An Act
ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 2893 By: Wallace, Caldwell (Trey),
and Sims of the House
and
Hall and Rosino of the
Senate
An Act relating to the Oklahoma Capitol Improvement
Authority; providing for allocation of funds f rom the
Legacy Capital Financing Fund; authorizing
utilization of certain amount for the purpose of
benefitting Oklahoma State University ; requiring
certain recapitalization payments from the Oklahoma
State University Medical Au thority; authorizing
certain distributions; authorizing and limiting
utilization of memoranda of understanding; providing
for codification; providing an effective date; and
declaring an emergency.
SUBJECT: Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Authority
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 187A-9 of Title 73, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. In addition to any other authorization provided by law, the
Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Authority is authorized to utilize
available funds from the Legacy Capital Financing Fund created by
Section 187B of Title 73 of the Oklahoma Statutes, in the amount of
Eighty Million Dollars ( $80,000,000.00) for the benefit of Oklahoma
State University to construct, refurbish, or expand facilities
utilized to provide education in the fields of life sciences .
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B. LCF Recapitalization Payments shall be made by Oklahoma
State University related to the distribution of proceeds provided in
subsection A of this section, in accordance with the provisions of
the Legacy Capital Financing Act.
C. The Authority may distribute funds authorized pursuant to
subsection A of this section in one or more tranches.
D. The Authority may enter memoranda of understanding with
agencies, departments, and subdivisions of the state as needed, to
facilitate the provisions of this act, provided that such memoranda
of understanding do not constitute a legal obligation of the State
of Oklahoma or impede the administration of the provisions of the
Legacy Capital Financing Act.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2024.
SECTION 3. 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.
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Passed the House of Representatives the 28th day of May, 2024.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the 30th day of May, 2024.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at __ _____ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
_________________________________
Governor of the State of Oklahoma
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________