ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 3087	By:	Sanders of the House

				and

		Marlatt of the Senate

An Act relating to public buildings and public works; amending 61 O.S. 2011, Section 130, as amended by Section 317, Chapter 304, O.S.L. 2012 (61 O.S. Supp. 2013, Section 130), which relates to public competitive bidding; increasing contract amount threshold for the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority under which certain bid and notice procedures are not required for certain emergency declarations; and providing an effective date.

SUBJECT:  Public competitive bidding

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     61 O.S. 2011, Section 130, as amended by Section 317, Chapter 304, O.S.L. 2012 (61 O.S. Supp. 2013, Section 130), is amended to read as follows:

Section 130.  A.  The provisions of the Public Competitive Bidding Act of 1974 with reference to notice and bids shall not apply to an emergency if:

1.  The governing body of a public agency declares by a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of all of the members of the governing body that an emergency exists;

2.  The Transportation Commission and the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Commission, by majority vote of all the members of each Commission, declare that an emergency exists; or

3.  The chief administrative officer of a public agency without a governing body declares that an emergency exists.

B.  The governing body of a public agency may, upon approval of two-thirds (2/3) majority of all of the members of the governing body, delegate to the chief administrative officer of a public agency the authority to declare an emergency whereby the provisions of the Public Competitive Bidding Act of 1974 with reference to notice and bids shall not apply to contracts less than Thirty-five Thousand Dollars ($35,000.00) in amount; provided, such authority of the Department of Transportation and the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority shall not extend to any contract exceeding Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000.00) in amount.

C.  Upon approval of a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote, the Oklahoma Conservation Commission may delegate to the Executive Director the authority to declare an emergency and set a monetary limit for the declaration.  The provisions of this subsection may only be used for the purpose of responding to an emergency involving the reclamation of abandoned coal mines or the repair of damaged upstream floodwater retarding structures.

D.  An emergency declared by the Board of Corrections pursuant to subsection C of Section 65 of this title shall exempt the Department of Corrections from the limits which would otherwise be imposed pursuant to subsection B of this section for the contracting and construction of new or expanded correctional facilities.

E.  The chief administrative officer of a public agency with a governing body shall notify the governing body within ten (10) days of the declaration of an emergency if the governing body did not approve the emergency.  The notification shall contain a statement of the reasons for the action, and shall be recorded in the official minutes of the governing body.

F.  Emergency as used in this section shall be limited to conditions resulting from a sudden unexpected happening or unforeseen occurrence or condition whereby the public health or safety is endangered.

G.  The chief administrative officer of a public agency shall report an emergency within ten (10) days of the emergency declaration and include the official minutes of the governing body of the public agency, if applicable, to the State Construction Administrator of the Construction and Properties Division of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services who shall compile an annual report detailing all emergencies declared pursuant to this section during the previous calendar year.  The report shall be submitted to the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2014.

Passed the House of Representatives the 3rd day of March, 2014.

	
	Presiding Officer of the House
	of Representatives

Passed the Senate the 22nd day of April, 2014.

	
	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.
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