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3	34		BILL NO. 1982 By: Boles and Newton of the
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8	39		Paxton of the Senate
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15	45		An Act relating to water quality standards; amending
16	46		27A O.S. 2021, Section 1 -1-202, as amended by Section
17	47		3, Chapter 185, O.S.L. 2022 (27A O.S. Supp. 2022,
18	48		Section 1-1-202), which relates to state
19	49		environmental agencies; mod ifying entity to receive
20	50		certain written comment; amending 27A O.S. 2021,
21	51		Section 1-3-101, as amended by Section 4, Chapter
22	52		185, O.S.L. 2022 (27A O.S. Supp. 2022, Section 1-3-
23	53		101), which relates to state env ironmental agencies;
24	54		modifying certain responsibilities; amending 82 O.S.
25	55		2021, Section 1085.2, as amended by Section 3,
26	56		Chapter 113, O.S.L. 2022 (82 O.S. Supp. 2022, Section
27	57		1085.2), which relates to authority of the Oklahoma
28	58		Water Resources Board; modifying certain authority of
29	59		the Board; providing for recodification ; and
30	60		providing an effective date.
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35		-	SUBJECT: Water quality standards and state environmental agencies
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37	65		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA :
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39	66		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 27A O.S. 2021, Section 1-1-202, as
40	67		amended by Section 3, Chapter 185, O.S.L. 2022 (27A O.S. Supp. 2022,
41	68		Section 1-1-202), is amended to read as follows:
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43		-	Section 1-1-202. A. Each state environmental agency shall:
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45	97		1. Be responsible for fully implementing and enforcing the laws
46	98		and rules within its jurisdictional areas of environmental
47	99		responsibility;
48	100		2. Utilize and enforce the Oklahoma Water Quality St andards
49	101		established by the Department of Environmental Quality;
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51	102		3. Seek to strengthen relationships between state, regional,
52	103		local and federal environmental planning, development and m anagement
53	104		programs;
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55	105		4. Specifically fac ilitate cooperation across jurisdictional
56	106		lines of authority with other state environmental agencies regarding
57	107		programs to resolve environmental concerns;
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59	108		5. Cooperate with all state environmental agencies, other state
60	109		agencies and local or federal govern mental entities to protect,
61	110		foster, and promote the general welfare, and the environment and
62	111		natural resources of this state;
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64	112		6. Have the authority to engage in environmental and natural
65	113		resource information diss emination and education activities within
66	114		their respective areas of environmental jur isdiction; and
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68	115		7. Participate in every hearing conducted by the Department of
69	116		Environmental Quality for the consideration, adoption or amendment
70	117		of the classification of waters of the state and standards of purity
71	118		and quality thereof, and shall have the opportunity to present
72	119		written comment to the me mbers of the Department of Environmental
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73	147		Quality Board at the same time staff recommendations are submitted
74	148		to those members for Board review and consideration.
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76	149		B. 1. In addition to the requirements of subsection A of this
77	150		section, each state environmental agency shall have pr omulgated by
78	151		July 1, 2001, a Water Quality Standards Implementation Plan for its
79	152		jurisdictional areas of environmental responsibility in compliance
80	153		with the Administrative Procedures Act and pursuant to the
81	154		provisions of this section. Each agency shall re view its plan at
82	155		least every three (3) years thereafter to determine whether
83	156		revisions to the plan are necessary.
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85	157		2. Upon the request of any state environmental agency, the
86	158		Department of Environmental Quality shall provide consulting
87	159		assistance to such ag ency in developing a Water Quality Standards
88	160		Implementation Plan as required by this subsection.
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90	161		3. Each Water Quality Standards Implementation Plan shall:
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92	162		a. describe, generally, the processes, procedures and
93	163		methodologies the state environmental agency will
94	164		utilize to ensure that programs within its
95	165		jurisdictional areas of environmental responsibility
96	166		will comply with anti-degradation standards and lead
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99	168		(1) maintenance of water quality where beneficial
100	169		uses are supported,
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102	197		(2) removal of threats to wa ter quality where
103	198		beneficial uses are in danger of not being
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106	200		(3) restoration of water quality where beneficial
107	201		uses are not being supported,
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109	202		b. include the procedures to be utilized in the
110	203		application of use support assessment protocols to
111	204		make impairment determinations,
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113	205		c. list and describe programs affecting water quality,
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115	206		d. include technical information and procedures to be
116	207		utilized in implementing the Water Qu ality Standards
117	208		Implementation Plan,
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119	209		e. describe the method by which the Water Quality
120	210		Standards Implementation Plan will be integrated into
121	211		the water quality management acti vities within the
122	212		jurisdictional areas of environmental responsibility
123	213		of the state environmental agency,
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125	214		f. detail the manner in which the agency will comply wi th
126	215		mandated statewide requirements affecting water
127	216		quality developed by other state environmen tal
128	217		agencies including, but not limited to, total maximum
129	218		daily load development, w ater discharge permit
130	219		activities and nonpoint source pollution prevention
131	220		programs,
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133	248		g. include a brief summary of the written comments and
134		-	testimony received pursuant to al l public meetings ~~ENR. H. B. NO. 1982 Page 4~~
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135	250		held or sponsored by the state environmental agency
136	251		for the purpose of providing the public and other
137	252		state environmental agencies an opportunity to comment
138	253		on the plan, and
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140	254		h. describe objective methods and means to evaluate the
141	255		effectiveness of activities conducted pursuant to the
142	256		Water Quality Standards Implementation Plan to achieve
143	257		Oklahoma Water Quality Standards.
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145	258		C. 1. Each state environme ntal agency with groundwater
146	259		protection authority pursuant to Article III of the Oklahoma
147	260		Environmental Quality Act shall be the groundwater protection agency
148	261		for activities within its jurisdictional areas of environmental
149	262		responsibility.
