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636 BILL NO. 1325 By: Daniels of the Senate
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1040 Moore of the House
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1545 An Act relating to water and water rights; amending 2
1646 O.S. 2021, Sections 10-9.8a and 20-21, which relate
1747 to the Oklahoma Registered Poultry Feeding Operati ons
1848 Act and Oklahoma Swine Feeding Operations Act ;
1949 amending 27A O.S. 2021, Sections 1-1-202, 1-3-101,
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2151 environmental agencies and powers and duties of
2252 Department of Environmental Quality; amending 82 O.S.
2353 2021, Sections 1085.30 and 1085.30a, which relate to
2454 Oklahoma Water Quality Standar ds; transferring
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2656 Standards to the Department of Environme ntal Quality;
2757 conforming language; updating statutory language; and
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3563 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA :
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3764 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 2 O.S. 2021, Section 10 -9.8a, is
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4267 1. No new or expanding poultry feeding operations, operated by
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4597 prescribed by Section 954 of Title 18 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
4698 shall be constructed within a one-hundred-year flood plain; and
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5099 2. No new or expanding poultry feeding operations, operated by
51100 entities prohibited in Section 951 of Titl e 18 of the Oklahoma
52101 Statutes including but not limited to entities operating as
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56104 a. one and one-half (1 1/2) miles of the high w ater mark
57105 of a surface public water supply if the poultry
58106 feeding operation is located w ithin the watershed for
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61108 b. one (1) mile of any designated scenic river area as
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66111 d. one (1) mile of a water body specified as Outstanding
67112 Resource Waters outstanding resource waters that has
68113 recreational or ecological significance as outlined by
69114 the most current Oklahoma Water Quality Standards
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73117 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 2 O.S. 2021, Section 20 -21, is
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76119 Section 20-21. Except as otherwise provided b y Section 20-19 of
77120 this title and subsection I of this section, swine feeding
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78148 operations using liquid swine waste manage ment systems and housing
79149 swine in roof-covered structures shall not be located within the
80150 following applicable distances from an occupie d residence:
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82151 1. More than 4000 swine animal units..............2 miles;
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84152 2. 2001 to 4000 swine anima l units................1 1/4 miles;
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86153 3. 1001 to 2000 swine animal units................3/4 mile;
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88154 4. 601 to 1000 swine animal units .................1/2 mile;
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90155 5. 300 to 600 swine animal units ..................1/4 mile; and
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94156 6. Less than 300 swine animal units...............no setback.
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96157 B. Except as otherwis e provided by Section 20 -19 of this title
97158 and subsection I of this section, new swine feeding operati ons
98159 established on or after November 1, 2011, using liquid swine waste
99160 management systems an d housing swine in roof-covered structures
100161 shall not be located within three (3) miles f rom the outside
101162 boundary of any area or facility with an average annual regi stered
102163 attendance of not less than two thousand (2,000) people and owned or
103164 operated as a camp or recreational site by a nonprofit organization
104165 established prior to application of the swine feeding operation.
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106166 C. Except as otherwise provided by Section 20 -19 of this title
107167 and subsection I of this section, new swine feeding operations
108168 established on or after November 1, 2011, using liquid swine waste
109169 management systems and housing sw ine in roof-covered structures
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112199 of less than two thousand (2,000) people and owned or operated a s a
113200 camp or recreational site by a nonprofit organization established
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116202 D. Except as otherwise provided by this section, no licensed
117203 managed feeding operation which applies for a new or expanding
118204 concentrated swine feeding operat ion license shall be located wit hin
119205 three (3) miles of the outside boundary of any area or facility
120206 owned or operated as a camp or recreational site by a nonprofit
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122208 swine feeding operation.
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124209 E. 1. In determining whether an y such area or facility is a
125210 camp or recreational site, the State Board of Agriculture shall
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128212 a. whether a reasonable person, a fter considering the
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144249 e. any other factors the Board deems directly relevant to
145250 the question of whether a site is recreational in
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148252 2. The setbacks contained in subsections B, C and D shall ap ply
149253 only if the property was owned or leased by such orga nization prior
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152255 F. The setback requirements contained in subsection s A, B, C or
153256 D of this section shall not apply to any property owner who executes
154257 a written waiver with the owner or ope rator of the swine feeding
155258 operation, under such terms and conditions as are agreed to by the
156259 parties. The written waiver shall be effe ctive upon recording of
157260 the waiver in the office of the county clerk in the county in wh ich
158261 the property is located. Th e filed waiver shall preclude
159262 enforcement of the setback requirements of subsection A, B, C or D
160263 of this section with regard to property described in the waiver and
161264 owned by the person executing the waiver. A change in owne rship of
162265 the applicable property or change in ownership of the property on
163266 which the swine feeding operation is located shall not affect the
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166268 G. No licensed managed feeding operation established after June
167269 10, 1998 which applies for a new or expanding license shal l be
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170271 1. Within three (3) miles of any designated scenic river area
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174301 historic property or muse um owned by the State of Oklahoma this
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181304 4. Within one (1) mile of a water body specified as Outstanding
182305 Resource Waters outstanding resource waters that has recreational or
183306 ecological significance as outlined by the most current Oklahoma
184307 Water Quality Standards promulgated by the Oklahoma Water Resources
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188310 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service.
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190311 H. All distances betw een occupied residences and swine feeding
191312 operations shall be measured from the closest corner of the walls of
192313 the occupied residence to the closest point of the nearest waste
193314 facility, as determined by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture,
194315 Food, and Forestry. The property boundary line of the real property
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198318 I. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any swine
199319 feeding operation which has been lic ensed by or which had submitted
200320 an application to the Department on or prior to March 9, 1998. In
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202322 swine feeding operation with a capacity of 2000 swine animal units
203323 or less which was establis hed prior to June 1, 1998.
