Okla. Stat. tit. 3, § 3-65.16v2
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Public purpose, county and municipal purpose
Official statutory text
The acquisition of any land or interest therein pursuant to the
Municipal Airports Act, the planning, acquisition, establishment,
development, construction, improvement, maintenance, equipment,
operation, regulation, protection and policing of airports,
vertiports, and air navigation facilities, including the acquisition
or elimination of airport hazards, and the exercise of any other
powers herein granted to municipalities and other public agencies,
to be severally or jointly exercised, are hereby declared to be
public and governmental functions, exercised for a public purpose,
and matters of public necessity; and in the case of any county, are
declared to be county functions and purposes as well as public and
governmental; and in the case of any municipality other than a
county, are declared to be municipal functions and purposes as well
as public and governmental. All land and other property and
privileges acquired and used by or on behalf of any municipality or
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other public agency in the manner and for the purposes enumerated in
this act shall and are hereby declared to be acquired and used for
public and governmental purposes and as a matter of public
necessity, and, in the case of a county or municipality, for county
or municipal purposes, respectively.
Municipal Airports Act, the planning, acquisition, establishment,
development, construction, improvement, maintenance, equipment,
operation, regulation, protection and policing of airports,
vertiports, and air navigation facilities, including the acquisition
or elimination of airport hazards, and the exercise of any other
powers herein granted to municipalities and other public agencies,
to be severally or jointly exercised, are hereby declared to be
public and governmental functions, exercised for a public purpose,
and matters of public necessity; and in the case of any county, are
declared to be county functions and purposes as well as public and
governmental; and in the case of any municipality other than a
county, are declared to be municipal functions and purposes as well
as public and governmental. All land and other property and
privileges acquired and used by or on behalf of any municipality or
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other public agency in the manner and for the purposes enumerated in
this act shall and are hereby declared to be acquired and used for
public and governmental purposes and as a matter of public
necessity, and, in the case of a county or municipality, for county
or municipal purposes, respectively.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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