Oklahoma 2025 2025 Regular Session

Oklahoma Senate Bill SB912 Amended / Bill

Filed 03/04/2025

                     
 
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SENATE FLOOR VERSION 
March 3, 2025 
AS AMENDED 
 
SENATE BILL NO. 912 	By: Rosino and Haste of the 
Senate 
 
  and 
 
  Archer of the House 
 
 
 
 
[ Oklahoma Aerospace and Aeronautics Commission - 
appointing authority - qualifications - Board of 
Directors of the Okl ahoma Space Industry Development 
Authority - contract - chief executive officer – 
repealer - recodification - effective date ] 
 
 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: 
SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     3 O.S. 2021, Section 8 4, as 
amended by Section 3, Chapter 126, O.S.L. 2023 (3 O.S. Supp. 2024, 
Section 84), is amended to read as follows: 
Section 84.  A.  There is hereby created the Oklahoma Aerospace 
and Aeronautics Commission, which shall be the successor to the 
Oklahoma Aviation Commission created by Section 81 et seq. of this 
title.  The Oklahoma Aerospace and Aeronautics Commission shall 
consist of seven (7) nine (9) members, who seven of whom shall be 
appointed by the Governor and who shall continue in office, as 
designated by the Governor at the time of appointment, through the 
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calendar years, respectively, following the passage of Section 81 et 
seq. of this title, with the initial seventh member remaining in 
office until the end of the calendar year 1979 , one of whom shall be 
appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and one of 
whom shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives.  The successors of the members initially appointed 
shall be appointed for terms of six (6) years in the same manner as 
the members originally appointed under Section 81 et seq. of this 
title, except that any person appointed to fill a vacancy shall be 
appointed only for the remainder of such term. Each member shall 
serve until the appointment and qualification of a successor. One 
member shall be appointed from each congress ional district and any 
remaining members shall be appointed from the state at large. 
However, when congressional districts are re drawn, each member 
appointed prior to July 1 of the year in which such modification 
becomes effective shall complete the current term of office and 
appointments made after July 1 of the year in which such 
modification becomes effective shall be based on th e redrawn 
districts.  Appointments made after July 1 of the year in which such 
modification becomes effective shall be from an y redrawn districts 
which are not represented by a board member until such time as each 
of the modified congressional districts ar e represented by a board 
member.  No appointments may be made after July 1 of the year in 
which such modification becomes effective if such appointment would   
 
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result in more than two members serving from the same modified 
district.  To qualify for appointme nt to the Commission, an 
appointee shall have the following minimum qualifications: 
1. A be a citizen and bona fide resident of the state; and 
2.  Three.  The seven (7) members appointed by the Governor 
shall have at least three (3) years’ experience in aeronautical 
activities, such as general aviation, agricultural aviation, airport 
management, or air carrier operation. The two members appointed by 
the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House 
of Representatives shall have at least three (3) years’ experience 
in the commercial space industry, a state or federal space agency, 
or administration. 
Members of the Commission shall receive no salary but shall be 
entitled to be reimbursed for necessary travel expenses pursuant to 
the State Travel Reimbursement Act. The members of the Commission 
may be removed by the Governor for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or 
malfeasance in office in the manner provided by law for the removal 
of officers not subject to impeachment. 
B.  1.  The Director of the Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and 
Aeronautics shall be appointed by the Commission, and shall serve at 
the pleasure of the Commission.  The Director shall be appointed 
with due regard to such person ’s fitness, by aeronautical education 
and by knowledge of and recent practical experience in aeronautics 
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and imposed upon the Director. The Director shall devote full time 
to the duties of the office and shall not be actively engaged or 
employed in any other business, vocation, or employment, nor shall 
the Director have any pecuniary interest in or any stock in or bonds 
of any civil aeronautics enterprise. The Director shall be 
reimbursed for all traveling and other expenses incurred in the 
discharge of the official duties of the Director, subject to general 
statutory limitations on such expenses as contained in the State 
Travel Reimbursement Act. 
2.  The Director shall be the executive officer of the 
Department and under its supervision shall administer the provisions 
of Section 81 et seq. of this title and rules, regulations, and 
orders established thereunder and all other laws of the state 
relative to aeronautics. The Director shall attend all meetings of 
the Commission, but shall have no vote. The Director shall be in 
charge of the offices of the Department and responsible for the 
preparation of reports and the collection and dissemination of data 
and other public information relating to aerospace and aeronautics.  
The Director is hereby empowered to execute all contracts entered 
into by the Commission. 
3.  The Commission may, by written order filed in its o ffice, 
delegate to the Director any of the powers or duties vested in or 
imposed upon it by Section 81 et seq. of this title. Such delegated   
 
