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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
SENATE BILL 173 By: Nice
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to roads and bridges; amending 47
O.S. 2021, Section 1104, as last amended by Section
1, Chapter 442, O.S.L. 2024 (47 O.S. Supp. 2024,
Section 1104), which relates to apportionment;
modifying certain apportionment; creating the
Municipal Improvements for Roads and Bridges Fund;
providing for distribution of certain monies for
certain purposes; directing promulgation of rules b y
the Transportation Commission; updating statutory
references; providing for codification; providing an
effective date; and declaring an emergency .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 1104, as
last amended by Section 1, Chapter 442, O.S.L. 2024 (47 O.S. Supp.
2024, Section 1104), is amended to read as follows:
Section 1104. A. Unless otherwise provided by law, all fees,
taxes, and penalties collected or r eceived pursuant to the Oklahoma
Vehicle License and Registration Act or Secti on 1-101 et seq. of
this title shall be apportioned and distributed monthly by the
Oklahoma Tax Commission in accordance with this section. Service
Oklahoma shall provide to the Oklahoma Tax Commission monthly
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reports of motor vehicle collection information, including, but not
limited to, motor vehicle monthly apportionment information,
refunds, canceled vouchers, waste tire collections, organ donor
program amounts, driver licens e records, prorate amounts, and sales
tax amounts. The reports shall be deliv ered electronically pursuant
to the current calendar year apportionment disbursement schedule
provided to Service Oklahoma by the Oklahoma Tax Commission on or
before December 1st annually.
One percent (1%) of fees collected shall be apportioned to the
Licensed Operator Performance Fund created in Section 3 -106 of this
title, in accordance with the applicable metrics determined by
Service Oklahoma.
B. 1. The following percentage s of the monies referred to in
subsection A of this section shall be apportion ed to the various
school districts in accordance with paragraph 2 of this subsection:
a. from October 1, 2000, until June 30, 2001, thirty -five
and forty-six one-hundredths percent (35.46%),
b. for the year beginning July 1, 2001, and ending June
30, 2002, thirty-five and ninety-one one-hundredths
percent (35.91%),
c. for the year beginning July 1, 2002, through the year
ending on June 30, 2015, thirty -six and twenty one-
hundredths percent (36.20%),
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d. for the year beginning July 1, 2015, through the year
ending on June 30, 2019, thirty -six and twenty one-
hundredths percent (36.20%), but in no event shall the
amount apportioned in any fiscal year pursuant to this
subparagraph exceed the total amount apportioned for
the fiscal year ending on June 30, 2015. Any amounts
in excess of such limitation shall be placed to the
credit of the General Revenue Fund, and
e. for the year beginning July 1, 2019, and all
subsequent years, thirty -six and twenty one-hundredths
percent (36.20%), but in no event shall the amount
apportioned in any fiscal year pursuant to this
subparagraph exceed the total amount apportioned for
the fiscal year ending on June 30, 2015. Any amounts
in excess of such limi tation shall be placed to the
credit of the Rebuilding Oklahoma Access and Driver
Safety Municipal Improvements for Roads and Bridges
Fund created in Section 1521 2 of Title 69 of the
Oklahoma Statutes this act.
2. The monies apportioned pursuant to subpa ragraphs a through e
of paragraph 1 of this subsection shall be apportioned to the
various school districts so that each district shall receive an
amount based upon the proportion that each district ’s average daily
attendance bears to the total average dai ly attendance of those
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districts entitled to receive funds pursuant to this section as
certified by the State Department of Education.
Each district’s allocation of funds shall be remitted to the
county treasurer of the county wherein the administrative
headquarters of the district are located.
No district shall be eligible for the funds herein provided
unless the district makes an ad valorem tax levy of fifteen (15)
mills and maintains nine (9) years of instruction and pursuant to
the rules of the State Bo ard of Education, is authorized to maintain
ten (10) years of instruction.
