Transportation; creating certain time limit for certain liability. Effective date. Emergency.

SB 836 amends Oklahoma law to establish specific time limits for land acquisition related to highway projects. It directly affects landowners, particularly non-residents or those with hard-to-locate owners, whose property may be needed for state highways. The bill adds a 10-day notice period for service by publication (for non-residents) and requires landowners to file legal exceptions within 30 days or demand a jury trial within 60 days of the condemnation report. These deadlines streamline the process, preventing indefinite delays while ensuring landowners have clear timeframes to challenge compensation or the condemnation itself.