A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security to be designated the "Oklahoma Homeland Security Revolving Fund". The Oklahoma Homeland Security Revolving Fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations and shall consist of monies received by the Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security or the Department of Public Safety from:
1. Reimbursements from responsible parties for reasonable actions taken and costs incurred by a regional team in response to an incident or event involving a dangerous substance;
2. Reimbursements, grants, or other monies received from other state agencies and entities of state government;
3. Reimbursements, grants, or other monies received by the Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security or the Department of Public Safety from the United States government or pursuant to proceedings in district court to enforce claims initiated pursuant to the Oklahoma Homeland Security Act or the Oklahoma Emergency Response Act;
4. Gifts, donations, and bequests;
5. Monies appropriated or apportioned by the state; and
6. Receipts from other ancillary services related to incidents or events related to dangerous substances, not otherwise provided by law.
B. All monies accruing to the credit of the Oklahoma Homeland Security Revolving Fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security for:
1. Operating expenses;
2. Administrative duties;
3. Education and reimbursement for expenses of regional teams, including maintenance of equipment; and
4. Reimbursement, as provided in Section 1 of this act, of funeral expenses for any member of the state military forces who died in the line of duty while serving on state active duty, as defined in Section 801 of Title 44 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
C. Expenditures from the Oklahoma Homeland Security Revolving 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 2004, c. 157, § 3, emerg. eff. April 26, 2004. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 701; Laws 2021, c. 187, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.