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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2252. Oklahoma Today Magazine Revolving Fund.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Department to be designated the "Oklahoma Today Magazine Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by the Department from donations, gifts and bequests by individuals, corporations, organizations, associations and foundations specifying that such monies be expended on "Oklahoma Today Magazine" and its ancillary products and activities. No state monies shall be deposited in this fund. From monies deposited in this fund, the Executive Director may reimburse the publisher of "Oklahoma Today Magazine" and its staff for all actual and necessary expenses for travel, subsistence and entertainment in order to gain advertising and promotion for "Oklahoma Today Magazine", pursuant to Section 500.18 of this title. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Department for the purpose of supporting and promoting "Oklahoma Today Magazine" and its ancillary products and activities, and for soliciting contributions for other expenses for "Oklahoma Today Magazine", so that the magazine can become self-supporting and not dependent on state-appropriated funds in the future. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 363, § 53, eff. Nov. 1, 2005. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 994.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2253. Tourism and Recreation Environmental Loan Proceeds Revolving Fund.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department to be designated the "Tourism and Recreation Environmental Loan Proceeds Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received from the State Revolving Fund loan programs as administered by the Oklahoma Water Resources Board designated specifically for the purposes of reimbursements, construction, repair, remediation, or improvement of eligible facilities under the jurisdiction of the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Commission. The fund shall be under the administrative direction of the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund may be budgeted and expended by the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department for the purpose of constructing, repairing, remediating, improving loan eligible projects, reimbursing the Department for eligible planning and design expenses, or paying for associated loan financing requirements. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 363, § 54, eff. Nov. 1, 2005. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 995.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2254. State Park System Improvement Revolving Fund.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department to be designated the "State Park System Improvement Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund not subject to fiscal year limitations. The fund shall consist of all monies that are received by the Department, from all entrance or day-use charges for the state park system, including charges for an annual pass for visitors to the state parks. All monies accruing to the fund are hereby appropriated and may be expended by the Department at the state park where the charges were collected as authorized by Section 2220 of this title. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 363, § 55, eff. Nov. 1, 2005. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 996; Laws 2019, c. 105, § 1, eff. July 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2254.1. Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department Capital Expenditure Revolving Fund

A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department to be designated the "Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department Capital Expenditure Revolving Fund".
B. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department from the apportionment of gross production tax revenues as prescribed by Section 1004 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
C. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department for the purpose of one-time capital expenditures for capital assets owned, managed or controlled by the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department.
D. Expenditures from said fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
E. No monies in the fund shall be used for the payment of administrative expenses, salary or any other continuing obligation of the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department.
Added by Laws 2006, 2nd Ex.Sess., c. 43, § 2, eff. July 1, 2006. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 305, § 2, eff. July 1, 2009; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 997; Laws 2014, c. 166, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2014; Laws 2016, c. 226, § 2.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2254.2. Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department Reimbursement and Donation Fund.

A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department to be designated the "Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department Reimbursement and Donation Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of donations, insurance reimbursements, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) payments and other reimbursement monies received by the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department.
B. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department.
C. No monies from this revolving fund shall be transferred for any purpose to any other state agency. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
Added by Laws 2018, c. 216, § 1, eff. July 1, 2018.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2255. Petty cash funds.

A. There is hereby created a petty cash fund in the revolving fund of each of the properties or activities with sales under the control of the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department. The petty cash funds shall be such amounts as are determined to be necessary by the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services and the Executive Director of the Department. Petty cash funds may be expended for the payment of emergency purchases, for postage due, for bank charges, for resale merchandise and firewood purchases under One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), for refund of charges for returned merchandise, for refund of advance deposits, to reimburse lease concessions, for purchases charged to guests' statements of account, to reimburse employees for gratuities charged to guests' statements of account, to pay artisans the net proceeds resulting from the sale of consignment arts and crafts products, to purchase beverage and vending licenses, and pursuant to the Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control Act and any amendments thereto, pursuant to Title 37A of the Oklahoma Statutes, for Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission (ABLE) licenses to purchase alcoholic beverages, as defined in Section 1-103 of Title 37A of the Oklahoma Statutes, from licensed wine and spirit wholesalers and beer distributors.
B. The petty cash funds may be reimbursed by the State Treasurer upon the filing of a claim with the proper receipts or from the agency clearing account if the petty cash disbursement was a refund of erroneous or excessive collections or credits. Petty cash funds may be reimbursed from the agency clearing account for shortages accruing to the account. Reimbursements are to be made from the revolving fund. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall prescribe all forms, systems and procedures for administering the petty cash funds of the various properties or activities with sales under the control of the Department.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 363, § 56, eff. Nov. 1, 2005. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 998; Laws 2019, c. 111, § 1, emerg. eff. April 22, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2257. Refund of outstanding series of revenue bonds.

