House Panel Okays OTC, OTA No-Privatization Bill

With several states turning to plans to sell or lease their turnpikes to private companies in an effort to raise capital, a measure that passed today out of the House General Government and Transportation Committee would prevent the same thing from happening in Oklahoma.

House Bill 3182, by Rep. Sally Kern, would prohibit the Oklahoma Transportation Commission and the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority from entering into any contract or lease agreement with a foreign company or any majority-owned subsidiary of a foreign company to operate or maintain any state-owned turnpike.

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