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Oklahoma House Bill HB1940 Compare Versions

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30		-	April 13, 2023
31		-	AS AMENDED
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33	28		ENGROSSED HOUSE
34	29		BILL NO. 1940 By: McCall of the House
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38	33		McCortney of the Senate
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43		-	[ waters and water rights - permits and fees - rule
44		-	adjustments - effective date ]
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	40	+	An Act relating to waters and water rights; amending
	41	+	82 O.S. 2021, Section 1020.11, which relates to types
	42	+	of permits and fees; requiring Board to make certain
	43	+	rule adjustments on permitting fees; allowing certain
	44	+	fees to be the same; disallowing cer tain fees to
	45	+	change based on water volume permitted for; and
	46	+	providing an effective date.
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49	52		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
50	53		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 82 O.S. 2021, Section 1020.11, is
51	54		amended to read as follows:
52	55		Section 1020.11 A. Regular Permit. A regular permit is an
53	56		authorization to put groundwat er to beneficial use for other than
54	57		domestic purposes. The regular permit shall be granted only after
55	58		completion of the hydrologic survey and determination of the maximum
56	59		annual yield for the appropriate basin or subbasin. It can be
57	60		revoked or canceled o nly as provided in Sections 1020.12 and 10 20.15
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59	62		B. Temporary Permit.
60		-	1. A temporary permit is an authorization for the same p urposes
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	89	+	1. A temporary permit is an authorization for the same p urposes
	90	+	as a regular permit but granted by the Oklahoma Water Resources
89	91		Board prior to completion of the hydrologi c survey and the
90	92		determination of the maxi mum annual yield of the basin or subbasin.
91	93		2. Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, unle ss
92	94		requested by a majority of the surface owners of the land or by the
93	95		applicant, the water allocated by a tempora ry permit shall not be
94	96		less than two (2) acre-feet annually for each acre of land owned or
95	97		leased by the applicant in the basin or subbasin. If the applicant
96	98		presents clear and convincing evidence that allocations in excess of
97	99		two (2) acre-feet annually for each acre of land overlying the basin
98	100		or subbasin will not exhaust the water thereunder in less than
99	101		twenty (20) years, then the Board may issue temporary permits in
100	102		such basin or subbasin in such amounts in excess of said limitation
101	103		as will assure a minimum twenty-year life for such basin or
102	104		subbasin.
103	105		3. A temporary permit must be revalidated annually during its
104	106		term. The permit shall laps e at expiration of its term or upon the
105	107		issuance of a regular permit, whichever shall occur first. It is
106	108		subject to revocation or cancellation as provided in Sections
107	109		1020.12 and 1020.15 of this title. For temporary permit
108	110		revalidation purposes, water us e report forms shall be mailed by the
109	111		Board to each temporary permit holder. Timely return of the
110	112		completed, signed, and dated water use report form to the Board
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	139	+	shall automatically revalidate a temporary groundwater permit if the
139	140		revalidation is not prot ested and if the water use report form does
140	141		not show or reflect any permit -water use violations.
141	142		4. If the revalidation of a permit is protested, the Board
142	143		shall immediately set a date for hearing and notify the applicant
143	144		and each protestant of the time a nd place of the hearing. At the
144	145		hearing, any interested person may appear and present evidence and
145	146		argument in support of or in opposition to the protest a nd
146	147		revalidation. At the hearing on the revalidation protest, matters
147	148		previously presented or consid ered and adjudicated shall not be
148	149		subject to reconsideration or readjudication. The protest issues
149	150		which may be entertained shall be limited to matters not previously
150	151		determined, including but not limited to: a material or substantial
151	152		change in conditions since issuance of the permit; evidence of the
152	153		applicant's noncompliance with any of the terms, provisions, or
153	154		conditions of the permit; or subsequent viol ations of the Oklahoma
154	155		Groundwater Law, or Board rules and regulations.
155	156		5. Subject to compliance wit h all other and applicable
156	157		provisions of this chapter and rules and regulations of the Board,
157	158		all temporary permits "revalidated" by the Board prior to the
158	159		effective date of this act are hereby validated.
159	160		C. Special Permit. A special permit is an authori zation by the
160	161		Board in lieu of or in addition to a regular or temporary permit.
161	162		The special permit is granted to put groundwater to a beneficial use
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	189	+	which shall require quantities of water in excess of that allocated
190	190		under a regular or temporary permit. The water so authorized may be
191	191		used only for the purpose designated in the permit. The permit
192	192		shall be granted for a period not to exceed six (6) months a nd may
193	193		be renewed three (3) times. Successive special permits shall not be
194	194		granted for the same purp ose. It is subject to revocation or
195	195		cancellation upon failure to use the water for the purpose granted
196	196		or as provided in Sections 1020.12 and 1020.15 of t his title.
197	197		D. Except as provided in Section 1020.21 of this title, no
198	198		permits shall be issued to an applicant who is not the surface owner
199	199		of the land on which the well is to be located, or does not hold a
200	200		valid lease from such owner permitting withdrawal of water from such
201	201		basin or subbasin.
202	202		E. The Board shall modify its rules to establish a flat fee for
203	203		both regular and temporary permits. The fee may be the same for
204	204		both regular and temporary permits. The permit fees shall not
205	205		increase or decrease in proportion to the volume of water permitted
206	206		or for any other reason.
207	207		SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
208		-	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
209		-	April 13, 2023 - DO PASS AS AMENDED
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	234	+	Passed the House of Representatives the 21st day of March, 2023.
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	239	+	Presiding Officer of the House
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	244	+	Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2023.
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