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38 | 42 | | An Act relating to public buildings and public works ; |
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39 | 43 | | amending 61 O.S. 2021, Section 130, as am ended by |
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40 | 44 | | Section 27, Chapter 238, O.S.L. 2 022 (61 O.S. Supp. |
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41 | 45 | | 2023, Section 130), which relates to the Public |
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42 | 46 | | Competitive Bidding Act of 1974 ; increasing contract |
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43 | 47 | | limit for emergencies; and declaring an emergency . |
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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. AMENDATORY 61 O.S. 2021, Section 130, as |
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50 | 55 | | amended by Section 27, Chapter 238, O.S.L. 2022 (61 O.S. Supp. 2023, |
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51 | 56 | | Section 130), is amended to read as follows: |
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52 | 57 | | Section 130. A. The provisions of the Public Competitive |
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53 | 58 | | Bidding Act of 1974 with reference to notice and bids shall not |
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54 | 59 | | apply to an emergenc y if: |
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55 | 60 | | 1. The governing body of a public agency declares by a two- |
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56 | 61 | | thirds (2/3) majority vote of all of the members of the governing |
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57 | 62 | | body that an emergency exists; |
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87 | 93 | | 3. The chief administrative officer of a public agency without |
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88 | 94 | | a governing body declares that an emergency exists. |
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89 | 95 | | B. The governing body of a public agency may, upon ap proval of |
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90 | 96 | | two-thirds (2/3) majority of all of the members of the governing |
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91 | 97 | | body, delegate to the chief administrative officer of a public |
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92 | 98 | | agency the authority to declare an emergenc y whereby the provisions |
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93 | 99 | | of the Public Competitive Bidding Act of 1974 with reference to |
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94 | 100 | | notice and bids shall not apply to contracts less than One Hundred |
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95 | 101 | | Fifty Thousand Dollar s ($150,000.00) in amount; provided, such |
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96 | 102 | | authority of the Department of Transp ortation and the Oklahoma |
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97 | 103 | | Turnpike Authority shall not extend to any contra ct exceeding Seven |
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98 | 104 | | Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000.00) in amount and such |
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99 | 105 | | authority of the Department of Corrections shall not extend to any |
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100 | 106 | | contract exceeding Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) |
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101 | | - | Three Hundred Seventy-five Thousand Dollars ($375,000.00) in amount |
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102 | | - | for situations in which the emergency impacts the conditions of |
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103 | | - | confinement, health and safety of correctional officers and inmate s |
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104 | | - | in the custody of the Department of Corrections. |
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| 107 | + | Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ( $500,000.00) in amount for situations |
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| 108 | + | in which the emergency impacts the conditions of confinement, health |
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| 109 | + | and safety of correctional officers and inmate s in the custody of |
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| 110 | + | the Department of Corrections. |
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136 | 143 | | the reclamation of abandoned coal mi nes or the repair of damaged |
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137 | 144 | | upstream floodwater retarding structures. |
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138 | 145 | | D. An emergency declared by th e Board of Corrections pursuant |
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139 | 146 | | to subsection C of Section 65 of this title shall exempt the |
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140 | 147 | | Department of Corrections from the limits which would otherwi se be |
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141 | 148 | | imposed pursuant to subsection B of this section for the contracting |
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142 | 149 | | and construction of new or expanded correctional facilities. |
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143 | 150 | | E. The chief administrative officer of a public agency with a |
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144 | 151 | | governing body shall notify the governing body within ten (10) days |
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145 | 152 | | of the declaration of an emergency if the governing body did not |
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146 | 153 | | approve the emergency . The notification shall contain a statement |
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147 | 154 | | of the reasons for the action, and shall be recorded in the official |
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148 | 155 | | minutes of the governing body. |
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149 | 156 | | F. Emergency as used in this section shall be limited to |
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150 | 157 | | conditions resulting from a sudden unexpected happening o r |
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151 | 158 | | unforeseen occurrence or condition whereby the public health or |
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152 | 159 | | safety is endangered or further damage to state property is likely |
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153 | 160 | | if the situation is not addressed promptly. |
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154 | 161 | | G. The chief administrative officer of a public agency shall |
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155 | 162 | | report an emergency within ten (10) days of the emergency |
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156 | 163 | | declaration and include the official minutes of the governing body |
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157 | 164 | | of the public agency, if applicable, to the Office of Management and |
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186 | 194 | | previous calendar year. The report shall be submitted to the |
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187 | 195 | | Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and th e Speaker |
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188 | 196 | | of the House of Representatives upon request. |
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189 | 197 | | H. The Risk Management Adminis trator of the Office of |
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190 | 198 | | Management and Enterprise Services may declare an emergency on |
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191 | 199 | | behalf of a public agency when an insurable loss has occurred which |
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192 | 200 | | would lead to further economic loss or additional property damage if |
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193 | 201 | | not addressed promptly. Such declaration shall not relieve the |
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194 | 202 | | public agency of fiscal responsibility for its deductible, uninsured |
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195 | 203 | | losses, and other related expenses. |
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196 | 204 | | SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation |
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197 | 205 | | of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby |
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198 | 206 | | declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and |
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199 | 207 | | be in full force from an d after its passage an d approval. |
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