Oklahoma § 62-255.1 - XXX

§ 62-255.1. XXX

A. Pursuant to the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA),

Public Law 117-2, the State of Oklahoma is the recipient of the

federal ARPA funds drawn down by the Office of Management and

Enterprise Services (OMES). The Oklahoma Legislature shall not be

considered a subrecipient of the ARPA funds. The Office of

Management and Enterprise Services shall be the responsible entity

for any claw back penalties, legal, or other recoupment costs for

the state.

B. 1. The Legislature authorizes the Office of Management and

Enterprise Services to manage federal APRA funds by requiring all

receiving entities known as subrecipients to sign a grant agreement.

Any entity, without exception, including state agencies receiving an

appropriation from the Statewide Recovery Fund or a similar fund

with federal requirement attached to its use shall have a fully

executed grant agreement in place within sixty (60) days after

enactment of any legislation that appropriates funding from the

Statewide Recovery Fund of the State Treasury created in Section 1,

Chapter 319, O.S.L. 2022, and be in compliance with such agreement

before a disbursement can be made. The mutually agreed upon grant

agreement, as reviewed and approved by the subrecipient's legal

counsel or advisor, shall be between the Office of Management and

Enterprise Services and the subrecipient. The grant agreement shall

be standard for all receiving entities and shall be executed by an

executive officer of the Office of Management and Enterprise

Services and the subrecipient. The grant agreement shall outline

the disbursement schedule, the subrecipient's efforts for compliance

with the federal requirements for the use of the funds, including

auditing, reporting, further disbursement, and cash management

procedures as well as compliance with the Oklahoma laws governing

the administration of the subrecipient. The requirements of this

subsection shall also apply when a receiving entity has been

designated as both a pass-through entity and a subrecipient.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 62. Public Finance

2. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall

publish a weekly report, to the Chairs of the Joint Committee on

Pandemic Relief Funding and make available to the public on the

state's website, of the status of all grant agreements, until such

agreements are fully executed.

C. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall

provide to Chairs of the Joint Committee on Pandemic Relief Funding

and make available to the public on the state's website, a quarterly

report of all expenditures of ARPA funds. The quarterly report

shall include, but not be limited to, any impediments to

distribution and corrective action necessary.

Added by Laws 2022, 2nd Ex. Sess., c. 14, § 1, emerg. eff. Oct. 5,

2022.