Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-2204: Powers, rights and duties of Department

There are hereby granted to and imposed in the Oklahoma Tourism

and Recreation Department the following additional powers, rights

and duties:

1. Sue and be sued;

2. Adopt, use, and alter an official seal;

3. Make bylaws for the management and regulation of its

affairs;

4. Appoint, prescribe the duties, and fix the compensation for

officers, agents, and employees;

5. Make contracts and execute instruments as in the judgment of

the Department are necessary or convenient to the exercise of the

powers conferred upon it by law; and

6. Promulgate rules and policies necessary and convenient to

the exercise of the powers conferred upon it by law.