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Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 150 - Oklahoma Department of Commerce › Chapter 105 - Oklahoma Local Development and Enterprise Zone Incentive Leverage Act › Section 150:105-1-4 - Threshold and selection criteria

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Complete threshold requirements and selection criteria will be
				set forth in the application guide. The minimum threshold criteria are as
				follows:
(1) Project must be located
			 entirely within an enterprise zone or in support of a major tourism destination
			 which the local governmental entity determines is likely to significantly
			 benefit contiguous or nearby enterprise zone census tracts;
(2) No more than fifty percent (50%) of the
			 net leasable space of such development may be used for retail purposes except
			 as otherwise provided within the statute and no state local government matching
			 payment shall be made for project costs in support of any gambling
			 establishment;
(3) State local
			 government matching payments cannot be used to supplant local revenue currently
			 being expended within the increment district boundaries;
(4) Certification that all projects described
			 within the related project plan will generate, in the aggregate, a minimum of
			 either One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) in payroll, exclusive of payroll for
			 construction, or Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) in investment;
(5) The application must include an estimate
			 of incremental revenues new to the state likely to be derived from the
			 project;
(6) The project must
			 include the commitment of local governmental entity; and
(7) The project meets the time deadlines set
			 forth in 62 O.S. § 842(I).
(8)
			 If the project is in support of a major tourism destination, the application
			 must meet the requirements set forth at 62 O.S. § 842 (B)(3) and
			 (B)(4).
(9) If the project is a
			 Military growth impact project, the application must meet the requirements set
			 forth at 62 O.S. §§ 841(13), (14), and (15).
(10) The project is required to be fiscally
			 neutral to the State.
Added at 22 Ok Reg 1054,
				eff 5-26-05; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 87, eff 10-17-08 (emergency); Amended at 26
				Ok Reg 1013, eff 5-12-09; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 635, eff
				5-12-11
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 150 - Oklahoma Department of Commerce › Chapter 105 - Oklahoma Local Development and Enterprise Zone Incentive Leverage Act › Section 150:105-1-5 - Annual reporting

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Before February
			 1 st of each year, entities who have been approved for participation in the
			 program will certify and submit a report to the Department containing
			 information about each of the following:
(1)
			 The amount of local government investment spent in the district to
			 date.
(2) The amount of future
			 local government investment in the district with a projected timeline of the
			 future investment.
(3) The
			 estimated amount of private company investment in the district.
(4) The anticipated amount of future private
			 company investment in the district with a projected timeline of the future
			 investment.
(5) For ad valorem TIF
			 projects:
(A) The aggregate assessed value of
			 properties in the district for the base year;
(B) The aggregate assessed value of
			 properties in the district for each year subsequent to the base year;
(C) The aggregate assessed value of
			 properties in the project area for the base year;
(D) The aggregate assessed value of
			 properties in the project area for each year subsequent to the base
			 year.
(6) For sales tax
			 TIF projects:
(A) The base level of aggregate
			 sales tax attributable to businesses in the district; and
(B) The base level of aggregate sales tax
			 attributable to businesses in the project area.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 150 - Oklahoma Department of Commerce › Chapter 110 - Oklahoma Specialized Quality Investment Act › Section 150:110-1-1 - Purpose and scope

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The purpose of these rules is to implement the Oklahoma
				Specialized Quality Investment Act at the Oklahoma Department of
				Commerce.
Added at 22 Ok Reg 1054,
				eff 5-26-05; Amended at 25 Ok Reg 57, eff 9-1-07 (emergency); Amended at 25 Ok
				Reg 1541, eff 6-12-08
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 150 - Oklahoma Department of Commerce › Chapter 110 - Oklahoma Specialized Quality Investment Act › Section 150:110-1-2 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
For purposes of the Oklahoma Specialized Quality
				Investment Act:
"Capital costs"
means
				costs for land, buildings, improvements to buildings, fixtures and for
				machinery, equipment and other personal property used in and for the
				manufacturing process incurred by a qualified establishment, on or after the
				effective date of this act, with respect to the manufacturing site located in
				this state and specified in a quality investment agreement.
[68 O.S.
				§
								4103
				]
"Commission"
means the Oklahoma Tax Commission
				established pursuant to 68 O.S. Section
				102,
				and any successor agencies thereto. [68 O.S. §
								4103
				]
"Department"
means the
				Oklahoma Department of Commerce.
[68 O.S. §
								4103
				]
"Director"
means the duly appointed and acting
				Director of the Department or during any period of time that the position of
				Director is vacant; such term shall refer to the person serving as the acting
				director.
"Fiscal year"
means the
				state fiscal year, which shall begin on July 1 of a calendar year and end on
				June 30 of the next calendar year.
[68 O.S. §
								4103
				]
"Qualified
				establishment"
means a business entity engaged in the
				activity described by Industry Number 3011, Industry Group Number 301, Major
				Group 30 of the Standard Industrial Classification manual, latest revision. No
				establishment that has been certified as eligible to participate in the
				Oklahoma Quality Jobs Incentive Leverage Act incentive program shall be
				eligible for any investment payment pursuant to the Oklahoma Specialized
				Quality Investment Act. A qualified establishment shall enter into a quality
				investment agreement pertaining to a single manufacturing site as that term is
				defined in Section
				1352 of
				Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes. No combination of other locations of an
				establishment or any related entities of an establishment shall be included in
				a quality investment agreement. An establishment may enter into additional
				quality investment agreements for additional sites.
[68 O.S. §
								4103
				]
"Quality investment
				agreement"
means an agreement with duration, for
				purposes of computing the total incentive payment amount, of not more than five
				(5) years entered into between a qualified establishment and the
				Department
. [68 O.S. §
								4103
				]
"Start date"
means the
				date on which a qualified establishment begins accruing benefits because of
				investment of new capital costs in a manufacturing site that is designated in a
				quality investment agreement with the Oklahoma Department of Commerce.
[68 O.S. §
								4103
				]
Added at 22 Ok Reg 1054,
				eff 5-26-05; Amended at 25 Ok Reg 57, eff 9-1-07 (emergency); Amended at 25 Ok
				Reg 1541, eff 6-12-08
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 150 - Oklahoma Department of Commerce › Chapter 110 - Oklahoma Specialized Quality Investment Act › Section 150:110-1-3 - Application process

