§ 100.2. Limited-Purpose, Street Maintenance and Public Transportation Permanent Sales Tax Levied.
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Text operative on and after January 1, 2017
There is hereby levied, pursuant to Title 68 Oklahoma Statutes, Section 2701, a limited-purpose
permanent excise tax, also known as a sales tax, of eighty-five thousandths of one
percent (.085%) for the purpose of supporting the construction, operations and maintenance
of streets, traffic and public transportation systems in the City of Tulsa and paying
debt service on indebtedness issued for such purposes. The said sales tax shall be
in addition to the currently existing permanent sales tax of two percent (2%) and
the current temporary sales tax of one and one-tenth percent (1.1%), set forth in
Section 100 of this Title and approved by the voters on November 12, 2013. The said eighty-five thousandths of one percent (.085%) permanent sales tax shall
commence on January 1, 2017. The said tax shall be a limited-purpose tax; any and
all revenue derived from it shall be deposited into a limited-purpose fund created
by the City of Tulsa. All revenue derived from the said tax shall be expended by the
governing body of the City of Tulsa for the purpose of maintaining and supporting
public streets, traffic and public transportation systems; that is, funding capital
projects, operations, salaries and maintenance, and purchasing rolling stock, fuel,
materials and supplies and paying debt service on indebtedness issued for such purposes,
as set forth in detail in Title 43-J of Tulsa Revised Ordinances, "2017 Limited-Purpose Street Maintenance and Public
Transportation Permanent Sales Tax Policy". No revenue derived from said tax shall
ever be used for any purpose other than public street maintenance and public transportation
systems.
