HB 2758: Transportation; financing; Preserving and Advancing County Transportation Fund; apportionment; effective date; emergency. - Oklahoma

Floor (House) → Floor (Senate) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was revised from the House version to the Senate version, primarily updating formatting and metadata while retaining the core legislative text. The substantive policy provisions regarding the PACT Fund allocation methodology and tax apportionment rules remain unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Updated document header from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' with new date and sponsor list formatting.

Revised the bill title description to include 'Preserving and Advancing County Transportation Fund' with an emergency clause added in brackets.

Adjusted page numbering and formatting markers to reflect Senate floor processing rather than House floor processing.

HB2758 (5-01-25) (HASTE) FA2.PDF → Floor (House) · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill was amended to create a new 'Preserving and Advancing County Transportation Fund' (PACT Fund) to distribute money to counties for highway construction and maintenance. The amendments also update existing tax apportionment rules to clarify how funds are allocated between counties and school districts.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from general transportation financing to include a specific revolving fund with defined allocation methods for county roads and bridges.

FISCAL

Created a new PACT Fund in the State Treasury that is not subject to fiscal year limitations and will receive monies from existing apportionments.

Established that two-thirds of PACT Fund monies will be used to increase each county's highway ratio to a target of $4,000 per county road mile, prioritizing counties with lower ratios.

Allocated remaining PACT Fund monies based on county road miles (50%) and county bridges (50%), with additional one-third of funds going directly to counties based on bridge counts.

Updated tax apportionment rules for natural gas and oil to clarify distribution percentages between the General Revenue Fund, County Highway Fund, and school districts.

HB2758 (4-30-25) (HASTE) FS FA1.PDF → HB2758 (5-01-25) (HASTE) FA2.PDF · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to remove the new PACT Fund provisions and the amendments to Section 1004 of Title 68. The floor amendment strikes the enacting clause, effectively eliminating the bill's substantive changes related to county transportation funding and oil/gas tax apportionments.

Scope change

The bill's scope was completely removed; the amendment strikes the enacting clause, nullifying all proposed changes to the PACT Fund and tax apportionment rules.

FISCAL

All provisions creating the Preserving and Advancing County Transportation Fund (PACT Fund) were removed, including the 50% allocation for county road mile ratios and 50% for county bridge reconstruction.

Amendments to Section 1004 of Title 68 regarding oil and gas tax apportionment were removed, including definitions for moving five-year averages and allocation percentages for asphalt, ores, natural gas, and casinghead gas.

ENFORCEMENT

The enacting clause was struck, which effectively voids the entire bill and prevents any of its provisions from becoming law.

House Committee Substitute → HB2758 (4-30-25) (HASTE) FS FA1.PDF · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended from a committee substitute to a floor substitute version, adding additional sponsors and updating the fund title to more accurately reflect its purpose. The most significant substantive change is the allocation methodology for the PACT Fund, which now includes a new provision for bridge reconstruction funding and modifies the percentage allocations for county highway funding.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include bridge reconstruction projects as a specific use of PACT Fund monies, in addition to county highway construction and maintenance.

FISCAL

The PACT Fund allocation formula was changed from two-thirds to fifty percent for highway construction/maintenance and fifty percent for bridge reconstruction, with new criteria for bridge project evaluation including structural adequacy, safety, and obsolescence.

REQUIREMENT

Counties must now submit proposed bridge reconstruction projects to the Department of Transportation for evaluation before funds can be allocated, with specific evaluation criteria including project innovation, readiness, and traffic safety features.

DEFINITION

The fund title was updated from 'Preserving and Advancing County Transportation Fund' to include the full descriptive name in the official designation.

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting changes including updated page numbers, request numbers, and bill text formatting from committee substitute to floor substitute version.

House Conference Committee Substitute → House Committee Substitute · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was converted from a Conference Committee Substitute to a Committee Substitute, indicating it is now in its original House version rather than a negotiated compromise. The substantive policy content regarding the creation of the PACT Fund and amendments to tax apportionment remains largely intact, though some formatting and line numbering were adjusted during the conversion.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the change is procedural, reflecting the bill's status in the legislative process.

TECHNICAL

Document title changed from 'CONFERENCE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE' to 'COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE', indicating the bill is no longer in its conference committee version.

Formatting adjustments including line numbering and spacing were updated to match the original House Committee Substitute format.

Names of additional House sponsors (Burns, Fetgatter, Cantrell, Crosswhite Hader, Miller) and Senate sponsors (Haste and Woods) were removed, leaving only Caldwell (Trey) as the listed sponsor.

Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 → House Conference Committee Substitute · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was converted from a House Committee Substitute to a Conference Committee Substitute, indicating it has been reconciled with Senate amendments. The substantive policy content remains largely the same, with minor formatting adjustments to the title, sponsor lists, and section numbering.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; it still relates to transportation financing and the creation of the Preserving and Advancing County Transportation Fund.

TECHNICAL

The title was updated from 'PROPOSED COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE' to 'CONFERENCE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE' to reflect the bill's current legislative stage.

Sponsor lists were updated to include additional sponsors from both the House and Senate, reflecting the conference committee process.