C. The following percentages of the monies referred to in
subsection A of this section shall be remitted to the State
Treasurer to be credited to the General Revenue Fund of the St ate
Treasury:
1. From October 1, 2000, until June 30, 2001, forty -five and
ninety-seven one-hundredths percent (45.97%);
2. For the year beginning July 1, 2001, and ending June 30,
2002, forty-five and twenty-nine one-hundredths percent (45.29%);
3. For the year beginning July 1, 2002, and for the subsequent
fiscal years ending June 30, 2007, forty -four and eighty-four one-
hundredths percent (44.84%);
4. For the year beginning July 1, 2007, and ending June 30,
2008, thirty-nine and eighty-four one-hundredths percent (39.84%);
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5. For the year beginning July 1, 2008, and ending Ju ne 30,
2009, thirty-four and eighty-four one-hundredths percent (34.84%);
6. For the period beginning July 1, 2009, and ending December
31, 2012, twenty-nine and eighty-four one-hundredths percent
(29.84%);
7. For the period beginning January 1, 2013, and ending June
30, 2013, twenty-nine and thirty-four one-hundredths percent
(29.34%);
8. For the year beginning July 1, 2013, and ending June 30,
2014, twenty-six and eighty-four one-hundredths percent (26.84%);
and
9. For the year beginning July 1, 2014, through the year ending
June 30, 2019, twenty -four and eighty-four one-hundredths percent
(24.84%).
D. The following percentages of the monies referred to in
subsection A of this section shall be remitted to the State
Treasurer to be credited to the State Transportation Fund:
1. From October 1, 2000, until June 30, 2001, thirty one -
hundredths percent (0.30%);
2. For the year beginning July 1, 2001, through the year ending
on June 30, 2015, thirty -one one-hundredths percent (0.31%);
3. For the year begi nning July 1, 2015, through the year ending
on June 30, 2019, thirty -one one-hundredths percent (0.31%), but in
no event shall the amount apportioned in any fiscal year pursuant to
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this paragraph exceed the total amount apportioned for the fiscal
year ending on June 30, 2015. Any amounts in excess of such
limitation shall be placed to the credit of the General Revenue
Fund; and
4. For the year beginning July 1, 2019, and all sub sequent
years, thirty-one one-hundredths percent (0.31%), but in no event
shall the amount apportioned in any fiscal year pursuant to this
paragraph exceed the total amount apportioned for the fiscal year
ending on June 30, 2015. Any amounts in excess of such limitation
shall be placed to the credit of the Rebuilding Oklahoma Access and
Driver Safety Municipal Improvements for Roads and Bridges Fund
created in Section 1521 2 of Title 69 of the Oklahoma Statutes this
act.
E. 1. The following percentages o f the monies referred to in
subsection A of this section shall be apportioned to the various
counties as set forth in paragraph 2 of this subsection:
a. from October 1, 2000, until June 30, 2001, seven and
nine one-hundredths percent (7.09%),
b. for the year beginning July 1, 2001, and ending June
30, 2002, seven and eighteen one -hundredths percent
(7.18%),
c. for the year beginning July 1, 2002, through the year
ending on June 30, 2015, seven and twenty -four one-
hundredths percent (7.24%),
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d. for the year beginning July 1, 2015, through the year
ending on June 30, 2019, seven and tw enty-four one-
hundredths percent (7.24%), but in no event shall the
amount apportioned in any fiscal year pursuant to this
subparagraph exceed the total amount apportioned for
the fiscal year ending on June 30, 2015. Any amounts
in excess of such limitation shall be placed to the
credit of the General Revenue Fund, and
e. for the year beginning July 1, 2019, and all
subsequent years, seven and twenty -four one-hundredths
percent (7.24%), but in no event shall the amount
apportioned in fiscal years 2019 thro ugh 2024 pursuant
to this subparagraph exceed the total amount
apportioned for the fiscal year ending on June 30,
2015, and in no event shall the amount apportioned in
fiscal year 2026 and subsequent fiscal years exceed
the amount apportioned for the fiscal year ending on
June 30, 2025. Any amounts in excess of such
limitation shall be placed to the credit of the
Rebuilding Oklahoma Access and Driver Safety Municipal
Improvements for Roads and Bridges Fund created in
Section 1521 2 of Title 69 of the Oklah oma Statutes
this act.
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2. The monies apportioned pursuant to subparagraphs a through e
of paragraph 1 of this subsection shall be apportioned as follows:
forty percent (40%) of such sum shall be distributed to the various
counties in that proportion which the county road mileage of each
county bears to the entire state road mileage as certified by the
Transportation Commission and the remaining sixty percent (60%) of
such sum shall be distributed to the various counties on the basis
which the population a nd area of each county bears to the total
population and area of the state. The population shall be as shown
by the last Federal Decennial Census or the most recent annual
estimate provided by the United States Bureau of the Census. The
funds shall be used for the purpose of constructing and maintaining
county highways; provided, however, the county treasurer may deposit
so much of the funds in the sinking fund as may be necessa ry for the
retirement of interest and annual accrual of indebtedness created b y
the issuance of county or township bonds for road purposes. Such
deposits to the sinking fund shall not exceed forty percent (40%) of
the funds allocated to a county pursuant to this paragraph.
