{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-52-52-288.4","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 52, § 52-288.4","heading":"Board - Composition - Qualifications - Terms - Vacancies","body":"- Additional members - First meeting - Compensation and expenses.\n\nA. The Oklahoma Energy Resources Board shall be composed of at\n\nleast eighteen (18) members. The eighteen members shall be\n\nindependent oil or natural gas producers, or representatives of\n\nmajor oil companies which do business in the state, six to be\n\nappointed by the Governor, six to be appointed by the President Pro\n\nTempore of the Senate and six to be appointed by the Speaker of the\n\nHouse of Representatives. The Governor, President Pro Tempore and\n\nSpeaker of the House of Representatives shall make appointments of\n\nindependent producers from a list of names of independent producers\n\nwhich do business in the state submitted by qualified independent\n\nproducer associations.\n\nB. The members of the Board shall:\n\n1. Be at least twenty-five (25) years of age; and\n\n2. Have at least five (5) years of active experience in the oil\n\nor natural gas industry.\n\nC. The initial term of office for independent producer members\n\nof the Board shall be as follows: six members for one (1) year, six\n\nmembers for two (2) years and six members for three (3) years.\n\nFor the initial appointments of independent producers, each\n\nappointing authority shall make two appointments for one-year terms,\n\ntwo appointments for two-year terms and two appointments for three-\n\nyear terms. Thereafter, the terms of the independent producer\n\nmembers shall be for three (3) years.\n\nD. The six independent producer members of the Board whose\n\ninitial term of office is for one (1) year shall serve until October\n\n1, 1993, at which time their terms shall expire and will be replaced\n\nby the members appointed to three-year terms under subsection E of\n\nthis section.\n\nE. On October 1, 1993, six members shall be appointed to the\n\nBoard who represent major oil companies which do business in the\n\nstate, two to be appointed by the Governor, two to be appointed by\n\nthe President Pro Tempore of the Senate and two to be appointed by\n\nthe Speaker of the House of Representatives. After October 1, 1993,\n\nthe Board shall be composed of eighteen (18) members, twelve of\n\nwhich shall be independent producers and six shall be\n\nrepresentatives of major oil companies.\n\nF. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term of office\n\nin the same manner as the original appointment. The appointed\n\nmembers may be removed from office by a majority vote of the three\n\nappointing authorities in a manner as provided by law.\n\nG. After October 1, 1993, the independent producer and major\n\noil company members of the Board appointed pursuant to subsection A\n\nof this section may by majority vote appoint a maximum of three\n\nrepresentatives from each of the following producer-related areas to\n\nserve as members of the Board: one member from a royalty owner\n\nassociation and two members representing crude oil purchasing\n\ncompanies. These additional members shall have full voting rights\n\nand privileges and will serve three-year terms. They may be removed\n\nfrom the Board by a majority vote of the independent producer and\n\nmajor oil company members of the Board appointed pursuant to\n\nsubsection A of this section.\n\nH. The Board shall at its first meeting elect one of its\n\nmembers as chairperson, who shall preside over meetings of the Board\n\nand perform such other duties as may be required by the Board. The\n\nfirst meeting of the Board shall be called by the Governor.\n\nI. No member of the Board shall receive a salary for duties\n\nperformed as a member of the Board however, members are eligible to\n\nreceive reimbursement for expenses and travel reimbursement as\n\nprovided for in the State Travel Reimbursement Act.\n\nJ. Members serving on the Board shall be eligible to serve on\n\nany other state board or commission if such member is otherwise\n\nqualified to hold such appointed office, notwithstanding the\n\nprovisions of Section 6 of Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes.","path":["OK Code","Title 52"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os52.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"0e13827967e0debdb81d02d97eaeeab4c36c65535f5738b80f9b97a8064ff60d","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-52-52-288.3","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-52-52-288.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}