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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
SENATE BILL 492 By: Paxton
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to the Oklahoma Department of
Agriculture, Food, and Forestry ; creating the
Wildfire Reimbursement Revolving Fund ; establishing
purpose; making an appropriation; providing for
codification; providing fo r noncodification;
providing an effective date; and dec laring an
emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STAT E OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to b e codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 16-14 of Title 2, unless there
is created a duplication in numb ering, reads as foll ows:
There is hereby created in the State T reasury a revolving fund
for the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Fore stry to be
designated the “Wildfire Reimbursement Revolving Fund”. The fund
shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations,
and shall consist of all mon ies designated to the fund by law. All
monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated
and may be budgeted and expended by the Oklahoma Department of
Agriculture, Food, and Forestry for the purpose of reimbursement of
expenditures of Oklahoma fire departments who participated in
extinguishment efforts of fires that:
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1. Were not fully extinguished in the twenty-four (24) hours
after their reporting ; and
2. Involved more than one fire department jurisdiction.
Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the
State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the
Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for
approval and payment.
SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of la w not to be
codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:
There is hereby appropriated to the Wildfire Reimbursement
Revolving Fund created in Section 1 of this act from any monies not
otherwise appropriated from the General Revenue Fund of the State
Treasury for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024 , the sum of Five
Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) or so much thereof as may be
necessary to perform the duties imposed upon the Oklahoma Department
of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry by law.
SECTION 3. This act shall become effective July 1 , 2023.
SECTION 4. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof thi s act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its pa ssage and approval.
59-1-1492 WR 1/17/2023 2:52:48 PM