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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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3 SENATE BILL 248 By: Thompson
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7 AS INTRODUCED
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8 An Act relating to tourism; amending 74 O.S. 2021,
8 Section 2251, which relates to the Oklahoma Tourism
9 and Recreation Department Revolving Fund; modifying
9 designation of funds from monies derived from certain
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14 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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15 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2021, Section 2251, is
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16 amended to read as follows:
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17 Section 2251. A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury
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18 a revolving fund for the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department
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19 to be designated the "Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department
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20 Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject
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21 to fiscal year limitations, and shall be under the administrative
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22 direction of the Department.
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23 B. The fund shall consist of all monies received:
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1 1. Monies received by the Department pursuant to the provisions
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2 of this act, monies the Oklahoma Tourism, Parks and Recreation
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3 Enhancement Act;
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4 2. Monies derived from the sale, transfer, lease, or other
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5 conveyance of real property under the jurisdiction of the Oklahoma
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6 Tourism and Recreation Commission, except those leases entered into
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7 pursuant to a concessionaire agreement; and interest
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8 3. Interest attributable to investment of money in the fund.
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9 The revolving fund shall be a continuing fund not subject to fiscal
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10 year limitations and shall be under the administrative direction of
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11 the Department. Expenditures
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12 C. All monies accruing to the fund from the sale, transfer,
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13 lease, or other conveyance of the real property under paragraph 2 of
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14 subsection B of this section shall be appropriated for maintenance
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15 and capital projects of the state parks; provided, that these funds
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16 shall not be expended for any compensation of any employee of any
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17 state agency. All other expenditures from the fund created by this
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18 section shall be for the administration, operation, and maintenance
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19 expenses of the Department, and for purchase of real property, and
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20 shall be made pursuant to the laws of this state and the statutes
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21 relating to the Department. Expenditures from said the fund shall
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22 be made pursuant to the laws of this state and statutes relating to
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23 the Department and shall be made upon warrants issued by the State
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24 Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the
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1 Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for
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3 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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