Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-16-37
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Governor as Compact Administrator - Delegation of duties
Official statutory text
The Governor is designated as the official Compact Administrator
of the State of Oklahoma under the South Central Interstate Forest
Fire Protection Compact and shall exercise and perform for the State
of Oklahoma all the powers and duties imposed by the compact upon
the Compact Administrator. The Governor shall have authority to
delegate the exercise of the powers and duties to the Director of
Forestry, Division of Forestry, State Board of Agriculture. The
Director of Forestry shall be Assistant Compact Administrator and
shall act as the official representative of the State of Oklahoma
and the Compact Administrator pursuant to the delegation to the
Assistant Compact Administrator of the powers and duties. In
addition, the Assistant Compact Administrator shall perform other
duties as the Governor may designate that are necessary to enable
the State of Oklahoma to cooperate in accomplishing the objectives
of the compact.
of the State of Oklahoma under the South Central Interstate Forest
Fire Protection Compact and shall exercise and perform for the State
of Oklahoma all the powers and duties imposed by the compact upon
the Compact Administrator. The Governor shall have authority to
delegate the exercise of the powers and duties to the Director of
Forestry, Division of Forestry, State Board of Agriculture. The
Director of Forestry shall be Assistant Compact Administrator and
shall act as the official representative of the State of Oklahoma
and the Compact Administrator pursuant to the delegation to the
Assistant Compact Administrator of the powers and duties. In
addition, the Assistant Compact Administrator shall perform other
duties as the Governor may designate that are necessary to enable
the State of Oklahoma to cooperate in accomplishing the objectives
of the compact.
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