Legal Opinion
In Re State Ex Rel. Department of Transportation
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided March 16, 1982No. 55257PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OP ALA, Justice:
The object of this proceeding is to test the constitutionality of the Oklahoma Railroad Revitalization Act [Act]. Two issues are presented for decision: [1] Do federal or private funds, when deposited in the state treasury in furtherance of programs under the Act, become ipso facto state funds? and [2] Is state involvement in the railroad rehabilitation programs under the Act constitutionally permissible? We hold that (a) private and federal funds, when held by the state in its custodial capacity, retain their original legal character until they can be expended for the…
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