Okla. Stat. tit. 82, § 82-895

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Certain municipal annexations prohibited

Official statutory text

Municipalities are prohibited from annexing property which is

covered by any body of water subject to the control of the Grand

River Dam Authority or from annexing any property located within one

thousand (1,000) feet of the high water mark of such body of water,

without prior approval of the Grand River Dam Authority Board of

Directors. Provided, however, municipalities may annex property by

crossing a body of water if the property has been improved with a

bridge or similar permanent structure.

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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