Oklahoma § 82-896.3 - Powers and duties for purposes of the Scenic Rivers Act

Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 82-896.3 — Powers and duties for purposes of the Scenic Rivers Act, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 82-896.3. Powers and duties for purposes of the Scenic Rivers Act

For purposes of the Scenic Rivers Act, the Grand River Dam

Authority shall have additional powers and duties to:

1. Prepare, adopt and publish management plans and other

documents to guide public and private activities and programs;

2. Consider and comment on public and private practices and

proposed actions that may affect a scenic river;

3. Recommend standards for local government agencies whose

political boundaries include all or part of a scenic river;

4. Own and control public access points for scenic rivers, and

purchase easements and fee title to land along the scenic rivers for

public purposes which are to be held by the Authority as an agency

of the State of Oklahoma; and

5. Identify public and private nuisances that adversely affect

a scenic river and take lawful action to abate nuisances.

Added by Laws 2016, c. 297, § 6, emerg. eff. July 1, 2016.

Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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What does Oklahoma Statutes § 82-896.3 cover?

Section 82-896.3 ("Powers and duties for purposes of the Scenic Rivers Act") 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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