2016 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 74. State Government
§74-8201.1. Tulsa Race Riot Memorial of Reconciliation Design Committee – Membership and duties.

A. There is hereby created The 1921 Tulsa Race Riot Memorial of Reconciliation Design Committee. The purpose of the Design Committee shall be to recommend the design of The 1921 Tulsa Race Riot Memorial of Reconciliation and to provide oversight and advice to the Oklahoma Historical Society in the development, construction and operations of such memorial. Monies appropriated by the Legislature necessary for construction and design of the memorial shall be set at an amount not to exceed Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00).

B. The Committee shall consist of seventeen (17) members as follows:

1. Two members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;

2. Two members of the Oklahoma State Senate appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate;

3. Two members appointed by the Governor;

4. The former Chair of The 1921 Tulsa Race Riot Commission at the time that the Commission terminated, or a designee;

5. The Executive Director of the Oklahoma Historical Society, or a designee;

6. The Executive Director of the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department, or a designee;

7. The Mayor of the City of Tulsa, or a designee;

8. The Chair of the Tulsa City Council, or a designee;

9. The Chair of the Board of County Commissioners of Tulsa County, or designee;

10. One member, appointed by the Mayor of the City of Tulsa, who shall be a resident in the area of the ward or equivalent political subdivision of the City of Tulsa known as "Greenwood", and historically identified as "Black Wall Street of America";

11. Two nonlegislator Tulsa County residents, one of whom shall be appointed by the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives and one of whom shall be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate; and

12. The executive directors or equivalent officers, or their designees, of the Metropolitan Tulsa Chamber of Commerce and the chamber of commerce organization for the Greenwood Area.

C. The members shall annually elect a chair and vice-chair from among the membership. Meetings of the Design Committee shall be subject to the provisions of the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act and the Oklahoma Open Records Act.

D. Members of the Design Committee shall receive no compensation for their service on the Design Committee, but shall receive travel reimbursement as follows:

1. Legislative members of the Design Committee shall be reimbursed for necessary travel expenses incurred in the performance of their duties in accordance with the provisions of Section 456 of this title;

2. Nonlegislative state agency members of the Design Committee shall be reimbursed by their agencies pursuant to the provisions of the State Travel Reimbursement Act; and

3. Other members of the Design Committee shall be reimbursed by the Oklahoma Historical Society pursuant to the provisions of the State Travel Reimbursement Act.

E. Staffing for the Design Committee shall be provided by the staffs of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, the Oklahoma State Senate and the Oklahoma Historical Society.

F. The duties of the Design Committee shall be to:

1. Develop criteria for and solicit public comment and input on the development and design of The 1921 Tulsa Race Riot Memorial of Reconciliation;

2. Develop and implement criteria for The 1921 Tulsa Race Riot Memorial of Reconciliation Design Competition which shall include, but not be limited to, solicitation of designs from appropriate persons or entities. The Design Committee shall select three designs as finalists from among the designs submitted through the competition and shall present the selected designs to the public for comment and input. The Design Committee shall give due consideration to the comments received from the public in choosing the design that, in the opinion of a majority of the Design Committee members, is most appropriate to commemorate the lives of the victims and honor the survivors of The 1921 Tulsa Race Riot. The Design Committee shall forward the selected design to the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate;

3. From the three finalists, select the design winner and an alternate whose designs shall be forwarded to the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Historical Society;

4. Provide oversight and advice to the Oklahoma Historical Society during the development, design and construction of The 1921 Tulsa Race Riot Memorial of Reconciliation; and

5. Assist with the creation of a nonprofit organization the principal purpose of which shall be to assist in implementing the provisions of the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot Reconciliation Act of 2001.

G. The Executive Director of the Oklahoma Historical Society shall be responsible for awarding all contracts related to the construction of the memorial. The Executive Director, in consultation with the Committee, may elect to use the alternate design or recommend the reopening of the award process if the winning design construction exceeds the anticipated budget for the memorial.

Added by Laws 2000, c. 36, § 3, emerg. eff. April 6, 2000. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 315, § 3; Laws 2002, c. 395, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.