Oklahoma § 74-1226.4 - Powers and duties

§ 74-1226.4. Powers and duties

The Authority is hereby authorized and empowered:

1. To adopt bylaws for the regulation of its affairs and

conduct of its business;

2. To adopt an official seal and alter the same at pleasure;

3. To have its principal office located at a site designated by

the Authority;

4. To sue and be sued in contract, reverse condemnation,

equity, mandamus and similar actions in its own name, plead and be

impleaded; provided, that any and all actions at law or in equity

against the Authority shall be brought in Oklahoma County. The

Authority shall be subject to the Governmental Tort Claims Act,

Section 151 et seq. of Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

5. To construct, maintain, repair and operate a Native American

cultural center, museum and theme park;

6. To construct, maintain, repair and operate any facilities

necessary to effectuate educational and training programs relating

to Native American cultures, languages, skills, arts and crafts, to

include facilities for the sale of such Native American artwork and

crafts;

7. To issue revenue bonds of the Authority, payable solely from

revenues, including the revenues accruing to the trust fund created

by this act, for the purpose of paying all or any part of the cost

of any one or more projects;

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8. To fix and revise from time to time user charges for the use

of projects;

9. To acquire, hold, and dispose of real and personal property

in the exercise of its powers and the performance of its duties, to

include the right to acquire such property for prospective projects,

including the acquisition of existing facilities, buildings,

equipment and improvements;

10. To lease projects, or portions thereof, to other

governmental agencies or to private persons, partnerships,

corporations, trusts, and other private entities;

11. To acquire in the name of the Authority by purchase or

otherwise on such terms and conditions and in such manner as it may

deem proper, such public or private lands, including public parks,

or reservations, or parts thereof or rights therein, rights-of-way,

property rights, easements, and interests, as it may deem necessary

for carrying out the provisions of this act;

12. To make and enter into all contracts and agreements

necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the

execution of its powers, and to employ consulting engineers,

attorneys, accountants, construction and financial experts,

superintendents, managers, and such other employees and agents as

may be necessary in its judgment, and to fix their compensation;

13. To receive and accept from any federal agency grants for or

in aid of the construction of any project; and to receive and accept

aid or contributions from any source of either money, property,

labor, or other things of value, to be held, used, and applied only

for the purposes for which such grants and contributions may be

made;

14. To do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the

powers expressly granted in this act; and

15. All meetings of the Authority shall be subject to the

Oklahoma Open Meeting Act, Section 301 et seq. of Title 25 of the

Oklahoma Statutes and all records of the Authority shall be subject

to the Oklahoma Open Records Act, Section 24A.1 et seq. of Title 51

of the Oklahoma Statutes, both as the same shall from time to time

be amended.

Added by Laws 1994, c. 388, § 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.

§74-1226.4A. Native American Cultural and Educational Authority Contractual agreements.

With respect to approval of agreements for the planning,

construction, development, operation, maintenance, and

administration of commercial facilities which support, enhance, or

contribute to the American Indian Cultural Center, the Native

American Cultural and Educational Authority, notwithstanding any

other provision of law, may enter into contractual agreements

without approval from the Office of Management and Enterprise

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Services, and the provisions of the Public Building Construction and

Planning Act, Section 202 et seq. of Title 61 of the Oklahoma

Statutes and Sections 60 through 65 of Title 61 of the Oklahoma

Statutes shall not apply. With the exception of the development of

the commercial facilities described in this section, this section

shall not be construed to enlarge the powers of the Native American

Cultural and Educational Authority.

Added by Laws 2010, c. 400, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2010. Amended by Laws

2012, c. 304, § 934.