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) For the purpose
			 of evaluating the applications, the Department will require all qualified
			 establishments to submit an application on a form prescribed by the Department.
(1) The Department will make available upon
			 request application forms and application guidelines.
(2) The forms and guidelines will provide
			 threshold criteria information that will assist applicants in their application
			 preparation.
(3) The guidelines and
			 forms set forth shall apply to all applications and awards made in the program
			 year corresponding with the application and application guidelines
			 packet.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 150 - Oklahoma Department of Commerce › Chapter 110 - Oklahoma Specialized Quality Investment Act › Section 150:110-1-4 - Threshold and selection criteria

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Complete threshold requirements and selection criteria will be
				set forth in the application guide. The minimum threshold criteria are as
				follows: The project meets the requirements set forth in 68 O.S. §
								4104.
Added at 22 Ok Reg 1054,
				eff 5-26-05
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 150 - Oklahoma Department of Commerce › Chapter 115 - RX for Oklahoma Program › Section 150:115-1-1 - Purpose and scope

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The purpose of these rules is to implement the Rx for Oklahoma
				Program at the Oklahoma Department of Commerce as set forth in the Rx for
				Oklahoma Act.
Added at 23 Ok Reg 106,
				eff 8-31-05 (emergency); Added at 23 Ok Reg 1203, eff
				5-25-06
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 150 - Oklahoma Department of Commerce › Chapter 115 - RX for Oklahoma Program › Section 150:115-1-2 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
In addition to those terms defined elsewhere in this chapter,
				the following words and terms when used in this subchapter shall have the
				following meaning unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
"Department"
means the oklahoma department of
				commerce established pursuant to 74 o.s. §§ 5001 et seq. And any
				successor agencies thereto.
"Director"
means the duly appointed and acting
				director of the department or during any period of time that the position of
				director is vacant; such term shall refer to the person serving as the acting
				director.
"Eligible Applicants"
include, but are not limited
				to county offices of the department of human services; county health
				departments; community action agencies designated by the oklahoma department of
				commerce pursuant to section
				5038
				of title 74 of the oklahoma statutes; community mental health centers; private
				nonprofit agencies; and public entities engaged in the delivery of social
				services.
"Eligibility for the Rx for Oklahoma
				Act"
Shall be residents of oklahoma who:
(A)
Are medically indigent; or
(B)
Are not medically indigent but cannot reasonably
				afford to pay for prescription medications. [74 O.S. §
									5040.4(D)
				]
"Manufacturer Sponsored Prescription Assistance
				Program"
Means drug company programs that provide prescription drugs to
				physicians or programs for patients who could not otherwise afford them.
"Medically Indigent"
means
				a person who meets the criteria established by the drug manufacturer assistance
				programs for the purchase of prescribed medications; [74 O.S. §
									5040.3
				].
"Prescription Drug"
Means
				a drug which may be dispensed only upon prescription by a health care
				professional authorized by the appropriate licensing authority and which is
				approved for safety and effectiveness as a prescription drug under section 505
				or 507 of the federal food, drug, and cosmetic act (52 stat. 1040 (1938), 21
				u.s.c.a., section 301 ). [74 O.S. §
									5040.3
				]
Added at 23 Ok Reg 106,
				eff 8-31-05 (emergency); Added at 23 Ok Reg 1203, eff 5-25-06; Amended at 24 Ok
				Reg 1208, eff 5-25-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 150 - Oklahoma Department of Commerce › Chapter 115 - RX for Oklahoma Program › Section 150:115-1-3 - Funding

