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An Act
ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 4076 By: Caldwell (Trey), Kane, and
Hill of the House
and
Hall and Haste of the
Senate
An Act relating to the Oklahoma Department of
Commerce; making an appropriation to the Pandemic
Relief Primary Source Revolving Fund; identifying
source; establishing amounts; providing purposes;
requiring and limiting the utilization of funds;
authorizing certain memorandums of understanding;
limiting scope; prohibiting certain memoranda terms;
authorizing and limiting the promulgation of rules
and utilization of procedures; requiring certain
reports and submissions to certain entities;
requiring appearance before certain joint committee;
limiting duration of certain requirements; providing
determination process; providing for noncodification;
and declaring an emergency.
SUBJECT: Oklahoma Department of Commerce
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be
codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:
There is hereby appropriated to the Pandemic Relief Primary
Source Revolving Fund from any monies not otherwise appropriated
from the Statewide Recovery Fund established in Section 255 of Title
62 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the sum of Twenty-one Million Six
Hundred Forty Thousand Ninety-one Dollars ($21,640,091.00) or so
much thereof as may be necessary for award by the Oklahoma
Department of Commerce through grants to enhance industrial parks,
airparks, and ports to cover costs related to water, wastewater,
sewer, and broadband projects eligible under the provisions of the
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American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 that support sites or surrounding
communities identified by the Department as having such needs prior
to the passage of this act and as discussed in the Transportation,
Infrastructure, and Rural Development Working Group. Such funds
shall be utilized in a manner consistent with the recommendations
adopted by the Joint Committee on Pandemic Relief Funding on April
15, 2026.
SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be
codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:
The Oklahoma Department of Commerce may enter into memorandums
of understanding with other agencies of the State of Oklahoma for
the auditing, documentation, evaluation, implementation, oversight,
reporting, and management of funds and associated efforts related to
the appropriations made in this act; provided, that no such
memorandum of understanding shall require or include, as an option
or condition, the direct or practical transfer or relinquishment of
control by the agency appropriated such funds to budget, expend,
allocate, and request the distribution of the funds appropriated by
this act.
SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be
codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:
The Oklahoma Department of Commerce may promulgate rules,
utilize existing rules, establish procedures, and utilize existing
procedures to implement the provisions of this act; provided, such
rules and procedures do not conflict with or impede the provisions
of this act.
SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be
codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:
A. The Oklahoma Department of Commerce shall:
1. Submit to the Chairs of the Joint Committee on Pandemic
Relief Funding, or any successor Oklahoma House of Representatives
or Oklahoma State Senate legislative committee or joint committee,
as designated by the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of
Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State
Senate:
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a. a written or electronic quarterly report detailing the
budgeting, expenditure, and management of all monies
appropriated in this act, and
b. a copy of all memorandums of understanding and
contracts with third parties entered into by the
Oklahoma Department of Commerce to facilitate, assist,
or administer powers and duties provided to the
Department under the provisions of this act; and
2. At the Joint Committee on Pandemic Relief Funding's request,
appear before the Joint Committee no later than six (6) months after
the effective date of this act, and as otherwise requested by the
Joint Committee, to provide a status update regarding the
implementation of the provisions of this act.
B. The provisions of subsection A of this section shall remain
applicable for the period of time that monies appropriated under
this act are being budgeted, expended, or managed in the state. The
ending of such period shall be determined by the State Treasurer,
and shall be reported to the Governor, the Speaker of the Oklahoma
House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the
Oklahoma State Senate.
SECTION 5. 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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Passed the House of Representatives the 21st day of April, 2026.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the 27th day of April, 2026.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
_________________________________
Governor of the State of Oklahoma
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________