A. The Oklahoma Department of Commerce shall provide direction and assistance to private for-profit business entities, community-owned business entities, and governmental entities which are engaged in an activity related to the processing of Eastern Red Cedar trees and products or processes related to the Eastern Red Cedar tree on the steps necessary to qualify for and access existing economic and tax incentives. The Department shall work with the Eastern Red Cedar Registry Board created in Section 4 of this act to identify viable programs that can provide or create opportunities for business or governmental entities involved in an activity related to the processing of Eastern Red Cedar trees and products or processes related to the Eastern Red Cedar tree.
B. The Oklahoma Department of Commerce shall utilize its existing resources in order to make the information described in subsection A of this section accessible to interested persons and business entities that could benefit from the utilization of any incentive programs.
Added by Laws 2010, c. 454, § 12, eff. July 1, 2010.