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Okla. Stat. tit. 73, § 73-15.1

This is the official text of Okla. Stat. tit. 73, § 73-15.1, part of Oklahoma’s Stat. tit. 73, — part of the compiled statutory law of Oklahoma, published by the state as "Stat. tit. 73,." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.

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Management and control of space by Legislature

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A. The Legislature shall have management and control of space

on the ground, first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth floors

in the State Capitol Building.

B. The space under the management and control of the

Legislature pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be

allotted to the House of Representatives and Senate to be managed

and controlled jointly as follows:

1. The west wing of the basement, excluding existing House of

Representatives space, the Senate entrance and the Election Board;

2. The north wing of the basement;

3. The north wing of the first floor;

4. The south wing of the basement, excluding any entrances;

5. The east wing of the basement, excluding existing Senate

space;

6. The center corridor of the basement;

7. The exterior veranda and the external staircase that

provides access to the veranda on the west side of the Capitol

Building;

8. The center corridor of the first floor, excluding all

existing current Executive Branch, House of Representatives and

Senate space;

9. The south wing of the first floor, excluding any entrances;

10. The center corridor of the second floor, excluding all

existing current Executive Branch, House of Representatives and

Senate space;

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11. The south wing of the second floor;

12. The center corridor of the third floor, excluding all

existing current House of Representatives and Senate space;

13. The center corridor of the fourth floor, excluding all

existing current House of Representatives and Senate space;

14. The center corridor of the fifth floor, excluding all

existing current House of Representatives and Senate space; and

15. The Dome.

C. The space under the management and control of the

Legislature pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be

allotted to the House of Representatives as follows:

1. The west wing of the basement, excluding the entrance,

shared space with the Senate and the Election Board space;

2. The west wing of the first floor;

3. The east entrance of the east wing of the first floor;

4. The west wing of the second floor, excluding the existing

Supreme Court space;

5. The west side of the north wing of the second floor,

excluding existing Senate space;

6. The west wing of the third floor;

7. The west side of the north wing of the third floor,

excluding existing Senate space;

8. The west wing of the fourth floor;

9. The west side of the north wing of the fourth floor;

10. The west side of the south wing of the fourth floor;

11. The west wing of the fifth floor;

12. The west side of the south wing of the fifth floor;

13. The west side of the north wing of the fifth floor,

excluding existing Senate space; and

14. The west wing of the sixth floor.

D. The space under the management and control of the

Legislature pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be

allotted to the Senate as follows:

1. The east wing of the basement, excluding the shared space

with the House of Representatives;

2. The west entrance of the west wing of the basement;

3. The north wing of the second floor, excluding existing House

of Representatives space;

4. The east wing of the third floor;

5. The north wing of the third floor, excluding existing House

of Representatives space;

6. The east wing of the fourth floor;

7. The east side of the north wing of the fourth floor;

8. The east side of the south wing of the fourth floor;

9. The east wing of the fifth floor;

10. The north wing of the fifth floor, excluding existing House

of Representatives space;

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11. The east side of the south wing of the fifth floor; and

12. The east wing of the sixth floor.

E. The space under the management and control of the

Legislature pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be

allotted to the Executive Branch as follows:
fth floor, excluding existing House

of Representatives space;

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11. The east side of the south wing of the fifth floor; and

12. The east wing of the sixth floor.

E. The space under the management and control of the

Legislature pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be

allotted to the Executive Branch as follows:

1. The east wing of the first floor, excluding the east

entrance; and

2. The east wing of the second floor.

F. Any space not designated in this section shall be under the

management and control of the House of Representatives and the

Senate. Any references to "existing" or "current" space allocations

in subsection A, B, C, D or E of this section shall be defined

pursuant to those certain maps or drawings filed with the Secretary

of State pursuant to the provisions of this section and which were

executed November 16, 2016.

G. The authority of the Legislature to allot space may be

delegated to the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker

of the House of Representatives. Any allotment other than as

provided for in this section shall be executed pursuant to a written

agreement signed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

H. Each House of the State Legislature shall have the exclusive

charge of the purchase, use, allotment and disposition of its

respective chambers, committee rooms, fixtures, furniture, supplies

and apparatus, and shall be responsible for the use and preservation

of same.

I. The provisions of this section shall not prohibit the

Legislature from allowing agencies of the executive or judicial

departments to use space within the State Capitol Building that is

under its management and control pursuant to a written agreement

signed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of

the House of Representatives.

J. Upon the effective date of this act, and as necessary upon

the completion of construction or renovation projects, the Office of

Management and Enterprise Services shall cause to be created a

comprehensive set of architectural drawings reflecting the physical

layout of the Capitol spaces allocated to the Legislature pursuant

to this section. The President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the

Speaker of the House of Representatives shall review and certify the

architectural drawings created pursuant to this subsection. The

certification required by this subsection shall be accomplished by

the signature of each such officer upon the face of the drawings.

Upon certification, such architectural drawings shall become the

official record of the spaces allocated to the Legislature within

the State Capitol Building. The Secretary of State shall attest the

signatures required by this subsection and the signed and attested

architectural drawings shall be deposited with the State Archivist,

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as defined in Section 204 of Title 67 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The

State Archivist shall hold the signed and attested architectural

drawings as an official record of the State of Oklahoma. The Office

of Management and Enterprise Services shall provide two copies of

the signed and attested architectural drawings to the Secretary of

the Senate and two copies to the Clerk of the House of

Representatives.

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