Oklahoma 2025 2025 Regular Session

Oklahoma House Bill HB1939 Amended / Bill

Filed 03/07/2025

                     
 
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION 
 
STATE OF OKLAHOMA 
 
1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) 
 
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE 
FOR 
HOUSE BILL NO. 1939 	By: Sterling, Menz, and Staires 
of the House 
 
   and 
 
  Standridge of the Senate 
 
 
 
 
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE 
 
An Act relating to the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority; 
amending 69 O.S. 2021, Section 1705, which relates to 
powers and duties of the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority; 
modifying locations of construction and operation of 
certain turnpikes; requiring sub mission of certain 
report; requiring certain collaboration; requiring 
certain authorizations terminate after five years 
under certain conditions; removing certain 
requirement for automatic tollgates; removing certain 
bond requirement; requiring compensatio n for certain 
damaged property; requiring Authority adopt certain 
rules and adhere to existing laws; requiring the 
holding of certain meetings; requiring certain 
meeting compliance; detailing certain notice and 
public engagement requirements; authorizing 
additional public meetings if needed; amending 69 
O.S. 2021, Section 1718, which relates to the 
judicial determination of validity of bonds; and 
providing an effective date. 
 
 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:   
 
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SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     69 O.S. 2021, Section 1705, is 
amended to read as follows: 
Section 1705.  The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority is hereby 
authorized and empowered: 
(a)  To adopt bylaws for the regulation of its affairs and 
conduct of its business. 
(b)  To adopt an official seal and alter the same at pleasure. 
(c)  To maintain an office at such place or places within the 
state as it may designate. 
(d)  To sue and be sued in contract, reverse condemnation, 
equity, mandamus and similar actions in its own name, plead and be 
impleaded; provided, that any and all actions at law or in equity 
against the Authority shall be brought in the county in which the 
principal office of the Authority shall be located, or in the county 
of the residence of the plaintif f, or the county where the cause of 
action arose.  All privileges granted to the Authority and duties 
enjoined upon the Authority by the provisions of Sections 1701 
through 1734 of this title may be enforced in a court of competent 
jurisdiction in an actio n in mandamus. 
(e)  To construct, maintain, repair and operate turnpike 
projects and highways, with their access and connecting roads, at 
such locations and on such routes as it shall determine to be 
feasible and economically sound; provided, that until sp ecifically 
authorized by the Legislature, the Authority shall be authorized to   
 
