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ENGROSSED HOUSE AMENDME NT
TO
ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO . 519 By: Pugh and Brooks of the
Senate
and
Echols of the House
An Act relating to Commissioners of the Land Of fice;
amending 64 O.S. 2021, Section 1002 , which relates to
powers and authority of the Commissioners; allowing
the Commissioners to lease cer tain property to
certain schools; providing an effective date; and
declaring an emergency .
AUTHOR: Remove Representative Echols as principal House author and
substitute with Representative McBride
AMENDMENT NO. 1. Strike the title, enacting clause, and entire bill
and insert:
"An Act relating to Commissioners of the Land Office ;
amending 64 O.S. 2021, Section 1093, which relates to
rulemaking; directing Commissioners to hold hearing
and provide notice to lessees prior to taking certain
action; requiring certain notice for Commissioners'
interpretation to be binding; providin g for public
inspection of interpretation; providing an effective
date; and declaring an emergency .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 64 O.S. 2021, Section 1093, is
amended to read as follows:
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Section 1093. A. The Commissioners of the Land Offic e are
hereby authorized to make and promulgate appropriate rules and
regulations for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions
of this act.
B. Prior to the adoption, amendment, or revocation of any ru le
or regulation, the Commissioners of the Lan d Office shall:
1. Schedule and hold a hearing on the proposed adoption,
amendment, or revocation of the rule or regulation at which persons
may present oral argument, data, op inions, and views on the proposed
action; and
2. Not less than thirty (30) days prior to the scheduled
hearing, mail a copy of the notice , required by the Administrative
Procedures Act to be published in “The Oklahoma Register” , directly
to all persons currently leasing land or minerals from the
Commissioners of the Land Office at t he time the adoption,
amendment, or revocation of the rule or regulation is proposed. The
notices shall be maile d via United States mail to the last-known
address of each current lessee shown in the records of the
Commissioners of the Land Office.
The requirements provided in this subsection shall be in
addition to the requirements of the Administrative Procedures A ct.
C. No interpretation by the Commissioners of the Land Offic e of
its rules and regulations sh all be binding on any persons affected
by the interpretation, or given deference by any court, unless the
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interpretation is first published in “The Oklahoma Re gister” and
direct notice of publication is mailed via United St ates mail to the
last-known address of all persons currently leasing land or mi nerals
from the Commissioners of the Land Office at the time the
interpretation is adopted . The Commissioners of the Land Office
shall also make any such interpretations available for public
inspection in its office and on its website.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2024.
SECTION 3. It being immediate ly necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health, or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof thi s act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval. "
Passed the House of Representati ves the 17th day of April, 2024.
Presiding Officer of the House of
Representatives
Passed the Senate the ____ day of _______ ___, 2024.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
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ENGROSSED SENATE
BILL NO. 519 By: Pugh and Brooks of the
Senate
and
Echols of the House
An Act relating to Commissioners of the Land Of fice;
amending 64 O.S. 2021, Section 1002 , which relates to
powers and authority of the Commissioners; allowing
the Commissioners to lease certain property to
certain schools; providi ng an effective date; and
declaring an emergency .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA :
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 64 O.S. 2 021, Section 1002, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 1002. In order that the state sc hool lands may be
administered in a manner to assure their preservat ion as well as the
appreciation of the trust estate and the maximum return fr om the use
of state school lands for the support and maintenance of the common
schools of the state, the Commis sioners of the Land Office, as
trustees of the state school lands, a re hereby authorized and
empowered to:
1. Categorize the state school lands as agricultural or
commercial according to the use which the Commissioners of the Land
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Office determine from ti me to time to be most beneficial to the
interest of the present and future beneficiaries of the state;
2. Sell, at public auction after appraise ment, the surface
interest in any state school land categorized by the Commissioners
of the Land Office to be e xcess or when determined to be in the best
interest of the trust;
3. Institute projects to develop and im prove those state school
lands which are categorized as commercial lands;
4. Acquire by exchange, purchase, gift , or grant all real
property and to acquire by exchange, purchase, gift , or grant all
personal property necessary for the purpose of utilizing trust lands
for the development of comm ercial and agricultural leases to
maximize trust income for present and future beneficiaries; and
5. Exchange any real property of the trust for other real
property of equal or g reater value to maximize income for pr esent
and future beneficiaries, in acco rdance with and under the safeguard
of trust requirements ; and
6. Lease real property to a charter school form ed pursuant to
the Oklahoma Charter Schools Act. The Commissioners of the Land
Office shall provide a right of first refusal to a charter school
located in the same county or an adjacent county as the real
property available for lease .
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2023.
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SECTION 3. It being immediately ne cessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health, or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof thi s act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
Passed the Senate the 6th day of March, 2023.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________,
2023.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives