An act relating to tourism, the official text

1                   STATE OF OKLAHOMA

2   1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)

3 HOUSE BILL 2891            By: Townley

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6                            AS INTRODUCED

7   An Act relating to tourism; providing certain

    purchases by the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation

8   Departments are exempt from the Oklahoma Central

    Purchasing Act; providing for exempted purchases;

9   defining term; providing limitation; providing for

    codification; and providing an effective date.

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12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

13  SECTION 1.      NEW LAW  A new section of law to be codified

14 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2239.1 of Title 74, unless there

15 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:

16  A. The following purchases by the Oklahoma Tourism and

17 Recreation Department shall be exempt from the Oklahoma Central

18 Purchasing Act:

19  1. Merchandise for resale purchased for and sold over the

20 Internet, in publications or through Department retail outlets, such

21 as lodges, gift shops, golf course pro shops, restaurants, and other

22 purchases made for the production of such merchandise; and

23  2. Materials, supplies, and services necessary for the

24 efficient and economical operation of revenue generating, Department

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1 operated facilities and programs, including those made to maintain

2 or improve guest perception of quality and service including, but

3 not limited to, mattresses, pillows, bed skirts, drapery, small

4 appliances customary in hospitality spaces such as hotel or lodge

5 rooms and cabins, pool equipment, and pool maintenance costs.

6   B. For purposes of this section, "revenue generating" means a

7 purchase that would affect the ability to generate revenue at a

8 Department operated facility or program. Revenue generated by the

9 agency is built into the Department's budget to fund operational

10 expenses and salaries. Loss of revenue will require the agency to

11 reduce staff or seek additional funding to cover the loss created by

12 delays in acquiring goods and services fundamental to generating

13 this revenue.

14  C. No exemption provided in this section shall be construed for

15 the use of leasing or contracting for state-owned restaurants in

16 Oklahoma state parks.

17  SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.

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19  60-1-10266      JL    12/31/24

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