Title 69, Title 69 — Roads, Bridges, and Ferries

Each member of the Commission and every employee of the Department shall, before entering upon the duties of his office or employment, take and subscribe to an oath or affirmation to support the Constitution of the United States and of the State of Oklahoma, and to discharge fait…

Director - Contracts with such persons. It shall be unlawful for the Commission or the Director to appoint or employ, or approve the appointment or employment of, any persons related within the third degree by blood or marriage to the Director or any member of the Commission. The…

A. No official or employee of the Commission, governing body or other governmental instrumentality who is authorized in his official capacity to negotiate, make, accept, or approve, or to take part in negotiating, making, accepting or approving any contract or subcontract in conn…

The members of the Commission shall meet on the first Monday of each month at the Department office in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to transact all official business, and shall remain in regular session not to exceed five (5) days in any one month. Called meetings of the Commission m…

with Commission - Agent for service of process - Appointment - Secretary of State as agent - Financial statement by bidders. The Commission shall have authority to promulgate such reasonable rules and regulations as it may deem necessary for the proper and orderly transaction of …

It shall be the duty of the Commission and Director to make quarterly reports in writing to the Governor of the complete operation, activities, and plans of the Department, together with such recommendations for future activities of the Department as the Commission and Director m…

The Director shall, with the advice and consent of the Commission, appoint such attorneys as may be necessary for the handling of all legal services for the Commission and the Department. The attorneys shall be the legal advisors for the Commission and the Director, and are hereb…

Department. The expenses of audits of the State Transportation Commission and the Oklahoma Department of Transportation shall be paid by the Commission out of the State Highway Construction and Maintenance Fund upon the presentation of sworn and itemized claims, which claims shal…

The Commission, on or before the first day of June of each year, shall certify to the Oklahoma Tax Commission the county road mileage of each county and the total county road mileage of the state as such mileage existed on the first day of January of such year. Such mileage shall…

and United States. The Department shall have the power and authority to cooperate with the several counties and municipalities of the State of Oklahoma, and with the State Highway Departments, bureaus, commissions, and the authorities now in existence or hereafter created by the …

and maintenance of roads - Costs. The State Highway Commission and the Oklahoma Public Welfare Commission may enter into an agreement whereby the State Highway Commission shall construct and/or maintain various roads located on the grounds of state institutions under the supervis…

changed. This Code shall not affect the status, rights and privileges accrued under the State Merit System of Personnel Administration, or the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System, to persons serving as employees of the Department of Highways created by 69 O.S.1961, Sectio…

Commission. In any action to quiet title to real property, the Department or the Commission may be made a party defendant for the purpose of determining whether the Department or the Commission has or claims any interest in such real property; and in any such action service of su…

Erection of informational highway sign. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation shall erect an informational highway sign on I-35 at or near the Sulphur exit for the Oklahoma School for the Deaf in Sulphur, Murray County. Added by Laws 1992, c. 46, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1992.

A. There is hereby created the Office of Mobility and Public Transit within the Department of Transportation. All current Transit Division responsibilities, including oversight and management of Federal Transit Administration (FTA) grants and resources and the State Management Pl…

Public Transit. A. The Transit Division within the Department of Transportation, including oversight and management of Federal Transit Administration grants and resources and the State Management Plan, is transferred into the Office of Mobility and Public Transit. The Executive D…

responsibilities into Office of Mobility and Public Transit. A. The Aging Services Division within the Department of Human Services shall transfer responsibilities regarding oversight and management of Federal Transit Administration grants and resources under 49 U.S.C., Section 5…

It is hereby declared to be the policy of the State of Oklahoma that safe, adequate and efficient transportation facilities at reasonable cost to the people are essential to the economic growth of the state and the well-being of its people. The planning and development of such fa…

Commission - Creation. There is hereby created in the Executive Branch of Government the Department of Transportation and the Transportation Commission. The Department shall function under the direct control and supervision of the Commission as a part of the executive branch of s…

Each agency consolidated into the Department and presently receiving a legislative appropriation shall continue to receive appropriations as determined or line-itemed by the Legislature. Funds, other than appropriated monies, shall also be allocated to and used for specified prog…

The Department may be divided into divisions which may include the following: 1. The Division of Planning and Research. 2. The Division of Design. 3. The Division of Administration. 4. The Division of Contract Administration. 5. The Division of Construction and Maintenance. 6. Th…

As used in this act: 1. Department means the Department of Transportation. 2. Commission means the Transportation Commission. 3. Director means the Director of the Department of Transportation. 4. Public Transportation means transportation services, facilities and equipment with …

A. The State Highway Commission, created in Section 301 of Title 69 of the Oklahoma Statutes, shall hereafter be known as the Transportation Commission. Except as specifically provided, this act shall not be construed to alter the present terms, districts, membership, method of a…

A. The administrative head of the Department of Transportation shall be the Director of the Department of Transportation. The Director shall be an individual with a background of broad experience in the administration and management of complex public works or other comparable org…

Safety Coordinating Committee, and the Railroad Maintenance Authority. The Department of Highways, the Highway Safety Coordinating Committee and the Railroad Maintenance Authority are hereby abolished. The powers, duties and responsibilities exercised by the above-listed entities…

