, distribute and se…

In addition to the powers, rights and privileges enumerated in Section 862 of this title, the Grand River Dam Authority shall be exempt from the provisions of: 1. The Oklahoma Open Records Act, exclusively limited to: a. customer proprietary information the Authority is contractu…

82 O.S. § 862.2 Repealed by Laws 2019, c. 507, § 15, eff. July 1, 2019

82 O.S. § 863 Repealed by Laws 1998, c. 391, § 16, eff. Jan. 1, 1999

82 O.S. § 863.1 Repealed by Laws 1949, p. 641, § 7

A. The powers, rights and privileges and functions of the Grand River Dam Authority, hereinafter referred to as the "district", shall be exercised by a seven-member Board of Directors, to be appointed according to the provisions of this section. B. The Board shall have rulemaking…

Authority - Members - Travel reimbursements. A. There is hereby created the Joint Legislative Task Force on the Grand River Dam Authority for the purpose of studying the functions, activities, policies, procedures and expenditures performed by the district and any related issues …

82 O.S. § 863A Repealed by Laws 2003, c. 459, § 13

of officers, agents and employees. A. 1. The Board of Directors of the Grand River Dam Authority shall select a secretary who shall keep true and complete records of all proceedings of the Board. Until the appointment of a secretary, or in the event of absence or inability to act…

premiums. Except as otherwise provided for in this section, for the life of a retired employee, the Grand River Dam Authority shall pay not less than Sixty Dollars ($60.00) of its retired member’s, employee only, health insurance premiums as long as the retiree elects to continue…

82 O.S. § 864.2 Repealed by Laws 2015, c. 169, § 3

The funds of the district shall be deposited in accordance with Section 870 of this title and any bond resolutions or indentures issued thereunder. The Chief Executive Officer, the treasurer and all other officers, agents and employees of the district who shall be charged with th…

Annual audit - Filing - Public inspection. The domicile of the district shall be in the County of Mayes, where the district shall maintain its principal office in charge of its Chief Executive Officer, until otherwise designated by the affirmative vote of four directors. The dist…

Fine. No director, officer, agent, or employee of the district shall be directly or indirectly interested in any contract for the purchase of any property or construction of any work by or for the district, and if any such person shall be or become so interested in any such contr…

State's power to fix charges not to impair contracts. The board shall establish and collect rates and other charges for the sale or use of water, water connections, power, electric energy or other services sold, furnished, or supplied by the district which fees and charges shall …

A. Any and every indebtedness, liability or obligation of the district, for the payment of money, however entered into or incurred, and whether arising from contract, implied contract or otherwise, shall be payable solely (1) out of the revenues received by the district in respec…

and indenture or agreement - Approval by Attorney General - Registration - Notice of meetings and conference concerning certain coal plants. The district shall have power and is hereby authorized to issue from time to time, as the need therefor arises, revenue bonds for its corpo…

Whenever the board shall have adopted a resolution authorizing the issuance of any series of bonds thereunder but prior to the time the bonds can be delivered the board finds it necessary to borrow money for the purpose for which the bonds were authorized, the board may, by appro…

82 O.S. § 870.2 Repealed by Laws 2004, c. 524, § 6

All bonds issued by the district pursuant to the provisions of this act shall constitute negotiable instruments within the meaning of The Negotiable Instruments Law. Laws 1935, p. 357, § 11.

labor and materials - Authority to request aid of United States engineers. The district may, but without intending by this provision to limit any powers of the district as granted to it by this act, enter into and carry out such contract, or establish or comply with such rules an…

etc. - Interest rate swaps and other financial instruments. A. The Grand River Dam Authority is hereby authorized to fund and refund any and all lawful obligations and any and all revenue bonds issued, or contracted to be sold, by it by the issuance of new revenue bonds, or from …

Pledge of revenues - Exemption from forced sale - Section not applicable to certain agreements. A. Nothing in Sections 861 through 890 of this title shall be construed as authorizing the district and it shall not be authorized to mortgage or otherwise encumber any of its property…

A lease entered into by the Authority shall contain a clause prohibiting the collection of a fee from the public for the use of watercraft landing on said leased land. Added by Laws 1957, p. 570, § 2.

The Grand River Dam Authority is hereby authorized in its discretion to issue licenses to encroach upon real property owned by the Authority to adjacent property owners for structures built upon the real property prior to June 1, 2005. The Authority shall receive from the license…

- Attorney General to enforce compliance - Acquisition for land for park or road purposes A. Except as may be provided in this subsection, the Grand River Dam Authority shall not prevent free public use of its lands and lakes for recreation purposes and for hunting and fishing, e…

Bonds and securities. All bonds and the interest thereon issued pursuant to the provisions of this act shall be exempt from taxation, except inheritance taxes, by the State of Oklahoma or by any municipal corporation, county or other political subdivision or taxing district of th…

acts inapplicable. This act without reference to other statutes of the State of Oklahoma shall constitute full authority for the authorization and issuance of bonds, hereunder, and no other act or law with regard to the authorization or issuance of obligations or the deposit of t…

This act and all of the terms and provisions hereof shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes set forth herein. Laws 1935, p. 358, § 18.

If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall be held to be invalid, the remainder of the act, and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected thereby. Laws 1935, p. 358, § 19.

This act may be cited as the Grand River Dam Authority Act. Laws 1935, p. 358, § 20.

bonds, contracts and other acts - Notice. The district is authorized in its discretion to file an application with the Supreme Court of Oklahoma for approval by said court of any bonds to be issued under this act, or to file a petition for a judgment determining the validity of a…

nonnavigable and waters of State of Oklahoma. That the waters of Grand River in Oklahoma and the Pensacola and Markham Ferry Reservoirs, located thereon, be and are hereby determined and declared to be non-navigable and waters of the State of Oklahoma. Laws 1963, p. 759, H.J.R.No…