SB1517

Oklahoma SB1517 amends eminent domain laws to restrict property takings to specific public uses and requires surplus property to be offered back to.

Oklahoma SB1517 amends eminent domain laws to limit the taking of private property to specific public uses, including highways, rights-of-way, building sites, cemeteries, public parks, and other public purposes. It prohibits local governments from expanding the definition of public use beyond these specified uses. The bill also mandates that any portion of the real property not used after condemnation must be declared surplus and offered for resale to the former landowner or their heirs at the appraised value or the original purchase price, whichever is less.