Oklahoma Code § 73-15.1

Title 73. State Capital And Capitol Building: Management and control of space by Legislature
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A.  The Legislature shall have management and control of space
on the ground, first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth floors
in the State Capitol Building.
B.  The space under the management and control of the
Legislature pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be
allotted to the House of Representatives and Senate to be managed
and controlled jointly as follows:
1.  The west wing of the basement, excluding existing House of
Representatives space, the Senate entrance and the Election Board;
2.  The north wing of the basement;
3.  The north wing of the first floor;
4.  The south wing of the basement, excluding any entrances;
5.  The east wing of the basement, excluding existing Senate
space;
6.  The center corridor of the basement;
7.  The exterior veranda and the external staircase that
provides access to the veranda on the west side of the Capitol
Building;
8.  The center corridor of the first floor, excluding all
existing current Executive Branch, House of Representatives and
Senate space;
9.  The south wing of the first floor, excluding any entrances;
10.  The center corridor of the second floor, excluding all
existing current Executive Branch, House of Representatives and
Senate space;

11.  The south wing of the second floor;
12.  The center corridor of the third floor, excluding all
existing current House of Representatives and Senate space;
13.  The center corridor of the fourth floor, excluding all
existing current House of Representatives and Senate space;
14.  The center corridor of the fifth floor, excluding all
existing current House of Representatives and Senate space; and
15.  The Dome.
C.  The space under the management and control of the
Legislature pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be
allotted to the House of Representatives as follows:
1.  The west wing of the basement, excluding the entrance,
shared space with the Senate and the Election Board space;
2.  The west wing of the first floor;
3.  The east entrance of the east wing of the first floor;
4.  The west wing of the second floor, excluding the existing
Supreme Court space;
5.  The west side of the north wing of the second floor,
excluding existing Senate space;
6.  The west wing of the third floor;
7.  The west side of the north wing of the third floor,
excluding existing Senate space;
8.  The west wing of the fourth floor;
9.  The west side of the north wing of the fourth floor;
10.  The west side of the south wing of the fourth floor;
11.  The west wing of the fifth floor;
12.  The west side of the south wing of the fifth floor;
13.  The west side of the north wing of the fifth floor,
excluding existing Senate space; and
14.  The west wing of the sixth floor.
D.  The space under the management and control of the
Legislature pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be
allotted to the Senate as follows:
1.  The east wing of the basement, excluding the shared space
with the House of Representatives;
2.  The west entrance of the west wing of the basement;
3.  The north wing of the second floor, excluding existing House
of Representatives space;
4.  The east wing of the third floor;
5.  The north wing of the third floor, excluding existing House
of Representatives space;
6.  The east wing of the fourth floor;
7.  The east side of the north wing of the fourth floor;
8.  The east side of the south wing of the fourth floor;
9.  The east wing of the fifth floor;
10.  The north wing of the fifth floor, excluding existing House
of Representatives space;

11.  The east side of the south wing of the fifth floor; and
12.  The east wing of the sixth floor.
E.  The space under the management and control of the
Legislature pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be
allotted to the Executive Branch as follows:
1.  The east wing of the first floor, excluding the east
entrance; and
2.  The east wing of the second floor.
F.  Any space not designated in this section shall be under the
management and control of the House of Representatives and the
Senate.  Any references to "existing" or "current" space allocations
in subsection A, B, C, D or E of this section shall be defined
pursuant to those certain maps or drawings filed with the Secretary
of State pursuant to the provisions of this section and which were
executed November 16, 2016.
G.  The authority of the Legislature to allot space may be
delegated to the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker
of the House of Representatives.  Any allotment other than as
provided for in this section shall be executed pursuant to a written
agreement signed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
H.  Each House of the State Legislature shall have the exclusive
charge of the purchase, use, allotment and disposition of its
respective chambers, committee rooms, fixtures, furniture, supplies
and apparatus, and shall be responsible for the use and preservation
of same.
I.  The provisions of this section shall not prohibit the
Legislature from allowing agencies of the executive or judicial
departments to use space within the State Capitol Building that is
under its management and control pursuant to a written agreement
signed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of
the House of Representatives.
J.  Upon the effective date of this act, and as necessary upon
the completion of construction or renovation projects, the Office of
Management and Enterprise Services shall cause to be created a
comprehensive set of architectural drawings reflecting the physical
layout of the Capitol spaces allocated to the Legislature pursuant
to this section.  The President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the
Speaker of the House of Representatives shall review and certify the
architectural drawings created pursuant to this subsection.  The
certification required by this subsection shall be accomplished by
the signature of each such officer upon the face of the drawings.
Upon certification, such architectural drawings shall become the
official record of the spaces allocated to the Legislature within
the State Capitol Building.  The Secretary of State shall attest the
signatures required by this subsection and the signed and attested
architectural drawings shall be deposited with the State Archivist,

as defined in Section 204 of Title 67 of the Oklahoma Statutes.  The
State Archivist shall hold the signed and attested architectural
drawings as an official record of the State of Oklahoma.  The Office
of Management and Enterprise Services shall provide two copies of
the signed and attested architectural drawings to the Secretary of
the Senate and two copies to the Clerk of the House of
Representatives.

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