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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
SENATE BILL 1827 By: Bullard
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to tourism; creating the Fly In
Oklahoma Act; providing short title; sunsetting
certain program; stating purpose of program; stating
eligibility for grants; providing for administration
though Office of the Lieutenant Governor; providing
for collaboration with the Oklahoma Tourism and
Recreation Department; setting maximum funds; stating
use of grant funds; directing the Oklahoma Tourism
and Recreation Department to promulgate rules;
authorizing case studies of grant applications;
authorizing repayment of certain grants; directing
submission of certain applications for grants to the
legislature by certain date; constru ing certain
authority; providing for codificatio n; and providing
an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new sectio n of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2230.2 of Title 74, unless there
is created a duplication in numb ering, reads as follows:
This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Fly In Oklahoma
Act”.
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SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2230.3 of Title 74, unless there
is created a duplication in numb ering, reads as follows:
A. Pursuant to Oklahoma Sunset Law, there is hereby created the
Fly In Oklahoma grant program to continue until Novembe r 2028, and
such program shall be subject to renewal. The purpose of the grant
program shall be to incentivize qualified potential tourism areas
within the state through fly-in opportunities by improving airports,
air traffic facilities, runways, landing s trips, aircraft hangers,
fly-in restaurants and other associated travel-related businesses
and advertising that are accessible primarily by aircraft .
B. Public owned or operated airports, landing airstrips,
airplane tiedown facilities, hangers or storage facilities, runways,
aircraft repair facilities and aircraft-related tourism areas shall
be eligible to apply for the Fly In Oklahoma gr ant program. The
program shall be administered through the Office of the Lieutenant
Governor, Cabinet Secretary of Tourism, Wildlife and Heritage, in
collaboration with the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department to
develop public fly-in opportunities that promote, advertise and
attract aircraft tourism within this state.
C. The total maximum grant fund shall be One Million Dollars
($1,000,000.00). The funds shall be derived from legislative
appropriations and other public and private sources of monies
including other grants and matching funds received by this state.
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The grants awarded through the Fly In Oklahoma Act shall only be
available for development and improvement of infrastructure relating
to potential fly-in tourism in this state, state tourism advertising
campaigns and for new construction and infrastructure in nearby
targeted fly-in areas that will increase air traffic to the existing
businesses, restaurants, natural resources and tourism attractions
through improved fly-in opportunities.
D. The Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department shall
promulgate rules, procedures, forms and grant application materials
to solicit and receive grant applications from eligible private
businesses and political subdivisions within this state and to
administer this program. The Office of the Lieutenant Governor
shall conduct case studies on eligible grant applications to
determine the feasibility and potential financial impact for the
best award of grant funds awarded under this program.
E. Fly In Oklahoma grants may be required to be repaid to this
state over a term of years as specified in a written grant contract
or such grants may be offered as a partial financial incentive that
requires partial or no repayment as determined on a case-by-case
basis and specified in the written grant contract. All potential
grant applications deemed fiscally prudent for tourism and
consideration by this state shall be submitted to the Legislature
through the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of
the House of Representatives by January 1 each year . The
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Legislature shall conduct a review of each grant under consideration
before any grant awards are made by the Office of the Lieutenant
Governor, Cabinet Secretary of Tourism, Wildlife and Heritage . Upon
approval of a grant award, the Legislature shall communicate its
approval by Joint Resolution. Upon final approval by Joint
Resolution of the Legislature, the grant may be awarded by written
grant contract entered between the approved business or political
subdivision of this state and the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation
Department with approval by the Cabinet Secretary of Tourism,
Wildlife and Heritage.
F. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary limiting this
state’s authority to provide financial assistance to any political
subdivision or public trust of this state or to offer state funds to
private businesses for a public-related purpose, the Lieutenant
Governor shall be authorized under the Fly In Oklahoma Act to
partnership with this state’s private businesses, political
subdivisions or both for purposes of tourism investments in the
airways-related industries of this state.
SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
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