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205351 SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 27A O.S. 2021, Section 1 -1-202, is
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208353 Section 1-1-202. A. Each state environmental agency shall:
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210354 1. Be responsible for fully implementing and enforcing t he laws
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214357 2. Utilize and enforce the Oklahoma Water Quality St andards
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218360 3. Seek to strengthen re lationships between state, regional,
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224363 4. Specifically fac ilitate cooperation across jurisdictional
225364 lines of authority with other state environmental agencies regarding
226365 programs to resolve environmental concerns;
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228366 5. Cooperate with all state environmental agencies, other state
229367 agencies and local or federal govern mental entities to protect,
230368 foster, and promote the general welfare, and the environment and
231369 natural resources of this s tate;
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233370 6. Have the authority to engage in environmental and natural
234371 resource information dissemination and e ducation activities within
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239402 consideration, adoption or amendment of the classification of waters
240403 of the state and standards of purity and quality thereof, and shall
241404 have the opportunity to present written comment to the me mbers of
242405 the Oklahoma Water Resources Board Department of Environmental
243406 Quality at the same time staff recommendations are submitted to
244407 those members for Board review and consideration.
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246408 B. 1. In addition to the requirements of subsection A of this
247409 section, each state environmental agency shall have promulgated by
248410 July 1, 2001, a Water Quality Standards Implementation Plan for its
249411 jurisdictional areas of environmental responsibility in compliance
250412 with the Administrative Procedures Act and pursuant to the
251413 provisions of this section. Each agency shall review its plan at
252414 least every three (3) years thereafter to determine whether
253415 revisions to the plan are necessary.
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255416 2. Upon the request of any state environmental agency, the
256417 Oklahoma Water Resources Board Department of Environmental Quality
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258419 Water Quality Standards Implementati on Plan as required by this
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263422 a. describe, generally, the processes, procedures and
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269453 will comply with anti-degradation standards and lead
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272455 (1) maintenance of water quality where beneficial
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292469 e. describe the method by which the Water Quality
293470 Standards Implementation Plan will be integrated into
294471 the water quality management activities within the
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301504 agencies including, but not limited to, total maximum
302505 daily load development, w ater discharge permit
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306508 g. include a brief summary of the written comments a nd
307509 testimony received pursuant to all public meetings
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316515 effectiveness of activities conducted pursuant to the
317516 Water Quality Standards Implementation Plan to achieve
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320518 C. 1. Each state environmental agency with groundwater
321519 protection authority pursuan t to Article III of the Oklahoma
322520 Environmental Quality Act shall be the groundwater protection agency
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335557 4. Each groundwater protection agency shall promulgate such
336558 rules, and issue such permits, policies, directives or any other
337559 appropriate requirements, as necessary, to implement the
338560 requirements of this subsection.
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340561 5. Groundwater protection a gencies shall take such action as
341562 may be necessary to assure that activities within their respective
342563 jurisdictional areas of environmental responsibility protect
343564 groundwater quality to support the uses of the state's water
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346566 6. In addition, each gr oundwater protection agency with
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349568 a. engage the voluntary cooperation of all persons in the
350569 maintenance and protection of groundwater, and to
351570 advise, consult and cooperate with all persons, all
352571 agencies of the state, universities and colleges, the
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357574 of this subsection, and to this end and for the
358575 purposes of studies, scientific or other
359576 investigations, research, exp eriments and
360577 demonstrations pertaining thereto, receive and spend
361578 funds as appropriated by the Legislature, and from
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365608 b. encourage the formulation and execution of plans to
366609 maintain and protect groundwater by cooperative groups
367610 or associations of municipal corporations, industries,
368611 industrial users and other users of groundwaters of
369612 the state, who, jointly or severally, are or may be
370613 impacting on the maintenance and protection of
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373615 c. encourage, participate in or conduct or cause to be
374616 conducted studies, scientific or other investigations,
375617 research, experiments and demonstrations relating to
376618 the maintenance and protection of grou ndwater, and to
377619 collect data with respect thereto, a ll as may be
378620 deemed advisable and necessary to carry out the
379621 purposes of this subsection, and to make reports and
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382623 d. conduct groundwater sampling, data collection,
383624 analyses and evaluations with sufficient frequency to
384625 ascertain the characteristics and quality of
385626 groundwater and the sufficiency of the groundwater
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389656 e. develop a public education and promotion program to
390657 aid and assist in publicizing the need o f, and
391658 securing support for, the maintenance and protection
392659 of groundwater.
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394660 D. Each state environmental agency and each state agency with
395661 limited environmental responsibilities shall participate in the
396662 information management system developed by the Depart ment of
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399663 Environmental Quality, pursuant to Section 1-4-107 of this title,
400664 with such information as the Department shall reasonably request.
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402665 E. In each even-numbered year, in cooperation with other state
403666 environmental agencies participating in the monitori ng of water
404667 resources, the Oklahoma Water Resources Board Department of
405668 Environmental Quality shall provide a report on the status of water
406669 quality monitoring to the Legislature for review.
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408670 SECTION 4. AMENDATORY 27A O.S. 2021, Section 1-3-101, is
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411672 Section 1-3-101. A. The provisions of this section specify the
412673 jurisdictional areas of responsibility for each state environmental
413674 agency and state agencies with limited environmental responsibility.
414675 The jurisdictional areas of environmental responsibil ity specified
415676 in this section shall be in addition to those otherwise provided by
416677 law and assigned to the specific state environmental agency;
417678 provided that any rule, interagency agreement or executive order
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419707 which conflicts with the assignment of jurisdictional environmental
420708 responsibilities specified by this section is hereby superseded.
