Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-1053

Any supplementary agreement entered into pursuant to Article VI

of the Compact and requiring the expenditure of funds or the

assumption of an obligation to expend funds shall not become

effective as to this state prior to the making of an appropriation

therefor by the Legislature. Provided, that with respect to the

payment of this state's share of the budget of expenditures for the

maintenance of the Board as provided in Article III(b) of the

Compact, the Governor may, in the absence of a specific legislative

appropriation for such purpose, use appropriations as are made

available to him for emergency and contingency expenditures.