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State Agencies:  Oklahoma

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Federal Courts
Oklahoma's Official Web Site
www.ok.gov

Contains links to the governor's office, the Legislature, the judiciary, the secretary of state's office and state agencies. Business contains links to licensing, registration and business assistance agencies; online new hire reporting; list of major Oklahoma companies; business database; business and employment resources.



Aeronautics Commission, Airport Facility Infrastructure Database
cec-b30.ecn.ou.edu

Contains facilities directory; Capital Improvement Program; list of planning and engineering consulting firms; pavement condition reports.



Attorney General Opinions
www.oklegal.onenet.net/agopinions.basic.html

Contains attorney general opinions from 1948 to the present. Users can perform full text searches or search by date or citation, among other fields. No browsing options are available.


Bid Express
www.bidx.com

This private subscription service provides current and historical Oklahoma highway construction bidding information for a fee. Can search by keyword or scan current lettings; lists bidders; provides bid tabulations, planholders, eligible bidders. Trns*port Expedite, free electronic bidding software, allows users to submit bids online and to download files for specific projects.


Board of Architects, Landscape Architects and Interior Designers
www.ok.gov/Architects/

Can search licensed architect, landscape architect and firm databases by name or state; contains forms, reciprocity information, rules, regulations and Architectural Act. Newsletter lists enforcement actions, new licensees, continuing education classes and board meeting dates. Lists board members. Can renew license and update licensing profile online; registered licensees can print letters of good standing.



Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
www.pels.state.ok.us

Provides online applications for engineering and land surveying licenses; registration renewal and change of address forms; minimum standards and requirements for licensure. Includes A/E building code brochure; statutes and rules regarding licensing and the board; continuing education statute and requirements; contact information; online roster of registered engineers and land surveyors; list of board members; calendar. Online quarterly bulletin lists license expirations, successful examinees and disciplinary actions.


Construction Industries Board
www.cib.state.ok.us/

Regulated construction trades include electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and building and home inspectors. Contains plumbing, electrical and mechanical licensing requirements; license bond form; experience affidavits; board member listing; meeting dates and agenda; board procedures; fine and fee schedules. Electrical Licensing contains statutes, regulations; continuing education credit form; duty task list; exam information; electrical notification form; licensing applications; forms; inspector listings. Mechanical Licensing includes contractor listings by county, name or company name; exam information; applications; forms; duty task list; inspector listings; statutes and regulations. Plumbing Licensing provides statutes; regulations; licensing forms; duty task list; exam information; applications. Building Inspector Licensing contains statutes, regulations and applications. Includes elevator reporting forms.


Corporation Commission
www.occ.state.ok.us

Petroleum Storage Tank Division contains compliance forms; installer and remediation consultant licensing form; continuing education course listings.



Department of Central Services
www.dcs.ok.gov/

Procurement Services lists notifications of bidding opportunities by agency, date, number, commodity code or description; ITBs and RFPs; purchasing announcements by date and keyword; services by commodity code, name, contracting officer and statewide contract; statewide contract listings; bid awards. Provides purchasing rules and forms; procurement schedules. Construction and Properties includes construction commodity codes; vendor and contract forms.


Department of Commerce
www.okcommerce.gov

Communities provides information on rural economic development; community development block grants, including for community revitalization, infrastructure financing, development of industrial parks; housing; water and wastewater; capital improvement planning; Small Cities Program; community profiles. Buildings and Sites contains database of available buildings, industrial parks and land. Site Location Assistance offers free business incentives analysis; Preliminary Site Location Proposal based on site location requirements; labor surveys; business development program information; Business Incentives and Tax Information Guide. Oklahoma Resource Directory lists business assistance providers and public sector financing sources. Business Development includes resources for women and minority business certification, business licensing, financing, workforce assistance. Offers annual Oklahoma Directory of Manufacturers and Processors for sale. Training for Industry Program provides information for customized business and industry training. Publications includes issues of Commerce Folio, Oklahoma Executive Summary site location news, and Community Development periodicals. Oklahoma Resource Directory lists business assistance providers and public sector financing sources. International provides information about export assistance; Bid-Watch service for business opportunities in Iraq reconstruction. Data and Research provides demographic, economic, business data.



Department of Environmental Quality
www.deq.state.ok.us

Provides environmental contact information; online complaint form; rules, regulations, statutes. Gives power plant permit status. Air Quality Division contains permitting, major and minor source, compliance forms; application guides; air quality permit factsheet; final permits; memos; daily Air Quality Index report for major cities. Can sign up for air quality e-alerts. Lead-Based Paint Management Program lists certified workers, firms, inspectors, project designers and supervisors; training courses and providers. Includes applications, exam schedule, regulations and FAQs. Water Quality Division has permitting information and forms, including for underground storage tanks, construction of water pollution controls, public water supply, wastewater, stormwater facilities. Includes requirements for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund program; Funding Agency Coordinating Team consultant agreements; RFP and contract guidelines, procedures; checklists. Land Protection Division contains information, forms for hazardous and solid waste permits, land reclamation. Environmental Complaints and Local Services list certified septic system installers.


