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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
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3 SENATE BILL 1860 By: Standridge
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to turnpikes; amending 69 O.S. 2021,
7 Section 1705, as amended by Section 572, Chapter 486,
8 O.S.L. 2025 (69 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 1705), which
8 relates to the powers and duties of the Oklahoma
9 Turnpike Authority; clarifying legislative intent;
9 limiting certain powers of the Authority; updating
10 statutory language; updating statutory references;
10 and declaring an emergency.
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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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14 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 69 O.S. 2021, Section 1705, as
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15 amended by Section 572, Chapter 486, O.S.L. 2025 (69 O.S. Supp.
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16 2025, Section 1705), is amended to read as follows:
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17 Section 1705. The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority is hereby
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18 authorized and empowered:
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19 (a) To adopt bylaws for the regulation of its affairs and
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20 conduct of its business.
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21 (b) To adopt an official seal and alter the same at pleasure.
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22 (c) To maintain an office at such place or places within the
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23 state as it may designate.
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1 (d) To sue and be sued in contract, reverse condemnation,
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2 equity, mandamus, and similar actions in its own name, plead and be
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3 impleaded; provided, that any and all actions at law or in equity
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4 against the Authority shall be brought in the county in which the
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5 principal office of the Authority shall be located, or in the county
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6 of the residence of the plaintiff, or the county where the cause of
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7 action arose. All privileges granted to the Authority and duties
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8 enjoined upon the Authority by the provisions of Sections 1701
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9 through 1734 1736 of this title may be enforced in a court of
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10 competent jurisdiction in an action in mandamus.
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11 (e) To construct, maintain, repair, and operate turnpike
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12 projects and highways, with their access and connecting roads, at
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13 such locations and on such routes as it shall determine determined
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14 to be feasible and economically sound; provided, that until
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15 specifically authorized by the Legislature, the Authority shall be
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16 authorized to construct and operate toll turnpikes only at the
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17 following locations and routes:
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18 (1) The Turner Turnpike between Oklahoma City and Tulsa.
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19 (2) The Southwestern (H.E. Bailey) Turnpike between Oklahoma
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20 City and Wichita Falls, Texas.
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21 (3) The Northeastern (Will Rogers) Turnpike between Tulsa and
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22 Joplin, Missouri.
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1 (4) The Eastern (Indian Nation) Turnpike between Tulsa and
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2 Paris, Texas, including all or any part thereof between McAlester
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3 and the Red River south of Hugo.
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4 (5) The Cimarron Turnpike between Tulsa and Interstate Highway
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5 35 north of Perry, including a connection to Stillwater.
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6 (6) The Muskogee Turnpike between Broken Arrow and Interstate
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7 Highway 40 west of Webbers Falls.
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8 (7) All or any part of an extension of the Muskogee Turnpike,
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9 beginning at a point on Interstate Highway 40 near the present south
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10 terminus of the Muskogee Turnpike, and extending in a southeasterly
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11 direction on an alignment near Stigler, Poteau, and Heavener to the
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12 vicinity of the Arkansas State Line state line to furnish access to
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13 Hot Springs, Texarkana, Shreveport, and New Orleans.
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14 (8) A tollgate on the Turner Turnpike in the vicinity of
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15 Luther, Oklahoma, and in the vicinity of the intersection of State
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16 Highway 33 and Turner Turnpike in Creek County, Oklahoma, or in the
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17 vicinity of the intersection of State Highway 33 and Turner Turnpike
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18 or U.S. Highway 66 in Creek County, Oklahoma, from any monies
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19 available to the Authority.
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20 (9) Add on the Will Rogers Turnpike a northbound automatic
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21 tollgate onto State Highway 28 and a southbound on-ramp from State
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22 Highway 28.
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23 (10) A turnpike or any part or parts thereof beginning in the
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24 vicinity of Duncan extending east to the vicinity of the City of
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1 Davis, and extending in a northeasterly direction, by way of the
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2 vicinity of the City of Ada, to a connection in the vicinity of
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3 Henryetta or in the vicinity of the intersection of State Highway 48
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4 and Interstate 40; and a turnpike or any part or parts thereof from
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5 the vicinity of Snyder extending north to the vicinity of Woodward.
