Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 1204
No work order on a contract for construction, reconstruction, maintenance, or any other type of highway construction shall be issued by the Transportation Commission unless all rights-of-way necessary for such construction shall have first been secured by the state or local units of government.
Laws 1968, HB 501, c. 415, § 1204, emerg. eff. July 1, 1968; Amended by Laws 1999, HB 1471, c. 341. § 3, eff. November 1, 1999 (superseded document available).