Oklahoma 2025 Regular Session

Oklahoma Senate Bill SB67 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 12/19/2024

                             
 
 
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STATE OF OKLAHOMA 
 
1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) 
 
SENATE BILL 67 	By: Frix 
 
 
 
 
 
AS INTRODUCED 
 
An Act relating to roads and bridges; amending 69 
O.S. 2021, Section 1521, which relates to the 
Rebuilding Oklahoma Access and Driver Safety Fund; 
modifying apportionment calculations and amounts for 
certain fiscal years; updating statutory language; 
updating statutory references; providing an effective 
date; and declaring an emergency . 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OK LAHOMA: 
SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     69 O.S. 2021, Section 1521, is 
amended to read as follows: 
Section 1521.  A.  There is hereby created in the State Treasury 
a fund to be known as the “Rebuilding Oklahoma Access and Driver 
Safety 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.  All monies accruing to the 
credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and 
expended by the Department of Transportation for the purposes 
authorized by subsection F of this section in amounts as authorized 
by the Oklahoma Legislature.  Expenditures from the fund shall be 
made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against clai ms   
 
 
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filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of 
Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment. 
B.  Beginning July 1, 2021, except for an amount equivalent to 
the amount of revenue apportioned to the Rebuilding Oklahoma Access 
and Driver Safety Fund pursuant to Section 500.4B of Title 68 and 
Section 1104 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes and from other 
sources apportioned to the Fund fund by law, there shall be 
apportioned to the funds specified in this subsection from the 
monies that would otherwise be apportioned to the General Revenue 
Fund by Section 2352 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes from the 
revenues derived pursuant to subsections A, B , and E of Section 2355 
of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes amounts as follows : 
1.  Subject to any reductions required by subsection E of this 
section, there shall be apportioned to the Rebuilding Oklahoma 
Access and Driver Safety Fund: 
a. for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, and for 
each fiscal year thereafter, Eighty Millio n Dollars 
($80,000,000.00), which shall be allocated and used by 
the Department of Transportation first for the purpose 
of making any required payments for principal, 
interest, or other costs of borrowing with respect to 
the obligations issued pursuant to Section 341 of 
Title 73 of the Oklahoma Statutes and after any such   
 
 
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required payment has been made then for the purposes 
otherwise authorized by this section, plus 
b. the total amount apportioned to the Rebuilding 
Oklahoma Access and Driver Safety Fund for the 
preceding fiscal year which, except for the amount 
prescribed by subparagraph a of this paragraph, shall 
be apportioned before any other amount is apportioned 
pursuant to Section 2352 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma 
Statutes, plus 
c. an additional amount that is required in order for the 
total apportionment to the Rebuilding Oklah oma Access 
and Driver Safety Fund from all sources for such 
fiscal year to equal: 
(1) Five Hundred Seventy -five Million Dollars 
($575,000,000.00) for the fiscal year beginning 
July 1, 2021, and 
(2) Five Hundred Ninety Million Dollars 
($590,000,000.00) for the fiscal year beginning 
July 1, 2022, and 
(3) Six Hundred Forty Million Dollars 
($640,000,000.00) for the fiscal year beginning 
July 1, 2025,   
 
 
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(4) Six Hundred Ninety Million Doll ars 
($690,000,000.00) for the fiscal year beginning 
July 1, 2026, 
(5) Seven Hundred Forty Million Dollars 
($740,000,000.00) for the fiscal year beginning 
July 1, 2027, 
(6) Seven Hundred Ninety Million Dollars 
($790,000,000.00) for the fiscal year beginning 
July 1, 2028, 
(7) Eight Hundred Forty Million Dollars 
($840,000,000.00) for the fiscal year beginning 
July 1, 2029, 
(8) Eight Hundred Ninety Million Dollars 
($890,000,000.00) for the fiscal year beginning 
July 1, 2030, 
(9) Nine Hundred Forty Million Dolla rs 
($940,000,000.00) for the fiscal year beginning 
July 1, 2031, 
(10) Nine Hundred Ninety Million Dollars 
($990,000,000.00) for the fiscal year beginning 
July 1, 2032, and 
(11) One Billion Dollars ($1,000,000,000.00) for the 
fiscal year beginning July 1, 2 033, and for each 
fiscal year thereafter.   
 
 
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All amounts apportioned pursuant to this paragraph shall be 
divided into twelve equal amounts to be apportioned each month 
during the fiscal year except the amount specified in subparagraph a 
of this paragraph whic h amount shall be allocated in its full amount 
in cash not later than July 30 each year or such later date as may 
be required in order for the amount to be allocated in cash; and 
2.  For each fiscal year after the apportionments required by 
paragraph 1 of this subsection have been made: 
a. the next Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) shall be 
apportioned to the Oklahoma Tourism and Passenger Rail 
Revolving Fund created pursuant to Section 325 of 
Title 66 of the Oklahoma Statutes to be used for 
capital and operating costs for the “Heartland Flyer” 
rail project, and 
b. the next Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000.00) shall 
be apportioned to the Public Transit Revolving Fund 
created pursuant to Section 4031 of this title to be 
used for purposes authorized by law other than the 
purpose described by subparagraph a of this paragraph. 
All amounts apportioned pursuant to this paragraph shall be 
divided into twelve equal amounts to be apportioned each month 
during the fiscal year.   
 
