A. There is hereby created within the State Treasury a fund for the State Board of Agriculture to be designated the "Oklahoma County Fair Enhancement Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by the State Board of Agriculture to implement and maintain the Oklahoma County Fair Enhancement Program.

B. The Oklahoma County Fair Enhancement Fund shall consist of:

1. Money received by the State Department of Agriculture in the form of gifts, grants, appropriations, reimbursements, donations, industry contributions, and such other monies specifically designated for the Oklahoma County Fair Enhancement Program. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the State Board of Agriculture for the Oklahoma County Fair Enhancement Program; and

2. Interest attributable to investment of money in the fund.

C. All donations or other proceeds received by the Department pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be deposited with the State Treasurer to be credited to the Oklahoma County Fair Enhancement Fund. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of State Finance for approval and payment.

D. The monies deposited in the fund shall at no time become part of the general budget of the Department or any other state agency. Except for any administration costs incurred in development and implementation of the Oklahoma County Fair Enhancement Program, no monies from the fund shall be transferred for any purpose to any other state agency or to any account of the State Board of Agriculture or the Department or be used for the purpose of contracting with any other state agency or reimbursing any other state agency for any expense.

Historical Data

Laws 2002, HB 2255, c. 178, § 3, emerg. eff. July 1, 2002.