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151	263		2. The Department of Environmental Quality shall cooperate with
152	264		other state environmental agencies, as appropriate and necessary, in
153	265		the protection of such unassigned activities.
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155	266		3. Groundwater regulatory agencies shall develop groundwater
156	267		protection practices to prevent groundwater contamination from
157	268		activities within their respective jurisdictional areas of
158	269		environmental responsibility.
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160	270		4. Each groundwater protection agency shall promulgate such
161	271		rules, and issue such permits, policies, directives or any other
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162	299		appropriate requirements, as necessary, to implement the
163	300		requirements of this subsection.
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165	301		5. Groundwater protection a gencies shall take such action as
166	302		may be necessary to assure that activities within their respective
167	303		jurisdictional areas of environmental responsi bility protect
168	304		groundwater quality to support the uses of the state's water
169	305		quality.
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171	306		6. In addition, each gr oundwater protection agency with
172	307		enforcement authority is hereby authorized to:
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174	308		a. engage the voluntary cooperation of all persons in the
175	309		maintenance and protection of groundwater, and to
176	310		advise, consult and cooperate with all persons, all
177	311		agencies of the state, universities and colleges, the
178	312		federal government or other states, and with
179		-	interstate agencies in the furtherance of the purposes ~~ENR. H. B. NO. 1982 Page 5~~
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180	314		of this subsection, and to this end and for the
181	315		purposes of studies, scientific or other
182	316		investigations, research, exp eriments and
183	317		demonstrations pertaining thereto, receive and spend
184	318		funds as appropriated by the Legislature, and from
185	319		such agencies and other office rs and persons on behalf
186	320		of the state,
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188	321		b. encourage the formulation and execution of plans to
189	322		maintain and protect groundwater by cooperative groups
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190	350		or associations of municipal corporations, industries,
191	351		industrial users and other users of groundwaters of
192	352		the state, who, jointly or severally, are or may be
193	353		impacting on the maintenance and protection of
194	354		groundwater,
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196	355		c. encourage, participate in or conduct or cause to be
197	356		conducted studies, scientific or other investigations,
198	357		research, experiments and demonstr ations relating to
199	358		the maintenance and protection of groundwater, and to
200	359		collect data with respect thereto, a ll as may be
201	360		deemed advisable and necessary to carry out the
202	361		purposes of this subsection, and to make reports and
203	362		recommendations with respect ther eto,
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205	363		d. conduct groundwater sampling, data collection,
206	364		analyses and evaluations with sufficient frequency to
207	365		ascertain the characteristics and quality of
208	366		groundwater and the sufficiency of the groundwater
209	367		protection programs established pursuant to this
210	368		subsection, and
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212	369		e. develop a public education and promotion program to
213	370		aid and assist in publicizing the need o f, and
214	371		securing support for, the maintenance and protection
215	372		of groundwater.
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217	400		D. Each state environmental agency and each state agency with
218	401		limited environmental responsibilities shall participate in the
219	402		information management system developed by the Depart ment of
220	403		Environmental Quality, pursuant to Section 1-4-107 of this title,
221	404		with such information as the Department shall reasonably request.
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223	405		E. In each even-numbered year, in cooperation with other state
224		-	environmental agencies participating in the monitori ng of water ~~ENR. H. B. NO. 1982 Page 6~~
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225	407		resources, the Department of Environmental Quality shall provide a
226	408		report on the status of water quality monitoring to the Legislature
227	409		for review.
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229	410		SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 27A O.S. 2021, Section 1 -3-101, as
230	411		amended by Section 4, Chapter 185, O.S.L. 2022 (27A O.S. Supp. 2022,
231	412		Section 1-3-101), is amended to read as follows:
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233	413		Section 1-3-101. A. The provisions of this section specify the
234	414		jurisdictional areas of responsibility for each state environmental
235	415		agency and state agencies with limited environmental responsibility.
236	416		The jurisdictional areas of environmental responsibil ity specified
237	417		in this section shall be in addition to those otherwise provided by
238	418		law and assigned to the specific state environmental agency;
239	419		provided that any rule, interagency agreement or executive order
240	420		enacted or entered into prior to the effective d ate of this section
241	421		which conflicts with the assignment of jurisdictional environmental
242	422		responsibilities specified by this section is hereby superseded.
243	423		The provisions of this subsection shall not nullify any financial
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244	451		obligation arising from services ren dered pursuant to any
245	452		interagency agreement or executive order entered into prior to July
246	453		1, 1993, nor nullify any obligations or agreements with private
247	454		persons or parties entered into with any state environme ntal agency
248	455		before July 1, 1993.
