A. The President of the Oklahoma Historical Society Board of Directors shall appoint an Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant Review Committee for the purpose of reviewing all grant applications. The committee shall consist of five (5) to seven (7) members.

B. The committee shall meet on a schedule to be established by the Oklahoma Historical Society Board of Directors.

C. The Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant Review Committee shall be provided the Oklahoma Historical Society staff evaluations of each application along with staff recommendations.

D. The final recommendations of the Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant Review Committee shall be presented to the Oklahoma Historical Society Board of Directors for action.

E. The Oklahoma Historical Society Board of Directors shall have the duty of awarding Heritage Preservation Grants to entities under the provisions of this act.

F. Each member of the Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant Review Committee shall serve without compensation except that each member of the Committee shall receive reimbursement for travel expenses in accordance with the State Travel Reimbursement Act, Section 500.1 et seq. of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

G. The meetings of the Oklahoma Historical Society Board of Directors shall be subject to the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act, Section 301 et seq. of Title 25 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and the Oklahoma Open Records Act, Section 24A.1 et seq. of Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

H. Staff support for the execution of this act shall be provided by the Oklahoma Historical Society.

Added by Laws 2015, c. 149, § 6.