Administration Of Program Or Funds - Award Of Projects - Fiscal Year Limitations - Maintenance Of Repaired Or Replaced Bridge. A. The program and funds shall be administered by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation under a minimum of policies, guidelines and engineering design standards. Approved projects will be awarded to contractors by the State Transportation Commission or by other federal or state agencies under their normal competitive bidding procedures, excluding prequalification of bidders. However, force account projects may be awarded to a county by the State Transportation Commission based upon agreed unit prices, if deemed by the State Transportation Commission to be in the best public interest. No county bridge project in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) or any county road project in excess of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00), in cost may be done by the force account method. B. Funds available for this act shall not be subject to fiscal year limitations and shall be available for encumbrance and expenditure purposes for a period of thirty (30) months from the effective date such funds are appropriated. C. Counties undertaking projects under provisions of this act shall enter into an agreement with the Department of Transportation that the county shall provide adequate maintenance on any bridge or road reconstructed or replaced under the program. Funds made available under this act shall be withheld from any county which does not provide adequate maintenance.

Added by Laws 1980, HB 1819, c. 307, § 6, emerg. eff. June 17, 1980; Amended by Laws 1995, HB 1950, c. 25, § 2, eff. November 1, 1995; Amended by Laws 1997, HB 2038, c. 284, § 23, emerg. eff. July 1, 1997 (superseded document available).