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43 | 65 | | An Act relating to municipal lands; amending 11 O.S. |
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44 | 66 | | 2021, Section 33-204, which relates to municipal |
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45 | 67 | | powers regarding lakes; granting municipalities |
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46 | 68 | | certain authority over lakes and land owned by the |
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47 | 69 | | municipality; enabling construction of certain |
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48 | 70 | | structure; authorizing certain use of la kes or land; |
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49 | 71 | | authorizing lease of lakes or land for cer tain |
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50 | 72 | | purposes; allowing for contracting with certa in |
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51 | 73 | | entities for certain purpose; clarifying effect of |
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52 | 74 | | certain use or lease ; updating statutory language; |
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53 | 75 | | and providing an effective date . |
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59 | 81 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: |
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60 | 82 | | SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 11 O.S. 2021, Section 33 -204, is |
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61 | 83 | | amended to read as follows: |
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62 | 84 | | Section 33-204. A. The governing body of any municipality |
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63 | 85 | | owning a lake, inside or outside of the corporate limits, or owning |
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64 | 86 | | lands, inside or out side of the corporate limits, which adjoin and |
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65 | 87 | | abut upon a lake or large body of water capable of being used by a |
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66 | 88 | | motor-propelled boat may own, construct, maintain, operate, and |
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67 | 89 | | equip a marina, docks, and boathouses, and boats for amusement, |
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96 | 142 | | or rent to any person lots or spaces and provide permits for the |
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97 | 143 | | construction or use of privately owned marinas, boathouses, or docks |
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98 | 144 | | or other recreational purposes on such property for amusement , |
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99 | 145 | | parks, and recreational purposes pursuant to such term s as the |
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100 | 146 | | governing body deems proper. Said The governing body may fix and |
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101 | 147 | | collect fares, rents, tolls, or other revenues for the use of said |
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102 | 148 | | such facilities, lots and spaces, and the issuance of permits. The |
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103 | 149 | | right of a municipality to own, construct, mai ntain, operate and |
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104 | 150 | | equip said docks, boathouses, and boats marinas, and to rent or |
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105 | 151 | | lease such facilities, spaces, and lots and the issuance of permits |
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106 | 152 | | for the construction or use of such privately owned marinas, docks, |
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107 | 153 | | or boathouses for amusement, parks, and recreational purposes is |
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108 | 154 | | hereby declared to be a public right and u se. Rent and lease of |
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109 | 155 | | such facilities, lots, and spaces shall be at fair market value. |
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110 | 156 | | Except in cases of rentals and leases authorized herein, said such |
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111 | 157 | | right and facilities shall con stitute a public benefit. The |
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112 | 158 | | municipal governing body may do all things necessary and proper in |
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113 | 159 | | its discretion pursuant to the authority granted to it by the |
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114 | 160 | | Constitution and laws of this state to furt her the ability of the |
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115 | 161 | | municipality to provide for the amusement, parks, and recreational |
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116 | 162 | | services authorized by the provis ions of this section. |
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117 | 163 | | B. Lakes and lands which adjoin and abut upon a lake owned or |
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118 | 164 | | leased by a municipality or by a public trust of which a |
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147 | 217 | | purpose, may also be used or leased, for fair market value, for |
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148 | 218 | | amusement, parks, or recreation without abandoning or declaring such |
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149 | 219 | | public property as surplus or unsuitable, provided th e governing |
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150 | 220 | | body of the municipality determines use of such property for |
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151 | 221 | | amusement, parks, or recreation is a compatible contemporaneous use |
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152 | 222 | | that is subordinate to the primary public purpose for which the lake |
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153 | 223 | | or land was purchased or leased. |
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154 | 224 | | C. A municipality or public trust may contract with any person , |
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155 | 225 | | entity, or any county, state, or federal agency to manage and |
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156 | 226 | | operate lakes and land s which adjoin and abut upon a lake dedicated |
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157 | 227 | | for a public purpose or for amusement, parks, or recreation |
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158 | 228 | | contemporaneous with a public purpose as described in this secti on. |
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159 | 229 | | D. Lakes or lands which adjoin and abut upon a lake that are |
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160 | 230 | | leased or used as provided for in this section shall not be deemed |
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161 | 231 | | to have been declared surplus, abandoned, or unsuitable by such |
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162 | 232 | | lease or use. |
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163 | 233 | | SECTION 2. This act shall be come effective November 1, 2024. |
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