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30		-	March 31, 2022
	28	+	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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	30	+	2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
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33	32		COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
34	33		FOR ENGROSSED
35		-	HOUSE BILL ~~NO.~~ 3636 By: Dempsey and Humphrey of the
	34	+	HOUSE BILL 3636 By: Dempsey and Humphrey of the
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45		-	[ water and water rights - Oklahoma Water Economic
46		-	Impact Study Act - Oklahoma Water Economic Impact
47		-	Study Fund - sources of revenue - instream flow
48		-	studies on certain bodies of water - codification -
49		-	effective date -
50		-	emergency ]
	44	+	COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
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	46	+	An Act relating to water and water rights; creating
	47	+	the Oklahoma Water Economic Impact Study Act;
	48	+	creating the Oklahoma Water Econo mic Impact Study
	49	+	Fund; stating purpose of fund; making fund continuing
	50	+	and nonfiscal; stating sources of revenue ;
	51	+	establishing procedures of expenditur es of monies
	52	+	accruing to the credit of the fund; authorizing the
	53	+	Oklahoma Water Resources Board to conduct instream
	54	+	flow studies on certain bodies of water ; requiring
	55	+	studies to include certain information and
	56	+	recommendations; requiring submission of com pleted
	57	+	study to certain entities; providing for promulgation
	58	+	of rules by Oklahoma Water Resources Board; providing
	59	+	for codification; providing an effective date ; and
	60	+	declaring an emergency .
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55	64		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
56	65		SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of l aw to be codified
57	66		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1702 of Title 82, unless there
58	67		is created a duplication in numbering, rea ds as follows:
59	68		A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Oklahoma
60	69		Water Economic Impact Study Act”.
61		-	B. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving
62		-	fund for the Oklahoma Water Resources Board to be designated the
63		-	“Oklahoma Water Economic Impact Study Fund ” for the purpose of
64		-	conducting instream flow studies . The revolving fund shall be a
65		-	continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall
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	96	+	B. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving
	97	+	fund for the Oklahoma Water Resources Board to be designated the
	98	+	“Oklahoma Water Economic Impact Study Fund ” for the purpose of
	99	+	conducting instream flow studies . The revolving fund shall be a
	100	+	continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall
93	101		consist of all monies received by the Oklahoma Water Resources Board
94	102		from the appropriations, apportionments, donations, federal grants,
95	103		and fee revenues designated for the purposes of implementing the
96	104		provisions of this act. All monies accruing to the credit of the
97	105		fund may be budgeted and expended by the Secretary of Energy and
98	106		Environment, in agreement w ith the Executive Director of the
99	107		Oklahoma Water Resources Board. Expenditures from the fund shall be
100	108		made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims
101	109		filed as prescribed by law with the Di rector of the Office of
102	110		Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
103	111		C. 1. The Secretary of Energy and Environment and the
104	112		Executive Director of the Oklahoma Water R esources Board shall
105	113		confer for the consideration of conducting a water economic impact
106	114		study. Water economic impact studies shall be con ducted for the
107	115		purpose of educating stakeholders on the value of all uses of the
108	116		particular body of water at the subject of a study pursuant to this
109	117		act. A study conducted pursuant to this act shall have the goals of
110	118		informing communities and st akeholders about the protection,
111	119		conservation, recreational use, and economic development of wa ter
112		-	resources and to encourage the protection of the rights of the
113		-	citizens of this state to use water for riparian and domestic use as
114		-	authorized pursuant to Section 105.2 of Title 82 of the Oklahoma
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	146	+	resources and to encourage the protection of the rights of the
	147	+	citizens of this state to use water for riparian and domestic use as
	148	+	authorized pursuant to Section 105.2 of Title 82 of the Oklahoma
	149	+	Statutes.
143	150		2. Water economic impact studies shall only be conducted on the
144	151		Little River in McCurtain County, the Glover River in McCurtain
145	152		County, and the Mountain Fork River in McCurtain Count y. Any water
146	153		economic impact study conducted pursuant to this act shal l commence
147	154		upon the availability of funds.
148	155		D. The Oklahoma Water Resource s Board may work in cooperation
149	156		with the Oklahoma Department of Commerce to conduct any water
150	157		economic impact study conducted under this act . A final copy of the
151	158		completed instream flow study shall be submitted to the Governor,
152	159		the President Pro Tempore of the Senate , the Speaker of the House of
153	160		Representatives, and the Secretary of Energy and Environment.
154	161		E. The Oklahoma Water Resources Board may promulgate rules to
155	162		implement the provisions of this act.
156	163		SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2022.
157	164		SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
158	165		of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
159	166		declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
160	167		be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
161		-	~~COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON ENERGY~~
162		-	~~March~~ 31, 2022 ~~- DO PASS AS AMENDED~~
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