The Governor is designated as the official Compact Administrator of the State of Oklahoma under the South Central Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact  and shall exercise and perform for the State of Oklahoma all the powers and duties imposed by the compact upon the Compact Administrator. The Governor shall have authority to delegate the exercise of the powers and duties to the Director of Forestry, Division of Forestry, State Board of Agriculture. The Director of Forestry shall be Assistant Compact Administrator and shall act as the official representative of the State of Oklahoma and the Compact Administrator pursuant to the delegation to the Assistant Compact Administrator of the powers and duties. In addition, the Assistant Compact Administrator shall perform other duties as the Governor may designate that are necessary to enable the State of Oklahoma to cooperate in accomplishing the objectives of the compact.

Laws 1953, p. 572, § 3; Renumbered from 74 O.S. 1961 § 354.3 by Laws 1971, c. 349, § 402, emerg. eff. June 24, 1971; Amended by Laws 2001, SB 522, c. 113, § 31, emerg. eff. April 18, 2001 ( superseded document available ); Renumbered from 2 O.S. 1301-217 by Laws 2001, SB 522, c. 113, § 56, emerg. eff. April 18, 2001.