2016 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 73. State Capital and Capitol Building
§73-180. Funding for asbestos abatement and repairs - Bonds.
A. The Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Authority may provide for the funding for asbestos abatement, repairs, refurbishments, renovation, rewiring, and such other costs as deemed necessary by the Authority to properties and facilities located in the Oklahoma State Capitol Complex, including the State Capitol Building, the Will Rogers Memorial Office Building, the Sequoyah Memorial Office Building and the Historical Society Building, and may hold title to or a leasehold interest in the facilities until such time as the indebtedness created pursuant to this section shall be retired or defeased. Upon the retirement of the indebtedness created pursuant to this section, the title to the facilities and improvements thereon shall be transferred from the Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Authority to the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.
B. For the purpose of paying the costs of the projects authorized in subsection A of this section, the Authority is hereby authorized to borrow monies on the credit of the income and revenues to be derived from such projects and, in anticipation of the collection of such income and revenues, to issue negotiable or competitive bonds not to exceed the sum of Sixteen Million Dollars ($16,000,000.00) as may be determined by the Authority. It is the intent of the Legislature to appropriate to the Office and respective agencies of the state sufficient monies to make rental payments to the Authority for purposes of retiring the debt created pursuant to this section.
C. The Authority may issue the bonds in one or more series and in conjunction with other issues of the Authority.
D. Insofar as they are not in conflict with the provisions of this section, the provisions of Section 151 et seq. of this title shall apply to this section.
E. All interest earned on any reserve funds created by such bonds held by the State Treasurer, as collected, shall be paid into the General Revenue Fund.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 334, § 3, emerg. eff. June 8, 1995. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 683.
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