Okla. Stat. tit. 18, § 18-863
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Nonprofit corporations for creating rural water and sewer
Official statutory text
districts - Exemption from taxation and assessments.
A corporation organized not for profit pursuant to the
provisions of the Oklahoma General Corporation Act for the purpose
of developing and providing rural water supply and sewage disposal
facilities to serve rural residents shall be exempt from all excise
taxes of whatsoever nature, and shall be exempt from payment of
assessments in any general or special taxing district levied upon
the property of said corporation, whether real, personal or mixed;
such exemption shall include, but not be limited to, franchise
taxes, assessments or fees levied by any county or municipality for
inspections of the facilities of the corporation which were not
requested by the corporation. Said corporations shall have the
right of eminent domain in the same manner and according to the
procedures provided for in Sections 51 through 65 of Title 66 of the
Oklahoma Statutes, provided, that the use of said eminent domain
provisions shall be restricted to the purpose of developing and
providing rural gas distribution, water supply and sewage disposal
facilities. Provided, however, no personal or real property,
easement or right-of-way of any utility may be acquired by eminent
domain.
A corporation organized not for profit pursuant to the
provisions of the Oklahoma General Corporation Act for the purpose
of developing and providing rural water supply and sewage disposal
facilities to serve rural residents shall be exempt from all excise
taxes of whatsoever nature, and shall be exempt from payment of
assessments in any general or special taxing district levied upon
the property of said corporation, whether real, personal or mixed;
such exemption shall include, but not be limited to, franchise
taxes, assessments or fees levied by any county or municipality for
inspections of the facilities of the corporation which were not
requested by the corporation. Said corporations shall have the
right of eminent domain in the same manner and according to the
procedures provided for in Sections 51 through 65 of Title 66 of the
Oklahoma Statutes, provided, that the use of said eminent domain
provisions shall be restricted to the purpose of developing and
providing rural gas distribution, water supply and sewage disposal
facilities. Provided, however, no personal or real property,
easement or right-of-way of any utility may be acquired by eminent
domain.
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