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33-SENATE BILL NO. 512 By: McCortney and Kidd of the
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38- McCall of the House
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43-[ Department of Environmental Quality - Division of
44-Mines - transfer - state environmental agencies -
45-violations - certificates - permits - examinations -
46-inspections - bonds - reclamation - appeals - mining
47-- restoration - penalties - limitations - appeals -
48-rules and regulations - public funds -
49-confidentiality - tax credit - exemptions - mines –
50-repealer - codification - recodification - effective
51-date -
52- emergency ]
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53+STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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55+1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
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57+SENATE BILL 512 By: McCortney
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63+AS INTRODUCED
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65+An Act relating to the Department of Environmental
66+Quality; creating Division of Mines; consolidating
67+the Department of Mines into the Department of
68+Environmental Quality; defining term; requiring
69+transfer of certain papers, records, and property by
70+certain date; transferring certain functions, powers,
71+duties, and obligations; transferring certain rules,
72+regulations, acts, orders, determinations, and
73+decisions; detailing the transfer of certain
74+employees; requiring certain coordination; amending
75+27A O.S. 2021, Sections 1-1-201, 1-3-101, as last
76+amended by Section 4, Chapter 185, O.S.L. 20 22, 2-1-
77+102, 2-3-110, 2-6-111, and 4-1-102 (27A O.S. Supp.
78+2022, Section 1-3-101), which relate to definitions,
79+state environmental agencies, sale of headquarters
80+building, and permitting moratorium; deleting
81+references to consolidated agency; modifying certain
82+agency responsibilities; amending 29 O.S. 2021,
83+Section 7-401a, which relates to violations caus ing
84+death of fish or wildlife; modifying definition;
85+amending 45 O.S. 2021, Sections 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5,
86+1a, 1c, 1d, 1e, 1f, 2, 3, 5, 6, 34, 44, 45, 46.1, 48,
87+723, 724, 725, 727, 728, 7 29, 731, 732, 733, 734,
88+735, 738, 742.1, 742.2, 7 45.1, 753, 767, 768, 769,
89+775, 780, 786, 787, 852, 901, 902, 903, 904, 905,
90+906, 907, 911, 918, 931, 938.1, and 950, which relate
91+to the violations of board order, hearings,
92+inspections, rules and regulations, powers and
93+duties, Chief Mine Inspector, Okla homa Miner Training
94+Institute, certificates of competency, issuance of
95+certificates, temporary permits, annual reports,
96+examinations of mines, disputes, special counsel,
97+study of mining laws, market studies, acid mine
98+drainage, borrow pit drainage, permits, procedure for
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159+program, applications, augering, surface mining,
160+reclamation efforts, disturbances to hydrologic
161+balance, waste piles, explosives, reestablishment of
162+native flora, spoil material, performance standards,
163+steep slope mining, soil restoration, mine operators,
164+suspension of underground mining, application to
165+surface operations, data collection, right of entry,
166+conflicts of interest, reports of violations, civil
167+penalties, release of per formance bond, civil
168+actions, conditions or practices in violation,
169+abatement of violation, suspension or revocation,
170+notices and orders, actions for damages, land
171+unsuitable for surface mining, petitions, limitations
172+on surface mining, cooperative agreements, review of
173+notices or orders, appeals of orders, rules and
174+regulations, unconstitutionality of certain act,
175+federal rules and regulations, alte rnative
176+reclamation practices, assistance of sta te agencies,
177+federal inspection, Governor as ex officio member,
178+certificates of competency, certification of
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180+inspection and examination of strip and surface
181+mines, explosives, operator’s fees, creation of
182+revolving fund, and moratoriums on certain permits;
183+deleting references to consolidated agency; modifying
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185+O.S. 2021, Section 156, which relates to purchase of
186+passenger automobiles or buses with public funds;
187+deleting reference to consolidated agency; amending
188+51 O.S. 2021, Section 24A.27, which relates to
189+confidentiality of vulnerability assessments of
190+critical assets; deleting reference to consolidated
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193+amending 63 O.S. 2021, Sections 122.2, 123.1, 123.2,
194+123.2A, 123.3, 123.4, 123.5, 123.7, and 123.8, which
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251+modifying agency reference s; amending 74 O.S. 2021,
252+Section 500.18, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 325,
253+O.S.L. 2022 (74 O.S. Supp. 2022, S ection 500.18),
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255+agency exemption; amending 82 O.S. 2021, Sections
256+1020.2 and 1020.9C, which relate to declaration of
257+policy and moratorium on actions related to the
258+operation of certain mines; modifying agency
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260+agency; repealing 45 O.S. 2021, Sections 1, 1b, 3.1,
261+31, 32, 41, 46, 47, and 938, which relate to the
262+Oklahoma Mining Commission, appointments, annual
263+reports and examinations by C hief Mine Inspector,
264+dispute settlement, market studies, Oklahoma Mining
265+Commission funding, and Department of Mines Revolving
266+Fund; updating statutory language; updating statutory
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57273 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
58274 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
59275 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3001 of Title 27A, unless there
60276 is created a duplication in numb ering, reads as follows:
61277 A. There is hereby created within the Department of
62278 Environmental Quality a Division of Mines, which shall fulfill the
63279 role of the Department of Mines created by Section 25 of Arti cle VI
64280 of the Oklahoma Constitution.
65281 B. The Department of Mines is hereby co nsolidated into the
66282 Department of Environmental Quality as the Division of Mines
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94283 described in subsection A of this section. The Ex ecutive Director
95284 of the Department of Environmenta l Quality shall assume all
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96336 executive-level responsibilities formerly belong ing to the
97337 Department of Mines. The Executive Direc tor of the Department of
98338 Environmental Quality shall function as and possess the powers of
99339 the agency director for the conso lidated agency as enumerated by
100340 existing statute. For the purposes of this sect ion, the term
101341 “consolidated agency” means the Department of Mines. Any funds in
102342 possession of, or appropriated or allocated to the consolidated
103343 agency shall be deemed to be funds o f the Department of
104344 Environmental Quality.
105345 C. The Executive Director of th e Department of Environmental
106346 Quality shall cause the personnel of the consolidated agency to
107347 deliver to the Department all books, p apers, records, and propert y
108348 of the consolidated agency within ninety (90) days after the
109349 effective date of this act.
110350 D. All functions, powers, duties, and obligations previously
111351 assigned to the consolidated agency are hereby transferred to the
112352 Department of Environmental Quality.
113353 E. All rules, regulations, acts, orders, determinations, and
114354 decisions of the consolidated agency pertaining to the functions and
115355 powers transferred and assigned to the Department of Environmental
116356 Quality pursuant to this act , in force at the time of such transfer,
117357 assignment, assumption, or devolution sha ll continue in force and
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146359 decisions of the consol idated agency until duly modified or
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147411 abrogated by the appropriate bo dy or until otherwise provided by
148412 law.
