Okla. Stat. tit. 62, § 62-2008
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Plans for use of funds - "Economic development" defined -
Official statutory text
Fund allocation.
A. The governing board of an entity described by subsection A
or B of Section 2007 of this title shall develop a plan for the use
of available funds for the economic development of areas included
within its respective jurisdiction. For purposes of this act,
"economic development" shall include, but shall not be limited to,
the following purposes:
1. Rural water quality projects, including acquisition,
treatment, distribution and recovery of water for consumption by
humans or animals or both;
2. Rural solid waste disposal, treatment or similar projects;
3. Rural sanitary sewer construction or improvement projects;
4. Rural road or street construction or improvement projects;
5. Provision of rural fire protection services and public
safety services;
6. Expenditures designed to increase the employment level
within the jurisdiction of the entity;
7. Provision of health care services, including emergency
medical care, in rural areas;
8. Construction or improvement of telecommunication facilities
or systems;
9. Improvement of municipal energy distribution systems; and
10. Community buildings, courthouses, town halls, senior
nutrition centers, meeting rooms or similar public facilities.
B. Effective July 1, 2010, at least eighty percent (80%) of any
funds distributed to an entity as provided by this section shall be
expended for assets described in paragraphs 1 through 6 of
subsection A of this section. The remaining amount of any funds
distributed to an entity as provided by this section may be expended
on assets or purposes described in paragraphs 7 through 10 of
subsection A of this section.
C. Not later than July 31, each entity described by Section
2007 of this title shall transmit, in such electronic form as may be
prescribed by the Oklahoma Department of Commerce for purposes of
access to such information on the website maintained by the
Department, a summary of each project upon which funds received by
the entity from the Rural Economic Action Plan Fund were expended
during the fiscal year ending on the June 30 date immediately
preceding the July 31 reporting date.
A. The governing board of an entity described by subsection A
or B of Section 2007 of this title shall develop a plan for the use
of available funds for the economic development of areas included
within its respective jurisdiction. For purposes of this act,
"economic development" shall include, but shall not be limited to,
the following purposes:
1. Rural water quality projects, including acquisition,
treatment, distribution and recovery of water for consumption by
humans or animals or both;
2. Rural solid waste disposal, treatment or similar projects;
3. Rural sanitary sewer construction or improvement projects;
4. Rural road or street construction or improvement projects;
5. Provision of rural fire protection services and public
safety services;
6. Expenditures designed to increase the employment level
within the jurisdiction of the entity;
7. Provision of health care services, including emergency
medical care, in rural areas;
8. Construction or improvement of telecommunication facilities
or systems;
9. Improvement of municipal energy distribution systems; and
10. Community buildings, courthouses, town halls, senior
nutrition centers, meeting rooms or similar public facilities.
B. Effective July 1, 2010, at least eighty percent (80%) of any
funds distributed to an entity as provided by this section shall be
expended for assets described in paragraphs 1 through 6 of
subsection A of this section. The remaining amount of any funds
distributed to an entity as provided by this section may be expended
on assets or purposes described in paragraphs 7 through 10 of
subsection A of this section.
C. Not later than July 31, each entity described by Section
2007 of this title shall transmit, in such electronic form as may be
prescribed by the Oklahoma Department of Commerce for purposes of
access to such information on the website maintained by the
Department, a summary of each project upon which funds received by
the entity from the Rural Economic Action Plan Fund were expended
during the fiscal year ending on the June 30 date immediately
preceding the July 31 reporting date.
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