Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-33-204

lands — Powers of municipalities.

A. The governing body of any municipality owning a lake, inside

or outside of the corporate limits, or owning lands, inside or

outside of the corporate limits, which adjoin and abut upon a lake

or large body of water capable of being used by a motor-propelled

boat may own, construct, maintain, operate, and equip a marina,

docks, and boathouses for amusement, parks, and recreational

purposes. The governing body may also lease or rent to any person

lots or spaces and provide permits for the construction or use of

privately owned marinas, boathouses, or docks or other recreational

purposes on such property for amusement, parks, and recreational

purposes pursuant to such terms as the governing body deems proper.

The governing body may fix and collect fares, rents, tolls, or other

revenues for the use of such facilities, lots and spaces, and the

issuance of permits. The right of a municipality to own, construct,

maintain, operate and equip docks, boathouses, and marinas, and to

rent or lease such facilities, spaces, and lots and the issuance of

permits for the construction or use of such privately owned marinas,

docks, or boathouses for amusement, parks, and recreational purposes

is hereby declared to be a public right and use. Rent and lease of

such facilities, lots, and spaces shall be at fair market value.

Except in cases of rentals and leases authorized herein, such right

and facilities shall constitute a public benefit. The municipal

governing body may do all things necessary and proper in its

discretion pursuant to the authority granted to it by the

Constitution and laws of this state to further the ability of the

municipality to provide for the amusement, parks, and recreational

services authorized by the provisions of this section.

B. Lakes and lands which adjoin and abut upon a lake owned or

leased by a municipality or by a public trust of which a

municipality is a beneficiary, which are dedicated for a public

purpose, may also be used or leased, for fair market value, for

amusement, parks, or recreation without abandoning or declaring such

public property as surplus or unsuitable, provided the governing

body of the municipality determines use of such property for

amusement, parks, or recreation is a compatible contemporaneous use

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that is subordinate to the primary public purpose for which the lake

or land was purchased or leased.

C. A municipality or public trust may contract with any person,

entity, or any county, state, or federal agency to manage and

operate lakes and lands which adjoin and abut upon a lake dedicated

for a public purpose or for amusement, parks, or recreation

contemporaneous with a public purpose as described in this section.

D. Lakes or lands which adjoin and abut upon a lake that are

leased or used as provided for in this section shall not be deemed

to have been declared surplus, abandoned, or unsuitable by such

lease or use.