Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-5402: Purpose – Advice and recommendations – Administrative

direction, coordination and support – Reports.

A. The purpose of the Oklahoma Strategic Military Planning

Commission shall be to analyze state policies affecting military

facilities currently in use by the United States Department of

Defense and the Oklahoma Army and Air National Guard located within

the state and such infrastructure as may support or be affected by

these Department of Defense or National Guard facilities or any

activity therein. Provided further that the Commission may assist

financially with projects designed to enhance the operation,

security, or support of such facilities and associated activities,

pursuant to the provisions of Section 5403 of this title. The

Commission shall also examine methods for improving the private

sector market value or potential for such military facilities.

B. The Commission shall advise and recommend to the Governor

and to the Legislature, by reporting to the Speaker of the House of

Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, state

policies which would:

1. Prevent Oklahoma’s military facilities from being targeted

for closing or downsizing;

2. Maximize Oklahoma’s input into the federal base closing and

realignment process;

3. Protect, to the greatest extent possible, the interests of

the communities and residents of areas located within and adjacent

to such military facilities in connection with such process;

4. Mitigate the effect of a reduction in military personnel

housed or assigned to such facilities, reduction in military

activity associated with such facilities, or other changes in either

civilian or military activity which have the potential to reduce

employment, business activity, personal income or other economic

growth in the affected areas; and

5. Encourage and facilitate the relocation of mission

responsibilities and resources to Oklahoma military facilities from

military bases located outside Oklahoma.

C. Responsibility for the administrative direction,

coordination and support of the Commission shall be with the Office

of the Governor.

D. The Commission shall submit an annual written report of its

findings, conclusions and recommendations to the Governor, the

Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives and the President

Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate not later than December 31.

E. The Oklahoma Department of Commerce, the Oklahoma Tax

Commission, the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission and other

agencies of state government shall provide such assistance to the

Commission as the Commission may require in order to perform the

duties imposed upon it.

F. Members of the Commission shall be reimbursed by their

appointing authority, except that members appointed from the

municipalities shall be reimbursed by the Oklahoma Department of

Commerce, for travel to meetings of the Commission pursuant to the

State Travel Reimbursement Act.

Legislators who serve as members of the Commission shall be

reimbursed for travel to meetings pursuant to Section 456 of Title

74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.