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construct and operate toll turnpikes only at the following 
locations: 
(1)  The Turner Turnpike between Oklahoma City and Tulsa. 
(2)  The Southwestern (H.E. Bailey) Turnpike betw een Oklahoma 
City and Wichita Falls, Texas. 
(3)  The Northeastern (Will Rogers) Turnpike between Tulsa and 
Joplin, Missouri. 
(4)  The Eastern (Indian Nation) Turnpike between Tulsa 
Henryetta and Paris, Texas, including all or any part thereof 
between McAlester and the Red River south of Hugo. 
(5)  The Cimarron Turnpike between Tulsa and Interstate Highway 
35 north of Perry, including a connection to Stillwater. 
(6)  The Muskogee Turnpike between Broken Arrow and Interstate 
Highway 40 west of Webbers Falls. 
(7)  All or any part of an extension of the Muskogee Turnpike, 
beginning at a point on Interstate Highway 40 near the present south 
terminus of the Muskogee Turnpike, and extending in a southeasterly 
direction on an alignment near Stigler, Poteau and Heave ner to the 
vicinity of the Arkansas State Line to furnish access to Hot 
Springs, Texarkana, Shreveport and New Orleans. 
(8)  A tollgate on the Turner Turnpike in the vicinity of 
Luther, Oklahoma, and in the vicinity of the intersection of State 
Highway 33 and Turner Turnpike in Creek County, Oklahoma, or in the 
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or U.S. Highway 66 in Creek County, Oklahoma, from any monies 
available to the Authority. 
(9)  Add on the Will Rogers Turnpike a n orthbound automatic 
tollgate onto State Highway 28 and a southbound on -ramp from State 
Highway 28. 
(10) A turnpike (Chickasaw Turnpike) or any part or parts 
thereof beginning in the vicinity of Duncan extending east to the 
vicinity of the City of Davis, a nd extending in a northeasterly 
direction, by way of to the vicinity of the City of Ada , to a 
connection in the vicinity of Henryetta or in the vicinity of the 
intersection of State Highway 48 and Interstate 40; and a turnpike 
or any part or parts thereof from the vicinity of Snyder extending 
north to the vicinity of Woodward . 
(11)  A turnpike or any part or parts thereof beginning at a 
point in the vicinity of Ponca City, or at a point on the Kansas -
Oklahoma state boundary line east of the Arkansas River a nd west of 
the point where Oklahoma State Highway No. 18 intersects said state 
boundary line, and extending in a southeasterly direction to a 
connection with the Tulsa Urban Expressway System in the general 
area of the Port of Catoosa. 
(12)  All or any par t of an Oklahoma City toll expressway system 
connecting the residential, industrial and State Capitol Complex in 
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Will Rogers World Airport Complex in the south and southwest parts 
of Oklahoma City. 
(13)  A turnpike (The Industrial Parkway) or any part or parts 
thereof beginning at a point on the Oklahoma -Kansas state boundary 
line between the point where U.S. Highway 66 intersects the boundary 
line and the northeast corner of Oklahoma and ending by means of a 
connection or connections with Shreveport, Louisiana, and Houston, 
Texas, in southeastern Oklahoma and at no point to exceed thirty 
(30) miles west of the Missouri or Arkansas border. 
(14)  A turnpike or any part or parts thereof begin ning in the 
vicinity of Velma or County Line to a point intersecting with 
Interstate 35 in the area south of Davis. 
(15)  A turnpike or any part or parts thereof beginning in the 
vicinity of Watonga and extending south and/or east to the vicinity 
of north and/or west Oklahoma City. 
(16)  A tollgate on the Will Rogers Turnpike near the 
intersection of State Highway 137 and the Will Rogers Turnpike, 
located south of Quapaw. 
(17)  A tollgate on the Muskogee Turnpike in the vicinity of 
Porter, Oklahoma, a tollg ate on the Will Rogers Turnpike in the 
vicinity of Adair, Oklahoma, a tollgate on the Turner Turnpike in 
the vicinity of Luther, Oklahoma, and a tollgate on the H.E. Bailey 
Turnpike at Elgin, Oklahoma, from any monies available to the 
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(18)  A tollgate on the Turner Turnpike in the vicinity of 
Wellston, Oklahoma, from any monies available to the Authority. 
(19)  A tollgate on the Muskogee Turnpike in the vicinity of 
Brushy Mountain, Oklahoma, and in the vicinity of Elm Grove, 
Oklahoma, from any mo nies available to the Authority. 
(20) (8) All or any part of an Oklahoma City Outer Loop 
expressway system beginning in the vicinity of I -35 and the Turner 
Turnpike and extending west into Canadian County and then south to 
I-40; and then south and east to I-35 in the vicinity of Moore and 
Norman; and then extending east and north to I -40 east of Tinker 
Field; and then extending north to the Turner Turnpike to complete 
the Outer Loop. 
(21) (9) All or any part of the Tulsa south bypass expressway 
system (Creek Turnpike) beginning in the vicinity of the Turner 
Turnpike near Sapulpa and extending south and east to U.S. 75 in the 
vicinity of 96th Street to 121st Street; and then east across the 
Arkansas River to a connection with the Mingo Valley Expressway; an d 
then south and/or east to a point on the Tulsa -Wagoner County Line 
near 131st street south in the city of Broken Arrow. 
(22) (10) A new turnpike (Creek Turnpike) or any part thereof 
from near the west gate of the Will Rogers Turnpike south to the 
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(23) (11) A new turnpike (Cherokee Turnpike) or any parts 
thereof from the vicinity of the connection between State Highway 33 
and U.S. 69 easterly to the Arkansas State Line. 
(24)  A four-lane extension of the Muskogee Turnpike from 
Interstate Highway 40 west of Webbers Falls to the Poteau vicinity. 
