Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-349

subdivisions, etc. - Transfer of lands for affordable housing

construction.

A. The county commissioners of counties of the State of

Oklahoma are hereby authorized and empowered to execute offers to

convey lands and to execute deeds of conveyance on such lands as are

owned by such counties, acquired through gift, purchase,

condemnation or tax resale, and no longer needed for county

purposes, to the United States of America or the state or any

political subdivision, public trust of which the county is the

beneficiary, community action agency, or council of governments

within the county, for a consideration to be determined by such

commissioners, to aid the United States of America or the state or

any political subdivision, public trust of which the county is the

beneficiary, community action agency, or council of governments

within the county in the acquisition of such lands by purchase,

condemnation or otherwise, required for sites for forest reserves,

game preserves, national parks, irrigation or drainage projects, or

for needful public buildings, and for any other purpose for the

United States Government or the state or any political subdivision,

public trust of which the county is the beneficiary, community

action agency, or council of governments within the county.

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Conveyances of like character heretofore made to the United States

Government or the state or any political subdivision, public trust

of which the county is the beneficiary, community action agency, or

council of governments within the county, are in all things hereby

ratified, confirmed and legalized.

B. The county commissioners of counties of the State of

Oklahoma are hereby authorized and empowered to execute deeds of

conveyance of such lands as are owned by the counties within the

corporate limits of any city or town providing such lands are deemed

by the county commissioners of the county to be surplus to the needs

of the county. Any such lands so conveyed may be used by such city

or town for any purpose authorized by law or conveyed by such city

or town in any manner authorized by law. Neither the county nor the

city or town, in any such transaction, shall be liable for any liens

or encumbrances upon said property; however, any such liens or

encumbrances shall remain attached to said property until satisfied,

discharged or expired by operation of law.

C. The county commissioners of counties of this state are

hereby authorized and empowered to gift, transfer, or assign and

execute the deeds of conveyance of lands that are owned by the

counties to nonprofit organizations to be used for the purpose of

affordable housing construction if:

1. The land is no longer needed for county purposes to be

determined at a public hearing by a vote of the majority of the

commissioners;

2. The nonprofit organization has experience in affordable

housing construction, and has a history of reputable service; and

3. A county officer or employee of a county does not have or

acquire a personal interest as may exist with a nonprofit

organization, whether direct or indirect, in any land transaction

authorized by this subsection.

D. If a nonprofit organization does not begin construction

within two (2) years from the receipt of the land from a county as

authorized by this section, the land shall revert back to the

county.