Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-821.2: Grant of powers - Public right and public benefit

Any such independent school district is hereby authorized to

acquire or construct within its corporate boundaries, one or more

stadia, sport arenas or other recreational facilities or to build

additions thereto or additions to existing stadia, sport arenas or

other recreational facilities, including land and equipment

therefor, and to own, maintain and operate, or to own and (in

addition to any and all other uses to which this property may be

placed and disposition which can be made of it) lease to, or cause

to be maintained and operated by, a financially responsible

operating company, corporation, or individual, experienced in

similar types of business, or to own and lease to a responsible

person, firm or corporation who shall construct, finance and operate

one or more stadia, sport arenas or other recreational facilities,

and when operated by the independent school district to charge fees,

rent and tolls for the use of such facilities. Such independent

school district is authorized to prescribe and enforce the fees,

rent and tolls which are to be charged for such facilities by any

lessee or operator thereof, as more fully provided in Section 6, and

in addition to any and all other means to assure prompt payment of

rentals by such lessee or operator, the independent school district

may in the lease or operating contract reserve a lien on the money

collected by the lessee or operator from such fees, tolls and other

charges and revenue until the rental consideration for such current

term of the lease or operating contract shall have been paid to the

independent school district or its nominee. The right of the

independent school district to own, maintain, operate and cause to

be operated such facilities and to fix and collect fees, rent, tolls

and other revenue for the use of such facilities is hereby declared

to be a public right and use and such right and facilities to

constitute a public benefit.