State government; defining terms; authorizing certain assignment of claims to the Attorney General; scope of authority; limitations; public interest standard; emergency.
This Oklahoma bill creates a new revolving fund called the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department State Park Emergency Maintenance Fund to support urgent repairs at state parks. The fund is designed to operate outside the standard annual budget cycle, allowing the department to use money for an eight-year emergency maintenance plan while limiting operational spending to a maximum of 20% of annual accruals. Money in the fund cannot be transferred to other state agencies, and the department must submit biannual reports to state leaders detailing how the funds are spent and the progress of maintenance projects. Additionally, the legislation ensures that money from this new fund cannot reduce existing budgets for state parks or replace funds already allocated for maintenance.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
Governor
Introduced Feb 5, 2024
Last action May 30, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Apr 24, 2024 · House Mar 4, 2024
How they voted
42–4
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 48
Apr 24, 2024
D
Democratic8
100% Yea
R
Republican40
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
39
Key actions
9
Committee
6
May 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Fourth Reading, Measure and Emergency Passed: Ayes: 95 Nays: 0
lower
May 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
2 CCR adopted
lower
Apr 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Apr 24, 2024
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Apr 24, 2024
Upper · Passed
Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 42 Nays: 4
upper
Apr 18, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass as amended Appropriations committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 25, 2024
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
upper
Mar 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Tourism and Wildlife committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 5, 2024
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 87 Nays: 2
lower
Feb 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Committee
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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