Req. No. 9048 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024) HOUSE BILL 3232 By: Lawson AS INTRODUCED An Act relating to Route 66; amending Section 1, Chapter 412, O.S.L. 2022 (69 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section 4040), which relates to the Oklaho ma Route 66 Commission; removing expiration date of the Oklahoma Route 66 Commission; amending Section 2, Chapter 412, O.S.L. 2022 (69 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section 4041), which relates to the Oklahoma Route 66 Commission Revolving Fund; modifying conditions fo r budgeting and expenditures of funds; and providing an effective date. 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. 2023, Section 40 40), 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 member shall be appoin ted by the Governor and selected from the Commissioners of the Oklahoma Tax Commission, whose first Req. No. 9048 Page 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 term shall be for one (1) year, 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 design ee, 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, 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 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 Req. No. 9048 Page 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 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 containing a portion of Route 66, whose first term shall b e 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. SECTION 2. AMENDATORY Sect ion 2, Chapter 412, O.S.L. 2022 (69 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section 4041), is amended to read as follows: Section 4041. A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund to be designated as the "Oklahoma Route 66 Req. No. 9048 Page 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Commission Revolving Fund", which shall consist of all monies appropriated, 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 adoption by the Legislature Commission of proposed promulgated permanent 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; 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 Req. No. 9048 Page 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 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 Treasure r for deposit in the General Revenue Fund. SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024. 59-2-9048 JBH 12/19/23