2016 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 73. State Capital and Capitol Building
§73-15.1. Management and control of space by Legislature.

A. The Legislature shall have management and control of the following space in the State Capitol Building:

1. The space on the third, fourth, fifth and sixth floors;

2. The space in the basement that is occupied by the Legislature on June 1, 1995;

3. Approximately six thousand nine hundred thirty-nine (6,939) square feet of space in the west wing of the first floor that is occupied by the Department of Libraries on June 1, 1995;

4. Approximately six thousand six hundred ninety-one (6,691) square feet of space in the west wing of the basement that is occupied by the Department of Libraries and the Office of Management and Enterprise Services on June 1, 1995;

5. Approximately three thousand seven hundred seventy (3,770) square feet of space in the west wing of the basement that is occupied by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services on June 1, 1995;

6. Approximately two thousand one hundred (2,100) square feet of space in the center of the basement that is occupied by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services on June 1, 1995;

7. Approximately six hundred (600) square feet of space in the center of the basement that is occupied by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services on June 1, 1995;

8. Approximately two thousand three hundred one (2,301) square feet of space in the center of the basement that is occupied by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services on June 1, 1995;

9. Approximately twelve thousand five hundred sixty (12,560) square feet of space in the west wing of the first floor that is occupied by the Office of the Attorney General on June 1, 2001; provided, upon the Office of the Attorney General vacating such space, any renovations thereto shall be made in such a manner as to ensure preservation and maintenance of the cultural and historic integrity of the Capitol; and

10. Upon completion of the project authorized in Section 332 of this title, all space in the west wing of the second floor that is occupied by the Supreme Court, all space in the north wing of the second floor that is occupied by the Court of Criminal Appeals and any other space in the State Capitol Building that is occupied by the appellate courts prior to relocation to the Wiley Post Historical Building; provided:

a.the Supreme Court shall continue to have exclusive management and control of the Supreme Court courtroom and designated robing room located in the west wing of the second floor, and

b.the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall have management and control over approximately one thousand eight hundred sixty-five (1,865) square feet designated for use as a fitness center located adjacent to the southwest stairwell in the basement.

B. The authority of the Legislature to allot space may be delegated to the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Each House of the State Legislature shall have the exclusive charge of the purchase, use, allotment, and disposition of its respective chambers, committee rooms, fixtures, furniture, supplies, and apparatus, and shall be responsible for the use and preservation of same. The provisions of this section shall not prohibit the Legislature from allowing agencies of the executive or judicial departments to use space within the State Capitol Building that is under its management and control.

Added by Laws 1995, c. 268, § 2. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 346, § 2, emerg. eff. June 1, 2001; Laws 2006, c. 89, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2006; Laws 2009, c. 317, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2009; Laws 2010, c. 396, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2010; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 659; Laws 2013, c. 384, § 1.