149413 F. All personnel of the consolidated agency whose duties are
150414 transferred under this act shall be transferred to the Department of
151415 Environmental Quality at the discretion of the Executive Director.
152416 Personnel transferred pursuant to the provi sions of this section
153417 shall not be required to accept a lesser salary than presently
154418 received. Transferred personnel shall be placed within the
155419 classification level in which they meet qualificatio ns for without
156420 an entrance examination. All transferred persons shall retain
157421 seniority, leave, sick, and annual time earned, and any retirement
158422 benefits which have accrued during their tenure with the
159423 consolidated agency. The transfer of personnel amon g the agencies
160424 shall be coordinated with the Office of Management and En terprise
161425 Services.
162426 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 27A O.S. 2021, Section 1 -1-201, is
163427 amended to read as follows:
164428 Section 1-1-201. As used in the Oklahoma Environmental Quality
165429 Act:
166430 1. “Clean Water Act” means the federal Water Pollution Control
167431 Act, 33 U.S.C., Section 1251 et seq., as amended;
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195432 2. “Discharge” includes but is not limited to a discharge of a
196433 pollutant, and means any addition of any pollutant to waters of the
197434 state from any point source;
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198486 3. “Environment” includes the air, land, wildli fe, and waters
199487 of the state;
200488 4. “Federal Safe Drinking Water Act ” means the federal law at
201489 42 U.S.C., Section 300 et seq., as amended;
202490 5. “Groundwater protection agencies ” include the:
203491 a. Oklahoma Water Resources Board,
204492 b. Oklahoma Corporation Commission ,
205493 c. State Oklahoma Department of Agriculture , Food, and
206494 Forestry,
207495 d. Department of Environmental Quality, and
208496 e. Conservation Commission , and
209497 f. Department of Mines;
210498 6. “Nonpoint source” means the contaminat ion of the environment
211499 with a pollutant for whi ch the specific point of origin may not be
212500 well defined and includes but is not lim ited to agricultural storm
213501 water runoff and return flows fr om irrigated agriculture;
214502 7. “N.P.D.E.S.” or “National Pollutant D ischarge Elimination
215503 System” means the system for the issuance of permits under the
216504 Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. , Section 1251 et
217505 seq., as amended;
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246507 conveyance or outlet inclu ding but not limited to any pipe, ditch,
247508 channel, tunnel, conduit, well, discrete fissure container, rolling
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249561 may be discharged into waters of the state. The term “point source”
250562 shall not include agricultural storm water runoff and re turn flows
251563 from irrigated agriculture;
252564 9. “Pollutant” includes but is not limited to dredged spoil,
253565 solid waste, incinerator residue, sewage, garbage, sewage sludge,
254566 munitions, chemical wastes, biological mat erials, radioactive
255567 materials, heat, wrecked or discarded equipment, rock, sand, cellar
256568 dirt and industrial, municipal, and agribu siness waste;
257569 10. “Pollution” means the presence in the en vironment of any
258570 substance, contaminant or pollutant, or any other alteration of the
259571 physical, chemical or biologi cal properties of the environment or
260572 the release of any liquid, gaseous or solid su bstance into the
261573 environment in quantities which are or wil l likely create a nuisance
262574 or which render or will likely render th e environment harmful or
263575 detrimental or injurio us to public health, safety or welfare, or to
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265577 other legitimate beneficial use s, or to livestock, wild animals,
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294579 11. “Source” means any and all points of origin of any wastes,
295580 pollutants or contaminants whether publicly or p rivately owned or
296581 operated;
297582 12. “State agencies with limit ed environmental
298583 responsibilities” means:
299584 a. the Department of Publ ic Safety,
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300636 b. the Department of Labor, and
301637 c. the Department of Civil Emergency Management;
302638 13. “State environmental agency ” includes the:
303639 a. Oklahoma Water Resources Board,
304640 b. Oklahoma Corporation Commission,
305641 c. State Department of Agriculture,
306642 d. Oklahoma Conservation Commission,
307643 e. Department of Wildlife Conservation, and
308644 f. Department of Mines, and
309645 g. Department of Environmental Qua lity;
310646 14. “Storm water” means rain water runoff, snow melt runoff,
311647 and surface runoff and drainage;
312648 15. “Total maximum daily load” means the sum of individual
313649 wasteload allocations (W.L.A.) for point sources, safety, reserves,
314650 and loads from nonpoint sou rces and natural backgrounds;
315651 16. “Waste” means any liquid, gaseous or solid or semi -solid
316652 substance, or thermal component, w hether domestic, municipal,
317653 commercial, agricultural or industrial in origin, which may pollute
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346655 waters of the state;
347656 17. “Wastewater” includes any substance, including sewage, that
348657 contains any discharge from the bodies of human beings or animals,
349658 or pollutants or contaminating chemicals or other contaminating
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350710 wastes from domestic, municipal, commercial, industrial,
351711 agricultural, manufacturing or other forms of industry;
352712 18. “Wastewater treatment” means any method, technique or
353713 process used to remove pollutants from wastewater or sludge to the
354714 extent that the wastewa ter or sludge may be reused, discharged into
355715 waters of the state or otherwise disposed and includes, but is not
356716 limited to, the utilization of mechanized works, surface
357717 impoundments and lagoons, aeration, evaporation, best management
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359719 constructed wetlands, digesters or other devices or methods.
360720 “Treatment” also means any method, technique or process used in the
361721 purification of drinking water;
362722 19. “Wastewater treatment system ” means treatment works and all
363723 related pipelines or conduits, pumping stations an d force mains, and
364724 all other appurtenances and devices used for col lecting, treating,
365725 conducting or discharging wa stewater;
366726 20. “Waters of the state” means all streams, lakes, ponds,
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397730 artificial, public or private, which are contained within, flow
398731 through, or border up on this state or any portion thereof, and shall
399732 include under all circumstances the waters of the United States
400733 which are contained within the boundaries of, flow through o r border
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401785 upon this state or any portion thereof . Provided, waste treatment
402786 systems, including treatment ponds or lagoons designed to meet
403787 federal and state requirements other than cooling ponds as defined
404788 in the Clean Water Act or rules promulgated theret o and prior
405789 converted cropland are not waters of the state ; and
406790 21. “Wellhead protection area” means the surface and subsurface
407791 area surrounding a water well or wellfield supplying a public water
408792 system that defines the extent of the area from which water is
409793 supplied to such water well or wellfield.
410794 SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 27A O.S. 2021, Section 1 -3-101, as
411795 last amended by Section 4, Chapter 185, O.S.L. 2022 (27A O.S. Supp.
412796 2022, Section 1-3-101), is amended to read as follows:
413797 Section 1-3-101. A. The provisions of this section specify the
414798 jurisdictional areas of responsibility for each state environmental
415799 agency and state agencies with limited environmental responsibility.
416800 The jurisdictional areas of environmental responsibil ity specified
417801 in this section shall be in addition to those otherwise provided by
418802 law and assigned to the specific state environmental agency;
419803 provided that any rule, interagency agreement or executive order
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449806 responsibilities specified by this section is hereby superse ded.
450807 The provisions of this subsection shall not nullify any financial
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452860 interagency agreement or executive order entered into prior to Jul y
453861 1, 1993, nor nullify any obligations or agreements with pr ivate
454862 persons or parties entered into with any state environme ntal agency
455863 before July 1, 1993.
456864 B. Department of Environmental Quality. The Department of
457865 Environmental Quality shall have the foll owing jurisdictional areas
458866 of environmental responsibility:
459867 1. All point source discharges of pollutants and storm wate r to
460868 waters of the state which originate from mu nicipal, industrial,
461869 commercial, mining, transportation and utilities, construction,
462870 trade, real estate and finance, services, public administration ,
463871 manufacturing and other sources, facilities and activities , except
464872 as provided in subsections D and E of t his section;
465873 2. All nonpoint source discharges and pollution except as
466874 provided in subsections D, E and F of this section;
467875 3. Technical lead agenc y for point source, nonpoint source and
468876 storm water pollution control programs funded under Section 106 of
469877 the federal Clean Water Act, for areas within the Department’s
470878 jurisdiction as provided i n this subsection;
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499880 water quality certifications;
500881 5. Waterworks and wastewater works operator certification ;
501882 6. Public and private water supplies;
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502934 7. Underground injection control pursuant to t he federal Safe
503935 Drinking Water Act and 40 CFR Parts 144 thro ugh 148, except for:
504936 a. Class II injection wells,
505937 b. Class V injection wells utilized in the remediation of
506938 groundwater associated with underground or aboveground
507939 storage tanks regulated by the Co rporation Commission,
508940 c. those wells used for the recovery, injection or
509941 disposal of mineral brines as defined in the Oklahoma
510942 Brine Development Act regulated by the Co mmission, and
511943 d. any aspect of any CO 2 sequestration facility including
512944 any associated CO2 injection well, over which the
513945 Commission is given jurisd iction pursuant to the
514946 Oklahoma Carbon Capture and Geologic Sequestration
515947 Act;
516948 8. Notwithstanding any othe r provision in this section or other
517949 environmental jurisdiction statute, sole and exclusi ve jurisdiction
518950 for air quality under the federal Clean Air Act and applicable state
519951 law, except for indoor air quality and asbestos as regulated for
520952 worker safety by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act and
521953 by Chapter 11 of Title 40 of the Oklah oma Statutes;
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549954 9. Hazardous waste and solid waste including industrial,
550955 commercial and municipal waste;
551956 10. Superfund responsibilities of the state under the
552957 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
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5531009 of 1980 and amendments there to, except the planning requirements of
5541010 Title III of the Sup erfund Amendment and Reauthorization Act of
5551011 1986;
5561012 11. Radioactive waste and all regulatory activities for the use
5571013 of atomic energy and sources of radiation except for electronic
5581014 products used for diagnosis by diagnostic X-ray facilities and
5591015 electronic products used for bomb detection by public safety bomb
5601016 squads within law enforcement agencies of this state o r within law
5611017 enforcement agencies of any political subdivision of this state;
5621018 12. Water, waste, and wastewater treatment systems including,
5631019 but not limited to, septic tanks or other public or private waste
5641020 disposal systems;
5651021 13. Emergency response as spec ified by law;
5661022 14. Environmental laboratory services and laboratory
5671023 certification;
5681024 15. Hazardous substances other than branding, package and
5691025 labeling requirements;
5701026 16. Freshwater wellhead protection;
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5981027 17. Groundwater protection for activities subject to the
5991028 jurisdictional areas of environmental responsibility of the
6001029 Department;
6011030 18. Utilization and enforcement of Oklahoma Water Quality
6021031 Standards and implementation documents;
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6031083 19. Environmental regulation of any entity or activity, and the
6041084 prevention, control and abatement of any pollution, not subject to
6051085 the specific statutory authority of ano ther state environmental
6061086 agency;
6071087 20. Development and mainte nance of a computerized information
6081088 system relating to water quality pursuant to Section 1-4-107 of this
6091089 title;
6101090 21. Development and promulgation of Oklahoma Water Quality
6111091 Standards, their accompanying use support assessment protocols,
6121092 anti-degradation policies generally affecting Oklahoma Water Quality
6131093 Standards application and implementation including but not limited
6141094 to mixing zones, low flows and variances or any modification or
6151095 change thereof pursuant to Section 1085.30 of Title 82 of the
6161096 Oklahoma Statutes, and the Implementation Plan pursuant to Section
6171097 1-1-202 of this title for its jurisdictional area o f environmental
6181098 responsibility; and
6191099 22. Development and utilization of policies and require ments
6201100 necessary for the implementation of Oklahoma Groundwat er Quality
6211101 Standards to the extent that the implementation of such standards
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6501103 not limited to the establishment of points of compl iance when
6511104 warranted;
6521105 23. Mining regulation; and
6531106 24. Mining reclamation of active mines .
