Okla. Stat. tit. 62, § 62-34.84: Deficiency certificates

A. The Governor shall have discretion to issue a deficiency

certificate or certificates, for the benefit of any agency of the

state, if the amount of such deficiency certificate, or

certificates, is within the limit of the current appropriation for

that agency.

B. The State Treasurer shall issue warrants to the extent of

such certificate or certificates for the payment of such claims as

may be authorized by the Governor.

C. Such warrants shall become a part of the public debt and

shall be paid out of any money appropriated by the Legislature and

made lawfully available therefor.

D. In no event shall said deficiency certificate, or

certificates, exceed in the aggregate the sum of Five Hundred

Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00), in any fiscal year.