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OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL STATE OF OKLAHOMA ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINION 2012-23 The Honorable Patrick Anderson State Senator, District 19 2300 N. Lincoln Blvd, Room 417A Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105 Dear Senator Anderson: December 19,2012 This office has received your request for an Attorney General Opinion in which you ask, in effect, the following questions: 1. Do 70 0.S.2011, §§ 3206.6 or 3206.6a, which authorize the State Regents for Higher Education to create a "Master Lease Program," violate Article X, Sections 23 or 25 of the Oklahoma Constitution, which in most circumstances bar the creation of long-term debt without a vote of the people? 2. Does the Master Lease Program impermissibly delegate legislative power to the State Regents for Higher Education in violation of the separation of powers doctrine set out in Article IV, Section 1 of the Oklahoma Constitution? 3. May the Master Lease Program be used to purchase, construct, or improve a building that is intended to be used by a state agency that is neither funded nor controlled by the State Regents for Higher Education? 4. If the answer to number 3 is yes, who is responsible for the repayment of the bonded indebtedness? 5. Is there any limit as to the cumulative total amount of indebtedness that the State Regents for Higher Education may incur under the real 313 N.E. 21ST STREET· OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73I05· (405) 521-3921 • FAX: (405) 521-6246 A \.1 recycled paper
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Full text | OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL STATE OF OKLAHOMA ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINION 2012-23 The Honorable Patrick Anderson State Senator, District 19 2300 N. Lincoln Blvd, Room 417A Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105 Dear Senator Anderson: December 19,2012 This office has received your request for an Attorney General Opinion in which you ask, in effect, the following questions: 1. Do 70 0.S.2011, §§ 3206.6 or 3206.6a, which authorize the State Regents for Higher Education to create a "Master Lease Program," violate Article X, Sections 23 or 25 of the Oklahoma Constitution, which in most circumstances bar the creation of long-term debt without a vote of the people? 2. Does the Master Lease Program impermissibly delegate legislative power to the State Regents for Higher Education in violation of the separation of powers doctrine set out in Article IV, Section 1 of the Oklahoma Constitution? 3. May the Master Lease Program be used to purchase, construct, or improve a building that is intended to be used by a state agency that is neither funded nor controlled by the State Regents for Higher Education? 4. If the answer to number 3 is yes, who is responsible for the repayment of the bonded indebtedness? 5. Is there any limit as to the cumulative total amount of indebtedness that the State Regents for Higher Education may incur under the real 313 N.E. 21ST STREET· OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73I05· (405) 521-3921 • FAX: (405) 521-6246 A \.1 recycled paper |
Date created | 2013-01-03 |
Date modified | 2013-01-03 |