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Agencies selected by the Department to provide services
				pursuant to the Rx for Oklahoma Act shall, at a minimum, demonstrate their
				ability to:
(1)
Deliver services in a community or geographic area of the state that is
			 not currently receiving services pursuant to the Rx for Oklahoma
			 Act;
(2)
Maintain
			 a dedicated telephone line and computer with Internet access with appropriate
			 software during normal business hours; and
(3)
Have staff or volunteers
			 available who can:
(A)
develop and implement community awareness initiatives about the
			 prescription assistance services offered by the agency,
(B)
determine whether a
			 pharmaceutical program is offered for the drug or drugs a person
			 needs,
(C)
determine whether a person is eligible for assistance through a
			 pharmaceutical program,
(D)
assist a person to make
			 application to and enroll in a pharmaceutical assistance
			 program,
(E)
keep
			 accurate records of the number of clients served,
(F)
maintain the confidentiality of
			 all client information including, but not limited to, the client's identity,
			 application information and other records, and
(G)
estimate the value of
			 prescriptions provided to clients under the program.
[74 O.S. §
									5040.4(C).
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 150 - Oklahoma Department of Commerce › Chapter 115 - RX for Oklahoma Program › Section 150:115-1-4 - Application process

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Based upon funding availability, the Oklahoma Department of
				Commerce shall issue a Rx for Oklahoma Program Request for Application to
				Eligible Applicants that will set forth the requirements for making application
				to the Rx for Oklahoma Program, and being awarded funding.
(1) Eligible uses of funding will be set
			 forth in the Rx for Oklahoma Program Request for Application
(2) Only Eligible Applicants can receive
			 funding under the Rx for Oklahoma Program.
(3) The Director or the Director's designee
			 shall make the funding awards from the Oklahoma Department of Commerce to the
			 Eligible Applicants.
(4) All other
			 terms and conditions of funding shall be set forth in either the Rx for
			 Oklahoma Program Request for Application or the contract between the Oklahoma
			 Department of Commerce and the recipient of funding.
Added at 23 Ok Reg 106,
				eff 8-31-05 (emergency); Added at 23 Ok Reg 1203, eff
				5-25-06
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 150 - Oklahoma Department of Commerce › Chapter 120 › Subchapter 11 - Grievance Procedure › Part 3 - GRIEVANCES FILED DIRECTLY WITH ODOC › Section 150:120-11-10

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Added at 23 Ok Reg
					 1205, eff 5-25-06
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 150 - Oklahoma Department of Commerce › Chapter 120 › Subchapter 11 - Grievance Procedure › Part 3 - GRIEVANCES FILED DIRECTLY WITH ODOC › Section 150:120-11-11

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Added at 23 Ok Reg
					 1205, eff 5-25-06
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 150 - Oklahoma Department of Commerce › Chapter 120 › Subchapter 11 - Grievance Procedure › Part 3 - GRIEVANCES FILED DIRECTLY WITH ODOC › Section 150:120-11-12

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Added at 23 Ok Reg
					 1205, eff 5-25-06
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 150 - Oklahoma Department of Commerce › Chapter 120 › Subchapter 11 - Grievance Procedure › Part 3 - GRIEVANCES FILED DIRECTLY WITH ODOC › Section 150:120-11-13

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Added at 23 Ok Reg
					 1205, eff 5-25-06
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 150 - Oklahoma Department of Commerce › Chapter 120 › Subchapter 11 - Grievance Procedure › Part 5 - APPEALS TO ODOC FROM GRIEVANCE DECISIONS OF A LOCAL AREA › Section 150:120-11-20

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Added at 23 Ok Reg
					 1205, eff 5-25-06
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 150 - Oklahoma Department of Commerce › Chapter 120 › Subchapter 11 - Grievance Procedure › Part 5 - APPEALS TO ODOC FROM GRIEVANCE DECISIONS OF A LOCAL AREA › Section 150:120-11-21

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Added at 23 Ok Reg
					 1205, eff 5-25-06
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 150 - Oklahoma Department of Commerce › Chapter 120 › Subchapter 11 - Grievance Procedure › Part 5 - APPEALS TO ODOC FROM GRIEVANCE DECISIONS OF A LOCAL AREA › Section 150:120-11-22

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Added at 23 Ok Reg
					 1205, eff 5-25-06
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 150 - Oklahoma Department of Commerce › Chapter 125 - Oklahoma Opportunity Fund [REVOKED] › Section 150:125-1-1 - Purpose and scope [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Added at 23 Ok Reg 3160,
				eff 7-20-06 (emergency); Added at 24 Ok Reg 1209, eff
				5-25-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 150 - Oklahoma Department of Commerce › Chapter 125 - Oklahoma Opportunity Fund [REVOKED] › Section 150:125-1-2 - Definitions [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Added at 23 Ok Reg 3160,
				eff 7-20-06 (emergency); Added at 24 Ok Reg 1209, eff
				5-25-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 150 - Oklahoma Department of Commerce › Chapter 125 - Oklahoma Opportunity Fund [REVOKED] › Section 150:125-1-3 - Application process [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Added at 23 Ok Reg 3160,
				eff 7-20-06 (emergency); Added at 24 Ok Reg 1209, eff
				5-25-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 150 - Oklahoma Department of Commerce › Chapter 125 - Oklahoma Opportunity Fund [REVOKED] › Section 150:125-1-4 - Threshold and selection criteria [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Added at 23 Ok Reg 3160,
				eff 7-20-06 (emergency); Added at 24 Ok Reg 1209, eff
				5-25-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 150 - Oklahoma Department of Commerce › Chapter 125 - Oklahoma Opportunity Fund [REVOKED] › Section 150:125-1-5 - Award process [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Added at 23 Ok Reg 3160,
				eff 7-20-06 (emergency); Added at 24 Ok Reg 1209, eff
				5-25-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 150 - Oklahoma Department of Commerce › Chapter 130 - Oklahoma Quality Investment Act › Section 150:130-1-1 - Purpose

