Okla. Stat. tit. 82, § 82-1085.16
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Savings clause
Official statutory text
If any water distribution systems or districts or county water
improvement districts have ever been formed, any easements or
property are transferred to the Oklahoma Water Resources Board for
release of easements. All districts heretofore formed pursuant to
the provisions of Sections 281 through 447, inclusive, in Title 82
of the Oklahoma Statutes, shall have the right to continue to
operate pursuant to said statutes. The property and easements of
those districts heretofore formed pursuant to said laws, but which
are inactive, are hereby transferred to the board of county
commissioners of the county wherein such easements or property are
located; and, the board of county commissioners of said county shall
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 82. Waters and Water Rights Page 220
have the right to maintain or release said easements or dispose of
said property as provided by law.
improvement districts have ever been formed, any easements or
property are transferred to the Oklahoma Water Resources Board for
release of easements. All districts heretofore formed pursuant to
the provisions of Sections 281 through 447, inclusive, in Title 82
of the Oklahoma Statutes, shall have the right to continue to
operate pursuant to said statutes. The property and easements of
those districts heretofore formed pursuant to said laws, but which
are inactive, are hereby transferred to the board of county
commissioners of the county wherein such easements or property are
located; and, the board of county commissioners of said county shall
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 82. Waters and Water Rights Page 220
have the right to maintain or release said easements or dispose of
said property as provided by law.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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