A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Oklahoma Water Resources Board to be designated the "Statewide Water Development Revolving Fund". The revolving fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations.
B. All monies placed in the Statewide Water Development Revolving Fund, exclusive of such amounts of interest derived from investment deposits necessary to maintain the grant account at its maximum amount as provided in subsection C of this section, may be used by the Board for any and all of the following uses and purposes:
1. For the planning and, upon legislative authorization, acquisition of land, construction, operation and maintenance of multipurpose reservoirs and desalination facilities within the State of Oklahoma;
2. To provide for and pay the share, contribution or portion of the cost the state shall pay for any legislative-approved, federally funded water project in the state including, but not limited to, projects for bank stabilization, flood control, weather modification, hydroelectric power, water supply, irrigation, recreation and other beneficial uses; and
3. To fulfill state contractual obligations upon legislative authorization and pursuant to approved repayment agreements with the federal government and incidental to federally funded water supply storage projects.
The Board shall submit annually to the Legislature a list of those projects under consideration for funding under the provisions of this section.
C. The principal amount of all monies placed in the Statewide Water Development Revolving Fund and in the Water Resources Fund Grant Account as provided for in Section 1085.39 of this title shall be invested by the State Treasurer in the manner prescribed by Sections 89.1 et seq. of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Interest income derived from the investment of monies placed in the Statewide Water Development Revolving Fund shall be credited to and placed in the grant account established by Section 1085.39 of Title 82 of the Oklahoma Statutes, provided, the total of all monies held in the grant account shall not exceed Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00). Whenever the aggregate total of all monies placed in the grant account equals Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00), then the principal amount in the grant account shall be kept and maintained at that amount and all additional interest income not required to maintain the balance of the grant account at Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) shall be retained in the Statewide Water Development Revolving Fund. The additional interest income not needed to maintain the grant account as herein provided may be utilized by the Board for the purposes and uses enumerated in subsection B of this section.
Added by Laws 1982, c. 306, § 9, emerg. eff. May 28, 1982. Amended by Laws 1985, c. 346, § 4, emerg. eff. July 30, 1985.