Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 150 - Oklahoma Department of Commerce
Chapter 110 - Oklahoma Specialized Quality Investment Act
Section 150:110-1-2 - Definitions

For purposes of the Oklahoma Specialized Quality Investment Act:

"Capital costs"means costs for land, buildings, improvements to buildings, fixtures and for machinery, equipment and other personal property used in and for the manufacturing process incurred by a qualified establishment, on or after the effective date of this act, with respect to the manufacturing site located in this state and specified in a quality investment agreement. [68 O.S. § 4103 ]

"Commission" means the Oklahoma Tax Commission established pursuant to 68 O.S. Section 102, and any successor agencies thereto. [68 O.S. § 4103 ]

"Department"means the Oklahoma Department of Commerce. [68 O.S. § 4103 ]

"Director" means the duly appointed and acting Director of the Department or during any period of time that the position of Director is vacant; such term shall refer to the person serving as the acting director.

"Fiscal year"means the state fiscal year, which shall begin on July 1 of a calendar year and end on June 30 of the next calendar year.[68 O.S. § 4103 ]

"Qualified establishment"means a business entity engaged in the activity described by Industry Number 3011, Industry Group Number 301, Major Group 30 of the Standard Industrial Classification manual, latest revision. No establishment that has been certified as eligible to participate in the Oklahoma Quality Jobs Incentive Leverage Act incentive program shall be eligible for any investment payment pursuant to the Oklahoma Specialized Quality Investment Act. A qualified establishment shall enter into a quality investment agreement pertaining to a single manufacturing site as that term is defined in Section 1352 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes. No combination of other locations of an establishment or any related entities of an establishment shall be included in a quality investment agreement. An establishment may enter into additional quality investment agreements for additional sites. [68 O.S. § 4103 ]

"Quality investment agreement"means an agreement with duration, for purposes of computing the total incentive payment amount, of not more than five (5) years entered into between a qualified establishment and the Department. [68 O.S. § 4103 ]

"Start date"means the date on which a qualified establishment begins accruing benefits because of investment of new capital costs in a manufacturing site that is designated in a quality investment agreement with the Oklahoma Department of Commerce. [68 O.S. § 4103 ]

Added at 22 Ok Reg 1054, eff 5-26-05; Amended at 25 Ok Reg 57, eff 9-1-07 (emergency); Amended at 25 Ok Reg 1541, eff 6-12-08