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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
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3 SENATE BILL 1309 By: Jech
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to roads and bridges; amending 69
7 O.S. 2021, Section 1521, as amended by Section 1,
8 Chapter 460, O.S.L. 2025 (69 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section
8 1521), which relates to the Rebuilding Oklahoma
9 Access and Driver Safety Fund; modifying certain
9 apportionment for certain fiscal years; updating
10 statutory language; providing an effective date; and
10 declaring an emergency.
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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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14 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 69 O.S. 2021, Section 1521, as
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15 amended by Section 1, Chapter 460, O.S.L. 2025 (69 O.S. Supp. 2025,
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16 Section 1521), is amended to read as follows:
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17 Section 1521. A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury
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18 a fund to be known as the "Rebuilding Oklahoma Access and Driver
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19 Safety Fund" (ROADS Fund). The fund shall be a continuing fund, not
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20 subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all
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21 appropriations and transfers made by the Legislature. All monies
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22 accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may
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23 be budgeted and expended by the Department of Transportation for the
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24 purposes authorized by subsection D of this section in amounts as
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1 authorized by the Oklahoma Legislature. Expenditures from the fund
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2 shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against
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3 claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of
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4 Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
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5 B. Beginning July 1, 2021, except for an amount equivalent to
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6 the amount of revenue apportioned to the Rebuilding Oklahoma Access
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7 and Driver Safety Fund pursuant to Section 500.4B of Title 68 and
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8 Section 1104 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes and from other
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9 sources apportioned to the ROADS Fund by law, there shall be
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10 apportioned to the funds specified in this subsection from the
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11 monies that would otherwise be apportioned to the General Revenue
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12 Fund by Section 2352 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes from the
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13 revenues derived pursuant to subsections A, B, and E of Section 2355
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14 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes amounts as follows:
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15 1. Subject to any reductions required by subsection C of this
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16 section, there shall be apportioned to the Rebuilding Oklahoma
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17 Access and Driver Safety Fund:
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18 a. for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021 2026, and
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19 for each fiscal year thereafter, Eighty One Hundred
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20 Million Dollars ($80,000,000.00) ($100,000,000.00),
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21 which shall be allocated and used by the Department of
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22 Transportation first for the purpose of making any
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23 required payments for principal, interest, or other
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24 costs of borrowing with respect to the obligations
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1 issued for the Department pursuant to Section 341 151
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2 et seq. of Title 73 of the Oklahoma Statutes and after
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3 any such required payment has been made then for the
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4 purposes otherwise authorized by this section, plus
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5 b. the total amount apportioned to the Rebuilding
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6 Oklahoma Access and Driver Safety Fund for the
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7 preceding fiscal year which, except for the amount
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8 prescribed by subparagraph a of this paragraph, shall
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9 be apportioned before any other amount is apportioned
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10 pursuant to Section 2352 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma
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11 Statutes, plus
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12 c. an additional amount that is required in order for the
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13 total apportionment to the Rebuilding Oklahoma Access
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14 and Driver Safety Fund from all sources for such
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15 fiscal year to equal:
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16 (1) Five Hundred Seventy-five Million Dollars
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17 ($575,000,000.00) for the fiscal year beginning
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18 July 1, 2021,
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19 (2) Five Hundred Ninety Million Dollars
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20 ($590,000,000.00) for the fiscal year beginning
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21 July 1, 2022, and
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22 (3) Six Hundred Ten Million Dollars ($610,000,000.00)
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23 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and
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24 for each fiscal year thereafter.
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1 All amounts apportioned pursuant to this paragraph shall be
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2 divided into twelve equal amounts to be apportioned each month
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3 during the fiscal year except the amount specified in subparagraph a
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4 of this paragraph which amount shall be allocated in its full amount
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5 in cash not later than July 30 each year or such later date as may
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6 be required in order for the amount to be allocated in cash; and
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7 2. For each fiscal year after the apportionments required by
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8 paragraph 1 of this subsection have been made:
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9 a. the next Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) shall be
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10 apportioned to the Oklahoma Tourism and Passenger Rail
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11 Revolving Fund created pursuant to Section 325 of
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12 Title 66 of the Oklahoma Statutes to be used for
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13 capital and operating costs for the "Heartland Flyer"
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14 Heartland Flyer rail project, and
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15 b. the next Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000.00) shall
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16 be apportioned to the Public Transit Revolving Fund
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17 created pursuant to Section 4031 of this title to be
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18 used for purposes authorized by law other than the
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19 purpose described by subparagraph a of this paragraph.
