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Oklahoma Legislature· SB 1525Approved by Governor 05/05/2026

An act relating to tourism, the official text

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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 1525                By: Frix
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6                               AS INTRODUCED

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7   An Act relating to tourism; amending 74 O.S. 2021,

7   Section 2232, which relates to the annual statewide

8   tourism and recreation industry conference;

8   clarifying statutory references; allowing the

9   Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department to enter

9   into certain contracts and agreements; establishing

10  certain conditions for contracts and agreements; and

10  providing an effective date.

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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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14  SECTION 1.      AMENDATORY  74 O.S. 2021, Section 2232, is

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15 amended to read as follows:
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16  Section 2232. The Commission, through the Oklahoma Tourism and

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17 Recreation Department, may sponsor, promote, and implement an annual
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18 statewide tourism and recreation industry conference to promote the
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19 tourism and recreation industry. The Department is authorized to
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20 may partner with private entities for the administration and
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21 execution of the conference. The Department may enter into
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22 contracts or agreements pursuant to this section on a fair and
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23 reasonable basis in compliance with paragraph 10 of subsection C of
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24 Section 85.5 of this title in an amount not to exceed Seventy-five
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1 Thousand Dollars ($75,000.00). The Department is hereby authorized
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2 to may charge registration and exhibit space fees necessary to cover
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3 the costs of the conference and shall deposit the fees plus any
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4 other conference proceeds, including donated funds, into an agency
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5 special account to be created by the Special Agency Account Board.
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6 Expenditure of monies from the agency special account shall be for
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7 purposes incidental to the tourism and recreation industry
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8 conference, and shall be approved by the Commission Executive
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10  SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.

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