Minor formatting changes were made to the act's title and section headers to conform to standard legislative formatting conventions.

Enrolled (final version) → Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was rewritten from its final enrolled version to a committee substitute version, which significantly altered the funding allocation structure for the Preserving and Advancing County Transportation Fund (PACT Fund). The committee version simplifies the distribution rules by removing complex prioritization language and changing how one-third of the funds are allocated. These changes affect how counties receive transportation funding based on road miles and bridge counts.

Scope change

The scope of funding allocation changed from a complex multi-step process with prioritization targets to a simpler proportional distribution based on county road miles and bridge counts.

FISCAL

The allocation rules for two-thirds of PACT Fund monies were modified to remove the target ratio goal of $4,000 per county road mile and the prioritization language for counties with the lowest ratios.

The allocation rules for one-third of PACT Fund monies were modified to remove the requirement for Department of Transportation confirmation of bridge reconstruction projects and eliminate detailed evaluation criteria for project selection.

TECHNICAL

The committee version added page numbering and formatting elements typical of legislative committee amendments, including amendment submission details and reading clerk information.

REQUIREMENT

The requirement for counties to submit proposed bridge reconstruction projects to the Department of Transportation for evaluation and confirmation was removed from the committee version.

Engrossed → Enrolled (final version) · 4 edits · May 30, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was finalized from its engrossed version to the enrolled version with several substantive changes. The most significant addition is new language in Section 1(B)(2) that directs one-third of PACT Fund monies specifically toward reconstructing county bridges on major collector routes, with a requirement that counties submit projects to the Department of Transportation for evaluation and confirmation before funding. The bill also added additional sponsors to the House and Senate lists. Minor formatting and spacing adjustments were made throughout the document.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include a specific provision for bridge reconstruction funding with oversight requirements from the Department of Transportation, which was not present in the engrossed version.

FISCAL

New provision added to Section 1(B)(2) allocating one-third of PACT Fund monies for reconstructing county bridges on major collector routes, with evaluation and confirmation required from the Department of Transportation before funds are allocated.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement that counties must submit proposed bridge reconstruction projects to the Department of Transportation for evaluation based on criteria including project innovation, readiness, structural adequacy, safety, and other factors before receiving funding.

TECHNICAL

Added additional sponsors (Miller, Boles to House; Woods, Hall to Senate) to the bill's sponsor list in the enrolled version.

Minor formatting and spacing adjustments throughout the document, including removal of bracketed text and cleanup of line breaks.

Amended And Engrossed → Engrossed · 6 edits · May 28, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was amended to restructure how transportation funds are allocated to counties, shifting from a mixed allocation model to a new PACT Fund with specific formulas based on highway construction/maintenance ratios and bridge counts. The amendment also clarifies tax apportionment rules for oil and gas production, ensuring more predictable funding distribution to counties based on infrastructure needs.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to create a new revolving fund (PACT Fund) with specific allocation methodologies, while maintaining existing tax collection and apportionment frameworks for oil and gas production.

FISCAL

Created a new 'Preserving and Advancing County Transportation Fund' (PACT Fund) as a continuing revolving fund in the State Treasury.

Changed allocation methodology: Two-thirds of PACT Fund monies now go to counties based on highway construction/maintenance ratios targeting $4,000 per road mile, with remaining funds split between road miles proportion and bridge count proportion.

Modified bridge reconstruction allocation: One-third of PACT Fund monies now allocated based on number of county bridges per county according to ODOT Bridge Summary Report.

Revised tax apportionment for natural gas and casinghead gas to include a 7% tax rate provision with specific General Revenue Fund apportionment rules.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement that counties must submit proposed bridge reconstruction projects to the Department of Transportation for evaluation before receiving funds.

DEFINITION

Clarified definitions for 'Moving five-year average amount for gas' and 'Moving five-year average amount for oil' in tax apportionment calculations.

Introduced → Amended And Engrossed · 5 edits · May 28, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was amended to rename the Transportation Infrastructure Enhancement Act of 2025 to the Preserving and Advancing County Transportation Fund (PACT Fund) and added a new section creating this revolving fund. The amendment also significantly restructured how oil and gas tax revenues are apportioned to counties, changing the allocation methodology from a production-value-based system to a per-mile highway ratio target system.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from a general transportation infrastructure enhancement to specifically creating a dedicated revolving fund for county transportation with new allocation rules.

FISCAL

Created a new Preserving and Advancing County Transportation Fund (PACT Fund) in the State Treasury as a continuing fund not subject to fiscal year limitations.

Changed the allocation methodology for PACT Fund monies: 50% now targets counties to reach a $4,000 per county road mile ratio, prioritizing counties with lower ratios, while remaining funds are distributed based on certified county road miles.

Modified the apportionment of oil and gas production taxes, changing from a production-value-based distribution to a per capita distribution basis for certain funds.

REQUIREMENT

Added specific requirements for county bridge reconstruction funding, requiring counties to submit projects to the Department of Transportation for evaluation based on criteria including structural adequacy, safety, and functional obsolescence.

TIMELINE

Added emergency provisions to the bill text, allowing for expedited legislative process if needed.

Transportation; financing; Preserving and Advancing County Transportation Fund; apportionment; effective date; emergency.

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