421709 The provisions of this subsection shall not nullify any f inancial
422710 obligation arising from services ren dered pursuant to any
423711 interagency agreement or executive order entered into prior to July
424712 1, 1993, nor nullify any obligations or agreements with private
425713 persons or parties entered into with any state environmen tal agency
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428715 B. Department of Environmental Quality. The Department of
429716 Environmental Quality shall have the following jurisdictional areas
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432718 1. All point source discharges of pollutants and storm water t o
433719 waters of the state which originate from mu nicipal, industrial,
434720 commercial, mining, transportation and utilities, construction,
435721 trade, real estate and finance, services, public administration,
436722 manufacturing and other sources, facilities and activities, e xcept
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439724 2. All nonpoint source discharges and pollution except as
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445727 storm water pollution c ontrol programs funded under Section 106 of
446728 the federal Clean Water Act, for areas within the Department's
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449757 4. Surface water and groundwater quality and protec tion and
450758 water quality certifications;
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452759 5. Waterworks and wastewater works operator certification ;
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454760 6. Public and private water supplies;
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456761 7. Underground injection control pursuant to the federal Safe
457762 Drinking Water Act and 40 CFR Parts 144 through 148, ex cept for:
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461764 b. Class V injection wells utilized in the remediation of
462765 groundwater associated with underground or aboveground
463766 storage tanks regulated by the Corporation Commission,
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465767 c. those wells used for the recovery, injection o r
466768 disposal of mineral brines as defined in the Oklah oma
467769 Brine Development Act regulated by the Co mmission, and
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469770 d. any aspect of any CO2 sequestration facility ,
470771 including any associated CO2 injection well, over
471772 which the Commission is given jurisdiction pur suant to
472773 the Oklahoma Carbon Capture and Geologic Se questration
473774 Act;
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475775 8. Notwithstanding any othe r provision in this section or other
476776 environmental jurisdiction statute, sole and exclusive jurisdiction
477777 for air quality under the federal Clean Air Act and ap plicable state
478778 law, except for indoor air quality an d asbestos as regulated for
479779 worker safety by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act and
480780 by Chapter 11 of Title 40 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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483809 commercial and municipal waste;
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488811 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
489812 of 1980 and amendments thereto, except the planning requirements of
490813 Title III of the Superfund Am endment and Reauthorization Act of
491814 1986;
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493815 11. Radioactive waste and all regulatory activities for the use
494816 of atomic energy and sources of radiation except for electronic
495817 products used for diagnosis by diagnostic x -ray facilities and
496818 electronic products use d for bomb detection by public safety bomb
497819 squads within law enforcement agencies of this state o r within law
498820 enforcement agencies of any political subdivision of this state;
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500821 12. Water, waste, and wastewater treatment systems including,
501822 but not limited to, septic tanks or other public or private waste
502823 disposal systems;
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504824 13. Emergency response as spec ified by law;
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506825 14. Environmental laboratory services and laboratory
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509827 15. Hazardous substances other than branding, package and
510828 labeling requirements;
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512829 16. Freshwater wellhead protection;
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514857 17. Groundwater protection for activities subject to the
515858 jurisdictional areas of environmental responsibility of the
516859 Department;
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518860 18. Utilization and enforcement of Oklahoma Water Quality
519861 Standards and implementa tion documents;
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521862 19. Environmental regulation of any entity or activity, and the
522863 prevention, control and abatement of any pollution, not subject to
523864 the specific statutory authority of another state environmental
524865 agency;
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526866 20. Development and maintenance of a computerized information
527867 system relating to water quality pursuant to Section 1-4-107 of this
528868 title;
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532869 21. Development and promulgation of a Oklahoma Water Quality
533870 Standards, their accompanying use support assessment protocols,
534871 anti-degradation policies generally affecting Oklahoma Water Quality
535872 Standards application and implementation including but not limited
536873 to mixing zones, low flows and variances or any modification or
537874 change thereof pursuant to Section 1085.30 of Title 82 of the
538875 Oklahoma Statutes, and the Implementation Plan pursuant to Section
539876 1-1-202 of this title for its jurisdictional area o f environmental
540877 responsibility; and
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542878 22. Development and utilization of policies and requirements
543879 necessary for the implementation of Oklahoma Groundwater Qual ity
544880 Standards to the extent that the implementation of such standards
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545908 are within the scope of the Department's jurisdiction, including but
546909 not limited to the establishment of points of compliance when
547910 warranted.