F. 1. The following percentages of the monies referred to in
subsection A of this section shall be remitted to the county
treasurers of the respective counties and by them deposited in a
separate special revenue fund to be used by the county commissioners
in accordance with paragraph 2 of this subsection:
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a. from October 1, 2000, until June 30, 2001, two and
fifty-three one-hundredths percent (2.53%),
b. for the year beginning July 1, 2001, and ending June
30, 2002, two and fifty -six one-hundredths percent
(2.56%),
c. for the year beginning July 1, 2002, through the year
ending on June 30, 2015, two and fifty -nine one-
hundredths percent (2.59%),
d. for the year beginning July 1, 2015, through the year
ending on June 30, 2019, two and fif ty-nine one-
hundredths percent (2.59%), but in no event shall the
amount apportioned in any fiscal year pursuant to this
subparagraph exceed the total amount apportioned for
the fiscal year ending on June 30, 2015. Any amounts
in excess of such limitation shall be placed to the
credit of the General Revenue Fund, and
e. for the year beginning July 1, 2019, and all
subsequent years, two and fifty -nine one-hundredths
percent (2.59%), but in no event shall the amount
apportioned in fiscal years 2019 through 2 024 pursuant
to this subparagraph exceed the total amount
apportioned for the fiscal year ending on June 30,
2015, and in no event shall the amount apportioned in
fiscal year 2026 and subsequent fiscal years exceed
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the amount apportioned for the fiscal yea r ending on
June 30, 2025. Any amounts in excess of such
limitation shall be placed to the credit of the
Rebuilding Oklahoma Access and Driver Safety Municipal
Improvements for Roads and Bridges Fund created in
Section 1521 2 of Title 69 of the Oklahoma S tatutes
this act.
2. The monies apportioned pursuant to subparagraphs a throu gh e
of paragraph 1 of this subsection shall be used for the primary
purpose of matching federal funds for the construction of federal
aid projects on county roads, or constructi ng and maintaining county
or township highways and permanent bridges of such counties. The
distribution of monies apportioned by this paragraph shall be made
upon the basis of the current formula based upon road mileage, area
and population as related to county road improvement and maintenance
costs. Provided, however, the Departm ent of Transportation may
update the formula factors from time to time as necessary to account
for changing conditions.
G. 1. The following percentages of the monies referred t o in
subsection A of this section shall be transmitted by the Tax
Commission to the various counties as set forth in paragraph 2 of
this subsection:
a. from October 1, 2000, until June 30, 2001, three and
fifty-five one-hundredths percent (3.55%),
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b. for the year beginning July 1, 2001, and ending June
30, 2002, three and fifty -nine one-hundredths percent
(3.59%),
c. for the year beginning July 1, 2002, through the year
ending on June 30, 2015, three and sixty -two one-
hundredths percent (3.62%),
d. for the year beginning July 1, 2015, through the year
ending on June 30, 2019, three and sixty -two one-
hundredths percent (3.62%), but in no event shall the
amount apportioned in any fiscal year pursuant to this
subparagraph exceed the total amount apportioned for
the fiscal year ending on June 30, 2015. Any amounts
in excess of such limit ation shall be placed to the
credit of the General Revenue Fund, and
e. for the year beginning July 1, 2019, and all
subsequent years, three and sixty -two one-hundredths
percent (3.62%), but in no event shall the amount
apportioned in fiscal years 2019 through 2024 pursuant
to this subparagraph exceed the total amount
apportioned for the fiscal year ending on June 30,
2015, and in no event shall the amount apportioned in
fiscal year 2026 and subsequent fiscal years exceed
the amount apportioned for the fisc al year ending on
June 30, 2025. Any amounts in excess of such
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limitation shall be placed to the credit of the
Rebuilding Oklahoma Access and Driver Safety Municipal
Improvements for Roads and Bridges Fund created in
Section 1521 2 of Title 69 of the Oklahoma Statutes
this act.
