Okla. Stat. tit. 61, § 61-82: Definitions

As used in the Fair and Open Competition in Governmental

Construction Act:

1. "Public improvement" means any beneficial or valuable change

or addition, betterment, enhancement or amelioration of or upon any

real property, or interest therein, belonging to a public agency

intended to enhance its value, beauty or utility or to adapt it to

new or further purposes. The term does not include the direct

purchase of materials, equipment or supplies by a public agency, or

any personal property; and

2. "Public agency" means the State of Oklahoma, and any county,

city, town, school district or other political subdivision of the

state, any public trust, any public entity specifically created by

the statutes of the State of Oklahoma or as a result of statutory

authorization therefor, and any department, agency, board, bureau,

commission, committee or authority of any of the foregoing public

entities.