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6 (11) A turnpike or any part or parts thereof beginning at a
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7 point in the vicinity of Ponca City, or at a point on the Kansas-
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8 Oklahoma state boundary line east of the Arkansas River and west of
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9 the point where Oklahoma State Highway No. 18 intersects said such
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10 state boundary line, and extending in a southeasterly direction to a
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11 connection with the Tulsa Urban Expressway System in the general
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12 area of the Port of Catoosa.
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13 (12) All or any part of an Oklahoma City toll expressway system
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14 connecting the residential, industrial, and State Capitol Complex in
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15 the north part of Oklahoma City with the residential, industrial,
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16 and Will Rogers World Airport Complex in the south and southwest
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17 parts of Oklahoma City.
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18 (13) A turnpike (The Industrial Parkway) or any part or parts
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19 thereof beginning at a point on the Oklahoma-Kansas state boundary
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20 line between the point where U.S. Highway 66 intersects the boundary
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21 line and the northeast corner of Oklahoma and ending by means of a
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22 connection or connections with Shreveport, Louisiana, and Houston,
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23 Texas, in southeastern Oklahoma and at no point to exceed thirty
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24 (30) miles west of the Missouri or Arkansas border.
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1 (14) A turnpike or any part or parts thereof beginning in the
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2 vicinity of Velma or County Line Countyline to a point intersecting
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3 with Interstate 35 in the area south of Davis.
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4 (15) A turnpike or any part or parts thereof beginning in the
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5 vicinity of Watonga and extending south and/or or east to the
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6 vicinity of north and/or or west Oklahoma City.
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7 (16) A tollgate on the Will Rogers Turnpike near the
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8 intersection of State Highway 137 and the Will Rogers Turnpike,
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9 located south of Quapaw.
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10 (17) A tollgate on the Muskogee Turnpike in the vicinity of
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11 Porter, Oklahoma, a tollgate on the Will Rogers Turnpike in the
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12 vicinity of Adair, Oklahoma, a tollgate on the Turner Turnpike in
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13 the vicinity of Luther, Oklahoma, and a tollgate on the H.E. Bailey
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14 Turnpike at Elgin, Oklahoma, from any monies available to the
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15 Authority.
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16 (18) A tollgate on the Turner Turnpike in the vicinity of
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17 Wellston, Oklahoma, from any monies available to the Authority.
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18 (19) A tollgate on the Muskogee Turnpike in the vicinity of
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19 Brushy Mountain, Oklahoma, and in the vicinity of Elm Grove,
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20 Oklahoma, from any monies available to the Authority.
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21 (20) All or any part of an Oklahoma City Outer Loop expressway
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22 system beginning in the vicinity of I-35 Interstate 35 and the
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23 Turner Turnpike and extending west into Canadian County and then
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24 south to I-40 Interstate 40; and then south and east to I-35
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1 Interstate 35 in the vicinity of Moore and Norman; and then
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2 extending east and north to I-40 Interstate 40 east of Tinker Field;
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3 and then extending north to the Turner Turnpike to complete the
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4 Outer Loop.
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5 (21) All or any part of the Tulsa south bypass expressway
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6 system beginning in the vicinity of the Turner Turnpike near Sapulpa
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7 and extending south and east to U.S. Highway 75 in the vicinity of
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8 96th Street to 121st Street; and then east across the Arkansas River
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9 to a connection with the Mingo Valley Expressway; and then south
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10 and/or or east to a point on the Tulsa-Wagoner County Line county
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11 line near 131st Street south in the city City of Broken Arrow.
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12 (22) A new turnpike or any part thereof from near the west gate
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13 of the Will Rogers Turnpike south to the west end of south Tulsa
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14 Turnpike at the Tulsa-Wagoner County Line county line.
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15 (23) A new turnpike or any parts thereof from the vicinity of
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16 the connection between State Highway 33 and U.S. Highway 69 easterly
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17 to the Arkansas State Line state line.
