{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-64-64-1003","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 64, § 64-1003","heading":"Public project and programs using federal, state or local","body":"funds, nonprofit rural water districts and certain rural water\n\ndistricts - Easements.\n\nA. The Commissioners of the Land Office may grant easements to\n\nentities with power of eminent domain pursuant to the policies of\n\nSection 13 of Title 27 of the Oklahoma Statutes.\n\nB. The Commissioners shall, upon written application, grant\n\neasements to:\n\n1. Nonprofit rural water districts organized pursuant to\n\nSection 863 of Title 18 of the Oklahoma Statutes;\n\n2. Rural water districts organized pursuant to the Rural Water,\n\nSewer, Gas and Solid Waste Management Districts Act; or\n\n3. Rural electric cooperatives organized pursuant to Section\n\n437 of Title 18 of the Oklahoma Statutes, for the purpose of laying\n\na water or power line upon the property.\n\nC. Prior to the granting of such easement, an appraisal shall\n\nbe conducted to determine the fair market value of the easement.\n\nThe district or cooperative requesting the easement shall petition\n\nthe District Court in the county in which the easement is located to\n\ndetermine the fair market value of the easement. The court shall\n\nappoint three disinterested persons who are residents of that county\n\nwho shall first take an oath to fairly and impartially appraise the\n\nvalue of the easement. The appraisers shall meet and determine the\n\nfair market value of the easement, in writing, and return the same\n\nunder their signatures to the court. Said appraisal shall show the\n\nfair market value of the easement. Appraiser's fees shall be set by\n\nthe court and charged to the requesting district or cooperative as\n\ncosts. The district or cooperative shall enclose a certified copy\n\nof the appraisal and payment in the amount of the appraised value\n\nwith its written request for easement to the Commissioners of the\n\nLand Office. Except for the amount received for the granting of an\n\neasement, no additional fees or other charges shall be assessed by\n\nCommissioners of the Land Office for the granting of such easement.\n\nD. The granting of easements pursuant to this section shall be\n\ntimely and shall not exceed sixty (60) days from date that the\n\nappraisal is submitted to the district court.\n\nE. Easements shall run concurrently with the life of the\n\nfacilities installed.","path":["OK Code","Title 64"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os64.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"d9c1bac15ab7bf2f6bf11bb8237f63aeff394e6271f041f5220665db83022b7f","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-64-64-1002a","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-64-64-1004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}