1| STATE OF OKLAHOMA | | | 2| 1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023) | | | 3|SENATE BILL 50 By: Dahm | | | 4| | | | 5| | | | 6| AS INTRODUCED | | | 7| An Act relating to public finance; authorizing the | | Legislature to transfer certain federal funds to | 8| other states for certain purposes; providing | | procedure for transfer; prohibiting certain transfers | 9| at certain times; requiring the Director of the | | Office of Management and Enterprise Services to take | 10| certain actions; requiring the Office of Management | | and Enterprise Services to promulgate rules; | 11| providing for codification; and declaring an | | emergency. | 12| | | | 13| | | | 14|BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: | | | 15| SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified | | | 16|in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 34.502 of Title 62, unless there | | | 17|is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: | | | 18| A. Notwithstanding any other provision of state or federal law, | | | 19|the Oklahoma Legislature may transfer all or part of any federal | | | 20|funds which have been awarded to the state in response to the | | | 21|COVID-19 pandemic to one or more states along the southern United | | | 22|States border with Mexico to support additional border security | | | 23|activities including, but not limited to, completing construction of | | | 24|the border wall. | | | Req. No. 452 Page 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| B. By adoption of a joint resolution, the Legislature shall | | | 2|specify the amount of funds to be transferred and which state or | | | 3|states shall receive the transferred funds. Any funds received by | | | 4|the state as described in subsection A of this section while the | | | 5|Legislature is not in session shall not be transferred or expended | | | 6|unless such transfer or expenditure has been authorized by a joint | | | 7|resolution in the previous session or until the enactment of a joint | | | 8|resolution in the next session. | | | 9| C. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise | | | 10|Services shall work with the appropriate officials in the receiving | | | 11|state or states to effectuate the transfer of funds as directed in | | | 12|the joint resolution. | | | 13| D. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise | | | 14|Services shall promulgate rules and establish procedures to | | | 15|implement the provisions of this act. | | | 16| SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation | | | 17|of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby | | | 18|declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and | | | 19|be in full force from and after its passage and approval. | | | 20| | | | 21| 59-1-452 JP 12/19/2022 2:10:12 PM | | | 22| | | | 23| | | | 24| | | | Req. No. 452 Page 2