Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-301
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Creation of department and commission - Rules, regulations
Official statutory text
and policies - Powers, duties and obligations of former department,
commission and director continued.
A. There is hereby created a Department of Transportation and a
Transportation Commission in and for this state, pursuant to the
provisions of Section 1 of Article XVI of the Oklahoma Constitution,
and such department shall be governed by the Director of the
Department of Transportation, provided for by Section 305 of this
title, under such reasonable rules, regulations and policies and
road improvement programs as may be prescribed by the Commission.
Such rules and regulations and amendments thereto as adopted by the
Commission shall be filed and recorded in the Office of the
Secretary of State.
B. The Department and the Commission created by subsection A of
this section and the Director of the Department of Transportation
provided for by Section 305 of this title shall be the legal
successors of, and unless and except as otherwise provided by this
title shall also have the powers and duties vested by other laws in,
and shall take immediate charge of all equipment, supplies and
property now in the possession of, the Department, Commission and
Director, respectively, created and provided for by 69 O.S. 1961,
Sections 20.1 and 20.6, as amended, and shall be liable for their
respective obligations.
commission and director continued.
A. There is hereby created a Department of Transportation and a
Transportation Commission in and for this state, pursuant to the
provisions of Section 1 of Article XVI of the Oklahoma Constitution,
and such department shall be governed by the Director of the
Department of Transportation, provided for by Section 305 of this
title, under such reasonable rules, regulations and policies and
road improvement programs as may be prescribed by the Commission.
Such rules and regulations and amendments thereto as adopted by the
Commission shall be filed and recorded in the Office of the
Secretary of State.
B. The Department and the Commission created by subsection A of
this section and the Director of the Department of Transportation
provided for by Section 305 of this title shall be the legal
successors of, and unless and except as otherwise provided by this
title shall also have the powers and duties vested by other laws in,
and shall take immediate charge of all equipment, supplies and
property now in the possession of, the Department, Commission and
Director, respectively, created and provided for by 69 O.S. 1961,
Sections 20.1 and 20.6, as amended, and shall be liable for their
respective obligations.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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