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Oklahoma House Bill HB2359

Oklahoma 2023 Regular Session

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331 BILL NO. 2359 By: Boles of the House
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13-An Act relating to the Co rporation Commission;
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16-certain manner and form for submission of report;
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3157 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PE OPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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3358 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
3459 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 160.14A of Title 17, unless
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3761 A. The owner of a renewable energy re cycling facility shall
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4191 include a current total inventory of renewable energy components
4292 accepted for recycling, but not y et recycled, as of the end of the
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4494 recycling of those renewable energy components. The report shall
4595 also include the estimated costs for completing the recycling of the
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96+reported inventory within the estimated timeline . Provided, the
4797 estimated costs associated wi th the recycling of wind turbine bla des
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4999 The report shall be submitted in the manner and form prescribed by
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52101 B. The owner of a renewable energy recycling facility shall
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54103 financial security to cover the ant icipated costs of recycling the
55104 reported inventory, including wind turbine blades, during the
56105 upcoming calendar year. Evidence of financial security may be in
57106 the form of a surety bond, collateral bond, parent guaranty, cash,
58107 cashier’s check, certificate of deposit, bank joint custody receipt ,
59108 or other approved negotiable instrument as established in rules
60109 promulgated by the Corporation Commission. Evidence of financial
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65139 C. The amount of financial security shal l be one hundred
66140 twenty-five percent (125%) of the estimated total cost of recycling
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70143 the website of the Commission a list of those renewable energy
71144 recycling facilities that have submitted the report and evidence of
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73146 section. An owner of a wind farm operation that chooses to send
74147 wind turbine blade renewable energy components to a third-party
75148 recycling facility locat ed in this state shall utilize renewable
76149 energy recycling facilities listed on the Commission website.
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79151 information required by this section, the owner shall be subject to
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83154 F. Each recycling facility shall submit an annual registration
84155 fee of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) per year to the Commi ssion
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86157 implementing the provisions of this section.
158+SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.”
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247+BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
248+SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
249+in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 160.14A of Title 17, unless
250+there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
251+A. The owner of a renewable energy re cycling facility shall
252+submit an annual report to the Oklahoma Corporation Com mission no
253+later than December 31 of each calendar year to include current
254+inventory and an estimated timeline for the finality of recycling of
255+all renewable energy components. The report shall also include
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288+Evidence of financial security may be in the form of a surety bond,
289+collateral bond, parent guaranty, cash, cashier 's check, certificate
290+of deposit, bank joint custody receipt or other approved n egotiable
291+instrument as established in rules promulgated by the Oklahoma
292+Corporation Commission. Evidence of financial security shall be
293+submitted within ninety (90) days of the recycling facility taking
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295+C. The amount of financi al security shall be one hundred
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297+D. If the owner of the recycling facility fails to submit the
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109-OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
110-Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
111-day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
112-By: _________________________________
113-Approved by the Gover nor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
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