Article X, § 38 — Indebtedness for capital improvements at state institutions

The Legislature of the State of Oklahoma is hereby authorized to enact necessary legislation whereby the State may become indebted in an amount not to exceed Ninety-nine Million, Eight Hundred Eight Thousand Dollars ($99,808,000.00) for the purpose of planning and constructing new buildings or additions to existing state buildings and other capital improvements for remodeling, modernizing and repairing any and all existing buildings and capital improvements and purchase of land, equipment and furnishings necessary for such new construction or remodeling for the following departments and agencies of state government in the amounts and for the purposes set forth as follows: 1. Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education for expenditure at all constituent institutions $34,250,000.00 2. Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education for expenditure at the Medical Center of the University of Oklahoma $26,870,000.00 3. Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education for the planning and construction of a new junior college at Tulsa $ 4,000,000.00 4. Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education for the planning and construction of a new junior college at Midwest City, provided that the study of Regents for Higher Education establishes the feasibility thereof, not to exceed $1,500,000.00, otherwise for new or existing community junior colleges which meet the criteria and conditions established by the Regents for Higher Education, a total of $ 2,000,000.00 5. State Department of Mental Health for expenditure at Central State Griffin Memorial Hospital, Eastern State Hospital, Western State Hospital and Taft State Hospital and for constructing and equipping community mental health centers, provided that not more than fifteen percent (15%) of the amount may be spent on community mental health centers $ 8,000,000.00 6. State Department of Health for expenditure for the administrative offices and laboratories $ 4,516,000.00 7. State Department of Health for construction, remodeling and equipping Oklahoma General Hospital at Clinton, Oklahoma $ 500,000.00 8. State Department of Highways for the acquisition of land and completion of streets and highways in the State Capitol Complex $ 1,875,000.00 9. Oklahoma Historical Society for equipment and remodeling at the Wiley Post Building and for acquistion and improvement of historic sites $ 125,000.00 10. To the State Department of Vocational Education for construction and equipping of area vocational and technical schools and technical institutes and equipment, $5,750,000.00 and for Oklahoma State University School of Technical Training (Oklahoma State Tech) at Okmulgee, $1,500,000.00 $ 7,250,000.00 11. State Department of Public Welfare for expenditure at the Pauls Valley State School, Enid State School, Hissom Memorial Center, School for the Blind, School for the Deaf, Whitaker State Children's Home, Taft State Children's Home, Helena State School for Boys, Boley State School for Boys, Taft State School for Girls and Tecumseh Girls' Town $ 4,375,000.00 12. State Department of Public Welfare for construction of a Juvenile Diagnostic Evaluation and Receiving Center $ 1,000,000.00 13. State Department of Public Safety for construction of a plans and training building and for district headquarters $ 497,000.00 14. State Military Department for the construction of headquarters, warehouse and armory buildings $ 1,500,000.00 15. State Bureau of Investigation for the construction of a building near or integrated into the new headquarters facilities of the Department of Public Safety $ 200,000.00 16. State Department of Corrections for construction and equipping of a reception and diagnostic center and other capital improvements at McAlester, Oklahoma, $1,000,000.00 and for constructing, renovating and equipping academic and vocational school facilities and other capital projects at Granite Reformatory, $750,000.00 $ 1,750,000.00 17. State Department of Health for construction, remodeling and equipping Eastern Oklahoma Tuberculosis Sanatorium at Talihina, Oklahoma, $250,000.00, and to the Western Oklahoma Tuberculosis Sanatorium at Clinton, Oklahoma, $250,000.00, and for constructing community social service centers at Ada, Shawnee, Lawton, and other communities approved by the State Department of Health, $500,000.00, (to be used with the $1,500,000.00 heretofore authorized in Section 37 of Article X of this Constitution) $ 1,000,000.00 18. Cerebral Palsy Institute $ 100,000.00 and such legislation shall provide for the payment and discharge of the principal of such debt, together with interest on such indebtedness, from one or more of the following sources of state income as follows: 1. Any remainder of revenue available from the revenues lawfully levied and collected by the State of Oklahoma on the sale of cigarettes not already committed to other obligations of the State of Oklahoma; 2. Allocations by the Legislature of the State of Oklahoma from any monies in the General Revenue Fund of the State not other wise obligated, committed or appropriated; and 3. The proceeds of any tax which the Legislature may impose and collect for the purpose of paying the principal and interest on the indebtedness herein authorized to be created, and authority is hereby granted to the Legislature to so impose and collect such tax, if necessary. Such legislation hereby authorized to be enacted by the Legislature of the State of Oklahoma may provide for the issuance of bonds evidencing the indebtedness herein authorized and provide that such bonds may be issued in one or more series, may bear such date or dates, may mature at such time or times, may be in such denomination or denominations, may be in such form, coupon or registered, may carry such registration or conversion provisions, may be executed in such manner, may be payable in such medium of payment at such place or places, may be subject to such terms of redemption, with or without premium, and may bear such rate or rates of interest as the Legislature may deem expedient and may contain any and all provisions which the Legislature may deem necessary or expedient to make such bonds marketable as general obligations of the State of Oklahoma with the full faith and credit of the State pledged thereto. As used herein words in the singular shall be construed to include the plural, and words in the plural shall be construed to include the singular; the designation of place or location shall be considered directive and not exclusive. Within the limits of indebtedness herein authorized the Legislature in its discretion may authorize the issuance of such bonds and the incurring of the authorized indebtedness in fractional amounts of the total indebtedness hereby authorized to be incurred from time to time and at one or more Sessions of the Legislature.