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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
HOUSE BILL 2891 By: Townley
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to tourism; providing certain
purchases by the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation
Departments are exempt from the Oklahoma Central
Purchasing Act; providing for exempted purchases;
defining term; providing limitation; providing for
codification; and providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Sectio n 2239.1 of Title 74, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. The following purchases by the Oklahoma Tourism and
Recreation Department shall be exempt from the Oklahoma Central
Purchasing Act:
1. Merchandise for resale purchased for and sold over the
Internet, in publications or through Department retail outlets, such
as lodges, gift shops, golf course pro shops, restaurants , and other
purchases made for the production of such merchandise; and
2. Materials, supplies, and services necessary for the
efficient and economical operation of revenue generating, Department
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operated facilities and programs , including those made to maintain
or improve guest perception of quality and service including, but
not limited to, mattresses, pillows, bed skirts, drapery, small
appliances customary in hospitality spaces such as hotel or lodge
rooms and cabins, pool equipment , and pool maintenance costs .
B. For purposes of this section, "revenue generating" means a
purchase that would affect the ability to generate revenue at a
Department operated facility or program. Revenue generated by the
agency is built into the Department 's budget to fund operational
expenses and salaries. Loss of revenue will require the agency to
reduce staff or seek additional funding to cover the loss created by
delays in acquiring goods and services fundamental to generating
this revenue.
C. No exemption provided in this section shall be construed for
the use of leasing or contracting for state -owned restaurants in
Oklahoma state parks.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
60-1-10266 JL 12/31/24