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OK SB258

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/26/2025

Primary Sponsor

John Haste

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates the Preserving and Advancing County Transportation Fund (PACT Fund) as a revolving fund in the State Treasury to provide ongoing funding for county road and bridge construction and maintenance

  • Redirects 20% of gross production tax revenue from natural gas/casinghead gas (taxed at 5% rate) to the PACT Fund, capped at $75 million per fiscal year, with excess going to the General Revenue Fund

  • Reduces the General Revenue Fund's share of the 5% gas tax from 80% to 60% to fund the new PACT allocation

  • Distributes PACT Fund monies with two-thirds allocated to raise counties to a target ratio of $4,000 per county road mile (prioritizing lowest-ratio counties), and one-third allocated based on each county's proportion of total county bridges statewide

  • Appropriates $25 million from the General Revenue Fund for FY 2026 to the County Improvements for Roads and Bridges Fund specifically for reconstruction of county bridges on Major Collector routes

Legislative Description

Transportation financing; creating the Preserving and Advancing County Transportation Fund.

Last Action

Coauthored by Representative Burns

5/7/2025

Committee Referrals

Appropriations and Budget Transportation Subcommittee4/2/2025
Appropriations and Budget4/1/2025
Appropriations2/4/2025

Full Bill Text

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