Title 11, Title 11 — Cities and Towns

landowners. A. Before any property can be included as part of a street improvement district pursuant to Section 36-202 of Title 11 of the Oklahoma Statutes or any municipal governing body action pursuant to Section 36-203 of Title 11 of the Oklahoma Statutes, written consent shal…

The municipal governing body may, after the expiration of thirty (30) days from the publication of the assessing ordinance, within which period the whole of any assessment may be paid without interest, provide by resolution for the issuance of bonds to pay all or any part of the …

The bonds shall be registered by the clerk of the municipality in a book to be provided for that purpose. The book shall show a description of the bond, the name and address of the owner or holder, and the date of registration. Upon the books of the treasurer shall be noted the n…

The municipality shall have the right to call in and pay the bonds or any number thereof in the following manner: Whenever there shall be sufficient funds in the hands of the municipal treasurer after the payment of all interest due and to become due within the next six (6) month…

The cash prepayments and the bonds in the amount that may be necessary for the purpose shall be turned over and delivered to the contractor or assigns at par and accrued interest in payment of the amount due, including advertising, engineering and appraising costs, in accordance …

The registered holder of any outstanding bonds issued to pay for a street improvement may file his consent in writing with the municipal clerk to use the bonds to pay for an assessment, or installment thereof, which has been levied by the governing body. The written consent shall…

bonds. If an assessment or installment thereof which is paid by endorsement upon a bond is delinquent and in the hands of the county treasurer for collection, then the receipt issued by the clerk may be presented by the registered holder of the bond to the county treasurer. The c…

Ratification. All settlements or compromises made by any property owner with the registered holder of bonds in accordance with Section 36-305 of this title are hereby ratified and confirmed and shall be binding upon all persons, including subsequent holders and assignees of the b…

Any holder of a street improvement bond shall have the right to institute, in the name of the municipality issuing the bond, an action in the district court in the county in which the property is located to foreclose the lien of the assessment whenever the assessment, or any inst…

Any municipality which has issued street improvement bonds by virtue of the authority of any law or charter provision is authorized to refund the bonds. In refunding such bonds, the governing body may provide for: 1. The levy and collection of assessments to pay the bonds; 2. The…

bonds. The right of any holder to enforce the lien of any street improvement bond or street improvement refunding bond by foreclosure, mandamus, refunding, or otherwise, shall be barred upon the expiration of three (3) years after the maturity date named on the face of such bond,…

improvement refunding bonds. At least sixty (60) days prior to the expiration of the three- year limitation on actions by bondholders, the municipal clerk shall notify the holders of all outstanding street improvement bonds that the same are about to be barred by the statute of l…

holder not receiving refunding bonds. The right of any bondholder, who has filed with the municipal clerk an "Agreement to Accept Street Improvement Refunding Bonds" but who has not been issued street improvement refunding bonds, to enforce the lien of any street improvement bond…

of cost. A municipality may acquire by condemnation, in the manner provided by law, or by purchase or gift, the necessary real estate or interest therein for the purpose of laying out, opening, extending, widening or straightening any street, boulevard, alley, park or public squa…

assessment roll. When the governing body deems it necessary to acquire real estate for the purpose of laying out, opening, extending, widening or straightening any street, boulevard, alley, park or public square within the municipality, it shall direct, by resolution, the enginee…

of hearing. The proposed assessment roll shall be submitted by the engineer to the governing body, which shall examine the same and correct any errors which may appear therein. The governing body shall adopt a resolution approving the assessment roll and declaring the work of imp…

- Right of action. At the hearing on the assessment and apportionment, the governing body shall give full opportunity to hear any and all protests that may be urged against the levy of assessments for the cost of the improvement and shall have the right to hear witnesses until a …

The governing body, by ordinance, shall levy assessments against the several lots and tracts of land benefited by reason of the improvement in accordance with its determination and final adjudication and fix a lien upon the property for the amount of the assessments. The ordinanc…

Upon the expiration of thirty (30) days after the passage of the assessing ordinance, the governing body may provide by resolution for the issuance of negotiable interest coupon bonds. The bonds shall be designated Local Improvement Bonds and shall be of such denominations and in…

waters, etc. - Assessment. The governing body may grade, pave, macadamize, chat, gravel, and install necessary manholes, catch basins, inlets, drainage pipe and sewers with necessary connections therefor, for the purpose of adequately disposing of the surface water falling upon a…

Whenever the governing body determines that any lot or tract of land abutting upon the improvement is to be assessed and the cost of the improvement exceeds the benefits accruing to the lot or tract of land, the municipality shall bear the excess and shall pay for the excess out …

widening streets. A. Any municipality that proposes to widen an existing two-lane street to a width which would permit four or more lanes of traffic shall be liable for the entire costs of the improvement, except that portion of the costs that may be paid by the board of county c…

Declaration of necessity - Exceptions. Whenever the municipal governing body deems it necessary for public use and convenience to extend, open, widen, or lay out any street or avenue over, upon or across any public property which is wholly within the municipal limits and which is…

- Making improvements. The ordinance of necessity shall particularly describe the tract of land necessary to be taken for public use and a copy of the ordinance, duly certified by the municipal clerk, shall be delivered to: 1. The Governor, if the property to be taken is state pr…

land from assessment. A. No compensation shall be paid to the state, county, school district or board of education for taking land for street purposes as provided in Sections 36-410 and 36-411 of this title, unless the property taken was acquired by purchase or condemnation or is…

Any board of county commissioners, board of education or school district shall have full power and authority at all times to offer to the public for public use and for street purposes any lands owned or held by it in any municipality, whether such lands be held in a governmental …

When public land has been appropriated for street purposes, as provided in Sections 36-410 through 36-413 of this title, such land shall not again be subject to the control or authority of the state, county, school district or board of education until and unless the land so taken…

Deployment Act. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act". Added by Laws 2018, c. 140, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.

