Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-5154: Partnership Committee - Office of Public-Private

Partnerhship - Scope of authority.

A. The Partnership Committee shall have the ability to identify

potential public-private partnerships, to review and endorse a short

list of qualified bidders, to approve requests for proposals and to

approve template contracts before they are sent to bidders. The

Partnership Committee shall operate with the assistance of the

Office of Public-Private Partnerships. In order to protect the

Separation of Power set out in Article IV of the Oklahoma

Constitution, the Partnership Committee shall not have the power to

enter into any contract, nor shall it have the power to block any

contract negotiated by the Director of the Office of Management and

Enterprise Services (OMES) and the authorized representative of any

responsible state agency.

B. There shall be established within OMES an Office of Public-

Private Partnerships, which shall have the authority to charge fees

for services it shall render as part of the procedures to establish

partnerships in accordance with this act and to receive money to

cover its operating expenses and to accomplish the purposes of this

act.

C. The Director of OMES and the authorized representative of a

responsible state agency shall jointly take any action and execute

any public-private partnership contract, authorized under this act,

for the provision of a public service in order to more efficiently

and effectively provide public services, including by generating

additional resources in support of those public services and related

projects.