Oklahoma 2024 2024 Regular Session

Oklahoma Senate Bill SB952 Engrossed / Bill

Filed 05/01/2023

                     
 
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ENGROSSED HOUSE AMENDME NT 
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ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO . 952 By: Kidd of the Senate 
 
  and 
 
  Sims of the House 
 
 
 
 
 
An Act relating to county surplus equipment; am ending 
19 O.S. 2021, Section 421, which relates to 
disposition of certain county property t o be entered 
in minutes; raising value of certain equipment that 
is entered into certain meeting minutes; amend ing 19 
O.S. 2021, Section 421.1, which relates to sale of 
certain county property; raising value of equipment 
and adding equipment eligible to be sold or traded in 
using certain procedures; and providing an eff ective 
date. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AUTHOR:  Add the following House Coauthor:  Cantrell 
 
AMENDMENT NO. 1.  Strike the title, enacting clause, and entire bill 
and insert: 
 
 
 
 
"An Act relating to county surplus equipment; 
amending 19 O.S. 2021, Section 421, which relates to 
disposition of certain county property to be ent ered 
in minutes; raising value of certain equipment that 
is entered into certain meeting minutes; amend ing 19 
O.S. 2021, Section 421.1, which relates to sale of 
certain county property; raising value of equipment 
and adding equipment eligible to be sold or traded in   
 
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using certain procedures; and providing an effective 
date. 
 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STAT E OF OKLAHOMA: 
SECTION 1.    AMENDATORY     19 O.S. 2021, Section 421, is 
amended to read as follows: 
Section 421. From and after the effective date of this act 
After November 1, 2009, each board of county commissioners of the 
several counties in the state shall within thirty (30) days after 
the disposition of a ny tools, apparatus, machine ry, and equipment 
belonging to the county or leased or otherwise let to it or any 
department thereof, the original cost of which is more than Five 
Hundred Dollars ($500.00) One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), whether 
sold, exchanged, junked, leased or let where authorized by statute, 
shall enter, or cause to be entered, in the minutes of the 
proceedings of the board the fact of such disposition, including 
complete description of ite m, serial number, the date property was 
acquired, the name and address of the person or firm from whom 
property was acquired, the cost price at time of acquisit ion or 
contract price if acquired under lease -rental agreement, the d ate of 
disposition, the nam e and address of the person or firm to whom 
property transferred, the price received therefor and the reason f or 
disposition.   
 
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SECTION 2.     AMENDATORY     19 O.S. 2021, Section 421.1, is 
amended to read as foll ows: 
Section 421.1 A.  The board of county commissioners is hereby 
authorized to use any tools, apparatus, machinery or equipment 
belonging to the county, the original cost of which ex ceeded Five 
Hundred Dollars ($500.00) One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), as a 
trade-in on a cash purchase or lease purchase of any other tools, 
apparatus, machinery or equipment. 
B.  To establish an appraised value for an item to be sold at 
public auction or traded in, the purchasing agent may refer to an 
industry-recognized appraisal manual for used construction equipment 
to estimate the value of the item being sold, or obtain appraisal 
quotes from at least two vendors in the business of selling items 
like the one being sold. 
C.  Except when such items are disposed of pursuan t to 
subsection E, F or I of this section, the following procedures shall 
be used for the sale, by the board of county commi ssioners, of any 
tools, apparatus, machinery or equipment, the original cost of which 
exceeded Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) One Thousand Dollars 
($1,000.00) or any information technology hardware or software 
having an original cost of Five H undred Dollars ($500.00) or more, 
belonging to the county:   
 
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1.  The board of county commissioners shall give notice of such 
sale by publication in a newspaper of general paid circulation in 
the county for two successive weekly issues; 
2.  Bids for such tool s, apparatus, machinery or equipment on 
sale shall be in writing, sealed and delivered to the county clerk 
of such county; 
3.  At the next regula r meeting of the board of county 
commissioners after the expiration of fifteen (15) days from the 
date of first publication of notice of the sale, the board of county 
commissioners shall open such bids and award such tools, apparatus, 
machinery or equipmen t to the highest and best bidder with the 
option of rejecting all bids; and 
4.  The board of county commissione rs may hold a public auction 
or use an Internet auction, which may include o nline bidding, in 
lieu of advertising for sealed bids as provided abo ve.  Such auction 
shall be advertised as provided herein. 
D.  A board of county commissioners may sell any mate rials, 
tools, apparatus, machinery or equipment to a tribal governmental 
entity or state agency, if the agency is subject to the Oklahoma 
Central Purchasing Act.  The board of county commissioners may 
purchase materials, tools, apparatus, machinery or equi pment from a 
state agency, if the agency is subject to the Oklahoma Central 
Purchasing Act.   
 
