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34	29		BILL NO. 1420 By: West (Josh) of the House
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43	38		An Act relating to state government; amending 74 O.S.
44	39		2021, Section 61.8, which relates to reduction of
45	40		property owned and leased by the state; modifying
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53	48		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
54	49		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2021, Section 61.8, is
55	50		amended to read as follows:
56	51		Section 61.8. A. The Long -Range Capital Planning Commission
57	52		shall work to decrease the amount of property owned by Oklahoma
58	53		state government, return state -owned property to private sector
59	54		ownership, better maintain and utilize the state's needed capital
60	55		assets and, whenever possible, elimi nate the practice of state
61	56		agencies leasing real prop erty not owned by the state.
62	57		B. Each year, the Director of the Office of Management and
63	58		Enterprise Services at the direction of the Long -Range Capital
64	59		Planning Commission, shall take action to approve t he privatization
	60	+	of state-owned real property as identified pursuant to the Oklahoma
	61	+	State Government Asset Reduction and Cost Savings Program. Proceeds
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92		-	of state-owned real property as identified pursuant to the Oklahoma
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94	88		from the liquidation of real properties shall be deposited into the
95	89		Maintenance of State Buildings Rev olving Fund.
96	90		C. Prior to entering into or renewing a lease for real
97	91		property, each state agency, board, commission, and public trust
98	92		having the State of Oklahoma as a beneficiary shall receive approval
99	93		for entering into the lease from the Office of Manage ment and
100	94		Enterprise Services.
101	95		D. Prior to making a purchase of real property or constructing
102	96		a building, each state agency, board, commission, and public trust
103	97		having the State of Oklahoma as a beneficiary shall receive approval
104	98		for the purchase or constr uction from the Director of the Office of
105	99		Management and Enterprise Services; provided, if such purchase or
106	100		construction is deemed by the Director of the Office of Management
107	101		and Enterprise Services to be within the authority of the Long -Range
108	102		Capital Planning Commission, the Director shall not approve the
109	103		purchase or construction and shall refer the request to the
110	104		Commission for action.
111	105		E. Prior to approval or referral pursuant to subsection C or D
112	106		of this section, the Office of Management and Enterprise Services
113	107		shall determine if the applicant entity can utilize already existing
114	108		state-owned real property as an alternative to leasing non -state-
115	109		owned real property or purchasing or constructing new real property.
	110	+	If such existing state -owned real property is owned by the Oklahoma
	111	+	Historical Society, is listed on the National Register of Historic
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143		-	If such existing state-owned real property is owned by the Oklahoma
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145	138		Places or with the National Trust for Historic Preservation, or is
146	139		potentially of historical significance, the Office of Management and
147	140		Enterprise Services shall no tify the Oklahoma Historical Society and
148	141		obtain its approval prior to approving an application for its reuse.
149	142		F. No state agency, board, commission or public trust having
150	143		the state as its beneficiary shall transfer any real property owned
151	144		by the agency, board, commission or trust to any other state agency,
152	145		board, commission, state beneficiary trust or any public or private
153	146		entity unless the transfer is first approved by the Long -Range
154	147		Capital Planning Commission. Any transfer made without the prior
155	148		approval of the Long-Range Capital Planning Commission as r equired
156	149		by this subsection may be reversed by the Long -Range Capital
157	150		Planning Commission and if a transfer is reversed the agency, board,
158	151		commission, state beneficiary trust or other state government ent ity
159	152		to which the real property has been impermissibly transferred shall
160	153		take such actions to convey the subject property to the entity from
161	154		which the asset was acquired not later than thirty (30) days from
162	155		the date an order for such transfer is entered by the Long-Range
163	156		Capital Planning Commission. The Comm ission shall not approve any
164	157		transfer unless proceeds from the sale shall be deposited within the
165	158		Maintenance of State Buildings Revolving Fund as established by
166	159		Section 908 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma S tatutes.
	160	+	G. By February 1 of each year, the Office of Management and
	161	+	Enterprise Services shall publish a report for the preceding
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194		-	G. By February 1 of each year, the Office of Management and
195		-	Enterprise Services shall publish a report for the preceding
196	188		calendar year listing the parcels of previously state -owned property
197	189		sold, detailing the reduction in the amount of space lea sed by the
198	190		state, describing the source of funds and expenditures from the
199	191		Maintenance of State Buildings Revolving Fund and showing the manner
200	192		in which deferred maintenance needs are being met. The report shall
201	193		be provided to the Governor, Speaker of the House of
202	194		Representatives, President Pro Tempore of the Senate and placed on
203	195		the documents.ok.gov web portal.
204	196		H. This section shall not be applicable to the following or
205	197		their lands, properties, buildings, funds or revenue:
206	198		1. The Oklahoma Ordnance Works Authority;
207	199		2. The Commissioners of the Land Office;
208	200		3. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation; and
209	201		4. The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority ; and
210	202		5. The Grand River Dam Authority .
211	203		I. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise
212	204		Services may make recommendations to the Long -Range Capital Planning
213	205		Commission for liquidation of underutilized properties that have
214	206		environmental issues, create a liability for the state, or create
215	207		expenses that make the continued ownership of the underutilized
216	208		property undesirable and the property has been offered throu gh two
217	209		public auctions or sealed bids and no viable bids were received. If
	210	+	the Long-Range Capital Planning Commission approves the liquidation
	211	+	of the property, the Office of Management and Enterprise Se rvices
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245		-	the Long-Range Capital Planning Commission approves the liquidation
246		-	of the property, the Of fice of Management and Enterprise Services
247	238		may accept a bid of less than ninety percent (90%) of the appraised
248	239		value in accordance with Section 327 of Title 61 of the Oklahoma
249	240		Statutes.
250	241		SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
251		-	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON RETIREMENT AND GOVERNMENT
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	242	+	Passed the House of Represen tatives the 11th day of March, 2025.
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	252	+	Passed the Senate the ____ day of _________, 2025.
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