Oklahoma § 74-5001 - Abolition of Oklahoma Economic Development Commission,

§ 74-5001. Abolition of Oklahoma Economic Development Commission,

the Office of the Governor - Department of Economic Development and

Department of Economic and Community Affairs - Tulsa Division of

Department of Commerce - Transfer of powers and duties.

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

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 74. State Government

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.