Title 64, Title 64 — Public Lands

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, …

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 Comm…

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 aff…

funds, nonprofit rural water districts and certain rural water districts - Easements. 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 Commissio…

leasing of trust property. 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…

Secretary. 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 …

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 failu…

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 …

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, …

- Use of funds. 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…

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 t…

from fund – Cash fund. 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 p…

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 dep…

educational funds. 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 …

owned or acquired by state or Tourism and Recreation Department and under jurisdiction of Tourism and Recreation Commission. 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 T…

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 dep…

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…

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, a Class D3 felony offense, and, upon co…

Damages. 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,…

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, emer…

The Commissioners of the Land Office may sell oil and gas or other mineral leases on any of the public lands under their control and supervision whether the same was acquired by federal grant, donation, foreclosure or otherwise. The Commissioners of the Land Office shall publish …

subdivision. The Commissioners of the Land Office may charge a fee on natural gas sold to the state or political subdivisions of the state. The fee shall be for the purpose of funding the administrative costs of the Commissioners of the Land Office for selling and marketing the g…

under certain lands. The Commissioners of the Land Office shall reserve and retain one hundred percent (100%) of all oil, gas and other minerals under any school lands and shall not sell any oil, gas or other mineral interest under the authority or jurisdiction of the Commissione…

leases. A. The Commissioners of the Land Office are authorized to grant commercial leases and agricultural leases in trust property. Commercial leases shall not exceed fifty-five (55) years. The granting of any commercial lease in excess of three (3) years shall be by public bidd…

report. It is hereby made the mandatory duty of any appraiser or other employee of the Commissioners of the Land Office who is offered a bribe, commission, or property (either real or personal), or a part of the proceeds of any loan made by the Commissioners of the Land Office, t…

The Commissioners of the Land Office shall immediately discharge any employee who shall be convicted of embezzlement of any of the funds or monies of the Land Office. Added by Laws 1933, c. 186, p. 409, § 4, emerg. eff. July 21, 1933. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 541, eff. Jul…

Any employee of the Commissioners of the Land Office who shall knowingly and without authority and in violation of the records destruction policy destroy, forge, falsify, steal, mutilate, hide or intentionally misplace any of the records, files, computer data or any other propert…

The prosecution for any of the felonies or offenses defined in this act shall not be barred by the statutes of limitations until three (3) years after the discovery of the act. Added by Laws 1933, c. 186, p. 410, § 6, emerg. eff. July 21, 1933. Renumbered from § 116 of this title…

The Cash Journal shall be balanced daily and the total of the receipts of each day shall be deposited with the State Treasurer as now required by the State Depository Law, except that deposits placed at auction for the sale or lease of lands or minerals pending finalization of a …

Disposition of cash and equivalents – Lock box services. The Secretary of the Land Office shall cause all mail received by the Land Office to be opened by some employee designated by the Secretary, assisted by two other employees not connected with the cashier's office, whose dut…

For the purpose of enabling the Commissioners of the Land Office to keep a correct and accurate system of accounts at all times, the Secretary of the Land Office shall employ an internal auditor. The internal auditor shall be a competent, qualified and experienced accountant, and…

treasurer - Removal from tax list – Cancellation of taxes. Upon the acquirement of the legal title of any lands by the Commissioners of the Land Office, either by cancellation of the certificate of purchase, foreclosure of mortgage, warranty deeds, or otherwise, the Secretary of …

All instruments vesting any right, title or interest in lands or minerals and mineral rights, in the Commissioners of the Land Office, and all instruments to adjust any defect or irregularity in or to remove any cloud on the title to lands or minerals or mineral rights owned by t…

members required. A permanent minute record shall be kept of all proceedings had by the Commissioners of the Land Office. No action of the Commissioners of the Land Office shall be valid unless voted by at least three members. No action taken, or which may be taken by the Commiss…

Legislature. It is hereby the duty of the Accounting Division under the supervision of the Secretary of the Land Office to submit to the Commissioners of the Land Office a monthly statement of all operational expenditures of the Land Office. The Secretary shall, not later than th…

copies of audits. The accounts and records of the Land Office shall annually have an audit conducted in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in the "Government Auditing Sta…

The provisions of this title are severable, and if any section, part or portion of a section shall be held unconstitutional, void, invalid or inoperative the invalidity of the section, part or portion shall not affect or impair any of the remaining sections, parts or portions. Ad…

General to represent. The Commissioners of the Land Office are hereby authorized to employ attorneys or to engage private attorneys to bring or defend suits in the name of the Commissioners of the Land Office and on behalf of the State of Oklahoma in all matters affecting the pub…

years. All checks, vouchers or warrants heretofore or hereafter issued by the Commissioners of the Land Office in payment of any obligation of the state which shall for any cause remain unpaid and outstanding for a period of three (3) years shall be canceled. Where the identity o…

A. The Commissioners of the Land Office shall dispose of, sell and convey, subject to the limitations, exceptions, conditions, rules, regulations and instructions, provided by law, except where the land is embraced in any reservation specifically reserved from sale for any specia…

All proceeds of the sale of such land described in the preceding section shall be sacredly preserved for the use and benefit of the several funds, institutions, and purposes for which said land was granted by the United States to the State of Oklahoma, under the provisions of the…

No person shall be permitted to purchase more than one quarter section of land under the provisions of this article, except as provided by the terms of the Enabling Act: Provided, however, that the land granted to the state under and by virtue of Section 12, of the Enabling Act, …

Any lessee holding a preference right lease on any of the public lands of this state shall have the preference right to purchase all of the lands so leased by the lessee at the highest bid at the time of the sale, or in case of no bid, then to take the same at the appraised value…

The Commissioners of the Land Office shall, as soon as possible, after the sale of lands, transmit to the clerk of each county in which any lands mentioned in this article have been sold, a detailed description of each parcel of the land so sold and the names of the purchaser, an…

Whenever a certificate for the sale of any of said lands has been canceled, it shall be the duty of the Commissioners of the Land Office to notify the clerk of the county in which such lands are located of said cancellation and thereafter such lands shall not be listed for taxati…

All purchasers, lessees, or holders of any of the public lands of this state shall take the same subject to the conditions of this title and all certificates, contracts or written evidence issued to any purchaser shall recite that the same is taken and accepted subject to all the…

Before selling any public, state or school lands, the Commissioners of the Land Office shall advertise the fact that the sale shall be had by publication in four consecutive issues of at least one weekly newspaper of general circulation in the county in which said lands are situa…

The Commissioners of the Land Office are hereby authorized to sell for cash, and convey, subject to oil and gas and mineral rights therein and for not less than the appraised value, any portion of the lands held in trust by the State of Oklahoma for school or public building purp…

The Commissioners of the Land Office shall reserve the oil and gas and other minerals in the land with the right to lease or enter upon and explore for oil and gas and mineral purposes that portion of the land not used by the purchaser or reasonably necessary for the use or purpo…

Any lessee holding a preference right lease on any public lands of this state shall, during the public bidding on the sale of the leased lands, have the preference right to purchase the lands so leased by the lessee at the highest bid at the time of the sale. Added by Laws 1933, …