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powers and duties may be exercised by the Director in the name of 
the Commission. 
4.  The Director shall appoint, subject to the approval of the 
Commission, such experts, field and office assistants, clerks, and 
other employees as may be requir ed and authorized for the proper 
discharge of the functions of the Department. 
C.  The Commission shall, within thirty (30) da ys after its 
appointment, organize, adopt a seal, and make such rules and 
regulations for its administration, not inconsistent her ewith, nor 
inconsistent with, or contrary to, any act of the United States 
Congress of the United States or regulations promulgated or 
standards established pursuant thereto, as it may deem expedient and 
from time to time amend such rules and regulations. At such 
organizational meeting it shall elect from among its members a 
chair, a vice chair, and a secretary, to serve for one (1) year, and 
annually thereafter shall elect such officers, all to serve until 
their successors are appointed and qualified. The Commission shall 
schedule meetings at a convenient time and place as they become 
necessary.  Four (4) Five members shall constitute a quorum, and no 
action shall be taken by less than a majority of the Commission. 
Special meetings may be called as provi ded by the rules and 
regulations of the Commission.  Regular meetings shall be held at 
the established offices of the Departme nt, but, whenever the 
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delay or expense may be prevented, the Commi ssion may hold meetings, 
hearings, or proceedings at any other place designated by it. The 
Department shall report in writing to the Governor on or about 
January 31 of each year. The report shall contain a summary of the 
proceedings of the Department dur ing the preceding fiscal year, a 
detailed and itemized statement of all revenue and of all 
expenditures made by or on behalf o f the Department, such other 
information as it may deem necessary or useful, and any additional 
information which may be requested by the Governor. 
D.  Suitable office space shall be provided by the Office of 
Management and Enterprise Services for the Department in the City of 
Oklahoma City, and the Department may incur the necessary expense 
expenses for office rent, furniture, stati onery, printing, 
incidental expenses, and other necessary expenses needed for the 
administration of Section 81 et seq. of this title. 
SECTION 2.     AMENDATORY     74 O.S. 2021, Section 5202, is 
amended to read as follows: 
Section 5202.  As used in this act the Oklahoma Space Industry 
Development Act: 
1.  “Authority” means the Oklahoma Space Industry Development 
Authority as authorized to be created by this act the Oklahoma Space 
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2.  “Board” or “Board of Directors” means the governing body of 
the Authority as authorized to be created in Section 7 5207 of this 
act title; 
3.  “Bonds” means revenue bonds or other obligations issued by 
the Authority for the purpose of financing its projects; 
4.  “Commission” means the Oklahoma Aerospace and Aeronautics 
Commission; 
5. “Complementary activity ” means any space business incubator, 
space tourism activity, or space -related research and development; 
5. 6.  “Cost” means all costs, fees, charges, expenses , and 
amounts associated with the development of projects under the 
Oklahoma Space Industry Development Act by the Authority; 
7.  “Department” means the Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and 
Aeronautics; 
6. 8.  “Federal aid” means any funding or other financial 
assistance provided by the federal government to the Authority for 
its projects; 
7. 9.  “Financing agreement” means a lease, lease -purchase 
agreement, lease with option to purchase, sale or installment sale 
agreement, whether title passes in whole or in part at any time 
prior to, at, or after completion of the project, loan agreement, or 
other agreement forming the basis for the financing under this act 
the Oklahoma Space Industry Development Act , including any 
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related to providing assurance of payment of the obligations under 
such financing agreement; 
8. 10.  “Landing area” means the geographical area designated by 
the Authority within or outside any spaceport territory for or 
intended for the landing and sur face maneuvering of any launch or 
other space vehicles; 
9. 11.  “Launch pad” means the launch pad or pads or spacecraft 
launch structure used by the spaceport or spaceport user for 
launching of space vehicles; 
10. 12.  “Payload” means all property and carg o to be 
transported aboard any vehicle launched or flown, by or from any 
spaceport; 
11. 13.  “Person” means individuals, children, firms, 
associations, joint ventures, partnerships, estates, trusts, 
business trusts, syndicates, fiduciaries, corporations, n ations, 
federal, state, or local governments, government or other agencies, 
subdivisions of the state, municipalities, countie s, business 
entities, and all other groups or combinations; 
12. 14.  “Project” means any development, improvement, property, 
launch, utility, facility, system, works, road, sidewalk, 
enterprise, service, or convenience sponsored or promoted by the 
Authority and conducted or performed from any spaceport territory; 
13. 15.  “Range” means the geographical area designated by the 
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space vehicles, rockets, missiles, launch vehicles, shuttles, 
satellites, and other vehicles designed to reach high altitudes, 
suborbital and orbital, or possessing space flight capacity; 
14. 16.  “Recovery” means the recovery of space vehicles and 
payload or payloads which have been launched from or by any 
spaceport; 
15. 17.  “Spaceport” means any area of land or water, or any 
man-made object or facility located therein, developed by the 
Authority under this act the Oklahoma Space Industry Development Act 
and located within spaceport territory, which area is intended fo r 
public use, or for the launching, takeoff and landing of spacecraft 
and aircraft; such areas may include appurtenant areas which are 
used or intended for public use, for spaceport buildings or other 
spaceport facilities or for rights -of-way, or any space facility, 
space propulsion system, or station of any kind possessing space 
flight capacity; 
16. 18.  “Spaceport system” means the organizations and 
infrastructure developed by the Authority for the development of 
spaceports and the commercialization of th e space industry; 
17. 19.  “Spaceport territory” means the site of any launch pad 
and the geographic area contiguous thereto as de termined by the 
Authority to be necessary to protect the area from health and safety 
hazards from the operation of the spaceport, but not to exceed the 
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as amended or changed in accordance with Section 20 5220 of this act 
