Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-302.1: Department of Transportation County Advisory Board

A. There is hereby created the Department of Transportation

County Advisory Board. The Board shall be made up of nine (9)

county commissioners selected by the Oklahoma Cooperative Circuit

Engineering Districts Board. One member shall be elected from each

of the eight districts of the Oklahoma Cooperative Circuit

Engineering Districts Board and one member shall be selected at

large by the other eight members. Each member shall hold office for

a two-year term or until the successor of the member takes office.

Their term of office shall begin on July 1 of the succeeding fiscal

year. It shall be the duty of the Board to act in an advisory

capacity to the Director of the Department of Transportation. The

Board shall review the County Road and Bridge Programs of the

Department. The Board shall meet no less than on a quarterly basis

with the Director of the Department of Transportation and the staff

of the Director to discuss areas of mutual concern.

B. The Board is authorized to develop the following criteria

for the County Road Machinery and Equipment Revolving Fund:

1. Establish estimated purchase prices for equipment and road

machinery;

2. Establish amortization schedules for all equipment and road

machinery;

3. Establish a list of independent appraisers to be used for

equipment and road machinery inspections;

4. Establish the County Funding Classification Designation

priority list;

5. Establish the method, manner and expense of marking or

identifying all equipment and road machinery;

6. Establish a list of items which are to be purchased from the

state purchase list;

7. Establish a maximum purchase allocation for participating

counties and circuit engineering districts; and

8. Establish and approve an interest rate which may be charged

on all leases or lease-purchase agreements.

C. The Board will have the authority to determine the financial

obligation of a county when road machinery or equipment is destroyed

by an act of God or other unforeseen occurrence.