(25)  A new turnpike or any part or parts thereof beginning at a 
point in the vicinity of northwest Tulsa, and extending in a 
northwesterly directio n, by means of a connection or connections 
with the cities of Pawhuska and Newkirk, to a point intersecting in 
the vicinity of US Highway No. 77 and the Kansas State Line. 
(26)  A full access interchange on the Indian Nation Turnpike 
south of Interstate 40 , in the vicinity of Henryetta, Oklahoma, and 
in the vicinity of the proposed theme park, museum or an industrial 
facility which qualifies for the Oklahoma Quality Jobs Program Act, 
from any monies available to the Authority. 
(27)  A new turnpike beginning at a point directly west of the 
Arkansas line and four -laning Highway 70 from that point to the 
farthest western reach of Highway 70 creating a southern route 
through Oklahoma. 
(28) (12) A new turnpike and bridge or any parts thereof from a 
point in the vicinity of the city of Mustang southerly across the 
South Canadian River to the H.E. Bailey Turnpike in the vicinity of 
the city of Tuttle; and then easterly across the South Canadian 
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(29)  A new turnpike or any parts thereof beginning at a point 
in the vicinity of the city of Altus and extending in a 
northwesterly direction to a point in the vicinity of the city of 
Sayre. 
(30)  A new turnpike or any parts thereof beginning at a point 
in the vicinity of the city of Enid and extending in a westerly 
direction to a point in the vicinity of the city of Woodward. 
(31)  An on- and off-ramp or any parts thereof at Fletcher, 
Oklahoma, in the vicinity of the Interstate 44 and State Highway 277 
intersection.  Any existing on- or off-ramp or any parts thereof in 
the vicinity of Fletcher, Oklahoma, shall not be removed and shall 
be maintained pursuant to Section 1701 et seq. of this title. 
(32)  A new bridge crossing the Arkansas River between South 
Delaware Avenue and Memorial Drive in Tulsa County.  This project 
shall commence upon a determination by the Oklahoma Transportation 
Authority that such bridge shall be self -sufficient at some point 
over a thirty-year time period from the toll charges associated with 
the bridge project. 
(33)  An exit ramp or any parts thereof from the eastbound lane 
of the Turner Turnpike at 96th Street in Tulsa. 
(34)  An on- and off-ramp or any parts thereof on the Cimarron 
Turnpike in the vicinity of the northside of the Glencoe, Oklaho ma, 
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(35) (13) A new turnpike (Gilcrease Turnpike) or any parts 
thereof beginning at Interstate 44 at or near its intersection with 
49th West Avenue, past State Highway 64/412, turning northeasterly, 
crossing 41st West Avenue, and continu ing eastward to the L.L. 
Tisdale Expressway in Tulsa, Oklahoma. 
Prior to the completion of the design of a new route of an 
authorized turnpike project, the Authority shall submit to the 
Governor and the Legislature, the independent approval of the 
Oklahoma Transportation Commission as set forth in Section 1701 of 
this title.  The Authority shall collaborate with elected officials 
of cities and counties where the new route will be located. 
Legislative authorization for any new turnpike project location 
enacted after November 1, 2025, shall terminate on the fifth 
anniversary of its enactment unless the Authority has, in an open 
and public meeting held in compliance with the Oklahoma Open Meeting 
Act, approved a contract to commence project design. 
All access roads, interchanges, or lead roads connecting such 
turnpikes with existing highways must be built by funds furnished by 
the Authority. 
The minimum and maximum wages for the construction of the roads, 
highways and projects provided for in Sections 1701 throu gh 1734 of 
this title shall be in accordance with the schedules of wages used 
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The Authority is hereby authorized to enter into contracts or 
agreements with agencies and instrumentalities of ot her states or 
the national government for construction, maintenance and operation 
of interstate turnpikes or highways. 
The Authority is hereby required to construct and install 
automatic tollgates on the Will Rogers Turnpike at State Highway No. 
28 near Adair. 
(f)  To issue turnpike revenue bonds of the Authority, payable 
solely from revenues, including the revenues accruing to the trust 
fund created by Sections 1701 through 1734 of this title, for the 
purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of any on e or more 
turnpike projects.  Provided that any bonds issued for the 
construction of the proposed turnpike referred to in subparagraphs 
(10), (20), (21) and (22) of paragraph (e) of this section shall be 
issued as one issue for all four of the proposed tur npikes and shall 
be financed, constructed and operated under one bond indenture. 
(g)  To fix and revise from time to time tolls for the use of 
any turnpike projects. 
Any common carrier having authority at the time of opening any 
turnpike project to operate upon a highway approximately paralleling 
the turnpike project shall be granted without further showing 
authority to operate over the turnpike project to all municipalities 
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opened to traffic.  But nothing herein shall be construed as 
granting any new operation rights to any common carriers. 
(h)  To acquire, hold, and dispose of real and personal property 
in the exercise of its powers and the performance of its duties. 
(i)  To acquire in the n ame of the Authority by purchase or 
otherwise on such terms and conditions and in such manner as it may 
deem proper, or by exercise of the right of condemnation in manner 