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250	456		B. Department of Environmental Quality. The Department of
251	457		Environmental Quality shall have the following jurisdictional areas
252	458		of environmental responsibility:
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254	459		1. All point source discharges of pollutants and storm wate r to
255	460		waters of the state which originate from mu nicipal, industrial,
256	461		commercial, mining, transportation and utilities, construction,
257	462		trade, real estate and finance, services, public administration,
258	463		manufacturing and other sources, facilities and activities , except
259	464		as provided in subsections D and E of t his section;
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261	465		2. All nonpoint source discharges and pollution except as
262	466		provided in subsections D, E and F of this section;
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264	467		3. Technical lead agency for poin t source, nonpoint source and
265	468		storm water pollution control programs funded under Section 106 of
266	469		the federal Clean Water Act, for areas within the Department's
267	470		jurisdiction as provided in this subsection;
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269	471		4. Surface water and groundwater quality and prote ction and
270	472		water quality certifications;
271	473		5. Waterworks and wastewater works operator certification ;
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275	502		7. Underground injection control pursuant to the federal Safe
276	503		Drinking Water Act and 40 CFR Parts 144 through 148, e xcept for:
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278	504		a. Class II injection wells,
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280	505		b. Class V injection wells utilized in the remediation of
281	506		groundwater associated with underground or aboveground
282	507		storage tanks regulated by the Corporation Commission,
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284	508		c. those wells used for the recovery, injection or
285	509		disposal of mineral brines as defined in the Oklahoma
286	510		Brine Development Act regulated by the Co mmission, and
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288	511		d. any aspect of any CO 2 sequestration facility including
289	512		any associated CO2 injection well, over which the
290	513		Commission is given jurisdiction pur suant to the
291	514		Oklahoma Carbon Capture and Geologic Sequestration
292	515		Act;
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294	516		8. Notwithstanding any othe r provision in this section or other
295	517		environmental jurisdiction statute, sole and exclusive jurisdiction
296	518		for air quality under the federal Clean Air Act and ap plicable state
297	519		law, except for indoor air quality and asbestos as regulated for
298	520		worker safety by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act and
299	521		by Chapter 11 of Title 40 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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301	522		9. Hazardous waste and solid waste including industrial,
302	523		commercial and municipal waste;
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304	524		10. Superfund responsibilities of the state under the
305	525		Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
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306	553		of 1980 and amendments thereto, except the planning requirements of
307	554		Title III of the Superfund Am endment and Reauthorization Act of
308	555		1986;
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310	556		11. Radioactive waste and all regulatory activities for the use
311	557		of atomic energy and sources of radiation except for electronic
312	558		products used for diagnosis by diagnostic X-ray facilities and
313		-	electronic products use d for bomb detection by public safety bomb ~~ENR. H. B. NO. 1982 Page 8~~
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314	560		squads within law enforcement agencies of this state o r within law
315	561		enforcement agencies of any political subdivision of this state;
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317	562		12. Water, waste, and wastewater treatment systems including,
318	563		but not limited to, septic tanks or other public or private waste
319	564		disposal systems;
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321	565		13. Emergency response as spec ified by law;
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323	566		14. Environmental laboratory services and laboratory
324	567		certification;
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326	568		15. Hazardous substances other than branding, package and
327	569		labeling requirements;
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329	570		16. Freshwater wellhead protection;
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331	571		17. Groundwater protection for activities subject to the
332	572		jurisdictional areas of environmental responsibility of the
333	573		Department;
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335	574		18. Utilization and enforcement of Oklahoma Water Quality
336	575		Standards and implemen tation documents;
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338	603		19. Environmental regulation of any entity or activity, and the
339	604		prevention, control and abatement of any pollution, not subject to
340	605		the specific statutory authority of another state environmental
341	606		agency;
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343	607		20. Development and maintenance of a computerized information
344	608		system relating to water quality pursuant to Section 1-4-107 of this
345	609		title;
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347	610		21. Development and promulgation of Oklahoma Water Quality
348	611		Standards, their accompanying use support assessment protocols,
349	612		anti-degradation policies generally affecting Oklahoma Water Quality
350	613		Standards application and implementation including but not limited
351	614		to mixing zones, low flows and variances or any modification or
352	615		change thereof pursuant to Section 1085.30 of Title 82 of the
353	616		Oklahoma Statutes, and the Implementation Plan pursuant to Section
354	617		1-1-202 of this title for its jurisdictional area o f environmental
355	618		responsibility; and
356		-
357	619		22. Development and utilization of policies and requirements
358		-	necessary for the implementation of Oklahoma Groundwate r Quality ~~ENR. H. B. NO. 1982 Page 9~~
	620	+	necessary for the implementation of Oklahoma Groundwate r Quality
359	621		Standards to the extent that the implementation of such standards
360	622		are is within the scope of the Department's jurisdiction including
361	623		but not limited to the establishment of points of compliance when
362	624		warranted.
363	625
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364	652		C. Oklahoma Water Resources Board. The Oklahoma Water
365	653		Resources Board shall have the following jurisdictional areas of
366	654		environmental respon sibility:
367		-
368	655		1. Water quantity including, but not limited to, water rights,
369	656		surface water and underground water, planning, and interstate stream
370	657		compacts;
371		-
372	658		2. Weather modification;
373		-
374	659		3. Dam safety;
375		-
376	660		4. Flood plain management;
377		-
378	661		5. State water/wastewater loans and grants revolving fund and
379	662		other related financial aid programs;
380		-
381	663		6. Administration of the federal Clean Water State Revolving
382	664		Fund Program including, but not limited to, making application for
383	665		and receiving capitalization grant awards, wastewater prior itization
384	666		for funding, technical project reviews, environmental review
385	667		process, and financial review and administration;
386		-
387	668		7. Water well drillers/ pump installers licensing;
388		-
389	669		8. Technical lead agency for clean l akes eligible for funding
390	670		under Section 314 of the federal Clean Water Act or other applicable
391	671		sections of the federal Clean Water Act or other subsequent state
392	672		and federal clean lakes progra ms; administration of a state program
393	673		for assessing, monitoring, studying and restoring Oklahoma lakes
394	674		with administration to include, but not be limited to, receipt and
395	675		expenditure of funds from federal, state and private sources for
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396	703		clean lakes and imple mentation of a volunteer monitoring program to
397	704		assess and monitor state water resources, provided such funds fro m
398	705		federal Clean Water Act sources are administered and disbursed by
399	706		the Office of the Secretary of Environment;
400		-
401	707		9. Groundwater protection for activiti es subject to the
402	708		jurisdictional areas of environmental responsibility of the Board;
403		-	ENR. H. B. NO. 1982 Page 10
404	709		10. Development and promulgation of a Water Quality Standards
405	710		Implementation Plan pursuant to Section 1-1-202 of this title for
406	711		its jurisdictional area of environmental r esponsibility;
407		-
408	712		11. Development of classifications and identification of
409	713		permitted uses of groundwater, in recognized water rights, and
410	714		associated groundwater recharge areas;
411		-
412	715		12. Establishment and implementation of a statewide beneficial
413	716		use monitoring program for waters of the state in coordination with
414	717		the other state environmental agencies; and
415		-
416	718		13. Coordination with other sta te environmental agencies and
417	719		other public entities of water resource investigations conducted by
418	720		the federal United States Geologica l Survey for water quality and
419	721		quantity monitoring in the state; and
420		-
421	722		14. Development and submission of a report concer ning the
422	723		status of water quality monitoring in this state pursuant to Section
423	724		1-1-202 of this title.