title; and 
18. 20.  “Spaceport user” means any person that uses the 
facilities or services o f any spaceport. For the purposes of any 
exemptions or rights granted hereafter, the spaceport user shall be 
deemed a spaceport u ser only during the time period in which the 
person actually uses any spaceport, and such rights and exemptions 
shall be granted with respect to transactions relating to spaceport 
projects only. 
SECTION 3.     AMENDATORY     74 O.S. 2021, Section 5204, is 
amended to read as follows: 
Section 5204.  Subject to the requirements of Section 5206 of 
this title, the Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority is 
hereby granted, has, and may exercise all powers necessary to carry 
out and effectuate its purpose the purposes of the Oklahoma Space 
Industry Development Act , including, but not limited to, the 
following: 
1.  Sue and be sued by its name in any court of competent 
jurisdiction; 
2.  Adopt and use an official seal and alter the same at 
pleasure; 
3.  Make and execute any and all contracts and other instruments 
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4.  Issue revenue bonds or other obligations as authorized by 
the provisions of this act the Oklahoma Space Industry Development 
Act or any other law, or any combination of the foregoing, to pay 
all or part of the cost of the acquisition, construction, 
reconstruction, extension, repair, improvement, maintenance or 
operation of any project or combination of projects, to provide for 
any facility, service or other activity of the Authority and to 
provide for the retirement or refunding of any bonds or obligati ons 
of the Authority, or for any combination of the foregoing purposes; 
5.  Acquire property, real, personal, intangible, tangible , or 
mixed, in fee simple or any lesser interest or estate, by purchase, 
gift, devise, or lease, on such terms and conditions as the 
Authority may deem necessary or desirable, and sell or otherwise 
dispose of the same and of any of the assets and propertie s of the 
Authority; 
6.  Lease as lessor or lessee to or from any person, public or 
private, any facilities or property of any nature for the use of the 
Authority and to carry out any of the purposes of the Authority; 
7.  Subject to the limitations prescrib ed by Section 5210 of 
this title, acquire by condemnation land and such interest therein 
as may be necessary in its determination for the purpose of 
establishing, constructing, maintaining, or operating a spaceport; 
8.  Own, acquire, construct, develop, cr eate, reconstruct, 
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areas, ranges, payload assembly building s, payload processing 
facilities, laboratories, space business incubators, launch 
vehicles, payloads, space flight hardware, facil ities and equipment 
for the construction of payloads, space flight hardware, rockets, 
and other launch vehicles, and spaceport facilities and systems, 
including educational, recreational, cultural, and other space -
related initiatives; 
9.  Undertake a program of advertising to the public and 
promoting the businesses, facilities , and attractions within any 
spaceport territory or at any spaceport and the projects of the 
Authority, and expend monies and undertake such activities to carry 
out such advertising an d promotional programs as the Board of 
Directors from time to time may determine; 
10.  Own, acquire, construct, reconstruct, equip, operate, 
maintain, extend, and improve transportation facilities appropriate 
to meet the transportation requirements of the Authority and 
activities conducted within a spaceport territory; 
11.  Own, acquire, construct, reconstruct, equip, operate, 
maintain, collect fees for services provided, extend , and improve 
public utilities within a spaceport territory, including the 
following:  electric power plants, transmission lines and related 
facilities, gas mains and facilities of any nature for the 
production or distribution of natural gas or hydrogen, telephone 
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any nature including closed -circuit, cable television and computer 
systems, transmission lines and related facilities and plants , and 
facilities for the generation and transmission of power; and 
purchase electric power, natural gas , and other sources of powe r for 
distribution within any spaceport territory; 
12.  Own, acquire, construct, reconstruct, equip, operate, 
maintain, collect fees for services provided, extend , and improve 
within any spaceport territory water systems and sewer systems or 
combined water and sewer systems; regulate the use of sewers, septic 
tanks and other sanitary structures and appliances, and the supply 
of water within any spaceport; and regulate the pretreatment of 
waste and sell or otherwise dispose of the effluent, sludge, or 
other by-products as a result of sewage treatment; 
13.  Own, acquire, construct, reconstruct, equip, operate, 
maintain, collect fees for services provided, extend , and improve 
waste collection, recycling and disposal systems, and to sell, 
recycle or otherwise di spose of any effluent, residue or other by -
products of such systems consistent with the laws of the state; 
14.  Adopt a plan of reclamation, and own, acquire, construct, 
reconstruct, equip, operate, maintain, extend , and improve canals, 
ditches, drains, dikes, levees, pumps, plants and pumping systems , 
and other works for drainage purposes, and irrigation works, 
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15.  Own, acquire, construct, reconstruct, equip, operate, 
maintain, extend, and improve water and flood control facilities a nd 
regulate the supply and level of water within any spaceport 
territory which may include diverting waters from one area or b ody 
of water to another, regulating, controlling or restricting the 
development and use of natural and artificial streams or bodie s of 
water, lakes or ponds, and taking all measures determined by the 
Authority to be necessary or desirable to prevent or alleviate land 
erosion; provided, in exercising any of its powers pertaining to the 
use, control, or diversion of water, the Authorit y is subject to all 
permitting requirements and procedures of the Oklahoma Water 
Resources Board as set forth by law or by rul e of the Board; and 
16.  Own, acquire, construct, reconstruct, equip, operate, 
maintain, collect fees for services provided, exten d, and improve 
public safety facilities for any spaceport, including police station 
stations, police vehicles, medical facilities, fire stations, water 
mains and plugs, fire trucks , and other vehicles and equipment; hire 
employees, police officers , and fire fighters; and undertake such 
works and construct such facilities determined by the Board to be 
necessary or desirable to pro mote and ensure public safety within 
any spaceport territory. 
SECTION 4.     AMENDATORY     74 O.S. 2021, Sectio n 5205, is 
amended to read as follows:   
 
