The Fort Gibson Port Authority, Sallisaw Port Authority, Rogers County Port Authority, Muskogee City-County Port Authority and the Oklahoma Port and Development Authority are assigned to the Division of Planning and Research, Department of Transportation, for the purpose of advising the Division and Department as to the receipt and use of federal funds and to receive whatever advisory recommendations the Division and Department might offer. No powers over these authorities may be exercised by the Department.
Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 4012