Okla. Stat. tit. 3, § 3-515
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Acts to which Authority subject — Exceptions — Sovereign
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immunity — Exemption from Public Competitive Bidding Act.
A. The Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority, in
effectuating the purposes of the Oklahoma Space Industry Development
Act, shall be subject to the Administrative Procedures Act, the
Oklahoma Open Meeting Act, and the Oklahoma Open Records Act, except
as provided in subsection B of this section.
B. Any information held by the Authority which is a trade
secret, as defined in the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, including trade
secrets of the Authority, any spaceport user, or the space industry,
is confidential and may not be disclosed. If the Authority
determines that any information requested by the public will reveal
a trade secret, it shall, in writing, inform the person making the
request of that determination. The Authority may hold executive
sessions, as authorized by the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act, when trade
secrets are discussed, and any minutes, recordings, or notes from
such sessions are deemed confidential.
C. The Authority shall be granted sovereign immunity in the
same manner as this state, and the liability of the Authority and
its members, officers, and employees shall be governed by the
provisions of The Governmental Tort Claims Act. Provided, however,
the Authority is authorized to carry liability insurance to the
extent authorized by the Authority.
D. The Authority, in executing the purposes of the Oklahoma
Space Industry Development Act, shall be exempt from the provisions
of the Public Competitive Bidding Act of 1974 and the competitive
bidding provisions set forth in Section 85.7 of this title.
A. The Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority, in
effectuating the purposes of the Oklahoma Space Industry Development
Act, shall be subject to the Administrative Procedures Act, the
Oklahoma Open Meeting Act, and the Oklahoma Open Records Act, except
as provided in subsection B of this section.
B. Any information held by the Authority which is a trade
secret, as defined in the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, including trade
secrets of the Authority, any spaceport user, or the space industry,
is confidential and may not be disclosed. If the Authority
determines that any information requested by the public will reveal
a trade secret, it shall, in writing, inform the person making the
request of that determination. The Authority may hold executive
sessions, as authorized by the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act, when trade
secrets are discussed, and any minutes, recordings, or notes from
such sessions are deemed confidential.
C. The Authority shall be granted sovereign immunity in the
same manner as this state, and the liability of the Authority and
its members, officers, and employees shall be governed by the
provisions of The Governmental Tort Claims Act. Provided, however,
the Authority is authorized to carry liability insurance to the
extent authorized by the Authority.
D. The Authority, in executing the purposes of the Oklahoma
Space Industry Development Act, shall be exempt from the provisions
of the Public Competitive Bidding Act of 1974 and the competitive
bidding provisions set forth in Section 85.7 of this title.
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