A.In the event that a portion of the total amount of real property taken by eminent domain under the procedures set forth in Title 27 of the Oklahoma Statutes for a public purpose as described in Section 9 of Title 27 of the Oklahoma Statutes is not used for the purposes for which it was condemned or for another public use by the agency or other entity which acquired the real property, the portion of the real property that is not used shall be declared surplus and shall be first offered for resale to the person from whom the property was taken or the heirs of the person at the appraised value or the original price at which the acquiring agency or entity purchased that portion of the property, whichever is less. B.For purposes of complying with subsection A of this section, the agency or
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A. In the event that a portion of the total amount of real property taken by eminent domain under the procedures set forth in Title 27 of the Oklahoma Statutes for a public purpose as described in Section 9 of Title 27 of the Oklahoma Statutes is not used for the purposes for which it was condemned or for another public use by the agency or other entity which acquired the real property, the portion of the real property that is not used shall be declared surplus and shall be first offered for resale to the person from whom the property was taken or the heirs of the person at the appraised value or the original price at which the acquiring agency or entity purchased that portion of the property, whichever is less. B. For purposes of complying with subsection A of this section, the agency or entity which acquired the real property by condemnation shall notify the former landowner of the right of first refusal by sending notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the last-known address of the person as provided by the person. If the mail is returned as not subject to delivery or the former landowner is deceased, notice of the right of first refusal shall be provided by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the community where the real property is located. The notice shall contain the name of the former landowner and a legal description of the surplus property. If the offer to repurchase is not accepted within ninety (90) days from the date of notice or if the offer to repurchase is not accepted from the date the resale price on the property is determined, the property may then be sold at public sale. C. This section shall not apply to conveyances for redevelopment under Sections 38-101 through 38-123 of Title 11 of the Oklahoma Statutes.