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Section 5205.  A.  The Oklahoma Space Industry Development 
Authority, in effectuating the purposes of the Oklahoma Space 
Industry Development Act, shall be subject to the Administrative 
Procedures Act, the Oklahoma Op en Meeting Act, and the Oklahoma Open 
Records Act, except as provided in subsection B of this section. 
B.  Any information held by the Authority which is a trade 
secret, as defined in the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, including trade 
secrets of the Authority, any spaceport user, or the space industry, 
is confidential and may not be disclosed. If the Authority 
determines that any information requested by the public will reveal 
a trade secret, it shall, in writing, inform the person making the 
request of that determination.  The Authority may hold executive 
sessions, as authorized by the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act, when trade 
secrets are discussed, and any minutes, recordings, or notes from 
such sessions are deemed confidential. 
C.  The Authority shall be granted sovereign immunity in the 
same manner as this state, and the liability of the Authority and 
its members, officers, and employees shall be governed by the 
provisions of the The Governmental Tort Claims Act. Provided, 
however, the Authority is authorized t o carry liability insurance to 
the extent authorized by the Authority. 
D.  The Authority, in executing the purposes of the Okl ahoma 
Space Industry Development Act, shall be exempt from the provisions 
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bidding provisions set forth in Section 85.7 of Title 74 of the 
Oklahoma Statutes this title. 
SECTION 5.     AMENDATORY     74 O.S. 2021, Section 520 7, as 
amended by Section 1, Chapter 222, O.S.L. 2023 (74 O.S. Supp. 2024, 
Section 5207), is amended to read as follows: 
Section 5207.  A.  Subject to the provisions of Section 5206 of 
this title, there is created within the Oklahoma Space Industry 
Development Authority, the Board of Directors consisting of seven 
(7) members who shall be appointed by the Governor with advice and 
consent of the Senate.  All but one Board member shall be a resident 
of this state.  Each member appointed to serve on the Board shall 
have experience in the aerospace or commercial space industry or 
finance, or have other significant relevant experience. 
B.  1.  Initially, the Governor shall appoint four members for 
terms of three (3) years and three members for terms of four (4) 
years.  Thereafter, each member shall serve a term of four (4) years 
or until a successor is appointed and qualified.  Initial 
appointments shall be made no later than sixty (60) days after the 
motion to activate the Authority is memorialized pursuant to Section 
5206 of this title.  The term of the members shall commence on the 
date of appointment and terminate on June 30 of the year of the end 
of the term.  No member shall serve on the Board for more than thr ee 
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Constitution, appointment to the Board shall not preclude any membe r 
from holding any other private or public position. 
2.  An appointment to fill a vacancy in a member ’s office shall 
be made by the Governor for the unexpired portion of the term of the 
member who vacated that office.  An appointment to complete an 
unexpired term shall not count toward three full four -year terms. 
C.  The Governor has the authority to remove from the Board any 
member in the manner and for cause as defined by the laws of this 
state and applicable to situations which may arise before the Board .  
Unless excused by the chair of the Board, a member ’s absence from 
two or more consecutive Board meetings creates a vacancy in the 
office to which the member was appointed. 
D.  The Governor shall designate a member to serve as chair of 
the Board who, if such person remains a member of the Board, shall 
serve as chair until the expiration of the three -year terms of those 
members of the Board appointed initially for three -year terms.  Each 
subsequent chair shall be selected by the Board members and shall 
serve a two-year term. 
E.  1.  The Board shall hold its initial meeting no later than 
twenty (20) days after the members have been appointed.  Meetings 
shall be held quarterly or more frequently at the call of the chair.  
A majority of the members on the Boar d shall constitute a quorum, 
and a majority vote of the members present is necessary for any 
action taken by the Board.   
 
