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OK SB564

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/6/2017

Primary Sponsor

Avery Frix

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Origin

Senate

2017 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends the Rebuilding Oklahoma Access and Driver Safety Fund (ROADS Fund) by removing specific apportionment language related to revenue distribution from gasoline taxes and motor vehicle taxes.

  • Directs $2,000,000 annually from the ROADS Fund to the Oklahoma Tourism and Passenger Rail Revolving Fund for capital and operating costs of the "Heartland Flyer" rail project.

  • Directs $3,000,000 annually to the Public Transit Revolving Fund for purposes other than the Heartland Flyer project.

  • Establishes that the Legislature shall appropriate $2,000,000 each fiscal year to the Oklahoma Tourism and Passenger Rail Revolving Fund for the Heartland Flyer rail project.

  • Becomes effective November 1, 2017.

Legislative Description

Passenger rail funding; deleting certain ROADS apportionment; directing appropriation for certain rail project. Effective date.

Last Action

Coauthored by Representative Frix (principal House author)

2/14/2017

Committee Referrals

Appropriations2/7/2017

Full Bill Text

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