HB 1188 Summary

• Property owners with property abutting turnpike projects are entitled to compensation for direct or indirect damages, including noise and light pollution, access damage, light, view, loss of use and enjoyment, and diminution in fair market value.

• Oklahoma Turnpike Authority must provide written notice via certified and first-class mail to abutting property owners when commencing right-of-way acquisition, informing them of compensation rights or option to request acquisition of their property up to 1,000 feet from the right-of-way boundary.

• Abutting property owners must submit written requests for compensation or property acquisition within 30 days of receiving the Authority's notice.

• If parties cannot agree on compensation within 180 days of the request, the Authority must commence a District Court action within an additional 90 days for compensation determination; either party may request a jury trial.

• Property owners whose awarded compensation exceeds the Authority's last best offer by 10% or more are entitled to recover reasonable attorney fees, appraisal fees, and expert witness fees; property acquisition requests are processed using the same procedures as right-of-way acquisitions.