Okla. Stat. tit. 36, § 36-972
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Strengthen Oklahoma Homes (SOH) Program
Official statutory text
A. There is hereby established within the Department of
Insurance the Strengthen Oklahoma Homes (SOH) Program, to continue
until November 1, 2027.
B. This act does not create an entitlement for property owners
or obligate the state in any way to fund the inspection,
construction, or retrofitting of residential property in this state.
Implementation of the SOH Program is subject to the receipt of
federal grants or funds or from other sources of grants or funds.
The Department shall use its best efforts to obtain grants or funds
from the federal government or other funding sources to supplement
the financial resources of the SOH Program that may be provided by
the state.
C. The SOH Program shall apply for financial grants to
construct or retrofit insurable property as defined in Section 963
of Title 36 of the Oklahoma Statutes to resist loss due to a tornado
or other catastrophic windstorm events or hail as prescribed in
subsection B of Section 962 of Title 36 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
D. The SOH Program may also make grants or funding available to
nonprofit entities for projects to construct or retrofit insurable
properties to resist loss due to tornado or other catastrophic
windstorm events or hail if such grants or funding to nonprofit
entities are allowable under grant or funding rules, requirements,
guidelines, or criteria. However, a nonprofit entity shall agree to
administer the grants or funds as the SOH Program would be required
to administer grants or funds, and the entity shall provide
documentation to the Department in a timely manner as requested by
the Department.
E. All mitigation shall be based upon the securing of all
required local permits and applicable inspections in keeping with
local building codes and the Insurance Institute for Business and
Home Safety (IBHS) Fortified Homes Program. Mitigation projects are
subject to random reinspection of all projects.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 36. Insurance Page 224
F. The Insurance Commissioner may promulgate rules and
eligibility requirements necessary for the proper administration of
this act and pursuant to any instructions or requirements on grants
or funds received by the Department for the SOH Program.
Insurance the Strengthen Oklahoma Homes (SOH) Program, to continue
until November 1, 2027.
B. This act does not create an entitlement for property owners
or obligate the state in any way to fund the inspection,
construction, or retrofitting of residential property in this state.
Implementation of the SOH Program is subject to the receipt of
federal grants or funds or from other sources of grants or funds.
The Department shall use its best efforts to obtain grants or funds
from the federal government or other funding sources to supplement
the financial resources of the SOH Program that may be provided by
the state.
C. The SOH Program shall apply for financial grants to
construct or retrofit insurable property as defined in Section 963
of Title 36 of the Oklahoma Statutes to resist loss due to a tornado
or other catastrophic windstorm events or hail as prescribed in
subsection B of Section 962 of Title 36 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
D. The SOH Program may also make grants or funding available to
nonprofit entities for projects to construct or retrofit insurable
properties to resist loss due to tornado or other catastrophic
windstorm events or hail if such grants or funding to nonprofit
entities are allowable under grant or funding rules, requirements,
guidelines, or criteria. However, a nonprofit entity shall agree to
administer the grants or funds as the SOH Program would be required
to administer grants or funds, and the entity shall provide
documentation to the Department in a timely manner as requested by
the Department.
E. All mitigation shall be based upon the securing of all
required local permits and applicable inspections in keeping with
local building codes and the Insurance Institute for Business and
Home Safety (IBHS) Fortified Homes Program. Mitigation projects are
subject to random reinspection of all projects.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 36. Insurance Page 224
F. The Insurance Commissioner may promulgate rules and
eligibility requirements necessary for the proper administration of
this act and pursuant to any instructions or requirements on grants
or funds received by the Department for the SOH Program.
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