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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 1957 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 1707, which relates to the acquisition of
8 lands; requiring the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority to
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9 damages; requiring the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority to
9 acquire certain properties upon the request of
10 property owners; providing process for acquisition of
10 certain properties; defining term; updating statutory
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14 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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15 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 69 O.S. 2021, Section 1707, is
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16 amended to read as follows:
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17 Section 1707. A. The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority is hereby
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18 authorized and empowered to acquire, by purchase, or condemnation,
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19 land or such interest therein as in its discretion may be necessary
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20 for the purpose of establishing, constructing, maintaining, and
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21 operating turnpike projects or relocation thereof, and facilities
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22 necessary and incident thereto, or necessary in the restoration of
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23 public or private property damaged or destroyed, including borrow
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24 areas, detours, channel changes, concession areas, public or private
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1 access roads, and deposits of rock, gravel, sand, and other road
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2 building material for use in turnpike construction and maintenance,
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3 upon such terms and at such price as may be considered by it to be
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4 reasonable and can be agreed upon between the Authority and the
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5 owner thereof, and to take title thereto in the name of the
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6 Authority,; provided, that such right and title shall be limited to
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7 the surface rights only and shall not include oil or other mineral
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8 rights.
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9 B. Groundwater rights may be severed from surface rights, upon
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10 the written request of the owner of land to be acquired; however, an
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11 owner of groundwater rights shall not have a right of access to the
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12 Authority's acquired surface rights. No person may construct,
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13 maintain, or operate any water well, drilling equipment, or lines on
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14 or under the surface acquired by the Authority without express
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15 written approval of the Authority.
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16 C. A property owner with property abutting a turnpike project
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17 shall be compensated for damage to the property caused by the
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18 turnpike project, whether directly or indirectly. Compensation
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19 shall be made in the form of correction of the damage, monetary
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20 compensation for the devaluation of the property, or, at the request
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21 of the property owner, acquisition of the property for the fair
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22 market value of the property prior to the damage plus all costs of
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23 relocation incurred by the property owner.
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1 D. 1. The Authority shall be required to acquire, at the
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2 request of a property owner whose property abuts a turnpike project,
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3 the real property abutting any right-of-way property acquired for a
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4 turnpike project, up to and including one thousand (1,000) feet from
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5 the boundary of the right-of-way acquired for the project.
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6 2. At the time the Authority commences the process of any
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7 right-of-way acquisition for all or a portion of a turnpike project,
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8 whether by way of voluntary purchase or condemnation, the Authority
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9 shall provide written notice, via certified and first-class mail, of
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10 the intended right-of-way acquisition to all owners of real property
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11 abutting the right-of-way to be acquired for the project. The
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12 written notice shall include a statement that the property owners
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13 may request compensation for or acquisition of their real property
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14 abutting the right-of-way acquired for the turnpike project, up to
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15 and including one thousand (1,000) feet from the boundary of the
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16 right-of-way acquired for the project. The notice shall include a
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17 mailing address to which owners may submit a written request for
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18 compensation for or acquisition of abutting property.
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19 3. Any property owner requesting compensation for abutting
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20 property shall make such request to the Authority in writing, via
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21 certified and first-class mail, no later than twenty (20) days after
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22 the receipt of the notice. Upon receipt of a valid request for
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23 compensation for abutting real property, the Authority shall proceed
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24 to make a good-faith offer of compensation, and further, shall
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1 negotiate in good faith with the abutting property owner to reach an
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2 agreement for compensation. If the parties fail to agree upon the
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3 amount of such compensation within one hundred eighty (180) days of
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4 the date on which the property owner made such request, the
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5 Authority shall, within ninety (90) days, commence an action in the
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6 district court where the real property is located for a
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7 determination and award to the property owner of such compensation.
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8 Either party to the action shall be entitled to a trial by jury. If
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9 the award of compensation in any such action exceeds the Authority's
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10 last best offer to the property owner by ten percent (10%) or more,
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11 the property owner shall be entitled to reasonable attorney fees,
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12 appraisal fees, and expert witness fees incurred in the action.
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13 4. Any property owner requesting acquisition of abutting
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14 property shall make such request to the Authority in writing, via
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15 certified and first-class mail, no later than twenty (20) days after
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16 the date of receipt of the notice. Upon receipt of a valid request
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17 for acquisition of abutting real property, the Authority shall
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18 proceed with the acquisition in the same manner and on the same
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19 legal terms and conditions as the acquisition of a right-of-way for
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20 the turnpike project.
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21 E. As used in this section, "damage" means a negative impact to
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22 the access, air, light, view, enjoyment, or monetary value of a
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1 SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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2 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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3 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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4 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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