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424	726
425		-	D. Oklahoma Department of Agricult ure, Food, and Forestry.
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426	752
427	753		1. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, an d Forestry
428	754		shall have the following jurisdi ctional areas of environmental
429	755		responsibility except as provided in paragraph 2 of this subsection:
430		-
431	756		a. point source discharges and non point source runoff
432	757		from agricultural crop production, agricultural
433	758		services, livestock production, silviculture, feed
434	759		yards, livestock markets and animal waste,
435		-
436	760		b. pesticide control,
437		-
438	761		c. forestry and nurseries,
439		-
440	762		d. fertilizer,
441		-
442	763		e. facilities which store grain, feed, seed, fertilizer
443	764		and agricultural chemicals,
444		-
445	765		f. dairy waste and wastew ater associated with milk
446	766		production facilities,
447		-	ENR. H. B. NO. 1982 Page 11
448	767		g. groundwater protection for activities subject to the
449	768		jurisdictional areas of environmental responsibility
450	769		of the Department,
451		-
452	770		h. utilization and enforcement of Oklahoma Water Quality
453	771		Standards and implemen tation documents,
454		-
455	772		i. development and promul gation of a Water Quality
456	773		Standards Implementation Plan pursuant to Section 1-1-
457	774		202 of this title for its jurisdictional areas of
458	775		environmental responsibility, and
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461	804		jurisdictional areas of environmenta l responsibility
462	805		of the Department.
463		-
464	806		2. In addition to the jurisdictional areas of environmental
465	807		responsibility specified in subsection B of this section, the
466	808		Department of Environmental Quality shall have environ mental
467	809		jurisdiction over:
468		-
469	810		a. (1) commercial manufacturers of fertilizers, grain
470	811		and feed products, and chemicals, and over
471	812		manufacturing of food and kindred products,
472	813		tobacco, paper, lumber, wood, textile mill and
473	814		other agricultural products,
474		-
475	815		(2) slaughterhouses, but not including feedlots at
476	816		these facilities, and
477		-
478	817		(3) aquaculture and fish hatcheries
479		-
480	818		including, but not limited to, discharges of
481	819		pollutants and storm water to waters of the state,
482	820		surface impoundments and land application of wastes
483	821		and sludge, and other pollution originating at these
484	822		facilities, and
485		-
486	823		b. facilities which store grain, feed, seed, fertilizer,
487	824		and agricultural chemicals that are required by
488	825		federal NPDES regulations to obtain a permit for storm
489	826		water discharges shall only be subject to the
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490	854		jurisdiction of the Department of E nvironmental
491	855		Quality with respect to such storm water discharges.
492		-	ENR. H. B. NO. 1982 Page 12
493	856		E. Corporation Commission.
494		-
495	857		1. The Corporation Com mission is hereby ve sted with exclusive
496	858		jurisdiction, power and authority, and it shall be its du ty to
497	859		promulgate and enforce rules, and is sue and enforce orders governing
498	860		and regulating:
499		-
500	861		a. the conservation of oil and gas,
501		-
502	862		b. field operations for geolog ic and geophysical
503	863		exploration for oil, gas and brine including seismic
504	864		survey wells, stratigraphic test wells and core test
505	865		wells,
506		-
507	866		c. the exploration, drilling, development, producing or
508	867		processing for oil and gas on the lease site,
509		-
510	868		d. the exploration, drilling, development, production and
511	869		operation of wells used in connection with the
512	870		recovery, injection or disposal of mineral brines,
513		-
514	871		e. reclaiming facilities only for the processing of salt
515	872		water, crude oil, natural gas condensate and tank
516	873		bottoms or basic sediment from crud e oil tanks,
517	874		pipelines, pits and equipment associated with the
518	875		exploration, drilling, development, producing or
519	876		transportation of oil or gas,
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522	905		Safe Drinking Water Act and 40 C FR Parts 144 through
523	906		148 of:
524		-
525	907		(1) Class II injection wells,
526		-
527	908		(2) Class V injection wells utilized in the
528	909		remediation of groundwater associated wit h
529	910		underground or aboveground storage tanks
530	911		regulated by the Commission,
531		-
532	912		(3) those wells used for the recover y, injection or
533	913		disposal of mineral brines as defined in the
534	914		Oklahoma Brine Development Act, and
535		-
536	915		(4) any aspect of any CO2 sequestration facility
537		-	including any associated CO2 injection well, over ~~ENR. H. B. NO. 1982 Page 13~~
	916	+	including any associated CO2 injection well, over
538	917		which the Commission is given jurisdiction
539	918		pursuant to the Oklahoma Carbon Capture a nd
540	919		Geologic Sequestration Act.
