A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund to be known as the "High Priority State Bridge Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all appropriations and transfers made by the Legislature and the apportionments made pursuant to Sections 500.6 and 500.7 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, and each fiscal year thereafter pursuant to subsection B of this section. 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.
B. The funds shall be used for the sole purpose of construction or reconstruction of bridges on the state highway system that are of the highest priority as defined by the Transportation Commission. The fund shall be invested in whatever instruments are authorized by law for investments by the State Treasurer and the interest earned by any investment of monies from the fund shall be credited to the fund which shall earn the same, if there is any unexpended balance of such fund to which to credit the interest.
Added by Laws 2006, 2nd Ex. Sess., c. 45, § 6, eff. July 1, 2007. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 574.