A. The Oklahoma Department of Commerce shall select a number of enterprise zones whether county, municipal or federal for which the state may provide additional resources or programs. Such enterprise zones shall be known as Priority Enterprise Zones. The criteria for selection of the Priority Enterprise Zones shall be developed by the Oklahoma Department of Commerce. The criteria for selection may include but shall not be limited to the degree of need, the likelihood of success in attracting new economic growth, and the evidence of local commitment. The criteria for selection of Priority Enterprise Zones shall be subject to the Administrative Procedures Act.¹

B. An enterprise zone that is selected as a Priority Enterprise Zone, regardless of its change in statistics, shall continue in its status as a Priority Enterprise Zone for a minimum of three (3) years.

C. The Oklahoma Department of Commerce shall work with other agencies, entities, and groups to assist Priority Enterprise Zones in obtaining other services vital to the economic recovery of such zones.