Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-37-201: Authorization to establish lines and facilities - Joint

efforts - Acceptance of grants.

The municipal governing body may:

1. Authorize the construction of mains, submains and laterals

for sewers, also ditches, drains, conduits, pipelines and channels

for sanitary and drainage purposes, or either or both thereof, with

lift stations, outlets, manholes, catch basins, flush tanks,

connecting sewers, ditches, drains, conduits, channels and other

appurtenances in, under, over or through any street, or any land of

the municipality or any right-of-way granted or obtained for such

purpose, either within or without the limits of the municipality;

2. Authorize the construction of mains, submains and laterals

for water distribution lines, water distribution systems or

waterworks, and water supply facilities for same; also ditches,

canals, channels, conduits, pipelines and siphons, together with the

necessary or usual appurtenances for carrying storm water or water

from irrigation ditches, water courses, streams, springs, wells,

lakes, treating plants or other sources of supply into, through or

out of the municipality in, under, over or through any street or any

land of the municipality or any right-of-way granted or obtained for

such purpose, either within or without the limits of the

municipality;

3. Join with other municipalities or any improvement district

or sanitary district of the state, or any of its departments or

agencies, the federal government or any of its departments, agencies

or instrumentalities, as may be provided by law, in the

construction, operation or maintenance of improvements authorized by

the provisions of Sections 37-201 through 37-234 of this title; and

4. Accept from the state, or federal government, or any agency,

department or instrumentality of either, grants for or in aid of the

construction or engineering planning of any of the improvements

provided herein, and enter into contracts with the state, the

federal government, or any agency, department or instrumentality of

either or both, for the construction or supervision of construction

by the state, the federal government, or any agency, department or

instrumentality, for either or both of any such improvements, in

accordance with the plans, specifications, rules and regulations of

the state, the federal government, or any agency, department or

instrumentality or either or both, but reserving to the municipality

the right to assess against the property benefited by the

improvement and located within the municipality, that portion of the

cost of the improvement which does not qualify for aid under the

state or federal grant.