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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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3 SENATE BILL 1020 By: Howard
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to the Office of the State Treasurer;
7 amending 61 O.S. 2021, Section 327, as amended by
8 Section 47, Chapter 238, O.S.L. 2022 (61 O.S. Supp.
8 2024, Section 327), which relates to procedures for
9 state agency transactions; allowing Office of the
9 State Treasurer to make certain property
10 acquisitions; amending 74 O.S. 2021, Section 63,
10 which relates to the Office of Management and
11 Enterprise Services; conforming language; providing
11 for codification; providing an effective date; and
12 declaring an emergency.
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15 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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16 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 61 O.S. 2021, Section 327, as
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17 amended by Section 47, Chapter 238, O.S.L. 2022 (61 O.S. Supp. 2024,
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18 Section 327), is amended to read as follows:
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19 Section 327. A. Unless procedures for state agency real
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20 property transactions are otherwise specifically provided for by
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21 law, no state agency shall sell, lease, exchange, or otherwise
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22 dispose of such real property subject to its jurisdiction, or lease,
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23 purchase or otherwise acquire real property subject to its
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24 jurisdiction, except as authorized by subsection L of this section
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1 and as otherwise provided for in this section. As used in this
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2 section, "state agency" means any department, board, commission,
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3 institution, agency or entity of state government.
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4 B. 1. Every state agency shall request the Office of
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5 Management and Enterprise Services to dispose of real property upon:
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6 a. legislative authorization,
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7 b. authorization by the Long-Range Capital Planning
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8 Commission, or
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9 c. a determination, in writing, by the Office of
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10 Management and Enterprise Services or the state agency
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11 that a parcel of real property subject to its
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12 jurisdiction is no longer needed.
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13 2. Upon the request of the state agency to dispose of real
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14 property, the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall
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15 estimate the value of the property, and:
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16 a. for properties with an estimated value of greater than
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17 Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00), obtain at
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18 least one complete appraisal made by a person
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19 certified by the Real Estate Appraiser Board of the
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20 Oklahoma Insurance Department, who shall ascertain:
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21 (1) the present fair value of the property,
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22 (2) the present value of the improvements on such
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23 property, and
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1 (3) the actual condition of the improvements on the
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2 property,
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3 b. after completion of the provisions of subsection L of
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4 this section, cause notice of such sale to be
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5 published for at least one (1) day in a newspaper of
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6 general statewide circulation authorized to publish
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7 legal notices, and weekly for three (3) consecutive
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8 weeks in a newspaper of general circulation published
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9 in the county or counties in which the property is
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10 located. The notice shall contain the legal
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11 description of each parcel of real property to be
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12 offered for sale, the appraised value thereof, the
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13 time and location of the sale or opening of the bids,
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14 and terms of the sale including the fact that no
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15 parcel of property shall be sold for less than ninety
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16 percent (90%) of the appraised value of the real
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17 property; provided, in lieu of such procedure, the
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18 information may be published electronically on the
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19 Office of Management and Enterprise Services' website
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20 if the notice of sale and instructions on accessing
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21 the public information are published in a newspaper of
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22 general circulation in the county or counties in which
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23 the property is located weekly for three (3)
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1 c. offer the property through electronic auction, public
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2 auction or sealed bids within three (3) weeks after
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3 the last publication of the notice. The property
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4 shall be sold to the highest bidder. The Office of
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5 Management and Enterprise Services shall not accept a
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6 bid of less than ninety percent (90%) of the average
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7 appraised fair value of the property and the
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8 improvements on such property,
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9 d. if the property is being disposed of in compliance
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10 with Section 908 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
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11 the Office may auction the property at public or
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12 electronic auction provided proper public notice is
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13 given in compliance with this section and the property
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14 has been approved for liquidation by the Long-Range
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15 Capital Planning Commission. The Office of Management
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16 and Enterprise Services is authorized to reject all
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17 bids,
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18 e. if the property has an estimated value of less than
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19 Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00), the Office
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20 of Management and Enterprise Services may establish
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21 the value through market comparison and may dispose of
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22 the property based on estimated value without
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23 obtaining a certified appraisal; provided, however,
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1 the sale shall comply with all other requirements of
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2 statute, and
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3 f. if the property is landlocked, the Office of
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4 Management and Enterprise Services may offer the
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5 property through indirect sale to the adjacent
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6 property owner for not less than ninety percent (90%)
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7 of fair market value, as determined in compliance with
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8 this section. All sales costs, including any required
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9 surveys and appraisals, shall be at the expense of the
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10 buyer.
