Okla. Stat. tit. 52, § 52-147
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Institution of condemnation proceedings by lessees
Official statutory text
Every person, firm or corporation operating an oil and gas
mining lease in the State of Oklahoma, and having been directed by
order or orders of the Corporation Commission to dispose of water or
other deleterious substances therefrom, upon proper showing at a
hearing before the Corporation Commission, that the necessary
rights-of-way to dispose of such water or other deleterious
substances are impossible to obtain by negotiation and purchase,
such person, firm or corporation shall be authorized to institute
condemnation proceedings in the name of the Corporation Commission
to obtain rights-of-way necessary to comply with such order or
orders of the Corporation Commission.
mining lease in the State of Oklahoma, and having been directed by
order or orders of the Corporation Commission to dispose of water or
other deleterious substances therefrom, upon proper showing at a
hearing before the Corporation Commission, that the necessary
rights-of-way to dispose of such water or other deleterious
substances are impossible to obtain by negotiation and purchase,
such person, firm or corporation shall be authorized to institute
condemnation proceedings in the name of the Corporation Commission
to obtain rights-of-way necessary to comply with such order or
orders of the Corporation Commission.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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