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38 | 43 | | An Act relating to capitol buildings; providing for |
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39 | 44 | | display of the national motto in the visitor center |
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40 | 45 | | area of the State Capitol Building; authorizing |
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41 | 46 | | certain entities to provide legal defense; providing |
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42 | 47 | | certain construction; providing for codification; and |
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43 | 48 | | providing an effective date. |
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48 | 53 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: |
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49 | 54 | | SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified |
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50 | 55 | | in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 65 of Title 73, unless there is |
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51 | 56 | | created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: |
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52 | 57 | | A. In keeping with the tradition establi shed by the display of |
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53 | 58 | | the national motto in the Tourist Information Cente r of the United |
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54 | 59 | | States Capitol Building, the administrator of the Office of |
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55 | 60 | | Management and Enterprise Services shall utilize monies from the |
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56 | 61 | | Oklahoma State Capitol Building Repair an d Restoration Fund to |
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57 | 62 | | create an inscription of the national motto of the U nited States, |
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58 | 63 | | “In God We Trust”, in a prominently visible location in the visitor |
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59 | 64 | | center of the Oklahoma State Capitol Building. The placement and |
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87 | 93 | | of the display of the national motto in the Tourist Informat ion |
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88 | 94 | | Center of the United States Capitol Building. |
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89 | 95 | | B. In the event that the legality or constitutionality of the |
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90 | 96 | | inscription is challenged in a court of law, the Oklahoma Attorney |
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91 | 97 | | General is hereby authorized to prepare and present a legal defense |
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92 | 98 | | of the inscription. |
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93 | 99 | | C. The placement of this inscription shall not be construed to |
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94 | 100 | | mean that the State of Oklahoma favors any particular religion or |
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95 | 101 | | denomination thereof over others. |
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96 | 102 | | SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 20 21. |
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