2018 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 68. Revenue and Taxation
§68-1353. Purpose of article - Apportionment of revenues.

Universal Citation: 68 OK Stat § 68-1353 (2018)

A. It is hereby declared to be the purpose of the Oklahoma Sales Tax Code to provide funds for the financing of the program provided for by the Oklahoma Social Security Act and to provide revenues for the support of the functions of the state government of Oklahoma, and for this purpose it is hereby expressly provided that, revenues derived pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Sales Tax Code, subject to the apportionment requirements for the Oklahoma Tax Commission and Office of Management and Enterprise Services Joint Computer Enhancement Fund provided by Section 265 of this title, shall be apportioned as follows:

1.a.except as provided in subsection C of this section, the following amounts shall be paid to the State Treasurer to be placed to the credit of the General Revenue Fund to be paid out pursuant to direct appropriation by the Legislature:

Fiscal YearAmount

FY 2003 and FY 200486.04%

FY 200585.83%

FY 200685.54%

FY 200785.04%

FY 2008 and each fiscal year thereafter83.61%

b.in the event that additional monies are necessary pursuant to paragraph 6 of this subsection, such additional monies shall be deducted in the proportion determined by the State Board of Equalization pursuant to paragraph 3 of Section 2355.1B of this title from the monies apportioned to the General Revenue Fund;

2. For FY 2003, FY 2004 and FY 2005, ten and forty-two one-hundredths percent (10.42%), shall be paid to the State Treasurer to be placed to the credit of the Education Reform Revolving Fund of the State Department of Education and for FY 2006 and each fiscal year thereafter, ten and forty-six one-hundredths percent (10.46%) shall be paid to the State Treasurer to be placed to the credit of the Education Reform Revolving Fund of the State Department of Education;

3. The following amounts shall be paid to the State Treasurer to be placed to the credit of the Teachers' Retirement System Dedicated Revenue Revolving Fund:

Fiscal YearAmount

FY 2003 and FY 20043.54%

FY 20053.75%

FY 20064.0%

FY 20074.5%

FY 2008 and each fiscal year thereafter5.0%

4.a.except as otherwise provided in subparagraph b of this paragraph, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, and for each fiscal year thereafter, eighty-seven one-hundredths percent (0.87%) shall be paid to the State Treasurer to be further apportioned as follows:

(1)thirty-six percent (36%) shall be placed to the credit of the Oklahoma Tourism Promotion Revolving Fund, but in no event shall such apportionment exceed Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) in any fiscal year, and

(2)sixty-four percent (64%) shall be placed to the credit of the Oklahoma Tourism Capital Improvement Revolving Fund, but in no event shall such apportionment exceed Nine Million Dollars ($9,000,000.00) in any fiscal year, and

b.any amounts which exceed the limitations of subparagraph a of this paragraph shall be placed to the credit of the General Revenue Fund;

5. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, and for each fiscal year thereafter, six one-hundredths percent (0.06%) shall be placed to the credit of the Oklahoma Historical Society Capital Improvement and Operations Revolving Fund, but in no event shall such apportionment exceed the total amount apportioned pursuant to this paragraph for the fiscal year ending on June 30, 2015. Any amounts which exceed the limitations of this paragraph shall be placed to the credit of the General Revenue Fund; and

6. During the first fiscal year after the State Board of Equalization has made a determination as provided in Section 2355.1B of this title, regarding a baseline amount of revenue apportioned pursuant to paragraph 3 of this subsection, and for each fiscal year thereafter, in no event shall monies apportioned pursuant to paragraph 3 of this subsection, paragraph 3 of Section 1403 of this title and subparagraph c of paragraph 1 of Section 2352 of this title be less than such baseline amount.

B. Provided, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007, and every fiscal year thereafter, an amount of revenue shall be apportioned to each municipality or county which levies a sales tax subject to the provisions of Section 1357.10 of this title and subsection F of Section 2701 of this title equal to the amount of sales tax revenue of such municipality or county exempted by the provisions of Section 1357.10 of this title and subsection F of Section 2701 of this title. The Oklahoma Tax Commission shall promulgate and adopt rules necessary to implement the provisions of this subsection.

C. From the monies that would otherwise be apportioned to the General Revenue Fund pursuant to subsection A of this section, there shall be apportioned the following amounts:

1. For the month ending August 31, 2018:

a.Twenty-five Million Dollars ($25,000,000.00) to the credit of the State Highway Construction and Maintenance Fund created in Section 1501 of Title 69 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and

b.Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000.00) to the credit of the Oklahoma Railroad Maintenance Revolving Fund created in Section 309 of Title 66 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

2. For the month ending September 30, 2018:

a.Twenty-five Million Dollars ($25,000,000.00) to the credit of the State Highway Construction and Maintenance Fund created in Section 1501 of Title 69 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and

b.Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000.00) to the credit of the Oklahoma Railroad Maintenance Revolving Fund created in Section 309 of Title 66 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and

3. For the month ending October 31, 2018:

a.Thirty Million Dollars ($30,000,000.00) to the credit of the State Highway Construction and Maintenance Fund created in Section 1501 of Title 69 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and

b.Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000.00) to the credit of the Oklahoma Railroad Maintenance Revolving Fund created in Section 309 of Title 66 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

Added by Laws 1981, c. 313, § 2, emerg. eff. June 29, 1981. Amended by Laws 1982, c. 244, § 1; Laws 1983, c. 183, § 3, emerg. eff. June 9, 1983; Laws 1984, c. 2, § 1, emerg. eff. Feb. 15, 1984; Laws 1985, c. 179, § 85, operative July 1, 1985; Laws 1987, c. 5, § 142, operative March 31, 1987; Laws 1996, c. 269, § 3, eff. June 1, 1996; Laws 1999, c. 254, § 8, eff. June 30, 1999; Laws 2002, c. 482, § 1, eff. July 1, 2002; Laws 2003, c. 3, § 58, emerg. eff. March 19, 2003; Laws 2005, c. 479, § 11, eff. July 1, 2005; Laws 2006, 2nd Ex. Sess., c. 44, § 17, eff. July 1, 2007; Laws 2007, c. 105, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2007; Laws 2007, c. 366, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2007; Laws 2008, c. 3, § 34, emerg. eff. Feb. 28, 2008; Laws 2008, c. 278, § 8, eff. July 1, 2008; Laws 2010, c. 466, § 1, eff. July 1, 2010; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 540; Laws 2015, c. 349, § 1, eff. July 1, 2015; Laws 2018, c. 303, § 1, emerg. eff. May 10, 2018.

NOTE: Laws 2002, c. 458, § 6 repealed by Laws 2003, c. 3, § 59, emerg. eff. March 19, 2003. Laws 2007, c. 136, § 2 repealed by Laws 2008, c. 3, § 35, emerg. eff. Feb. 28, 2008.

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