Okla. Stat. tit. 53, § 53-45.1: Transfer of property to Oklahoma Historical Society

A. Effective July 1, 2016, all property of the Will Rogers

Memorial Commission including, but not limited to, the property

specified in Sections 45 and 47.8 of Title 53 of the Oklahoma

Statutes, is hereby transferred to the Oklahoma Historical Society

and shall be under the governance of the Oklahoma Historical

Society.

B. All Commission personnel, in both the classified and

unclassified service of the State Merit System of Personnel

Administration, who are assigned as of June 30, 2016, including

related liabilities for sick leave, annual leave, holidays,

unemployment benefits and workers' compensation benefits accruing

prior to July 1, 2016, to such personnel shall be transferred as of

July 1, 2016, to the Oklahoma Historical Society. To the extent

possible, the Oklahoma Historical Society shall ensure that the

employees retain pay and benefits, including longevity, dependent

insurance benefits, seniority, rights and other privileges and

benefits.

C. Appropriate conveyances and other documents shall be

executed by July 1, 2016, to effectuate the transfer of the Will

Rogers Memorial Commission.

D. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall

determine the amount of funds from available budgetary resources for

the Will Rogers Memorial Commission, including any appropriated

funds, revolving funds or sinking funds, that should be transferred

on July 1, 2016, from the Will Rogers Memorial Commission to the

Oklahoma Historical Society to continue operation of the Memorial

for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016. The Director of the

Office of Management and Enterprise Services is authorized and

directed to coordinate and administer the funds transfer. The funds

transferred to the Oklahoma Historical Society shall not be subject

to any budgetary limits that may have attached to the funds when the

funds were appropriated to the Commission. From the effective date

of this act through June 30, 2016, the Commission shall not spend or

encumber more than the funds budgeted for that period without prior

approval of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.

E. The Oklahoma Historical Society may establish appropriate

funds and accounts, including a revolving fund in the Office of

Management and Enterprise Services for servicing the fiscal

operations of the Memorial. Such funds and accounts shall be

subject to the direct supervision, management and control of the

Oklahoma Historical Society.

F. An employee transferred pursuant to the provisions of this

act who is a member of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement

System shall retain such membership and all service credit and other

benefits associated therewith.

G. 1. The Oklahoma Historical Society shall succeed to any

contractual rights and responsibilities the Commission has incurred

on behalf of the Memorial.

2. The Oklahoma Historical Society and the Commission shall

execute all necessary documents to memorialize the assignment to the

Oklahoma Historical Society of all rights, responsibilities and

obligations under any and all contracts the Commission has entered

into relating to operation of any part of the Memorial as provided

in this section. The Oklahoma Historical Society shall execute any

documents necessary to memorialize acceptance of such assignment.

In the absence of memorializing documents or conveyances, the

transfers including all the assignments shall occur by operation of

law.

H. The rules of the Commission that are in effect on July 1,

2016, shall be enforceable by the Oklahoma Historical Society until

the Oklahoma Historical Society establishes rules or until January

1, 2018, whichever occurs earlier.