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

  § 73-98.3. Duties of Commission – Master plan - Subcommittees – Executive director - Support from Department of Central Services.  

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  • A.  Duties of the Oklahoma Capitol Complex and Centennial Commemoration Commission shall be to develop and implement a statewide master plan for commemorating the centennial of Oklahoma's admission to statehood in 1907.  The plan shall be developed to represent the contributions of all peoples and cultures to Oklahoma state history and to the extent possible shall be designed to encourage and support participation in the centennial by all interested ethnic groups in and geographical areas of the state.

    B.  The master plan may include, but is not limited to, the following projects and activities:

    1.  Restoration of historic properties, with emphasis on those properties appropriate for use in the observance of the centennial;

    2.  State and local historic preservation programs and

    activities;

    3.  State and local archaeological programs and activities;

    4.  Publications, films, and other educational materials;

    5.  Bibliographical and documentary projects;

    6.  Conferences, lectures, seminars, and other programs;

    7.  Museum, library, cultural center, and park improvements, services, and exhibits, including but not limited to a centennial commemorative painting and mobile exhibits;

    8.  Public art that captures the diversity of the Oklahoma experience and spirit;

    9.  Tourism attractions;

    10.  Ceremonies and commemorations;

    11.  Cooperate with the Oklahoma Historical Society in the

    publication of an encyclopedia of Oklahoma; and

    12.  Interior and exterior renovations to the State Capitol and state buildings and grounds at the Capitol Complex.  For the purpose of the Oklahoma Centennial Act, the scope of the "Capitol Complex" shall be determined by the Oklahoma Capitol Complex and Centennial Commemoration Commission for its needs.

    The Commission's master plan shall devise a timetable and budget for completion for all parts of the master plan and shall be submitted to the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and President Pro Tempore of the Senate.  The Commission shall submit an initial draft of the master plan to the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate by January 1, 2000.  The master plan must be completed by January 1, 2001.

    C.  To perform its duties, the Commission is authorized to

    appoint subcommittees which may include persons who are not members of the Commission.  Such persons shall not be entitled to compensation but shall be reimbursed for necessary 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.  Such reimbursement shall be paid by the Oklahoma Capitol Complex and Centennial Commemoration Commission.

    D.  The Oklahoma Capitol Complex and Centennial Commemoration Commission is authorized to appoint and fix the salaries and duties of an executive director and professional and administrative employees as may be necessary to carry out the duties of the Commission as provided by law.

    E.  The Oklahoma Historical Society shall provide administrative support to the Oklahoma Capitol Complex and Centennial Commemoration Commission for the Commission's activities.

Added by Laws 1996, c. 358, § 4, emerg. eff. June 14, 1996.  Amended by Laws 1997, c. 208, § 2, emerg. eff. May 19, 1997; Laws 1998, c. 255, § 4, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 1999, c. 372, § 2, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2000, c. 154, § 2, eff. July 1, 2000; Laws 2000, c. 294, § 7, eff. July 1, 2000.

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NOTE:  Laws 1999, c. 100, § 2 repealed by Laws 2000, c. 154, § 3, eff. July 1, 2000.