Oklahoma § 3-121 - Anemometer towers

§ 3-121. Anemometer towers

A. For purposes of this section:

1. “Anemometer” means an instrument for measuring and recording

wind speed;

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2. “Anemometer tower” means a structure, including all guy

wires and accessory facilities, on which an anemometer is mounted,

that is fifty (50) feet in height above the ground or higher, is not

located within the boundaries of a municipality, and whose

appearance is not otherwise regulated by state or federal law;

3. “Commission” means the seven members of the Oklahoma

Aerospace and Aeronautics Commission; and

4. “Department” means the Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and

Aeronautics.

B. In addition to any zoning requirements of the Airport Zoning

Act or the Aircraft Pilot and Passenger Protection Act, the

Department shall promulgate rules regulating the appearance of

anemometer towers to ensure that anemometer towers are clearly

recognizable in clear air during daylight hours according to the

following guidelines:

1. The Department shall consider the best method for making

anemometer towers visible, including but not limited to painting,

flagging, or marking the towers and guy wires; and

2. Any rule promulgated pursuant to this section may apply

immediately, upon adoption, to anemometer towers constructed after

the date of adoption; however, anemometer towers constructed prior

to the date of adoption of the rule shall be exempt from the rule

for one (1) year from the date of adoption.

C. The Department shall establish and maintain a database

containing the location of all anemometer towers by November 1,

2015. The Department may contract with a governmental entity or

private entity to create and maintain the database.

D. The Department shall promulgate rules requiring an owner of

an anemometer tower to provide the Department with information

specifying the location and height of the tower, and any other

information the Department may require to ensure aviation safety.

E. The Department shall promulgate rules requiring any person

proposing to construct an anemometer tower to notify the Department

of such proposal. The Department shall require the owner of the

proposed tower to provide the Department with information specifying

the location and height of the tower, and any other information the

Department may require to ensure aviation safety.

F. The Department shall promulgate rules by requiring the owner

of an anemometer tower to notify the Department upon removal or

destruction of an anemometer tower.

G. The Department shall have the authority to promulgate rules

and implement administrative penalties to enforce the provisions of

this section.

H. Violations of this act are prohibited.

Added by Laws 2014, c. 354, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2014. Amended by Laws

2023, c. 126, § 14, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.

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