The Commission shall have the power and is authorized to refund the outstanding series of the revenue bonds authorized by this act. The Commission shall pledge to the payment of the principal and interest of the refunded bonds all or any part of the revenues derived from the operation of the parks and lodges controlled and operated by the Commission. If not prohibited by the terms of the revenue bonds, interest earnings on construction funds may be utilized by the Commission as provided by law.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 363, § 58, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2258. Validity of bonds - Signatures.

Bonds bearing the signatures of Commission officers on the date of the signing thereof shall be valid and binding obligations, notwithstanding that before the delivery of the bonds, any or all the persons whose signatures appear thereon shall have ceased to be officers of the Commission. The validity of the bonds shall not be dependent upon nor affected by the validity or regularity of any proceedings relating to the construction, reconstruction, improvement, betterment or extension of the properties for which the bonds are issued. The resolution authorizing the bonds may provide that the bonds shall contain a recital that they are issued pursuant to this act, which recital shall be conclusive evidence of their validity and of the regularity of their issuance.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 363, § 59, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2259. Revenues for payment of bonds - Improvement bonds - Tourism information center bonds.

A. The Commission shall prescribe and collect reasonable rates, fees, tolls or charges for the services, facilities and commodities rendered by all property of the Commission, a portion of which, may be pledged to the payment of bonds issued pursuant to this act. The Commission shall revise the rates, fees, tolls or charges from time to time whenever necessary to ensure that the revenues to be derived therefrom shall be fully sufficient to pay principal of and interest on such bonds. The gross revenues derived by the Commission from the operation of any part or parts of the properties of the Commission, but no revenues derived by the Commission through legislative appropriation or from sources other than operation of the properties of the Commission, may be pledged to the payment of principal and interest. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the Commission may use money derived from annual legislative appropriations on a year-to-year basis, as authorized by the Legislature, to repay any obligations to the Oklahoma Water Resources Board pursuant to Sections 1085.51 and 1085.71 et seq. of Title 82 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
B. The Commission is hereby authorized to construct improvements in several parks and authorize the issuance of bonds for all such improvements, and to pledge for the payment of the bonds and the interest thereon, revenues derived by the Commission from the operation of any or all of the parks in which any consolidated bond issue has been authorized.
C. The Commission is further authorized to construct state-of-the-art tourism information centers on interstate highways including, but not limited to, entry points near the borders of the state and major metropolitan areas, and authorize the issuance of bonds for all construction projects, and to pledge for the payment of such bonds and the interest thereon, revenues derived by the Commission from the lease or operation of any or all of the tourism information centers for which any such consolidated bond issue has been authorized.
D. Any revenues which may be received by the Commission for the use of such buildings or improvements, in whole or in part, shall be regarded as all other revenues of the Commission and shall be subject to be pledged to the payment of bonds issued hereunder. Each bond shall recite in substance that such bond and the interest thereon is payable solely from the revenues pledged to the payment thereof, and that such bond does not constitute a debt of the Commission or of the state within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory limitation.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 363, § 60, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2260. Default - Remedies - Jurisdiction of courts.

