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Tulsa chamber seeks city designation to help national reining breeders classic secure state event reimbursements
Summary
Tulsa Regional Tourism and event organizers requested a quality event designation required by the state Quality Events Incentive Act; staff explained the designation allows certified sponsors to apply for reimbursement of incremental state sales tax generated by out‑of‑state visitors.
Tulsa Regional Tourism staff appeared before the committee to request a resolution designating the National Reining Breeders Classic as a “quality event” host community under the Oklahoma Quality Events Incentive Act, a designation that helps eligible event sponsors apply to the Oklahoma Tax Commission for reimbursement of incremental state sales tax generated by the event.
Heidi Crossard of Tulsa Regional Tourism explained the program and said certified sponsors may apply for reimbursement of incremental state sales tax generated by out‑of‑state visitors; the chamber assists local organizers with the application and has supported several Tulsa events through the program. The event organizer (Pro Management Inc., based in Byers) relocated the show from Texas in 2023 and is seeking designation for an April 2025 event at Expo Square.
Crossard and committee members discussed the eligibility criteria: staff noted the program focuses on net new economic impact generated by out‑of‑state visitors and that the Tax Commission administers the reimbursement application. Crossard said the chamber often assists organizers in completing the application but that the event sponsor applies directly to the tax commission.
Committee discussion in the transcript was informational and the record does not show a formal recorded vote on the resolution during the excerpt.
