Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-132
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Wildlife habitat stamp - Wildlife Land Acquisition Fund
Official statutory text
A. The Department of Wildlife Conservation is hereby authorized
to issue an Oklahoma Wildlife Habitat Stamp to any person upon the
voluntary payment of a fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00). Said fee shall
be deposited in the Wildlife Land Acquisition Fund created in
subsection C of this section.
B. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission shall
promulgate rules specifying the form, design, and manner of issuance
of said wildlife habitat stamp.
C. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving
fund for the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission to be
designated the "Wildlife Land Acquisition Fund". The fund shall be
a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall
consist of all monies received pursuant to the provisions of this
section by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission. The
Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission is hereby authorized to
invest all or part of the monies of said fund in any investment
permitted by a written investment policy adopted by the Wildlife
Conservation Commission; provided, all investments shall be made in
accordance with the Oklahoma Uniform Prudent Investor Act. Any
interest or dividends accruing from such investments shall be
deposited in the Wildlife Land Acquisition Fund. All monies
accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may
be budgeted and expended by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation
Commission for the purposes specified in subsection D of this
section. Any monies withdrawn from said fund by the Oklahoma
Wildlife Conservation Commission for investment pursuant to this
subsection shall be deemed to be for the purposes specified in
subsection D of this section. Expenditures from said fund shall be
made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims
filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of
Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
D. The Wildlife Land Acquisition Fund shall be used by the
Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission for the acquisition on a
willing-seller willing-buyer basis only, leasing, taking of
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easements, development, management, and enhancement of lands
acquired pursuant to this section for the following purposes:
1. Management of game animals, protected animals and birds,
furbearing animals, game birds, fish, and their restoration,
propagation, and protection; and
2. Creation and management of public hunting, fishing, and
trapping areas as places where the public may hunt, fish, or trap as
authorized by law.
E. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission may accept
private contributions, grants, and donations made for the purposes
of this section. Any monies received pursuant to this subsection
shall be deposited in the Wildlife Land Acquisition Fund created in
subsection C of this section. Any property received pursuant to
this subsection which is not suitable for the purposes of this
section may be sold by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission
and the proceeds from such sales shall be deposited in the Wildlife
Land Acquisition Fund created in subsection C of this section.
F. Whenever the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission
acquires title to land pursuant to this section, the Commission
shall annually make in lieu of tax payments equal to the average ad
valorem tax per acre paid on similar land in that county. Said
payments shall be made to the county treasurer of the county in
which the land is located.
to issue an Oklahoma Wildlife Habitat Stamp to any person upon the
voluntary payment of a fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00). Said fee shall
be deposited in the Wildlife Land Acquisition Fund created in
subsection C of this section.
B. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission shall
promulgate rules specifying the form, design, and manner of issuance
of said wildlife habitat stamp.
C. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving
fund for the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission to be
designated the "Wildlife Land Acquisition Fund". The fund shall be
a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall
consist of all monies received pursuant to the provisions of this
section by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission. The
Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission is hereby authorized to
invest all or part of the monies of said fund in any investment
permitted by a written investment policy adopted by the Wildlife
Conservation Commission; provided, all investments shall be made in
accordance with the Oklahoma Uniform Prudent Investor Act. Any
interest or dividends accruing from such investments shall be
deposited in the Wildlife Land Acquisition Fund. All monies
accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may
be budgeted and expended by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation
Commission for the purposes specified in subsection D of this
section. Any monies withdrawn from said fund by the Oklahoma
Wildlife Conservation Commission for investment pursuant to this
subsection shall be deemed to be for the purposes specified in
subsection D of this section. Expenditures from said fund shall be
made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims
filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of
Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
D. The Wildlife Land Acquisition Fund shall be used by the
Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission for the acquisition on a
willing-seller willing-buyer basis only, leasing, taking of
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 29. Game and Fish Page 91
easements, development, management, and enhancement of lands
acquired pursuant to this section for the following purposes:
1. Management of game animals, protected animals and birds,
furbearing animals, game birds, fish, and their restoration,
propagation, and protection; and
2. Creation and management of public hunting, fishing, and
trapping areas as places where the public may hunt, fish, or trap as
authorized by law.
E. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission may accept
private contributions, grants, and donations made for the purposes
of this section. Any monies received pursuant to this subsection
shall be deposited in the Wildlife Land Acquisition Fund created in
subsection C of this section. Any property received pursuant to
this subsection which is not suitable for the purposes of this
section may be sold by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission
and the proceeds from such sales shall be deposited in the Wildlife
Land Acquisition Fund created in subsection C of this section.
F. Whenever the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission
acquires title to land pursuant to this section, the Commission
shall annually make in lieu of tax payments equal to the average ad
valorem tax per acre paid on similar land in that county. Said
payments shall be made to the county treasurer of the county in
which the land is located.
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