Opinion No. (1999)

Dear Department of Transportation McCaleb,

¶ 0 This office has received your request for an Opinion asking, in effect, the following question:

Is compliance with the terms of 27 O.S. 13 (1991) whichprescribes the general policies for the acquisition of realproperty by condemnation a prerequisite to a valid condemnationby the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority which is authorized to acquireproperty by condemnation pursuant to 69 O.S. 1707 and 69O.S. 1708 (1991)?

¶ 1 The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority (OTA) is an agency of the State of Oklahoma created and operated under Sections 1701 to 1735, inclusive of…