A. It may be provided in any resolution authorizing bonds under this act that, in the event of a default in the payment of principal or interest on the bonds or in the performance of any agreement or covenant contained in the resolution, and if such default shall have continued for a prescribed period, then the holders of a specified percentage of the outstanding bonds, or a trustee acting in their behalf, may for the equal and proportional benefit of the holders of all of the bonds and with or without possession thereof:
1. By mandamus or other suit, action or proceeding at law or in equity, enforce all rights of the holders of the bonds;
2. Bring suit upon the defaulted bonds or coupons;
3. By action or suit in equity to require the Commission to act as if it were the trustee or an express trust for the bondholders;
4. By action or suit in equity to enjoin any acts or things which may be unlawful or in violation of the rights of the holders of the bonds;
5. After notice to the Commission as the resolution may provide, declare the principal of all of the bonds due and payable; or
6. Apply as a matter of right for the appointment of a receiver who may enter and take possession of all or any part of the properties of the Commission and operate and maintain the same and fix, collect and receive fees and charges for the use thereof and services rendered thereby sufficient to provide revenues adequate to carry out all of the provisions of the bond resolution and the costs and disbursements of the proceeding and of the receiver.
B. Subject to the provisions of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma, the courts of the county in which any of the real estate controlled and operated by the Commission may be located and the courts of Oklahoma County shall have jurisdiction of any suit, action or proceeding and of all property involved therein.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 363, § 61, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2261. Issuance of bonds - Attorney General approval and certificate.

Unless an action shall be filed in the Supreme Court for validation of the bonds in the manner hereinafter provided, no bonds shall be issued hereunder until a certified copy of the proceedings authorizing the issuance thereof, together with any other information which the Attorney General may require, shall be submitted to the Attorney General. If the Attorney General finds that such bonds have been authorized in accordance with law, the Attorney General shall approve the bonds and shall execute a certificate to that effect, which shall be filed in the office of the State Auditor and Inspector. All bonds so approved by the Attorney General, registered by the State Auditor and Inspector, and issued in accordance with the approved proceedings shall be valid and binding obligations of the Commission, and the bonds and all of the provisions securing the bonds shall be incontestable for any cause in any court in Oklahoma unless suit thereon shall be brought in a court having jurisdiction within thirty (30) days from the date of the approval.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 363, § 62, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2262. Mortgages and encumbrances not authorized.

Nothing in this act shall be construed to authorize the Commission to mortgage or otherwise encumber any of its property of any kind, except that the revenues thereof may be pledged as herein provided.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 363, § 63, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2263. Commission property - Exemption from forced sale.

All property controlled and operated by the Commission shall at all times be exempted from forced sale and nothing in this act shall authorize the sale of any property under any judgment rendered in any suit, and such sales are hereby prohibited.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 363, § 64, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2264. Exemption from taxation.

All of the property controlled and operated by the Commission and all bonds issued hereunder and the interest thereon shall be exempt from taxation by the State of Oklahoma or by any municipal corporation, county or other political subdivision or taxing district of the state, except that the bonds shall be subject to the payment of inheritance taxes.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 363, § 65, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2266. Institutions permitted to invest in bonds - Bonds as collateral security.

Any bank, trust or insurance company organized under the laws of Oklahoma may invest its capital, and surplus and reserves in bonds issued under the provisions of this act. Such bonds are also approved as collateral security for the deposit of any public funds and for the investment of trust funds.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 363, § 67, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2267. Refunding bonds.

The Commission may issue bonds under this act for the purpose of refunding any obligations of the Commission previously issued under this act, or may authorize and deliver a single issue of bonds hereunder, in part for the purpose of refunding such obligations and in part for the acquisition of additional properties or improvements. Where bonds are issued under this section solely for refunding purposes, such bonds may either be sold as above provided or delivered in exchange for the outstanding obligations. If sold, the proceeds may be either applied to the payment of the obligations, refunded or deposited in escrow for the retirement of the bond obligations. Nothing contained in this act shall be construed to authorize the refunding of any outstanding obligations which are not either maturing, callable for redemption under their terms or voluntarily surrendered by their holders for cancellation. All bonds issued under this section shall in all respects be authorized, issued, and secured in the manner provided for other bonds issued under this act and shall have all of the attributes of such bonds. The Commission may provide that any refunding bonds shall have the same priority of lien on the revenues pledged for their payment as was enjoyed by the obligations which are refunded.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 363, § 68, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2268. Application for approval of bonds - Jurisdiction of Supreme Court - Notice and hearing - Incontestability.