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6541158 C. Oklahoma Water Resources Board. The Oklahoma Water
6551159 Resources Board shall have the following jurisdictional areas of
6561160 environmental respon sibility:
6571161 1. Water quantity including, but not limited to, water rights,
6581162 surface water and underground water, planning, and interstate stream
6591163 compacts;
6601164 2. Weather modification;
6611165 3. Dam safety;
6621166 4. Flood plain management;
6631167 5. State water/wastewater loans and grants revolving fund and
6641168 other related financial aid programs;
6651169 6. Administration of the federal Clean Water State Revolving
6661170 Fund Program including, but not limited to, making application for
6671171 and receiving capitalization grant awards, wastewater prior itization
6681172 for funding, technical project reviews, environmental review
6691173 process, and financial review and administration;
6701174 7. Water well drillers/ pump installers licensing;
6711175 8. Technical lead agency for clean lakes eligible for funding
6721176 under Section 314 of the federal Clean Water Act or other applicable
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7011178 and federal clean lakes progra ms; administration of a state program
7021179 for assessing, monitoring, studying and restoring Oklahoma lakes
7031180 with administration to include, but not be limited to, receipt and
7041181 expenditure of funds from federal, state and private sources for
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7051233 clean lakes and imple mentation of a volunteer monitoring program to
7061234 assess and monitor state water resources, provided such funds fro m
7071235 federal Clean Water Act sources are administered and disbursed by
7081236 the Office of the Secretary of Environment;
7091237 9. Groundwater protection for activiti es subject to the
7101238 jurisdictional areas of environmental responsibility of the Board;
7111239 10. Development and promulgation of a Water Quality Standards
7121240 Implementation Plan pursuant to Section 1-1-202 of this title for
7131241 its jurisdictional area of environmental r esponsibility;
7141242 11. Development of classifications and identification of
7151243 permitted uses of ground water, in recognized water rights, and
7161244 associated groundwater recharge areas;
7171245 12. Establishment and implementation of a statewide beneficial
7181246 use monitoring program for waters of the state in coordination with
7191247 the other state environmental agencies;
7201248 13. Coordination with other sta te environmental agencies and
7211249 other public entities of water resou rce investigations conducted by
7221250 the federal United States Geologica l Survey for water quality and
7231251 quantity monitoring in the state; and
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7521253 status of water quality monitoring in this state pursuant to Section
7531254 1-1-202 of this title.
7541255 D. Oklahoma Department of Agricult ure, Food, and Forestry.
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7551307 1. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestr y
7561308 shall have the following jurisdi ctional areas of environmental
7571309 responsibility except as provided in pa ragraph 2 of this subsection:
7581310 a. point source discharges and non point source runoff
7591311 from agricultural crop production, agricultural
7601312 services, livestock production, silviculture, feed
7611313 yards, livestock markets and animal waste,
7621314 b. pesticide control,
7631315 c. forestry and nurseries,
7641316 d. fertilizer,
7651317 e. facilities which store grain, feed, seed, fertilizer
7661318 and agricultural chemicals,
7671319 f. dairy waste and wastewater asso ciated with milk
7681320 production facilities,
7691321 g. groundwater protection for activities subject to the
7701322 jurisdictional areas of environmental responsibility
7711323 of the Department,
7721324 h. utilization and enforcement of Oklahoma Water Quality
7731325 Standards and implementation do cuments,
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8021327 Standards Implementation Plan pursuant to Se ction 1-1-
8031328 202 of this title for its jurisdictional areas of
8041329 environmental responsibility, and
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8061382 jurisdictional areas of environmenta l responsibility
8071383 of the Department.
8081384 2. In addition to the jurisdictio nal areas of environmental
8091385 responsibility specified in subsection B of this section, the
8101386 Department of Environmental Quality shall have environmental
8111387 jurisdiction over:
8121388 a. (1) commercial manufacturers of fertilizers, grain
8131389 and feed products, and chemicals, and over
8141390 manufacturing of food and kindred products,
8151391 tobacco, paper, lumber, wood, textile mill and
8161392 other agricultural products,
8171393 (2) slaughterhouses, but not including feedlots at
8181394 these facilities, and
8191395 (3) aquaculture and fish hatcheries
8201396 including, but not limited to, discharges of
8211397 pollutants and storm water to waters of the state,
8221398 surface impoundments and land application of wastes
8231399 and sludge, and othe r pollution originating at these
8241400 facilities, and
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8531402 and agricultural chemicals that are required by
8541403 federal NPDES regulations to obtain a permit for storm
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8561456 jurisdiction of the Department of E nvironmental
8571457 Quality with respect to such storm water discharges.
8581458 E. Corporation Commission.
8591459 1. The Corporation Com mission is hereby ve sted with exclusive
8601460 jurisdiction, power and authority, and it shall be its duty to
8611461 promulgate and enforce rules, and is sue and enforce orders governing
8621462 and regulating:
8631463 a. the conservation of oil and gas,
8641464 b. field operations for geolog ic and geophysical
8651465 exploration for oil, gas and brine including seismic
8661466 survey wells, stratigraphic test w ells and core test
8671467 wells,
8681468 c. the exploration, drilling, development, producing or
8691469 processing for oil and g as on the lease site,
8701470 d. the exploration, drilling, development, production and
8711471 operation of wells used in connection with the
8721472 recovery, injection or disposal of mineral brines,
8731473 e. reclaiming facilities only for the processing of salt
8741474 water, crude oil, nat ural gas condensate and tank
8751475 bottoms or basic sediment from crud e oil tanks,
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9041477 exploration, drilling, development, producing or
9051478 transportation of oil or gas,
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9061530 f. underground injection control pursuant to the f ederal
9071531 Safe Drinking Water Act and 40 C FR Parts 144 through
9081532 148 of:
9091533 (1) Class II injection wells,
9101534 (2) Class V injection wells utilized in the
9111535 remediation of groundwater associated wit h
9121536 underground or aboveground storage tanks
9131537 regulated by the Commission,
9141538 (3) those wells used for the recover y, injection or
9151539 disposal of mineral brines as defined in the
9161540 Oklahoma Brine Development Act, and
9171541 (4) any aspect of any CO2 sequestration facility
9181542 including any associated CO2 injection well, over
9191543 which the Commission is g iven jurisdiction
9201544 pursuant to the Oklahoma Carbon Capture a nd
9211545 Geologic Sequestration Act.
9221546 Any substance that the United States Environmental
9231547 Protection Agency allows to be injected i nto a Class
9241548 II well may continue to be so injected,
9251549 g. tank farms for storage of crude oil and petroleum
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9571605 the Department of Environ mental Quality with regard to
9581606 point source discharges,
9591607 h. the construction and operation of pipelines and
9601608 associated rights-of-way, equipment, facil ities or
9611609 buildings used in the tra nsportation of oil, gas,
9621610 petroleum, petroleum products, anhydrous ammonia or
9631611 mineral brine, or in the tr eatment of oil, gas or
9641612 mineral brine during the course of transportation but
9651613 not including line pipes in any:
9661614 (1) natural gas liquids extraction plant,
9671615 (2) refinery,
9681616 (3) reclaiming facility other than for those
9691617 specified within subparagraph e of this
9701618 subsection,
9711619 (4) mineral brine processing plant, and
9721620 (5) petrochemical manufacturing plant,
9731621 i. the handling, transportation, storage and disposition
9741622 of saltwater, mineral brines, waste oil and other
9751623 deleterious substances produced f rom or obtained or
9761624 used in connection with the dri lling, development,
9771625 producing and operating of oil and gas wells, at:
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10071679 subject to the jurisdiction of the Co mmission,
10081680 and
10091681 (2) other oil and gas extraction f acilities and
10101682 activities,
10111683 j. spills of deleterious substances associated with
10121684 facilities and activit ies specified in paragraph 1 of
10131685 this subsection or associated with other oil and gas
10141686 extraction facilities a nd activities,
10151687 k. subsurface storage of oil, n atural gas and liquefied
10161688 petroleum gas in geologic strata,
10171689 l. groundwater protection for activities su bject to the
10181690 jurisdictional areas of environmental responsibility
10191691 of the Commission,
10201692 m. utilization and enfo rcement of Oklahoma Water Quality
10211693 Standards and implementation documents, and
10221694 n. development and promulgation of a Water Quality
10231695 Standards Implementation Plan pursuant to Section 1-1-
10241696 202 of this title for its jurisdictional areas of
10251697 environmental responsib ility.