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The purpose of these rules is to implement the Oklahoma Quality
				Investment Act at the Oklahoma Department of Commerce.
Added at 24 Ok Reg 2813,
				eff 7-13-07 (emergency); Added at 25 Ok Reg 1542, eff
				6-12-08
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 150 - Oklahoma Department of Commerce › Chapter 130 - Oklahoma Quality Investment Act › Section 150:130-1-3 - Eligible entities

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Eligible entities to make application to the Oklahoma
				Department of Commerce under the Oklahoma Quality Investment Act are
				establishments as defined at 68 O.S. §
								4203(8).
Added at 24 Ok Reg 2813,
				eff 7-13-07 (emergency); Added at 25 Ok Reg 1542, eff
				6-12-08
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 150 - Oklahoma Department of Commerce › Chapter 130 - Oklahoma Quality Investment Act › Section 150:130-1-4 - Application and required information

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) An
			 establishment shall prepare a written application following the guidelines,
			 forms, and procedures as set forth in the application prepared by the Oklahoma
			 Department of Commerce and approved by the Quality Investment Committee. An
			 establishment shall be required to provide the following information:
(1) The location of the project and if the
			 location is an economically distressed area of the State.
(2) The number of jobs that are at risk and
			 the average salary of the jobs at risk.
(3) The calendar year and quarter in which
			 the investment begins.
(4) The
			 projected employment and investment resulting from the project over three (3)
			 years.
(5) The third year average
			 salary of the new workers hired in the new direct jobs.
(6) A description of the establishment's
			 operations and the lines of business and operations of the project for which an
			 application is being submitted.
(7)
			 NAICS code number for the establishment.
(8) Business plans.
(9) Feasibility studies.
(10) Financing proposals.
(11) Financial statements for the previous
			 three (3) years.
(12) Marketing
			 plans.
(13) Registration with the
			 Oklahoma Secretary of State.
(14)
			 Registration with the Commission.
(15) Such other information as may be
			 required by the Department for a full and detailed analysis of the
			 project.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 150 - Oklahoma Department of Commerce › Chapter 130 - Oklahoma Quality Investment Act › Section 150:130-1-5 - Quality investment contract

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
An establishment which meets the qualifications specified in
				the Oklahoma Quality Investment Act may apply to enter into a Quality
				Investment Contract with the Oklahoma Department of Commerce to receive annual
				incentive payments over a five-year period from the Oklahoma Tax Commission
				pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Quality Investment Act pursuant to
				the requirements set forth in 68 O.S. §
								4204,
				with the following specific requirements more fully set forth:
(1) Be engaged in manufacturing in activities
			 described under Industry Group Nos. 31 through 33 of the NAICS
			 Manual;
(2) Incur capital costs for
			 new retooling or modernization projected to equal or exceed One Million Dollars
			 ($1,000,000.00) within twenty-four (24) months of the start date; and
(3) Apply to and enter into a Quality
			 Investment Contract specifying:
(A) The amount
			 of capital investment the establishment must make within twenty-four (24)
			 months of the start date in order to remain in the Oklahoma Quality Investment
			 Program,
(B) The total minimum
			 amount of Oklahoma taxable payroll it will maintain in this state during the
			 course of the agreement,
(C) The
			 total amount in incentive payments it may receive,
(D) If applicable, the amount of local
			 revenues a county or municipality intends to apportion to the establishment
			 annually, and
(E) That it will
			 offer "basic health insurance" as defined in the Oklahoma Quality Jobs Program
			 Act, within twelve (12) months of entering into a Quality Investment
			 Contract.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 150 - Oklahoma Department of Commerce › Chapter 130 - Oklahoma Quality Investment Act › Section 150:130-1-6 - Transmittal of information

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Department shall notify the Commission of each approved
				Quality Investment Contract. The Department shall provide the Commission with a
				copy of each approved Quality Investment Contract.
Added at 24 Ok Reg 2813,
				eff 7-13-07 (emergency); Added at 25 Ok Reg 1542, eff
				6-12-08
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 150 - Oklahoma Department of Commerce › Chapter 130 - Oklahoma Quality Investment Act › Section 150:130-1-7 - Claim for incentive payments