hereinafter provided, such public or private lands, including public 
parks, playgrounds, or reservations, or parts thereof or rights 
therein, rights-of-way, property, rights, easements, and interests, 
as it may deem necessary for carrying out the provisions of Sections 
1701 through 1734 of this title; provided, that all public or 
private property damaged in carrying out the powers granted by 
Sections 1701 through 1734 of this title shall be restored or 
repaired and placed in its original condition as nearly as 
practicable, and the owner thereof shall be compensated in 
accordance with Sectio ns 1706, 1707, and 1708 of this title . 
(j)  To designate, except as is provided for herein, the 
location, and establish, limit and control such points of ingress to 
and egress from each turnpike project as may be necessary or 
desirable in the judgment of t he Authority to insure the proper 
operation and maintenance of such project, and to prohibit entrance 
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(k)  To make and enter into all contracts and agreements 
necessary or incidental to the perfor mance of its duties and the 
execution of its powers, and to employ consulting engineers, 
attorneys, accountants, construction and financial experts, 
superintendents, managers, and such other employees and agents as 
may be necessary in its judgment, and to fix their compensation; 
provided, that all such expenses shall be payable solely from the 
proceeds of turnpike revenue bonds issued under the provisions of 
Sections 1701 through 1734 of this title or from revenues; provided, 
further, no attorney employed b y the Authority, nor any member of 
any law firm of which the attorney may be connected, shall ever be 
paid any fee or compensation for any special or extraordinary 
services. 
(l)  To receive and accept from any federal agency grants for or 
in aid of the construction of any turnpike project, provided, the 
acceptance of such grants will not reduce the amount of federal aid 
for the construction, repair, or maintenance of farm -to-market roads 
and other highways and bridges in this state; and to receive and 
accept aid or contributions from any source of either money, 
property, labor, or other things of value, to be held, used, and 
applied only for the purposes for which such grants and 
contributions may be made. 
(m)  To adopt such rules, and to do any and all thin gs necessary 
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Public Roads, Multistate Economic Development Regional Commission, 
as defined in Sections 1151 through 1153, inclusive, of Title 74 of 
the Oklahoma Statutes, Ozarka Region Com mission or any other federal 
agency administering any law enacted by the Congress of the United 
States to aid or encourage the construction of highways. 
(n)  To do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the 
powers expressly granted in Sections 170 1 through 1734 of this 
title.  The design standards for all paving shall comply with the 
design standards of the American Association of State Highway and 
Transportation Officials as modified by the Oklahoma Department of 
Transportation.  All contracts for construction work on turnpike 
projects shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder, or bidders, 
after notice by publication in a newspaper published in the county 
where the work is to be done in two consecutive weekly issues of the 
newspaper.  In all ca ses where more than eight (8) miles of 
construction is let at the same time and is not an advertisement for 
a surface-treatment-only project, such advertisement shall provide 
for bids on sections of the turnpike not to exceed eight (8) miles.  
If the project advertised is a surface -treatment-only project of 
more than twenty (20) miles of road, the advertisement shall provide 
for bids on sections of the road no longer than twenty (20) miles, 
as well as bids on the project as a whole.  Subject to the followin g 
restrictions and limitations, the Authority shall, when contracting 
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projects, including underpasses and overpasses, and earthmoving or 
miscellaneous projects, according to the type of w ork to be done.  
Each project shall be let under a separate contract or contracts and 
no contract or project shall include more than one of such types of 
construction work.  Each contract for construction work shall 
contain a provision that ninety percent (90%) of all labor employed 
on the project shall be residents of Oklahoma.  However, contracts 
for bridges may include earthwork and structures for the approaches 
thereto. 
(o)  To adopt such rules, and to do any and all things necessary 
to comply with all applicable federal and state laws and permits, 
related to the design, construction, maintenance, and operation of 
turnpike projects authorized herein. 
(p) It shall be unlawful for any member, officer or employee of 
the Authority to transact with the Autho rity, either directly or 
indirectly, any business for profit of such member, officer, or 
employee; and any person, firm, or corporation knowingly 
participating therein shall be equally liable for violation of this 
provision. 
The term "business for profit" shall include, but not be limited 
to, the acceptance or payment of any fee, commission, gift, or 
consideration to such member, officer, or employee. 
Violation of this provision shall constitute a felony punishable 
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five (5) years or a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars 
($500.00) and not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or 
both such imprisonment and fine. 
(p) (q) In the event of a national emergency, the Authority, 
subject to any vested rights or claims, may enter into contracts 