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18 (24) A four-lane extension of the Muskogee Turnpike from
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19 Interstate Highway 40 west of Webbers Falls to the Poteau vicinity.
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20 (25) A new turnpike or any part or parts thereof beginning at a
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21 point in the vicinity of northwest Tulsa, and extending in a
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22 northwesterly direction, by means of a connection or connections
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23 with the cities of Pawhuska and Newkirk, to a point intersecting in
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1 the vicinity of U.S. Highway No. 77 and the Kansas State Line state
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2 line.
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3 (26) A full access interchange on the Indian Nation Turnpike
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4 south of Interstate 40, in the vicinity of Henryetta, Oklahoma, and
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5 in the vicinity of the proposed theme park, museum, or an industrial
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6 facility which qualifies for the Oklahoma Quality Jobs Program Act,
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7 from any monies available to the Authority.
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8 (27) A new turnpike beginning at a point directly west of the
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9 Arkansas line and four-laning U.S. Highway 70 from that point to the
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10 farthest western reach within the bounds of Oklahoma of U.S. Highway
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11 70 creating a southern route through Oklahoma.
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12 (28) A new turnpike and bridge or any parts thereof from a
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13 point in the vicinity of the city City of Mustang southerly across
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14 the South Canadian River to the H.E. Bailey Turnpike in the vicinity
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15 of the city City of Tuttle; and then easterly across the South
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16 Canadian River to a point in the vicinity of the city City of
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17 Norman.
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18 (29) A new turnpike or any parts thereof beginning at a point
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19 in the vicinity of the city City of Altus and extending in a
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20 northwesterly direction to a point in the vicinity of the city City
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21 of Sayre.
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22 (30) A new turnpike or any parts thereof beginning at a point
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23 in the vicinity of the city City of Enid and extending in a westerly
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24 direction to a point in the vicinity of the city City of Woodward.
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1 (31) An on- and off-ramp or any parts thereof at Fletcher,
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2 Oklahoma, in the vicinity of the Interstate 44 and State Highway 277
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3 intersection. Any existing on- or off-ramp or any parts thereof in
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4 the vicinity of Fletcher, Oklahoma, shall not be removed and shall
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5 be maintained pursuant to Section 1701 et seq. of this title.
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6 (32) A new bridge crossing the Arkansas River between South
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7 Delaware Avenue and Memorial Drive in Tulsa County. This project
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8 shall commence upon a determination by the Oklahoma Transportation
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9 Turnpike Authority that such bridge shall be self-sufficient at some
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10 point over a thirty-year time period from the toll charges
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11 associated with the bridge project.
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12 (33) An exit ramp or any parts thereof from the eastbound lane
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13 of the Turner Turnpike at 96th Street in Tulsa.
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14 (34) An on- and off-ramp or any parts thereof on the Cimarron
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15 Turnpike in the vicinity of the northside of the Glencoe, Oklahoma,
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16 municipal limits.
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17 (35) A new turnpike or any parts thereof beginning at
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18 Interstate 44 at or near its intersection with 49th West Avenue,
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19 past State U.S. Highway 64/412, turning northeasterly, crossing 41st
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20 West Avenue, and continuing eastward to the L.L. Tisdale Expressway
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21 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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22 It is hereby declared to be the intent of the Legislature that
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23 the Legislature, through duly enacted legislation, and not the
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24 Authority, shall have the sole discretion to authorize and determine
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1 the location and overall route of a toll turnpike in this state.
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2 Courts shall not give deference to any interpretation of this
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3 section by the Authority and shall instead construe this section
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4 independently according to its plain and ordinary meaning.
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5 The language set forth in any turnpike route authorization in
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6 this subsection, or elsewhere in this section, is to be construed
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7 according to its plain meaning as mandatory, and not discretionary,
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8 for the Authority. All directional and other limitations and
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9 descriptions contained in any toll turnpike location or route
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10 authorization are mandatory limits on the Authority's powers and not
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11 discretionary guidelines. The Authority shall abide by the plain
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12 and ordinary language of such limits and shall not have the
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13 discretion or power to build turnpikes in places, directions, or
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14 locations other than those expressly and specifically authorized
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15 herein. Any rule of construction contained in this section or
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16 elsewhere shall not be employed in variance or conflict with the
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17 intent of the Legislature as expressed herein.