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
At the end of a calendar year for which an establishment has
				qualified to receive an incentive payment, the establishment shall file a claim
				with the Commission following the requirements and procedures established by
				the Commission and the requirements set forth at 68 O.S. §
								4205.
Added at 24 Ok Reg 2813,
				eff 7-13-07 (emergency); Added at 25 Ok Reg 1542, eff
				6-12-08
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 150 - Oklahoma Department of Commerce › Chapter 130 - Oklahoma Quality Investment Act › Section 150:130-1-8 - Prohibition on receiving other credits or exemptions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a qualified
				establishment receives an incentive payment pursuant to the provisions of the
				Oklahoma Quality Investment Act, neither the qualified establishment nor its
				contractors or subcontractors shall be eligible to receive the credits or
				exemptions provided for at 68 O.S. §
								4207.
Added at 24 Ok Reg 2813,
				eff 7-13-07 (emergency); Added at 25 Ok Reg 1542, eff
				6-12-08
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 150 - Oklahoma Department of Commerce › Chapter 135 - Oklahoma Bioenergy Center Act › Section 150:135-1-1 - Purpose

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The rules of this Chapter provide the general procedures for
				the structure and operations of the Oklahoma Bioenergy Center pursuant to the
				requirements of Oklahoma Bioenergy Center Act.
Added at 25 Ok Reg 1544,
				eff 6-12-08
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 150 - Oklahoma Department of Commerce › Chapter 135 - Oklahoma Bioenergy Center Act › Section 150:135-1-2 - Mission

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The mission of the Oklahoma Bioenergy Center is to serve as a
				strategic partnership that will focus the collective resources of Contributing
				Institutions in the field of bioenergy research to:
(1)
Strategically coordinate
			 resources and research programs in Oklahoma to address and undertake complex
			 research facing the biofuels and bioenergy industry in Oklahoma and in the
			 nation;
(2)
Assist
			 Oklahoma in being a recognized leader in the fields of research and production
			 of biofuels, bioenergy and related biobased products;
(3)
Advance the research capacity in
			 Oklahoma in the fields of biofuels and bioenergy development and production
			 along the biofuel, bioenergy and biobased product production/value chain, from
			 field to conversion to utilization;
(4)
Serve as a focal point and
			 resource for the emerging agriculture-based biofuels and bioenergy industry in
			 Oklahoma; and
(5)
Conduct research through its contributing institutions and partnerships
			 to deliver practical outcomes to:
(A)
enable the competitive and sustainable production of liquid biofuels,
			 including ethanol, in Oklahoma, and
(B)
contribute to the national
			 research effort to enable the United States to achieve prescribed levels of
			 petroleum independence
.[74 O.S. §
									5009.12
			 ]
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 150 - Oklahoma Department of Commerce › Chapter 135 - Oklahoma Bioenergy Center Act › Section 150:135-1-3 - Rules and regulations

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Oklahoma Bioenergy Center shall have those powers necessary
				to adopt rules and regulations required to accomplish its mission, goals,
				plans, purposes and programs and to amend same from time to time as it deems
				necessary or as required by the Oklahoma Bioenergy Act.
Added at 25 Ok Reg 1544,
				eff 6-12-08
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 150 - Oklahoma Department of Commerce › Chapter 135 - Oklahoma Bioenergy Center Act › Section 150:135-1-4 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this Chapter shall
				have the following meaning, unless the contect clearly indicates
				otherwise.
"Board"
means, collectively, those individuals
				initially appointed to the Oklahoma Bioenergy Center Board pursuant to 74 O.S.
				§
								5009.13, and
				any individuals subsequently appointed pursuant to the Oklahoma Bioenergy
				Center Policies and Procedures, as permitted by the Oklahoma Bioenergy Center
				Act.
"Contributing institutions"
means those
				institutions that make material contributions to the purpose, objectives and
				research coordinated by the Oklahoma Bioenergy Center. The Contributing
				Institutions shall initially consist of the University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma
				State University and The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Inc. Other
				institutions may become Contributing Institutions in the sole discretion of the
				Board.
"Oklahoma Bioenergy Center"
means that strategic
				partnership created within the Oklahoma Department of Commerce pursuant to the
				Oklahoma Bioenergy Center Act.
"Oklahoma Bioenergy Center Act"
means 74 O.S.
				§§
								5009.11, et
				seq., and any subsequent amendments thereto or renumbering thereof, as may be
				deemed appropriate, from time to time, by the Oklahoma Legislature. To the
				extent the Oklahoma Bioenergy Center Act is amended or renumbered as
				contemplated hereby, references to specific sections contained in this Chapter
				shall refer to the corresponding amended or renumbered sections.
"Oklahoma Bioenergy Center Policies and
				Procedures"
means the internal policies and guidelines governing the
				organizational procedures and the day-to-day operations of the Oklahoma
				Bioenergy Center, which shall comply with all requirements and limitations of
				the Oklahoma Bioenergy Center Act and which shall be formally adopted and
				amended from time to time, as necessary, by the Board. The Oklahoma Bioenergy
				Center Policies and Procedures shall be amended to comply with amendments to
				the Oklahoma Bioenergy Center Act, as necessary.
Added at 25 Ok Reg 1544,
				eff 6-12-08
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 150 - Oklahoma Department of Commerce › Chapter 135 - Oklahoma Bioenergy Center Act › Section 150:135-1-5 - Management

