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28	28		STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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30	30		2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
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32		-	~~2ND~~ CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
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33	33		SUBSTITUTE
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35		-	HOUSE BILL NO. 3972 By: Echols, Cantrell, and
36		-	Townley of the House
	35	+	HOUSE BILL NO. 3972 By: Echols, Hefner, Cantrell,
	36	+	Townley, Pittman, and
	37	+	Alonso-Sandoval of the
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48	50		An Act relating to state government; defining terms;
49	51		authorizing certain assignment of claims to the
50	52		Attorney General; providing sc ope of authority;
51	53		providing for limitations; providing public interest
52		-	standard; providing for applicability of law;
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60	60		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
61	61		SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
62	62		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 20m of Title 74, unless there is
63	63		created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
64	64		A. As used in this section:
65	65		1. "Person" means a natural person, corporation, partne rship,
66	66		limited liability company, proprietorship, association, municipal
67	67		corporation, including any publi c trust which has a municipal
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94	94		corporation as its beneficiary, or other political subdivision of
95	95		this state, including any public trust which has a poli tical
96	96		subdivision as its beneficiary, or any other legal entity ; and
97	97		2. "Assignment" means the transfer of any claims, causes of
98	98		actions or rights held by a person against another party to the
99	99		State of Oklahoma by the Attorney General. Assignment completely
100	100		transfers the person's legal rights to the Attorney General and
101	101		creates privity between the Attorney General and the party against
102	102		whom the claims are instituted, authorizing the Attorney General to
103	103		stand in the shoes of the person. Assignment only includes
104	104		affirmative claims and not liabilities of the person as defined in
105	105		subsection D of Section 2013 of Title 12 of the Oklahoma Sta tutes.
106	106		B. 1. The State of Oklahoma, through the Attorney General, is
107	107		hereby explicitly authorized to accept assignments from any person,
108	108		as defined subsection A of this section, for the purpose of
109	109		representing said claims in legal matters or proceedings within the
110	110		jurisdiction of the State of O klahoma.
111	111		2. Assignments to the State of Oklahoma shall be made in
112	112		accordance with applicable law.
113	113		C. 1. The Attorney General, upon accepting an assignment
114	114		pursuant to this section, shall have the authority to represent the
115	115		assigned claims in all legal m atters or proceedings.
116	116		2. The Attorney General shall ex ercise the same duties and
117	117		responsibilities towards the assigned claims as towards any other
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144	144		claims managed by the Office of the Attorney General, subject to the
145	145		terms and conditions of an assignment agreement.
146	146		D. 1. Nothing in this statute shall be construe d to require
147	147		the Oklahoma Attorney General to accept any assignment, nor shall it
148	148		limit the Attorney General 's discretion to decline an assignment for
149	149		any reason deemed appropriate by the Attorney General or his or her
150	150		designee.
151	151		2. Assigned claims are not sub ject to Section 20i of Title 74
152	152		of the Oklahoma Statutes .
153	153		3. All legal rights and benefits given to the Attorney General
154	154		shall remain in full force and effect for the assigned claims.
155	155		E. 1. In carrying out the provisions of this section, the
156	156		Office of the Attorney General shall only accept assignment when it
157	157		determines it is in the best interest of the public.
158	158		2. In determining the best interest of the public, the Attorney
159	159		General shall consider factors such as:
160	160		a. protection of public health, safety, and welfare ;
161	161		b. economic vitality and job creation ;
162	162		c. environmental sustainability , and
163	163		d. equity and fair treatment for a ll citizens.
164		-	F. The provisions of thi s section shall only apply when a n
165		-	emergency is declared by the Governor pursuant to Executive Order as
166		-	a result of a natural disaster .
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193	190		SECTION 2. It being immediately necessa ry for the preservation
194	191		of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
195	192		declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effec t and
196	193		be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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