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2.  At its initial meeting, or as soon thereafter as is 
practicable, the Board shall appoint a chief executive officer who 
shall serve at the pleasure of the Board.  A member of the Board may 
be appointed as chief executive officer; provided, if a member of 
the Board is so appointed, the member shall resign as a member of 
the Board and the vacancy shall be filled as provided in paragraph 2 
of subsection B of this section.  The Board shall determine the 
annual salary of the chief executive officer.  On and after the 
effective date of this act, the Oklahoma Aerospace and Aeronautics 
Commission of the Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeron autics 
shall become the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Space Industry 
Development Authority.  The qualifications and terms of office of 
the Board members shall be identical to the qualifications and terms 
of office of the Commission members.  On and after the effective 
date of this act, persons currently appointed to the Commission 
shall also become members of the Board.  The funds of the Department 
and the Authority shall not be commingled and shall be separately 
accounted for, and they shall be consid ered and treated as separate 
legal entities. 
F. B. Each member shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred in 
the performance of duties on behalf of the Authority as provided for 
in the State Travel Reimbursement Act. 
G. C. Before the issuance of any reven ue bonds under the 
provisions of the Oklahoma Space Industry Development Act, each   
 
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member of the Board shall execute a surety bond in the penal sum of 
Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00).  Each such surety bond 
shall be conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties of 
the member’s office, shall be executed by a surety company 
authorized to transact business in the State of Oklahoma this state 
as surety, and shall be filed in the office Office of the Secretary 
of State. 
D.  All personnel of t he Authority are hereby transferred to the 
Department and shall become employees of the Department.  In order 
to carry out the mission of the Authority, the Board shall enter 
into an agreement with the Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and 
Aeronautics to provide the Authority’s administrative and staff 
services.  The Board may elect to replace or merge any existing 
contract for services that the Authority has with an existing 
contract that the Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics 
has to provide administrative efficiency ; provided, that such 
contract is for the same or similar service and the funds expended 
by each entity can be accounted for. 
E.  The Director of the Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and 
Aeronautics shall serve as the chief executive officer of the 
Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority. 
SECTION 6.     AMENDATORY     74 O.S. 2021, Section 5208.1, is 
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Section 5208.1.  There is hereby created in the State Treasury a 
revolving fund for the Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority 
to be designated the “Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority 
Revolving Fund”. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject 
to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received 
by the Authority from private and public donations, contributions, 
gifts, and any monies appropriated or directed by law to be 
deposited thereto.  All monies accruing to the credit of the fund 
are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the 
Authority for the purpose of creating, operating, staffing and 
maintaining an Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority 
carrying out the provisions of the Oklahoma Space Industry 
Development Act, and any legitimate expenses of the Authority in the 
execution of such provisions .  Expenditures from the fund shall be 
made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims 
filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of 
Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment. 
SECTION 7.     AMENDATORY     74 O.S. 2021, Section 5209, is 
amended to read as follows: 
Section 5209.  The powers and duties of the Oklahoma Space 
Industry Development Authority to carry out the provisions of the 
Oklahoma Space Industry Develo pment Act shall be exercised by and 
through the Board of Directors. Without limiting the generality of 
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1.  Adopt, amend, and repeal rules to carry out the purposes of 
this act the Oklahoma Space Industry Development Act ; 
2.  Maintain an office at such place or places as it may 
designate; 
3.  Execute all contracts an d other documents necessary or 
desirable to carry out the purposes of this act the Oklahoma Space 
Industry Development Act ; provided, the Board may authorize one or 
more members of the Board to execute contracts and other documents 
on behalf of the Board or the Authority; 
4. 3.  Hire employees, including a person to act as the chief 
executive officer of the Authority with such duties and power as the 
Board may prescribe and designate up to five positions as being in 
the unclassified service ; 
5. 4. Contract for the services of attorneys, underwriters or 
other financial professionals for the purpose of issuing and 
marketing the obligat ions of the Authority, notwithstanding the 
provisions of Section 18c of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes this 
title; 
6. 5. Engage in the planning for spaceports and the spaceport 
system; 
7. 6. Execute intergovernmental agreements as provided by law; 
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9. 8. Enter into agreements for the joint development of 
properties necessary or convenient for, the operation of spaceports 
and the spaceport system; and 
10. 9. Prepare an annual report of operati ons. 
SECTION 8.     AMENDATORY     74 O.S. 2021, Section 5219, is 
amended to read as follows: 
Section 5219.  A.  Except as provided in subsection B of this 
section, in addition to other powers granted by this act the 
Oklahoma Space Indust ry Development Act, for the purposes of 
operating, maintaining, and providing for the safety of a spaceport 
the Board of Directors shall have the power within any spaceport 
territory to: 
1.  Regulate, restrict and determine the location, height, 
number of stories, size, cubic contents, area and design, and the 
erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration and repair of 
buildings and other structures for space industry development, 
trade, industry, commerce, residence and other purposes, and the 
materials used in the construction thereof; the number, location, 
height, size, appearance and use of billboards and all other 
advertising signs, banners, handbills and devices; the percentage 
and portion of lots and land that may be occupied or built on; 
setback lines; the density of population; the use of buildings, 
structures, land and water for trade, industries, commerce, and 
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plan of spaceport facilities, launch pads, ranges, payload assembly 
and processing facilities, parks and recreational areas, commercial 
and industrial facilities, public and private utilities, tr affic, 
parking facilities and drainage and water control facilities; and to 
appoint inspectors; 
2.  Adopt rules to prohibit or con trol the pollution of air and 
water, and to require certain location and placement of electrical 
power, telephone and other utility lines, cables, pipes , and ducts; 
and 
3.  Divide any spaceport territory into zones or districts of 
such number, shape and ar ea as the Board may deem best suited to 
carry out the purposes of this act the Oklahoma Space Industry 
