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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
SUBSTITUTE
FOR ENGROSSED
HOUSE BILL NO. 1016 By: Lawson, Sneed, and Sims of
the House
and
Gollihare of the Senate
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
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 Route 66 Commission;
removing sunset provision; modifying the appointment
of Commission members; amending Section 2, Chapter
412, O.S.L. 2022 (69 O.S. Supp. 2022, Section 4041),
which relates to Oklahoma Rou te 66 Commission
Revolving Fund; modifying procedure for the
promulgation of rules; removing provision for fund to
be transferred to State Treasurer upon expiration of
Oklahoma Route 66 Commission; and declaring an
emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY Section 1, Chap ter 412, O.S.L.
2022 (69 O.S. Supp. 2022, Section 4040), is amended to read as
follows:
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Section 4040. A. There is hereby created until June 30, 2027,
the Oklahoma Route 66 Commi ssion. The Commission shall be composed
of nine (9) members. The members sh all serve as follows:
1. One member shall be appointed by the Governor and sele cted
from the Commissioners of the Oklahoma Tax Commission, whose first
term shall be for one (1) y ear, and then renewable for three-year
terms thereafter;
2. One shall be the Executive Director of the Oklahoma
Department of Transportation, or his or her designee, whose first
term shall be for two (2) years, and then renewable for three -year
terms thereafter;
3. One shall be the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Tourism
and Recreation Department Secretary of Tourism and Branding , or his
or her designee, whose first term shall be for three (3) years, and
then renewable for three -year terms thereafter;
4. Three members shall be appointed by the President Pro
Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate 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 renewable for three -year terms
thereafter,
b. one shall be a city manager, assistant city manager,
or economic development director for a municipality on
Route 66 with a population greater than ten thousand
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(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 pres ervation, whose first term
shall be for three (3) years, and then renewable for
three-year terms thereafter; and
5. Three members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the
Oklahoma House of Representatives of which:
a. one shall be a citizen of a county co ntaining a
portion of Route 66, whose first term s hall 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
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 of this act
4041 of this title.
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SECTION 2. AMENDATORY Section 2, Chapter 412, O.S.L.
2022 (69 O.S. Supp. 2022, Section 4041), is amended to read as
follows:
A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving
fund to be designated as the "Oklahoma Route 66 Commission Revolving
Fund", which shall consist of all monies app ropriated, transferred,
or otherwise designated to the fund by law. The revolving fund
shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations,
and shall be under the administration of the Oklahoma Route 66
Commission. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are
hereby appropriated, and shall be budgeted and expended in
accordance with the provisions of subsection B of this section for
the purpose of preserving and developing Route 66 and commemorating
the Route 66 Centennial.
B. No funds shall be budgeted or expended from the Oklahoma
Route 66 Commission Revolving Fund prior to July 1, 2023, or prior
to the approval by the Legislature of promulgated permanent
emergency rules by the Commission pursuant to the provisions of the
Administrative Procedures Act .
C. The Oklahoma Route 66 Commission shall promulgate, pursuant
to the provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act, permanent
rules subject to approval by the Legislature, to implement:
1. Application procedures for projects submitting request s for
funds;
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2. Processes for awarding of funding applications;
3. Details of the Commission's general duties;
4. Reporting requirements of the Commission to the Legislature;
and
5. Any other rules necessary to carry out the purpose and
mission of the Commission as expressed in this act.
D. All unencumbered funds remaining in the Oklahoma Route 66
Commission Revolving Fund upon the expiration of the Oklahoma Route
66 Commission shall be transferred to the State Treasurer for
deposit in the General Revenue Fund.
SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for t he preservation
of the public peace, health or safety, a n emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall tak e effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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