Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-482: Powers and duties

The Advisory Committee on Intergovernmental Relations shall:

1. Serve as a forum for the discussion and resolution of

intergovernmental problems;

2. Engage in such activities and make such studies and

investigations as are necessary or desirable in the accomplishment

of its purposes as provided for in this act;

3. Consider, on its own initiative, ways and means of fostering

better relations among local governments and between local

governments and the state government;

4. Propose legislation, constitutional amendments, and model

local ordinances necessary to implement recommendations of the

Committee;

5. Encourage, and where appropriate, coordinate studies

relating to intergovernmental relations conducted by universities,

state, local, and federal agencies, and research and consulting

organizations;

6. Review the recommendations of national commissions studying

federal, state, and local government relationships and problems and

assess their possible application to Oklahoma;

7. Review the fiscal relationships between state and local

governments pursuant to federal proposals on general revenue sharing

or federal programs having significant intergovernmental

implications;

8. Undertake studies to determine the most effective means by

which state government and local government organizations can

participate in the federal grant system. Such studies shall make

recommendations affecting the state executive and legislative

branches and local government organizations, and shall develop an

operational plan and recommendations for initial implementation

actions;

9. Study the laws relating to the assessment and taxation of

property;

10. Review technical and financial assistance available to

counties, cities, municipalities and agencies owned and controlled

by them, governmental conferences or councils, regional planning

commissions, community development groups, community action

agencies, and similar agencies for the purposes of aiding and

encouraging an orderly, productive, and coordinated development of

the state, and to strengthen local planning responsibility and

capability; and

11. Make such studies as the Legislature may request.