Title 74, Title 74 — State Government

The governor shall keep his office at the seat of government, in which shall be transacted the business of the executive department of the state. R.L.1910, § 8051.

The Lieutenant Governor when serving as acting Governor during the absence of the Governor from the state shall be paid for his services as acting Governor at the same rate of pay as the Governor. Added by Laws 1947, p. 585, § 1, emerg. eff. May 16, 1947.

Sections 1 through 5 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the "Executive Branch Reform Act of 1986". Added by Laws 1986, c. 207, § 1, emerg. eff. June 6, 1986.

The purpose of the Executive Branch Reform Act of 1986 is to organize the various departments, agencies, boards, commissions and other entities of the executive branch of state government into a cabinet system of government in order to improve the effectiveness, efficiency and ac…

A. Within forty-five (45) days of assuming office, each Governor may create a cabinet system for the executive branch of state government. The cabinet system may be an organizational framework created by executive order which includes all executive agencies, boards, commissions, …

Notwithstanding other limits established by law, the following cabinet Secretaries may be annually compensated for their services, payable monthly, as follows: 1. The Secretary of Human Resources and Administration may receive a maximum salary of Seventy Five Thousand Dollars ($7…

Employment screening, background and credit checks. Any agency, board, commission, higher education institution, career technology or common education institution may contract with a third-party vendor who is a member in good standing with the National Association of Professional…

It is the purpose of Section 1001 et seq. of this title to permit local governmental units to make the most efficient use of their powers by enabling them to cooperate with other localities on a basis of mutual advantage and thereby to provide services and facilities in a manner …

This act may be cited as the Interlocal Cooperation Act. Laws 1965, c. 189, § 2, emerg. eff. June 8, 1965.

A. For the purposes of Section 1001 et seq. of this title, the term "public agency" shall mean: 1. Any political subdivision of this state; 2. Any agency of the state government or of the United States; 3. Each and every public trust of this state regardless of whether the benefi…

A. Any power or powers, privileges or authority exercised or capable of exercise by a public agency of this state may be exercised and enjoyed jointly with any other public agency of this state, and jointly with any public agency of any other state or of the United States to the …

Prior to its entry into force, an agreement made pursuant to this act shall be filed with the county clerk and with the Secretary of State. In the event that an agreement entered into pursuant to this act is between or among one or more public agencies of this state and one or mo…

In the event that an agreement made pursuant to this act shall deal in whole or in part with the provision of services or facilities with regard to which an officer or agency of the state government has constitutional or statutory powers of control, the agreement shall, as a cond…

Any public agency entering into an agreement pursuant to the act may appropriate funds and may sell, lease, give, or otherwise supply the administrative joint board or other legal or administrative entity created to operate the joint or cooperative undertaking by providing such p…

A. Any one or more public agencies may contract with any one or more other public agencies to perform any governmental service, activity, or undertaking which any of the public agencies entering into the contract is authorized by law to perform, provided that such contract shall …

The Southern States Energy Compact is hereby entered into by this state with any and all other states legally joining therein in accordance with its terms, in the form substantially as follows: ARTICLE I. POLICY AND PURPOSE The party states recognize that the proper employment an…

The Governor shall be, ex officio, this state's member of the Southern Interstate Nuclear Board as established by Article II of the Compact. Provided, that whenever the Governor shall deem it advisable to do so he may appoint an assistant in the Governor's office or the executive…

Any supplementary agreement entered into pursuant to Article VI of the Compact and requiring the expenditure of funds or the assumption of an obligation to expend funds shall not become effective as to this state prior to the making of an appropriation therefor by the Legislature…

All officers, departments, agencies and institutions of this State and of its political subdivisions are hereby authorized to cooperate with the Southern Interstate Nuclear Board in the furtherance of any of its activities pursuant to the Compact. Laws 1965, c. 255, § 4, emerg. e…

Services. A. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall maintain a current inventory of tangible assets owned by state boards, commissions, institutions, agencies and the institutions comprising The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education and the University Hospital…

The Office of Management and Enterprise Services may require inventory records to be maintained at state departments, boards, commissions, institutions, or agencies of the state, of all classes of supplies, books, machinery, implements, tools, furniture, livestock, and other appa…

A. All state agencies shall maintain inventory records of its motor vehicles. The records shall include: 1. A detailed description of each vehicle, including its original cost; 2. The vehicle identification number; 3. The license tag number; 4. The make, model, and year of the ve…

and purpose. A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education to be designated the “Higher Education Facilities Revolving Fund”. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and s…

A. There is hereby continued a Jim Thorpe Repair Expenditure Oversight Committee originally created in Section 382 of Title 73 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The authorized distributions from the Legacy Capital Financing Fund as described in Enrolled House Bill No. 1011 of the 1st Ext…

