Oklahoma § 59-1000.24 - Rules - Powers and duties

§ 59-1000.24. Rules - Powers and duties

A. 1. Beginning July 1, 2009, pursuant to and in compliance

with Article I of the Administrative Procedures Act, the Oklahoma

Uniform Building Code Commission shall have the power to adopt,

amend, repeal and promulgate rules as may be necessary to perform

the duties required under the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code

Commission Act. Rules authorized under this section shall not

become effective prior to October 1, 2009.

2. Beginning October 1, 2009, the Commission shall have the

power to enforce the provisions of the Oklahoma Uniform Building

Code Commission Act.

3. Any codes adopted by state agencies, municipalities or other

political subdivisions of the state prior to uniform codes being

adopted by the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission, pursuant

to the provisions of, or rules promulgated pursuant to, the Oklahoma

Uniform Building Code Commission Act, shall be considered valid and

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations

in effect until uniform codes are adopted by the Oklahoma Uniform

Building Code Commission.

B. The Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission shall have the

following powers:

1. Exercise all incidental powers and duties which are

necessary to effectuate the provisions of the Oklahoma Uniform

Building Code Commission Act;

2. Adopt and have an official seal;

3. Maintain an administrative staff, including, but not limited

to, an Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission Chief Executive

Officer;

4. Direct such other expenditures as may be necessary in the

performance of its duties, including, but not limited to,

expenditures for office space, equipment, furnishings and contracts

for services. All expenditures shall be made pursuant to the

Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act;

5. Appoint technical committees to review and recommend for

adoption all building codes. The technical committees shall review

and recommend building codes with any amendments for adoption by the

Commission; and

6. Create a website listing all building codes adopted by the

Commission. The website shall provide a method for listing all

codes adopted by a state agency, city or any other political

subdivision of the state containing higher standards and

requirements than the codes adopted pursuant to the Oklahoma Uniform

Building Code Commission Act as required in Section 14-107 of Title

11 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

C. After October 1, 2009, the Commission shall account for all

receipts and expenditures of the monies of the Commission, including

annually preparing and publishing a statement of receipts and

expenditures of the Commission for each fiscal year. The

Commission's annual statement of receipts and expenditures shall be

audited by the State Auditor and Inspector or an independent

accounting firm, and the audit report shall be certified to the

Governor of this state to be true and correct, under oath, by the

chair and vice-chair of the Commission.

D. Any amendments or modifications to the currently adopted

state codes shall be forwarded to the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code

Commission for consideration.

Added by Laws 2009, c. 439, § 6, emerg. eff. June 2, 2009. Amended

by Laws 2023, c. 56, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.