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11 3. The cost of the appraisal required by the provisions of this
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12 section, together with other necessary expenses incurred pursuant to
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13 this section, shall be paid by the state agency for which the real
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14 property is to be sold from funds available to the state agency for
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15 such expenditure. All monies received from the sale or disposal of
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16 the property, except those monies necessary to pay the expenses
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17 incurred pursuant to this section, shall be deposited in the
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18 Maintenance of State Buildings Revolving Fund unless otherwise
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19 provided by law.
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20 4. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services may dismiss
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21 from consideration any appraisal found to be incomplete or flawed.
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22 C. Unless otherwise provided by law, the Office of Management
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23 and Enterprise Services shall review and approve state agency real
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24 property transactions. A state agency shall not lease or acquire
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1 real property, or lease, dispose of or transfer state-owned real
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2 property until the Office provides notice of transaction approval to
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3 the state agency. Prior to approval, a state agency shall provide
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4 documents to the Office and provide reference to statutory or other
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5 legal authority of the state agency to lease or acquire real
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6 property, or lease, dispose of or transfer state-owned real
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7 property. If the state agency intends to lease or acquire real
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8 property, the state agency shall state the intended use of the real
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9 property, and shall provide the Office with required telework
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10 documentation. Within thirty (30) days of receipt, the Office shall
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11 provide notice of transaction approval or disapproval to the state
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12 agency.
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13 D. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the lease
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14 of office space or real property subject to supervision of the
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15 Commissioners of the Land Office or district boards of education.
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16 E. 1. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall
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17 maintain a comprehensive inventory of state-owned real property and
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18 its use excluding property of the public schools and property
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19 subject to the jurisdiction of the Commissioners of the Land Office.
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20 2. Each state agency shall, within thirty (30) days of the
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21 closing date for lands newly acquired, provide to the Office a list
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22 of records, deeds, abstracts and other title instruments showing the
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23 description of and relating to any and all such lands or interests
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24 therein.
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1 3. The provisions of paragraph 2 of this subsection shall apply
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2 to all lands of public trusts having a state agency as the primary
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3 beneficiary, but shall not apply to lands of municipalities,
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4 counties, school districts, or agencies thereof, or Department of
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5 Transportation rights-of-way.
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6 4. A state agency that sells or otherwise disposes of land
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7 shall notify the Office within thirty (30) days of the disposition
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8 closing date.
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9 F. This section shall not be construed to authorize any state
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10 agency, not otherwise authorized by law, to sell, lease, or
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11 otherwise dispose of any real property owned by the state.
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12 G. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services and the
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13 Secretary of the Commissioners of the Land Office, or designee, as
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14 provided in subsection L of this section may provide services to
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15 sell, transfer, trade or purchase real property for other state
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16 agencies.
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17 H. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise
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18 Services shall, pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act,
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19 promulgate rules to effect procedures necessary to the fulfillment
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20 of its responsibilities under this section.
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21 I. The Oklahoma Ordnance Works Authority and its lands, and the
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22 Northeast Oklahoma Public Facilities Authority, the Oklahoma
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23 Historical Society, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, the
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24 Oklahoma Turnpike Authority and the Department of Wildlife managed
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1 lands shall be exempt from the application of this section. The
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2 Grand River Dam Authority and its lands shall be exempt from the
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3 application of this section for any real property disposed of prior
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4 to November 1, 2006. The Office of the State Treasurer shall be
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5 exempt from the application of this section for the purchase of a
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6 state depository facility.
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7 J. Unless otherwise provided for by law, the procedures
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8 established pursuant to this section for the sale or exchange of
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9 real estate or personal property as authorized pursuant to Sections
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10 2222 and 2223 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall be followed
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11 unless the sale is to an entity of state government.