10261698 2. The exclusive jurisdiction, pow er and authority of t he
10271699 Commission shall also extend to the construction, operation,
10281700 maintenance, site rem ediation, closure and abandonment of the
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10581754 3. When a deleterious substance from a Commission-regulated
10591755 facility or activity enters a point source discharge of pollutants
10601756 or storm water from a facility or activity regulat ed by the
10611757 Department of Environmental Quality, the Department shall have s ole
10621758 jurisdiction over the point source di scharge of the comming led
10631759 pollutants and storm water from the two facilities or activities
10641760 insofar as Department-regulated facilities and act ivities are
10651761 concerned.
10661762 4. The Commission and the Department of Environmen tal Quality
10671763 are hereby authorized to obt ain authorization from the Environmental
10681764 Protection Agency to administer, within their respective
10691765 jurisdictions, any and all programs regulati ng oil and gas
10701766 discharges into the waters of this state. For purposes of the
10711767 federal Clean Water Act, any facilit y or activity which is subject
10721768 to the jurisdiction of the Commission pursuant to paragraph 1 of
10731769 this subsection and any other oil and gas extr action facility or
10741770 activity which requires a permit for the discharge of a pollutant or
10751771 storm water to waters of t he United States shall be subject to the
10761772 direct jurisdiction and permitting authority of the Oklahoma agency
10771773 having received delegation of thi s program from the Environmental
10781774 Protection Agency.
10791775 5. The Commission sha ll have jurisdiction over:
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11091829 aviation fuel and that are not located at refin eries
11101830 or at the upstream or intermediate shipment points of
11111831 pipeline operations including, but not limited to,
11121832 tanks from which these ma terials are dispensed into
11131833 vehicles, or tanks used in wholesale or bulk
11141834 distribution activities, as well as leaks from pumps,
11151835 hoses, dispensers, and other ancillary equipment
11161836 associated with the tanks, whether above the ground or
11171837 below; provided, that any point source discharge of a
11181838 pollutant to waters of the United States during site
11191839 remediation or the off-site disposal of contaminated
11201840 soil, media, or debris shall be regulated by the
11211841 Department of Environmental Quality,
11221842 b. aboveground storage tanks that co ntain antifreeze,
11231843 motor oil, motor fuel, gasoline, kerosene, diesel, or
11241844 aviation fuel and that are not located at refin eries
11251845 or at the upstream or intermediate shipment points of
11261846 pipeline operations including, but not limited to,
11271847 tanks from which these mat erials are dispensed into
11281848 vehicles, or tanks used in wholesale or bulk
11291849 distribution activities, as well as leaks from p umps,
11301850 hoses, dispensers, and other ancillary equipment
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11601904 pollutant to waters of the United States during site
11611905 remediation or the off-site disposal of contaminated
11621906 soil, media, or debris shall be regulated by the
11631907 Department of Environmental Quality, and
11641908 c. the Petroleum Storage Tank Rel ease Environmental
11651909 Cleanup Indemnity Fund, the Oklahoma Petroleum Storage
11661910 Tank Release Indemnity Program, and the Oklah oma
11671911 Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund.
11681912 6. The Department of Envi ronmental Quality shall have sole
11691913 jurisdiction to regulate the transportation, discharge or release of
11701914 deleterious substances or solid or hazardous waste or other
11711915 pollutants from rolling stock and rail facilities. The Department
11721916 of Environmental Quality s hall not have any jurisdiction with
11731917 respect to pipeline transp ortation of carbon dioxide.
11741918 7. The Department of Environmental Quality shall have so le
11751919 environmental jurisdiction for point and nonpoint source discharges
11761920 of pollutants and storm water to water s of the state from:
11771921 a. refineries, petrochemical manufacturin g plants and
11781922 natural gas liquid extraction plants,
11791923 b. manufacturing of equipment and products related to oil
11801924 and gas,
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12091926 tanks not subject to the jurisdiction of the
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12111979 d. other facilities, activities and sources not subject
12121980 to the jurisdiction of the Commission or the Oklahoma
12131981 Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry as
12141982 specified by this section.
12151983 8. The Department of Environme ntal Quality shall have sole
12161984 environmental jurisdiction to regulate air emissions from all
12171985 facilities and sources subj ect to operating permit requiremen ts
12181986 under Title V of the federal Clean Air Act as amended.
12191987 F. Oklahoma Conservation Commission. The Oklahoma Conservation
12201988 Commission shall have the following jurisdictional areas of
12211989 environmental responsibility:
12221990 1. Soil conservation, erosion control and nonpoint source
12231991 management except as otherwise provided by law;
12241992 2. Monitoring, evaluation and assess ment of waters to determine
12251993 the condition of streams and rivers being impacted by nonpoint
12261994 source pollution. In carrying out this area of responsibility, the
12271995 Oklahoma Conservation Commission shall serve as the technical lead
12281996 agency for nonpoint source cat egories as defined in Section 319 of
12291997 the federal Clean Water Act or other subsequent federal or state
12301998 nonpoint source programs, except for activities relat ed to
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12592000 state law;
12602001 3. Wetlands strategy;
12612002 4. Abandoned mine reclamation;
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12622054 5. Cost-share program for land use activities;
12632055 6. Assessment and conservation plan development and
12642056 implementation in watersheds of clean lakes, as specified by law;
12652057 7. Complaint data ma nagement;
12662058 8. Coordination of environmental and natural resources
12672059 education;
12682060 9. Federal upstream flood control program;
12692061 10. Groundwater protection for activities subject to the
12702062 jurisdictional areas of environmental responsibility of the
12712063 Commission;
12722064 11. Development and promulgation of a Water Quality Standards
12732065 Implementation Plan pursuant to Section 1-1-202 of this title for
12742066 its jurisdictional areas of e nvironmental responsibility;
12752067 12. Utilization of Oklahoma Water Quality Standards and
12762068 Implementation documents; and
12772069 13. Verification and certification of carbon sequestra tion
12782070 pursuant to the Oklahoma Carbon Sequestration Enhancement Act. This
12792071 responsibility shall not be superseded by the Oklahoma Carbon
12802072 Capture and Geologic Sequestration Act.
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13092074 following jurisdictional areas of environmental responsibility:
13102075 1. Mining regulation;
13112076 2. Mining reclamation of active mines;
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13122128 3. Groundwater protection for activities subject to the
13132129 jurisdictional areas of environmental responsibility of the
13142130 Commission; and
13152131 4. Development and promulgation of a Water Quality Standards
13162132 Implementation Plan pursuant to Se ction 1-1-202 of this title for
13172133 its jurisdictional areas of responsibility.
13182134 H. Department of Wildlife Conservation. The Department of
13192135 Wildlife Conservation shall have th e following jurisdictional areas
13202136 of environmental responsibilities:
13212137 1. Investigating wildlife kills;
13222138 2. Wildlife protection and seeking wildlife damage claims; and
13232139 3. Development and promulga tion of a Water Quality Standards
13242140 Implementation Plan pursuant to Section 1-1-202 of this title for
13252141 its jurisdictional areas of environmental respo nsibility.
13262142 I. H. Department of Public Safety. The Department of Public
13272143 Safety shall have the following jurisdictional areas of
13282144 environmental responsibilities:
13292145 1. Hazardous waste, substances and material transportation
13302146 inspections as authorized by the Oklahoma Motor Carrier Safety and
13312147 Hazardous Materials Transportation Act; and
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13602149 materials carriers and handlers as authorize d by the Oklahoma Motor
13612150 Carrier Safety and Hazardous Materials Transportation Act.
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13622202 J. I. Department of Labor. The D epartment of Labor shall have
13632203 the following jurisdictional areas of environmental responsibility:
13642204 1. Regulation of asbestos in the workpla ce pursuant to Chapt er
13652205 11 of Title 40 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
13662206 2. Asbestos monitoring in public and private buildin gs; and
13672207 3. Indoor air quality as regulated under the authority of th e
13682208 Oklahoma Occupational Health and Safety S tandards Act, except for
13692209 those indoor air quali ty issues specifically authorized to be
13702210 regulated by another agency.
13712211 Such programs shall be a fun ction of the Department’s
13722212 occupational safety and health jurisdiction .
13732213 K. J. Oklahoma Department of Emergency Mana gement. The
13742214 Oklahoma Department of Emergency M anagement shall have the following
13752215 jurisdictional areas of environmental responsibilities:
13762216 1. Coordination of all emergency resources and activities
13772217 relating to threats to citizens’ lives and property pursuan t to the
13782218 Oklahoma Emergency Resources Managemen t Act of 1967;
13792219 2. Administer and enforce the planning requirements of Title
13802220 III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 and
13812221 develop such other emergency operations plans that will enable t he
13822222 state to prepare for, respond to, recover fr om and mitigate
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14122276 3. Administer and conduct periodic exercises of emergency
14132277 operations plans provided for in this subsection pursua nt to the
14142278 Oklahoma Emergency Resources Managem ent Act of 1967;
14152279 4. Administer and facilitate haza rdous materials training for
14162280 state and local emergency planners and first responders pursuant to
14172281 the Oklahoma Emergency Resources Manage ment Act of 1967; and
14182282 5. Maintain a computerized emergency informati on system
14192283 allowing state and local access to inform ation regarding hazardous
14202284 materials’ location, quantity and potential threat.