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549911 C. Oklahoma Water Resources Board. The Okl ahoma Water
550912 Resources Board shall have the following jurisdictional areas of
551913 environmental respon sibility:
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553914 1. Water quantity including, but not limited to, water rights,
554915 surface water and underground water, planning, and interstate stream
555916 compacts;
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557917 2. Weather modification;
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559918 3. Dam safety;
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561919 4. Flood plain management;
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563920 5. State water/wastewater loans and grants revolving fund and
564921 other related financial aid programs;
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566922 6. Administration of the federal Clean Water State Revolving
567923 Fund Program including, but n ot limited to, making application for
568924 and receiving capitalization grant awards, wastewater prior itization
569925 for funding, technical project reviews, environmental review
570926 process, and financial review and administration;
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572927 7. Water well drillers/pump installer s licensing;
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576928 8. Technical lead agency for clean lakes eligible for funding
577929 under Section 314 of the federal Clean Water Act or other applicable
578930 sections of the federal Clean Water Act or other subsequent state
579931 and federal clean lakes programs; administrat ion of a state program
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580959 for assessing, monitoring, studying and restoring Oklahoma lakes
581960 with administration to include, but not be limited to, receipt and
582961 expenditure of funds from federal, state and private sources for
583962 clean lakes and implementation of a volunteer monitoring program to
584963 assess and monitor state water resources, provided such funds fro m
585964 federal Clean Water Act sources are administered and disbursed by
586965 the Office of the Secretary of Environment;
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588966 9. Except as set forth in paragraph 22 of subs ection B of this
589967 section, statewide water quality standards and their accompanying
590968 use support assessment protocols, anti-degradation policy and
591969 implementation, and policies generally affecting Oklahoma Water
592970 Quality Standards application and implementatio n including but not
593971 limited to mixing zones, low flows and vari ances or any modification
594972 or change thereof pursuant to Section 1085.30 of Title 82 of the
595973 Oklahoma Statutes;
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597974 10. Groundwater protection for activiti es subject to the
598975 jurisdictional areas of e nvironmental responsibility of the Board;
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600976 11. 10. Development and promulgation of a Water Quali ty
601977 Standards Implementation Plan pursuant to Section 1-1-202 of this
602978 title for its jurisdictional area of environmental r esponsibility;
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604979 12. 11. Development of classifications and identification of
605980 permitted uses of ground water, in recognized water rights, and
606981 associated groundwater recharge areas;
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6091010 beneficial use monitoring pr ogram for waters of the state in
6101011 coordination with the other state environmental agencies;
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6121012 14. 13. Coordination with other sta te environmental agencies
6131013 and other public entities of water resource investigations conducted
6141014 by the federal United States Geologica l Survey for water quality and
6151015 quantity monitoring in the state; and
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6201017 status of water quality monitoring in this state pursuant to Section
6211018 1-1-202 of this title.
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6231019 D. Oklahoma Department of Agricultu re, Food, and Forestry .
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6251020 1. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestr y
6261021 shall have the following jurisdi ctional areas of environmental
6271022 responsibility except as provided in paragraph 2 of this subsection:
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6291023 a. point source discharges and nonpoi nt source runoff
6301024 from agricultural crop production, agricultural
6311025 services, livestock production, silviculture, feed
6321026 yards, livestock markets and animal waste,
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6341027 b. pesticide control,
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6361028 c. forestry and nurseries,
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6381029 d. fertilizer,
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6401030 e. facilities which store grain, feed, seed, fertilizer
6411031 and agricultural chemicals,
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6441060 production facilities,
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6461061 g. groundwater protection for activities subject to the
6471062 jurisdictional areas of environmental responsibility
6481063 of the Department,
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6501064 h. utilization and enforc ement of Oklahoma Water Quality
6511065 Standards and implementation do cuments,
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6531066 i. development and promul gation of a Water Quality
6541067 Standards Implementation Plan pursuant to Section 1 -1-
6551068 202 of this title for its jurisdictional areas of
6561069 environmental responsibility, and
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6581070 j. storm water discharges for activities subject to the
6591071 jurisdictional areas of environmenta l responsibility
6601072 of the Department.
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6641073 2. In addition to the jurisdictional areas of environmental
6651074 responsibility specified in subsection B of this section, the
6661075 Department of Environmental Quality shall have environmental
6671076 jurisdiction over:
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6691077 a. (1) commercial manufacturers of fertilizers, grain
6701078 and feed products, and chemicals, and over
6711079 manufacturing of food and kindred products,
6721080 tobacco, paper, lumber, wood, texti le mill and
6731081 other agricultural products,
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6761110 these facilities, and
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6781111 (3) aquaculture and fish hatcheries,
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6801112 including, but not limited to, discharges of
6811113 pollutants and storm water to waters o f the state,
6821114 surface impoundments and land application of wastes
6831115 and sludge, and othe r pollution originating at these
6841116 facilities, and
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6861117 b. facilities which store grain, feed, seed, fertilizer,
6871118 and agricultural chemicals that are required by
6881119 federal NPDES regulations to obtain a p ermit for storm
6891120 water discharges shall only be subject to the
6901121 jurisdiction of the Department of E nvironmental
6911122 Quality with respect to such storm water discharges.
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6931123 E. Corporation Commission.
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6951124 1. The Corporation Commission is hereby ve sted with exclusive
6961125 jurisdiction, power and authority, and it shall be its duty to
6971126 promulgate and enforce rules, and is sue and enforce orders governing
6981127 and regulating:
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7001128 a. the conservation of oil and gas,
701-
7021129 b. field operations for geologic and geophysical
7031130 exploration for oil, gas and brine, including seismic
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7061131 survey wells, stratigraphic test w ells and core test
7071132 wells,
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7101161 processing for oil and gas on the lease site,
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7121162 d. the exploration, drilling, development, production and
7131163 operation of wells used in connection with the
7141164 recovery, injection or disposal of mineral brines,
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7161165 e. reclaiming facilities only for the processing of salt
7171166 water, crude oil, natural gas condensate and tank
7181167 bottoms or basic sediment from crude oil tanks,
7191168 pipelines, pits and equipment associated with the
7201169 exploration, drilling, development, producing or
7211170 transportation of oil or gas,
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7231171 f. underground injection control pursuant to the federal
7241172 Safe Drinking Water Act and 40 CFR Parts 144 through
7251173 148, of:
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7271174 (1) Class II injection wells,
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7291175 (2) Class V injection wells utilized in the
7301176 remediation of groundwater associated wit h
7311177 underground or aboveground storage tanks
7321178 regulated by the Commission,
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7341179 (3) those wells used for the recovery, injection or
7351180 disposal of mineral brines as defin ed in the
7361181 Oklahoma Brine Development Act, and
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7381182 (4) any aspect of any CO2 sequestration facility,
7391183 including any associated CO2 injection well, over
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7411212 pursuant to the Oklahoma Carbon Capture and