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20 All amounts apportioned pursuant to this paragraph shall be
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21 divided into twelve equal amounts to be apportioned each month
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22 during the fiscal year.
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23 C. In the event that the Director of the Office of Management
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24 and Enterprise Services declares a General Revenue Fund revenue
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1 failure pursuant to Section 34.49 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma
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2 Statutes, and agency allocations are reduced pursuant to the
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3 provisions of Section 34.49 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
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4 the amounts that would otherwise be apportioned to the ROADS Fund
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5 by:
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6 1. Subparagraph a of paragraph 1 of subsection B of this
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7 section, only to the extent that the amount is not required for debt
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8 service related to the obligations authorized pursuant to Section
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9 341 151 et seq. of Title 73 of the Oklahoma Statutes, Section 350 of
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10 Title 73 of the Oklahoma Statutes and Section 1 of Enrolled House
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11 Bill No. 2896 of the 1st Session of the 58th Oklahoma Legislature;
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12 2. Subparagraphs b and c of paragraph 1 of subsection B of this
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13 section; and
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14 3. Subparagraphs a and b of paragraph 2 of subsection B of this
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15 section,
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16 shall be reduced by a percentage equal to that required of the
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17 General Revenue Fund appropriations to state agencies and such
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18 reductions shall occur during the entire fiscal year and for any
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19 month during which such reductions are required by the Office of
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20 Management and Enterprise Services and by the same percentage as
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21 that required of the agencies for such General Revenue Fund
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22 appropriations.
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23 D. The Department of Transportation shall use the monies in the
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1 1. The construction and maintenance of state roads, bridges,
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2 and highways;
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3 2. The direct expenses of operating and maintaining the state
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4 highway system, including bridges;
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5 3. Direct expenses incurred in constructing, repairing, and
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6 maintaining state highways, farm-to-market roads, county highways,
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7 and bridges as authorized by law;
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8 4. Matching federal funds;
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9 5. The purchase of materials, tools, machinery, motor vehicles,
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10 and equipment necessary or convenient for the construction and
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11 maintenance of the state highway system and bridges;
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12 6. Debt service incurred prior to January 1, 2006, for Capital
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13 Improvement Program Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Authority bonds
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14 sold pursuant to Section 2001 of this title;
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15 7. Debt service incurred by the Department on or after July 1,
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16 2009, with respect to obligations authorized to be issued pursuant
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17 to Section 341 151 et seq. of Title 73 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
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18 Section 350 of Title 73 of the Oklahoma Statutes and Section 1 of
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19 Enrolled House Bill No. 2896 of the 1st Session of the 58th Oklahoma
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21 8. For fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2025, and
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22 ending on or prior to June 30, 2033, Twenty Million Dollars
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23 ($20,000,000.00) per fiscal year for the construction, repair, and
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24 maintenance of weigh stations on the state highway system.
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1 E. From the monies allocated pursuant to the provisions of
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2 subparagraph a of paragraph 1 of subsection B of this section each
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3 fiscal year, the Department of Transportation shall make payments
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4 required for the payment of principal, interest, and other costs
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5 related to the obligations issued by the Oklahoma Capitol
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6 Improvement Authority for the Department as authorized by Section
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7 341 151 et seq. of Title 73 of the Oklahoma Statutes, Section 350 of
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8 Title 73 of the Oklahoma Statutes and Section 1 of Enrolled House
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9 Bill No. 2896 of the 1st Session of the 58th Oklahoma Legislature,
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10 and such payments shall be made by the Department each fiscal year
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11 before such monies are used for any other purpose.
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12 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2026.
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13 SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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14 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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15 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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16 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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