A. The Oklahoma Historical Society is given the authority to mark the gravesites of deceased Governors of the State of Oklahoma which are located in Oklahoma with historical markers that readily identify the gravesite.
B. The Oklahoma Historical Society may purchase and hold property as may be necessary to erect the historical gravesite markers.
C. The Oklahoma Historical Society shall have authority to:
1. Designate the approximate location of the historical gravesite markers;
2. Preserve the historical gravesite markers;
3. Design the historical gravesite markers;
4. Accept gifts and donations for the erection and preservation of the gravesite markers; and
5. Encourage local participation in and contribution to the erection and preservation of the gravesite markers through the use of gifts, donations, and matching-fund agreements between local individuals or groups and the Historical Society. Such matching-fund agreements shall be funded by donations made to the Historical Society from sources other than appropriated dollars.
Added by Laws 2009, c. 145, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.
Structure Oklahoma Statutes
Title 53. Oklahoma Historical Societies and Associations
§53-1.4. Additional powers and duties - Exchanges of duplicates.
§53-1.4a. Office of Tribal Relations.
§53-1.5. Arts and crafts programs, exhibits and shows on state property.
§53-1.6. Board of Directors - Membership - Succession - Agents of state.
§53-1.7. Accounts and reports.
§53-1.9. Title to locally-owned historical or recreational site - Approval of funding.
§53-1.10. Historical Society Revolving Fund.
§53-1.10a. Oklahoma Historical Society Capital Improvement and Operations Revolving Fund.
§53-1.15. Certified copies of records, papers and documents - Fees for certificates.
§53-1.16. Union soldiers' room - Purpose - Custodian - Agreements as to contents.
§53-1.17. Confederate soldiers' room - Purpose - Custodian - Agreements as to contents.
§53-1.18. Dispensation of funds - Limitations.
§53-1.20. Donation receptacles.
§53-1.21. Entry fees at museums and historical sites.
§53-1.22. Endowment to trade, sell or barter collection items.
§53-2.1. Violations - Penalties.
§53-4.7. Wiley Post Building - Public access.
§53-4.9. Property transferred to state.
§53-4.12. Robert S. Kerr Museum - Operation and management.
§53-5.1. Oklahoma Museum of History - Designation.
§53-5.2a. Sale of surplus property.
§53-5.2b. Authorization to transfer ownership of historic properties
§53-5.3. Participation in National History Day competition.
§53-6.1. Gravesite markers for deceased Governors of state.
§53-7.2. Administration - Public-private partnership - Geographic area.
§53-7.4. Buffalo Soldiers Heritage Corridor Fund.
§53-45.1. Transfer of property to Oklahoma Historical Society
§53-47. Amount - Procedures - Reimbursement.
§53-47.2. Powers of the Oklahoma Historical Society
§53-47.3. Preservation of property.
§53-47.4. Research library - Sales - Revolving fund.
§53-47.4A. Will Rogers Memorial Revolving Fund
§53-47.5. Inventory of material on exhibit and in storage.
§53-47.6. Maintenance - Director and other employees – Purchases - Manager - Admission charges.
§53-47.8. Will Rogers Homesite - Transfer of operation.
§53-47.9. Museum Collection - Transfers - Surplus Property
§53-81. Official Theater of the State of Oklahoma.
§53-82. Historical Society as official depository.
§53-163. Council - Membership - Tenure - Name change.
§53-167. Gifts, grants or bequests - Disposition.
§53-168. Expenditure - Personnel.
§53-169.1. Irrevocable endowment for nonconforming collection items.
§53-170. Filing of reports, studies, etc.
§53-171. Dispensation of funds - Contracts for goods and services.
§53-172. Scholarships for Summer Arts Institute.
§53-174. Visual arts programs in schools - Incentive grants.
§53-175. Oklahoma Arts Council Arts Education Revolving Fund.
§53-201A. Membership - Compensation.
§53-201B. Commission authority.
§53-201D. J.M. Davis Memorial Commission Revolving Fund.
§53-201F. Burial grounds for J.M. and Genevieve Davis.
§53-201H. J.M. Davis Arms and Historical Museum Endowment Fund.
§53-231. Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame Board.
§53-232. Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame Revolving Fund.
§53-353. Oklahoma Historic Preservation Review Committee.
§53-354. State Historic Preservation Officer.
§53-355. State Register of Historic Places.
§53-361. Anthropological and archaeological projects.
§53-411. Short title - Heritage Preservation Act.
§53-412. Heritage Preservation Grant Program.
§53-413. Adoption of rules--Application evaluation.
§53-414. Entities eligible for grants.
§53-415. Permissible grant uses.