14212285 SECTION 4. AMENDATORY 27A O.S. 2 021, Section 2-1-102, is
14222286 amended to read as fol lows:
14232287 Section 2-1-102. As used in the Oklahoma Environmental Quality
14242288 Code:
14252289 1. “Administrative hearing” means an individual proceeding,
14262290 held by the Department when authorized by the provisions of this
14272291 Code and conducted pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act,
14282292 this Code and rules promulgated thereunder, for a purpose specified
14292293 by this Code. “Administrative hearing ” includes “administrative
14302294 permit hearing”, “enforcement hearing” and “administrative
14312295 enforcement hearing” within the context of this Code. An
14322296 “administrative hearing ” shall be a quasi-judicial proceeding;
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14642352 5. “Department” means the Department of Environmental Quality;
14652353 6. “Enforcement hearing” means an individual proceeding
14662354 conducted pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act, this Code
14672355 and rules promulgated thereun der, for the purpose of enforcing the
14682356 provisions of this Code, rules promulgated thereunder and orders,
14692357 permits or licenses is sued pursuant thereto. The term
14702358 “administrative hearing ” shall mean the same as “enforcement
14712359 hearing” when held for enforcement p urposes. An “enforcement
14722360 hearing” shall be a quasi-judicial proceeding;
14732361 7. “Environment” includes the air, land, wildlife, a nd waters
14742362 of the state;
14752363 8. “Executive Director” means the Executive Director of the
14762364 Department of Environmental Quality;
14772365 9. “Industrial wastewater treatment permit ” shall mean permits
14782366 issued by the Department after July 1, 1993, under Section 2 -6-501
14792367 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes this title, and waste disposal
14802368 permits issued on or before June 30, 1993, by the Oklahoma Water
14812369 Resources Board for land application of indust rial waste or surface
14822370 impoundments or disposal systems for industrial waste or wastewater;
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15112372 environment with a pollutant for which the specific point of ori gin
15122373 may not be well defined;
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15132425 11. “Person” means an individual, association, partnership,
15142426 firm, company, public trust, corpora tion, joint-stock company,
15152427 trust, estate, municipality, stat e or federal agency, other
15162428 governmental entity, any other legal entity or an agent, employee,
15172429 representative, assigne e or successor thereof;
15182430 12. “Pollution” means the presence in the environment of any
15192431 substance, contaminant or pollutant, or any other alt eration of the
15202432 physical, chemical or biological properties of the envi ronment or
15212433 the release of any liquid, gaseous o r solid substance into the
15222434 environment in quantities which are or will likely c reate a nuisance
15232435 or which render or will likely render the e nvironment harmful or
15242436 detrimental or injurious to public health, safet y or welfare, or to
15252437 domestic, commercial, indus trial, agricultural, recreational, or
15262438 other legitimate beneficial uses, or to l ivestock, wild animals,
15272439 birds, fish or other aquatic life, o r to property;
15282440 13. “Public meeting” means a formal public forum, held by the
15292441 Department when authorized by the provi sions of this Code, and
15302442 conducted by a presiding officer pursuant to the requir ements of
15312443 this Code and rules promulgated thereunder, at whi ch an opportunity
15322444 is provided for the presentation of oral and written views within
15332445 reasonable time limits as determi ned by the presiding officer.
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15622447 or topics specified by this Code for suc h meeting. “Public meeting”
15632448 shall mean a “public hearing” when held pursuant to requirements of
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15642500 the Code of Federal Regulations or the Oklahoma Pollutant Discharge
15652501 Elimination System Act, and sha ll be synonymous with “formal public
15662502 meeting” and “informal public meeting” as used within the context of
15672503 this Code and rules prom ulgated thereunder. A “public meeting”
15682504 shall not be a quasi-judicial proceeding;
15692505 14. “State environmental agency ” includes the:
15702506 a. Oklahoma Water Resources Board,
15712507 b. Oklahoma Corporation Commission,
15722508 c. State Oklahoma Department of Agriculture , Food, and
15732509 Forestry,
15742510 d. Oklahoma Conservation Commission,
15752511 e. Department of Wildlife Conservat ion,
15762512 f. Department of Mines,
15772513 g. Department of Public Safety,
15782514 h. g. Department of Labor,
15792515 i. h. Department of Environmental Quality, and
15802516 j. i. Oklahoma Department of Civil Emergency Management;
15812517 and
15822518 15. “Waters of the state” means all streams, lakes, ponds,
15832519 marshes, watercourses, waterways, wells, spr ings, irrigation
15842520 systems, drainage systems, storm sewers and all other bodies or
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16132522 artificial, public or private, which are contained within, flow
16142523 through, or border upon t his state or any portion t hereof, and shall
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16152575 include under all circumstances the waters of the United States
16162576 which are contained within the boundaries of, fl ow through or border
16172577 upon this state or any por tion thereof.
16182578 SECTION 5. AMENDATORY 27A O.S. 2021, Se ction 2-3-110, is
16192579 amended to read as follows:
16202580 Section 2-3-110. A. The Department of Environmental Quality
16212581 Executive Director shall submit an application to the Speaker of the
16222582 House of Representatives and the Presid ent Pro Tempore of the Senate
16232583 for the sale of the headquarters building and connected
16242584 appurtenances of the Department located at 707 N. Robinson in
16252585 downtown Oklahoma City. The Commissioners of the Land Office shall
16262586 be responsible for the sale of the build ing. The funds from the
16272587 sale of the building shall be deposited in the Commissioners of the
16282588 Land Office Revolving Fund created pursuant to Section 1011 of Title
16292589 64 of the Oklahoma Statutes. However, the sale of the building
16302590 shall not proceed if the Commi ssioners of the Land Office determine
16312591 the proceeds offered for the building are not financially
16322592 sufficient.
16332593 B. The Department of Environmental Quality, Ok lahoma Tourism
16342594 and Recreation Department, State Department of Health, Oklahoma Tax
16352595 Commission, Oklahoma Water Resources Board, and Oklahoma Department
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16642597 and duties vested by Oklahoma law, shall be authorized to relocate
16652598 agency offices to a site in Oklaho ma County including but not
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16662650 limited to buildings or units, as defined by the Un it Ownership
16672651 Estate Act provided in Section 503 of Title 60 of the Oklahoma
16682652 Statutes, owned by the Commissioners of the Land Office.
16692653 C. The new office location or locations sha ll be occupied by
16702654 the Department of Environ mental Quality, Oklahoma Tourism and
16712655 Recreation Department, State Department of Health, Oklahoma Tax
16722656 Commission, Oklahoma Water Resources Board, and Oklahoma Department
16732657 of Labor and Department of Mines and shall consist of sufficient
16742658 square footage to accommod ate staff offices, program areas , staff
16752659 conference areas, records and computer areas, genera l storage areas,
16762660 security equipment storage areas, main room, reception areas and
16772661 other necessary areas for operation of the state agencies.
16782662 D. The Department of Environmental Quality, Oklahoma T ourism
16792663 and Recreation Department, State Department of Health , Oklahoma Tax
16802664 Commission, Oklahoma Water Resources Board, and Oklahoma Department
16812665 of Labor and Department of Mines are authorized to purchase real
16822666 estate including but not limited to buildings or units, for no more
16832667 than appraised value or, in the alternat ive, the Executive Director
16842668 of the Department of Environmental Qu ality, Executive Director of
16852669 the Oklahoma Tourism an d Recreation Department, Oklahoma Tax
16862670 Commission, Oklahoma Water Resources Boar d, and Commissioner of
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17152672 lease-purchase agreement for the acqui sition of such buildings or
17162673 units from the perso n or entity that will develop or build the
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17172725 buildings or units. In order to maintain the value of the purchased
17182726 or lease-purchase property, each state agency identified in this
17192727 section may establish a Capital Account Fund for the purpose of
17202728 paying any proportionate share of common area maintenance, repair
17212729 and maintenance of agency un it(s), fixtures and appliances contained
17222730 therein, improvements and betterments for agency unit(s) and all
17232731 required maintenance an d repair work. The fund shall be a
17242732 continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall
17252733 consist of monies transf erred from the agency’s standard
17262734 appropriations. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are
17272735 hereby appropriated and may b e budgeted and expended by the agency
17282736 for the purpose described in this section . For the purposes of t he
17292737 purchase or build-out of the new office location, the state agencies
17302738 identified in this section are hereby exempted from the requirements
17312739 of the Public Competitive Bidding Act of 1974 as provided in
17322740 Sections 101 through 139 of Title 61 of the Oklahoma S tatutes. The
17332741 state agencies identified in this section shall, either individually
17342742 or through the Commissioners of the Land Office, be required to
17352743 collect multiple bids from qualified contractors for t he build-out
17362744 of new office locations.
