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29		-	~~BILL NO.~~ ~~333 By: Haste of the Senate~~
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33		-	Lawson of the House
	33	+	COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
	34	+	FOR
	35	+	SENATE BILL NO. 333 By: Haste
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38	41		An Act relating to the Oklahoma Housing Authorities
39	42		Act; amending 63 O.S. 2021, Section 1054, which
40	43		relates to definitions; updating statutory
41		-	references; modifying ~~de finition~~; ~~and~~ providing
42		-	~~criteria~~.
	44	+	references; modifying definition; providing criteria;
	45	+	and declaring an emergency.
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48	51		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
49	52		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 1054, is
50	53		amended to read as follows:
51	54		Section 1054. The f ollowing terms, wherever used or referred to
52	55		in this act the Oklahoma Housing Authorities Act , shall have the
53	56		following respective meanings, unless a different meaning clearly
54	57		appears from the context:
55	58		(a) 1. “Authority” means any public body corporate an d politic
56	59		created by this act. the Oklahoma Housing Authorities Act;
57	60		(b) 2. “City” means any incorporated city or town in the
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59	62		3. “County” means any county in the state .;
60		-	(c) 4. “Governing body” means, in the case of a city, the
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	90	+	(c) 4. “Governing body” means, in the case of a city, the
	91	+	council or other governing body of the city in which is vested
88	92		legislative authority customarily imposed on the city council, and,
89	93		in the case of a county, the board of county commissioners .;
90	94		(d) 5. “Mayor” means the mayor of the city or the officer
91	95		thereof charged with t he duties customarily imposed on the mayor or
92	96		executive head of a cit y.;
93	97		(e) 6. “Clerk” means the city clerk or the county clerk, as the
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95	99		(f) 7. “Area of operation” means:
96	100		(1) a. in the case of an authority of a city, the city and
97	101		the area within one (1) mile of the territorial
98	102		boundaries thereof, except that the area of operation
99	103		of an authority of any city shall not include any area
100	104		which lies within the territorial boundaries of some
101	105		other city;,
102	106		(2) b. in the case of an authority of a cou nty, all of the
103	107		county for which it is created :. Provided, that a
104	108		county authority shall not undertake any project
105	109		within the boundaries of any city unless a resolution
106	110		shall have been adopted by the governing body of the
107	111		city and by any authority which s hall have been
108	112		theretofore established and authorized to exercise its
109	113		powers in the city declaring that there is need for
110		-	the county authority to exercise its powers within
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	141	+	the county authority to exercise its powers within
	142	+	that city. No authority shall operate in any area in
138	143		which an authority already es tablished is operating
139	144		without the consent by resolution of the autho rity
140	145		already operating therein ., and
141	146		c. in the case of an authority of a city or of a county
142	147		and only for the purpose of constructi on or
143	148		rehabilitation projects, beginning on the effectiv e
144	149		date of this act, anywhere within this state;
145	150		provided, such city or county housing authority has
146	151		consulted with the city, county or counties, and all
147	152		other active and duly certified city and county
148	153		housing authorities, if any, where the project or
149	154		projects are located;
150	155		(g) 8. “Federal government” includes means the United States of
151	156		America, the Public Housing Administration United States Department
152	157		of Housing and Urban Development , or any other agency or
153	158		instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of the U nited States of
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155	160		(h) 9. “Slum” means any area where dwellings predominate which
156	161		by reason of dilapidation ,; overcrowding,; faulty arrangement or
157	162		design,; lack of ventilation, light, or sanitary facilities ,; or any
158	163		combination of these factors, ar e detrimental to safety, health , and
159	164		morals.;
160		-	(i) 10. “Housing project” or “project” means any work or
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	192	+	(i) 10. “Housing project” or “project” means any work or
	193	+	undertaking on contiguous or noncontiguous sites:
188	194		(1) a. to demolish, clear, or remove buildings from any
189	195		slum area;,
190	196		(2) b. to provide or assist in pro viding (by any suitable
191	197		method, including, but not limited to: rental; sale
192	198		of individual units in single or multifamily
193	199		structures under a conventional, condominium, or
