Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1600
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Payment for costs of signage for naming highways and
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bridges.
A. The cost associated with signage related to the naming of
highways and bridges on the state highway system shall be paid by
the group sponsoring or requesting the sign. The provisions of this
section shall not apply to the naming of highways and bridges on the
state highway system designed to honor:
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 69. Roads, Bridges, and Ferries Page 180
1. Members of the United States Armed Forces who were killed
while participating in contingency operations;
2. Members of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol fallen in the
performance of their duties;
3. Peace officers certified pursuant to Section 3311 of Title
70 of the Oklahoma Statutes fallen in the performance of their
duties; and
4. First responders as defined by Section 1-2506.1 of Title 63
of the Oklahoma Statutes fallen in the performance of their duties.
B. As used in this section, the term "contingency operation"
means a military operation that:
1. Is designated by the Secretary of Defense as an operation in
which members of the armed forces are or may become involved in
military actions, operations or hostilities against an enemy of the
United States or against an opposing military force; or
2. Results in the call or order to, or retention on, active
duty of members of the uniformed services under Section 688,
12301(a), 12302, 12304, 12304a, 12305 or 12406 of Title 10 U.S.C.,
Chapter 15 of Title 10 U.S.C., Section 712 of Title 14 U.S.C., or
any other provision of law during a war or during a national
emergency declared by the President or Congress.
C. The Department of Transportation shall promulgate rules
establishing a procedure to assess and collect the cost of the
signs. The assessment of cost shall include the cost of the initial
erection of the sign as well as the potential replacement or
reconstruction of the sign. The cost of these signs shall be based
on an average of the cost of signs erected during the preceding
fiscal year, as reported by the Department of Transportation.
A. The cost associated with signage related to the naming of
highways and bridges on the state highway system shall be paid by
the group sponsoring or requesting the sign. The provisions of this
section shall not apply to the naming of highways and bridges on the
state highway system designed to honor:
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 69. Roads, Bridges, and Ferries Page 180
1. Members of the United States Armed Forces who were killed
while participating in contingency operations;
2. Members of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol fallen in the
performance of their duties;
3. Peace officers certified pursuant to Section 3311 of Title
70 of the Oklahoma Statutes fallen in the performance of their
duties; and
4. First responders as defined by Section 1-2506.1 of Title 63
of the Oklahoma Statutes fallen in the performance of their duties.
B. As used in this section, the term "contingency operation"
means a military operation that:
1. Is designated by the Secretary of Defense as an operation in
which members of the armed forces are or may become involved in
military actions, operations or hostilities against an enemy of the
United States or against an opposing military force; or
2. Results in the call or order to, or retention on, active
duty of members of the uniformed services under Section 688,
12301(a), 12302, 12304, 12304a, 12305 or 12406 of Title 10 U.S.C.,
Chapter 15 of Title 10 U.S.C., Section 712 of Title 14 U.S.C., or
any other provision of law during a war or during a national
emergency declared by the President or Congress.
C. The Department of Transportation shall promulgate rules
establishing a procedure to assess and collect the cost of the
signs. The assessment of cost shall include the cost of the initial
erection of the sign as well as the potential replacement or
reconstruction of the sign. The cost of these signs shall be based
on an average of the cost of signs erected during the preceding
fiscal year, as reported by the Department of Transportation.
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