County hospitals and health departments requested another $356 million for various projects.
More than $4.2 billion in relief funding requests came from state agencies. The state has $1.87 billion to spend in the program. More than 1,400 applications were submitted, totaling $17.8 billion. The state’s Office of Management and Enterprises Services set up an online portal in October to collect ideas and requests for funding under the American Rescue Plan Act. Oklahoma built an online portal to collect requests for federal funding Several other states, including Connecticut, Indiana and Kentucky, had similar skirmishes over who has the authority to spend the federal money, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Lawmakers passed House Bill 2932 last year limiting the executive branch’s use of that federal relief fund. The Joint Committee came about because the Legislature was dissatisfied with the way the governor spent money under the first round of coronavirus relief to states under the federal CARES Act. It formed working groups to consider requests for funding in several broad categories under the law, including health care, behavioral health, workforce development, infrastructure and water and sewage projects.
The money for the projects must be allocated by the end of 2024 and spent by the end of 2026 under the American Rescue Plan Act.Īlmost a year ago, the Legislature set up the Joint Committee on Pandemic Relief Funding to oversee the process. “I think you’re going to see more meetings and subcommittees, more projects being approved and the money being sent out.” “We’ve got that back on track now, at least that’s the hope, in order to get the money back into the Legislature in an appropriations process,” Floyd said. Senate Minority Leader Kay Floyd, D-Oklahoma City, said Friday that Oklahoma ranked 40th in the country for spending its federal relief funds. Though the regular session adjourned on Friday, legislative leaders gave themselves the flexibility to come back this summer or fall to vote on projects. He can mostly be seen wearing tank tops and t-shirts.Frustrated with the slow pace of project approvals by Stitt, the Legislature earlier this month voted itself into a concurrent special session to provide more oversight and vetting of the projects applying for federal pandemic relief funds. He doesn't dress nicely since he's from the cut. He then leaves on his motorcycle and tells Rafe that if he doesn't get his money back then things will get bad.īarry has long dark hair which is pulled back into a ponytail, gold tooth and dark eyes. He then comes with Rafe to get revenge on JJ but gets beaten up and is bloodied up. When John B, JJ, Pope, Kiara and Sarah try to pawn the initial gold they found, Barry and the other shop worker set them up and Barry tries to rob them at gunpoint.Īs retribution, JJ steals 25k from Barry's house, leaving him upset at Sarah and the others. Barry allowed Rafe to sell more cocaine on a loan using the new bike as collateral to make more money. Barry then burned Rafe's arm with the exhaust of his new bike as an intimidation tactic to get him to pay the money he owed. Rafe sold at parties for Barry and owed him money after spending it on a new bike. Barry is seen several times in season one, first when he is selling cocaine to Rafe.
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