2. The monies apportioned pursuant to subparagraphs a through e
of paragraph 1 of this subsection shall be transmitted to the
various counties on the bas is of a formula to be developed by the
Department of Transportation. Such for mula shall be similar to that
currently used for the distribution of the County Bridge Program
funds Improvements for Roads and Bridges Fund, but also taking into
consideration the effect of terrain and traffic volume as related to
county road improvement and maintenance costs. Provided, however,
the Department of Transportation may update the formula factors from
time to time as necessary to account for changing conditions. The
funds shall be transmitted to the various county treasurers to be
deposited in the county highway fund of their respective counties.
H. 1. The following percentages of the monies referred to in
subsection A of this section shall be apportioned to the va rious
counties as set forth in paragraph 2 of this subsection:
a. from October 1, 2000, until June 30, 2001, eighty -one
one-hundredths percent (0.81%),
b. for the year beginning July 1, 2001, and ending June
30, 2002, eighty-two one-hundredths percent (0.8 2%),
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c. for the year beginning July 1, 2002, through the year
ending on June 30, 2015, eighty-three one-hundredths
percent (0.83%),
d. for the year beginning July 1, 2015, through the year
ending on June 30, 2019, eighty -three one-hundredths
percent (0.83%), but in no event shall the amount
apportioned in any fiscal year pursuant to this
subparagraph exceed the total amount apportioned for
the fiscal year ending on June 30, 2015. Any amounts
in excess of such limitation shall be placed to the
credit of the General Revenue Fund, and
e. for the year beginning July 1, 2019, and all
subsequent years, eighty -three one-hundredths percent
(0.83%), but in no event shall the amount apportioned
in any fiscal year pursuant to this subparagraph
exceed the total amount apportioned for the fiscal
year ending on June 30, 2015. Any amounts in excess
of such limitation shall be placed to the credit of
the Rebuilding Oklahoma Access and Driver Safety
Municipal Improvements for Roads and Bridges Fund
created in Section 1521 2 of Title 69 of the Oklahoma
Statutes this act.
2. The monies apportioned pur suant to subparagraphs a through e
of paragraph 1 of this subsection shall be apportioned to the
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various counties based upon the proportion that each county ’s
population bears to the total state population.
Each county’s allocation of funds shall be remitted to the
various county treasurers to be deposited in the general fund of the
county and used for the support of county government.
I. 1. The following percentages of the moni es referred to in
subsection A of this section shall be apportioned to the var ious
cities and incorporated towns as set forth in paragraph 2 of this
subsection:
a. from October 1, 2000, until June 30, 2001, three and
four one-hundredths percent (3.04%),
b. for the year beginning July 1, 2001, and ending June
30, 2002, three and eight one -hundredths percent
(3.08%),
c. for the year beginning July 1, 2002, through the year
ending on June 30, 2015, three and ten one -hundredths
percent (3.10%),
d. for the year beginning July 1, 2015, through the year
ending on June 30, 2019, three and te n one-hundredths
percent (3.10%), but in no event shall the amount
apportioned in any fiscal year pursuant to this
subparagraph exceed the total amount apportioned for
the fiscal year ending on June 30, 2015. Any amounts
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in excess of such limitation shall be placed to the
credit of the General Revenue Fund, and
e. for the year beginning July 1, 2019, and all
subsequent years, three and ten one -hundredths percent
(3.10%), but in no event shall the amount apportioned
in any fiscal year pursuant to this subpa ragraph
exceed the total amount apportioned for the fiscal
year ending on June 30, 2015. Any amounts in excess
of such limitation shall be placed to the credit of
the Rebuilding Oklahoma Access and Driver Safety
Municipal Improvements for Roads and Bridges Fund
created in Section 1521 of Title 69 of the Oklahoma
Statutes 2 of this act.
2. The monies apportioned pursuant to subparagraphs a through e
of paragraph 1 of this subsect ion shall be apportioned to the
various cities and incorporated towns based up on the proportion that
each city or incorporated town ’s population bears to the total
population of all cities and incorporated towns in the state. Such
funds shall be remitted to the various county treasurers for
allocation to the various cities and incorporated towns. All such
funds shall be used for the construction, maintenance, repair,
improvement, and lighting of streets and alleys. Provided, however,
the governing board of any city or town may, with the approval of
the county excise board, transfe r any surplus funds to the general
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revenue fund of such city or town whenever an emergency requires
such a transfer.
J. The following percentages of the monies referred to in
subsection A of this section shall be remitted to the State
Treasurer to be credited to the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement
Fund:
1. From October 1, 2000, until June 30, 2001, one and twenty -
two one-hundredths percent (1.22%);
2. For the year beginning July 1, 2001, and ending June 30,
2002, one and twenty -three one-hundredths percent (1.23%); and
3. For the year beginning July 1, 2002, and all subsequent
years, one and twenty -four one-hundredths percent (1.24%).
