Oklahoma Code § 40-405.1

Title 40. Labor: Department of Labor Administrative Penalty Revolving
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A.  There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving
fund for the Department of Labor to be designated the "Department of
Labor Administrative Penalty Revolving Fund".  The fund shall be a
continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall
consist of all administrative fines collected by the Department for
violations of the Oklahoma Occupational Health and Safety Standards
Act and the Oklahoma Asbestos Control Act, and any rules promulgated
thereto.  All monies accruing to the credit of the fund, except
those monies specified in subsection B of this section, are hereby
directed to be transferred by the Commissioner of Labor to the State
Treasurer for deposit and credit to the General Revenue Fund at the
end of each fiscal year.
B.  The Department of Labor shall retain up to Thirty Thousand
Dollars ($30,000.00) of monies accruing to the credit of the
Department of Labor Administrative Penalty Revolving Fund, derived
from citations for violations of the Oklahoma Occupational Health
and Safety Standards Act, per fiscal year.  Said monies shall only
be used in support of this act for the production and dissemination

of workplace safety educational materials, for workplace safety
educational presentations and training, or for the acquisition of
workplace safety equipment, to be provided by the Department of
Labor, at its discretion, to employers as defined in Section 402 of
this title.  Said monies shall not be expended for Department of
Labor employee salaries or benefits or for Department of Labor
administrative costs.

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