Okla. Stat. tit. 3, § 3-84

regulations - Meetings - Office space.

A. There is hereby created the Oklahoma Aerospace and

Aeronautics Commission, which shall be the successor to the Oklahoma

Aviation Commission created by Section 81 et seq. of this title.

The Oklahoma Aerospace and Aeronautics Commission shall consist of

nine (9) members, seven of whom shall be appointed by the Governor,

one of whom shall be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the

Senate, and one of whom shall be appointed by the Speaker of the

House of Representatives. The members shall be appointed for terms

of six (6) years in the same manner as the members originally

appointed under Section 81 et seq. of this title, except that any

person appointed to fill a vacancy shall be appointed only for the

remainder of such term. Each member shall serve until the

appointment and qualification of a successor. One member shall be

appointed from each congressional district and any remaining members

shall be appointed from the state at large. However, when

congressional districts are redrawn, each member appointed prior to

July 1 of the year in which such modification becomes effective

shall complete the current term of office and appointments made

after July 1 of the year in which such modification becomes

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effective shall be based on the redrawn districts. Appointments

made after July 1 of the year in which such modification becomes

effective shall be from any redrawn districts which are not

represented by a board member until such time as each of the

modified congressional districts are represented by a board member.

No appointments may be made after July 1 of the year in which such

modification becomes effective if such appointment would result in

more than two members serving from the same modified district. To

qualify for appointment to the Commission, an appointee shall be a

citizen and bona fide resident of the state. The seven (7) members

appointed by the Governor shall have at least three (3) years’

experience in aeronautical activities, such as general aviation,

agricultural aviation, airport management, or air carrier operation.

The two members appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate

and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall have at least

three (3) years’ experience in the commercial space industry, a

state or federal space agency, or administration.

Members of the Commission shall receive no salary but shall be

entitled to be reimbursed for necessary travel expenses pursuant to

the State Travel Reimbursement Act. The members of the Commission

may be removed by the Governor for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or

malfeasance in office in the manner provided by law for the removal

of officers not subject to impeachment.

B. 1. The Director of the Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and

Aeronautics shall be appointed by the Commission, and shall serve at

the pleasure of the Commission. The Director shall be appointed

with due regard to such person’s fitness, by aeronautical education

and by knowledge of and recent practical experience in aeronautics

for the efficient dispatch of the powers and duties duly vested in

and imposed upon the Director. The Director shall devote full time

to the duties of the office and shall not be actively engaged or

employed in any other business, vocation, or employment, nor shall

the Director have any pecuniary interest in or any stock in or bonds

of any civil aeronautics enterprise. The Director shall be

reimbursed for all traveling and other expenses incurred in the

discharge of the official duties of the Director, subject to general

statutory limitations on such expenses as contained in the State

Travel Reimbursement Act.

2. The Director shall be the executive officer of the

Department and under its supervision shall administer the provisions

of Section 81 et seq. of this title and rules, regulations, and
ll traveling and other expenses incurred in the

discharge of the official duties of the Director, subject to general

statutory limitations on such expenses as contained in the State

Travel Reimbursement Act.

2. The Director shall be the executive officer of the

Department and under its supervision shall administer the provisions

of Section 81 et seq. of this title and rules, regulations, and

orders established thereunder and all other laws of the state

relative to aeronautics. The Director shall attend all meetings of

the Commission, but shall have no vote. The Director shall be in

charge of the offices of the Department and responsible for the

preparation of reports and the collection and dissemination of data

and other public information relating to aerospace and aeronautics.

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The Director is hereby empowered to execute all contracts entered

into by the Commission.

3. The Commission may, by written order filed in its office,

delegate to the Director any of the powers or duties vested in or

imposed upon it by Section 81 et seq. of this title. Such delegated

powers and duties may be exercised by the Director in the name of

the Commission.

4. The Director shall appoint, subject to the approval of the

Commission, such experts, field and office assistants, clerks, and

other employees as may be required and authorized for the proper

discharge of the functions of the Department.

C. The Commission shall, within thirty (30) days after its

appointment, organize, adopt a seal, and make such rules and

regulations for its administration, not inconsistent herewith, nor

inconsistent with, or contrary to, any act of the United States

Congress or regulations promulgated or standards established

pursuant thereto, as it may deem expedient and from time to time

amend such rules and regulations. At such organizational meeting it

shall elect from among its members a chair, a vice chair, and a

secretary, to serve for one (1) year, and annually thereafter shall

elect such officers, all to serve until their successors are

appointed and qualified. The Commission shall schedule meetings at

a convenient time and place as they become necessary. Five (5)

members shall constitute a quorum, and no action shall be taken by

less than a majority of the Commission. Special meetings may be

called as provided by the rules and regulations of the Commission.

Regular meetings shall be held at the established offices of the

Department, but, whenever the convenience of the public or of the

parties may be promoted, or delay or expense may be prevented, the

Commission may hold meetings, hearings, or proceedings at any other

place designated by it. The Department shall report in writing to

the Governor on or about January 31 of each year. The report shall

contain a summary of the proceedings of the Department during the

preceding fiscal year, a detailed and itemized statement of all

revenue and of all expenditures made by or on behalf of the

Department, such other information as it may deem necessary or

useful, and any additional information which may be requested by the

Governor.

D. Suitable office space shall be provided by the Office of

Management and Enterprise Services for the Department in the City of

Oklahoma City, and the Department may incur the necessary expenses

for office rent, furniture, stationery, printing, incidental

expenses, and other necessary expenses needed for the administration

of Section 81 et seq. of this title.