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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR ENGROSSED
SENATE BILL NO. 492 By: Woods, Stephens, and Paxton
of the Senate
and
Hardin of the House
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
An Act relating to the Oklahoma Department of
Agriculture, Food, and Forestry; creating the
Wildfire Reimbursement Revolving Fund; establishing
purpose; providing for promulgation of rules to
administer the Fund; making an appropriation;
providing for noncodific ation; providing for
codification; providing an effective date; and
declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STA TE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to b e codified
in the Oklahoma Stat utes as Section 16-14 of Title 2, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as foll ows:
A. There is hereby created in the State T reasury a revolving
fund for the Oklahoma Department of Agr iculture, Food, and Fore stry
to be designated the “Wildfire Reimbursement Revolving Fund”. The
fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year
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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 Okl ahoma rural fire departments and
the Oklahoma Forestry Service who participated in extinguishment
efforts of fires that:
1. Were not fully extinguished in the twenty-four (24) hours
after their reporting; and
2. Involved more than one rural fire department jurisdiction.
B. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants
issued by the State Treasurer agai nst claims filed as prescribed by
law with the Directo r of the Office of Management and Enterprise
Services for approval and payment.
C. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Foo d, and Forestry
is authorized to promulgate rules for the admini stration of the
Wildlife Reimbursement Fund.
SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of la w not to be
codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follo ws:
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
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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 passag e and approval.
59-1-8201 JL 04/12/23