2015 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 73. State Capital and Capitol Building
§73-99.4. Administration of Preservation Program - Grants.

A. The Oklahoma Capitol Complex and Centennial Commemoration Commission shall administer the Oklahoma Centennial County Courthouses Preservation Program. The Commission shall coordinate its activities with the Oklahoma Historic Preservation Officer at the Oklahoma Historical Society for those rehabilitation or preservation projects involving historic county courthouses.

B. All counties that own a county courthouse may apply to the Commission for a grant for a county courthouse project. The application for a project must:

1. State the location of the county courthouse;

2. State whether the courthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places;

3. State the amount of monies or in-kind contributions that the county promises to contribute to the project and the methods by which they will be provided;

4. State whether the courthouse is currently functioning as a courthouse;

5. Include any plans, including but not limited to a master preservation plan, that the county may have for the project; and

6. Include any other information that the Commission by rule may require.

C. The Commission may award a grant to a county that owns a county courthouse for the purpose of preserving or rehabilitating the courthouse, if the county’s application meets the standards of the program. In considering whether to award a grant, the Commission shall consider the factors listed in this section and any other factors that the Commission may adopt by rule. In considering whether to award a grant, the Commission shall consider the following factors:

1. County courthouses which still function as courthouses;

2. The cost to preserve or rehabilitate the historic county courthouse; and

3. Other factors that the Commission may by rule adopt.

D. The Commission may by rule set a limit on the grant amount for a project. These amounts may be expressed as a dollar amount or as a percentage of the total amount appropriated for implementing the program during a fiscal year.

E. The Commission shall adopt rules regarding the application and grant process and the way in which the Commission will consider a county’s contribution to project costs pursuant to this section.

Added by Laws 2000, c. 294, § 4, eff. July 1, 2000.