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17652746 amended to read as follows:
17662747 Section 2-6-111. A. For purposes of this section, a “subject
17672748 mine” shall mean a mine, as defined in parag raph 2 of Section 723 of
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17692801 a sensitive sole source groundwater basin or subbasin, exclusive of
17702802 any mine that meets at least one of the followi ng conditions:
17712803 1. As of November 1, 2019, is e ngaged in the permitted
17722804 extraction of minerals from natural deposits; or
17732805 2. Satisfies the criteria of paragraph 1 or 2 of subsection C
17742806 of Section 1020.2 of Title 82 of the Oklahoma Statutes; or
17752807 3. Is not to be permitted to operate for a period of more th an
17762808 five (5) years, with no extensi ons or renewals; or
17772809 4. The operation of whic h will not result in more than five (5)
17782810 acre-feet per year of groundwater emanating from a sensitive sole
17792811 source groundwater basin or subbasin to infiltrate its pit, as that
17802812 term is defined in paragraph 12 of Se ction 723 of Title 45 of the
17812813 Oklahoma Statutes.
17822814 B. Due to the inadequacy of existing technical resources ,
17832815 analytic tools and regulatory systems for purposes of the effective
17842816 implementation of statutes relating to the oper ation of mines that
17852817 overlies a sensitive sole source groundwater basin or subba sin, the
17862818 Legislature hereby declares and establishes a morat orium on the
17872819 Department of Environmental Quality permitting of any dis charge from
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18172822 C. The moratorium shall remain in effect until such time as:
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18182874 1. The conditions of subsection C of Section 3 1020.9C of this
18192875 act Title 82 of the Oklahoma Sta tutes have been satisfied; and
18202876 2. The Department of Environmental Quality promulgates final
18212877 rules to provide for effective interagency consultation a nd
18222878 coordination of activities among the Department, and the Oklahoma
18232879 Water Resources Board and the Department of Mines on all
18242880 administrative matters relating to the operation of mines at
18252881 locations that overlie a sensitive sole source groundwater basin or
18262882 subbasin.
18272883 D. Notwithstanding the moratorium, the Department of
18282884 Environmental Quality may issue any new permits, permit
18292885 modifications, permit amendments, permit revisions or permit
18302886 renewals necessary to maintain compliance or remedy identified
18312887 compliance issues pursuant to Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes
18322888 this title to operators of any mines lawfully engaged in mining, a s
18332889 defined in paragraph 3 of Section 723 of Title 45 of the Oklahoma
18342890 Statutes.
18352891 E. The Department of Environmental Quality is hereby author ized
18362892 and instructed to promulgate rules to implement the provisions of
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18662895 to cooperate with federal, tribal and any othe r agency in this state
18672896 in performing its responsibilities un der this section.
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18692949 amended to read as follows:
18702950 Section 4-1-102. For purposes of the Oklahoma Emergency
18712951 Response Act:
18722952 1. “State environmental agency ” includes:
18732953 a. the Oklahoma Water Resources Board,
18742954 b. the Corporation Commission,
18752955 c. the State Oklahoma Department of Agriculture , Food,
18762956 and Forestry,
18772957 d. the Oklahoma Conservation Commission,
18782958 e. the Department of Wildlife Conservation,
18792959 f. the Department of Mines and Mining,
18802960 g. the Department of Public Safety,
18812961 h. g. the Department of Labor,
18822962 i. h. the Department of Environmental Quality, and
18832963 j. i. the Department of Civil Emergency Mana gement;
18842964 2. “Lead official” means the person designated by the contact
18852965 agency to be the official in charge of the on-site management of the
18862966 emergency;
18872967 3. “Emergency” means a sudden and unforeseeable occurrence or
18882968 condition either as to its onset or as to its extent, of such
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19182971 environment or to pre serve property;
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19193023 4. “Dangerous substance” means explosives, gases, flammable
19203024 liquids and solids, poisons, radioactive materia ls, hazardous
19213025 materials, deleterious substances, oil, or oth er substance or
19223026 material in a quantity or form capable of posing an unr easonable
19233027 risk to public health and safety, pro perty or to the environment;
19243028 5. “Release” means a leakage, seepage, discharge , emission or
19253029 escaping of a dangerous substance into the env ironment of the state;
19263030 6. “Extreme emergency” means any emergency whic h requires
19273031 immediate protective actions;
19283032 7. “Protective actions” are those steps deemed necessary by
19293033 first responders to an extreme emergency to preserve the health and
19303034 safety of the emergency responders, the public and the protection of
19313035 the environment and property during an incident involving the
19323036 release of a dangerous substance. Prote ctive actions include but
19333037 are not limited to area isolation, evacuation, dilution, cooling,
19343038 encapsulation, chemical treatment and diking;
19353039 8. “First responder” means the first person to arrive at the
19363040 scene of an incident involving the release of a dangerou s substance
19373041 who has the authority by vir tue of that person’s position as a local
19383042 law enforcement officer, peace officer, fire protection officer or
19393043 Oklahoma Highway Patrol Officer or other law enforcement officer;
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19683045 the Oklahoma Highway Patrol as determined by the location of an
19693046 incident as follows:
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19703098 Location Contact Agency
19713099 a. Inside corporate municipal Municipal Fire
19723100 limits Department
19733101 b. Outside corporate Closest Municipal
19743102 limits on private proper ty Fire Department
19753103 c. Outside corporate limits Oklahoma Highway
19763104 on federal/state highway, Patrol;
19773105 public property, county road,
19783106 or a railroad;
19793107 10. “Responsible party” means any person who owned, operated,
19803108 or otherwise controlled activities at the facility at the time the
19813109 incident or event invol ving releases of dangerous substances
19823110 requiring protective a ctions occurred; and
19833111 11. “Facility” means:
19843112 a. any building, structure, installation, equipment, pipe
19853113 or pipeline, including any pipe into a sewer or
19863114 publicly owned treatment works, well, pit, pon d,
19873115 lagoon, impoundment, ditch, landfill, storage
19883116 container, motor vehicle, rolling stock, or aircraft,
19893117 or
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20203172 c. any vessel, including every description of watercraft
20213173 or other artificial conveyance used, or capable of
20223174 being used, as a means of transportat ion on water.
20233175 SECTION 8. AMENDATORY 29 O.S. 2021, Section 7 -401a, is
20243176 amended to read as follows:
20253177 Section 7-401a. A. Any person, firm or corporation who
20263178 violates any provision of or fails to perform any duty imposed by a
20273179 state environmental regulatory agency pursuant to the O klahoma
20283180 Statutes or rules promulgated thereto, which violation causes the
20293181 death of fish or other wildlife, shall in addition to the penalt ies
20303182 provided by law be liable to pay the state an amount equal to the
20313183 sum of money reasonably necessary to restock suc h waters. Such
20323184 liability shall include replacement cost of fish killed, based on
20333185 the most recent fish values as officially published by t he American
20343186 Fishery Society, Southern Division, all other costs require d for
20353187 such restocking, including but not limite d to shipment and handling,
20363188 or replenish such wildlife and all cost incurred i n investigating,
20373189 locating or establishing the responsible pe rson, firm or corporation
20383190 as determined by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conser vation Commission.
20393191 B. Such amount may be recov ered by a state environmental
20403192 regulatory agency on behalf of the state in a ci vil action brought
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20693194 Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission. The Oklahoma Wildlife
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20703246 Conservation Commission shal l reimburse the state environmental
20713247 regulatory agency issuing the violation fo r all expenses incurred.
20723248 C. For purposes of this section, a “state environmental
20733249 regulatory agency” is defined as the State Oklahoma Department of
20743250 Agriculture, Food, and Forestry, the Oklahoma Corporation
20753251 Commission, the Department of Environmental Qualit y, the Department
20763252 of Mines and the Department of Public Safe ty.
20773253 SECTION 9. AMENDATORY 45 O.S. 2021, Sect ion 1.2, is
20783254 amended to read as follows:
20793255 Section 1.2. A. Whenever the Board Department of Environme ntal
20803256 Quality determines there are reasonable grounds to believe there has
20813257 been a violation of any order of the Board Department adopted
20823258 pursuant to Title 45 of the Oklahoma Statutes this title, it shall
20833259 give written notice to the alleged violator specifying the cause of
20843260 the complaint. Such notice shall require that the matters
20853261 complained of be corrected within a specified time or that the
20863262 alleged violator appear before the Board Department at a time and
20873263 place specified in the notice to answer the charges. The notice
20883264 shall be delivered to the alleged violator in accordance with the
20893265 provisions of subsection C of this section not less than twenty (20)
20903266 days before the time set for the hearing .
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21193268 opportunity for a hearing in co nformity with the Administrative
21203269 Procedures Act. On the basis of the evidence produced at the
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21213321 hearing, the Board Department shall make findings of fact and
21223322 conclusions of law an d enter an order thereon. The Board Department
21233323 shall give written notice of s uch order to the alleged violator.
21243324 The order of the Board Department shall become final and binding on
21253325 all parties unless appealed to the district court within thirty (30)
21263326 days after notice of such order h as been sent to the parties.
