Oklahoma 2024 Regular Session

Oklahoma House Bill HB4019 Latest Draft

Bill / Engrossed Version Filed 04/29/2024

                             
 
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ENGROSSED SENATE AMENDMENT 
TO 
ENGROSSED HOUSE 
BILL NO. 4019 	By: McBride and Townley of the 
House 
 
  and 
 
  Alvord of the Senate 
 
 
 
[ economic development – investment rebate program – 
qualifying criteria – application – Oklahoma 
Department of Commerce – claims – payments – 
conditional pre-qualification – Commerce 
Manufacturing Activity Development Fund - 
codification ] 
 
 
 
 
AMENDMENT NO. 1. Page 1, strike the enacting clause 
 
Passed the Senate the 25th day of April, 2024. 
 
 
  
 	Presiding Officer of the Senat e 
 
 
Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________, 
2024. 
 
 
  
 	Presiding Officer of the House 
 	of Representatives   
 
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ENGROSSED HOUSE 
BILL NO. 4019 	By: McBride and Townley of the 
House 
 
   and 
 
  Alvord of the Senate 
 
 
 
 
 
[ economic development – investment rebate program – 
qualifying criteria – application – Oklahoma 
Department of Commerce – claims – payments – 
conditional pre-qualification – Commerce 
Manufacturing Activity Development Fund - 
codification ] 
 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: 
SECTION 1.     NEW LAW     A new se ction of law to be co dified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3647.1 of Title 68, unless there 
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
A.  There is hereby created until July 1, 2030, an investment 
rebate program for the cost of qualified capital expenditures 
defined by Section 3645.3 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes, by 
establishments defined by Section 3645.3 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma 
Statutes, that:   
 
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1.  Are defined or classified in the NAICS Manual under Industry 
Group No. 325120; and 
2.  Have acquired real property located within the boundaries of 
a municipality with a population between twenty thousand (20,000) 
and thirty thousand (30,000), according to the latest Federal 
Decennial Census, where the qualified capital will be loca ted. 
B.  To be eligible for consideration for an invest ment rebate 
payment awarded under the provisions of this act, the establishment 
shall: 
1.  Submit an applica tion and documentation to the Oklahoma 
Department of Commerce, as required by the Department, outlining a 
capital expenditure plan in this state associated with qualified 
capital expenditures totaling no less than Eight Hundred Million 
Dollars ($800,000,000.00); 
2.  Have made qualified capital expenditures of n o less than 
twenty percent (20%) of t he capital expenditure plan outlined in the 
application submitted by the primary establishment and approved by 
the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, pursuant to the provisions of 
this act; and 
3.  Have filed all Oklahoma tax returns and tax documents 
required by law. 
C.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no investment 
expenditure shall be utilized for calculation purposes that results 
in the qualification of more than one establishment under the   
 
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provisions of this act, for investment rebate payment s based on the 
same expenditure. 
D.  1.  The Oklahoma Department of Commerce shall approve o r 
disapprove claims for rebates and shall issue payment for all 
approved claims from funds held in the Commerce Manufacturing 
Activity Development Fund created in Section 2 of this act. 
2.  The Department shall disapprove all applications and claims 
or any portion of applications and claims for rebates that would 
exceed the balance of available funds in the Commerce Manufacturing 
Activity Development Fund. 
3.  The total amount of applications approved and investment 
rebate payments awarded under the provisions of this act shall not 
exceed the total amount of monies designated by law for deposit to 
the Commerce Manufacturing Activity Development Fund. 
E.  1.  Subject to the approval and ongoing review of the 
eligibility application by the Oklahom a Department of Commerce, the 
investment rebate payment authorized by this act shall be equal to 
six and twenty-five hundredths percent (6.25%) of the cost of the 
qualified capital expenditure in th e year of expenditure. 
2.  The Department is authorized to conditionally pre -qualify 
and account for anticipated future investment rebate paym ents.  The 
Oklahoma Department of Commerce shall not pre-qualify investment 
rebate payments, encumber funds, pre-encumber funds, or otherwise 
allocate resources that would result in the allocation of investment   
 
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rebate payments in excess of the balance of a vailable funds in the 
Commerce Manufacturing Activity De velopment Fund. 
SECTION 2.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3647.2 of Title 68, unless there 
is created a duplication in numberin g, reads as follows: 
A.  There is hereby created in the State Treasury a fund for the 
Oklahoma Department of Commerce to be designated the "Commerce 
Manufacturing Activity Development Fund".  The fund shall be a 
continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall 
consist of all monies designated for deposit to the fund by law.  
All monies accruing to th e credit of the fund are hereby 
appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Department for 
the purpose of paying rebates as provided in this act.  Expenditures 
from such fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State 
Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the 
Director of the Offic e of Management and Enterprise Services for 
approval and payment. 
B.  All unencumbered funds remaining in the Commerce 
Manufacturing Activit y Development Fund upon January 1, 2030, shall 
be transferred to the State Treasurer for deposit in the General 
Revenue Fund.   
 
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Passed the House of Representatives the 5th day of March, 2024. 
 
 
 
  
 	Presiding Officer of th e House 
 	of Representatives 
 
 
 
Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2024. 
 
 
 
  
 	Presiding Officer of the Senate