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The Oklahoma Bioenergy Center shall be
			 administered and governed by the Board.
(b) The Board shall appoint an Executive
			 Director to serve as the chief executive officer of the Oklahoma Bioenergy
			 Center in accordance with the provisions of 74 O.S. §
								5009.14. The
			 Executive Director shall be selected and shall serve the Oklahoma Bioenergy
			 Center pursuant to the Oklahoma Bioenergy Center Act, the Oklahoma Bioenergy
			 Center Policies and Procedures, and these promulgated rules.
Added at 25 Ok Reg 1544,
				eff 6-12-08
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 150 - Oklahoma Department of Commerce › Chapter 135 - Oklahoma Bioenergy Center Act › Section 150:135-1-6 - Board membership

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Pursuant to 74 O.S. §
								5009.13 the
				Board shall initially consist of seven (7) members. Appointment of Board
				members and additions to the Board shall be governed by the Oklahoma Bioenergy
				Center Act and the Oklahoma Bioenergy Center Policies and
				Procedures.
Added at 25 Ok Reg 1544,
				eff 6-12-08
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 150 - Oklahoma Department of Commerce › Chapter 135 - Oklahoma Bioenergy Center Act › Section 150:135-1-7 - Powers and duties

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) To implement
			 and accomplish the statutorily stated objectives of the Oklahoma Bioenergy
			 Center, the Board shall have, exercise and perform those powers and duties
			 generally provided in 74 O.S. §
								5009.13
			 through
			 5009.15 and
			 specifically set forth in the Oklahoma Bioenergy Center Policies and
			 Procedures.
(b) The Board shall
			 prepare, or have prepared, and distribute, or have distributed, an annual
			 report in accordance with 74 O.S. §
								5009.13.
Added at 25 Ok Reg 1544,
				eff 6-12-08
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 150 - Oklahoma Department of Commerce › Chapter 135 - Oklahoma Bioenergy Center Act › Section 150:135-1-8 - Policies and procedures

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Board shall adopt the Oklahoma Bioenergy Center Policies
				and Procedures to govern the organizational procedures and the day-to-day
				operations of the Oklahoma Bioenergy Center, pursuant to the provisions of the
				Oklahoma Bioenergy Center Act, these promulgated rules, and all applicable
				federal, state and local laws, codes and regulations unless otherwise expressly
				exempted from same pursuant to provisions of the Oklahoma Bioenergy Center
				Act.
Added at 25 Ok Reg 1544,
				eff 6-12-08
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 150 - Oklahoma Department of Commerce › Chapter 135 - Oklahoma Bioenergy Center Act › Section 150:135-1-9 - Limited liability

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Liability of all Board members, or any person acting on behalf
				of the Board or the Oklahoma Bioenergy Center, shall be limited pursuant to 74
				O.S. §
								5009.13(J)
				and as otherwise set forth in the Oklahoma Bioenergy Center Policies and
				Procedures.
Added at 25 Ok Reg 1544,
				eff 6-12-08
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 150 - Oklahoma Department of Commerce › Chapter 140 - Oklahoma Quick Action Closing Fund › Section 150:140-1-1 - Purpose and scope

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The purpose of
			 these rules is to implement the Oklahoma Quick Action Closing Fund at the
			 Oklahoma Department of Commerce.
(b)
All monies accruing to the credit
			 of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the
			 Governor for the purposes of economic development and related infrastructure
			 development in instances in which expenditure of such funds would likely be a
			 determining factor in locating a high-impact business project or facility in
			 Oklahoma, in retaining such project or facility within the state or for payment
			 of rebates to a high impact production pursuant to the Oklahoma Film
			 Enhancement Rebate Program. 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 State Finance for approval and
			 payment.
[62 O.S. § 48.2(B)]
Added at 30 Ok Reg 101, eff 11-1-12 (emergency) ; Added at
				  30 Ok Reg 481, eff 5-25-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 150 - Oklahoma Department of Commerce › Chapter 140 - Oklahoma Quick Action Closing Fund › Section 150:140-1-2 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
In addition to those terms defined elsewhere in this chapter,
				the following words and terms when used in this subchapter shall have the
				following meaning unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
"Department"
means the Oklahoma Department of
				Commerce established pursuant to 74 O.S. §§
								5001
				et seq. and any successor agencies thereto.
"Director"
means the duly appointed and acting
				Director of the Department or during any period of time that the position of
				Director is vacant; such term shall refer to the person serving as the acting
				or interim director.
"Oklahoma Quick Action Closing Fund"
means the
				fund established at the Oklahoma Treasury for the Oklahoma Department of
				Commerce, for the purposes set forth in 62 O.S. §
								48.2.
Added at 30 Ok Reg 101, eff 11-1-12 (emergency) ; Added at
				  30 Ok Reg 481, eff 5-25-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 150 - Oklahoma Department of Commerce › Chapter 140 - Oklahoma Quick Action Closing Fund › Section 150:140-1-3 - Application process

