There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Oklahoma Department of Commerce to be designated the "Minority Business Development Program Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations. The fund shall consist of all monies authorized by law for deposit in such fund including, but not limited to appropriations, gifts, grants, private donations, fee revenues and funds by governmental entities authorized to provide funding for the purposes authorized for the use of the fund. Monies deposited or apportioned to the credit of the fund may be expended for the purposes of job creation and enhancement and business creation and expansion of Oklahoma minority owned businesses pursuant to law. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Oklahoma Department of Commerce for purposes authorized by law. 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 1990, c. 266, § 29, operative July 1, 1990. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 1029.