The Commission is authorized in its discretion to file an application with the Supreme Court of Oklahoma for the approval of any series of bonds to be issued hereunder, and exclusive original jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon the Supreme Court to hear and determine each such application. It shall be the duty of the Court to give such applications precedence over the other business of the Court and to consider and pass upon the applications any protests which may be filed thereto as speedily as possible. Notice of the hearing on each application shall be given by a notice published in a newspaper of general circulation in the state informing that, on a day named, the Commission will ask the Court to hear its application and approve bonds. Such notice shall inform all persons interested that they may file protest against the issuance of the bonds and be present at the hearing and contest the legality thereof. Such notice shall be published one time not less than ten (10) days prior to the date named for the hearing, and the hearing may be adjourned from time to time in the discretion of the Court. If the Court shall be satisfied that the bonds have been properly authorized in accordance with this act and that when issued they will constitute valid obligations in accordance with their terms, the Court shall render its written opinion approving the bonds and shall fix the time within which a petition for rehearing may be filed. The decision of the Court shall be a judicial determination of the validity of the bonds and shall be conclusive as to the Commission, its officers and agents. Thereafter, the bonds so approved and the revenue pledged to their payment and the provision and agreements contained in the bond resolution for the security of such bonds shall be incontestable in any court in the State of Oklahoma.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 363, § 69, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2269. Deposit of revenues - Separate fund.

All revenues collected or received by the Commission under the provisions hereof shall be held in a separate fund or funds and deposited in a bank or banks as the Commission may direct, from time to time, and need not be paid into the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department Revolving Fund. All revenues shall be subjected to payment out of such fund or funds from time to time as the Commission may direct.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 363, § 70, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2271. Authority to issue revenue notes and bonds - Guaranties and insurance.

The Commission is hereby authorized to:
1. Make and issue notes and bonds, and pledge revenues of the Commission subject to the Oklahoma Bond Oversight and Reform Act. The Commission revenue notes and bonds issued under the provisions of this act shall not at any time be deemed to constitute a debt of the state or of any political subdivision thereof or a pledge of the faith and credit of the state or of any political subdivision. Such notes and bonds shall be payable solely from the revenues of the Department and any other funds as may be provided by law for such payments and shall contain on their face a statement to that effect; and
2. Arrange for guaranties or insurance of its notes and bonds by the federal government or by any private insurer, and to pay any premiums therefrom.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 363, § 72, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2273. Certified copy of issuance proceedings to be submitted to Attorney General.

Before any bond shall be issued and delivered by the Commission, a certified copy of the proceedings for the issuance thereof, together with any other information which the Attorney General of the State of Oklahoma may require shall be submitted to the Attorney General. If the Attorney General shall find that the notes and bonds have been issued in accordance with the law, the Attorney General shall approve the notes and bonds and execute a certificate to that effect. The Attorney General shall file the certificates in the Office of the State Auditor and Inspector, and the certificates shall be recorded in a record kept for that purpose. All notes and bonds approved by the Attorney General and issued in accordance with the approved proceedings shall be valid and binding obligations of the Commission and shall be incontestable from and after the date of such approval.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 363, § 74, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2274. Notes and bonds not to be debt of state or any political subdivision.

Revenue notes and bonds of the Commission issued pursuant to the provisions of this act shall not constitute a debt of the state or of any political subdivision thereof, or a pledge of the full faith and credit of the state, or of any political subdivision thereof, but such notes and bonds shall be payable solely from the funds provided therefrom. The forms of the notes and bonds so issued shall contain on the face thereof a statement to the effect that neither the state nor the Commission shall be obligated to pay the same or the interest thereon except from the revenues of the Department pledged to the payment of such notes and bonds and that neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the state or any political subdivision thereof is pledged, or may hereafter be pledged, to the payment of the principal of or interest on the notes and bonds. The notes and bonds so issued shall be exempt from taxation by the State of Oklahoma and any political subdivision thereof, including the income therefrom, and any gain from the sale thereof. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the Commission may use money derived from annual legislative appropriations on a year-to-year basis, as authorized by the Legislature, to repay any obligations to the Oklahoma Water Resources Board pursuant to Sections 1085.51 and 1085.71 et seq. of Title 82 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 363, § 75, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2275. Notes and bonds as investment securities - Collateral security.