As used in the Oklahoma Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act: 1. "Antenna" means communications equipment that transmits or receives electromagnetic radio frequency signals used in the provision of wireless services; 2. "Applicable codes" means uniform building, fire, electri…

providers. A. The provisions of this section shall only apply to the collocation of small wireless facilities by a wireless provider in the right-of-way and the deployment of utility poles to support small wireless facilities by a wireless provider in the right-of- way. B. An aut…

utility poles. A. The provisions of this section shall apply to the permitting of small wireless facilities by a wireless provider in or outside the right-of-way as specified in subsection C of this section and to the permitting of the installation, modification and replacement o…

A. The provisions of this section shall apply to activities of the wireless provider within the right-of-way. B. A person owning, managing or controlling authority poles in the right-of-way may not enter into an exclusive arrangement with any person for the right to attach to suc…

facility, support structure or utility pole. A. This section shall govern an authority's rates and fees for the placement of a wireless facility, wireless support structure or utility pole. B. An authority may not require a wireless provider to pay any rates, fees or compensation…

cooperatives. This act does not impose or otherwise affect any tariff, contractual obligation or right, or federal or state law regarding utility poles, similar structures or equipment of any type owned or controlled by an investor-owned electric utility or electric cooperative. …

providers. This section applies to activities in the right-of-way only. Nothing in this act shall be interpreted to allow any entity to provide services regulated under 47 U.S.C., Sections 521 to 573, without compliance with all laws applicable to such providers nor shall this ac…

Exclusions. Subject to the provisions of this act and applicable federal law, an authority may continue to exercise zoning, land use, planning and permitting authority within its territorial boundaries with respect to wireless support structures and utility poles. No authority sh…

fees and other terms. A. An authority may adopt an ordinance, resolution or standard agreement that makes available to wireless providers rates, fees and other terms that comply with this act. 1. Subject to subsections B, C, D and E of this section, in the absence of an ordinance…

A court of competent jurisdiction shall have jurisdiction to determine all disputes arising under this act. Pending resolution of a dispute concerning rates for collocation of small wireless facilities on authority poles and nonauthority poles, the person owning or controlling th…

A. An authority may adopt indemnification, insurance and bonding requirements related to small wireless facility permits subject to the requirements of this section. B. An authority may require a wireless provider to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the authority and its offic…

For the purpose of Sections 37-101 through 37-127, the term "waterworks" shall mean any water supplies, facilities, plants and equipment necessary for the supply and distribution of water, including, but not limited to, dams, lakes, reservoirs, canals, wells, water plants and pip…

The municipal governing body may purchase, erect, lease, rent, manage, and maintain any system or part of a system of waterworks and water supply. It may establish and alter the channels of watercourses and may establish and regulate wells, cisterns, aqueducts, and reservoirs of …

A. The municipal governing body may dam any river or stream which is not navigable, and condemn, appropriate and divert the water from such river or stream, or so much thereof, as may be deemed necessary; and may condemn and appropriate in the name of and for the use of the munic…

Any municipality may purchase or condemn and hold the perpetual right to use any lots or lands, either within or without the corporate limits of the municipality, which the municipal governing body determines by resolution to be necessary for acquisition by the municipality in or…

waterworks. A municipality is vested with the power of eminent domain for the purpose of acquiring lands for the location and building or enlargement of waterworks. The proceedings for the condemnation thereof, including the notices, appointment of commissioners, assessment of da…

To defray the cost of procuring waterworks, and the election provided in this section, the municipal governing body may provide for the issuance of bonds of the municipality. Before any bonds may be issued, the municipal governing body shall submit the question of issuing the bon…

Upon the approval of a majority of the registered voters of the municipality voting on the question, the bonds shall be issued by the governing body in the manner provided by the Constitution and laws of Oklahoma. Bonds issued under this section shall be payable not more than twe…

operation and repair. The municipal governing body may appoint and employ all engineers and other officers to superintend and operate waterworks both during and after the construction of the same as may be necessary. The governing body may do all acts it deems necessary for the e…

The municipal governing body shall fix the water charges to be paid by the consumer and provide by ordinance for appropriate penalties for the violation thereof as the governing body may deem proper for the regulation and protection of the waterworks. Laws 1977, c. 256, § 37-109,…

water supply. The governing body of any municipality securing its water supply from a stream or reservoir located outside of its corporate limits may designate by ordinance a district to be known as a water district. The water district shall be designated by metes and bounds and …

district - Service. All rules promulgated by the Board of Environmental Quality and adopted by, and all ordinances of, the governing body for the protection of the water supply and establishment of the water district shall be published in the same manner as ordinances. A copy of …