An Act
ENROLLED SENATE
BILL NO. 429 By: Thompson and Hall of the
Senate
and
Hilbert of the House
An Act relating to the Oklahoma Water Resources
Board; making appropriations; stating purposes;
requiring that portions of certain funds be utilized
for certain grants; establishing certain priority for
certain funding; providing requirements and
limitations for the grants; allowing certain funds to
be reserved; and requiring promulgation of rules and
establishment of procedures for administration of
grants.
SUBJECT: Oklahoma Water Resources Board
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. There is hereby appro priated to the Oklahoma Water
Resources Board from any monies not otherwise appropriated from the
Statewide Recovery Fund created pursuant to Enrolled House Bill No.
3349 of the 2nd Session of the 58th Oklahoma Legislature, the sum of
Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000.00) or so much thereof as may be
necessary to establish grant programs that facilitate the design,
construction, and maintenance of water and wastewater
infrastructure, and to improve the condition of publicly owned ,
deficient dams regulated by the Oklahoma Water Resources Board.
SECTION 2. From the funds approp riated by Section 1 of this
act, the Oklahoma Water Resources Board is hereby authorized to
expend Twenty-five Million Dollars ($25,000,000.00) for a grant
program for communities with a population of seven thousand (7,000)
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or less as reported in the most recent decennial census published by
the United States Bureau of the Census or to rural water districts
with less than 2,300 non-pasture taps for projects that meet the
federal eligibility requirements of the U.S. Treasury’s Coronavirus
State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Final Rule for water and
wastewater investments. The Board may reserve not more than four
percent (4%) from this expenditure authority for purposes of
administering the program.
SECTION 3. From the funds appropriated by Section 1 of this
act, the Oklahoma Water Resources Board is hereby authorized to
expend Twenty Million Dollars ($20,000,000.00) for a grant program
for communities with a population greater than seven thousand
(7,000) as reported in the most recent dec ennial census published by
the United States Bureau of the Census or to rural water districts
with more than 2,300 non-pasture taps for projects that meet the
federal eligibility requirements of the U.S. Tre asury’s Coronavirus
State and Local Fiscal Recove ry Funds Final Rule for water and
wastewater investments. The Board may reserve not more than four
percent (4%) from this expenditure authority for purposes of
administering the program.
SECTION 4. From the funds appropriated by Section 1 of this
act, the Oklahoma Water Resour ces Board is hereby authorized to
expend Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) for a grant program for
communities that own dams with the latest condition assessment o f
poor or unsatisfactory. Priority for funding shall be given to
communities that have a population of less than seven thousand
(7,000) as reported in the mos t recent decennial census published by
the United States Bureau of the Census . Projects funded by the
grant program shall be limited to up to One Million Dollars
($1,000,000.00) per community and must meet the federal eligib ility
requirements of the U.S. Treasury’s Coronavirus State and Local
Fiscal Recovery Fund s Final Rule. The Board may reserve not more
than seven and one-half percent (7.5%) from this expenditure
authority for purposes of administer ing the program.
SECTION 5. The Oklahoma Water Resources Board shall promulgate
rules and establish procedures for evaluating and awarding grant
applications for grant programs provided for in Sections 2, 3, and 4
of this act.
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SECTION 6. There is hereby appropriated to the Oklahoma Water
Resources Board from any monies not otherwise appropriated from the
Statewide Recovery Fund created pursuant to Enrolled House Bill No.
3349 of the 2nd Session of the 58th Oklahoma Legislature, the sum of
Twenty Million Dollars ($20,000,000.00) or so much thereof as may be
necessary to match tribal investment in rural water infrastructure
projects within areas of the state that are tribal reservations.
Projects shall meet the federal eligibility requirem ents of the U.S.
Treasury’s Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Final
Rule for water and wastewater investments.
SECTION 7. There is hereby appropriated to the Oklahoma Water
Resources Board from any monies not otherwise appropriated from the
Statewide Recovery Fund created pursuant to Enrolled House Bill No.
3349 of the 2nd Session of the 58th Oklahoma Legislature, the sum of
Twenty-five Million Dollars ($25,000,000.00) or so much thereof as
may be necessary to promote water conservation, encourage economic
longevity, and ensure reliable food supply by converting portions of
an open ditch irrigation system to pipe within the Lugert-Altus
Irrigation District. Projects funded shall meet the federal
eligibility requirements of the U.S. Treasury’s Coronavirus State
and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund s Final Rule.
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Passed the Senate the 19th day of May, 2022.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
Passed the House of R epresentatives the 20th day of May, 2022.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this _______ _____________
day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _______________________________ __
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
_________________________________
Governor of the State of Oklahoma
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this _______ ___
day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _______________________________ __