2015 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 2. Agriculture
§2-18-249. Oklahoma Sorghum Resources Fund - Creation – Funding - Costs - Expenditures.

A. There is created the Oklahoma Sorghum Resources Fund. The Oklahoma Sorghum Resources Fund shall be administered by the Oklahoma Sorghum Commission for the benefit of the sorghum producers in this state for the purposes specified by the Oklahoma Sorghum Resources Act. The Oklahoma Sorghum Resources Fund shall be established and maintained in a bank or other depository as approved by the Commission and the President of the State Board of Agriculture.

B. The Oklahoma Sorghum Resources Fund shall consist of:

1. All monies received by the Commission as proceeds from the assessment imposed pursuant to the Oklahoma Sorghum Resources Act;

2. Interest attributable to investment of money in the Oklahoma Sorghum Resources Fund; and

3. Monies received by the Commission in the form of gifts, grants, reimbursements, or from any other source designated by law for deposit to the Oklahoma Sorghum Resources Fund.

C. Any costs incurred by the Commission pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Sorghum Resources Act shall not exceed the actual collections of the Commission.

D. Monies in the Oklahoma Sorghum Resources Fund shall only be expended for:

1. Implementation and management of the Oklahoma Sorghum Resources Act; and

2. Costs incurred by the Commission and the State Board of Agriculture for the administration of the Oklahoma Sorghum Resources Act.

Added by Laws 1997, c. 151, § 10, emerg. eff. April 25, 1997. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 143, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 1850.10 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 266, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.