Notes and bonds issued pursuant to provisions of this act are hereby made securities in which all public officers and public boards, agencies and instrumentalities of the state and its political subdivisions, all banks, trust companies, trust and loan associations, investment companies and others carrying on a banking business, and all insurance companies and insurance associations, and others carrying on an insurance business may legally and properly invest. These notes and bonds are also approved as collateral security for the deposit of any public funds and for the investment of trust funds.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 363, § 76, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2276. Blanket bond coverage.

The Commission shall be subject to blanket bond coverage as provided in Sections 85.26 through 85.31 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes; provided, the Commission shall be authorized to purchase increased amounts of fidelity bond coverage for those employees deemed necessary by the Commission. When the amount listed in Section 85.29 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes is deemed inadequate, the cost of increased coverage shall be borne by the Department.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 363, § 77, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2276.1. Oklahoma State Park Trust Fund.

A. There is hereby created a trust fund to be known as the "Oklahoma State Park Trust Fund". The Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Commission shall be the trustees of the Trust Fund.
B. 1. The Commission may utilize five percent (5%) of the principal of the Trust Fund annually to:
a.
protect and conserve state park lands, but shall not include routine maintenance expenses of the state parks,
b.
preserve historic properties under the jurisdiction of the Commission,
c.
provide for one-time capital upgrades and improvements of state park resources, and
d.
pay fees and expenses associated with the services of a custodian of the Trust Fund.
2. Beginning July 1, 2012, and ending June 30, 2020, the Commission may utilize funds not to exceed Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000.00) from the principal of the Trust Fund to construct and maintain a lodge and any associated facilities deemed necessary by the Commission at the Lake Murray State Park.
C. The Commission shall give priority for funding to the state park from which the revenues were initially derived.
D. The Trust Fund principal shall consist of monies from any and all mineral lease payments, seismograph fees, royalty payments, or other payments associated with oil and gas mineral operations at state parks that are managed by the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department, any funds appropriated or transferred to the Trust Fund by the Legislature, and any monies or assets contributed to the Trust Fund from any other source, public or private.
E. Notwithstanding other provisions of law, income and investment return on Trust Fund principal shall accrue to the Trust Fund for use as provided by authorization of the trustees for the purposes listed in subsection B of this section. Except as provided for in subsection B of this section, no income or investment return or principal shall be used for administrative expenses of the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department or expenses incurred by the Commission in the administration of the Trust Fund.
Added by Laws 2006, c. 67, § 2, emerg. eff. April 20, 2006. Amended by Laws 2007, c. 106, § 3, eff. July 1, 2007; Laws 2012, c. 178, § 1, eff. July 1, 2012.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2276.3. Fiduciaries – Prohibited acts.

A. A fiduciary with respect to the Oklahoma State Park Trust Fund created in Section 2 of this act, shall not cause the Trust Fund to engage in a transaction if the fiduciary knows or should know that the transaction constitutes a direct or indirect:
1. Sale or exchange, or leasing of any property from the Trust Fund to a party in interest;
2. Lending of money or other extension of credit from the Trust Fund to a party in interest;
3. Furnishing of goods, services, or facilities from the Trust Fund to a party in interest; or
4. Transfer to, or use by or for the benefit of, a party in interest of any assets of the Trust Fund.
B. A fiduciary with respect to the Trust Fund shall not:
1. Deal with the assets of the Trust Fund in the interest of or for the account of the fiduciary;
2. In the individual or any other capacity of the fiduciary act in any transaction involving the Trust Fund on behalf of a party whose interests are adverse to the interests of the Trust Fund; or
3. Receive any consideration for the personal account of the fiduciary from any party dealing with the Trust Fund in connection with a transaction involving the assets of the Trust Fund.
C. A fiduciary with respect to the Trust Fund may:
1. Invest all or part of the assets of the Trust Fund in deposits which bear the highest interest rate available for funds with the necessary degree of availability in a bank or similar financial institution supervised by the United States or a state, if the bank or other institution is a fiduciary of the plan; or
2. Provide any ancillary service by a bank or similar financial institution supervised by the United States or a state, if the bank or other institution is a fiduciary of the plan.
D. A person or a financial institution is a fiduciary with respect to the Trust Fund to the extent that the person or the financial institution:
1. Exercises any discretionary authority or discretionary control respecting management of the Trust Fund or exercises any authority or control respecting management or disposition of the assets of the Trust Fund;
2. Renders investment advice for a fee or other compensation, direct or indirect, with respect to any monies or other property of the Trust Fund, or has any authority or responsibility to do so; or
3. Has any discretionary authority or discretionary responsibility in the administration of the Trust Fund.
Added by Laws 2006, c. 67, § 5, emerg. eff. April 20, 2006.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2279. Purpose.

