Okla. Stat. tit. 73, § 73-99.14: Project work standards – Eligible expenses – Oversight

A. Before an applicant may spend any monies awarded by the

Oklahoma Capitol Complex and Centennial Commemoration Commission for

an historic capitol building project, the Commission shall adopt

minimum standards for the description of project work in cooperation

with the Oklahoma Historic Preservation Officer at the Oklahoma

Historical Society.

1. An applicant that receives a grant for the preservation or

rehabilitation of an historic capitol building pursuant to the

Oklahoma Historic Capitols Preservation Program must use the United

States Secretary of Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation for work

on the project.

2. An applicant that receives a grant for the preservation or

rehabilitation of an historic capitol building pursuant to the

program may use the money only for eligible preservation and

rehabilitation expenses that the Commission in cooperation with the

Oklahoma Historic Preservation Officer at the Oklahoma Historical

Society prescribes by rule. Eligible expenses may include, but are

not limited to:

a. structural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing

systems and weather protection and emergency public

safety issues not covered by insurance,

b. code and environmental compliance, including, but not

limited to, complying with the federal Americans with

Disabilities Act of 1990 and its subsequent amendments

and other federal or state laws relating to

accessibility standards, hazardous materials

mitigation rules and other similar concerns,

c. replication of a missing architectural feature,

d. removal of an inappropriate addition or modification,

and

e. rehabilitation of a courtroom or other significant

public space in a functional and historically

appropriate manner.

B. The Commission in cooperation with the Oklahoma Historic

Preservation Officer at the Oklahoma Historical Society by rule

shall provide for oversight procedures on a project. These rules

shall provide for reasonable inspections by the Oklahoma Historic

Preservation Officer or staff assigned by the Officer to inspect

projects and periodic reports by an applicant on the progress of a

project.