A. The Oklahoma Economic Development Commission, the Office of the Governor - Department of Economic Development, and the Department of Economic and Community Affairs are hereby abolished.
B. All powers, duties, responsibilities, property, personnel, assets, liabilities, fund balances, encumbrances and obligations of the Oklahoma Economic Development Commission, the Office of the Governor - Department of Economic Development, and the Department of Economic and Community Affairs are hereby transferred to the Oklahoma Department of Commerce or other appropriate governmental entity as provided for in this act. As soon as possible the offices and staff of the Oklahoma Department of Commerce shall be moved to a common location.
C. The current Tulsa field office of the Department of Commerce shall be designated as the Tulsa Division of the Department of Commerce. The Tulsa Division shall include, but not be limited to the following services: film industry promotion, international trade recruitment and export assistance, trade reference, business expansion and start-up, small business assistance, economic and community development financing, and economic and community development.
All powers, duties, responsibilities, property, personnel, and assets of the Division of Waterways of the Department of Commerce abolished by this act are hereby transferred to the Department of Transportation.
The Department of Commerce shall transfer only those employees requesting to be transferred to the Tulsa Division, provided the employee meets the criteria established by the Department for positions to be placed in the Tulsa Division, and shall fill any remaining positions at the Tulsa Division through accrued vacancies within the Department of Commerce.
D. All powers, duties, responsibilities, property, personnel, assets, liabilities, fund balances, encumbrances and obligations of the film industry program in the Marketing Division of the Oklahoma Department of Tourism and Recreation are hereby transferred to the Oklahoma Department of Commerce.
E. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall coordinate the transfers made pursuant to subsections B and D of this section.
Added by Laws 1986, c. 207, § 7, operative July 1, 1986. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 312, § 1; Laws 1992, c. 135, § 2, eff. July 1, 1992; Laws 1993, c. 49, § 1, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 1024.
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