Req. No. 11609 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 2779 By: Pfeiffer of the House and Leewright of the Senate CONFERENCE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE An Act relating to emergen cy room capacity; making an appropriation to the University Hospital Authority; identifying source and amount of appropriation; referencing actions of the Joint Committee on Pandemic Relief Funding; a nd providing for noncodification. BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows: From the Statewide Recovery Fund cre ated pursuant to Enrolled House Bill 3349 of the 2nd Sessi on of the 58th Oklahoma Legislature, the sum of Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($7,500,000.00) shall be appropriated to the University Hospital Authority for capital expenditures to incre ase emergency room capacity as recommended and approved by the Joint Committee on Req. No. 11609 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Pandemic Relief Funding on December 6, 2021. Such funds shall be used to expand the needed capacity to help serve patients in mental health crisis. 58-2-11609 JBH 05/18/22