A. This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Municipal Fiscal Impact Act”.
B. As used in this section, “direct adverse fiscal impact” means the cost in dollars to a municipality in this state of a statute which imposes a mandate for the new or additional application of municipal resources or reduces existing municipal resources without providing revenue which would fully fund the mandate. Municipal resources may include, but are not limited to: law enforcement, fire protection, health and medical services, power and water services, streets, bridges or highways and recreational services.
C. A fiscal impact statement shall be required for any bill or resolution which is determined by the chair of the legislative committee to which the bill or resolution is assigned to have a potential direct adverse fiscal impact on municipalities in this state. The impact statement shall identify the estimated amount of the fiscal impact and any source of federal, state or local revenue that will be used to fund the proposed mandate. If the chair of the committee to which the bill or resolution is assigned determines that the bill or resolution, or a proposed amendment, is subject to the provisions of this section, the chair shall:
1. Request the preparation of a fiscal impact statement prior to placing the bill, resolution or amendment on the agenda to be considered at a meeting of the committee;
2. Provide notice to the principal author of the bill, resolution or amendment regarding the determination; and
3. Make the fiscal impact statement available, on and after the date of the committee meeting during which the bill or resolution is considered, to the author, members of the committee considering the bill or resolution and any other party requesting information.
D. No bill, resolution or amendment determined to have a direct adverse fiscal impact on municipalities in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) statewide shall be reported out of the committee to which it is assigned, or in the case of a floor amendment, shall be acted upon by the relevant house, unless a fiscal impact statement of the bill is made.
E. Any bill, resolution or amendment determined to have a direct adverse fiscal impact on municipalities in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) statewide for which an emergency clause has not received required approval pursuant to Section 58 of Article V of the Oklahoma Constitution shall not go into effect until July 1 of the following calendar year.
Added by Laws 2010, c. 372, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2010.