A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Oklahoma Energy Resources Board to be designated the "Energy Resources Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations and shall consist of all monies received by the Oklahoma Energy Resources Board from assessments received and collected pursuant to Section 288.8A of this title, donations, grants, contributions and gifts from any public or private source. The Board may expend funds as provided for by law. Expenditures from said fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
B. Of the monies collected and not refunded pursuant to Sections 288.8A and 288.9A of this title, a minimum of fifty percent (50%) of said monies collected, including a prorated share of administrative costs incurred from the effective date of this act, and not subsequently refunded, shall be expended on environmental cleanup and remediation projects related to oil and gas pollution authorized by the Board from a priority list of projects submitted by the Corporation Commission or, only in the absence of Corporation Commission jurisdiction, projects submitted by other appropriate state agencies.
C. None of the monies collected and not refunded pursuant to Sections 288.8A and 288.9A of this title shall be used for travel expenses of any member of the Oklahoma Legislature.
Added by Laws 1992, c. 257, § 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1992. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 184, § 7, eff. Oct. 1, 1993; Laws 1996, c. 352, § 4; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 215.
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