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18 All access roads, interchanges, or lead roads connecting such
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19 turnpikes with existing highways must be built by funds furnished by
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20 the Authority.
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21 The minimum and maximum wages for the construction of the roads,
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22 highways and projects provided for in Sections 1701 through 1734
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23 1736 of this title shall be in accordance with the schedules of
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1 wages used or adopted by the Commission in construction of state
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2 highways.
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3 The Authority is hereby authorized to enter into contracts or
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4 agreements with agencies and instrumentalities of other states or
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5 the national government for construction, maintenance, and operation
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6 of interstate turnpikes or highways.
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7 The Authority is hereby required to construct and install
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8 automatic tollgates on the Will Rogers Turnpike at State Highway No.
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9 28 near Adair.
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10 (f) To issue turnpike revenue bonds of the Authority, payable
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11 solely from revenues, including the revenues accruing to the trust
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12 fund created by Sections 1701 through 1734 1736 of this title, for
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13 the purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of any one or more
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14 turnpike projects. Provided that any bonds issued for the
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15 construction of the proposed turnpike referred to in subparagraphs
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16 (10), (20), (21), and (22) of paragraph (e) of this section shall be
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17 issued as one issue for all four of the proposed turnpikes and shall
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18 be financed, constructed, and operated under one bond indenture.
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19 (g) To fix and revise from time to time tolls for the use of
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20 any turnpike projects.
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21 Any common carrier having authority at the time of opening any
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22 turnpike project to operate upon a highway approximately paralleling
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23 the turnpike project shall be granted without further showing
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24 authority to operate over the turnpike project to all municipalities
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1 which such carrier is serving at the time the turnpike project is
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2 opened to traffic. But nothing herein shall be construed as
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3 granting any new operation rights to any common carriers.
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4 (h) To acquire, hold, and dispose of real and personal property
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5 in the exercise of its powers and the performance of its duties.
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6 (i) To acquire in the name of the Authority by purchase or
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7 otherwise on such terms and conditions and in such manner as it may
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8 deem proper, or by exercise of the right of condemnation in manner
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9 hereinafter provided, such public or private lands, including public
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10 parks, playgrounds, or reservations, or parts thereof or rights
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11 therein, rights-of-way, property, rights, easements, and interests,
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12 as it may deem necessary for carrying out the provisions of Sections
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13 1701 through 1734 1736 of this title; provided, that all public
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14 property damaged in carrying out the powers granted by Sections 1701
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15 through 1734 1736 of this title shall be restored or repaired and
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16 placed in its original condition as nearly as practicable.
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17 (j) To designate, except as is provided for herein, the
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18 location, and establish, limit, and control such points of ingress
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19 to and egress from each turnpike project as may be necessary or
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20 desirable in the judgment of the Authority to insure ensure the
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21 proper operation and maintenance of such project, and to prohibit
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22 entrance to such project from any point or points not so designated.
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23 The provisions of this subsection shall not be construed as an
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1 turnpike at any location or route other than those expressly
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2 authorized by the Legislature in subsection (e) of this section.
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3 (k) To make and enter into all contracts and agreements
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4 necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the
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5 execution of its powers, and to employ consulting engineers,
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6 attorneys, accountants, construction and financial experts,
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7 superintendents, managers, and such other employees and agents as
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8 may be necessary in its judgment, and to fix their compensation;
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9 provided, that all such expenses shall be payable solely from the
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10 proceeds of turnpike revenue bonds issued under the provisions of
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11 Sections 1701 through 1734 1736 of this title or from revenues;
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12 provided, further, no attorney employed by the Authority, nor any
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13 member of any law firm of which the attorney may be connected, shall
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14 ever be paid any fee or compensation for any special or
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15 extraordinary services.