541		-
542	920		Any substance that the United States Environmental
543	921		Protection Agency allows to be injected i nto a Class
544	922		II well may continue to be so injected,
545		-
546	923		g. tank farms for storage of crude oil and petroleum
547	924		products which are located outside the boundaries of
548	925		refineries, petrochemical manufacturing plants,
549	926		natural gas liquid extraction plants, or other
550	927		facilities which are subject to the jurisdiction of
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552	956		point source discharges,
553		-
554	957		h. the construction and operation of pipelines and
555	958		associated rights-of-way, equipment, facilities or
556	959		buildings used in the tra nsportation of oil, gas,
557	960		petroleum, petroleum products, anhydrous ammonia or
558	961		mineral brine, or in the tr eatment of oil, gas or
559	962		mineral brine during the course of transportation but
560	963		not including line pipes in any:
561		-
562	964		(1) natural gas liquids extraction plant,
563		-
564	965		(2) refinery,
565		-
566	966		(3) reclaiming facility other than for those
567	967		specified within subparagraph e of this
568	968		subsection,
569		-
570	969		(4) mineral brine processing plant, and
571		-
572	970		(5) petrochemical manufacturing plant,
573		-
574	971		i. the handling, transporta tion, storage and disposition
575	972		of saltwater, mineral brines, waste oil and other
576	973		deleterious substances produced from or obtained or
577	974		used in connection with the dri lling, development,
578	975		producing and operating of oil and gas wells, at:
	976	+	(1) any facility or activity specifically listed in
	977	+	paragraphs 1 and 2 of this subsection as being
579	978
580		-	(1) any facility or activity specifically listed in
581		-	paragraphs 1 and 2 of this subsection as being ENR. H. B. NO. 1982 Page 14
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583	1006		and
584		-
585	1007		(2) other oil and gas extraction f acilities and
586	1008		activities,
587		-
588	1009		j. spills of deleterious substances associated with
589	1010		facilities and activities specified in paragraph 1 of
590	1011		this subsection or associated with other oil and gas
591	1012		extraction facilities and activities,
592		-
593	1013		k. subsurface storage of oil, n atural gas and liquefied
594	1014		petroleum gas in geologic strata,
595		-
596	1015		l. groundwater protection for activiti es subject to the
597	1016		jurisdictional areas of environmental responsibility
598	1017		of the Commission,
599		-
600	1018		m. utilization and enforcement of Oklahoma Water Quality
601	1019		Standards and implementation documents, and
602		-
603	1020		n. development and promulgation of a Water Quality
604	1021		Standards Implementation Plan pursuant to Section 1-1-
605	1022		202 of this title for its jurisdictional areas of
606	1023		environmental responsibility.
607		-
608	1024		2. The exclusive jurisdiction, pow er and authority of t he
609	1025		Commission shall also extend to the construction, operation,
610	1026		maintenance, site remediation, closure and abandonment of the
611	1027		facilities and activities described in paragraph 1 of this
612	1028		subsection.
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614	1056		3. When a deleterious substance from a Commission-regulated
615	1057		facility or activity enters a point source discharge of pollutants
616	1058		or storm water from a facility or activity regulat ed by the
617	1059		Department of Environmental Quality, the Department shall have sole
618	1060		jurisdiction over the point source di scharge of the comming led
619	1061		pollutants and storm water from the two facilities or activities
620	1062		insofar as Department-regulated facilities and act ivities are
621	1063		concerned.
622		-
623	1064		4. The Commission and the Department of Environmental Quality
624	1065		are hereby authorized to obt ain authorization from the Environmental
625	1066		Protection Agency to administer, within their respective
626		-	jurisdictions, any and all programs regulati ng oil and gas ~~ENR. H. B. NO. 1982 Page 15~~
	1067	+	jurisdictions, any and all programs regulati ng oil and gas
627	1068		discharges into the waters of this state. For purposes of the
628	1069		federal Clean Water Act, any facilit y or activity which is subject
629	1070		to the jurisdiction of the Commission pursuant to paragraph 1 of
630	1071		this subsection and any other oil and gas extr action facility or
631	1072		activity which requires a permit for the discharge of a pollutant or
632	1073		storm water to waters of t he United States shall be subject to the
633	1074		direct jurisdiction and permitting authority of the Oklahoma a gency
634	1075		having received delegation of thi s program from the Environmental
635	1076		Protection Agency.
636		-
637	1077		5. The Commission shall have jurisdiction over:
638		-
639	1078		a. underground storage tanks that co ntain antifreeze,
640	1079		motor oil, motor fuel, gasoline, kerosene, diesel, or
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642	1108		or at the upstream or intermediate shipment points of
643	1109		pipeline operations including, but not limited to,
644	1110		tanks from which these ma terials are dispensed into
645	1111		vehicles, or tanks used in wholesale or bulk
646	1112		distribution activities, as well as leaks from pumps,
647	1113		hoses, dispensers, and other ancillary equipment
648	1114		associated with the tanks, whether above the ground or
649	1115		below; provided, that any point source discharge of a
650	1116		pollutant to waters of the United States during site
651	1117		remediation or the off-site disposal of contaminated
652	1118		soil, media, or debris shall be regulated by the
653	1119		Department of Environmental Quality,
654		-
655	1120		b. aboveground storage tanks that co ntain antifreeze,
656	1121		motor oil, motor fuel, gasoline, kerosene, diesel, or
657	1122		aviation fuel and that are not located at refin eries
658	1123		or at the upstream or intermediate shipment points of
659	1124		pipeline operations including, but not limited to,
660	1125		tanks from which these mat erials are dispensed into
661	1126		vehicles, or tanks used in wholesale or bulk
662	1127		distribution activities, as well as leaks from p umps,
663	1128		hoses, dispensers, and other ancillary equipment
664	1129		associated with the tanks, whether above the ground or
665	1130		below; provided, that any p oint source discharge of a
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667	1159		remediation or the off-site disposal of contaminated
668	1160		soil, media, or debris shall be regulated by the
669	1161		Department of Environmental Quality, and
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671	1162		c. the Petroleum Storage Tank Rel ease Environmental
672	1163		Cleanup Indemnity Fund, the Oklahoma Petroleum Storage
673	1164		Tank Release Indemnity Program, and the Oklah oma
674	1165		Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund.
675		-
676	1166		6. The Department of Environmental Quality shall have sole
677	1167		jurisdiction to regulate the transportation, discharge or release of
678	1168		deleterious substances or solid or hazar dous waste or other
679	1169		pollutants from rolling stock and rail facilities. The Department
680	1170		of Environmental Quality shall not have any jurisdiction with
681	1171		respect to pipeline transp ortation of carbon dioxide.
