Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-2276.1
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Oklahoma State Park Trust Fund
Official statutory text
A. There is hereby created a trust fund to be known as the
“Oklahoma State Park Trust Fund”. The Oklahoma Tourism and
Recreation Commission shall be the trustees of the trust fund.
B. 1. The Commission may utilize five percent (5%) of the
principal of the trust fund annually to:
a. protect and conserve state park lands, but shall not
include routine maintenance expenses of the state
parks,
b. preserve historic properties under the jurisdiction of
the Commission,
c. provide for one-time capital upgrades and improvements
of state park resources, and
d. pay fees and expenses associated with the services of
a custodian of the trust fund.
2. Beginning July 1, 2012, and ending June 30, 2020, the
Commission may utilize funds not to exceed Fifteen Million Dollars
($15,000,000.00) from the principal of the trust fund to construct
and maintain a lodge and any associated facilities deemed necessary
by the Commission at the Lake Murray State Park.
3. Beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2030, the
Commission may utilize funds not to exceed Five Million Dollars
($5,000,000.00) from the principal of the trust fund to construct
and maintain a lodge and any associated facilities deemed necessary
by the Commission.
C. The Commission shall give priority for funding to the state
park from which the revenues were initially derived.
D. The trust fund principal shall consist of monies from any
and all mineral lease payments, seismograph fees, royalty payments,
or other payments associated with oil and gas mineral operations at
state parks that are managed by the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation
Department, any funds appropriated or transferred to the trust fund
by the Legislature, and any monies or assets contributed to the
trust fund from any other source, public or private.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 74. State Government Page 930
E. Notwithstanding other provisions of law, income and
investment return on trust fund principal shall accrue to the trust
fund for use as provided by authorization of the trustees for the
purposes listed in subsection B of this section. Except as provided
for in subsection B of this section, no income or investment return
or principal shall be used for administrative expenses of the
Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department or expenses incurred by
the Commission in the administration of the trust fund.
“Oklahoma State Park Trust Fund”. The Oklahoma Tourism and
Recreation Commission shall be the trustees of the trust fund.
B. 1. The Commission may utilize five percent (5%) of the
principal of the trust fund annually to:
a. protect and conserve state park lands, but shall not
include routine maintenance expenses of the state
parks,
b. preserve historic properties under the jurisdiction of
the Commission,
c. provide for one-time capital upgrades and improvements
of state park resources, and
d. pay fees and expenses associated with the services of
a custodian of the trust fund.
2. Beginning July 1, 2012, and ending June 30, 2020, the
Commission may utilize funds not to exceed Fifteen Million Dollars
($15,000,000.00) from the principal of the trust fund to construct
and maintain a lodge and any associated facilities deemed necessary
by the Commission at the Lake Murray State Park.
3. Beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2030, the
Commission may utilize funds not to exceed Five Million Dollars
($5,000,000.00) from the principal of the trust fund to construct
and maintain a lodge and any associated facilities deemed necessary
by the Commission.
C. The Commission shall give priority for funding to the state
park from which the revenues were initially derived.
D. The trust fund principal shall consist of monies from any
and all mineral lease payments, seismograph fees, royalty payments,
or other payments associated with oil and gas mineral operations at
state parks that are managed by the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation
Department, any funds appropriated or transferred to the trust fund
by the Legislature, and any monies or assets contributed to the
trust fund from any other source, public or private.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 74. State Government Page 930
E. Notwithstanding other provisions of law, income and
investment return on trust fund principal shall accrue to the trust
fund for use as provided by authorization of the trustees for the
purposes listed in subsection B of this section. Except as provided
for in subsection B of this section, no income or investment return
or principal shall be used for administrative expenses of the
Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department or expenses incurred by
the Commission in the administration of the trust fund.
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