Development Act, and within and for each such district adopt rules 
and restrictions as provided for in this section. 
B.  The Authority may not exercise a ny of its powers as provided 
for in this section in a manner that prohibits: 
1.  The agricultural use of land that is located within a 
spaceport territory and is not acquired by the Authority under the 
provisions of Section 5210 of this title; 
2.  Continued access to water for such land for agricultural 
purposes; and 
3.  The erection of outbuildings and personal residences on suc h 
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spaceport; provided, erection of personal residences shall not 
include subdivision of land for the purpose of constructing and 
selling houses. 
SECTION 9.     AMENDATORY     74 O.S. 2021, Section 5220, is 
amended to read as follows: 
Section 5220.  A.  The Board of Directors may at any time strike 
out or correct the description of any land within or claimed to be 
within the boundary lines of any spaceport territory upon the 
consent and writing of the owners of all the land that would be 
included or excluded from the boundary lines of any spaceport 
territory or otherwise affected by the taking of such action, and of 
the owners of not less than the majority in acreage of all lands 
within any spaceport territory. The Board may enlarge the 
geographical limits of any spaceport territory to include lands not 
then within any spaceport territory as follows: 
1.  Upon the written consent of the simple majority of owners of 
all the land to be included in any spaceport territory and of not 
less than a majority in acreage of all the land then within any 
spaceport territory; or 
2.  By resolution of the Board approved at a special election 
called for such purpose, by vote of a majority of landowners 
residing within the area to be annexed and a majority o f landowners 
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B.  The Board may contract the geographical limits of any 
spaceport territory so as to exclude from any spaceport territory 
any land then within any spaceport territory as follows: 
1.  Upon the written consent of the owners of all of the land to 
be so excluded and of the owners of not less than a majority in 
acreage of all the land within any spaceport territory; 
2.  By resolution of the Board approved at a special election 
called for any purposes, by vo te of a majority of landowners 
residing within the area to be excluded and a majority of the 
landowners residing within any sp aceport territory; or 
3.  By resolution of the Board approved by the owners of not 
less than a majority in acreage of the land wit hin the spaceport 
territory. 
C.  Any owner of land located within the geographic limits of 
the spaceport territory may within ninety (90) days following the 
initial meeting of the Board, held pursuant to Section 7 of this 
act, make written application to t he Board to have the land of such 
owner excluded from the boundaries of the spaceport territory.  In 
the event such written ap plication is made within the ninety -day 
period, the Board shall exclude the land of such owner from the 
spaceport territory and re vise the boundaries thereof accordingly.  
No application under this subsection shall be granted if made later 
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D.  Nothing in this section shall permit the annexation or 
exclusion of lands contrary to the terms, covenants , or conditions 
of any of the bonds or obligations of the Oklahoma Space Industry 
Development Authority, or in any manner that would i mpair the 
security of the holders of any bonds or other obligations of the 
Authority. 
E. D.  No town, city or other municipality h aving any of the 
powers of the Authority, or any like powers, shall hereafter be 
organized or established by any proceedings under the general laws 
of this state if upon such organization or establishment the 
territorial limits of such municipality would l ie wholly or partly 
within the geographic boundaries of any spaceport territory, except 
upon the consent in writing given by t he owners of a majority in 
acreage of the lands within such spaceport territory proposed to be 
so incorporated within such municip ality. No land within the 
geographic boundaries of any spaceport territory shall be annexed to 
or incorporated by any proceeding under any general or special law, 
now or hereafter enacted into any town, city , or other municipality, 
now existing or hereaft er created, except upon the consent in 
writing given by the owners of a majority in acreage of the lands 
within such spaceport territory to be so annexed or incorporated. 
F. E.  In the event that the geographic boundaries of the 
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any areas not presently contained within the spaceport territory, 
the Authority shall not engage in the business of furnishing 
telephone service in suc h annexed area unless the Authority offers 
to purchase from any telephone company that is at the time engaged 
in the business of furnishing telephone service within such annexed 
area such portion of its plant and property suitable and used for 
such business in connection therewith as lies within the limits of 
such annexed area. 
G. F.  In the event that the geographic limits of the spaceport 
territory, as set forth in Section 13 5213 of this act title, are 
revised so as to include within any spaceport territ ory any areas 
not presently contained within any spaceport territory, the 
Authority shall not engage in the business of furnis hing electric 
power for sale in such annexed area, unless the Authority offers to 
purchase from any person who is at the time enga ged in the business 
of making, generating or distributing electricity for sale within 
such annexed area, such portion of its electric plant and property 
suitable and used for business in connection therewith as lies 
within the limits of such annexed area. 
SECTION 10.     AMENDATORY     74 O.S. 2021, Section 5225, is 
amended to read as follows: 
Section 5225.  All monies received pursuant to the authority of 
this act the Oklahoma Space Industry Development Act , whether as 
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be trust funds, to be held and applied solely as provided in this 
act the Oklahoma Space Industry Development Act . The resolution 
authorizing the bonds of any issue or the trust agreement securing 
such bonds shall provide that any officer to whom, or any bank or 
trust company to which, such money shall be paid shall act as 
trustee of the monies and shall hold and apply the same for the 
purposes hereof, subject to such regulations as this act the 
Oklahoma Space Industry Development Act and such resolution or trust 
agreement may provide. 
SECTION 11.     AMENDATORY     74 O.S. 2021, Section 5226, is 
amended to read as follows: 
Section 5226.  Any holder of bonds issued under the provisions 
of this act the Oklahoma Space Industry Development Act or any of 
the coupons appertaining thereto, and the trustee under the trust 
agreement, except to the extent the rights herein given may be 
restricted by such trust agreement, may, either at law or in equity, 
by suit, action, mandamus, or other proceeding protect and enforce 
any and all rights under the laws of this state or granted hereunder 
or under such trust agreement or the resolution authorizing the 
issuance of such bonds, and may enforce and compel the p erformance 
of all duties required by this act the Oklahoma Space Industry 
Development Act or by such trust agreement or resolu tion to be 
performed by the Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority or by 
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SECTION 12.    AMENDATORY     74 O.S. 2021, Section 5227, is 
amended to read as follows: 
Section 5227.  Bonds issued under the provisions of this act the 
Oklahoma Space Industry Development Act are hereby made securities 