682		-
683	1172		7. The Department of Environmental Quality shall hav e sole
684	1173		environmental jurisdiction for point and nonpoint source discharges
685	1174		of pollutants and storm water to waters of the state from:
686		-
687	1175		a. refineries, petrochemical manufacturin g plants and
688	1176		natural gas liquid extraction plants,
689		-
690	1177		b. manufacturing of equipment and products related to oil
691	1178		and gas,
692		-
693	1179		c. bulk terminals, aboveground and underground storage
694	1180		tanks not subject to the jurisdiction of the
695	1181		Commission pursuant to this subsection , and
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697	1209		d. other facilities, activities and sources not subject
698	1210		to the jurisdiction of the Commission or the Oklahoma
699	1211		Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry as
700	1212		specified by this section.
701		-
702	1213		8. The Department of Environme ntal Quality shall have sole
703	1214		environmental jurisdiction to regulate air emissions from all
704	1215		facilities and sources subject to operating permit requiremen ts
705	1216		under Title V of the federal Clean Air Act as amended.
706		-
707	1217		F. Oklahoma Conservation Commission. The Oklahoma Conservation
708	1218		Commission shall have the following jurisdictional areas of
709	1219		environmental responsibility:
710		-
711	1220		1. Soil conservation, erosion control and nonpoint source
712	1221		management except as otherwise provided by law;
713		-
714	1222		2. Monitoring, evaluation and assessment of waters to determine
715		-	the condition of streams and rivers being impacted by nonpoint ~~ENR. H. B. NO. 1982 Page 17~~
	1223	+	the condition of streams and rivers being impacted by nonpoint
716	1224		source pollution. In carr ying out this area of responsibility, the
717	1225		Oklahoma Conservation Commission shall serve as the technical lead
718	1226		agency for nonpoint source categories as defined in Section 319 of
719	1227		the federal Clean Water Act or other subsequent federal or state
720	1228		nonpoint source programs, except for activities relat ed to
721	1229		industrial and municipal storm water or as otherwise provided by
722	1230		state law;
723		-
724	1231		3. Wetlands strategy;
725		-
726	1232		4. Abandoned mine reclamation;
727	1233
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729		-
730	1261		6. Assessment and conservation p lan development and
731	1262		implementation in watersheds of clean lakes, as specified by law;
732		-
733	1263		7. Complaint data management;
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735	1264		8. Coordination of environmental and natural resources
736	1265		education;
737		-
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739		-
740	1267		10. Groundwater protection for activities subject to the
741	1268		jurisdictional areas of environmental responsibility of the
742	1269		Commission;
743		-
744	1270		11. Development and promulgation of a Water Quality Standards
745	1271		Implementation Plan pursuant to Section 1-1-202 of this title for
746	1272		its jurisdictional areas of environmental responsibility;
747		-
748	1273		12. Utilization of Oklahoma Water Quality Standards and
749	1274		Implementation documents; and
750		-
751	1275		13. Verification and certification of carbon sequestra tion
752	1276		pursuant to the Oklahoma Carbon Sequestration Enhancement Act. This
753	1277		responsibility shall not be superseded by the Oklahoma Carbon
754	1278		Capture and Geologic Sequestration Act.
755		-
756	1279		G. Department of Mines. The Department of Mines shall have the
757	1280		following jurisdictional areas of environmental responsibility:
	1281	+	1. Mining regulation;
	1282	+	2. Mining reclamation of active mines;
758	1283
759		-	1. Mining regulation;
760		-	ENR. H. B. NO. 1982 Page 18
761		-	2. Mining reclamation of active mines;
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763	1310		3. Groundwater protection for activities subject to the
764	1311		jurisdictional areas of environmental responsibility of the
765	1312		Commission; and
766		-
767	1313		4. Development and promulgation of a Water Quality Standards
768	1314		Implementation Plan pursuant t o Section 1-1-202 of this title for
769	1315		its jurisdictional areas of responsibility.
770		-
771	1316		H. Department of Wildlife Conservation. The Department of
772	1317		Wildlife Conservation shall have th e following jurisdictional areas
773	1318		of environmental responsibilities:
774		-
775	1319		1. Investigating wildlife kills;
776		-
777	1320		2. Wildlife protection and seeking wildlife damage claims; and
778		-
779	1321		3. Development and promulgation of a Water Quality Standards
780	1322		Implementation Plan pursuant to Section 1-1-202 of this title for
781	1323		its jurisdictional areas of environmental r esponsibility.
782		-
783	1324		I. Department of Public Safety. The Department of Public
784	1325		Safety shall have the following jurisdictional areas of
785	1326		environmental responsibilities:
786		-
787	1327		1. Hazardous waste, substances and material transportation
788	1328		inspections as authorized by the Oklahoma Motor Carrier Safety and
789	1329		Hazardous Materials Transportation Act; and
790		-
791	1330		2. Inspection and audit activities of hazardous waste and
792	1331		materials carriers and handlers as authorized by the Oklahoma Motor
793	1332		Carrier Safety and Hazardous Materials Transportation Act.
794	1333
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796	1361		following jurisdictional areas of environmental responsibility:
797		-
798	1362		1. Regulation of asbestos in the workplace purs uant to Chapter
799	1363		11 of Title 40 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
800		-
801	1364		2. Asbestos monitoring in public and private buildin gs; and
802		-
803	1365		3. Indoor air quality as regulated under the authority of the
804		-	Oklahoma Occupational Health and Safety ~~Standards~~ Act, except for ~~ENR. H. B. NO. 1982 Page 19~~
	1366	+	Oklahoma Occupational Health and Safety S tandards Act, except for
805	1367		those indoor air quality issues specifically authorized to be
806	1368		regulated by another agency.
807		-
808	1369		Such programs shall be a fun ction of the Department's
809	1370		occupational safety and health jurisdiction.
