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ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 1016 By: Lawson, Sneed, and Sims of
the House
and
Gollihare of the Senate
An Act relating to Route 66; amending Section 1,
Chapter 412, O.S.L. 2022 (69 O.S. Supp. 2022, Section
4040), which relates to the Rou te 66 Commission;
modifying the appointment of Commission members; and
declaring an emergency .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY Section 1, Chapter 412, O.S.L.
2022 (69 O.S. Supp. 2022, Section 4040), is amended to read as
follows:
Section 4040. A. There is hereby created until June 30, 2027,
the Oklahoma Route 66 Commission. The Commission shall be composed
of nine (9) members. The members shall serve as follows:
1. One Five member members shall be appointed by the Governor
and of which:
a. one shall be selected from the Commissioners of the
Oklahoma Tax Commission, whose first term shall be for
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one (1) year, and then renewable for three-year terms
thereafter;
2. One
b. one shall be the Executive Director of th e Oklahoma
Department of Transportat ion, or his or her design ee,
whose first term shall be for two (2) years, and then
renewable for three-year terms thereafter;
3. One
c. one shall be the Executive Director of the Oklahoma
Tourism and Recreation Department, or his or her
designee, whose first term shall be for three (3)
years, and then renewable for three-year terms
thereafter;
d. one shall be an Oklahoma citizen with expertise or
experience in historic preservation, whose first term
shall be for three (3) years, and then renewable for
three-year terms thereafter, and
e. one shall be an Oklahoma citizen with expertise or
experience in marketing, whose first term shall be for
three (3) years, and then renewable for three-year
terms thereafter.
4. 2. Three Two members shall be appointed by the President Pro
Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate of which:
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a. one shall be a citizen of a county containing a
portion of Route 66, whose first term shall be for one
(1) year, and renewable for three-year terms
thereafter, and
b. one shall be a city manager, assistant city manager,
or economic development director for a municipality on
Route 66 with a population greate r than ten thousand
(10,000), whose first term shall be for two (2) years,
and renewable for three-year terms thereafter, and.
c. one shall be an Oklahoma citizen with expertise or
experience in historic preservation, whose first term
shall be for three (3) years, and then renewable for
three-year terms thereafter; and
5. 3. Three Two members shall be appointed by the Speaker of
the Oklahoma House of Representatives of which:
a. one shall be a citizen of a county containing a
portion of Route 66, whose first term shall be for one
(1) year, and then renewable for three-year terms
thereafter,
b. one of whom shall be a business owner whose business
is located along Route 66 within a city or town whose
population is less than ten thousand (10,000 ), whose
first term shall be for two (2) years, and then
renewable for three-year terms thereafter, and.
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c. one shall be an Oklahoma citizen with expertise or
experience in marketing, whose first term shall be for
three (3) years, and then renewable for three-year
terms thereafter.
B. The Commission shall utilize the Oklahoma Route 66
Commission Revolving Fund as authorized in Section 2 4041 of this
act title.
SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
Passed the House of Representatives the 14th day of March, 2023.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2023.
Presiding Officer of the Senate