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E.  The board of county commissioners may, by resolut ion, enter 
into an agreement with any tribal governmental entity or other 
county or political subdivision for t he purpose of selling, 
transferring, trading or otherwise disposing of equip ment or 
materials at a price agreed upon by both governing bodies.  
Transactions made pursuant to this subsection shall not be subject 
to the requirements in subsection C of this s ection. 
F.  Advertisement of surplus property consigned to sell at a 
Circuit Engineering District auction shall be provided by the 
auction company under contract to conduct the sale.  Advertising 
shall be provided to attract the most potential buyers.  Adv ertising 
media may include, but not be limited to, sale flyers, newspapers, 
radio, television, and Internet postings. 
G.  Pursuant to the authori ty of Section 1 of this title, boards 
of county commissioners shall have authority, under such statute and 
in consideration of the procedures in this section to sell real 
property belonging to the county without declaring such property 
surplus under the fo llowing conditions: 
1.  A certified appraisal of the county property shall be 
performed to determine the market value of the property and accepted 
by the board of county commissioners; 
2. After acceptance of the certified appraisal, the board of 
county commissioners shall, pursuant to the requirements of this 
section, give notice of such sale by publication in a n ewspaper of   
 
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general paid circulation in the county for two successive weekly 
issues; 
3.  Bids for the real property shall be in writing, sealed a nd 
delivered to the county clerk of such county; 
4.  At the next regular meeting of the board of county 
commissioners after the expiration of fifteen (15) days from the 
date of first publication of notice of sale, the board of county 
commissioners shall op en such bids; 
5.  A successful bid must be no less than the market value of 
the real property to be considered by the board of county 
commissioners for acceptance.  The board of county co mmissioners 
reserves the right to reject any and all bids; 
6.  If more than one bid is above the market value of the real 
property, the board of county commissioners shall have the right to 
compel the potential buyers of the real property who have bid abov e 
the market amount to enter into public auction conducted by the 
chairman of the board of county commissioners after the opening of 
such bids, to establish the highest bid for the property in order to 
assure that the county is receiving adequate considera tion for the 
property; 
7.  A majority vote of the board of county com missioners shall 
be required to determine the successful bidder of the real property.  
Upon awarding the bid, e ither through sealed bid or by conducting a 
public auction of those bidders who bid more than the market value   
 
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of the real property, the board of county commissioners shall have 
the right to pledge the occupied property, using an irrevocable bond 
or letter of credit, as provided for in paragraph 10 of this 
subsection, as collatera l in order to finance bonds to purchase 
other real property or build a replacement building, or both; 
8.  If the sale price is less than the estimated cost of new 
land purchase or construction, then said sales contract shall be 
contingent upon the public a pproval of bond funding or other 
authorized funding to allow the comp lete payment of the contemplated 
project; 
9.  The board of county commissioners shall have authority 
pursuant to paragraphs 5 and 6 of Section 1 of this title to make 
any order concerning the sale of such property contingent upon a 
closing date in the futu re in order to continue to use said real 
property until a replacement building is completed.  Upon completion 
of the replacement building, the board of county commissioners shall 
execute all documents and title transfers pertaining to said real 
property to the successful bidder; 
10.  The successful bidder shall execute an irrevocable bond or 
letter of credit with a surety company or bank licensed to do 
business in the State of Oklahoma and organized under the corporate 
laws of the State of Oklahoma and regi stered with the Secretary of 
State of Oklahoma equal to the amount of the purchase price of the 
real property within fifteen (15) days of awarding of the bid.    
 
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Failure to provide either a n irrevocable bond or letter of credit in 
favor of the board of count y commissioners within said time 
limitation shall act as a rejection and cancellation by the board of 
the award of bid and said board may, at that point, enter into a 
contract with any se condary or subsequent bidder that meets the 
aforementioned qualificat ions without further notice; and 
11.  If there are no bids submitted or all submitted bids are 
less than the market value of the real property after the expiration 
of fifteen (15) days fr om the date of first publication of notice of 
sale, the board of coun ty commissioners shall publish the notice of 
sale and accept bids for a second time complying with the 
requirements of paragraphs 2 through 4 of this subsection.  If there 
are no bids submitted or all submitted bids are less than the market 
value of the real property after the expiration of fifteen (15) days 
from the date of second publication of notice of sale, th e board of 
county commissioners shall have the right to sell real property, 
upon majority vote, without any bidding procedure or auction, 
directly to any person or entity for an amount that is not less than 
the highest bid previously submitted through any previous bidding 
procedures provided in this subsection. 
H.  The board of county commissioners may solicit telephone bids 
for the removal of recy clable materials. 
I.  The board of county commissioners shall have the authority 
to trade in equipment to a ven dor or on statewide contract by   
 
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acquiring used equipment values pursuant to subsection B of this 
section. 
SECTION 3.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2023." 
Passed the House of Representatives the 27th day of April, 2023. 
 
