Okla. Stat. tit. 68, § 68-2395: Preliminary and final approval of projects

A. The Executive Director of the Oklahoma Department of

Commerce shall establish standards for preliminary approval and

final approval of eligible companies and their projects by the

promulgation of rules in accordance with the Administrative

Procedures Act.

B. The Executive Director may give preliminary approval by

designating an eligible company as a preliminarily approved company

and preliminarily authorizing the undertaking of the tourism

attraction project.

C. The Executive Director shall review the report prepared

pursuant to subsection C of Section 2394 of this title and other

information that has been made available to the Executive Director

in order to assist the Executive Director in determining whether the

tourism attraction project will further the purposes of the Oklahoma

Tourism Development Act.

D. The criteria for final approval of eligible companies and

tourism attraction projects shall include, but shall not be limited

to, the criteria set forth in subsection C of Section 2394 of this

title.

E. After a review of the relevant materials, the consultant’s

report, other information made available to the Executive Director,

and completion of other inquiries, the Executive Director may give

final approval to the eligible company’s application for a tourism

attraction project and may grant to the eligible company the status

of an approved company.