Restrictions. The state may enter into a real estate contract for the sale, conveyance, or exchange of real property, option to purchase real property, or a lease with an option to purchase real property that includes a contingency, not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days, fo…

officers. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol and the Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement (ABLE) Commission are hereby authorized to enter into interagency transfers among commissio…

(1) It shall be the duty of the Oklahoma Industrial Development and Park Commission to establish criteria for boundaries of planning regions within the state in the following manner: (a) The Director shall within six (6) months after the effective date of this act recommend to th…

Letting contracts. The office of State Printer is hereby abolished, and the duties now provided by law to be performed by the State Printer and the State Printing Department shall be performed by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services. The Office of Management and Enter…

There is hereby created in the State Treasury the "Indian Cultural Center Revolving Fund," which shall be a continuing fund not subject to fiscal year limitations. Said fund shall consist of monies appropriated thereto by the Legislature, proceeds from the sale of products and ot…

The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall keep a complete set of books of all printing used by the state and shall report to the Governor semiannually, giving an itemized statement of the printing and binding used by each department, and the amount of printing done b…

region. The State of Oklahoma hereby concurs in the inclusion of all or a portion of said state, with portions of other states, as a part of an "economic development region," now or hereafter designated by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, or such other official as may be provided …

commissions. The State of Oklahoma hereby accepts the invitation heretofore or hereafter received from the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, or such other official as may be provided by law, to join with the federal government and other states for the establishment of the appropriate m…

activities - Reimbursement for expenses. It is hereby provided by the law of the State of Oklahoma that upon the establishment of such multistate regional commission or commissions, referred to in Sections 1151 and 1152 hereof, the State of Oklahoma member of such commission or c…

2022. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Energy Discrimination Elimination Act of 2022". Added by Laws 2022, c. 231, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.

A. As used in the Energy Discrimination Elimination Act of 2022: 1. "Boycott energy company" means, without an ordinary business purpose, refusing to deal with, terminating business activities with, or otherwise taking any action that is intended to penalize, inflict economic har…

companies. A. 1. The Treasurer shall prepare and maintain and provide to each state governmental entity a list of financial companies that boycott energy companies. In maintaining the list, the Treasurer may: a. review and rely, as appropriate in the Treasurer's judgment, on publ…

A. Not later than January 1 of each year, each state governmental entity shall file a publicly available report with the Treasurer, the presiding officer of each house of the Legislature, and the Attorney General that: 1. Identifies securities sold, redeemed, divested, or withdra…

A. As used in this section only of the Energy Discrimination Elimination Act of 2022, "governmental entity" means a state agency or political subdivision of this state. B. 1. Except for paragraph 4 of this subsection, this section applies only to a contract that: a. is between a …

Section 5 of the Energy Discrimination Elimination Act of 2022 applies only to a contract entered into on or after the effective date of this act. A contract entered into before that date is governed by the law in effect on the date the contract was entered into, and the former l…

responsibilities. A. On the effective date of this act, all powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities of the Oklahoma Indian Affairs Commission shall be transferred to the Oklahoma Native American Liaison created in Section 2 of this act. Except as otherwise provided for in…

A. The State of Oklahoma recognizes the status of the federally recognized tribal governments residing in the geographical boundaries of the state as sovereign nations and the state recognizes the need for further cooperation between the state and the tribes and their citizens an…

departments. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, subject to the approval of the Governor, is hereby authorized to employ, or to contract with, an auditor or auditing company, to audit the books, records, and files of all state commissions or departme…

books, records and files - Scope of audit. The auditor or auditing company so employed or contracted with is hereby authorized and directed to audit, and it shall be his or its duty to audit, the books, records, and files and transactions of the departments mentioned in Section 1…

Cooperative agreements - Surface water and/or groundwater resources. A. The State of Oklahoma acknowledges federal recognition of Indian tribes recognized by the Department of Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs. B. The State of Oklahoma recognizes the unique status of Indian trib…

relating to surface water or groundwater. In order to provide for the conservation, preservation, protection and optimum development and utilization of surface water and groundwater within this state, the Legislature hereby establishes a moratorium on any state or tribal compact …

A. The Legislature finds that: 1. Oklahoma has benefited from its implementation of the policy set forth in Section 1221 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes through, among other things, the formation and entry of intergovernmental agreements or compacts with Tribal nations on a …

A. There is hereby created the "Joint Committee on State-Tribal Relations". The Committee shall be responsible for overseeing and approving agreements between tribal governments and the State of Oklahoma. The Committee shall consist of ten (10) members, to be appointed as follows…

A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Office of Management and Enterprise Services to be designated the "State-Tribal Litigation Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of …

The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is hereby declared to be the agency responsible, on behalf of the state, for monitoring and oversight for compacts relating to Indian gaming that are approved pursuant to Sections 1221 and 1222 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Added…

Sale to Northeast Eight Inter-Tribal Council - Federal trust. A. Notwithstanding any other provision relating to the authority of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, the Office of Management and Enterprise Services is hereby authorized to enter into a private land s…