 
 
 
  
Presiding Officer of the House of 
 	Representatives 
 
 
Passed the Senate the ____ day of _______ ___, 2023. 
 
 
 
 
  
Presiding Officer of the Senate 
   
 
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ENGROSSED SENATE 
BILL NO. 952 	By: Kidd of the Senate 
 
  and 
 
  Sims of the House 
 
 
 
 
An Act relating to county surplus equipment; am ending 
19 O.S. 2021, Section 421, which relates to 
disposition of certain county property to be ent ered 
in minutes; raising value of certain equipment that 
is entered into certain meeting minutes; amend ing 19 
O.S. 2021, Section 421.1, which relates to sale of 
certain county property; raising value of equipment 
and adding equipment eligible to be sold or traded in 
using certain procedures; and providing a n effective 
date. 
 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: 
SECTION 4.    AMENDATORY     19 O.S. 2021, Section 421, is 
amended to read as follows: 
Section 421. From and after the effective date of this act 
After November 1, 2009, each board of county commissioners of the 
several counties in the state shall within thirty (30) days after 
the disposition of a ny tools, apparatus, machine ry, and equipment 
belonging to the county or leased or otherwise let to it or any 
department thereof, the original cost of which is more than Five 
Hundred Dollars ($500.00) Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars 
($2,500.00), whether sold, exchanged, junked, leased or let where 
authorized by statute, shall enter, or cause to be entered, in the   
 
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minutes of the proceedings of the board the fact of such 
disposition, including complete description of ite m, serial number, 
the date property was acquired, the name and address of the person 
or firm from whom propert y was acquired, the cost price at time of 
acquisition or contract price if acquired under lease -rental 
agreement, the date of disposition, the nam e and address of the 
person or firm to whom property transferred, the price received 
therefor and the reason f or disposition. 
SECTION 5.    AMENDATORY     19 O.S. 2021, Section 421.1, is 
amended to read as follows: 
Section 421.1. A.  The board of county commissioners is he reby 
authorized to use any tools, apparatus, machinery or equipment 
belonging to the county, the original cost of whic h exceeded Five 
Hundred Dollars ($500.00) Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars 
($2,500.00), as a trade-in on a cash purchase or lease purchas e of 
any other tools, apparatus, machinery or equipment. 
B.  To establish an appraised value for an item to be sold at 
public auction or traded in, the purchasing agent may refer to an 
industry-recognized appraisal manua l for used construction equipment 
to estimate the value of the item being sold, or obtain appraisal 
quotes from at least two vendors in the business of se lling items 
like the one being sold. 
C.  Except when such items are disposed of pursuant to 
subsection E, F or I of this section, the foll owing procedures shall   
 
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be used for the sale, by the board of county commi ssioners, of any 
tools, apparatus, machinery or equipment, the original cost of which 
exceeded Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) Two Thousand Five Hundred 
Dollars ($2,500.00) or any information technology hardware or 
software having an original cost of Five H undred Dollars ($500.00) 
or more, belonging to the county: 
1.  The board of county commissioners shall give notice of such 
sale by publication in a newspaper of general paid circulati on in 
the county for two successive weekly issues; 
2.  Bids for such tool s, apparatus, machinery or equipment on 
sale shall be in writing, sealed and delivered to the county clerk 
of such county; 
3.  At the next regular meeting of the board of county 
commissioners after the expiration of fifteen (15) days from the 
date of first publication of notice of the sale, the board of county 
commissioners shall open such bids and award such tools, apparatus, 
machinery or equipment to the highest and best bidder with the 
option of rejecting all bids; and 
4.  The board of county commissione rs may hold a public auction 
or use an Internet auction, which may include online bidding, in 
lieu of advertising for sealed bids as provided above .  Such auction 
shall be advertised as provided herein. 
D.  A board of county commissioners may sell any mate rials, 
tools, apparatus, machinery or equipme nt to a tribal governmental   
 
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entity or state agency, if the agency is subject to the Oklahoma 
Central Purchasing Act.  The board of county commissioners may 
purchase materials, tools, apparatus, machinery or equi pment from a 
state agency, if the agency is s ubject to the Oklahoma Central 
Purchasing Act. 
E.  The board of county commissioners may, by resolutio n, enter 
into an agreement with any tribal governmental entity or other 
county or political subdivision for t he purpose of selling, 
transferring, trading or otherwise disposing of equipment or 
materials at a price agreed upon by both governing bodies.  
Transactions made pursuant to this subs ection shall not be subject 
to the requirements in subsection C of this s ection. 
F.  Advertisement of surplus property consigned to sell at a 
Circuit Engineering District auction shall be provided by the 
auction company under contract to conduct the sale. Advertising 
shall be provided to attract the most potential buyers.  Adv ertising 
media may include, but not be limite d to, sale flyers, newspapers, 
radio, television, and Internet postings. 
G.  Pursuant to the authority of Section 1 of this title, boards 
of county commissioners shall have authority, under such statute and 
in consideration of the procedures in this sectio n to sell real 
property belonging to the county without declaring such property 
surplus under the foll owing conditions:   
 
