▁additional ▁regul atory ▁power ▁over ▁the ▁industry ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁ ▁Term s ▁and ▁qual ifications ▁C andid ates ▁for ▁the ▁commission ▁must ▁be ▁a ▁citiz en ▁of ▁Oklahoma ▁for ▁over ▁two ▁years ▁before ▁their ▁election , ▁at ▁least ▁ 3 0 ▁years ▁of ▁age ▁and ▁have ▁no ▁interest ▁in ▁any ▁entity ▁reg ulated ▁by ▁the ▁commission . ▁ ▁Commission ers ▁serve ▁a ▁six - year ▁term . ▁The ▁terms ▁are ▁st agger ed ▁so ▁that ▁one ▁commission er ▁is ▁up ▁for ▁re - e lection ▁every ▁two ▁years , ▁in ▁even - number ed ▁years . ▁The ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁commission ▁is ▁determined ▁by ▁the ▁three ▁commission ers . ▁ ▁In ▁case ▁of ▁vac ancy ▁the ▁Governor ▁of ▁Oklahoma ▁appoint s ▁a ▁replacement , ▁to ▁stand ▁until ▁the ▁next ▁general ▁election . ▁The ▁commission er ▁elected ▁at ▁that ▁election ▁will ▁serve ▁the ▁remaining ▁un exp ired ▁term , ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁maintain ▁the ▁st agger ed ▁term ▁system . ▁ ▁D ut ies ▁The ▁Commission ▁regul ates ▁and ▁enfor ces ▁the ▁laws ▁and ▁super vised ▁the ▁act ives ▁associated ▁with : ▁ ▁The ▁expl oration ▁and ▁production ▁of ▁oil ▁and ▁gas ▁ ▁The ▁storage ▁and ▁disp ens ing ▁of ▁pet role um ▁based ▁fu els ▁ ▁The ▁establishment ▁of ▁rates ▁and ▁services ▁of ▁public ▁util ities ▁ ▁The ▁operation ▁of ▁intr ast ate ▁transport ation ▁ ▁The ▁administration ▁of ▁the ▁Oklahoma ▁Universal ▁Service ▁Fund ▁for ▁internet ▁to ▁schools , ▁libraries , ▁and ▁qualified ▁health ▁cent ers . ▁▁ ▁Early ▁emphas is