7421213 Geologic Sequestration Act.
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7441214 Any substance that the United States Environmental
7451215 Protection Agency allows to be injected i nto a Class
7461216 II well may continue to be so injected,
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7501217 g. tank farms for storage of crude oil and petroleum
7511218 products which are located outsi de the boundaries of
7521219 refineries, petrochemical manufacturing plants,
7531220 natural gas liquid extraction plants, or other
7541221 facilities which are subject to the jurisdiction of
7551222 the Department of Environmental Quality with regard to
7561223 point source discharges,
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7581224 h. the construction and operat ion of pipelines and
7591225 associated rights-of-way, equipment, facil ities or
7601226 buildings used in the tra nsportation of oil, gas,
7611227 petroleum, petroleum products, anhydrous ammonia or
7621228 mineral brine, or in the treatment of oil, gas or
7631229 mineral brine during the course of transportation but
7641230 not including line pipes in any:
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7661231 (1) natural gas liquids extraction plant,
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7681232 (2) refinery,
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7701260 (3) reclaiming facility other than for those
7711261 specified within subparagraph e of this
7721262 subsection,
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7741263 (4) mineral brine processi ng plant, and
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7761264 (5) petrochemical manufacturing plant,
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7781265 i. the handling, transportation, storage and disposition
7791266 of saltwater, mineral brines, waste oil and other
7801267 deleterious substances produced from or obtained or
7811268 used in connection with the drilling, develo pment,
7821269 producing and operating of oil and gas wells, at:
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7841270 (1) any facility or activity specifically listed in
7851271 paragraphs 1 and 2 of this subsection as being
7861272 subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission,
7871273 and
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7891274 (2) other oil and gas extraction facilities and
7901275 activities,
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7941276 j. spills of deleterious substances associated with
7951277 facilities and activit ies specified in paragraph 1 of
7961278 this subsection or associated with other oil and gas
7971279 extraction facilities and activities,
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7991280 k. subsurface storage of oil, natural gas and li quefied
8001281 petroleum gas in geologic strata,
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8021309 l. groundwater protection for activities su bject to the
8031310 jurisdictional areas of environmental responsibility
8041311 of the Commission,
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8061312 m. utilization and enforcement of Oklahoma Water Quality
8071313 Standards and implementation documents, and
808-
8091314 n. development and promulgation of a Water Quality
8101315 Standards Implementation Plan pursuant to Section 1-1-
8111316 202 of this title for its jurisdictional areas of
8121317 environmental responsibility.
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8141318 2. The exclusive jurisdiction, power and authority of t he
8151319 Commission shall also extend to the construction, operation,
8161320 maintenance, site rem ediation, closure and abandonment of the
8171321 facilities and activities described in paragraph 1 of this
8181322 subsection.
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8201323 3. When a deleterious substance from a Commission -regulated
8211324 facility or activity enters a point source discharge of pollutants
8221325 or storm water from a facility or activity regulat ed by the
8231326 Department of Environmental Quality, the Department shall have sole
8241327 jurisdiction over the point source discharge of the comming led
8251328 pollutants and storm water from the two facilities or activities
8261329 insofar as Department-regulated facilities and act ivities are
8271330 concerned.
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8291331 4. The Commission and the Department of Environmental Quality
8301332 are hereby authorized to obtain authorization from the Environmental
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8311360 Protection Agency to administer, within their respective
8321361 jurisdictions, any and all programs regulati ng oil and gas
8331362 discharges into the waters of this state. For purposes of the
8341363 federal Clean Water Act, any facility or activity which is subject
8351364 to the jurisdiction of the Commission pursuant to paragraph 1 of
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8381365 this subsection and any other oil and gas extr action facility or
8391366 activity which requires a permit for the discharge of a pollutant or
8401367 storm water to waters of the United States shall be subject to the
8411368 direct jurisdiction and permitting authority of the Oklahoma agency
8421369 having received delegation of thi s program from the Environmental
8431370 Protection Agency.
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8451371 5. The Commission shall have jurisdiction over:
846-
8471372 a. underground storage tanks that co ntain antifreeze,
8481373 motor oil, motor fuel, gasoline, kerosene, diesel, or
8491374 aviation fuel and that are not located at refin eries
8501375 or at the upstream or intermediate shipment points of
8511376 pipeline operations, including, but not limited to,
8521377 tanks from which these ma terials are dispensed into
8531378 vehicles, or tanks used in wholesale or bulk
8541379 distribution activities, as well as leaks from pumps,
8551380 hoses, dispensers, and other ancillary equipment
8561381 associated with the tanks, whether above the ground or
8571382 below; provided, that any point source discharge of a
8581383 pollutant to waters of the United States during site
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8601412 soil, media, or debris shall be regulated by the
8611413 Department of Environmental Quality,
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8631414 b. aboveground storage tanks that co ntain antifreeze,
8641415 motor oil, motor fuel, gasoline, kerosene, diesel, or
8651416 aviation fuel and that are not located at refin eries
8661417 or at the upstream or intermediate shipment points of
8671418 pipeline operations including, but not limited to,
8681419 tanks from which these mat erials are dispensed i nto
8691420 vehicles, or tanks used in wholesale or bulk
8701421 distribution activities, as well as leaks from p umps,
8711422 hoses, dispensers, and other ancillary equipment
8721423 associated with the tanks, whether above the ground or
8731424 below; provided, that any p oint source discharge of a
8741425 pollutant to waters of the United States during site
8751426 remediation or the off-site disposal of contaminated
8761427 soil, media, or debris shall be regulated by the
8771428 Department of Environmental Quality, and
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8811429 c. the Petroleum Storage Tank Rel ease Environmental
8821430 Cleanup Indemnity Fund, the Oklahoma Petroleum Storage
8831431 Tank Release Indemnity Program, and the Oklah oma
8841432 Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund.
