Oklahoma § 61-323 - Leases - Exemptions

§ 61-323. Leases - Exemptions

A. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise

Services is hereby authorized to lease for a temporary period of

time the surface of any of the lands belonging to the state

described in Section 322 of this title, which are not needed or

required for the proper maintenance of the institutions or

departments in possession thereof.

B. Leases shall be for a period of time not exceeding five (5)

years and upon such other terms and conditions as the Director may

determine to be in the best interests of the state.

C. Leases shall provide for a termination of the lease upon

reasonable notice in writing whenever the needs of the state or the

institution in possession thereof requires the land.

D. The Director may also execute lease contracts for the lands

to any institution or agency or department, commission, or municipal

subdivision that requires the need of the land in conjunction with

cooperation or participation in any city or state project authorized

by law, if contracts or agreements will not interfere with or

restrict in any manner, the proper use of the lands by the state

institution in possession thereof.

E. The Commissioners of the Land Office, the Oklahoma Ordnance

Works Authority, the Midwestern Oklahoma Development Authority, the

Oklahoma Department of Transportation, the Oklahoma Turnpike

Authority and the Northeast Oklahoma Public Facilities Authority and

their lands shall be exempt from the application of this section.

F. Lands leased to private prison contractors pursuant to

Section 561 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall be exempt

from the application of this section.

Added by Laws 1947, p. 588, § 2. Amended by Laws 1983, c. 304, §

138, eff. July 1, 1983; Laws 1985, H.J.R. No. 1039, p. 1682, § 5,

eff. Nov. 1, 1985; Laws 1986, c. 245, § 9, emerg. eff. June 12,

1986; Laws 1987, c. 80, § 12, operative July 1, 1987; Laws 1992, c.

250, § 8, eff. July 1, 1992; Laws 1997, c. 292, § 7, eff. July 1,

1997; Laws 1998, c. 203, § 8, emerg. eff. May 11, 1998; Laws 2013,

c. 209, § 5, eff. July 1, 2013. Renumbered from § 126.2 of Title 74

by Laws 2013, c. 209, § 35, eff. July 1, 2013. Amended by Laws

2014, c. 286, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2014; Laws 2022, c. 238, § 44, eff.

Nov. 1, 2022.