HB 2553 Summary

• Clarifies and modifies definitions related to outdoor advertising signs and controls in Oklahoma, including terms like "sign," "main traveled way," "to erect," and "relocation permit."

• Modifies relocation permit requirements to allow sign owners to relocate signs to sites in the same county, contiguous counties, or the same Transportation Commission District when suitable sites within the original incorporated area are unavailable.

• Requires municipalities and counties to promptly provide 9-1-1 addresses and utility service information for relocated signs and establishes that relocated signs maintain their previous legal status and upgrade ability.

• Adds provisions allowing outdoor advertising permit holders to conduct vegetation management activities on public right-of-way areas surrounding their signs, with the Department of Transportation authorized to establish rules governing the scope of such activities.

• Becomes effective November 1, 2016.