K. Three one-hundredths of one percent (3/100 of 1%) (.03%) of
the monies referred to in subsection A of this section shall be
remitted to the State Treasurer to be credited to the Wildlife
Conservation Fund. Seventy -five percent (75%) of the funds shall be
used for fish habitat restoration a nd twenty-five percent (25%) of
the funds shall be used in the fish hatchery s ystem for fish
production.
L. 1. For the year beginning July 1, 2007, and ending June 30,
2008, five percent (5%) of monies referred to in subsection A of
this section shall be remitted to the State Treasurer to be credited
to the County Improvements for Roads and Bridges Fund as created in
Section 507 of Title 69 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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2. For the year beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June 30,
2009, ten percent (10%) of mo nies referred to in subsection A of
this section shall be remitted to the Stat e Treasurer to be credited
to the County Improvements for Roads and Bridges Fund as created in
Section 507 of Title 69 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
3. For the period beginning July 1, 2009, and ending December
31, 2012, fifteen percent (15%) of monies referred to in subsection
A of this section shall be remitted to the State Treasurer to be
credited to the County Improvements for Roads and Bridges Fund as
created in Section 507 of T itle 69 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
4. For the period beginning January 1, 2013 , and ending June
30, 2013, fifteen and fifty one -hundredths percent (15.50%) of
monies referred to in subsection A of this section shall be remitted
to the State Treasurer to be credited to the County Improvements for
Roads and Bridges Fund as created in Section 507 of Title 69 of the
Oklahoma Statutes.
5. For the year beginning July 1, 2013, and ending June 30,
2014, eighteen percent (18%) of monies referred to in subsection A
of this section shall be remitted to the State Treasurer to be
credited to the County Improvements for Roads and Bridges Fund as
created in Section 507 of Title 69 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
6. For the year beginning July 1, 2014, twenty percent (20%) of
monies referred to in subsection A of this section shall be remitted
to the State Treasurer to be credited to the County Improvements for
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Roads and Bridges Fund as created in Section 507 of Title 69 of the
Oklahoma Statutes.
7. For the year beginning July 1, 2015, through the year ending
on June 30, 2019, twenty percent (20%) of mon ies referred to in
subsection A of this section shall be remitted to the State
Treasurer to be credited to the County Improvements for Roads and
Bridges Fund as created in Sectio n 507 of Title 69 of the Oklahoma
Statutes, but in no event shall the total amount apportioned in any
fiscal year pursuant to this paragraph exceed One Hundred Twenty
Million Dollars ($120,000,000.00). Any amounts in excess of One
Hundred Twenty Million D ollars ($120,000,000.00) shall be placed to
the credit of the General Revenue Fund.
8. a. Except as provided in subparagraph b of this
paragraph, for the year beginning July 1, 2019, and
all subsequent years, twenty percent (20%) of monies
referred to in subsection A of this section shall be
remitted to the State Treasurer to be credited to the
County Improvements for Roads and Bridges Fund as
created in Section 507 of Title 69 of the Oklahoma
Statutes, but in no event shall the total amount
apportioned in any fiscal year pursuant to this
paragraph exceed the fiscal year limitations provided
in subparagraph c of this paragraph. Any amounts in
excess of the fiscal year limitations provided in
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subparagraph c of this paragraph shall be placed to
the credit of the Rebuilding Oklahoma Access and
Driver Safety Municipal Improvements for Roads and
Bridges Fund created in Section 1521 2 of Title 69 of
the Oklahoma Statutes this act,
b. (1) for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021,
through the fiscal year ending Ju ne 30, 2026, the
Oklahoma Tax Commission shall remit twenty -five
percent (25%) of the monthly allocation,
otherwise scheduled to be credited to the County
Improvements for Roads and Bridges Fund, to the
various counties of the state. The Commission
shall distribute such funds monthly to each
county treasurer as follows:
(a) one-third (1/3) of such funds shall be
distributed to the various counties in the
proportion which the area of each county
bears to the total area of the state,
(b) one-third (1/3) of such funds shall be
distributed to the various counties in the
proportion which the certified county road
miles of each county bear to the total sum
of county road miles in the state, and
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(c) one-third (1/3) of such funds shall be
distributed to the various counties in the
proportion which the total replacement cost
for obsolete or deficient bridges according
to the most recent Department of
Transportation yearly Bridge Summary Report
for County Bridges for each county bears to
the total amount of such cost for all such
county bridges in the state, and
(2) for the fiscal year beginnin g July 1, 2026, and
all subsequent fiscal years thereafter, the
Oklahoma Tax Commission shall remit twenty -five
percent (25%) of the monthly allocation,
otherwise scheduled to be credited to the County
Improvements for Roads and Bridges Fund, to the
various counties of the state. The Commission
shall distribute such funds monthly to each
county treasurer as follows:
(a) one-third (1/3) of such funds shall be
distributed to the va rious counties in the
proportion which the area of each county
bears to the total area of the state,
(b) one-third (1/3) of such funds shall be
distributed to the various counties in the
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proportion which the certified county road
miles of each county bear to the total sum
of county road miles in the state, and
(c) one-third (1/3) of such funds shall be
distributed to the various counties in the
proportion which the number of county
bridges in each county according to the
Department of Transportation 2020 Br idge
Summary Report for County Bridges bears to
the total sum of county bridge s in the state
according to such report.