Department of Insurance
www.oid.state.ok.us


Provides complaint information and forms; listings of licensed insurance companies, excess and surplus companies, HMOs, reinsurers and other companies; market share reports; FAQs by type of insurance. Includes life, health, property and casualty insurance information, forms, checklists; tornado recovery information packet; title insurance forms and FAQs; resources for insurance agents and companies; list of brochures available for order online; statutes, rules, legal notices.


Department of Labor
www.state.ok.us/~okdol

Provides labor, safety and licensing statutes and rules by division. Asbestos Division contains licensing forms and FAQs. Licensing Division contains welding, asbestos, boiler operator licensing FAQs and applications. Safety Standards Division includes boiler and pressure vessel safety standards; notices of overdue boiler inspections by county; playground safety checklist and handbook; newsletter. Employment Standards Division provides wage and hour forms; FAQs; posters; worker's compensation statutes, rules, FAQs, forms, guide. OSHA Consultation Division describes workplace safety and safety consultation services; includes construction industry safety checklist; electrical, trenching and excavation, other booklets; private and public sector occupational injury/illness updates. Statistical Research Division lists industries with hazard codes; can request census of fatal occupational injuries by e-mail.


Department of Public Safety
www.dps.state.ok.us

Driver's License Services contains downloadable commercial driver's license manual and information on exam stations. Size and Weight Permits Division contains online module for obtaining permits for oversized and overweight vehicles.


Department of Transportation
www.okladot.state.ok.us

Contracts and Proposals contains bid letting calendar, contractor notices, bid tabulations, award notices, plan-holders list, prequalification form; information on the Electronic Bid Submission Program; plan order forms; pay item lists. Contains commission-approved bid opening lists for recent and upcoming years. Disadvantaged Business Enterprise contains certification process overview, forms, directories of DBE-certified companies. Construction Engineering contains standards and specifications for road and bridge construction; standard drawings; construction control directives; approved materials lists; materials testing information.


Employment Security Commission
www.oesc.state.ok.us

Job seeker resources include job links, job fair listings, unemployment insurance resources, career assistance, annual wage rates since 2001. Contains Labor Market Information statistics, reports, trends, projections, job vacancy survey results, wage reports. Employment Services includes workforce development information; wage calculator; online new hire reporting; alien labor certification forms, overview, instructions; overview of prevailing wage program.



Housing Finance Agency
www.ohfa.org

Contains information on the Housing Tax Credit Program offered to private developers as an incentive to build affordable housing; rules and requirements; applications; latest five years of allocations; contact information. Includes HOME program information and application; HUD resources for project-based multifamily owners/agents; Housing Resource Guide, with overviews of housing programs.


Office of the Governor
www.governor.state.ok.us


Contains contact information, including e-mail address, for the governor; links to cabinet members and state agencies. Lists the status of recent bills according to bill number; links to the budget. Provides press releases and speeches.


Office of the Oklahoma State Fire Marshal
www.oklaosf.state.ok.us/~firemar/


Provides information about code enforcement; overview of the building permit process and fee schedule; list of types of buildings that require the seal of an architect before plan inspections; downloadable plan review transmittal form; information about school inspections; lists adopted codes.


Oklahoma Energy Resources Board
www.oerb.com


Provides environmental restoration contractor requirements and application form.


Oklahoma Turnpike Authority
www.pikepass.com


Contains contractor notices; planholder lists; bid reports and tabulations.


Secretary of State
www.sos.state.ok.us

SOONERAccess allows customers to submit business entity, trademark documents and renewals; order and receive certified copies, status certificates; access databases of business entities and trademarks. Contains contacts and instructions for ordering Oklahoma Administrative Code and Oklahoma Register. Business Services has applications for registration of corporations, limited partnerships, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships, fictitious names and trade names; information about name reservation.


State Historic Preservation Office
www.ok-history.mus.ok.us/shpo/shpom.htm

Provides review and compliance information, manual; manuals for financial incentive programs; National Register handbook; fact sheets; list of architectural surveys.



Tax Commission
www.oktax.state.ok.us

Business Information provides business tax workshop schedule; "How to Form a Business" guide. Lists and explains taxes that affect businesses; explains business structures, including sole proprietorships, partnerships, corporations and limited liability companies. Tax Forms has downloadable business, business tax and income tax forms; rules; sales and use tax charts; and business bulletin newsletters. Provides business and income tax FAQs. Can file taxes online. Motor Vehicles contains title and registration information; forms for registering commercial and non-commercial vehicles; lien information; list of tag agents.


Water Resources Board
www.owrb.state.ok.us

Contains information on water use planning and permitting, including downloadable instructions, applications and forms; rules and regulations of the board; contact information. Provides information about and forms for the loan and emergency grant programs, which fund construction or rehabilitation of community water and wastewater projects; loan programs that provide federal Clean Water Act and Drinking Water Act funds for community wastewater and water treatment/distribution projects; and a rural grant program geared to the water/sewer project needs of Oklahoma's small towns.


Workers' Compensation Court
www.owcc.state.ok.us

Provides reporting and court forms; legislative summaries and notices; employer and employee brochures; seminar schedule; carrier listings; statutes and rules.


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