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 Oklahoma Statutes (Last Updated: September 18, 2014)
 Title 73. STATE CAPITAL AND CAPITOL BUILDING

  § 73-98.2. Oklahoma Capitol Complex and Centennial Commemoration Commission - Membership - Meetings and officers - Compensation.  

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  • A.  1.  There is hereby created the Oklahoma Capitol Complex and Centennial Commemoration Commission to continue until July 1, 2008.  The Oklahoma Capitol Complex and Centennial Commemoration Commission shall consist of the Governor or designee, all living former Governors of this state, the Lieutenant Governor or designee, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate or designee, two members of the Senate appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives or designee, two members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the chair of the State Capitol Preservation Commission, the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Arts Council, the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Historical Society, the Capitol Architect and Curator, the Director of the Oklahoma Indian Affairs Commission and the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Commission, who shall serve as ex officio members.  Other members shall consist of five members to be appointed by the Governor, five members to be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and five members to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

    2.  Effective July 1, 1999, membership shall be expanded to include the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Humanities Council, the mayors of the City of Tulsa and Oklahoma City, and one mayor from each of the quadrants of the state.  The Governor shall appoint two mayors, one from the northwest quadrant and one from the northeast quadrant.  The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint one mayor from the southwest quadrant, and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall appoint one mayor from the southeast quadrant.

    3.  All appointed members' terms shall be coterminous with the terms of their appointing authorities.

    4.  All ex officio members may assign a designee to represent them at meetings of the Commission.

    5.  A quorum shall consist of any eight members of the Commission.

    6.  All members of the Commission are exempt from the dual-office-holding provisions of Section 6 of Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

    B.  1.  The Commission shall hold its initial meeting no later than September 1, 1996, at which time, and annually thereafter, a chair and vice-chair shall be elected from its membership.  Meetings of the Commission shall be subject to the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act, Section 301 et seq. of Title 25 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and the Oklahoma Open Records Act, Section 24A.1 et seq. of Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

    2.  Members shall serve without compensation, except that members are entitled to expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided by the State Travel Reimbursement Act, Section 500.1 et seq. of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.  Legislators shall be reimbursed pursuant to Section 456 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.  Such reimbursement shall be paid by the Oklahoma Capitol Complex and Centennial Commemoration Commission.

Added by Laws 1996, c. 358, § 3, emerg. eff. June 14, 1996.  Amended by Laws 1997, c. 208, § 1, emerg. eff. May 19, 1997; Laws 1998, c. 255, § 3, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 1999, c. 372, § 1, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2000, c. 154, § 1, eff. July 1, 2000.

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NOTE:  Laws 1999, c. 100, § 1 repealed by Laws 2000, c. 154, § 3, eff. July 1, 2000.