ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 2994	By:	Newell of the House

				and

		Newberry of the Senate

An Act relating to cities and towns; authorizing inclusion of certain real property in street improvement districts under certain circumstances; imposing duties upon municipal clerk; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.

SUBJECT:  Street improvement districts

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

SECTION 1.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 36-227 of Title 11, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:

A.  Before any property can be included as part of a street improvement district pursuant to Section 36-202 of Title 11 of the Oklahoma Statutes or any municipal governing body action pursuant to Section 36-203 of Title 11 of the Oklahoma Statutes, written consent shall be obtained by the owners of more than one-half (1/2), in area, of the land to be included in the street improvement district.

B.  It shall be the responsibility of the petitioners to provide the municipal clerk with the requisite number of signatures if a street improvement district is created pursuant to Section 36-202 of Title 11 of the Oklahoma Statutes.  It shall be the responsibility of the municipality to provide the municipal clerk with the requisite number of signatures if a street improvement district is created pursuant to Section 36-203 of Title 11 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

C.  The municipal clerk shall certify that the requisite number of signatures consenting to a street improvement district is received before approving such district.

SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2012.

Passed the House of Representatives the 1st day of March, 2012.

	
Presiding Officer of the House of
	Representatives

Passed the Senate the 24th day of April, 2012.

	
Presiding Officer of the Senate