Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3317

of Oklahoma – Establishment – Funding.

A. The Oklahoma State Legislature requests the Board of Regents

at the University of Oklahoma to establish a cancer treatment and

research program under the administrative direction of the Provost

for the Health Sciences Centers in Oklahoma City and Tulsa. The

program should provide statewide leadership in cancer research,

prevention and information, and treatment and seek to gain national

recognition for excellence in the fight against cancer by being

named as a comprehensive cancer center by the National Cancer

Institute.

B. 1. The Board of Regents for the University of Oklahoma may

create a not-for-profit corporation to raise funds and name a board

of directors for the corporation to assist in the development of the

cancer treatment and research program requested by this act.

2. The board of directors of the corporation authorized in

paragraph 1 of this subsection may select a name for the

corporation. The board shall choose its own chairperson.

C. After proper incorporation, the not-for-profit corporation

shall apply for tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the

Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3)).