 
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C.  The monies apportioned to the Rebui lding Oklahoma Access and 
Driver Safety Fund shall not be used to supplant or replace existing 
state funds used for transportation purposes. 
D.  In order to ensure that the funds from the ROADS Rebuilding 
Oklahoma Access and Driver Safety Fund are used to enhance and not 
supplant state funding for the Department of Transportation, the 
State Board of Equalization shall examine and investigate 
expenditures from the fund each year.  For purposes of this 
examination, monies used to retire outstanding debt oblig ations for 
which the Department of Transportation is responsible shall be 
excluded.  At the meeting of the State Board of Equalization held 
within five (5) days after the monthly apportionment in February of 
each year, the State Board of Equalization shall issue a finding and 
report which shall state whether expenditures from the ROADS 
Rebuilding Oklahoma Access and Driver Safety Fund were used to 
enhance or supplant state funding for the Department of 
Transportation.  If the State Board of Equalization fin ds that state 
funding for the Department of Transportation was supplanted by funds 
from the ROADS Rebuilding Oklahoma Access and Driver Safety Fund, 
the Board shall specify the amount by which such funding was 
supplanted.  In this event, the Legislature sh all not make any 
appropriations for the ensuing fiscal year until an appropriation in 
that amount is made to replenish state funding for the Department of 
Transportation.   
 
 
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E.  In the event that the Director of the Office of Management 
and Enterprise Service s declares a General Revenue Fund revenue 
failure pursuant to Section 34.49 o f Title 62 of the Oklahoma 
Statutes, and agency allocations are reduced pursuant to the 
provisions of Section 34.49 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes, 
the amounts that would ot herwise be apportioned to the ROADS 
Rebuilding Oklahoma Access and Driver Safety Fund by: 
1.  Subparagraph a of paragraph 1 of subsection B of this 
section, only to the extent that the amount is not required for debt 
service related to the obligations auth orized pursuant to Section 
341 of Title 73 of the Oklahoma Statutes, Section 350 of Title 73 of 
the Oklahoma Statutes , and Section 1 of Enrolled House Bill No. 2896 
of the 1st Session of the 58th Oklahoma Legislature Section 350.1 of 
Title 73 of the Oklaho ma Statutes; 
2.  Subparagraphs b and c of paragraph 1 of subsection B of this 
section; and 
3.  Subparagraphs a and b of paragraph 2 of subsection B of this 
section, 
shall be reduced by a percentage equal to that required of the 
General Revenue Fund appropr iations to state agencies and such 
reductions shall occur during the entire f iscal year and for any 
month during which such reductions are required by the Office of 
Management and Enterprise Services and by the same percentage as   
 
 
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that required of the agenc ies for such General Revenue Fund 
appropriations. 
F.  The Department of Transportation shall use the monies in the 
Rebuilding Oklahoma Access and Driver Safety Fund for: 
1.  The construction and maintenance of state roads, bridges , 
and highways; 
2.  The direct expenses of operating and maintaining the state 
highway system, includin g bridges; 
3.  Direct expenses incurred in constructing, repairing, and 
maintaining state highways, farm -to-market roads, county highways , 
and bridges as authorized by law; 
4.  Matching federal funds; 
5.  The purchase of materials, tools, machinery, motor vehicles, 
and equipment necessary or convenient for the construction and 
maintenance of the state highway system and bridges; 
6.  Debt service incurred prior to January 1, 2006, f or Capital 
Improvement Program bonds sold pursuant to Section 2001 of this 
title; and 
7.  Debt service incurred on or after July 1, 2009, with respect 
to obligations authorized to be issued pursuant to Section 341 of 
Title 73 of the Oklahoma Statutes, Sect ion 350 of Title 73 of the 
Oklahoma Statutes, and Section 1 of Enrolled House Bill No. 2896 of 
the 1st Session of the 58th Oklahoma Legislature Section 350.1 of 
Title 73 of the Oklahoma Statutes .   
 
 
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G.  From the monies allocated pursuant to the provisions of 
subparagraph a of paragraph 1 of subsection B of this section each 
fiscal year, the Department of Transportation shall make payments 
required for the payment of principal, interest , and other costs 
related to the obligations issued by the Oklahoma Capitol 
Improvement Authority as authorized by Section 341 of Title 73 of 
the Oklahoma Statutes, Section 350 of Title 73 of the Oklahoma 
Statutes, and Section 1 of Enrolled House Bill No. 2896 of the 1st 
Session of the 58th Oklahoma Legislature Section 350.1 of Title 73 
of the Oklahoma Statutes , and such payments shall be made by the 
Department each fiscal year before such monies are used for any 
other purpose. 
SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective July 1, 2025. 
SECTION 3.  It being immediately necessary for the preservation 
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby 
declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and 
be in full force from and after its passage and approval. 
 
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