Okla. Stat. tit. 3, § 3-121
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Anemometer towers
Official statutory text
A. For purposes of this section:
1. “Anemometer” means an instrument for measuring and recording
wind speed;
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2. “Anemometer tower” means a structure, including all guy
wires and accessory facilities, on which an anemometer is mounted,
that is fifty (50) feet in height above the ground or higher, is not
located within the boundaries of a municipality, and whose
appearance is not otherwise regulated by state or federal law;
3. “Commission” means the seven members of the Oklahoma
Aerospace and Aeronautics Commission; and
4. “Department” means the Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and
Aeronautics.
B. In addition to any zoning requirements of the Airport Zoning
Act or the Aircraft Pilot and Passenger Protection Act, the
Department shall promulgate rules regulating the appearance of
anemometer towers to ensure that anemometer towers are clearly
recognizable in clear air during daylight hours according to the
following guidelines:
1. The Department shall consider the best method for making
anemometer towers visible, including but not limited to painting,
flagging, or marking the towers and guy wires; and
2. Any rule promulgated pursuant to this section may apply
immediately, upon adoption, to anemometer towers constructed after
the date of adoption; however, anemometer towers constructed prior
to the date of adoption of the rule shall be exempt from the rule
for one (1) year from the date of adoption.
C. The Department shall establish and maintain a database
containing the location of all anemometer towers by November 1,
2015. The Department may contract with a governmental entity or
private entity to create and maintain the database.
D. The Department shall promulgate rules requiring an owner of
an anemometer tower to provide the Department with information
specifying the location and height of the tower, and any other
information the Department may require to ensure aviation safety.
E. The Department shall promulgate rules requiring any person
proposing to construct an anemometer tower to notify the Department
of such proposal. The Department shall require the owner of the
proposed tower to provide the Department with information specifying
the location and height of the tower, and any other information the
Department may require to ensure aviation safety.
F. The Department shall promulgate rules by requiring the owner
of an anemometer tower to notify the Department upon removal or
destruction of an anemometer tower.
G. The Department shall have the authority to promulgate rules
and implement administrative penalties to enforce the provisions of
this section.
H. Violations of this act are prohibited.
1. “Anemometer” means an instrument for measuring and recording
wind speed;
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2. “Anemometer tower” means a structure, including all guy
wires and accessory facilities, on which an anemometer is mounted,
that is fifty (50) feet in height above the ground or higher, is not
located within the boundaries of a municipality, and whose
appearance is not otherwise regulated by state or federal law;
3. “Commission” means the seven members of the Oklahoma
Aerospace and Aeronautics Commission; and
4. “Department” means the Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and
Aeronautics.
B. In addition to any zoning requirements of the Airport Zoning
Act or the Aircraft Pilot and Passenger Protection Act, the
Department shall promulgate rules regulating the appearance of
anemometer towers to ensure that anemometer towers are clearly
recognizable in clear air during daylight hours according to the
following guidelines:
1. The Department shall consider the best method for making
anemometer towers visible, including but not limited to painting,
flagging, or marking the towers and guy wires; and
2. Any rule promulgated pursuant to this section may apply
immediately, upon adoption, to anemometer towers constructed after
the date of adoption; however, anemometer towers constructed prior
to the date of adoption of the rule shall be exempt from the rule
for one (1) year from the date of adoption.
C. The Department shall establish and maintain a database
containing the location of all anemometer towers by November 1,
2015. The Department may contract with a governmental entity or
private entity to create and maintain the database.
D. The Department shall promulgate rules requiring an owner of
an anemometer tower to provide the Department with information
specifying the location and height of the tower, and any other
information the Department may require to ensure aviation safety.
E. The Department shall promulgate rules requiring any person
proposing to construct an anemometer tower to notify the Department
of such proposal. The Department shall require the owner of the
proposed tower to provide the Department with information specifying
the location and height of the tower, and any other information the
Department may require to ensure aviation safety.
F. The Department shall promulgate rules by requiring the owner
of an anemometer tower to notify the Department upon removal or
destruction of an anemometer tower.
G. The Department shall have the authority to promulgate rules
and implement administrative penalties to enforce the provisions of
this section.
H. Violations of this act are prohibited.
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