Okla. Stat. tit. 52, § 52-27: Right-of-way - Highways - Eminent domain - Foreign

corporations - Negligent injuries.

Every domestic pipeline company in this state is hereby given

authority to build, construct, lay and maintain gas pipelines, over,

under, across, or through all highways, bridges, streets or alleys

in this state or any public place under the supervision of the

Corporation Commission as to where and how in said highways,

bridges, streets, alleys and public places said pipelines shall be

laid. Provided the right to lay gas pipelines in cities shall be

acquired as now provided by law, and subject to the responsibility

as otherwise provided by law for any negligent injury thereby

caused. All persons, natural or artificial, except foreign

corporations, shall have the right of eminent domain, and any right

or privilege hereby conferred, when necessary to make effective the

purposes of this act and the rights thereby conferred. Foreign

corporations organized under the laws of any other state or

territory, or the United States, and doing or proposing to do

business in this state, and which shall have become a body corporate

pursuant to or in accordance with the laws of this state, and which,

as hereby provided, shall have registered its acceptance of the

terms hereof, shall receive all the benefits by this act provided.