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) For the purpose
			 of evaluating the applications, the Department will require all applicants
			 interested in the Oklahoma Quick Action Closing Fund to submit an application
			 in a form prescribed by departmental guidelines as provided in the application
			 packet. All applications will be required to contain sufficient information to
			 permit the Department to comprehensively review the project proposal and
			 determine if the project will result in a net economic benefit to the State of
			 Oklahoma. The application for the Quick Action Closing Fund will be based upon
			 the statutory mandates set forth in 62 O.S. § 48.2 and to provide the
			 information required in
			 150:140-1-4.
(1) The Department will make available upon
			 request application forms and application guidelines.
(2) The forms and guidelines will provide
			 information that will assist applicants in their application
			 preparation.
(3) The guidelines and
			 forms set forth shall apply to all applications and awards made in the program
			 year corresponding with the application and application guidelines
			 packet.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 150 - Oklahoma Department of Commerce › Chapter 140 - Oklahoma Quick Action Closing Fund › Section 150:140-1-4 - Award process

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
The
			 Oklahoma Department of Commerce shall administer the Oklahoma Quick Action
			 Closing Fund, and expenditures from the fund shall be recommended by the
			 Director of the Oklahoma Department of Commerce to the Governor after a
			 thorough evaluation of selected projects or facilities or after a rebate is
			 approved for payment to a high impact production company pursuant to the
			 provisions of Section
			 3624
			 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Except for rebates approved pursuant to
			 the provisions of Section
			 3624
			 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the Director of the Oklahoma Department
			 of Commerce shall only recommend expenditures that the Director determines are
			 expected to result in a net economic benefit to the state through the
			 following:
(1)
The creation
			 of new jobs which offer a basic health benefit plan, as defined in the Oklahoma
			 Quality Jobs Program Act;
(2)
The maintenance of existing jobs
			 which are at a risk for termination;
(3)
Investment in new real property,
			 plant or equipment or in the improvement or retooling of existing plant or
			 equipment; or
(4)
Additional revenues in either ad valorem, income or sales and use
			 taxes. [62 O.S. § 48.2(E)]
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 150 - Oklahoma Department of Commerce › Chapter 140 - Oklahoma Quick Action Closing Fund › Section 150:140-1-5 - Award Agreement

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Upon
			 approval by the Governor, the Oklahoma Department of Commerce shall enter into
			 an agreement that sets forth the conditions for payment of monies from the
			 Oklahoma Quick Action Closing Fund. The agreement must include:
(1)
The total amount of funds
			 awarded;
(2)
Except in the case of a rebate approved for payment to a high impact
			 production company pursuant to the provisions of Section
			 3624
			 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the performance conditions that must be
			 met to obtain the award including, but not limited to, net new employment in
			 the state, average salary, and total capital investment;
(3)
If appropriate, a baseline of
			 current service and measure of enhanced capability;
(4)
The methodology of validating
			 performance;
(5)
The schedule of payments from the fund, and claw-back provisions for
			 failure to meet performance conditions; and
(6)
A requirement that no monies paid
			 from the Oklahoma Quick Action Closing Fund shall be used by a recipient or any
			 other person or entity for purposes of any political contribution to or on
			 behalf of any candidate or for the support of or opposition to any measure
			 including but not limited to an initiative petition or referendum. [62 O.S.
			 § 48.2(H)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 150 - Oklahoma Department of Commerce › Chapter 140 - Oklahoma Quick Action Closing Fund › Section 150:140-1-6 - Disclosure of payments

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Department of Commerce shall make available on its
				website or other website dedicated for this purpose a complete disclosure of
				all payments made from the Oklahoma Quick Action Closing Fund. The disclosure
				shall include a description of the expenditures made by the business
				establishment with the payments made from the fund. No proprietary information
				of the business establishment shall be subject to the requirements of this
				subsection.
[62 O.S. §
								48.2(I)
				]
Added at 30 Ok Reg 101, eff 11-1-12 (emergency) ; Added at
				  30 Ok Reg 481, eff 5-25-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 150 - Oklahoma Department of Commerce › Chapter 145 - Oklahoma Economic Development Pooled Finance Act › Subchapter 1 - General › Section 150:145-1-2 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
				  shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise:
"Department"
means the Oklahoma Department of
				  Commerce.
"Economic development pool"
means
				  proceeds of obligations sold by the Authority to provide resources for eligible
				  local government entities or a local government entity in conjunction with a
				  for-profit business entity to finance an eligible economic development project
				  or other purposes authorized by this act.
[62 O.S. 891.3(9)]
"Infrastructure pool"
means the proceeds
				  of obligations sold by the Authority to provide resources for eligible local
				  government entities to provide financing for infrastructure or other purposes
				  authorized by this act.
[ 62 O.S. 891.3 (14)]
"Public-private partner development pool"
means proceeds of obligations sold by the Oklahoma Development Finance
				  Authority to provide resources for eligible local government entities to
				  provide financing for infrastructure in conjunction with for-profit business
				  entities and federal government defense entities or any other purpose
				  authorized by this act.
[62 O.S. 891.3 (17)]
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 150 - Oklahoma Department of Commerce › Chapter 145 - Oklahoma Economic Development Pooled Finance Act › Subchapter 1 - General › Section 150:145-1-3 - Applications

