Oklahoma § 82-1324.26 - Enlargement of purposes and powers - Procedure
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§ 82-1324.26. Enlargement of purposes and powers - Procedure
Any district created for one of the authorized purposes of this
act may enlarge its purposes and powers by following the procedure
set forth herein:
The board of directors of the district shall adopt a resolution
to enlarge the purposes and powers of the district and the
resolution shall specifically state such additional purposes and
powers. The district shall file a petition for enlargement of the
purposes and powers of the district with the county clerk and a
certified copy of the resolution for enlargement shall be attached
to the petition. The county clerk shall thereupon give notice to the
board of county commissioners of the filing of said petition and the
board of county commissioners shall forthwith enter its order
setting a public hearing upon said petition for a day certain and
directing the county clerk to give notice of said hearing by legal
publication in the manner described by Section 1324.5 of this title.
Such notice shall contain a brief and concise statement describing
the purpose of the hearing and the time and place set for the
hearing and consideration of the petition. It shall be the duty of
the board of county commissioners to determine:
1. whether proper notice of the hearing has been given; and
2. whether the enlargement of the purposes and powers of the
district is necessary to provide an adequate water supply, sewer
facilities, gas distribution facilities or solid waste management
system to serve rural residents of the district.
If, upon such consideration, it shall be found that the purposes
and powers of the district should be enlarged, the board of county
commissioners shall enter upon its records, full minutes of such
hearing, together with its order enlarging the purposes and powers
of the district. Such order shall also change the name of the
district to disclose the purposes of the district, and the name of
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the district shall be indicated in the manner set forth in Section
1324.6 of this title.
Added by Laws 1972, c. 254, § 26. Amended by Laws 1975, c. 170, §
12, emerg. eff. May 21, 1975.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 82-1324.26 ("Enlargement of purposes and powers - Procedure") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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