Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-4021
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Authority to lease real property — Contingencies —
Official statutory text
Transfer of title to Trust.
A. Contingent upon the creation of the Oklahoma State
University Veterinary Medical Trust as provided in Section 20 of
this act, the Oklahoma State University Veterinary Medicine
Authority is hereby authorized to lease, for a term of not more than
fifty (50) years, renewable at the option of the Authority, all real
property owned by the Authority and any other sites under the
control of the Authority to the Oklahoma State University Veterinary
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 2. Agriculture Page 791
Medical Trust. Any lease agreement made pursuant to this section
shall be contingent upon:
1. Prior review by the Attorney General of any contractual
agreement between the Oklahoma State University Veterinary Medical
Trust and any entity authorized to transact business in the State of
Oklahoma regarding the lease and operations. The Attorney General
shall disapprove the agreement if it is determined that provisions
of the agreement are not consistent with state law; and
2. The execution of an operating and lease agreement between
the Oklahoma State University Veterinary Medical Trust and any
entity authorized to transact business in the State of Oklahoma.
B. Concurrent with the execution of a lease of real property
from the Oklahoma State University Veterinary Medicine Authority to
the Oklahoma State University Veterinary Medical Trust as provided
in subsection A of this section, the Authority is authorized to
transfer title to and possession of all tangible and intangible
personal property under its control to the Trust. In any
contractual agreement regarding the lease and operations of an
animal hospital or hospitals between the Oklahoma State University
Veterinary Medical Trust and any entity authorized to transact
business in the State of Oklahoma, the Trust is authorized to sell
or otherwise convey to such entity all tangible and intangible
personal property the Trust may receive from the Oklahoma State
University Veterinary Medicine Authority. Any contract or other
agreement which purports to exercise the powers authorized by this
subsection is subject to review by the Contingency Review Board, as
specified in Section 21 of this act.
C. If a contracting entity fails to take possession of the
leased premises, or abandons or surrenders possession of the leased
premises other than to a state agency, at any time during the term
of the lease between the Oklahoma State University Veterinary
Medical Trust and the contracting entity, the interest in the real
property leased to the Oklahoma State University Veterinary Medical
Trust by the Oklahoma State University Veterinary Medicine Authority
shall revert to and be the sole and exclusive property of the
Oklahoma State University Veterinary Medicine Authority.
D. Contingent upon the execution of an agreement between the
Oklahoma State University Veterinary Medical Trust and any entity
authorized to transact business in the State of Oklahoma, as
specified in subsection A of this section, the Oklahoma State
University Veterinary Medicine Authority is authorized to enter into
an agreement for such entity to provide animal patient care services
and perform other related duties imposed upon the Oklahoma State
University Veterinary Medicine Authority by law. Such an agreement
between the Oklahoma State University Veterinary Medicine Authority
and such entity is exempt from the requirements of the Oklahoma
Central Purchasing Act and any rules adopted by the Oklahoma State
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 2. Agriculture Page 792
University Veterinary Medicine Authority pursuant to the
Administrative Procedures Act. The governing committee created by
the agreement and the Oklahoma State University Veterinary Medical
Trust shall be subject to the Open Meeting Act and the Oklahoma Open
Records Act to the same extent and with the same exceptions as
provided for the Oklahoma State University Veterinary Medicine
Page 792
University Veterinary Medicine Authority pursuant to the
Administrative Procedures Act. The governing committee created by
the agreement and the Oklahoma State University Veterinary Medical
Trust shall be subject to the Open Meeting Act and the Oklahoma Open
Records Act to the same extent and with the same exceptions as
provided for the Oklahoma State University Veterinary Medicine
Authority in Section 5 of this act and shall be exempt from the
Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act.
A. Contingent upon the creation of the Oklahoma State
University Veterinary Medical Trust as provided in Section 20 of
this act, the Oklahoma State University Veterinary Medicine
Authority is hereby authorized to lease, for a term of not more than
fifty (50) years, renewable at the option of the Authority, all real
property owned by the Authority and any other sites under the
control of the Authority to the Oklahoma State University Veterinary
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 2. Agriculture Page 791
Medical Trust. Any lease agreement made pursuant to this section
shall be contingent upon:
1. Prior review by the Attorney General of any contractual
agreement between the Oklahoma State University Veterinary Medical
Trust and any entity authorized to transact business in the State of
Oklahoma regarding the lease and operations. The Attorney General
shall disapprove the agreement if it is determined that provisions
of the agreement are not consistent with state law; and
2. The execution of an operating and lease agreement between
the Oklahoma State University Veterinary Medical Trust and any
entity authorized to transact business in the State of Oklahoma.
B. Concurrent with the execution of a lease of real property
from the Oklahoma State University Veterinary Medicine Authority to
the Oklahoma State University Veterinary Medical Trust as provided
in subsection A of this section, the Authority is authorized to
transfer title to and possession of all tangible and intangible
personal property under its control to the Trust. In any
contractual agreement regarding the lease and operations of an
animal hospital or hospitals between the Oklahoma State University
Veterinary Medical Trust and any entity authorized to transact
business in the State of Oklahoma, the Trust is authorized to sell
or otherwise convey to such entity all tangible and intangible
personal property the Trust may receive from the Oklahoma State
University Veterinary Medicine Authority. Any contract or other
agreement which purports to exercise the powers authorized by this
subsection is subject to review by the Contingency Review Board, as
specified in Section 21 of this act.
C. If a contracting entity fails to take possession of the
leased premises, or abandons or surrenders possession of the leased
premises other than to a state agency, at any time during the term
of the lease between the Oklahoma State University Veterinary
Medical Trust and the contracting entity, the interest in the real
property leased to the Oklahoma State University Veterinary Medical
Trust by the Oklahoma State University Veterinary Medicine Authority
shall revert to and be the sole and exclusive property of the
Oklahoma State University Veterinary Medicine Authority.
D. Contingent upon the execution of an agreement between the
Oklahoma State University Veterinary Medical Trust and any entity
authorized to transact business in the State of Oklahoma, as
specified in subsection A of this section, the Oklahoma State
University Veterinary Medicine Authority is authorized to enter into
an agreement for such entity to provide animal patient care services
and perform other related duties imposed upon the Oklahoma State
University Veterinary Medicine Authority by law. Such an agreement
between the Oklahoma State University Veterinary Medicine Authority
and such entity is exempt from the requirements of the Oklahoma
Central Purchasing Act and any rules adopted by the Oklahoma State
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 2. Agriculture Page 792
University Veterinary Medicine Authority pursuant to the
Administrative Procedures Act. The governing committee created by
the agreement and the Oklahoma State University Veterinary Medical
Trust shall be subject to the Open Meeting Act and the Oklahoma Open
Records Act to the same extent and with the same exceptions as
provided for the Oklahoma State University Veterinary Medicine
Page 792
University Veterinary Medicine Authority pursuant to the
Administrative Procedures Act. The governing committee created by
the agreement and the Oklahoma State University Veterinary Medical
Trust shall be subject to the Open Meeting Act and the Oklahoma Open
Records Act to the same extent and with the same exceptions as
provided for the Oklahoma State University Veterinary Medicine
Authority in Section 5 of this act and shall be exempt from the
Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act.
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