2023 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 61. Public Buildings and Public Works
§61-327. Procedures for disposal or lease of certain state-owned real property.

A. Unless procedures for state agency real property transactions are otherwise specifically provided for by law, no state agency shall sell, lease, exchange, or otherwise dispose of such real property subject to its jurisdiction, or lease, purchase or otherwise acquire real property subject to its jurisdiction, except as authorized by subsection L of this section and as otherwise provided for in this section. As used in this section, "state agency" means any department, board, commission, institution, agency or entity of state government.

B. 1. Every state agency shall request the Office of Management and Enterprise Services to dispose of real property upon:

• a.legislative authorization,
• b.authorization by the Long-Range Capital Planning Commission, or
• c.a determination, in writing, by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services or the state agency that a parcel of real property subject to its jurisdiction is no longer needed.

2. Upon the request of the state agency to dispose of real property, the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall estimate the value of the property, and:

• a.for properties with an estimated value of greater than Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00), obtain at least one complete appraisal made by a person certified by the Real Estate Appraiser Board of the Oklahoma Insurance Department, who shall ascertain:
• (1)the present fair value of the property,
• (2)the present value of the improvements on such property, and
• (3)the actual condition of the improvements on the property,
• b.after completion of the provisions of subsection L of this section, cause notice of such sale to be published for at least one (1) day in a newspaper of general statewide circulation authorized to publish legal notices, and weekly for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county or counties in which the property is located. The notice shall contain the legal description of each parcel of real property to be offered for sale, the appraised value thereof, the time and location of the sale or opening of the bids, and terms of the sale including the fact that no parcel of property shall be sold for less than ninety percent (90%) of the appraised value of the real property; provided, in lieu of such procedure, the information may be published electronically on the Office of Management and Enterprise Services' website if the notice of sale and instructions on accessing the public information are published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or counties in which the property is located weekly for three (3) consecutive weeks,
• c.offer the property through electronic auction, public auction or sealed bids within three (3) weeks after the last publication of the notice. The property shall be sold to the highest bidder. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall not accept a bid of less than ninety percent (90%) of the average appraised fair value of the property and the improvements on such property,
• d.if the property is being disposed of in compliance with Section 908 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the Office may auction the property at public or electronic auction provided proper public notice is given in compliance with this section and the property has been approved for liquidation by the Long-Range Capital Planning Commission. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services is authorized to reject all bids,
• e.if the property has an estimated value of less than Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00), the Office of Management and Enterprise Services may establish the value through market comparison and may dispose of the property based on estimated value without obtaining a certified appraisal; provided, however, the sale shall comply with all other requirements of statute, and
• f.if the property is landlocked, the Office of Management and Enterprise Services may offer the property through indirect sale to the adjacent property owner for not less than ninety percent (90%) of fair market value, as determined in compliance with this section. All sales costs, including any required surveys and appraisals, shall be at the expense of the buyer.

3. The cost of the appraisal required by the provisions of this section, together with other necessary expenses incurred pursuant to this section, shall be paid by the state agency for which the real property is to be sold from funds available to the state agency for such expenditure. All monies received from the sale or disposal of the property, except those monies necessary to pay the expenses incurred pursuant to this section, shall be deposited in the Maintenance of State Buildings Revolving Fund unless otherwise provided by law.

4. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services may dismiss from consideration any appraisal found to be incomplete or flawed.

C. Unless otherwise provided by law, the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall review and approve state agency real property transactions. A state agency shall not lease or acquire real property, or lease, dispose of or transfer state-owned real property until the Office provides notice of transaction approval to the state agency. Prior to approval, a state agency shall provide documents to the Office and provide reference to statutory or other legal authority of the state agency to lease or acquire real property, or lease, dispose of or transfer state-owned real property. If the state agency intends to lease or acquire real property, the state agency shall state the intended use of the real property, and shall provide the Office with required telework documentation. Within thirty (30) days of receipt, the Office shall provide notice of transaction approval or disapproval to the state agency.

D. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the lease of office space or real property subject to supervision of the Commissioners of the Land Office or district boards of education.

E. 1. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall maintain a comprehensive inventory of state-owned real property and its use excluding property of the public schools and property subject to the jurisdiction of the Commissioners of the Land Office.

2. Each state agency shall, within thirty (30) days of the closing date for lands newly acquired, provide to the Office a list of records, deeds, abstracts and other title instruments showing the description of and relating to any and all such lands or interests therein.

3. The provisions of paragraph 2 of this subsection shall apply to all lands of public trusts having a state agency as the primary beneficiary, but shall not apply to lands of municipalities, counties, school districts, or agencies thereof, or Department of Transportation rights-of-way.

4. A state agency that sells or otherwise disposes of land shall notify the Office within thirty (30) days of the disposition closing date.

F. This section shall not be construed to authorize any state agency, not otherwise authorized by law, to sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of any real property owned by the state.

G. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services and the Secretary of the Commissioners of the Land Office, or designee, as provided in subsection L of this section may provide services to sell, transfer, trade or purchase real property for other state agencies.

H. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall, pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act, promulgate rules to effect procedures necessary to the fulfillment of its responsibilities under this section.

I. The Oklahoma Ordnance Works Authority and its lands, and the Northeast Oklahoma Public Facilities Authority, the Oklahoma Historical Society, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority and the Department of Wildlife managed lands shall be exempt from the application of this section. The Grand River Dam Authority and its lands shall be exempt from the application of this section for any real property disposed of prior to November 1, 2006.

J. Unless otherwise provided for by law, the procedures established pursuant to this section for the sale or exchange of real estate or personal property as authorized pursuant to Sections 2222 and 2223 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall be followed unless the sale is to an entity of state government.

K. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall contract with experts, professionals or consultants as necessary to perform the duties of the Office. Selections shall be made using the qualifications-based procedures established in Section 62 of this title and the rules promulgated by the Director for the selection of construction managers and design consultants.

L. 1. No state agency shall sell, lease, exchange, or otherwise dispose of such real property subject to its jurisdiction, or lease, purchase or otherwise acquire real property subject to its jurisdiction, until such agency or the Office of Management and Enterprise Services acting on the agency's behalf has presented to the Secretary of the Commissioners of the Land Office, or designee, all information collected pursuant to subparagraph a of paragraph 2 of subsection B of this section, and provided the Secretary of the Commissioners of the Land Office or designee a twenty-calendar-day period to provide a proposal for the acquisition or disposal of applicable real property.

2. The Secretary of the Commissioners of the Land Office or designee may decline to provide such a proposal; provided such notice of decline is communicated to the Office of Management and Enterprise Services in written or electronic form. Upon the reception of such notice of decline by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, the twenty-calendar-day period otherwise required by this subsection shall be deemed to have expired.

Added by Laws 1983, c. 304, § 181, eff. July 1, 1983. Amended by Laws 1985, H.J.R. No. 1039, p. 1682, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 1985; Laws 1997, c. 292, § 8, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 1998, c. 203, § 9, emerg. eff. May 11, 1998; Laws 2003, c. 372, § 17, eff. July 1, 2003; Laws 2005, c. 234, § 2, emerg. eff. May 26, 2005; Laws 2006, c. 271, § 36, eff. July 1, 2006; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 818; Laws 2013, c. 209, § 7, eff. July 1, 2013. Renumbered from § 129.4 of Title 74 by Laws 2013, c. 209, § 39, eff. July 1, 2013. Amended by Laws 2014, c. 286, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2014; Laws 2016, c. 309, § 2, emerg. eff. May 16, 2016; Laws 2019, c. 204, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2019; Laws 2021, c. 483, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2021; Laws 2022, c. 238, § 47, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.