Okla. Stat. tit. 82, § 82-631
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Abandonment of project - Sale of lands and property
Official statutory text
In case any such project, or any part thereof, be abandoned as a
flood control project, or in the event any land and property
acquired by purchase or condemnation in fee simple shall no longer
be necessary for the purposes of the district, the same shall not
revert to the former owner or owners or their subsequent grantees of
the property but shall be sold at public sale to the highest bidder
by the board of directors subject to confirmation by the court, with
the proceeds to be paid into the improvement fund created by Section
630 of this title; provided, however, members of the board of
directors and agents, servants and employees of the district shall
have no right to acquire such lands. The former owner shall be
given thirty days (30) notice by certified or registered mail of the
sale, and of his right within ten (10) days after the sale to file
an election with the court to buy the land at the highest bid price.
If the address of such owner is unknown then said notice shall be
given by publication for two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of
general circulation in the county in which the land is located. Such
former owner shall have ten (10) days after such sale to file an
election to take such land at the highest bid price; and unless such
election is filed within said ten-day period, such rights shall
expire and the court shall confirm the sale free of such right. Such
preference right and the requirement that a public sale be held
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shall not apply if the sale is made to any agency, department or
instrumentality of the State of Oklahoma; and a district may sell,
transfer or assign property of the district, subject to confirmation
of the court, to the State of Oklahoma or any agency department or
instrumentality thereof by resolution of the board of directors of
said district.
Where lands or interests therein are acquired by the district
and not utilized for the purposes for which it was acquired, or
which have been utilized but such utilization has ceased, then,
after ten (10) years from the date of acquisition, or ten (10) years
from the date utilization ceased, as the case may be, such land must
be sold at public auction to the highest bidder; and mandamus by any
interested party will lie to require such sale.
flood control project, or in the event any land and property
acquired by purchase or condemnation in fee simple shall no longer
be necessary for the purposes of the district, the same shall not
revert to the former owner or owners or their subsequent grantees of
the property but shall be sold at public sale to the highest bidder
by the board of directors subject to confirmation by the court, with
the proceeds to be paid into the improvement fund created by Section
630 of this title; provided, however, members of the board of
directors and agents, servants and employees of the district shall
have no right to acquire such lands. The former owner shall be
given thirty days (30) notice by certified or registered mail of the
sale, and of his right within ten (10) days after the sale to file
an election with the court to buy the land at the highest bid price.
If the address of such owner is unknown then said notice shall be
given by publication for two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of
general circulation in the county in which the land is located. Such
former owner shall have ten (10) days after such sale to file an
election to take such land at the highest bid price; and unless such
election is filed within said ten-day period, such rights shall
expire and the court shall confirm the sale free of such right. Such
preference right and the requirement that a public sale be held
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 82. Waters and Water Rights Page 106
shall not apply if the sale is made to any agency, department or
instrumentality of the State of Oklahoma; and a district may sell,
transfer or assign property of the district, subject to confirmation
of the court, to the State of Oklahoma or any agency department or
instrumentality thereof by resolution of the board of directors of
said district.
Where lands or interests therein are acquired by the district
and not utilized for the purposes for which it was acquired, or
which have been utilized but such utilization has ceased, then,
after ten (10) years from the date of acquisition, or ten (10) years
from the date utilization ceased, as the case may be, such land must
be sold at public auction to the highest bidder; and mandamus by any
interested party will lie to require such sale.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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