Okla. Stat. tit. 3, § 3-65.16v1: Public purpose, county and municipal purpose

The acquisition of any land or interest therein pursuant to this

act, the planning, acquisition, establishment, development,

construction, improvement, maintenance, equipment, operation,

regulation, protection and policing of airports, vertiports, and air

navigation facilities, including the acquisition or elimination of

airport hazards, and the exercise of any other powers herein granted

to municipalities and other public agencies, to be severally or

jointly exercised, are hereby declared to be public and governmental

functions, exercised for a public purpose, and matters of public

necessity; and in the case of any county, are declared to be county

functions and purposes as well as public and governmental; and in

the case of any municipality other than a county, are declared to be

municipal functions and purposes as well as public and governmental.

All land and other property and privileges acquired and used by or

on behalf of any municipality or other public agency in the manner

and for the purposes enumerated in this act shall and are hereby

declared to be acquired and used for public and governmental

purposes and as a matter of public necessity, and, in the case of a

county or municipality, for county or municipal purposes,

respectively.