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SENATE FLOOR VERSION
April 15, 2025
ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 1571 By: Lawson, Hill, Munson,
Townley, Pittman, and
Waldron of the House
and
Gollihare of the Senate
An Act relating to Route 66; amending Section 1,
Chapter 412, O.S.L. 2022 (69 O. S. Supp. 2024, Section
4040), which relates to the Oklahoma 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. 2024, Section 4041), which
relates to the Oklahoma Ro ute 66 Commission Revolving
Fund; modifying conditions for 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 41 2, O.S.L.
2022 (69 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 4040), 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 se rve as follows:
1. One member shall be appointed by the Governor and selected
from the Commissioners of the Oklahoma Tax Commis sion, whose first
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term shall be for one (1) year, and then renewable for three -year
terms thereafter;
2. One shall be the Execu tive Director of the Oklahoma
Department of Transportation, or his or her designee, 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 municipali ty on
Route 66 with a population greater 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
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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 be 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 r enewable for three-year
terms thereafter.
B. The Commission shall utilize the Oklahoma Route 66
Commission Revolving Fund as au thorized in Section 2 4041 of this
act title.
SECTION 2. AMENDATORY Section 2, Chapter 412, O.S.L.
2022 (69 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 4041), is amended to read as
follows:
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Section 4041. A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury
a revolving fund to be designated as the "Oklahoma Route 66
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 subje ct to
fiscal year limitations, and shall be under the administration of
the Oklahoma Route 66 Commission. All monies accruing t o 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 Funds shall be budgeted or expended from the
Oklahoma Route 66 Commission Revolving Fund prior to July 1, 2023,
or prior to the approval by the Legislature of promulgated permanent
in accordance with rules adopted 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 requests for
funds;
2. Processes for awarding of funding applications;
3. Details of the Commi ssion's general duties;
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4. Reporting requirements of the Commission to the Legislature;
and
5. Any other rules necessary to ca rry 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 Tr easurer for
deposit in the General Revenue Fund.
SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WORKFORCE
AND TOURISM
April 15, 2025 - DO PASS