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43 | 65 | | An Act relating to parking; creating the Municipal |
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44 | 66 | | Parking Benefit District Act; providing short title; |
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45 | 67 | | defining terms; allowing municipalities to create |
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46 | 68 | | parking benefit districts; providing process for |
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47 | 69 | | approval of parking benefit districts; enabling |
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48 | 70 | | municipalities to create advis ory committee for |
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49 | 71 | | certain district; outlining membership requ irements |
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50 | 72 | | and procedures of certain advisory commit tee; |
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51 | 73 | | enabling municipalities to create certain special |
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52 | 74 | | fund; providing for the termination of certain |
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53 | 75 | | districts; clarifying cumulative authority; providing |
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54 | 76 | | for codification; and providing an effective date . |
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59 | 81 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE ST ATE OF OKLAHOMA: |
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60 | 82 | | SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified |
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61 | 83 | | in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 32-118 of Title 11, unless there |
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62 | 84 | | is created a duplication in numbering, re ads as follows: |
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63 | 85 | | This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Municipal |
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64 | 86 | | Parking Benefit District Act ”. |
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65 | 87 | | SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified |
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66 | 88 | | in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 32-119 of Title 11, unless there |
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67 | 89 | | is created a duplication in numbering, reads as foll ows: |
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96 | 142 | | 1. “Governing body” shall mean the city council, city |
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97 | 143 | | commission, or board of trustees of an incorporated city or town ; |
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98 | 144 | | 2. “Mail” shall mean first-class mail; |
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99 | 145 | | 3. “Municipality” shall mean any incorporated city or town ; and |
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100 | 146 | | 4. “Parking benefit district ” shall mean a defined geographic |
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101 | 147 | | area in which a majority of the revenue generated from on-street |
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102 | 148 | | parking facilities within the district is used to finance |
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103 | 149 | | improvements within such district. |
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104 | 150 | | SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified |
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105 | 151 | | in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 32-120 of Title 11, unless there |
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106 | 152 | | is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: |
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107 | 153 | | The governing body of any municipality in this state may create |
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108 | 154 | | one or more parking benefit districts for the purpose of permitting |
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109 | 155 | | advisory committees, provided for in Section 5 of this act, to |
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110 | 156 | | provide recommendations to and bring issues to the attention of the |
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111 | 157 | | municipality regarding the maintenance of th e municipality’s parking |
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112 | 158 | | meter program within such districts. |
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113 | 159 | | SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified |
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114 | 160 | | in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 32-121 of Title 11, unless there |
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115 | 161 | | is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: |
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116 | 162 | | A. The creation of a parking benefit district shall be preceded |
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117 | 163 | | by notice and a public hearing . Such notice shall: |
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145 | 215 | | 1. Contain the time, date, and place of the meeting where the |
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146 | 216 | | governing body shall hold a hearing on the creation of such |
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147 | 217 | | district; |
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148 | 218 | | 2. Describe the proposed boundaries of such district; and |
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149 | 219 | | 3. State the proposed term of authorization for such district. |
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150 | 220 | | B. Not less than ten (10) days nor more than thirty (30) days |
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151 | 221 | | before the day of the hearing, the municipal clerk or designee |
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152 | 222 | | shall: |
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153 | 223 | | 1. Mail the notice of the hearing on the proposed parking |
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154 | 224 | | benefit district to the owners of the tracts or parcels of land to |
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155 | 225 | | be included in the district at each owner’s last-known address; |
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156 | 226 | | 2. Publish the date, time, and place of the hearing in a |
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157 | 227 | | newspaper of general circulation in th e municipality; and |
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158 | 228 | | 3. Publish the date, time, and place of the hearing on a |
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159 | 229 | | website if the municipal governing body maintains an I nternet |
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160 | 230 | | website. |
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161 | 231 | | Failure of an owner to receive such notice shall not invalidate |
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162 | 232 | | any of the proceedings authorized in t his act. |
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163 | 233 | | C. At the hearing of the governing body on the creation of such |
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164 | 234 | | district, any interested resident of the municipality, or business |
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165 | 235 | | owner or resident of the proposed parking benefit district, may file |
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166 | 236 | | a written protest or objection questioning th e propriety and |
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167 | 237 | | advisability of establishing the parking benefit district. |
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168 | 238 | | D. At the hearing, the governing body may: |
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196 | 290 | | 1. Correct any mistake or irregularity i n any proceeding |
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197 | 291 | | relating to the parking benefit district ; |
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198 | 292 | | 2. Remove any tract or parcel of land, the inclusion of which |
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199 | 293 | | has been protested by the owner, from such district; |
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200 | 294 | | 3. Add any tract or parcel of land adjacent to the proposed |
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201 | 295 | | boundaries of such district upon request of the owner; |
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202 | 296 | | 4. Revise the proposed term of authorization for such district ; |
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204 | 298 | | 5. Approve or reject the establishmen t of such district. |
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205 | 299 | | E. Approval of the establishment of a parking benefit district |
