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Speaker of the House Todd Hiett
Oklahoma House of Representatives
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Speaker of the House Announces Appointments

OKLAHOMA CITY (March 21, 2005) - Speaker of the Oklahoma House Todd Hiett (R-Kellyville) today announced a slate of appointments to a number of state legislative, supervisory and advisory boards and committees.

To the Joint Committee on Federal Funds, designed to improve state management of federal funds; to review and make recommendations regarding state plans and applications for federal financial assistance; and to recommend to the Legislature procedures to coordinate, report and track the effects of federal policy on Oklahoma state government, Hiett appointed Rep. Thad Balkman (R-Norman), Rep. Tad Jones (R-Claremore), Rep. John Trebilcock (R-Tulsa), Rep. Curt Roggow (R-Enid), Rep. Mark Liotta (R-Tulsa), Rep. John Smaligo (R-Owasso), Rep. Jim Newport (R-Ponca City), Rep. Chris Benge (R-Tulsa), Rep. John Carey (D-Durant) and Rep. Abe Deutschendorf (D-Lawton).

To the Joint Legislative Committee on Data Processing and Telecommunications, designed to review and make recommendations regarding certain state plans, standards, rules and regulations developed under the administrative control of the Director of State Finance, Hiett appointed Rep. Randy Terrill (R-Moore), Rep. Fred Perry (R-Tulsa) and Rep. Abe Deutschendorf (D-Lawton).

To the Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement Board, responsible for the operation, administration and management of the Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System and the investment of funds of the system consistent with statutes creating the system, Hiett appointed Douglas J. Jacobson.

To the Legislative Oversight Committee on State Budget Performance, which oversees the performance and zero-based budget systems, Hiett appointed Rep. Jim Newport (R-Ponca City), Rep. Chris Benge (R-Tulsa) and Rep. Mark Liotta (R-Tulsa).

To the Storage Tank Advisory Council, which recommends rules to the Oklahoma Corporation Commission for implementation of the Oklahoma Underground Storage Tank Regulation Act, the Aboveground Storage Tank Regulation Act and the Oklahoma Petroleum Storage Tank Release Indemnity Fund Program, Hiett appointed Joe Stephenson Jr., Kyle Williams and Karl Stickley.

To the Capitol Preservation Commission, designed to research, plan and have control of modifications and décor of the interior and exterior of the state Capitol and the Governor's Mansion, Hiett appointed Gean B. Atkinson.

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