810		-
811	1371		K. Oklahoma Department of Emergency Mana gement. The Oklahoma
812	1372		Department of Emergency Management shall have the following
813	1373		jurisdictional areas of environmental responsibilities:
814		-
815	1374		1. Coordination of all emergency resources and activities
816	1375		relating to threats to citizens' lives and property pursuan t to the
817	1376		Oklahoma Emergency Resour ces Management Act of 1967;
818		-
819	1377		2. Administer and enforce the planning requirements of Title
820	1378		III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 and
821	1379		develop such other emergency operations plans that will enable t he
822	1380		state to prepare for, respond t o, recover from and mitigate
823	1381		potential environmental emerge ncies and disasters pursuant to the
824	1382		Oklahoma Hazardous Materials Planning and Notification Act;
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827	1411		operations plans provided for in this subs ection pursuant to the
828	1412		Oklahoma Emergency Resources Managem ent Act of 1967;
829		-
830	1413		4. Administer and facilitate haza rdous materials training for
831	1414		state and local emergency planners and first responders pursuant to
832	1415		the Oklahoma Emergency Resources Management Act o f 1967; and
833		-
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835	1417		allowing state and local access to inform ation regarding hazardous
836	1418		materials' location, quantity and potential threat.
837		-
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839	1420		amended by Section 3, Chapter 113, O.S.L. 2022 (82 O.S. Sup p. 2022,
840	1421		Section 1085.2), is amended to read as follows:
841		-
842	1422		Section 1085.2 In addition to any and all other authority
843	1423		conferred upon it by law, the Oklahoma Water Resources Board shall
844	1424		also have authority:
845		-
846	1425		1. Generally to do all such things as in its judgment may be
847	1426		necessary, proper or exped ient in the accomplishment of its duties;
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849	1427		2. To make such contracts and execute such instruments as in
850	1428		the judgment of the Board are necessary or convenien t to the
851	1429		exercise of any of t he powers conferred upon it by law. Provided,
852	1430		however, no contract sha ll be made conveying the title or use of any
853	1431		waters of the State of Oklahoma to any person, firm, corporation or
854	1432		other state or subdivision of government, f or sale or use in any
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855	1460		other state, unless such contract be specifically authorized by an
856	1461		act of the Oklahoma Legislature and thereafter as approved by it;
857		-
858	1462		3. To negotiate contracts and other agreements with the federal
859	1463		government to arrange for the develo pment of water resources and for
860	1464		the storage and distribution of water for beneficial purposes;
861	1465		provided, however, that the Board shall act in such capacity only as
862	1466		an intermediary in assisting others, and under no circumstances
863	1467		shall the Board have any po wer or authority to build, co nstruct or
864	1468		finance any waterways, dams or other such projects for itsel f,
865	1469		except as may be otherwise specifically provided by the laws of this
866	1470		state;
867		-
868	1471		4. To develop statewide and local plans to assure the best and
869	1472		most effective use and control of water to meet both the current and
870	1473		long-range needs of the people of Oklahoma; to cooperate in such
871	1474		planning with any public or private agency, entity or person
872	1475		interested in water, and is directed to prepare such plans for
873	1476		consideration and approval by the Legisl ature; and to aid, at all
874	1477		times, counties, incorporated cities and town s and special purpose
875	1478		districts in the state in promoting and developing flood control and
876	1479		water conservation in the state;
877		-
878	1480		5. To employ and fix the compen sation of such officers, agen ts,
879	1481		attorneys, technical personnel and employees of the Board as it
880	1482		shall deem necessary to the proper performance of its duties;
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881	1484
882		-	6. To adopt and use an official seal;
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884	1511		7. To promulgate such rules and make orders as it may dee m
885	1512		necessary or convenient to the exercise of any of the powers or the
886	1513		performance of any of the duti es conferred or imposed upon it by
887	1514		this or any other law;
888		-
889	1515		8. To institute and maintain, or to intervene in, any actions
890	1516		or proceedings in or before any cou rt, board, commission or offi cer
891	1517		of this or any other state or of the United States to stop or
892	1518		prevent any use, misuse, appropriation or taking of any of the
893		-	waters of this state which is in whole or in part in violation of ~~ENR. H. B. NO. 1982 Page 21~~
	1519	+	waters of this state which is in whole or in part in violation of
894	1520		any law, or of any rules, orders , judgments or decrees of any court,
895	1521		board, commission or officer of this or any state or of the Uni ted
896	1522		States; and to institute and maintain or intervene in any other
897	1523		action or proceeding where the Board deems it necessary to the
898	1524		proper execution and disc harge of any of the powers or duties
899	1525		conferred or imposed upon it by law;
900		-
901	1526		9. To determine, charge a nd receive fees to be collected in
902	1527		advance for the filing and examination of applications for permits
903	1528		to:
904		-
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906		-
907	1530		b. appropriate groundwater,
908		-
909	1531		c. appropriate stream water,
910		-
911	1532		d. establish vested rights,
912		-
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914		-
915	1534		f. file other papers,
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918		-
919	1563		h. make prints of maps and drawings,
920		-
921	1564		i. certify copies of documents, maps and drawings,
922		-
923	1565		j. file transfers of wat er rights,
924		-
925	1566		k. gauge wells and ditches, changes in point of diversion
926	1567		and changes in place of use of water,
927		-
928	1568		l. test wells, and
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930	1569		m. hold hearings, make records and provide transcripts of
931	1570		hearings.
