Okla. Stat. tit. 82, § 82-1324.10

A. Every district incorporated hereunder shall have perpetual

existence, subject to dissolution as provided by the Rural Water,

Sewer, Gas and Solid Waste Management Districts Act, and shall have

power to:

1. Sue and be sued, complain and defend, in its corporate name;

2. Adopt a seal which may be altered at pleasure, and to use

it, or a facsimile thereof, as required by law;

3. Acquire by purchase, lease, gift, or in any other manner,

and to maintain, use, and operate any and all property of any kind,

real, personal, or mixed, or any interest therein; and to acquire

and own water rights or rights to natural gas under the laws of this

state, and to construct, erect, purchase, lease as lessee and in any

manner acquire, own, hold, maintain, operate, sell, dispose of,

lease as lessor, exchange and mortgage plants, buildings, works,

machinery, supplies, equipment, apparatus, facilities, property

rights and transportation and distribution lines, facilities,

equipment or systems necessary to transport, distribute, sell,

furnish and dispose of water or gas, and either subsequent to, or in

connection with, the installation of water distribution, sewage

facilities, gas distribution facilities or solid waste management

system, to construct, operate and maintain sewage disposal

facilities or solid waste management system to serve the users of

the district. Provided, all projects of the district shall be self-

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liquidating, and the costs of construction shall be payable solely

from the income, revenues, and properties of the district, and all

property, assets and revenues of the district shall constitute a

special fund for the accomplishment of the purposes and objectives

of the Rural Water, Sewer, Gas and Solid Waste Management Districts

Act;

4. Borrow money and otherwise contract indebtedness for the

purposes set forth in this act, and, without limitation of the

generality of the foregoing, to borrow money and accept grants from

the United States of America, or from any corporation or agency

created or designated by the United States of America, and, in

connection with such loan or grant, to enter into such agreements as

the United States of America or such corporation or agency may

require; and to issue its notes or obligations therefor, and to

secure the payment thereof by mortgage, pledge or deed of trust on

all or any property, assets, franchises, rights, privileges,

licenses, rights-of-way, easements, revenues, or income of the said

district;

5. Make bylaws for the management and regulation of its

affairs;

6. Appoint officers, agents and employees, to prescribe their

duties and to fix their compensation; and to employ such common and

skilled labor and professional and other services as may be

necessary to the proper performance of such work or improvement as

is proposed to be done within any such district, and the maintenance

thereof;

7. Sell or otherwise dispose of any property of any kind, real,

personal, or mixed, or any interest therein, which shall not be

necessary to the carrying on of the business of the district;

8. In connection with the acquisition, construction,

improvement, operation or maintenance of its transportation, and

distribution lines, system, equipment, facilities or apparatus, use

any street, road, alley or highway which is owned or held by the

state, or any political subdivision. The location of sewer, gas or

water lines or other facilities connected with the water, sewer, gas

or solid waste management district in such streets, roads, alleys or

highways, must be concurred in by the governing or appropriate

bodies of the cities, counties or state, which have jurisdiction

over said property. The district plans for locating lines shall

comply with the written specifications for location of lines and

facilities as set forth by the governing body of the county for
gas

or solid waste management district in such streets, roads, alleys or

highways, must be concurred in by the governing or appropriate

bodies of the cities, counties or state, which have jurisdiction

over said property. The district plans for locating lines shall

comply with the written specifications for location of lines and

facilities as set forth by the governing body of the county for

property within their jurisdiction. If the governing body of the

county does not have written specifications for location of lines

and facilities for property within their jurisdiction, they shall

concur with the district plans or provide the district with an

alternative plan. The governing body of any such city, county or

state agency may require that if a district attaches a gas line to

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any bridge, underpass or overpass, that such district furnish

liability insurance in an amount to be determined by the governing

body, covering damage which may be occasioned to such bridge,

underpass or overpass, as a result of fire or explosion originating

from said gas line. Provided that the relocation or rearrangement

of any public utility's or common carrier's facilities of service

required to be made to permit or accommodate installation or

maintenance of a district's facilities on, across or under any such

publicly owned or held real property or interest therein shall be

performed at the sole cost of the district;

9. Make any and all contracts necessary or convenient for the

exercise of the powers of the district;

10. Fix, regulate and collect rates, fees, rents or other

charges for water, gas and any other facilities, supplies, equipment

or services furnished by the district. Said rates shall be just,

reasonable and nondiscriminatory;

11. Do and perform all acts and things, and to have and

exercise any and all powers as may be necessary, convenient or

appropriate to effectuate the purposes for which the district is

created;

12. Buy from or sell water or gas to any municipality, or to

another district created under this act, or to any other legal

entity engaged in the distribution and storage of water or gas,

provided quantities of water sold do not exceed any vested right of

appropriation granted by the Oklahoma Water Resources Board;

13. Enter into contracts with the United States of America, or

any agency thereof, or the state, or any political subdivision or

agency thereof, for the construction, operation and maintenance of

structures needed to provide water storage to meet present and

future anticipated needs and demands of the district;

14. Enter into contracts jointly with any other district,

municipality, city or town, the state, the United States of America,

or any governmental agency, for the purpose of purchasing water,

constructing, acquiring, operating water facilities or purchasing or

leasing reservoir space;

15. Enter into contracts for fire protection and to construct,

enlarge, extend or otherwise improve community facilities providing

essential services to rural residents, including, but not limited

to, fire protection, ambulance service, community centers and

outdoor recreational facilities; and

16. Have and exercise the right of eminent domain in the same

manner and according to the procedures provided for in Sections 51

through 65 of Title 66 of the Oklahoma Statutes, provided, that the

use of said eminent domain provisions, shall be restricted to the

purpose of developing and providing rural gas distribution, water

works and sewage disposal facilities. Provided, however, no

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personal or real property, easement or right-of-way of any utility

may be acquired by eminent domain.

B. No district organized hereunder shall sell or export water

or gas pursuant to the Rural Water, Sewer, Gas and Solid Waste
and providing rural gas distribution, water

works and sewage disposal facilities. Provided, however, no

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personal or real property, easement or right-of-way of any utility

may be acquired by eminent domain.

B. No district organized hereunder shall sell or export water

or gas pursuant to the Rural Water, Sewer, Gas and Solid Waste

Management Districts Act outside of the state without consent of the

Legislature.

C. Appropriative rights to water held by the district shall not

be alienated or encumbered apart from the alienation or encumbrance

of the facilities of the district.

D. The board of directors shall, on or before July 1 of each

year, file with the county clerk of each county in which any part of

said district is located, an annual report for the preceding

calendar year. Such report shall list all monies collected and all

monies disbursed during said calendar year. Said report shall also

specify any and all indebtedness outstanding at the end of the

calendar year.