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53	53	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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55	55	2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
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57	57	SENATE BILL 1342 By: Allen
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63	63	AS INTRODUCED
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65	65	An Act relating to eminent domain; amending 27 O.S.
66	66	2021, Section 13, which relates to policies;
67	67	providing exception to certain policy; prohibiting
68	68	restriction or requirement for use of certain
69	69	proceeds; and providing an effective date.
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73	73	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
74	74	SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 27 O.S. 2021, Section 13, is
75	75	amended to read as follows:
76	76	Section 13. Any person, acquiring agency or other entity
77	77	acquiring real property for any publ ic project or program described
78	78	in Section 9 of this title shall comply with the following policie s:
79	79	1. Every reasonable effort shall be made to ac quire,
80	80	expeditiously, real property by negotiation.
81	81	2. Real property shall be appraised before the initiati on of
82	82	negotiations, and the owner or his designated representative shall
83	83	be given an opportunity t o accompany the appraiser during his
84	84	inspection of the property, except that the head or governing body
85	85	of the entity acquiring real property, if so mandated by federal law
86	86	or regulation, may prescribe a procedure to waive the appraisal in
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138	138	cases involving the acquisition by sale or donation of property wi th
139	139	a low fair market value as such value is defined by federal law or
140	140	regulation.
141	141	3. Before the initiation of negotiations for real property, an
142	142	amount shall be established which is reasonably believed to be just
143	143	compensation therefor and such amount shal l be promptly offered for
144	144	the property. In no event shall such amount be less than the
145	145	approved appraisal o f the fair market value of such real property.
146	146	Any decrease or increase in the fair market value of real property
147	147	prior to the date of valuation ca used by the public improvement for
148	148	which such property is acquired, or by the likelihood that the
149	149	property would be acquired for such improvement, other than that due
150	150	to physical deterioration within the re asonable control of the
151	151	owner, will be disregarded in determining the compensation for the
152	152	property. The owner of the real property to be acquired shall be
153	153	provided with a written statement of, and summary of the basis for,
154	154	the amount established as just compensation. Where appropriate, the
155	155	just compensation for the real property acquired and for damages to
156	156	remaining real property shall be separately stated.
157	157	4. No owner shall be required to surrender possession of real
158	158	property before the agreed purchase price is paid or deposited with
159	159	the state court, in accordance with applicable law, for the benefit
160	160	of the owner of an amount not less than the approved appra isal of
161	161	the fair market value of such property, or the amount of the award
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213	213	of compensation in the condemnation proceeding of such property ;
214	214	provided, however, if the real property or a portion of the real
215	215	property is the homestead of the ow ner, the owner shall not be
216	216	required to surrender the real property or the portion of the real
217	217	property that is the homestead for one (1) year after the agreed
218	218	purchase price is paid to the owner. In no event shall the
219	219	acquiring agency or entity place any restriction on or requirement
220	220	for the manner in which the owner use s the proceeds from the award
221	221	of compensation.
222	222	5. The construction or development of a public improvement
223	223	shall be so scheduled that, to the greatest extent pract icable, no
224	224	person lawfully occupying real pr operty shall be required to move
225	225	from a dwelling, assuming a replacement dwelling, as required by the
226	226	Oklahoma Relocation Assistance Act, will b e available, or to move
227	227	his business or farm operation without at le ast ninety (90) days '
228	228	written notice from th e date by which such move is required.
229	229	6. If any owner or tenant is permitted to occupy the r eal
230	230	property acquired on a rental basis for a shor t term or for a period
231	231	subject to termination on short notice, the a mount of rent required
232	232	shall not exceed the fair rental value of the property to a short -
233	233	term occupier.
234	234	7. In no event shall the time of condemnation be advanced, on
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236	236	the use of the owner b e deferred, or any other coercive action be
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289	289	property.
290	290	8. If an interest in r eal property is to be acquired by
291	291	exercise of power of eminent domain, formal condemnation proceedings
292	292	shall be instituted. The acquiring authority shall not
293	293	intentionally make it necessary for an owner to institute leg al
294	294	proceedings to prove the fact of the taking of his real property.
295	295	9. If the acquisition of only part of the property would leave
296	296	its owner with an une conomic remnant, an offer to acquire that
297	297	remnant shall be made. For the purposes of this section, an
298	298	uneconomic remnant is a parcel of r eal property in which the owner
299	299	is left with an interest after the partial acquisition of the
300	300	property of the owner wh ich has little or no value or utility to the
301	301	owner.
302	302	10. A person whose real property is being acquire d in
303	303	accordance with this title may, after the person has been fully
304	304	informed of his right to receive just compensation for such
305	305	property, donate such pro perty, any part thereof, any interest
306	306	therein, or any compensation paid therefor, as such person shall
307	307	determine.
308	308	11. As used in this sec tion:
309	309	a. "Appraisal" "appraisal" means a written statement
310	310	independently and impartially prepared by a qualified
311	311	appraiser setting forth an opinion of defined value of
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363	363	an adequately described property as of a specific
364	364	date, supported by the presentation an d analysis of
365	365	relevant market information;, and
366	366	b. "Acquiring "acquiring agency" means:
367	367	(1) a state agency which has the authority to acquire
368	368	property by eminent domain pursuant to state law,
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370	370	(2) a state agency or pe rson which does not have such
371	371	authority, to the extent provided by regulation .
372	372	SECTION 2. This act shall be come effective November 1, 2022.
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