The purpose of the Oklahoma Trails System Act is to provide public access to, and enjoyment and appreciation of, the Oklahoma outdoors in order to foster the conservation, development and wise use of the natural and historic resources of the state. It is the intent and purpose of the Oklahoma Trails System Act to encourage hiking, bicycling, horseback riding and other recreational activities and, because trail use by motorized vehicles is incompatible with some other trail uses, it is intended to provide separate trails and facilities for motorized vehicles whenever necessary and feasible.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 363, § 80, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2280. State trails system - Uniform marker - Planning and designation.

A. There is hereby created a state trails system composed of:
1. State nature trails, which shall be trails designed to deepen the public's awareness and understanding of various ecological, geological or cultural qualities within the state by means of an interpretive service program;
2. State hiking trails, which shall be extensive trails and will serve to connect parks, scenic areas, historical points and neighboring communities;
3. State special-use trails, which shall be trails designed to provide for those trail activities which require special trail definition and will include trails for bicycling, public riding and motorcycle and minibike activities, as well as trails designed to meet the needs of the handicapped, the blind and the elderly; and
4. State heritage trails, which shall be trails designed to promote the identification and interpretation of significant cultural and historic sites throughout the state.
B. The Commission, in accordance with appropriate federal, state and local governmental organizations, shall establish a uniform marker for the trails system.
C. In the planning and designation of trails, the Commission shall give due regard to the interest of federal or state agencies, all political subdivisions, private land owners, interested individuals and citizen groups. Furthermore, the Commission encourages citizen participation in trail acquisition, construction, development and maintenance where such activities will not conflict with the purposes of the Oklahoma Trails System Act.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 363, § 81, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2282. State trails on federal lands - Coordination with National Trails System.

A. The Commission may establish and designate state trails on lands under the jurisdiction of a federal agency when, in the opinion of the federal agency, such lands may be so developed under the provisions of federal law.
B. Nothing in the Oklahoma Trails System Act shall prevent a segment of the state trails system from being a part of the National Scenic or Recreation Trails System. The Commission shall coordinate the state trails system with the National Trails System and will encourage and assist any federal studies for inclusion of state trails into the National Trails System.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 363, § 83, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2283. Prohibitions and restrictions - Penalties.

A. No hunting of wild game or the shooting of firearms shall be permitted along the trail, with the exception of those portions of the trail which traverse public hunting areas. Such portions of the trail shall be closed to trail use, as listed in the Oklahoma Trails System Act, during hunting season.
B. All horseback riding and motorcycling activities shall be restricted to their designated special-use trails. Foot travel on special-use trails shall be permitted; however, the special-use activities shall have the right-of-way on the trails.
C. Each person is guilty of a misdemeanor, who shall:
1. Willfully mutilate, deface or destroy any guidepost, notice, tablet or other work for the protection or ornamentation of any state trail;
2. Place along any trail or affix to any object in the right-of-way, without a written license from the Commission, any word, character or device designed to advertise any business, trade, profession, article, thing, matter or event; or
3. Willfully cause any damage to lands within or adjacent to the state trails system.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 363, § 84, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2294. Oklahoma Museum of Popular Culture.