21273327 C. Any notice, order or other instrument issued by the Board
21283328 Department pursuant to this section may be served either personally,
21293329 by publication, or by mailing a copy by registered mail directed to
21303330 the alleged violator at his last -known address as shown by the files
21313331 or records of the Board Department. Proof of such service shall be
21323332 filed in the office of the Board Department.
21333333 D. Unless otherwise specif ied by law, any person who violates
21343334 any of the provisions of Title 45 of the Oklahoma Statutes this
21353335 title or who violates any order or determination of the Board
21363336 Department promulgated pursuant to this section shall be guilty of a
21373337 misdemeanor and in additi on thereto may be enjoined from continuing
21383338 such violation. Each day upon which such violation occurs shall
21393339 constitute a separate violation.
21403340 The Attorney General, on the request of the Board Department,
21413341 shall bring an action against any person violating any order or
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21703343 Oklahoma Statutes this title.
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21723396 amended to read as follows:
21733397 Section 1.3. A. All hearings required by the Board Department
21743398 of Environmental Quality may be conducted by the Board Department
21753399 itself at aregular a regular or special meeting of the Board
21763400 Department or the Board Department may designate hearing officers
21773401 who shall have the power and author ity to conduct such h earings in
21783402 the name of the Board Department at any time and place.
21793403 B. Any person aggrieved by a final order or other final
21803404 determination of the Board Department may, or the Attorney General
21813405 on behalf of the state may, petition for a judicial review for
21823406 rehearing, reopening or reconsideration of the ma tter, as provided
21833407 for in Section 317 of Title 75 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
21843408 SECTION 11. AMENDATORY 45 O.S. 2021, Section 1.4, is
21853409 amended to read as follows:
21863410 Section 1.4. The Chief Mine Inspector Executive Director of the
21873411 Department of Environmental Quality or his or her duly authorized
21883412 representative shall have the power to enter at reasonable times
21893413 upon any private or public property for the purpose of inspecting
21903414 and investigating cond itions relating to the health and safety of
21913415 anyone employed in a mine in this state or to carry out its duties
21923416 as required by this title.
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22203468 The Board Department may require the maintenance of records
22213469 relating to mining. Copies of such records shall be submi tted to
22223470 the Board Department on request.
22233471 SECTION 12. AMENDATORY 45 O.S. 2021, Section 1.5, is
22243472 amended to read as follows:
22253473 Section 1.5. The Board Department of Environmental Quality
22263474 shall adopt within one hundred and eighty (180) d ays of the
22273475 effective date of this act, rules and regulations governing
22283476 ventilation, underground haulage, hoisting operation s, explosives,
22293477 and such other regulation s it may deem necessary to protect the
22303478 health and safety of persons employed in the mines of this state.
22313479 SECTION 13. AMENDATORY 45 O.S. 2021, Section 1a, is
22323480 amended to read as follows:
22333481 Section 1a. A. The Oklahoma Mining Commission Department of
22343482 Environmental Quality shall be the policy-determining agency for the
22353483 Department Division of Mines and shall determine the br oad plans and
22363484 programs for the accomplishment of duties and responsibilities
22373485 vested by law in said Commission, the Chief Mine I nspector
22383486 Department and the Department Division of Mines, and may in the
22393487 absence of an appointed Chief Mine Inspector, fix the duties and
22403488 responsibilities of personnel employed by the Department Division
22413489 including, in the absence of an appointed Chief Mine Inspector, the
22423490 Division Director of the Department Division of Mines. It The
22433491 Department shall have the authority to delegate to its chairman, to
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22713543 one or more agents or employees , such powers and duties as it may
22723544 deem proper. Each member of the Commission shall be reimbursed for
22733545 actual and necessary travel expenses necessarily incurred in the
22743546 discharge of official duties as provide d in the State Travel
22753547 Reimbursement Act.
22763548 B. In addition to other powers and duties specified by law, the
22773549 Oklahoma Mining Commi ssion Department shall have the power and duty
22783550 to:
22793551 1. acquire by gift, devise, pu rchase or otherwise, absolutely
22803552 or in trust, and to hold and, unless otherwise restricted by the
22813553 terms of the gift or devis e, any real property or real estate or
22823554 other interest therein as may be necessary in carrying into effect
22833555 the purpose of this act .; and
22843556 2. enter into contracts and to execute all instruments
22853557 necessary to fulfill its duties, respecting the protection,
22863558 preservation, maintenance and operation of such buildin gs and sites
22873559 as it may select.
22883560 SECTION 14. AMENDATORY 45 O.S. 2021, Section 1c, is
22893561 amended to read as fo llows:
22903562 Section 1c. Subject to the policies, rules and regulations of
22913563 the Oklahoma Mining Commission Department of Environmenta l Quality,
22923564 the Executive Director of the Department shall:
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23203616 1. Be responsible for organizing the Department Division of
23213617 Mines in a manner efficiently to achieve the objectives of th e
23223618 Commission Department with regard to the Division;
23233619 2. Prepare and submit plans for administering the programs of
23243620 the Commission Department to be administe red by the Division;
23253621 3. Prepare a personnel sc hedule, employ personnel, define
23263622 duties, appoint technicians and consultants , and fix salaries or
23273623 compensation, upon approval by the Commission; and
23283624 4. Administer all policies formulated and adopted by the
23293625 Commission Department for implementation by the D ivision.
23303626 SECTION 15. AMENDATORY 45 O.S. 2021, Secti on 1d, is
23313627 amended to read as follows:
23323628 Section 1d. A. The Division Director of the Department
23333629 Division of Mines with the approval of the Commission Executive
23343630 Director of the Depar tment of Environmental Quality shall have and
23353631 is authorized to exercise the following duties:
23363632 1. To appoint a miner certificat ion advisory council or othe r
23373633 such advisory council as may be required to accompli sh government
23383634 functions; and
23393635 2. To provide assistance, advice and counsel to the Commission
23403636 Department when requested.
23413637 B. Any advisory councils shall meet at such times and places as
23423638 the members may deem most co nvenient for the transaction of
23433639 business. A majority of such councils shall constitute a quorum.
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23723692 necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of offici al duties with
23733693 approval of the Division Director and the Commission Department as
23743694 provided in the State Travel Reimbursement Act.
23753695 SECTION 16. AMENDATORY 45 O.S. 2021, Section 1e, i s
23763696 amended to read as follows:
23773697 Section 1e. A. There is hereby established the Oklahoma Miner
23783698 Training Institute. The Oklahoma Miner Training Institute shall
23793699 administer miner safe ty training programs and economic development
23803700 programs to assist the mining industry in this state.
23813701 B. The Oklahoma Mining Commission Department of Environmental
23823702 Quality shall contract with the Board of Regen ts of Eastern Oklahoma
23833703 State College in Wilburt on for facilities, faculty and services
23843704 necessary for the operation of the I nstitute including, but not
23853705 limited to, the service s of a Director of the Institute and for the
23863706 development of appropriate curriculum and other services to be
23873707 offered by the Instit ute. The Regents of Eastern Oklahoma State
23883708 College shall appoint a Director for the Oklahoma Miner Training
23893709 Institute.
23903710 C. The Director of the Oklahoma Miner Training Institute shall
23913711 have knowledge, training, experience and ability consistent with the
23923712 functions of the Oklahoma Miner Training Institute. Further, the
23933713 Director shall have been a resident and a qualified elector of t his
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24223766 selection as Director.
24233767 D. The Oklahoma Mining Commission Department shall act in an
24243768 advisory capacity concerning the operatio ns of the Oklahoma Miner
24253769 Training Institute.
24263770 SECTION 17. AMENDATORY 45 O.S. 2021, Section 1f, is
24273771 amended to read as follows :
24283772 Section 1f. The Oklahoma Miner Training Inst itute shall:
24293773 1. Conduct miner safety training programs consistent with the
24303774 needs of the mining industry within this state and the training
24313775 requirements of the Oklahoma Mining Commission Department of
24323776 Environmental Quality; and
24333777 2. Assist and cooperate wit h the Oklahoma Mining Commission
24343778 Department by conducting examinations of st udents of the Oklahoma
24353779 Miner Training Institute app lying for certificates of competency
24363780 issued by the Oklahoma Mining Commission; and
24373781 3. Assist the Oklahoma Mining Commission in d eveloping ways to
24383782 expand existing markets and create new markets for coal an d noncoal
24393783 mining operations and to further the econ omic development of the
24403784 mining industry Department.
24413785 SECTION 18. AMENDATORY 45 O.S. 2021, Section 2, is
24423786 amended to read as follows:
24433787 Section 2. A. No person shall act as a mine sup erintendent,
24443788 mine foreman, fire boss, shot -firer, certified surface blaster,
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24723840 hoisting engineer or miner without first having obtained a
24733841 certificate of competency from the Oklahoma Mining Commission
24743842 Department of Environmental Quality. No person shall empl oy such
24753843 mine superintendent, mine foreman, fire bos s, shot-firer, certified
24763844 surface blaster, hoisting engineer or miner who does not hold such
24773845 certificate. Any person who vi olates the provisions of this
24783846 subsection, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than One
24793847 Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) or be imprisoned in the
24803848 county jail for a term not more than six (6) months, or b oth.
