SECTION 725:30-29-2. Definitions

  The following words or terms, when used in this Subchapter, shall have the following meaning unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Benchmarks" means standards of satisfactory performance.

"Commodities" means foods, beverages, gift shop merchandise, and other items bought and resold.

"Deposit" means a charge equal to the first night's rate to be applied to the last night of the reservation. A deposit may be in the form of cash, check or properly authorized and processed credit card.

"Function" means a banquet, a meeting space use, a golf tournament or other similar use.

"Group with overnight accommodations" means a block of 20 accommodations or 30% of total accommodations; or for smaller properties 10 accommodations or 15% of total accommodations with a scheduled function.

"Improved financial condition" means the financial results of an activity, a change in rates or fees, or any other event that increases revenues or reduces expenditures, the net result of which improves the financial condition of the Division or facility in the current or succeeding fiscal years.

"Lodge division revenues" means the gross revenues from all sales of products and services of all Lodge operations combined.

"New accommodation" means a lodging or use types that may arise in addition to those currently covered in Division of State Parks rules. New accommodations may be treated as an existing accommodation category such as cabins, shelters, group camps, lodges or other accommodations as determined by the Director of State Parks.

"Reservation Fee" means a non-refundable fee charged to a customer for making a reservation using the Oklahoma State Parks Reservation website.

"Services" means, but are not limited to, waiting on restaurant and banquet customers, baggage handling, setting-up and cleaning-up after banquet functions, and catering of meals.

[Source: Added at 23 Ok Reg 2012, eff 6-11-06; Amended at 35 Ok Reg 2130, eff 10-1-18]