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206 | 300 | | shall include the effective start date of the district and describe |
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207 | 301 | | the term of authorization for such district , and may include any |
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208 | 302 | | other terms and conditions n ot inconsistent with the laws of this |
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210 | 304 | | SECTION 5. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified |
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211 | 305 | | in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 32-122 of Title 11, unless there |
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213 | 307 | | A. For each parking benefit district establish ed, an advisory |
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214 | 308 | | committee may be formed by resolution or ordinance to provide input |
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215 | 309 | | and make recommendations to the municipality on issues relating to |
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216 | 310 | | the maintenance of the parking met er program in the parking benefit |
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217 | 311 | | district including, but not limited to, pote ntial projects to be |
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218 | 312 | | funded with revenue generated from the parking benefit district and |
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219 | 313 | | the timing and order of such projects. Regardless of the |
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247 | 365 | | establishment of an advisory committee, all aspects of a |
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248 | 366 | | municipality’s parking meter program shall be under the supervision |
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249 | 367 | | and control of the governing body of such municipality. |
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250 | 368 | | B. If an advisory committee is established, it shall consist of |
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251 | 369 | | not less than three and not more than sev en people serving without |
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252 | 370 | | compensation, to be appointed jointly by a majority of the members |
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253 | 371 | | of the governing body of the municipality. The term of office of |
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254 | 372 | | each of the members of the committee shall be fixed by the governing |
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255 | 373 | | body; however, all members of the committee shall serve stag gered |
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256 | 374 | | terms. Immediately after their appointment, the members of the |
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257 | 375 | | committee shall meet and organize by electing one of their members |
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258 | 376 | | as chair, and such other offices as the committee may de em |
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259 | 377 | | necessary. The committee shall elect the chair and any other |
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260 | 378 | | officers annually. Vacancies on the committee occurring otherwise |
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261 | 379 | | than by expiration of term of office shall be filled by the |
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262 | 380 | | presiding officer of the governing body of the municipality o nly for |
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263 | 381 | | the unexpired term of the membe r whose vacancy is being filled. All |
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264 | 382 | | members of the committee shall either reside or own a business in |
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265 | 383 | | the area of the parking benefit district. A majority of the members |
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266 | 384 | | of the committee shall be business owners. Should a member of the |
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267 | 385 | | committee no longer reside or own a business in the parking benefit |
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268 | 386 | | district, that member ’s position shall become vacant. No member of |
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269 | 387 | | the committee shall be an emp loyee of the municipality. |
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297 | 439 | | C. Notwithstanding the composition of an advisory committee, |
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298 | 440 | | the municipality may include as nonvoting members of the committee |
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299 | 441 | | such municipal officials or employees as the municipality desires. |
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300 | 442 | | D. An advisory committee shall meet at the call of the |
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301 | 443 | | committee chair, provided that the commit tee shall meet at least |
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302 | 444 | | once a year during the duration of the parking benefit district. |
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303 | 445 | | SECTION 6. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified |
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304 | 446 | | in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 32-123 of Title 11, unless there |
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305 | 447 | | is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: |
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306 | 448 | | A. Starting on the effective date of a parking benefit |
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307 | 449 | | district, the governing body of a mu nicipality may hold in a special |
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308 | 450 | | fund all revenue received by the munici pality from the parking meter |
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309 | 451 | | program within such district. |
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310 | 452 | | B. Such funds may be used to pa y the cost of any improvements |
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311 | 453 | | or repairs necessary for the maintenance of the parki ng meter |
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312 | 454 | | program within such district. |
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313 | 455 | | SECTION 7. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified |
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314 | 456 | | in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 32-124 of Title 11, unless there |
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315 | 457 | | is created a duplication in numbering, rea ds as follows: |
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316 | 458 | | A. The governing bo dy of any municipality may modify or |
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317 | 459 | | terminate any parking benefit district s within its jurisdiction, |
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318 | 460 | | with or without cause, b y resolution or ordinance after providing |
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319 | 461 | | notice and a public hearin g on the subject in the same manner as |
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320 | 462 | | required for the creation of such districts in this act. |
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348 | 514 | | B. In the event a parking benefit district is terminated, any |
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349 | 515 | | fees and revenues generated from the use of parking meters in the |
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350 | 516 | | district being held for the maintenance of the parking me ter program |
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351 | 517 | | within the district that have not been expended shall be released to |
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352 | 518 | | the municipality and no longer obligated to the terminated district. |
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353 | 519 | | SECTION 8. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified |
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354 | 520 | | in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 32-125 of Title 11, unless there |
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355 | 521 | | is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: |
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356 | 522 | | The authority granted by this act is cumulative to municipal |
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357 | 523 | | powers and does not limit the authority of a municipality to |
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358 | 524 | | maintain or manage a parking meter program. |
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359 | 525 | | SECTION 9. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024. |
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