1. (a) The Grand River Dam Authority is a body corporate and politic and an instrumentality of the State of Oklahoma created pursuant to 82 O.S. § 861 et seq., as amended. The Authority is a conservation and reclamation district and was created, generally, to control, store and preserve, the waters of the Grand River and its tributaries; to develop and generate water power and electric power; and to buy, sell, resell, interchange and distribute electric power and energy. The Authority owns and controls the Oklahoma lakes and dams known as "Grand Lake O'The Cherokees" (Pensacola Dam), Lake Hudson (Robert S. Kerr Dam), and the "W.R. Holway Reservoir" (Chimney Rock Dam, Salina Pumped-Storage Project). Additionally, the Authority is charged with preservation of the following designated scenic rivers for the benefit of the people of Oklahoma pursuant to 82 O.S. § 896.5:

   1. (1) The Flint Creek in Delaware County;
   2. (2) The Illinois River in Adair, Delaware and Cherokee Counties above its confluence with the Barren Fork Creek;
   3. (3) The Barren Fork Creek in Adair and Cherokee Counties from the present alignment of U.S. Highway 59 West to its confluence with the Illinois River;
   4. (4) The Upper Mountain Fork River above the 600-foot elevation level of Broken Bow Reservoir in McCurtain and LeFlore Counties;
   5. (5) Big Lee Creek in Sequoyah County, above the 420-foot MSL elevation; and
   6. (6) Little Lee Creek in Adair and Sequoyah Counties.
2. (b) No tax monies are received or spent to operate the Authority. The general administrative offices of the Authority are located at 8624 OK-412B, Chouteau, Oklahoma 74337.

Added at 23 Ok Reg 1318, eff 5-25-06

Amended at 40 Ok Reg 2157, eff 9-11-23