Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-36-410
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Laying out or widening across public property -
Official statutory text
Declaration of necessity - Exceptions.
Whenever the municipal governing body deems it necessary for
public use and convenience to extend, open, widen, or lay out any
street or avenue over, upon or across any public property which is
wholly within the municipal limits and which is owned by the state,
county, school district, or board of education, the governing body
by ordinance shall declare the public necessity for the use of such
street. Public property which is actually covered by a public
building may be taken for the purposes named in this section upon
approval by the appropriate governing body or officer of the
governmental agency which has title to the building.
Whenever the municipal governing body deems it necessary for
public use and convenience to extend, open, widen, or lay out any
street or avenue over, upon or across any public property which is
wholly within the municipal limits and which is owned by the state,
county, school district, or board of education, the governing body
by ordinance shall declare the public necessity for the use of such
street. Public property which is actually covered by a public
building may be taken for the purposes named in this section upon
approval by the appropriate governing body or officer of the
governmental agency which has title to the building.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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