A. The Oklahoma Route 66 Centennial Commission shall be composed of twenty-one (21) members. Appointed members shall reflect the interests, history and importance of the communities along Route 66 in Oklahoma. The members are appointed as follows:

1. Two members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;

2. Two members shall be appointed by the President of the Senate;

3. Three members of the public shall be appointed by the Governor; and

4. Fourteen ex officio members shall be appointed as follows:

a.the Governor or his or her designee,

b.the Lieutenant Governor, who shall serve as chairperson, or his or her designee,

c.the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Department of Transportation or his or her designee,

d.the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Historical Society or his or her designee,

e.the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Department of Commerce or his or her designee,

f.the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department or his or her designee,

g.the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Arts Council or his or her designee,

h.the President of the Route 66 Alliance or his or her designee,

i.the President of the Oklahoma Route 66 Association or his or her designee,

j.the Executive Director of Preservation Oklahoma, Inc., or his or her designee,

k.the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Museums Association or his or her designee,

l.the Executive Director of Oklahoma Humanities or his or her designee,

m.the Director of the Oklahoma Municipal League or his or her designee, and

n.the President of the Oklahoma State Chamber of Commerce or his or her designee.

An ex officio member of the Commission vacates the person's position on the Commission if the person ceases to hold the position that qualifies the person for service on the Commission.

B. The Commission shall meet at least quarterly at the times and places in this state that the Commission designates. A majority of the members of the Commission constitutes a quorum for transacting Commission business. Subject to appropriation, the Oklahoma Historical Society shall provide administrative and other support to the Commission.

C. The Commission shall:

1. Plan and sponsor official Route 66 Centennial events, programs and activities appropriate to commemorate the Route 66 Centennial;

2. Encourage the development of programs designed to involve all citizens in activities that commemorate the Route 66 Centennial events; and

3. Make available to the public, to the best of the Commission's ability, information on Route 66 Centennial events happening throughout the State of Oklahoma.

D. The Commission may accept monetary gifts, grants or appropriations from any public or private source to be held in a nonappropriated revolving fund authorized for the Oklahoma Historical Society and expended solely for the use of the Commission in performing the Commission's powers and duties under this act. The Commission may also accept in-kind gifts.

E. Each member of the Commission shall serve without compensation or reimbursement for travel related to Commission duties, aside from the compensation he or she might otherwise receive as authorized by law.

F. The Commission shall be dissolved on June 30, 2027, and any assets remaining in the Commission's trust fund shall be deposited into the state's General Revenue Fund. A final report on the activities of the Oklahoma Route 66 Centennial Commission shall be delivered to the Governor no later than June 30, 2027.

Added by Laws 2019, c. 233, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.