§ 48.2. Oklahoma Quick Action Closing Fund
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 62. Public FinanceEffective: July 1, 2019
Effective: July 1, 2019
62 Okl.St.Ann. § 48.2
§ 48.2. Oklahoma Quick Action Closing Fund
<Text as amended by Laws 2019, c. 313, § 1. See, also, text as amended by Laws 2019, c. 262, § 1.>
B. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Governor for the purposes of economic development and related infrastructure development in instances in which expenditure of such funds would likely be a determining factor in locating a high-impact business project or facility in Oklahoma, in retaining such project or facility within the state or for payment of rebates to a high impact production pursuant to the Oklahoma Film Enhancement Rebate Program.3 Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
C. In order to qualify for any funds from the Oklahoma Quick Action Closing Fund, the establishment making application shall be engaged in a business activity described by a North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code used to define eligibility for incentive payments from the Oklahoma Quality Jobs Program Act as defined in Section 3603 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes or a business activity described by Section 3603 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes or be engaged in a “basic industry” used to define eligibility for incentive payments from the 21st Century Quality Jobs Incentive Act as prescribed by Section 3913 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes or a high impact production company which has been approved for a rebate pursuant to the provisions of Section 3624 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
D. Except in the case of a high impact production company which has been approved for a rebate pursuant to the provisions of Section 3624 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the Governor shall not approve payments from the Oklahoma Quick Action Closing Fund unless the Department of Commerce has conducted a complete analysis of the potential impact of the applicant's business activity which shall include, but not be limited to:
E. The Oklahoma Department of Commerce shall administer the Oklahoma Quick Action Closing Fund, and expenditures from the fund shall be recommended by the Director of the Oklahoma Department of Commerce to the Governor after a thorough evaluation of selected projects or facilities or after a rebate is approved for payment to a high impact production company pursuant to the provisions of Section 3624 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Except for rebates approved pursuant to the provisions of Section 3624 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the Director of the Oklahoma Department of Commerce shall only recommend expenditures that the Director determines are expected to result in a net economic benefit to the state through the following:
F. The Oklahoma Department of Commerce shall develop rules for the process of reviewing proposed expenditures from the Oklahoma Quick Action Closing Fund and for the determination of whether or not proposed expenditures meet the criteria identified in subsection E of this section. Criteria shall include, but not be limited to, requirements for economic impact, local participation in the project, capital investment and average wage thresholds.
G. Upon receipt of an evaluation that recommends an expenditure from the Oklahoma Quick Action Closing Fund from the Director of the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, the Governor shall provide the evaluation and recommendation to the President Pro Tempore of the State Senate and the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives before giving final approval for the expenditure on the project. The Executive Office of the Governor shall recommend final approval of an expenditure on a project pursuant to consultation with the President Pro Tempore of the State Senate and the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
2. Except in the case of a rebate approved for payment to a high impact production company pursuant to the provisions of Section 3624 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the performance conditions that must be met to obtain the award including, but not limited to, net new employment in the state, average salary, and total capital investment;
6. A requirement that no monies paid from the Oklahoma Quick Action Closing Fund shall be used by a recipient or any other person or entity for purposes of any political contribution to or on behalf of any candidate or for the support of or opposition to any measure including but not limited to an initiative petition or referendum.
I. The Department of Commerce shall make available on its website or other website dedicated for this purpose a complete disclosure of all payments made from the Oklahoma Quick Action Closing Fund. The disclosure shall include a description of the expenditures made by the business establishment with the payments made from the fund. No proprietary information of the business establishment shall be subject to the requirements of this subsection.
K. If, as of the date certain provided in the agreement, the award recipient has not used monies awarded for the intended purposes, the recipient shall repay that amount and any related interest to the state at the agreed rate and on the agreed terms and any such amounts shall be deemed to be held in trust for the benefit of the state and shall be considered as a priority claim for purposes of federal bankruptcy law.
Credits
Laws 2011, c. 301, § 2; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 428; Laws 2018, c. 144, § 1; Laws 2019, c. 313, § 1, eff. July 1, 2019.
62 Okl. St. Ann. § 48.2, OK ST T. 62 § 48.2
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 257 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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