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12 K. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise
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13 Services shall contract with experts, professionals or consultants
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14 as necessary to perform the duties of the Office. Selections shall
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15 be made using the qualifications-based procedures established in
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16 Section 62 of this title and the rules promulgated by the Director
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17 for the selection of construction managers and design consultants.
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18 L. 1. No state agency shall sell, lease, exchange, or
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19 otherwise dispose of such real property subject to its jurisdiction,
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20 or lease, purchase or otherwise acquire real property subject to its
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21 jurisdiction, until such agency or the Office of Management and
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22 Enterprise Services acting on the agency's behalf has presented to
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23 the Secretary of the Commissioners of the Land Office, or designee,
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24 all information collected pursuant to subparagraph a of paragraph 2
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1 of subsection B of this section, and provided the Secretary of the
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2 Commissioners of the Land Office or designee a twenty-calendar-day
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3 period to provide a proposal for the acquisition or disposal of
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4 applicable real property.
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5 2. The Secretary of the Commissioners of the Land Office or
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6 designee may decline to provide such a proposal; provided such
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7 notice of decline is communicated to the Office of Management and
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8 Enterprise Services in written or electronic form. Upon the
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9 reception of such notice of decline by the Office of Management and
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10 Enterprise Services, the twenty-calendar-day period otherwise
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12 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2021, Section 63, is
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14 Section 63. A. The Office of Management and Enterprise
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15 Services shall have power to promulgate rules not inconsistent with
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16 the laws of this state.
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17 B. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall have
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18 charge of the construction, repair, maintenance, insurance, and
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19 operation of all buildings owned, used, or occupied by or on behalf
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20 of the state including buildings owned by the Oklahoma Capitol
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21 Improvement Authority where such services are carried out by
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22 contract with the Authority, except as otherwise provided by law.
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23 Whenever feasible, the Office of Management and Enterprise Services
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24 may utilize the Construction Division of the Department of
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1 Corrections for the construction and repair of buildings for the
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2 Department of Corrections.
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3 C. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise
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4 Services shall have authority to purchase all material and perform
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5 all other duties necessary in the construction, repair, and
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6 maintenance of all buildings under its management or control, shall
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7 make all necessary contracts by or on behalf of the state for any
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8 buildings or rooms rented for the use of the state or any of the
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9 officers thereof, and shall have charge of the arrangement and
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10 allotment of space in such buildings among the different state
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11 officers except as otherwise provided by law.
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12 D. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall not
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13 have any authority or responsibility for buildings, rooms or space
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14 under the management or control of the University Hospitals
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15 Authority.
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16 E. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall have
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17 the custody and control of all state property, and all other
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18 property managed or used by the state, except military stores and
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19 such property under the control of the State Banking Department and
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20 the two houses of the State Legislature, shall procure all necessary
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21 insurance thereon against loss and shall allot the use of the
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22 property to the several offices of the state, and prescribe where
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23 the property shall be kept for public use.
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1 F. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall keep
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2 an accurate account of all property purchased for the state or any
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3 of the departments or officers thereof, except that purchased for
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4 and by the two houses of the State Legislature. The two houses
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5 shall have the exclusive use, care, and custody of their respective
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6 chambers, committee rooms, furniture, and property, and shall keep
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7 their respective records of said furniture and property.
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8 G. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall not
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9 have any authority or responsibility for property purchased for or
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10 under the management or control of the University Hospitals
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11 Authority except as expressly provided by law.
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12 H. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall not
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13 have any authority or responsibility for property purchased for or
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14 under the management or control of CompSource Oklahoma if CompSource
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15 Oklahoma is operating pursuant to a pilot program authorized by
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16 Sections 3316 and 3317 of this title.
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17 I. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall not
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18 have any authority or responsibility for purposes of purchasing and
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19 operating a state depository under the Office of the State
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20 Treasurer.
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21 SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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22 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 374 of Title 74, unless there is
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1 The Office of the State Treasurer may purchase, acquire, lease,
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2 and otherwise manage the properties of the Office, and shall not be
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3 subject to the provisions of Section 327 of Title 61 of the Oklahoma
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4 Statutes for the purposes of purchasing or acquiring such property.
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5 SECTION 4. This act shall become effective July 1, 2025.
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6 SECTION 5. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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7 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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8 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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9 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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