STATE OF OKLAHOMA

2nd Session of the 54th Legislature (2014)

HOUSE BILL 2697	By:	Johnson

AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to the State Capitol Building; repealing Section 4, Chapter 253, O.S.L. 2013 (73 O.S. Supp. 2013, Section 19), which relates to the State Capitol Building; creating Oklahoma State Capitol Building Repair and Restoration Fund; providing for appropriation, budgeting and expenditure from Fund; providing for purpose of Fund; providing for transfer of unused monies in Fund; providing for apportionment of specified revenue to Fund according to certain schedule; providing for codification; and declaring an emergency.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1.     REPEALER     Section 4, Chapter 253, O.S.L. 2013 (73 O.S. Supp. 2013, Section 19), is hereby repealed.
SECTION 2.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 19.1 of Title 73, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A.  There is hereby created in the State Treasury a fund for the Office of Management and Enterprise Services to be known as the "Oklahoma State Capitol Building Repair and Restoration Fund".  The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies deposited to the fund pursuant to law.  All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended only for the purposes authorized by subsection B of this section.  Expenditures from said 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.
B.  Monies in the Oklahoma State Capitol Building Repair and Restoration Fund shall be expended for the repair and restoration of the Oklahoma State Capitol building upon the recommendation of the Long-Range Capital Planning Commission and separate from the annual capital budget as referenced in Section 901 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes.  Upon the Legislature's determination that the repair and restoration of the Oklahoma State Capitol building is complete, any remaining monies in the Oklahoma State Capitol Building Repair and Restoration Fund shall be transferred to the Maintenance of State Buildings Revolving Fund established in Section 908 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
C.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, there shall be apportioned to the Oklahoma State Capitol Building Repair and Restoration Fund from the monies that would otherwise be apportioned pursuant to the provisions of Section 2352 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes, revenue derived pursuant to subsections B, C and D of Section 2355 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes, a sum of Sixty Million Dollars ($60,000,000.00) for each of the fiscal years beginning on July 1, 2013, and July 1, 2014.  Such apportionment shall be made in amounts and at such times as it is requested by the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.
SECTION 3.  It being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and 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.

54-2-9491	MAT	01/10/14