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
For the purpose of evaluating applications, the Department
				  will require all applicants interested in the Infrastructure Pool, the Economic
				  Development Pool, or the Public-Private Partner Development Pool to submit an
				  application in a form prescribed by departmental guidelines as provided in the
				  application packet. All applications will be required to contain sufficient
				  information to permit the Department to comprehensively review the project
				  proposal and determine whether or not the project meets the statutory
				  requirements and to evaluate the project under the relevant scoring system.
(1) The Department will make available
				upon request application forms and application guidelines.
(2) The forms and guidelines will provide
				information that will assist applicants in their application preparation.
(3) The guidelines and forms set
				forth shall apply to all applications and awards made in the program year
				corresponding with the application and application guidelines packet.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 150 - Oklahoma Department of Commerce › Chapter 145 - Oklahoma Economic Development Pooled Finance Act › Subchapter 2 - Infrastructure Pool › Section 150:145-2-1 - Criteria

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Funds obtained from the Infrastructure Pool may be used for
				  the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, repair, rehabilitation or
				  installation of Infrastructure, as defined in 62 O.S. §891.3, and carried
				  out by the recipient or other public entities.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 150 - Oklahoma Department of Commerce › Chapter 145 - Oklahoma Economic Development Pooled Finance Act › Subchapter 2 - Infrastructure Pool › Section 150:145-2-2 - Scoring system

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The Department
				shall develop a scoring system in order to evaluate potential projects which
				may be eligible for pooled financing from the infrastructure pool. This scoring
				system shall include, but not be limited to, the following factors:
(1) Capital investment by eligible local
				governmental entities as defined in 62 O.S. §891.3;
(2) Amount and type of benefit to low and
				moderate income persons;
(3)
				Whether or not the improvement will contribute significantly to the safety,
				health, or welfare of the residents of the area;
(4) Whether or not the area is in a
				Federally-designated Empowerment Zone or Enterprise Community or Opportunity
				Zone;
(5) Whether or not the
				infrastructure improvement would allow the local government entities create
				jobs;
(6) Whether or not the
				infrastructure improvement would allow the local governmental entities to
				retain jobs that would likely be lost without the funds;
(7) Whether or not the infrastructure project
				provide or significantly improve locally owned broadband internet lines and/or
				facilities; and
(8) Any other
				factor(s) deemed relevant by the Department.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 150 - Oklahoma Department of Commerce › Chapter 145 - Oklahoma Economic Development Pooled Finance Act › Subchapter 3 - Economic Development Pool › Section 150:145-3-1 - Scoring system

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Department shall develop a scoring system in order to
				  evaluate potential projects which may be eligible for pooled financing from the
				  economic development pool. The scoring system shall include, but not be limited
				  to, the following factors:
(1) Capital
				investment by a for-profit business entity or entities;
(2) New direct jobs as such term is defined
				by 68 O.S. §3603, to be created by a for-profit business entity or
				entities;
(3) Salary and wage
				payments to persons employed in new direct jobs;
(4) Likelihood of additional business
				location decisions resulting from the activity of the for-profit business
				entity or entities that would benefit from the use of the economic development
				pool;
(5) Capital investment by
				governmental and/or not for profit entities;
(6) The amount and degree of net benefit to
				be had by the State from completion of the project;
(7) Whether or not the local government
				entity or for-profit business entity is a participant in any other projects
				governed by the Oklahoma Economic Development Pooled Finance Act; and
(8) Any other factor(s) deemed
				relevant by the Department.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 150 - Oklahoma Department of Commerce › Chapter 145 - Oklahoma Economic Development Pooled Finance Act › Subchapter 4 - Public-Private Partner Development Pool › Section 150:145-4-1 - Criteria

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Funds obtained from the Public-Private Partner Development
				  Pool may be used for the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, repair,
				  rehabilitation or installation of infrastructure owned by an eligible local
				  government entity, as defined in 62 O.S. §891.3.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 150 - Oklahoma Department of Commerce › Chapter 145 - Oklahoma Economic Development Pooled Finance Act › Subchapter 4 - Public-Private Partner Development Pool › Section 150:145-4-2 - Scoring system

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Department shall develop a scoring system in order to
				  evaluate potential projects which may be eligible for pooled financing from the
				  Public Private Partnership Pool. The scoring system shall include, but not be
				  limited to:
(1) Capital investment by
				one or more for-profit business entities and/or federal government defense
				entities;
(2) Additional capital
				investment by one or more local government entities;
(3) New direct jobs as defined 68 O.S.
				§3603, to be created by a for-profit business entity or entities;
(4) Salary and wage payments to
				persons employed in new direct jobs;
(5) The likelihood of additional business
				location decisions resulting from the activity of the for-profit business
				entity or entities that would benefit from use of the Public-Private Partner
				Development Pool;
(6) The amount
				and degree of net benefit to be had by the State from completion of the
				project;
(7) Whether or not the
				local government entity or business entities is a participant in other projects
				governed by the Oklahoma Economic Development Pooled Finance Act; and
(8) Any other factor(s) deemed
				relevant by the Department.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 150 - Oklahoma Department of Commerce › Chapter 150 - The Oklahoma Film and Music Office › Subchapter 1 - Filmed in Oklahoma Act › Section 150:150-1-1 - Purpose

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
These rules implement the Filmed In Oklahoma Act at the
				  Oklahoma Film and Music Office (OFMO) within the Oklahoma Department of
				  Commerce.