in which all public officers and public bodies , agencies, and 
instrumentalities of the state and its political subdivisions, all 
banks, trust companies, trust and loan asso ciations, investment 
companies, and others carrying on a banking business, and all 
insurance companies and insurance associations, and others carrying 
on an insurance business, may legally and properly invest funds 
including capital in their control or belonging to them. 
SECTION 13.     AMENDATORY     74 O.S. 2021, Section 5228, is 
amended to read as follows: 
Section 5228.  The Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority 
is authorized in its discretion to file an application with the 
Supreme Court of Oklahoma for the approval of any bonds to be issued 
hereunder, and exclusive original jurisdiction is hereby conferre d 
upon the Supreme 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 each 
application shall be given by a notice published in a ne wspaper of 
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will ask the Court to hear its application and app rove 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) d ays prior to the date 
named for the hearing and the hearing may be adjourned 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 act the Oklahoma Space Indu stry Development Act 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 i n any court in this state. 
SECTION 14.     AMENDATORY     74 O.S. 2021, Section 5229, is 
amended to read as follows: 
Section 5229.  A.  The Oklahoma Space Industry Development 
Authority is hereby authorized to provide by resolution for the 
issuance of revenue refunding bonds of the Authority for the purpose 
of refunding any bonds then outstanding which shall have been issued 
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Development Act, including the payment of any redemption premium 
thereon and any interest accrued or to accrue to the date of 
redemption of such bonds, and, if the Authority shall so determine, 
for the additional purpose of constructing improvements, extensions, 
or enlargements of the project or projects in con nection with which 
the bonds to be refunded shall have been issued.  The Authority is 
further authorized to provide for the is suance of its revenue bonds 
for the combined purpose of: 
1.  Refunding any bonds then outstanding which shall have been 
issued under the provisions of this act the Oklahoma Space Industry 
Development Act, including the payment of any redemption premium 
thereon and any interest accrued, or to accrue to the date of 
redemption of such bonds; and 
2.  Paying all or any part of the cost of any additional project 
or projects as authorized by this act the Oklahoma Space Industry 
Development Act.  The issuance of such bonds, the maturities and 
other details thereof, the rights of the holders thereof, and the 
rights, duties, and obligations of the Authority in respect of the 
same, shall be governed by the provisions of this act the Oklahoma 
Space Industry Development Act insofar as the same may be 
applicable. 
B.  Bonds may be issued by the Authority under the provisions of 
this section at any ti me prior to the maturity or maturities or the 
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thereby.  Pending the application of the proceeds of such refunding 
bonds, with any other available funds, to the payment of the 
principal, accrued i nterest, and any redemption premium of the bonds 
being refunded, and if so provided or permitted in the resolution 
authorizing the issuance of such refunding bonds or in the trust 
agreement securing the same, to the payment of any interest on such 
refunding bonds, and any expenses in connection with such refunding, 
such proceeds may be invested in direct obligations of, or 
obligations the principal of and the interest on which are 
unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States of America which 
shall mature or which shall be subject to redemption by the holder 
thereof at the option of such holder, not later than the respective 
dates when the proceeds, together with the interest accruing 
thereon, will be required for the purposes intended. In lieu of 
such investments, all or any part of such proceeds may be placed in 
interest bearing time deposits or other similar arrangements may be 
made with regard thereto which will assure that such proceeds, 
together with the interest accruing thereon, will be available when 
required for the purposes intended. 
SECTION 15.     AMENDATORY     74 O.S. 2021, Section 5231, is 
amended to read as follows: 
Section 5231.  The exercise of the powers granted by this act 
the Oklahoma Space Industry Development Act to the Oklahoma Space 
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benefit of the people of the state. The operation and maintenance 
of projects by the Authority will constitute the performance of 
essential governmental functions, and the Authority shall not be 
required to pay any taxes or assessments upon any project or any 
property acquired or used by the Authority under the provisions of 
this act the Oklahoma Space Industry Development Act or upon the 
income therefrom, and the bonds issu ed under the provisions of this 
act the Oklahoma Space Industry Development Act , their transfer and 
the income therefrom, incl uding any profit made on the sale thereof, 
shall at all times be free from taxation within the state. 
SECTION 16.    AMENDATORY     74 O.S. 2021, Section 5234, is 
amended to read as follows: 
Section 5234.  The Board of Directors or any aggrieved person 
may have recourse to such remedies in law and equity as may be 
necessary to ensure compliance with the provisions o f this act the 
Oklahoma Space Industry Development Act , including injunctive relief 
to enjoin or restrain any person from viol ating the provisions of 
this act the Oklahoma Space Industry Development Act , and any rules, 
resolutions, procedures, and orders a dopted under this act the 
Oklahoma Space Industry Development Act .  The court shall, upon 
proof of any such violation, have the duty to issue temporary and 
permanent injunctions as are necessary to prevent further violation 
thereof. In case any building o r structure is erected, constructed, 
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building, structure, la nd or water is used, in violation of this act 
the Oklahoma Space Industry Development Act , or of any rules, 
resolutions, procedure s, or orders adopted under authority conferred 
by this act the Oklahoma Space Industry Development Act or under 
law, the Board may institute any appropriate action or proceeding to 
prevent such unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction, 
alteration, repair, conversion, maintenance or use, to restrain, 
correct or avoid such violations, to prevent the occupancy of such 
building, structure, land or water, and to prevent any illegal act, 
conduct, business or use in or about such premises, land or water. 
SECTION 17.     AMENDATORY     74 O.S. 2021, Section 5235, is 
amended to read as follows: 
Section 5235.  It is the intent of the Legislature and the 
public policy of this state that women, minorities, and socially, 
physically, and economically disadvantaged business enterprises be 
encouraged to participate fully in all phases of economic and 
community development. Accordingly, to achieve such purpose, the 
Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority shall, in accordance 
with applicable stat e and federal law, involve and utilize women, 
minorities, and socially, physically , and economically disadvantaged 
business enterprises in all phases of the design, development, 
construction, maintenance, and operation of spaceports developed 
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SECTION 18.     RECODIFICATION      74 O.S. 2021, Section 5201, 
shall be recodified as Section 511 of Title 3 of the Oklahoma 
Statutes, unless there is created a duplication in numbering. 