194	200		cooperative sales contract; lease -purchase agreement;
195	201		loans; or subsidizing of rental s or charges for
196	202		housing projects located within the territorial
197	203		boundaries of the authority of a city or county but
198	204		excluding the expanded area of operation as defined in
199	205		subparagraph c of paragraph 7 of this section ) decent,
200	206		safe, and sanitary urban or r ural dwellings,
201	207		apartments, or other living accommodations for persons
202	208		of low income;, or
203	209		(3) c. to accomplish a combination of the foregoing
204	210		subparagraphs a and b of this paragraph . Such work or
205	211		undertaking may include buildings, land, equipment,
206	212		facilities, and other real or personal property for
207	213		necessary, convenient , or desirable appurtenances;
208	214		streets, sewers, water service, utilities, parks, site
209	215		preparation, and landscaping; and facilities for
210		-	administrative, community, health, recreational,
211		-	welfare, or other purposes. The term “housing
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	243	+	administrative, community, health, recreational,
	244	+	welfare, or other purposes. The term “housing
238	245		project” housing project or “project” project also may
239	246		be applied to the planning of the buildings and
240	247		improvements, the acquisition of property or any
241	248		interest therein, the demolition of existing
242	249		structures, the construction, reconstruction,
243	250		rehabilitation, alteration , or repair of the
244	251		improvements and all other work in connection
245	252		therewith; and the term shall include all other real
246	253		and personal property and all tangible or intangible
247	254		assets held or used in connectio n with the housing
248	255		project.;
249	256		(j) 11. “Persons of low income ” shall mean means persons or
250	257		families who lack the amount of income which is necessary (as
251	258		determined by the authority undertaking the housing project) to
252	259		enable them, without financial assistanc e, to live in decent, safe ,
253	260		and sanitary dwellings, without overcrowd ing,; however, the local
254	261		housing authority shall not exceed the guidelines in establishing
255	262		incomes set forth by the United States Department of Housing and
256	263		Urban Development.;
257	264		(k) 12. “Bonds” means any bonds, notes, interim certificates,
258	265		debentures, or other obligations issued by an authority pursuant to
259	266		this act. the Oklahoma Housing Authorities Act;
260		-	(l) 13. “Real property” includes means all lands, including
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	294	+	(l) 13. “Real property” includes means all lands, including
	295	+	improvements and fixtures t hereon, and property of any nature
288	296		appurtenant thereto, or used in co nnection therewith, and every
289	297		estate, interest, and right, legal or equitable , therein including
290	298		terms for years.;
291	299		(m) 14. “Obligee of an authority ” or “obligee” includes means
292	300		any bondholder, agent or trustee for any bondholder, or lessor
293	301		demising to the authority property used in connection with a
294	302		project, or any assignee or assignees of such lessor ’s interest or
295	303		any part thereof, and the federal government when it is a party to
296	304		any contract with the authority .;
297	305		(n) 15. “Persons engaged in national defe nse activities” means
298	306		persons in the Armed Forces of the United States ;, employees of the
299	307		Department of Defense ;, and workers engaged or to be engaged in
300	308		activities connected with nationa l defense. The term also includes
301	309		the families of the persons, employees, and workers who reside with
302	310		them.;
303	311		(o) 16. “Major disaster” means any flood, drought, fire,
304	312		hurricane, tornado, earthquake, storm, or other catastrophe which,
305	313		in the determination of the governing body, is of sufficient
306	314		severity and magnitude to war rant the use of available resources of
307	315		the federal, state, and local governments to alleviate the damage,
308	316		hardship, or suffering caused thereby .; and
309		-	(p) 17. “State public body” means any city, county, municipal
310		-	corporation, commission, district, authority, agency, subdivision,
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338		-	Passed the Senate the 11th day of March, 2025.
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	344	+	(p) 17. “State public body” means any city, county, municipal
	345	+	corporation, commission, district, authority, agency, subdivision,
	346	+	or public body of the state.
	347	+	SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
	348	+	of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
	349	+	declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effe ct and
	350	+	be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
	351	+	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WORKFORCE
	352	+	AND TOURISM
	353	+	February 25, 2025 - DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS