Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-3-303: Acquisition of property - Payments in lieu of tax

payments.

A. The Commission may acquire, by purchase, gift, grants,

grant-in-aid from the federal government, or from any other source

public or private, all property or money necessary, useful or

convenient for its use in carrying out the objects and purposes of

this Code.

B. Any and all gifts, grants, royalties and rentals received by

the Commission shall, however, be allocated and used in the same

manner as Wildlife Conservation Funds, except that gifts given for

specified purposes by the donor shall be used for such specified

purposes.

C. On any land acquired by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation

Commission pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Wildlife

Conservation Code, after the effective date of this act, the

Commission shall annually make in lieu of tax payments equal to the

average ad valorem tax per acre paid on similar land in that county.

Said payments shall be made from any funds created in or pursuant to

the authority granted by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Code.

The payments shall be made by the Commission within sixty (60) days

from receipt of an itemized statement from the county treasurer of

the county in which the land is located.

D. The provisions of subsection C of this section shall be

applicable to any lands acquired by or on behalf of the Oklahoma

Wildlife Conservation Commission pursuant to Section 5 of this act

and the Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Authority may enter into such

agreements with the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission as may

be required for the Commission to make such in lieu payments with

respect to real property title to which is held by the Oklahoma

Capitol Improvement Authority until title is transferred to the

Commission as provided by Section 5 of this act.