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8861433 6. The Department of Environmental Quality shall have sole
8871434 jurisdiction to regulate the transportation, disch arge or release of
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8881462 deleterious substances or solid or hazardous waste or other
8891463 pollutants from rolling stock and rail facilities. The Department
8901464 of Environmental Quality shall not have any jurisdiction with
8911465 respect to pipeline transp ortation of carbon dio xide.
892-
8931466 7. The Department of Environmental Quality shall have so le
8941467 environmental jurisdiction for point and nonpoint source discharges
8951468 of pollutants and storm water to waters of the state from:
896-
8971469 a. refineries, petrochemical manufacturin g plants and
8981470 natural gas liquid extraction plants,
899-
9001471 b. manufacturing of equipment and products related to oil
9011472 and gas,
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9031473 c. bulk terminals, aboveground and underground storage
9041474 tanks not subject to the jurisdiction of the
9051475 Commission pursuant to this subsection , and
906-
9071476 d. other facilities, activities and sources not subject
9081477 to the jurisdiction of the Commission or the Oklahoma
9091478 Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry as
9101479 specified by this section.
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9121480 8. The Department of Environmental Quality shall have sole
9131481 environmental jurisdiction to regulate air emissions from all
9141482 facilities and sources subj ect to operating permit requiremen ts
9151483 under Title V of the federal Clean Air Act as amended.
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9171511 F. Oklahoma Conservation Commission. The Oklahoma Conservation
9181512 Commission shall have the following jurisdictional areas of
9191513 environmental responsibility:
920-
9211514 1. Soil conservation, erosion control and nonpoint source
9221515 management except as otherwise provided by law;
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9261516 2. Monitoring, evaluation and assessment of waters to determine
9271517 the condition of streams and r ivers being impacted by nonpoint
9281518 source pollution. In carrying out this area of responsibility, the
9291519 Oklahoma Conservation Commission shall serve as the technical lead
9301520 agency for nonpoint source categories as defined in Section 319 of
9311521 the federal Clean Wat er Act or other subsequent federal or state
9321522 nonpoint source programs, except for activities relat ed to
9331523 industrial and municipal storm water or as otherwise provided by
9341524 state law;
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9361525 3. Wetlands strategy;
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9381526 4. Abandoned mine reclamation;
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9431529 implementation in watersheds of clean lakes, as specified by law;
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9451530 7. Complaint data management;
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9471531 8. Coordination of environmental and natural resources
9481532 education;
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9501533 9. Federal upstream flood control program;
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9531562 jurisdictional areas of environmental responsibility of the
9541563 Commission;
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9561564 11. Development and promulgation of a Water Quality Standards
9571565 Implementation Plan pursuant to Section 1-1-202 of this title for
9581566 its jurisdictional areas of e nvironmental responsibility;
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9601567 12. Utilization of Oklahoma Water Quality Standards and
9611568 Implementation documents; and
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9631569 13. Verification and certification of carbon sequestra tion
9641570 pursuant to the Oklahoma Carbon Sequestration Enhancement Act. This
9651571 responsibility shall not be superseded by the Oklahoma Carbon
9661572 Capture and Geologic Sequestration Act.
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9701573 G. Department of Mines. The Department of Mines shall have the
9711574 following jurisdictional areas of env ironmental responsibility:
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9731575 1. Mining regulation;
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9751576 2. Mining reclamation of active mines;
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9771577 3. Groundwater protection for activities subject to the
9781578 jurisdictional areas of environmental responsibility of the
9791579 Commission; and
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9811580 4. Development and promulgation of a Water Quality Standards
9821581 Implementation Plan pursuant to Se ction 1-1-202 of this title for
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9861611 Wildlife Conservation shall have th e following jurisdicti onal areas
9871612 of environmental responsibilities:
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9891613 1. Investigating wildlife kills;
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9911614 2. Wildlife protection and seeking wildlife damage claims; and
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9931615 3. Development and promulgation of a Water Quality Standards
9941616 Implementation Plan pursuant to Section 1-1-202 of this title for
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9971618 I. Department of Public Safety. The Department of Public
9981619 Safety shall have the following jurisdictional areas of
9991620 environmental responsibilities:
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10011621 1. Hazardous waste, substances and material transportation
10021622 inspections as authorized by the Oklahoma Motor Carrier Safety and
10031623 Hazardous Materials Transportation Act; and
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10051624 2. Inspection and audit activities of hazardous waste and
10061625 materials carriers and handlers as authorized by the Oklahoma Motor
10071626 Carrier Safety and Hazardous Materials Transportation Act.
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10091627 J. Department of Labor. The D epartment of Labor shall have the
10101628 following jurisdictional areas of environmental responsibility:
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10141629 1. Regulation of asbestos in the workplace pursuant to Chapt er
10151630 11 of Title 40 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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10171631 2. Asbestos monitoring in public and private buildin gs; and
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10191632 3. Indoor air quality as regulated under the authority of the
10201633 Oklahoma Occupational Health and Safety S tandards Act, except for
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10221662 regulated by another agency.
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10241663 Such programs shall be a fun ction of the Department's
10251664 occupational safety and health jurisdiction.
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10271665 K. Oklahoma Department of Emergency Mana gement. The Oklahoma
10281666 Department of Emergency M anagement shall have the following
10291667 jurisdictional areas of environmental responsibilities:
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10311668 1. Coordination of all emergency resources and activities
10321669 relating to threats to citizens ' lives and property pursuan t to the
10331670 Oklahoma Emergency Resources Managemen t Act of 1967;
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10351671 2. Administer and enforce the planning requirements of Title
10361672 III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 and
10371673 develop such other emergency operations plans that will enable t he
10381674 state to prepare for, respond to, recover fr om and mitigate
10391675 potential environmental emergencies and disasters pursuant to the
10401676 Oklahoma Hazardous Materials Planning and Notification Act;
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10421677 3. Administer and conduct periodic exercises of emergency
10431678 operations plans provided for in this subsection pursua nt to the
10441679 Oklahoma Emergency Resources Management Act of 1967;
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10461680 4. Administer and facilitate haza rdous materials training for
10471681 state and local emergency planners and first responders pursuant to
10481682 the Oklahoma Emergency Resources Management Act of 1967; and
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10511711 allowing state and local access to inform ation regarding hazardous
10521712 materials' location, quantity and potential threat.
