{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-1585","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1585","heading":"Dispute resolution - Enforcement","body":"A. Dispute Resolution.\n\n1. Upon request by a member state, the Commission shall attempt\n\nto resolve disputes related to the Compact that arise among member\n\nstates and between member and nonmember states.\n\n2. The Commission shall promulgate a rule providing for both\n\nmediation and binding dispute resolution for disputes as\n\nappropriate.\n\nB. Enforcement.\n\n1. The Commission, in the reasonable exercise of its\n\ndiscretion, shall enforce the provisions and rules of this Compact.\n\n2. By majority vote, the Commission may initiate legal action\n\nin the United States District Court for the District of Columbia or\n\nthe federal district where the Commission has its principal offices\n\nagainst a member state in default to enforce compliance with the\n\nprovisions of the Compact and its promulgated rules and bylaws. The\n\nrelief sought may include both injunctive relief and damages. In\n\nthe event judicial enforcement is necessary, the prevailing member\n\nshall be awarded all costs of litigation, including reasonable\n\nattorney fees.\n\n3. The remedies herein shall not be the exclusive remedies of\n\nthe Commission. The Commission may pursue any other remedies\n\navailable under federal or state law.","path":["OK Code","Title 59"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os59.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"28b435d89dcbabad6f3cf16a7d6241db0fe24936030435252663c887315cd30e","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-1584","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-1586"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}