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1.  A certified appraisal of the county property shall be 
performed to determine the market value of the property and accepted 
by the board of county commissioners; 
2.  After acceptance of the certified appraisal, the board of 
county commissioners shall, pursuant to the req uirements of this 
section, give notice of such sale by publication in a n ewspaper of 
general paid circulation in the c ounty for two successive weekly 
issues; 
3.  Bids for the real property shall be in writing, sealed and 
delivered to the county clerk of su ch county; 
4.  At the next regular meeting of the board of county 
commissioners after the expiration of fifteen (15) d ays from the 
date of first publication of notice of sale, the board of county 
commissioners shall open such bids; 
5.  A successful bid mus t be no less than the market value of 
the real property to be considered by the board of county 
commissioners for acce ptance.  The board of county commissioners 
reserves the right to reject any and all bids; 
6.  If more than one bid is above the market val ue of the real 
property, the board of county commissioners shall have the right to 
compel the potential buyers of the real property who have bid above 
the market amount to enter into public auction conducted by the 
chairman of the board of county commissio ners after the opening of 
such bids, to establish the highest bid for the property in order to   
 
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assure that the county is receiving adequate consideration for the 
property; 
7.  A majority vote of the board of county commi ssioners shall 
be required to determ ine the successful bidder of the real property.  
Upon awarding the bid, e ither through sealed bid or by conducting a 
public auction of those bidders who bid more than the market value 
of the real property, the board of c ounty commissioners shall have 
the right to pledge the occupied property, using an irrevocable bond 
or letter of credit, as provided for in paragraph 10 o f this 
subsection, as collateral in order to finance bonds to purchase 
other real property or build a replacement building, or both; 
8.  If the sale price is less than the estimated cost of new 
land purchase or construction, then said sales contract shall be 
contingent upon the public approval of bond funding or other 
authorized funding to allow the comple te payment of the contemplated 
project; 
9.  The board of county commissioners shall have authority 
pursuant to paragraphs 5 and 6 of Section 1 of this tit le to make 
any order concerning the sale of such property contingent upon a 
closing date in the future in order to continue to use said re al 
property until a replacement building is completed.  Upon completion 
of the replacement building, the board of coun ty commissioners shall 
execute all documents and title transfers pertaining to said real 
property to the successful bidder;   
 
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10.  The successful bidder shall execute an irrevocable bond or 
letter of credit with a surety company or bank licensed to do 
business in the State of Oklahoma and organized under the corporate 
laws of the State of Oklahoma and regist ered with the Secretary of 
State of Oklahoma equal to the amount of the purchase price of the 
real property within fifteen (15) days of awarding of the bi d.  
Failure to provide either an irrevocable bond or letter of credit in 
favor of the board of county commissioners within said time 
limitation shall act as a rejection and cancellation by the board of 
the award of bid and said board may, at that point, en ter into a 
contract with any secondary or subsequent bidder that meets the 
aforementioned qualificatio ns without further notice; and 
11.  If there are no bids submitted or all submitted bids are 
less than the market value of the real property after the exp iration 
of fifteen (15) days from the date of first publication of notice of 
sale, the board of county commissioners shall publish the not ice of 
sale and accept bids for a second time complying with the 
requirements of paragraphs 2 through 4 of this subsec tion.  If there 
are no bids submitted or all submitted bids are less than the market 
value of the real property after the expiration of fi fteen (15) days 
from the date of second publication of notice of sale, th e board of 
county commissioners shall have th e right to sell real property, 
upon majority vote, without any bidding procedure or auction, 
directly to any person or entity for an amoun t that is not less than   
 
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the highest bid previously submitted through any previous bidding 
procedures provided in this subsection. 
H.  The board of county commissioners may solicit telephone bids 
for the removal of recycl able materials. 
I.  The board of cou nty commissioners shall have the authority 
to trade in equipment to a ven dor or on statewide contract by 
acquiring used equipment values pursuant to subsection B of this 
section. 
SECTION 6.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2023. 
Passed the Senate the 28th day of February, 2023. 
 
 
  
 	Presiding Officer of the Senate 
 
 
Passed the House of Represen tatives the ____ day of __________, 
2023. 
 
 
  
 	Presiding Officer of the House 
 	of Representatives