Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3425

Department of Veterans Affairs.

A. The facility known as the George Nigh Rehabilitation

Institute in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, described as follows: a tract of

land in Section 29, Township 14 North, Range 13 East of the Indian

Meridian, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, more particularly described as

“Commencing at a point of the North Line of said Section a distance

of 926.00 feet east of the Northwest corner of said Section 29,

T14N, R13E, thence S 00 degrees, 09' 00” W a distance of 868.06

feet, thence N 89 degrees 50' 40.5” W a distance of 376.00 feet,

thence N 00 degrees, 00” E a distance of 300.00 feet, thence N 89

degrees 50' 40.5” W a distance of 350.00 feet to the easterly right

of way of U.S. 75, thence N 00 degrees, 09' 00” E a distance of

150.45 feet, thence on a curve to the right with a radius of 226.48

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feet a distance of 217.73 feet, thence on a curve to the left with a

radius of 264.63 feet a distance of 254.40 feet, thence N 45

degrees, 00' 00” E a distance of 21.06 feet, thence S 89 degrees,

50' 40.5” E a distance of 501.11 feet to the point of beginning”,

said tract containing 11.0 acres is hereby transferred from the

Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs to the Oklahoma State

Regents for Higher Education to be administered consistent with such

rules and policies of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher

Education and which shall be subject to the provisions of Section 3

of this act. The transfer shall include all real property,

buildings, furniture, equipment, supplies, records, personnel,

assets, current and future liabilities, fund balances, encumbrances,

obligations, indebtedness, powers, duties and responsibilities

associated with the George Nigh Rehabilitation Institute.

B. All monies remaining in any funds or accounts in the name of

the George Nigh Rehabilitation Institute or maintained by the

Department of Veterans Affairs for the benefit of the Institute are

transferred to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and

shall be subject to the provisions of Section 3 of this act.

C. It is the intent of the Legislature that all employees of

the George Nigh Rehabilitation Institute on the effective date of

this act shall be transferred to the Oklahoma State Regents for

Higher Education with retention of pay and benefits, as much as

possible, including longevity, dependent insurance benefits,

seniority, rights, and other privileges or benefits, which may be

provided through contractual arrangement with the Oklahoma

Department of Veterans Affairs as provided for in Section 3 of this

act.