A. Twenty Dollars ($20.00) of the fee authorized by Section 1135.5 of this title for Buffalo Soldier license plates shall be deposited to the Buffalo Soldier License Plate Revolving Fund created in subsection B of this section.
B. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs to be designated the "Buffalo Soldier License Plate Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to subsection A of this section. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs for the purpose of providing grants to nonprofit organizations exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), whose primary purpose is to establish and maintain a plaza in this state as a lasting tribute and memorial to the African-American members of the 9th and 10th Horse Cavalry and to interface with regional museums and sites to gather and share historical and artistic data to honor those soldiers. Expenditures from said fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
Added by Laws 2010, c. 366, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2010. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 194.