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10571714 amended to read as follows:
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10591715 Section 2-6-103. A. The Department of Environmental Quality
10601716 shall have and is hereby authorized to exercise the power and duty
10611717 to:
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10631718 1. Develop comprehensive programs for the prevention, control
10641719 and abatement of new or existi ng pollution of the waters of this
10651720 state;
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10671721 2. Encourage, partic ipate in, or conduct studies,
10681722 investigations, research and demonstrations relating to water
10691723 pollution and causes, prevention, control and abatement thereof as
10701724 it may deem advisable and necessar y in the public interest for the
10711725 discharge of its duties under this act Section 2-6-101 et seq. of
10721726 this title;
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10741727 3. Collect and disseminate information relating to water
10751728 pollution and the prevention, control and abatement thereof;
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10771729 4. Require the submission of and review plans, specifications
10781730 and other data relative to disposal or treatment systems or any part
10791731 thereof in connection with the issuance of such permits as are
10801732 required by this article;
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10831761 thereunder, and permits, licenses, and certifications issued
10841762 pursuant thereto and Oklahoma Water Quality Standards;
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10861763 6. Establish, implement, amend and enforce the Water Q uality
10871764 Management Plan, the continuing planning process documents, and
10881765 total maximum daily loads;
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10901766 7. Require the submission of reports or labora tory analyses
10911767 performed by certified laboratories or operators for purposes of
10921768 compliance monitoring and testin g or other purposes for which
10931769 laboratory reports or analyses are required pursuant t o this
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10991772 process documents and t otal maximum daily loads with other
11001773 environmental agencies and natural reso urce agencies; and
1101-
11021774 9. Issue swimming and fishing advisories related to human and
11031775 animal health hazards for waters of the state, based on availab le
11041776 data.
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11061777 B. 1. The Environmental Q uality Board shall have the authority
11071778 to promulgate such rules as may be ne cessary to implement the
11081779 policies and duties set forth in this article including, bu t not
11091780 limited to, rules pertaining to services, permits, lice nses and
11101781 certifications, including certifications under Section 401 of the
11111782 Clean Water Act, and, pursuant to Se ction 2-3-402 of this title, fee
11121783 schedules for such services, permits, licenses and certifications.
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11141811 2. The Board may adopt by reference standard s of quality of the
11151812 waters of the state and classifications of such waters as are
11161813 lawfully established by the Oklahoma Water Resources Board
11171814 Department of Environmental Quality and the United States
11181815 Environmental Protection Agency as Oklahoma's Oklahoma Water Quality
11191816 Standards and promulgate other ru les to protect, maintain and
11201817 improve the best uses of waters in this state in the interest of the
11211818 public under such conditions as may be necessary or appropriate for
11221819 the prevention, control and abatement of pollution.
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11241820 3. The Board shall promulgate rules w hich describe procedures
11251821 for amending and updating the Water Quality Manage ment Plan or which
11261822 are otherwise consistent with the Continuing Planning Pr ocess and
11271823 its components. Such rules shall:
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11291824 a. be in substantial conformance with any applicable
11301825 federal requirements and may incorporate appropriate
11311826 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulations by
11321827 reference, and
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11341828 b. require public notice to be given o f any major
11351829 amendment and of any update of the Water Quality
11361830 Management Plan and allow not less than a for ty-five-
11371831 day opportunity for public comment thereon. Such
11381832 rules shall also authorize the Department, if it
11391833 determines public interest in the proposed amendment
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11441863 accordance with federal requirements. The rules shall
11451864 provide that the notice , comment period, and public
11461865 meeting if any, related to an amendment or upd ate
11471866 proposed in conjunct ion with the issuance,
11481867 modification or renewal of a discharge permit or
11491868 permits, may be combined with the notice, comment
11501869 period, and public meeting if any, held on the
11511870 proposed permit action or actions.
1152-
11531871 C. The Executive Director m ay:
1154-
11551872 1. Issue, modify, o r revoke orders:
1156-
11571873 a. prohibiting or abating pollution of the waters of the
11581874 state,
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11601875 b. requiring the construction of new disposal or
11611876 treatment systems or any pa rts thereof or the
11621877 modification, extension or alteration of existing
11631878 disposal or treatment systems or any part thereof, or
11641879 the adoption of other remedial measures to prevent,
11651880 control or abate pollution, and
1166-
11671881 c. requiring other actions such as the Executive Director
11681882 may deem necessary to enforce the provisions of this
11691883 article and rules promulgated thereun der;
1170-
11711884 2. Issue, continue in effect, revoke, amend, modify or deny,
11721885 renew, or refuse to renew under such conditions as the Department
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11731913 may prescribe, permits, licenses and certifications , including
11741914 certifications under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act, to prevent,
11751915 control or abate pollution of waters of the state; and
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11771916 3. Exercise all incidental powers which are necessary and
11781917 proper to carry out the purposes o f this article.
