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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
HOUSE BILL 4143 By: May
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to emergency services; creating the
Oklahoma Task Force 1 Urban Search and Rescue Out of
State Deployments Revolving Fund; amending 63 O.S.
2021, Section 1-218.1, which relates to employee
reimbursements; modifying approval clause; providin g
for codification; and providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPL E OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 330.98 of Title 63, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund
for the Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security , to be designated the
"Oklahoma Task Force 1 Urban Search and Re scue Out of State
Deployments Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund,
not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all
monies deposited to the credit of the fund by law. All monies
accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may
be budgeted and expended by the Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security
for the direct reimbursement of participating agencies with Ok lahoma
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Task Force 1 Urban Search and Rescue ( OKTF1 USAR) as is consistent
with the federal Emergency Management Assistance Compact Guide lines.
Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the
State Treasurer again st claims filed as prescribed by law with the
Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for
approval and payment.
SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 1-218.1, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 1-218.1 A. Upon direction of the director of a city -
county health department, with approval of the board of county
commissioners of the county, employees of such city -county health
department may be reimbursed for use of their personal ly owned
automobiles while performing their duties on official business for
the Department at a rate not to exceed that allowed for mileage to
state employees. Travel claims for reimbursement on a mileage basis
shall be accompanied by a detailed statement showing an adequate
basis for computing the miles of travel and the purpose for the
travel, and may be paid from any funds available for that purpose.
B. Subject to the limitations and procedures provided by th is
section, approved employees of a city -county health department may
purchase materials, supplies, or services necessary for travel out
of the county in which the city -county health department operates by
use of one or more credit cards issued to the city -county health
department. Purchases made w ith the credit cards shall be limited
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to actual expenses for travel out of the county by employees in the
performance of their official duties. For purposes of this section,
"actual expenses for travel " shall mean expenses for travel by
public or private railroads, airplanes, buse s, rental cars, or other
public or private conveyances, fuel, oil, meals, lodging, parking
fees, or telephone expenses.
C. The city-county health department shall encumber sufficient
funds each month to pay for the estimated char ges made with the
cards including any annual or other fee owed for use of the cards.
Payment for charges incurred on any card shall be made in a timely
manner so that no interest charges or penalties accrue and so that
the total payment amount corresponds to the balance of charges for
purchases in addition to any applicable annual fee or service
charge.
D. All receipts for charges made by use of any card issued to a
city-county health department shall be maintai ned to facilitate
accurate records of total monthly expenditures for w hich the city-
county health department shall be obligated.
E. Employees who make credit purchases with credit cards issued
to a city-county health department shall immediately and accur ately
document the expenditures on a form pr epared by the State Audito r
and Inspector, attaching receipts and a written explanation of each
expenditure as to the date, case number, or other identification
number, area or location, reason for expenditure an d amount
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expended. A copy of the form shall be submitted to the direc tor of
the city-county health department for approval and the original form
shall be attached to the purchase order and shall be submitted for
payment. A copy of the form shall be retai ned for the records of
the city-county health department.
F. An employee of the city-county health department shall not
receive any reimbursement pursuant to the provisions of subsection A
of this section for any expenses for which a credit card issued
pursuant to the provisions of this section has been used.
SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
58-2-9565 KN 01/16/22