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933	1571		Such fees shall not be collected from any state agency or stat e
934	1572		institution;
935		-
936	1573		10. To negotiate contracts or water compacts with the federal
937	1574		government or any depa rtment or bureau thereof, or with any other
938		-	state for the purpose of obtaining assistance and ~~coopera tion~~ in the ~~ENR. H. B. NO. 1982 Page 22~~
	1575	+	state for the purpose of obtaining assistance and cooperation in the
939	1576		accomplishment of the purpose of flood cont rol and water
940	1577		conservation and use in the state. To that end, the Board may match
941	1578		funds with the federal government and with other states upon such
942	1579		terms as shall be agreed upon and approved by the Governor of the
943	1580		state, with the limitation that contracts or water compacts with
944	1581		other states for the division and apportionment of the cost and use
945	1582		of the water controlled by interstate projects shall be submitted to
946	1583		and approved by the Legislature of the state and the Governor of the
947	1584		state, and Congress and th e President of the U nited States
948	1585		conformable to the State and Federal Constitutions;
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951	1614		interest therein;
952		-
953	1615		12. To provide funding from federal and state monies for water
954	1616		and wastewater project purpo ses to eligible entities for preliminary
955	1617		engineering reports and planning and feasibility studies;
956		-
957	1618		13. To sell or dispose of real or personal property held by the
958	1619		Board when no longer needed in such manner as provided by law;
959		-
960	1620		14. To make appropriations o f water to all special purpose
961	1621		districts;
962		-
963	1622		15. To execute and deliver, without actual consideration
964	1623		therefor, a written release of any easement or easement deed
965	1624		heretofore given to the Conservation Commission of the State of
966	1625		Oklahoma, the Planning and Reso urces Board or the Oklahoma Water
967	1626		Resources Board on lands situated in this state, whenever it shall
968	1627		appear to said Oklahoma Water Resources Board that the need for such
969	1628		easement or easement deed no longer exists; provided, the owner of
970	1629		the lands affected shall file a written application for such release
971	1630		with the Oklahoma Water Resources Board;
972		-
973	1631		16. To adopt, modify or repeal and promulgate standards of
974	1632		quality of the waters of the state and to classify such waters
975	1633		according to their best uses in the intere st of the public under
976	1634		such conditions as the Board may prescribe for the prevention,
977	1635		control, and abatement of pollution. The standard of quality of
978	1636		waters of the state adopted by the Board pursuant to the provisions
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980	1665		appropriate state environmental agencies in implementing their
981	1666		respective duties to abate and prevent pollution to the waters of
982	1667		the state, except the Department of Environmental Quality shall have
983		-	the authority to ado pt water quality standard variances and site- ~~ENR. H. B. NO. 1982 Page 23~~
	1668	+	the authority to ado pt water quality standard variances and site-
984	1669		specific criteria to the extent that such variances and site-
985	1670		specific criteria are utilized in and enforce d through water quality
986	1671		permits issued by the Department;
987		-
988	1672		17. To review disputes involving service areas or territories,
989	1673		rates for raw or treated water, and abrogation clauses in contracts
990	1674		among municipalities and rural water di stricts or not-for-profit
991	1675		rural water corporations; to recommend mediation and refer parties
992	1676		in appropriate disputes to mediators and provide technic al
993	1677		information to such mediators; and to recommend other means of
994	1678		resolving disputes; provided, that no par ty to such dispute may
995	1679		initiate action in any district court regarding the dispute until
996	1680		written notice of the dispute has been filed with the Board;
997	1681		provided further that the provisions of this paragraph shall not be
998	1682		construed to diminish any right of acc ess to the court granted to a
999	1683		party by law;
1000		-
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1002	1685		of rural water districts and not -for-profit rural water corporations
1003	1686		throughout the year on a regional basis for the purpose of study and
1004	1687		instruction in the areas of financing, law and the ethics, duties
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1005	1715		and responsibilities of such board members. Such training shall be
1006	1716		provided by the Board in con junction with the Oklahoma Rural Water
1007	1717		Association as required by law. To the extent possible, the Board
1008	1718		shall attempt to schedule training workshops in three-hour segments
1009	1719		to be held in any public facility at a time convenient to the
1010	1720		attendees;
1011		-
1012	1721		19. 18. To establish an agency special account through the
1013	1722		Office of Management and Enterp rise Services and the State
1014	1723		Treasurer's Office as necessary for the collection and distribution
1015	1724		of funds, including funds of sponsors and registration fees related
1016	1725		to conferences, meetings and training sessions; and
1017		-
1018	1726		20. 19. To accredit persons having requisit e knowledge in
1019	1727		floodplain management and in minimization and prevention of flood
1020	1728		hazards and losses.
1021		-
1022	1729		SECTION 4. RECODIFICATION 82 O.S. 2021, Section 1085.30,
1023	1730		as amended by Section 6, Chapter 185, O.S.L. 202 2 (82 O.S. Supp.
1024	1731		2022, Section 1085.30), shall be recodified as Section 2-6-103.2 of
1025	1732		Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created a
1026	1733		duplication in numbering.
1027		-	ENR. H. B. NO. 1982 Page 24
1028	1734		SECTION 5. RECODIFICATION 82 O.S. 2021, Section
1029	1735		1085.30a, as amended by Section 7, Chapter 185, O.S.L. 2022 (82 O.S.
1030	1736		Supp. 2022, Section 1085.30a), shall be recodified as Section 2-6-
1031	1737		103.3 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created
1032	1738		a duplication in numbering.
1033	1739
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1034	1766		SECTION 6. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
1035		-	ENR. H. B. NO. 1982 Page 25
1036		-	Passed the House of Representatives the 7th day of March, 2023.
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1041		-	Presiding Officer of the House
1042		-	of Representatives
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1046		-	Passed the Senate the 25th day of April, 2023.
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1054		-	OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
1055		-	Received by the Office of the Governor this _____________ _______
1056		-	day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
1057		-	By: _________________________________
1058		-	Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
1059		-	day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
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1062		-	_________________________________
1063		-	Governor of the State of Oklahoma
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1065		-	OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
1066		-	Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
1067		-	day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
1068		-	By: _________________________________
	1767	+	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMIT TEE ON ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
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