A. The Oklahoma Historical Society is authorized to charge at its discretion an entry fee at all of its museums and historical sites.

B. The Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society shall establish an entry fee schedule to charge the public for admission to the participating sites. The entry fee schedule shall include special rates for families, school groups and any other group or category of persons the Board designates. Residents and nonresidents of this state seventeen (17) years of age and younger shall not be charged an entry fee at least one (1) day per week. The day of the week shall be designated by the Board.

C. The Oklahoma Historical Society shall separately account for and report the revenue which is generated from the collection of the entry fee for the participating sites. After the collected fees are deposited in the Oklahoma Historical Society Revolving Fund, the Oklahoma Historical Society shall separately track the fee revenue generated from each site to ensure that all revenue accruing to the credit of each site is budgeted and expended for that site. The revenue shall be used at each site to enhance, improve, market and pay for expenses associated with the site including, but not limited to, site personnel, utilities, conservation supplies, site promotion and marketing, equipment, professional services and capital improvements.

D. The Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society shall evaluate the overall effectiveness of charging an entry fee at the participating sites, including the impact on educational outreach, public opinion and operational efficiency.

E. The amount of money appropriated to the Oklahoma Historical Society shall not be reduced to offset the amount of revenue generated and collected through the charging of entry fees.

Added by Laws 1995, c. 71, § 3, emerg. eff. April 12, 1995. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 306, § 1, emerg. eff. May 29, 1997; Laws 2003, c. 289, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2003; Laws 2007, c. 187, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2007.