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ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 2034 By: McBride, O'Donnell and West
(Kevin) of the House
and
Taylor of the Senate
An Act relating to state contracts; declaring the oil
and gas industry a vital economic partner;
prohibiting state contracts without c ertain written
certification; prohibiting adoption of procurement,
investment or other policy that requires a person to
boycott the oil and gas industry; authorizing
approval of contracts and waiving of applications;
defining terms; providing for codificat ion; and
providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 580 of Title 74, unless there is
created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. The State of Oklahoma hereby declares that the oil and gas
industry is a vital part of the economy of the State of Oklahoma and
that the state, and those companies that do business by and through
the state, in the interest of the state's economic policy, should
not boycott the oil and gas industry.
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B. Except as provided in subsection D of this section, the
state shall not enter into a contract with a company unless the
company submits a written certification t hat the company is not
currently engaged in a boycott, in any manner, of the oil and gas
industry that constitutes an integral part of business conducted or
sought to be conducted with the state.
C. The state shall not adopt a procurement, investment or o ther
policy that has the effect of inducing or requiring a person to
boycott the oil and gas industry, or to boycott a person doing
business with the oil and gas industry.
D. The Oklahoma Secretary of State shall approve contracts or
may waive application of this section on any contract with any state
agency if the Secretary determines that compliance is not
practicable.
E. As used in this section:
1. "Boycott" means engaging in a refusal to deal, terminating
business activities or performing other actio ns that are intended to
limit commercial relations with persons or entities doing business
with the oil and gas industry;
2. "Oil and gas industry" means any company that is engaged in
exploration, production, refining, servicing and transportation of
oil, natural gas or other petroleum products;
3. "Company" means an organization, association, corporation,
partnership, venture or other entity, its subsidiary or affiliate,
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that exists for profit -making purposes or to otherwise secure
economic advantage;
4. "Contract" means a written agreement between the state and a
company to acquire or dispose of goods or services with an aggregate
price of more than One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00).
Contract does not mean a written agreement between the stat e and an
individual to acquire or dispose of goods or services, including
employment or consultant services; and
5. "State" means this state or an agency, board, commission or
department of this state.
SECTION 2. This act shall become eff ective November 1, 2021.
Passed the House of Representatives the 9th day of March, 2021.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2021.
Presiding Officer of the Senate