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An act relating to the Commissioners of the Land 7 Office, the official text

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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 951               By: Murdock
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6                               AS INTRODUCED

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7   An Act relating to the Commissioners of the Land

7   Office; amending 64 O.S. 2021, Section 1052, which

8   relates to appraisement; requiring appraisal of

8   improvements of certain property; requiring certain

9   reimbursement; providing for termination and

9   reversion of lease under certain circumstances;

10  providing an effective date; and declaring an

10  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   64 O.S. 2021, Section 1052, is

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15 amended to read as follows:
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16  Section 1052. A. Before any lands under the jurisdiction and

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17 control of the Commissioners of the Land Office, covered by
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18 preference right leases and the improvements located on the land are
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19 owned by the lessees, shall be offered for sale and sold, the
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20 Commissioners of the Land Office shall cause the same to be
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21 appraised by three disinterested appraisers, who are nonresidents of
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22 the county in which the land is situated, to be selected by the
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23 Secretary. The appraisers, before entering upon their duties, shall
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24 take and subscribe the oath required of state officers. The
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    Req. No. 849                                                Page 1
1 appraisers shall make a true appraisement of the lands at the actual
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2 cash value thereof, exclusive of all improvements, and shall
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3 separately appraise all improvements owned by the lessee which can
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4 be removed without manifest injury to the land.
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5   B. Appraisers selected pursuant to subsection A of this section

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6 shall appraise any improvements made to the property by the current
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7 lessee that cannot be removed without manifest injury to the land.
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8 When the Commissioners enter into a new lease for the property, the
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9 lease shall require the new lessee to reimburse the previous lessee
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10 for the appraised value of any improvements made by the previous
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11 lessee by December 1. If such reimbursement is not made, the lease
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12 of the property to the new lessee shall terminate and shall revert
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13 to the next highest bid from the auction for the lease.
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14  SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2025.

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15  SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation

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16 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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17 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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18 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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