As used in the Oklahoma Small Business Linked Deposit Act: 1. "Eligible participant" means: a. any small business organized for profit, including any business related to tourism, doing business in and from the State of Oklahoma, which employs not more than two hundred (200) employees or has gross annual receipts of not more than Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000.00), b. any industrial park that has been certified by the Oklahoma Department of Commerce as meeting minimum guidelines necessary for an industrial park, and c. any public trust authorized in accordance with Section 176 of Title 60 of the Oklahoma Statutes engaged in industrial development as determined by the Department of Commerce. Such public trusts are limited to fifteen percent (15%) of the total available funds and a nonrenewable term not to exceed six (6) months unless their purpose is to make package passthrough loans to other private nontrust recipients for industrial development purposes in which case the other conditions contained in this act shall apply. Subsequent loans made by an eligible trust cannot exceed the interest rate established by this act. 2. "Eligible lending institution" means a financial institution that: a. is eligible to make commercial loans, b. is a public depository of state funds, and c. agrees to participate in the linked deposit program, or d. is an institution of the farm credit system organized under the federal "Farm Credit Act of 1971", 12 U.S.C. 2001, as amended. 3. "Enterprise zone" means those areas designated as enterprise zones or districts in accordance with the Oklahoma Enterprise Zone Act, Sections 690.1 through 690.19 of this title. 4. "Priority Enterprise Zones" means an enterprise zone selected by the Department of Commerce which has demonstrated unusual commitment as provided by this act. 5. "Small business linked deposit" means a certificate of deposit placed by the State Treasurer with an eligible lending institution. 6. "Board" means the Oklahoma Linked Deposit Review Board.
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