{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-73-73-321","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 73, § 73-321","heading":"Improvements to Samuel Layton Building - Funding","body":"A. The Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Authority is authorized to\n\nconstruct improvements to real property and to provide funding for\n\nrepairs, refurbishments and improvements to real and personal\n\nproperty and for funding for renovation, repair, remodeling and\n\nfurnishing the Samuel Layton Building, also known as the Power\n\nPlant, and for construction, landscaping and improvements on state-\n\nowned property located adjacent to such building for parking and\n\noffice space for the Office of the Attorney General including\n\nnecessary repairs and remediation to the tunnel connecting the\n\nSamuel Layton Building to the State Capitol Building.\n\nB. The Authority may hold title to the real and personal\n\nproperty and improvements until such time as any obligations issued\n\nfor this purpose are retired or defeased and may lease the real\n\nproperty and improvements to the Office of the Attorney General.\n\nUpon final redemption or defeasance of the obligations created\n\npursuant to this section, title to the real and personal property\n\nand improvements shall be transferred from the Oklahoma Capitol\n\nImprovement Authority, to the Office of Management and Enterprise\n\nServices.\n\nC. For the purpose of paying the costs for acquisition and\n\nconstruction of the real property and improvements and personal\n\nproperty and making the repairs, refurbishments, and improvements to\n\nreal and personal property, and providing funding for the project\n\nauthorized in subsection A of this section, and for the purpose\n\nauthorized in subsection E of this section, the Authority is hereby\n\nauthorized to borrow monies on the credit of the income and revenues\n\nto be derived from the leasing of such real and personal property\n\nand improvements and, in anticipation of the collection of such\n\nincome and revenues, to issue negotiable obligations in a total\n\namount not to exceed Fifteen Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars\n\n($15,600,000.00) whether issued in one or more series. Provided,\n\nthe Authority shall not issue any obligations pursuant to this\n\nsection prior to January 1, 2002.\n\nD. The Office of the Attorney General is authorized to lease\n\noffice space in the buildings authorized by this section and to use\n\nfunds available in the Attorney General's Evidence Fund to make\n\nrental payments for such office space. In the event sufficient\n\nfunds are not available in the Attorney General's Evidence Fund to\n\nmake rental payments necessary to retire the obligations created\n\npursuant to this section, it is the intent of the Legislature to\n\nappropriate sufficient funds to the Attorney General's Evidence Fund\n\nfor such purpose.\n\nE. To the extent funds are available from the proceeds of the\n\nborrowing authorized by subsection C of this section, the Oklahoma\n\nCapitol Improvement Authority shall provide for the payment of\n\nprofessional fees and associated costs related to the projects\n\nauthorized in subsection A of this section.\n\nF. The Authority may issue obligations in one or more series\n\nand in conjunction with other issues of the Authority. The\n\nAuthority is authorized to hire bond counsel, financial consultants,\n\nand such other professionals as it may deem necessary to provide for\n\nthe efficient sale of the obligations and may utilize a portion of\n\nthe proceeds of any borrowing to create such reserves as may be\n\ndeemed necessary and to pay costs associated with the issuance and\n\nadministration of such obligations.\n\nG. The obligations authorized under this section may be sold at\n\neither competitive or negotiated sale, as determined by the\n\nAuthority, and in such form and at such prices as may be authorized\n\nby the Authority. The Authority may enter into agreements with such\n\ncredit enhancers and liquidity providers as may be determined\n\nnecessary to efficiently market the obligations. The obligations\nage 126\n\nG. The obligations authorized under this section may be sold at\n\neither competitive or negotiated sale, as determined by the\n\nAuthority, and in such form and at such prices as may be authorized\n\nby the Authority. The Authority may enter into agreements with such\n\ncredit enhancers and liquidity providers as may be determined\n\nnecessary to efficiently market the obligations. The obligations\n\nmay mature and have such provisions for redemption as shall be\n\ndetermined by the Authority, but in no event shall the final\n\nmaturity of such obligations occur later than twenty (20) years from\n\nthe first principal maturity date.\n\nH. Any interest earnings on funds or accounts created for the\n\npurposes of this section may be utilized as partial payment of the\n\nannual debt service or for the purposes directed by the Authority.\n\nI. The obligations issued under this section, the transfer\n\nthereof and the interest earned on such obligations, including any\n\nprofit derived from the sale thereof, shall not be subject to\n\ntaxation of any kind by the State of Oklahoma, or by any county,\n\nmunicipality or political subdivision therein.\n\nJ. The Authority may direct the investment of all monies in any\n\nfunds or accounts created in connection with the offering of the\n\nobligations authorized under this section. Such investments shall\n\nbe made in a manner consistent with the investment guidelines of the\n\nState Treasurer. The Authority may place additional restrictions on\n\nthe investment of such monies if necessary to enhance the\n\nmarketability of the obligations.\n\nK. Insofar as they are not in conflict with the provisions of\n\nthis section, the provisions of Section 151 et seq. of this title\n\nshall apply to this section.","path":["OK Code","Title 73"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os73.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"37a653b050e4057d8378d7c33fa4b6e2fccbb0d1c94e3df8efef7632a0ce151c","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-73-73-315","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-73-73-332"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}