with the federal government or any authorized agency thereof to 
allow the federal government or agency thereof to use such turnpikes 
partly or exclusively during the existence of such emergency, 
provided, that the federal government agrees in such contract to 
pay, during the term of such contract, an amount sufficient, when 
added to any tolls collected, to meet all operating and maintenance 
expenses, interest payments, and the minimum sinking fund a nd 
reserve requirements of the trust agreement for the turnpike covered 
by the contract. 
(q) (r) All meetings of the Authority shall be open public 
meetings, and all records shall be public records, except when 
considering personnel or litigation. 
(s)  The Authority's approval of any contract to undertake the 
design of a new route of an authorized turnpike project shall take 
place in an open and public meeting held in compliance with the 
Oklahoma Open Meeting Act.  Thereafter, the Authority shall comply 
with the following notice and public engagement requirements: 
(1)  Within ninety (90) days, submit a report to the Governor, 
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where any new route will be located, inclusive of conceptual proj ect 
maps and preliminary project details, and publish the report on the 
Authority's official website. 
(2)  Within one hundred twenty (120) days, schedule and hold a 
formal public meeting to provide a description of the new route, 
preliminary project detail s including approximate location, scope of 
work, and design elements. 
(i)  Notice of the public meeting shall be given electronically 
by posting on the Authority's official website and by publication in 
a newspaper of general circulation and published in t he county where 
the new route, or the major part of it, is to be located, such 
notice by publication to be published in two consecutive weekly 
issues of the newspaper, with the first publication thereof to be at 
least thirty (30) days prior to the public m eeting date.  In 
addition, the Authority shall use its best efforts to provide notice 
to all known property owners within one (1) mile on each side of the 
new route, considering the number and types of property interests of 
such owners, by methods includin g, but not limited to, first class 
mail and targeted advertisements which shall include the utilization 
of certified mail to give notice to affected property owners. 
(ii)  The public meeting shall be held at a location convenient 
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(iii)  At the public meeting, any person may submit oral or 
written statements and data about the new route. Reasonable limits 
may be set upon the time allowed for oral statements. 
(iv)  The Authority shall collect public comment through an 
online portal with links to the portal shared at the public meeting 
and on the Authority's official website. 
3.  Within thirty (30) days of the public meeting, the Authority 
shall provide a report to the Governor and Legislature summarizing 
the oral and written statements and data received, including any 
reports of economic impacts, support or opposition to a route made 
by cities and counties where any new route will be located. 
If the location of a new route changes based on the results of 
the public meeting and engagement requirements set forth in this 
paragraph, the Authority shall report such changes to the Governor, 
the Legislature and to the elected officials of cities and counties 
where the new route will be located.  Additional public meetings, 
conducted in accordance with this paragraph, may be scheduled at the 
Authority's discretion. 
SECTION 2.     AMENDATORY     69 O.S. 2021, Section 1718, is 
amended to read as follows: 
Section 1718.  The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority is authori zed in 
its discretion to file an application with the Supreme Court of 
Oklahoma for the approval of any bonds to be issued hereunder, and 
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Court to hear and determine each such application .  It shall be the 
duty of the Court to give such applications precedence over the 
other business of the Court and to consider and pass upon the 
applications and any protests which may be filed thereto as speedily 
as possible.  Notice of the hearing on eac h application shall be 
given by a notice published in a newspaper of general circulation in 
the state that on a day named the Authority will ask the Court to 
hear its application and approve the bonds.  Such notice shall 
inform all persons interested that they may file protests against 
the issuance of the bonds and be present at the hearing and contest 
the legality thereof.  Such notice shall be published one time not 
less than ten (10) days prior to the date named for the hearing and 
the hearing may be adj ourned from time to time in the discretion of 
the Court.  If the Court shall be satisfied that the bonds have been 
properly authorized in accordance with this article and that when 
issued, they will constitute valid obligations in accordance with 
their terms, the Court shall render its written opinion approving 
the bonds and shall fix the time within which a petition for 
rehearing may be filed.  The decision of the Court shall be a 
judicial determination of the validity of the bonds, shall be 
conclusive as to the Authority, its officers and agents, and 
thereafter the bonds so approved and the revenues pledged to their 
payment shall be incontestable in any court in the State of 
Oklahoma.   
 
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SECTION 3.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2025. 
 
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 
OVERSIGHT, dated 03/06/2025 - DO PASS, As Amended and Coauthored.