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16 (l) To receive and accept from any federal agency grants for or
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17 in aid of the construction of any turnpike project, provided, the
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18 acceptance of such grants will not reduce the amount of federal aid
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19 for the construction, repair, or maintenance of farm-to-market roads
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20 and other highways and bridges in this state; and to receive and
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21 accept aid or contributions from any source of either money,
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22 property, labor, or other things of value, to be held, used, and
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23 applied only for the purposes for which such grants and
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24 contributions may be made.
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1 (m) To adopt such rules, and to do any and all things necessary
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2 to comply with rules, regulations, or requirements of the Bureau of
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3 Public Roads, Multistate Economic Development Regional Commission,
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4 as defined in Sections 1151 through 1153, inclusive, of Title 74 of
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5 the Oklahoma Statutes, Ozarka Region Commission Federal Highway
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6 Administration or any other federal agency administering any law
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7 enacted by the Congress of the United States to aid or encourage the
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8 construction of highways.
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9 (n) To do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the
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10 powers expressly granted in Sections 1701 through 1734 1736 of this
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11 title. The design standards for all paving shall comply with the
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12 design standards of the American Association of State Highway and
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13 Transportation Officials as modified by the Oklahoma Department of
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14 Transportation. All contracts for construction work on turnpike
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15 projects shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder, or bidders,
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16 after notice by publication in a newspaper published in the county
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17 where the work is to be done in two consecutive weekly issues of the
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18 newspaper. In all cases where more than eight (8) miles of
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19 construction is let at the same time and is not an advertisement for
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20 a surface-treatment-only project, such advertisement shall provide
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21 for bids on sections of the turnpike not to exceed eight (8) miles.
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22 If the project advertised is a surface-treatment-only project of
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23 more than twenty (20) miles of road, the advertisement shall provide
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24 for bids on sections of the road no longer than twenty (20) miles,
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1 as well as bids on the project as a whole. Subject to the following
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2 restrictions and limitations, the Authority shall, when contracting
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3 for construction work, divide such work into paving projects, bridge
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4 projects, including underpasses and overpasses, and earthmoving or
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5 miscellaneous projects, according to the type of work to be done.
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6 Each project shall be let under a separate contract or contracts and
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7 no contract or project shall include more than one of such types of
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8 construction work. Each contract for construction work shall
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9 contain a provision that ninety percent (90%) of all labor employed
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10 on the project shall be residents of Oklahoma. However, contracts
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11 for bridges may include earthwork and structures for the approaches
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12 thereto.
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13 (o) It shall be unlawful for any member, officer or employee of
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14 the Authority to transact with the Authority, either directly or
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15 indirectly, any business for profit of such member, officer, or
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16 employee; and any person, firm, or corporation knowingly
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17 participating therein shall be equally liable for violation of this
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18 provision.
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19 The term "business for profit" shall include, but not be limited
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20 to, the acceptance or payment of any fee, commission, gift, or
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21 consideration to such member, officer, or employee.
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22 Violation of this provision shall constitute a Class D1 felony
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23 offense punishable by incarceration as provided for in subsections B
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24 through F of Section 20N of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or a
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1 fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) and not more
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2 than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or both such imprisonment
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3 and fine.
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4 (p) In the event of a national emergency, the Authority,
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5 subject to any vested rights or claims, may enter into contracts
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6 with the federal government or any authorized agency thereof to
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7 allow the federal government or agency thereof to use such turnpikes
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8 partly or exclusively during the existence of such emergency,
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9 provided, that the federal government agrees in such contract to
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10 pay, during the term of such contract, an amount sufficient, when
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11 added to any tolls collected, to meet all operating and maintenance
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12 expenses, interest payments, and the minimum sinking fund and
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13 reserve requirements of the trust agreement for the turnpike covered
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14 by the contract.
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15 (q) All meetings of the Authority shall be open public
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16 meetings, and all records shall be public records, except when
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17 considering personnel or litigation.
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18 SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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19 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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20 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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21 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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