Contracts on terms approved by Bureau of Public Roads. In order to facilitate civil defense and the construction and maintenance of flight strips, access highways, and the construction of other federal aid highways and roads, the Commission, upon the request of the Bureau of Publ…

The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority shall retain its separate identity, powers and duties as an instrumentality of the state except that the Department shall be authorized to provide, on a contractual basis, the following services and functions to the Authority: 1. Record keeping, re…

Research The Fort Gibson Port Authority, Sallisaw Port Authority, Rogers County Port Authority, Muskogee City-County Port Authority and the Oklahoma Port and Development Authority are assigned to the Division of Planning and Research, Department of Transportation, for the purpose…

The State Department of Transportation shall have no responsibility or authority in any transportation matters under the jurisdiction of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission. The Department shall not have jurisdiction of any matter now within or under the jurisdiction of any town,…

The State Department of Transportation shall assume the responsibility of mowing the Goldsby Airport located in Section 24, Township 8 North, Range 3 West of the Indian Meridian, McClain County, Oklahoma. Added by Laws 1978, c. 274, § 16, emerg. eff. May 10, 1978.

entities prohibited. The Department of Transportation is prohibited from contributing to, subsidizing, or giving away any real or personal property to a railroad or any other entity that is not owned by the State of Oklahoma or a political subdivision thereof. Laws 1980, c. 349, …

It is the intent of the Legislature that the promotion of safety in the workplace is a legitimate public purpose. In order to establish a public employee benefit program to encourage safety in the workplace, the Department of Transportation is hereby directed to establish an on-t…

Division - Creation - Powers and duties - Oklahoma Waterways Advisory Board. A. There is hereby created within the Department of Transportation Planning Division, a Waterways Branch. The Director of the Department of Transportation shall appoint such employees necessary to implem…

A. There is hereby created the Oklahoma State Safety Oversight Program. Oversight for the program shall be provided by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation. The Department shall develop and enforce the Oklahoma State Safety Oversight Program standards for all private and pub…

Acceptance and disbursement of federal funds - Liability of State Treasurer. The Commission shall have authority to use any money in the State Highway Construction and Maintenance Fund to carry out the provisions of this article. Whenever the Commission contracts as the agent of …

Act. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Route 66 Centennial Commission Act". Added by Laws 2019, c. 233, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.

Route 66 is one of the original highways within the U.S. Highway System. Officially, the numerical designation 66 was assigned to the Chicago-to-Los Angeles route on November 11, 1926. From the outset, public road planners intended U.S. 66 to connect the main streets of rural and…

A. The Oklahoma Route 66 Centennial Commission shall be composed of twenty-one (21) members. Appointed members shall reflect the interests, history and importance of the communities along Route 66 in Oklahoma. The members are appointed as follows: 1. Two members shall be appointe…

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Traveler Information Logo Signing Act of 1988". Added by Laws 1988, c. 126, § 1, emerg. eff. April 8, 1988.

The Department of Transportation shall contract with a person, firm, group or association in the State of Oklahoma to establish a logo signing program for the purpose of providing on the right-of- way and controlled access highways specific information on gas, food, camping, tour…

contractor. The Department of Transportation shall contract to erect and maintain, on the right-of-way of interstate and controlled access highways, logo signs informing the public of gas, food, lodging and camping facilities. The contractor shall furnish, install, maintain, and …

All costs incurred under this act shall be paid under agreements negotiated between the contractor and the advertiser and/or advertisers. Added by Laws 1988, c. 126, § 4, emerg. eff. April 8, 1988.

A. The Department of Transportation shall issue rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act, Section 301 et seq. of Title 75 of the Oklahoma Statutes, to implement this program. B. Pursuant to subsection A of this section, the Oklahoma Department of…

All contracts made by the Department of Transportation with the contractor shall provide the following: 1. A requirement that the contractor obtain liability insurance in an amount determined by the Department which shall jointly insure the State of Oklahoma and the contractor ag…

A. The Transportation Commission is hereby authorized to create a "State Infrastructure Bank", pursuant to the federal National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 and the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 1998, for the purpose of pooling available fe…

For the purposes of Sections 403 through 412 of this title: 1. "Eligible project" means the construction, restoration, or replacement of a public transportation facility, limited to highways, bridges, roads, streets, rail, rail crossings, and right- of-way acquisition that would …

Expenditures. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Department of Transportation, to be designated the "Public Transit Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies re…

A. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation may allocate monies in the Mass Transit Revolving Fund created in Section 1 of this act to eligible agencies in the manner and for the purposes specified in this act. B. Except for those monies specified in Section 5 of this act, all m…

Audits - Elderly and handicapped services - Purchases. A. Monies allocated from the Public Transit Revolving Fund by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation may be used for local share or matching funds for the purpose of federal capital or operating grants. Prior to the alloca…

The monies authorized for public transportation pursuant to this act shall be allocated among the eligible entities for the payment of reported vehicle revenue miles. The allocation for Oklahoma County mass transit shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the total monies availab…