Oklahoma § 69-1600 - Payment for costs of signage for naming highways and

§ 69-1600. Payment for costs of signage for naming highways and

bridges.

A. The cost associated with signage related to the naming of

highways and bridges on the state highway system shall be paid by

the group sponsoring or requesting the sign. The provisions of this

section shall not apply to the naming of highways and bridges on the

state highway system designed to honor:

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 69. Roads, Bridges, and Ferries

1. Members of the United States Armed Forces who were killed

while participating in contingency operations;

2. Members of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol fallen in the

performance of their duties;

3. Peace officers certified pursuant to Section 3311 of Title

70 of the Oklahoma Statutes fallen in the performance of their

duties; and

4. First responders as defined by Section 1-2506.1 of Title 63

of the Oklahoma Statutes fallen in the performance of their duties.

B. As used in this section, the term "contingency operation"

means a military operation that:

1. Is designated by the Secretary of Defense as an operation in

which members of the armed forces are or may become involved in

military actions, operations or hostilities against an enemy of the

United States or against an opposing military force; or

2. Results in the call or order to, or retention on, active

duty of members of the uniformed services under Section 688,

12301(a), 12302, 12304, 12304a, 12305 or 12406 of Title 10 U.S.C.,

Chapter 15 of Title 10 U.S.C., Section 712 of Title 14 U.S.C., or

any other provision of law during a war or during a national

emergency declared by the President or Congress.

C. The Department of Transportation shall promulgate rules

establishing a procedure to assess and collect the cost of the

signs. The assessment of cost shall include the cost of the initial

erection of the sign as well as the potential replacement or

reconstruction of the sign. The cost of these signs shall be based

on an average of the cost of signs erected during the preceding

fiscal year, as reported by the Department of Transportation.

Added by Laws 2011, c. 8, § 1, emerg. eff. April 4, 2011. Amended

by Laws 2014, c. 369, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2014; Laws 2016, c. 257, §

1, eff. July 1, 2016; Laws 2017, c. 311, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.