A. There is hereby created until June 30, 2027, the Oklahoma Route 66 Commission. The Commission shall be composed of nine (9) members. The members shall serve as follows:
1. One member shall be appointed by the Governor and selected from the Commissioners of the Oklahoma Tax Commission, whose first term shall be for one (1) year, and then renewable for three-year terms thereafter;
2. One shall be the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, or his or her designee, whose first term shall be for two (2) years, and then renewable for three-year terms thereafter;
3. One shall be the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department, or his or her designee, whose first term shall be for three (3) years, and then renewable for three-year terms thereafter;
4. Three members shall be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate of which:
- a.one shall be a citizen of a county containing a portion of Route 66, whose first term shall be for one (1) year, and renewable for three-year terms thereafter,
- b.one shall be a city manager, assistant city manager, or economic development director for a municipality on Route 66 with a population greater than ten thousand (10,000), whose first term shall be for two (2) years, and renewable for three-year terms thereafter, and
- c.one shall be an Oklahoma citizen with expertise or experience in historic preservation, whose first term shall be for three (3) years, and then renewable for three-year terms thereafter; and
5. Three members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives of which:
- a.one shall be a citizen of a county containing a portion of Route 66, whose first term shall be for one (1) year, and then renewable for three-year terms thereafter,
- b.one of whom shall be a business owner whose business is located along Route 66 within a city or town whose population is less than ten thousand (10,000), whose first term shall be for two (2) years, and then renewable for three-year terms thereafter, and
- c.one shall be an Oklahoma citizen with expertise or experience in marketing, whose first term shall be for three (3) years, and then renewable for three-year terms thereafter.
B. The Commission shall utilize the Oklahoma Route 66 Commission Revolving Fund as authorized in Section 2 of this act.
Added by Laws 2022, c. 412, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.