There is hereby created the Oklahoma Museum of Popular Culture to be under the supervision of the Oklahoma Historical Society. The Oklahoma Historical Society is authorized to construct, maintain, repair, and operate the Oklahoma Museum of Popular Culture and its facilities.
Added by Laws 2015, c. 342, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2302. Educational programs for schools.

The Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department may coordinate with the Oklahoma Historical Society and the State Department of Education to develop educational programs and materials for Oklahoma schools that promote learning both by reading about and visiting historical sites throughout the State of Oklahoma, and to promote tourism and heritage preservation throughout this state. The Department of Transportation may participate in this project by developing and placing markers along the highways of this state to recognize various historical sites incorporated into the materials developed for this project.
The implementation of the provisions of this act shall be contingent upon, and subject to, the availability of funding.
The Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department, the Oklahoma Historical Society, the State Department of Education, and the Department of Transportation are hereby granted authority to seek, solicit, collect, and use public and/or private funding, donations, grants, and gifts from any available source in implementing and maintaining this project. Any funds received and collected for this project may be deposited into the Heritage Preservation Revolving Fund. In its discretion, each participating agency in this project may use some of its state-appropriated funds when such agency deems the amount of its funding appropriate for this project in the normal course of such agency's responsibilities and duties.
Added by Laws 2018, c. 243, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2402. Commission members - Authority.

A. The Oklahoma Golf Trail Commission shall consist of nine (9) members, each of whom shall serve a term of six (6) years.
B. Five members shall be appointed by the Lieutenant Governor, two members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, and two members shall be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate.
Members selected to the Commission must be knowledgeable about the Oklahoma golf industry including:
1. Golf course marketing;
2. Golf course ownership;
3. Golf course management; or
4. Tourism and commerce in Oklahoma.
C. Commission members may be removed for cause. Whenever a vacancy on the Commission occurs by death, resignation, or otherwise, the appointing authority shall fill the same by appointment, and the appointee shall hold office during the unexpired term. Each member shall hold office until a successor has been appointed.
D. Five members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum, and the vote of the majority of members present shall be necessary for any action to be taken by the Commission.
E. No vacancy in the membership of the Commission shall impair the rights of a quorum to exercise and perform all the rights and duties of the Commission.
F. The Commission shall appoint from the Commission members a chair, vice-chair, and secretary.
G. The Commission is authorized and directed to adopt rules pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act to execute the powers and duties of the Commission.
H. The Commission may meet monthly and shall meet at least quarterly. The Commission may meet at such other times as it deems necessary for effectively performing its duties and responsibilities. Special meetings may be called by the chair or by any three members of the Commission. The meetings of the Commission shall be subject to the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act.
I. The Commission is hereby declared to be a governmental agency and instrumentality of the State of Oklahoma with authority to exercise the rights, privileges, and functions hereinafter specified in addition to those it now has.
J. The Commission shall evaluate and approve a list of not less than fifteen but not more than twenty-five golf courses annually to be listed as the official Oklahoma Golf Trail for tourism and marketing purposes. The list shall be reviewed every year for renewal of approval.
K. Members of the Commission shall not be personally liable for damages from actions in furtherance of the Commission.
Added by Laws 2022, c. 268, § 3, emerg. eff. May 16, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2403. Powers, rights, and duties.

A. There are hereby granted to and imposed on the Oklahoma Golf Trail Commission, and in any commission or body which may hereafter succeed to the powers, rights, and duties of the Commission, the additional powers, rights, and duties hereinafter more specifically provided.
B. The mission of the Commission is to increase rounds of golf played at the Oklahoma Golf Trail Member Courses to stimulate economic development, enhance tourism, attract new residents and retirees to the state, and to elevate the quality of life and experience in Oklahoma.
C. The Commission is hereby authorized to:
1. Sue and be sued;
2. Adopt, use, and alter an official seal;
3. Make bylaws for the management and regulation of its affairs;
4. Appoint, prescribe the duties, and fix the compensation for officers, agents, and employees;
5. Make contracts and execute instruments as in the judgment of the Commission are necessary or convenient to the exercise of the powers conferred upon it by law;
6. Sell advertising; provided, that such advertising shall be approved by the Commission prior to acceptance for publication; and
7. Promulgate rules and policies necessary and convenient to the exercise of the powers conferred upon it by law.
D. The Commission shall be responsible for the following:
1. Evaluating and selecting marketing options for the Oklahoma Golf Trail;
2. Setting membership fees for Golf Trail courses;
3. Evaluating courses based on condition, location, course fees, and any other variable relevant for Golf Trail course selection; and
4. Developing interagency, intra-agency, and public-private collaborations to help advance the awareness and mission of the Oklahoma Golf Trail.
Added by Laws 2022, c. 268, § 4, emerg. eff. May 16, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2900.2. Rent assistance programs - Funding.

