Okla. Stat. tit. 61, § 61-82
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Definitions
Official statutory text
As used in the Fair and Open Competition in Governmental
Construction Act:
1. "Public improvement" means any beneficial or valuable change
or addition, betterment, enhancement or amelioration of or upon any
real property, or interest therein, belonging to a public agency
intended to enhance its value, beauty or utility or to adapt it to
new or further purposes. The term does not include the direct
purchase of materials, equipment or supplies by a public agency, or
any personal property; and
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2. "Public agency" means the State of Oklahoma, and any county,
city, town, school district or other political subdivision of the
state, any public trust, any public entity specifically created by
the statutes of the State of Oklahoma or as a result of statutory
authorization therefor, and any department, agency, board, bureau,
commission, committee or authority of any of the foregoing public
entities.
Construction Act:
1. "Public improvement" means any beneficial or valuable change
or addition, betterment, enhancement or amelioration of or upon any
real property, or interest therein, belonging to a public agency
intended to enhance its value, beauty or utility or to adapt it to
new or further purposes. The term does not include the direct
purchase of materials, equipment or supplies by a public agency, or
any personal property; and
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 61. Public Buildings and Public Works Page 20
2. "Public agency" means the State of Oklahoma, and any county,
city, town, school district or other political subdivision of the
state, any public trust, any public entity specifically created by
the statutes of the State of Oklahoma or as a result of statutory
authorization therefor, and any department, agency, board, bureau,
commission, committee or authority of any of the foregoing public
entities.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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