{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-70-70-2201","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-2201","heading":"Authorization to construct and equip buildings, plants,","body":"systems, etc. - Fees and charges.\n\nAny school district which has established junior college\n\neducational courses above the twelfth grade which complies with the\n\nregulations and standards set up by the State Board of Education and\n\nthe State Regents for Higher Education, by its Board of Education,\n\nacting for and in behalf of such school district, subject to and in\n\naccordance with the terms hereof, is hereby authorized from time to\n\ntime to set aside such portion of its respective campuses or of the\n\ncampuses under the jurisdiction of said Board, or any other land\n\nowned or leased by said Board as may be necessary and suitable for\n\nthe construction thereon of dormitories, kitchens, dining halls,\n\nauditoriums, student union buildings, field houses, stadiums, public\n\nutility plants, and systems for the supplying of water, gas, heat,\n\nor power to the junior college or such college or institution, and\n\nother self-liquidating projects and other revenue-producing\n\nbuildings deemed necessary by said Board for the comfort,\n\nconvenience, and welfare of its students, and suitable for the\n\npurposes for which said institutions were established, including\n\nadditions to existing buildings used for such purposes; to acquire\n\nthrough construction, purchase, condemnation, or any combination\n\nthereof, such dormitories, kitchens, dining halls, auditoriums,\n\nstudent union buildings, field houses, stadiums, public utility\n\nplants and systems, and other revenue-producing buildings and\n\nacquire or construct additions, improvements, and extensions to\n\nexisting buildings and structures used for such purposes and to\n\nequip, furnish, maintain, and operate all such buildings and\n\nstructures; and to acquire through purchase, condemnation or\n\notherwise, any land, rights-of-way, easements, licenses and permits\n\nneeded for the present or future use of such buildings, structures,\n\nplants, and systems; provided, that such Board of Education shall\n\nnot construct or acquire, for its respective institution, such\n\nutility plants or systems whose capacity is in excess of the present\n\nor reasonably contemplated future needs of such institution.\n\nWhen, in the opinion of the Board of Education of any such\n\ninstitution, any of the buildings, structures, plants, and systems\n\nconstructed, acquired, improved, extended, added to, furnished, or\n\nequipped as above authorized are deemed necessary by the said Board\n\nfor the comfort, convenience, and welfare of the student body as a\n\nwhole, or for any specified class or part thereof, the Board of\n\nEducation shall have authority to charge and collect from all\n\nstudents in attendance at such college, school, or institution, or\n\nfrom any specified class or part thereof for which such facilities\n\nare so deemed necessary, fees and charges for the use or\n\navailability of such buildings and structures and for the services\n\nor commodities to be made available by such plants, systems, or\n\nfacilities. The proceeds of all such fees and charges shall be\n\nconsidered as revenues within the meaning of Section 3 hereof and\n\nthe provisions of said section shall be applicable thereto. Where\n\nthe commodities and services supplied by any such plant and system\n\ntemporarily shall be found to be in excess of the requirements of\n\nthe college, school, or institution, the Board of Education may sell\n\nthe surplus to other public or nonprofit consumers, including\n\nincorporated municipalities, and in that connection may enter into\n\nsuch agreements as it may consider advisable. All revenues received\n\nfrom the sale of such surplus shall likewise be considered and\n\ntreated as other revenues under Section 3 hereof. Such Board of\n\nEducation may also enter into agreements for the purchase of water,\n\nelectricity, gas, heat, or power to be distributed through the\n\nmedium of any such plant or system, provided only that no agreement\n\nentered into under the provisions of this paragraph shall pledge the\nfrom the sale of such surplus shall likewise be considered and\n\ntreated as other revenues under Section 3 hereof. Such Board of\n\nEducation may also enter into agreements for the purchase of water,\n\nelectricity, gas, heat, or power to be distributed through the\n\nmedium of any such plant or system, provided only that no agreement\n\nentered into under the provisions of this paragraph shall pledge the\n\ncredit of the State of Oklahoma.","path":["OK Code","Title 70"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os70.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"fd17b27a2308802bc373d1e8e0ac35c7403a09e586a866e1311dc135cbc7662e","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-70-70-22-113","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-70-70-2202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}