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SENATE FLOOR VERSION
March 2, 2022
SENATE BILL NO. 1546 By: McCortney and Treat
An Act relating to the Red River Boundary Commission;
amending 74 O.S. 2021, Section s 6111 and 6112, which
relate to the appointment of the chairperson and
report required from Commission; updating statutory
references; modifying certain dates; and providing an
effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2021, Section 61 11, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 6111. The chairperson of the Red River Boundary
Commission shall be jointly appointed by the Governor, the President
Pro Tempore of the Sen ate and the Speaker of the House of
Representatives from the Commission m embers identified in Section 1
of this act Section 6110 of this title, no later than thirty (30)
days after the effective date of this act April 28, 2021. The first
meeting of the Red River Boundary Commission, as re-created in
Section 1 of this act Section 6110 of this title, shall be held at
the call of the chairperson but no later than December 31, 2021
December 31, 2022.
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SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2021 , Section 6112, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 6112. A. The Red River Boundary Commission shall
confer and act in conjunction with the representatives to be
appointed on behalf of the State of Texas for the following
purposes:
1. To evaluate the methods, surveys, historical maps, and other
information used to establish the boundary line between this state
and the State of Texas in the Texoma Area, as such area is defined
in the Texoma Area Boundary Agreement;
2. To determine the location of the south bank of the Red River
as the bank was located and marked by the United States Army Corps
of Engineers before the beginning of construction of Lake Texoma, in
accordance with subsection C of Article II of Section 6106 of T itle
74 of the Oklahoma Statu tes;
3. To redraw the boundary line between this state and the State
of Texas on any real property for which the United States Army Corps
of Engineers granted an easemen t, prior to August 31, 2000, to at
least two districts or authorities created under Se ction 59 of
Article XVI of the Texas Constitu tion for the construction,
operation, and maintenance of a water pipeline and related
facilities in the Texoma Area in order to negate any effects the
boundary as it is currently dra wn has on property interests
associated with such easements in the Texoma Area, and to redraw the
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boundary on such real property so that there is no net loss of
property between either state so as to ensure that the redrawn
boundary does not increase the p olitical power or influence o f
either state, in accordance with:
a. the Lake Texoma preconstruction survey of the south
bank of the Red River prepared by the United States
Army Corps of Engineers, o r
b. other historical records or documentation of the
United States Army Corps of Engin eers identifying the
location of the south ba nk of the Red River, if the
survey described by subparagraph a of this paragraph
is unavailable;
4. To hold hearings and conferences in this state and in the
State of Texas as neces sary to accomplish the purpos es of this act
Section 6110 et seq. of this title ; and
5. To take other action, alone or in cooperation with the State
of Texas or the United States, necessary to accomplish the purposes
of this act Section 6110 et seq. of this title .
B. No later than January 15, 2022 January 15, 2023, the
Commission shall repo rt to the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor,
the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, and appropriate committees of the Legislature the
Commission’s findings and recommendations concerning joint action by
this state and the State of Texas regarding the amendment of the
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Texoma Area Boundary Agreement to incorporate the boundar y between
this state and the State of Texas in the Texoma Area as redrawn . No
later than July 30, 2025 July 30, 2026, the Commission shall issue a
final report to the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the President
Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, and appropriate committees of the Legislature.
SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON RULES
March 2, 2022 - DO PASS