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11801918 SECTION 6. AMENDATORY 82 O.S. 202 1, Section 1085.30, is
11811919 amended to read as follows:
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11851920 Section 1085.30. A. 1. In order to effectuate a comp rehensive
11861921 program to assist in the prevention, control and abatement of
11871922 pollution of the waters of this state, and in order to establish
11881923 state standards which comply with the Federal Water Pollution
11891924 Control Act as amended, the Oklahoma Water Resources Boar d
11901925 Department of Environmental Quality is authorized to promulgate
11911926 rules to be known as "Oklahoma Water Quality Standards " which
11921927 establish classificati ons of uses of waters of the state, criteria
11931928 to maintain and protect such classifications, and other stand ards or
11941929 policies pertaining to the quality of such waters.
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11961930 2. The Oklahoma Water Quality Standards shall, at a minimum, be
11971931 designed to maintain and p rotect the quality of th e waters of the
11981932 state.
1199-
12001933 3. Wherever the Board Department finds it is practical and in
12011934 the public interest to do so, the rules may be amended to upgrade
12021935 and improve progressively the quality of waters of the state.
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12041963 4. a. The Board Department may also amend Oklahoma Water
12051964 Quality Standards to downgrade a designated use of any
12061965 waters of this state which is not an existing use, may
12071966 establish subcategories of a use or may provide for
12081967 less stringent criteria or other provisions thereof
12091968 only in those limited circu mstances permissible under
12101969 the Federal Water Pollution Control Act as amended or
12111970 federal rules which implement the act.
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12131971 b. The Board Department may amend the Oklahoma Water
12141972 Quality Standards to downgrade a designated use,
12151973 establish subcategories of a use o r may provide for
12161974 less stringent criteria or other provisions thereof
12171975 only to the extent as will maintain or improve the
12181976 existing uses and the water quality o f the water
12191977 affected; provided, however, the Board Department
12201978 shall not modify the Oklahoma Water Quality Standards
12211979 applicable to scenic river areas as such areas are
12221980 described by Section 896.5 of this title, to downgrade
12231981 a designated use, establish a subc ategory of a use or
12241982 provide for less stringent criteria or other
12251983 provisions thereof.
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12291984 5. The Board Department shall propose any necessary rules to
12301985 allow for the development of nutr ient trading programs by state
12311986 environmental agencies no la ter than November 1, 2026.
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12332014 B. 1. Prior to adopting such standards or any amendment
12342015 thereof, the Board Department shall conduct public hearings thereon .
12352016 Notice of such hearing shall be published in accordance with the
12362017 Administrative Procedures Act and shall be mai led at least twenty
12372018 (20) days before such public hearing to the chief executive o f each
12382019 municipality and county in the area affected and shall b e mailed to
12392020 all affected holders of permits obtained pursuant to the Oklahoma
12402021 Environmental Quality Code, and such other persons that have
12412022 requested notice of hearings on such standard modifica tions.
1242-
12432023 2. If adoption or amendment of a classification to a lo wer or
12442024 downgraded classification is proposed because treatment controls
12452025 required of the current or a higher or upgraded classification would
12462026 result in substantial and widespread social and econ omic impact, the
12472027 Board Department shall, in addition to any hea ring required by
12482028 subsection B of this secti on, conduct a public meeting within a
12492029 central location within the area to be affecte d. The Board
12502030 Department shall cause notice of such additional pub lic meeting to
12512031 be published for at least two (2) consecutive we eks in a newspaper
12522032 of general circulation p ublished in the county or counties in the
12532033 area affected.
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12552034 C. 1. The Oklahoma Water Quality Standards, their accompanying
12562035 use support assessment proto cols, anti-degradation policy and
12572036 implementation, and policies generally affecting Oklahoma Water
12582037 Quality Standards application and implementation including, but not
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12602066 modification or change thereof sh all be promulgated by th e Board
12612067 Department in compliance with t he Administrative Procedures Act and
12622068 shall be enforced by all state agencies within the scope of their
12632069 jurisdiction. All use support assessment protoc ols promulgated by
12642070 the Board Department shall be consistent with s tate and federal law
12652071 and guidance specifically related to beneficial use support
12662072 determinations as set forth in Section 305(b) of the Federal Water
12672073 Pollution Control Act, where applicable.
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12692074 2. In promulgating Oklahoma Water Quality Standards or making
12702075 any modification or change thereof, the Board Department shall
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12742077 waters of the state to comply with such n ew or modified standards
12752078 unless such discharg es create an actual o r potential hazard to
12762079 public health.
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12782080 3. Any discharge in accor d with such standards of the Board
12792081 Department and in compliance with all other rules, requirements and
12802082 wasteload allocations established by the Department of Environmental
12812083 Quality and with rules promulgated by other s tate environmental
12822084 agencies shall not b e deemed to be pollution.
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12842085 4. Notwithstanding the implementation jurisdiction provided to
12852086 the Board Department in paragraph 1 of subsection C of this section,
12862087 the Department of Environmental Qu ality shall also have jurisdiction
12872088 to develop and utilize polic ies and requirements, as provided in
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12892117 Oklahoma Statutes.
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12912118 SECTION 7. AMENDATORY 82 O.S. 2021, Section 1085.30a, is
12922119 amended to read as follows:
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12942120 Section 1085.30a. Oklahoma Water Quality Standards, promulgated
12952121 by the Oklahoma Water Resources Board Department of Environmental
12962122 Quality, shall designate:
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12982123 1. Watersheds that are nutrient -limited; and
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13002124 2. Groundwaters that are nutrient -vulnerable.
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13022125 SECTION 8. This act shall become effective November 1 , 2022.
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1318- of Representatives
1319-
1320-OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
1321-Received by the Office of the Governor this _______ _____________
1322-day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
1323-By: _______________________________ __
1324-Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
1325-day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
1326-
1327- _________________________________
1328- Governor of the State of Oklahoma
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1331-OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
1332-Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this _______ ___
1333-day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
1334-By: _______________________________ __
2127+COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES,
2128+dated 04/14/2022 - DO PASS.