Each county treasurer shall deposit such funds to the
county’s county highway fund and such funds shall be used
for maintenance and opera tions. In no event shall the
total amount apportioned in any fiscal year pursuant to the
provisions of subparagraphs a and b of this paragraph
exceed the fiscal year limitations provided in subparagraph
c of this paragraph, and
c. the total amount apporti oned each fiscal year pursuant
to this paragraph shall be limited as follows:
(1) for fiscal years 2020
through 2022 $120,000,000.00,
(2) for fiscal year 2023 $125,000,000.00,
(3) for fiscal year 2024 $130,000,000.00,
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(4) for fiscal year 2025 $135,000,000.00,
(5) for fiscal year 2026 $140,000,000.00,
(6) for fiscal year 2027 $145,000,000.00,
(7) for fiscal year 2028 and all
subsequent fiscal years
thereafter $150,000,000.00.
M. Twenty-four and eighty-four one-hundredths percent (24.84%)
of the monies referred to in subsection A of this section shall be
remitted to the State Treasure r to be credited to the Rebuilding
Oklahoma Access and Driver Safety Fund created in Section 1521 of
Title 69 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
N. Monies allocated to counties by this s ection may be
estimated by the county excise board in the budget for the county as
anticipated revenue to the extent of ninety percent (90%) of the
previous year’s income from such source; provided, not more than
fifteen percent (15%) can be encumbered dur ing any month.
O. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, for
the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003, the first One Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) of the monies collected or received
by the Tax Commission pursuant to the registration of motorcycles
and mopeds in this state shall be placed to the credit of the
Oklahoma Tax Commission Revolving Fund.
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SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 508 of Title 69, unless there is
created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving
fund to be known as the “Municipal Improvements for Roads and
Bridges Fund”. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to
fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all appropriations and
transfers made by the Legislature and the apportionments made
pursuant to Section 1104 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes . All
monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appr opriated
and may be budgeted and expended beginning with the fiscal year
ending June 30, 2026, and each fiscal year thereafter pursuant to
subsection B of this section. Expenditures from the fund shall be
made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer a gainst claims
filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of
Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
B. The funds apportioned pursuant to Section 1104 of Title 47
of the Oklahoma Statutes shall be distributed in equal amounts to
the various Transportation Commission districts. The funds shall be
used for the sole purpose of construction or reconstruction of
municipal roads or bridges within municipalities that are of the
highest priority as defined by the Transportation Commission.
Municipalities may accumulate annual funding for a period of up to
five (5) years for a specific project, with such funding to be held
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by the Transportation Commission to the credit of the municipal
project. The Transportation Commission sha ll promulgate rules for
the administration of the process and the development of criteria
for determining the level of priority for projects and include such
projects in a five-year construction plan that will be updated
annually. Projects in the five -year construction plan shall be
contracted as provided by law and awarded by the Transportation
Commission.
C. The fund shall be invested in any instruments that are
authorized by law for investments by the State Treasurer and the
interest earned by any inve stment of monies from the fund shall be
credited to the fund which shall earn the same, if there is any
unexpended balance of such fund to which to credit the interest.
The interest credited pursuant to this subsection shall be expended
pursuant to this section.
SECTION 3. This act shall become effective July 1, 2025.
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 whe reof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passag e and approval.
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