Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-5017

responsibilities.

In addition to other functions and responsibilities of the

Oklahoma Department of Commerce, the Department shall:

1. Administer or coordinate state programs and projects

relating to economic or community issues for the planning and

carrying out of the acquisition, preservation, use and development

of land and provision of public facilities and services for fully

carrying out the state's role in related federal grant or loan

programs;

2. Administer and coordinate state programs and projects

relating to economic opportunity, manpower planning and federal

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public service employment for fully carrying out the state's role in

related federal grant or loan programs;

3. Where not otherwise authorized by state law, provide state

participation with cities, towns, counties and other municipal

corporations in financing public works projects and service

programs. The assisted projects and programs shall be consistent

with local, regional and state comprehensive plans and policies;

4. Coordinate and review applications for federal assistance as

required by the federal government and review all other applications

for participation in any federal grant or loan program by any public

body.

Provided, however, that nothing in this section shall be

construed to grant the Department the authority to disapprove such

application;

5. Cooperate with and provide technical and financial

assistance to counties, cities, municipal corporations and agencies

owned and controlled by them, governmental conferences or councils,

regional planning commissions, community development groups,

community action agencies, Indian tribes and similar agencies

created for the purposes of aiding and encouraging an orderly,

productive and coordinated development of the state, and to

strengthen local planning responsibility and capability;

6. Coordinate a program on an experimental basis in world trade

centers in contiguous states for Oklahoma gift manufacturers.

Reimbursement may be required from gift manufacturers participating

in such market space program for funds expended for such purposes.

It is the intent of the Legislature that the program:

a. limit the experimental market space program to

Oklahoma gift manufacturers which employ no more than

fifty employees; and

b. limit the amount of reimbursement required from the

gift manufacturers participating in such market space

program to an amount not to exceed twenty percent

(20%) of the gross sales of such manufacturer or not

to exceed the normal and customary amount received by

market space representatives in contiguous states.

For purposes of this paragraph, "gift manufacturer" means any

Oklahoma manufacturer who manufactures apparel products, lumber and

wood products, furniture and fixtures, ceramics, paper and allied

products, rubber and miscellaneous plastic products, leather and

leather products, stone, clay, and glass products, fabricated metal

and other similar items normally sold to persons for gift purposes;

7. Assist the Governor in coordinating the activities of state

agencies which have an impact on the solution of economic or

community development problems and the implementation of economic or

community plans;

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8. Encourage and, when requested, assist the efforts of local

governments to develop mutual and cooperative solutions to their

common problems;

9. Study existing legal provisions that affect the structure

and financing of local government and those state activities which

involve significant relations with local governmental units in

cooperation with local governments and agencies owned by them and

recommend to the Governor and the Legislature such changes in these

provisions and activities as may seem necessary to strengthen local

government;

10. Carry out continuing studies and analyses of the problems
ng of local government and those state activities which

involve significant relations with local governmental units in

cooperation with local governments and agencies owned by them and

recommend to the Governor and the Legislature such changes in these

provisions and activities as may seem necessary to strengthen local

government;

10. Carry out continuing studies and analyses of the problems

faced by communities within the state and develop such

recommendations for administrative or legislative action as would

appear necessary. In carrying out such studies and analyses,

particular attention should be paid to the problems of regional,

metropolitan, urban, suburban, rural and other areas in which

economic and population factors are rapidly changing;

11. Develop and test model or demonstration programs and

projects, which may include contracting to administer certain

functions or services of the state for such purposes and otherwise

provide a program of practical research in the solution of community

problems;

12. Collect reasonable personnel costs for staff time spent in

the search for and duplication of records if such time exceeds one

hour; and

13. Collect reasonable fees for informational publications and

materials produced by Department of Commerce in accomplishing its

mission.