SECTION 19.     RECODIFICATION      74 O.S. 2021, Section 5202, 
as amended by Section 2 of this act, shall be recodified as Section 
512 of Title 3 of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created a 
duplication in numbering. 
SECTION 20.     RECODIFICATION     74 O.S. 2021, Section 5203, 
shall be recodified as Section 513 of Title 3 of the Oklahoma 
Statutes, unless there is created a duplication in numbering. 
SECTION 21.     RECODIFICATION     74 O.S. 2021, Section 5204 , 
as amended by Section 3 of this act, shall be recodified as Section 
514 of Title 3 of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created a 
duplication in numbering. 
SECTION 22.     RECODIFICATION      74 O.S. 2021, Section 5205, 
as amended by Section 4 of this act, shall be recodified as Section 
515 of Title 3 of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created a 
duplication in numbering. 
SECTION 23.     RECODIFICATION      74 O.S. 2021, Section 5207, 
as amended by Section 1, Chapt er 222, O.S.L. 2023 (74 O.S. Supp. 
2024, Section 5207), as amended by Section 5 of this act, shall be 
recodified as Section 516 of Title 3 of the Oklahoma Statutes, 
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SECTION 24.     RECODIFICATION      74 O.S. 2021, Section 5208, 
shall be recodified as Section 517 of Title 3 of the Oklahoma 
Statutes, unless there i s created a duplication in numbering. 
SECTION 25.     RECODIFICATION      74 O.S. 2021, Section 
5208.1, as amended by Section 6 of this act, shall be recodified as 
Section 518 of Title 3 of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is 
created a duplication in numbering. 
SECTION 26.     RECODIFICATION      74 O.S. 2021, Section 
5208.2, shall be recodified as Se ction 519 of Title 3 of the 
Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created a duplication in 
numbering. 
SECTION 27.    RECODIFICATION      74 O.S. 2021, Section 5209, 
as amended by Section 7 of this act, shall be recodified as Section 
520 of Title 3 of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created a 
duplication in numbering. 
SECTION 28.     RECODIFICATION      74 O.S. 2021, Section 5210, 
shall be recodified as Section 521 of Title 3 of the Oklahoma 
Statutes, unless there is create d a duplication in numbering. 
SECTION 29.     RECODIFICATION      74 O.S. 2021, Section 5211, 
shall be recodified as Section 522 of Title 3 of the Oklahoma 
Statutes, unless there is created a duplication in numbering. 
SECTION 30.     RECODIFICATION      74 O.S. 2021, Section 5213, 
shall be recodified as Section 523 of Title 3 of the Oklahoma 
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SECTION 31.     RECODIFICATION      74 O.S. 2021, Section 521 4, 
shall be recodified as Section 524 of Title 3 of the Oklahoma 
Statutes, unless there is created a duplication in numbering. 
SECTION 32.     RECODIFICATION      74 O.S. 2021, Section 5215, 
shall be recodified as Section 525 of Title 3 of t he Oklahoma 
Statutes, unless there is created a duplication in numbering. 
SECTION 33.     RECODIFICATION      74 O.S. 2021, Section 5216, 
shall be recodified as Section 526 of Title 3 of the Oklahoma 
Statutes, unless there is created a dupli cation in numbering. 
SECTION 34.     RECODIFICATION      74 O.S. 2021, Section 5217, 
shall be recodified as Sec tion 527 of Title 3 of the Oklahoma 
Statutes, unless there is created a duplication in numbering. 
SECTION 35.     RECODIFICATION      74 O.S. 2021, Section 5218, 
shall be recodified as Section 528 of Title 3 of the Oklahoma 
Statutes, unless there is created a duplication in numbering. 
SECTION 36.     RECODIFICATION      74 O.S. 2021, Section 5219, 
as amended by Section 8 of this act, shall be recodified as Section 
529 of Title 3 of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created a 
duplication in numbering. 
SECTION 37.     RECODIFICATION      74 O.S. 2021, Section 5220, 
as amended by Section 9 of this act, shall be recodified as Section 
530 of Title 3 of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created a 
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SECTION 38.     RECODIFICATION      74 O.S. 2021, Section 5221, 
shall be recodified as Section 531 of Title 3 of the Oklahoma 
Statutes, unless there is created a duplication in numbering. 
SECTION 39.     RECODIFICATION      74 O.S. 2021, Section 5222, 
shall be recodified as Section 532 of Title 3 of the Oklahoma 
Statutes, unless there is cre ated a duplication in numbering. 
SECTION 40.     RECODIFICATION      74 O.S. 2021, Section 5223, 
shall be recodified as Section 533 of Title 3 of the Oklahoma 
Statutes, unless there is created a duplication in numbering. 
SECTION 41.     RECODIFICATION      74 O.S. 2021, Section 5224, 
shall be recodified as Section 534 of Title 3 of the Oklahoma 
Statutes, unless there is created a duplication in numbering. 
SECTION 42.     RECODIFICATION      74 O.S. 2021, Section 5225, 
as amended by Section 10 of this act, shall be recodified as Section 
535 of Title 3 of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created a 
duplication in numbering. 
SECTION 43.     RECODIFICATION      74 O.S. 2021, Section 5226, 
as amended by Section 11 of this act, shall be recodified as Section 
536 of Title 3 of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created a 
duplication in numbering. 
SECTION 44.     RECODIFICATION      74 O.S. 2021, Section 5227, 
as amended by Section 12 of this act, shall be recodified as Section 
537 of Title 3 of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created a 
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SECTION 45.     RECODIFICATION      74 O.S. 2021, Section 5228, 
as amended by Section 13 of this act, s hall be recodified as Section 
538 of Title 3 of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created a 
duplication in numbering. 
SECTION 46.     RECODIFICATION      74 O.S. 2021, Section 5229, 
as amended by Section 14 of this act, shall be recodif ied as Section 
539 of Title 3 of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created a 
duplication in numbering. 
SECTION 47.     RECODIFICATION      74 O.S. 2021, Section 5230, 
shall be recodified as Section 540 of Title 3 of the Oklahoma 
Statutes, unless there is created a duplication in numbering. 
SECTION 48.     RECODIFICATION      74 O.S. 2021, Sectio n 5231, 
as amended by Section 15 of this act, shall be recodified as Section 
541 of Title 3 of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created a 
duplication in numbering. 
SECTION 49.     RECODIFICATION      74 O.S. 2021, Section 5232, 
shall be recodified as Section 542 of Title 3 of the Oklahoma 
Statutes, unless there is created a duplication in numbering. 
SECTION 50.     RECODIFICATION      74 O.S. 2021, Section 5233, 
shall be recodified as Section 543 of Title 3 of the Oklahom a 
Statutes, unless there is created a duplication in numbering. 
SECTION 51.     RECODIFICATION      74 O.S. 2021, S ection 5234, 
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duplication in numbering. 
SECTION 52.     RECODIFICATION      74 O.S. 2021, Section 5235, 
as amended by Section 17 of this act, shall be recodified as Section 
545 of Title 3 of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is cr eated a 
duplication in numbering. 
SECTION 53.     RECODIFICATION      74 O.S. 2021, Section 5236, 
shall be recodified as Section 546 of Title 3 of the Oklahoma 
Statutes, unless there is created a duplication in numbering. 
SECTION 54.     RECODIFICATION      74 O.S. 2021, Section 5237, 
shall be recodified as Section 547 of Title 3 of the Oklahoma 
Statutes, unless there is created a duplication in numbering. 
SECTION 55.    REPEALER     74 O.S. 2021, Section 5206, is 
hereby repealed. 
SECTION 56.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2025 . 
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE O N AERONAUTICS AND TRANSPORTATION 
March 3, 2025 - DO PASS AS AMENDED