A. The Department of Human Services, the Department of Mental Health, the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, the Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency and any state agency with housing services may develop, administer, and conduct programs assisting eligible homeless families, homeless individuals, and mentally ill persons who are in need of housing to participate successfully in the private housing market and pay the amount of rent charged by the private sector for providing decent, safe, and sanitary housing. Provided, however, that any rent assistance available under such a program be combined with comprehensive case management and a self-sufficiency program.
B. All state agencies specified in this section and any other state agency with housing services, in accordance with state and federal law, may solicit government funds and grants and seek private resources, to operate programs pursuant to subsection A of this section.
C. As funds are available, all state agencies specified in this section and any other state agency with housing services, in accordance with state and federal law, may provide resources to local government agencies, local housing authorities or nonprofit agencies to operate programs established pursuant to subsection A of this section. The local agency or authority may require the person participating in such a program to participate in the cost of the program to the extent possible.
Added by Laws 1990, c. 129, § 3, emerg. eff. April 25, 1990.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2900.3. Reports.

A. Each member of the Committee shall submit a report as specified in this section to the Chairperson upon request of the Chairperson. The Chairperson shall give notice to each member of the Committee to provide such report at least fifteen (15) days prior to each meeting. The report shall provide all information on any grants, donations, appropriated funds and any other funds received by that agency concerning providing housing services to the homeless. The report shall provide detailed information concerning the expenditure of any of the funds specified in this subsection which were expended on providing housing services to the homeless. The Chairperson shall send a copy of each report to the other members of the Committee. The Chairperson shall also provide a copy of such reports to any member of the public upon written request and the payment of any copying fee authorized by the Oklahoma Open Records Act.
B. On or before February 1 of each year, the Chairperson of the Committee created in Section 2 of this act shall provide a written report to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Governor specifying in detail the assistance provided, the agency or program pursuant to which such assistance was provided, any funds provided to and any expenditures made from such funds provided to each agency specifically for providing housing services to the homeless, any other relevant information related to such programs, and any recommendations for legislation the Committee deems necessary for the best and most efficient housing services for the homeless.
Added by Laws 1990, c. 129, § 4, emerg. eff. April 25, 1990. Amended by Laws 1994, c. 230, § 3, eff. July 1, 1994.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2901.1. Limited access to safe, decent and affordable housing - Legislative finding and declaration.

A. The Legislature finds that current economic conditions, federal housing policies, and declining resources at the federal, state, and local level adversely affect the ability of moderate- and low-income persons to obtain safe, decent, and affordable housing. The Legislature also finds that the lack of affordable housing in rural communities of this state is an impediment to economic development and business expansion in these areas.
B. The Legislature declares that it is therefore in the public interest to provide for a continuously renewable resource known as a housing trust fund to assist moderate- and low-income citizens in meeting their basic housing needs, and that the needs of low-income citizens should be given priority.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 337, § 18, eff. Nov. 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 163, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1998.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2901.2. Oklahoma Housing Trust Fund.

There is hereby created the "Oklahoma Housing Trust Fund" to be administered by the Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and may consist of private monies and federal and state funds. A minimum of sixty-five percent (65%), but not to exceed seventy-five percent (75%) of all annual expenditures from the Oklahoma Housing Trust Fund shall be made for the purpose of providing affordable housing in counties with a population of less than four hundred ninety thousand (490,000) according to the latest federal decennial census.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 337, § 19, eff. Nov. 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 163, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1998.