24813849 B. The examination for a certificate of competency as mine
24823850 superintendent, mine foreman, fire boss, shot -firer, certified
24833851 surface blaster or hoisting engineer shall be administered by only
24843852 employees or advisors of the Department of Mines who also hold equal
24853853 or higher certificates of competency. The examination shall be
24863854 sufficient to determine that such applicant fully u nderstands the
24873855 requirements of the coal mining laws of this state.
24883856 Each applicant for mine superintendent, mine foreman, fire boss,
24893857 certified surface blaster, hoisting enginee r or shot-firer shall
24903858 hold a first-aid certificate issued within one (1) year pri or to the
24913859 date of the examination of the Department by an organization
24923860 recognized by the Oklahoma Mining Commission Department.
24933861 C. The Department shall hold monthly examinations for
24943862 certificates of competency as underground miners. Applicants for
24953863 such certificate may be granted a temporary permit by the Commission
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25243916 region in which the applicant resides. Applicants m ust successfully
25253917 answer a written or oral examination pertaining to such requ irements
25263918 and qualifications of underground miners a s are determined necessary
25273919 by the Commission Department.
25283920 D. Certificates of comp etency shall be granted by the Oklahoma
25293921 Mining Commission Department to persons who have given the
25303922 Department satisfactory e vidence of their ability to perform the
25313923 duties and skills as are required for the Council. Previous
25323924 experience and record of service of the applicant shall have equal
25333925 weight with the examination.
25343926 E. The minimum experien ce necessary for certificates of
25353927 competency are as follows:
25363928 1. Shot-firer - 1 year’s practical underground
25373929 experience.
25383930 2. Certified surface blaster - 1 year’s practical
25393931 experience.
25403932 3. Hoisting engineer - 1 year’s practical
25413933 hoisting experience.
25423934 4. Fire boss - 2 years’ practical underground
25433935 experience.
25443936 5. Mine foreman - 3 years’ practical underground
25453937 experience.
25463938 6. Superintendent - 5 years’ practical underground
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25743990 experience.
25753991 7. Practical miner - 1 year’s practical experience
25763992 as a miner or the equivalen t
25773993 experience as defined by the
25783994 Commission Department.
25793995 Provided that the underground ex perience requirement for mine
25803996 foreman and the superintendent shall not apply to th ose positions in
25813997 surface mining.
25823998 F. A student who has completed an accredited two -year or four-
25833999 year mining program shall b e credited one (1) year of experience
25844000 toward a fire boss, mine foreman or superintendent certification.
25854001 SECTION 19. AMENDATORY 45 O.S. 2021, Section 3, is
25864002 amended to read as follows:
25874003 Section 3. The Chief Mine Inspector Division Director of the
25884004 Division of Mines within the Department of Environmental Quality
25894005 shall be a citizen of the United States and shall have been a
25904006 resident of the State of Oklahoma for t he three (3) years prior to
25914007 his or her appointment to office. In addition, the Chief Mine
25924008 Inspector Division Director shall have had eight (8) years ’ include
25934009 consideration of actual experience as a practical miner. For the
25944010 purposes of this section , employment as an inspector for the
25954011 Department Division of Mines shall be consider ed practical mining
25964012 experience. The Chief Mine Inspector Division Director shall be
25974013 appointed by the Governor by and with the consen t of the Senate for
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26254065 a term of four (4) years to run concurrently with the term of the
26264066 Governor. At any time that such offi ce becomes vacant, the Governor
26274067 shall appoint with the consent of the Sena te a successor to complete
26284068 the unfinished term of office Executive Director of the Department,
26294069 shall serve at the pleasure of the E xecutive Director, and may be
26304070 removed or replaced w ithout cause. Compensation for the Division
26314071 Director shall be determined by the Executive Director .
26324072 The Executive Director of the Depart ment may appoint a Deputy
26334073 Division Director. The Deputy Chief Mine Inspector Division
26344074 Director shall possess the same residency requirements necessary for
26354075 the Chief Mine Inspector Division Director. The Deputy Chief Mine
26364076 Inspector shall be appointed by an d shall serve at the pl easure of
26374077 the Governor and Division Director may be removed or replaced
26384078 without cause. Compens ation for the Deputy shall be determined by
26394079 the Executive Director. The Deputy shall be under the direction of
26404080 the Chief Mine Inspector Division Director. The Except as otherwise
26414081 directed by the Executive Director, the Deputy Chief Mine Inspector
26424082 Division Director shall assume all of the duties and
26434083 responsibilities of the Chief Mine Inspector Division Director in
26444084 the his or her absence of the Chief Mine Insp ector.
26454085 The assistant mine Mine inspectors shall be appointed by and at
26464086 all times be under the direc tion of the Chief Mine Inspector
26474087 Division Director. The assistant mine inspectors appointed to
26484088 inspect underground mining operations shall have a minimum of three
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26764140 (3) years’ practical mining experience , and shall have obtained as a
26774141 minimum a certificate o f competency as a mine foreman.
26784142 SECTION 20. AMENDATORY 45 O.S. 2021, Section 5, is
26794143 amended to read as follows:
26804144 Section 5. Certifications required by this title shall be
26814145 issued under the signature and seal of the Oklahoma Mining
26824146 Commission by the Department of Environmental Quality . Such
26834147 certificates shall bear the date of issuance, full name and age of
26844148 the recipient and shall d esignate the position for which the
26854149 recipient is certified by the Commission Division of Mines.
26864150 Applications for certificates of competency shall be accomp anied
26874151 with the following fees:
26884152 1. Superintendent $20.00
26894153 2. Mine foreman 15.00
26904154 3. Fire boss 10.00
26914155 4. Shot-firer 10.00
26924156 5. Certified surface blaster 10.00
26934157 6. Hoisting engineer 10.00
26944158 7. Practical miner 5.00
26954159 SECTION 21. AMENDATORY 45 O.S. 2021, Section 6, is
26964160 amended to read as follows:
26974161 Section 6. The Secretary of the Oklahoma Mining Commission
26984162 Department of Environmental Q uality shall make a record of the names
26994163 and addresses of all persons to whom certificates are issued.
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27274215 Certificates of competency when issued as provided for herein, shall
27284216 entitle the holders thereof to accept and discharge the duties for
27294217 which said certificates declare them qualified.
27304218 The Division Director of the Division of Mines within the
27314219 Department shall advise the Oklahoma Mining Commission as far in
27324220 advance as possible the date and place of an examinatio n to be held
27334221 by the Department, and shall, as s oon as examination is completed,
27344222 furnish the Commission schedule examinations and compile a list of
27354223 the names of all persons who took the examination and persons
27364224 successfully completing said examinat ion shall be duly notified.
27374225 SECTION 22. AMENDATORY 45 O.S. 2021, Section 34, is
27384226 amended to read as follows:
27394227 Section 34. The Chief Mine Inspector Division Director of the
27404228 Division of Mines within the Department of Environmental Quality
27414229 shall have an office at the seat of government in which he or she
27424230 shall keep the maps and plans of all mines in the state and all
27434231 records, correspondence, papers, apparatus and other property
27444232 belonging to the state pertaining to his or her office. All such
27454233 property shall be kept in accessible and convenien t form, in a fire
27464234 proof vault convenient to his or her office and furnished by the
27474235 state, for reference by persons entitled to examine them the
27484236 property. The Chief Mine Inspector Division Director shall not
27494237 permit such maps, plans, records and papers to b e removed from his
27504238 or her office.
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27784290 SECTION 23. AMENDATORY 45 O.S. 2021, Sectio n 44, is
27794291 amended to read as follows:
27804292 Section 44. If the Attorney General shall seek redress on
27814293 behalf of the state as provided for in the Administrative Procedures
27824294 Act, the Oklahoma Mining Commission Department of Environmental
27834295 Quality is empowered to appoint a special counsel for such
27844296 proceedings.
27854297 SECTION 24. AMENDATORY 45 O.S. 2021, Section 45, is
27864298 amended to read as follows:
27874299 Section 45. In addition to its other powers, the Oklahoma
27884300 Mining Commission Department of Environmental Q uality is authorized
27894301 and directed, within the limits of funds available to it, to engage
27904302 in a continuing study of the mining laws of this state, and of
27914303 changes therein required in order to carry out to the greatest
27924304 practicable extent the policies, goals, o bjectives and
27934305 recommendations of the Commission Department, and to make
27944306 recommendations and prepare propos ed legislation for such purpo ses.
27954307 Such recommendations and proposed legislation shall, as they are
27964308 completed, be filed with the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and
27974309 the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
27984310 SECTION 25. AMENDATORY 45 O.S. 2021, Section 46.1, is
27994311 amended to read as follows:
28004312 Section 46.1. The Department of Environmental Quality, in
28014313 cooperation with the Depar tment of Mines is authorized and directed,
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28294365 within the limits of federal funds available to the Department of
28304366 Environmental Quality or any funds available to the Department of
28314367 Mines, to study ways to remedi ate acid mine drainage produced from
28324368 abandoned coal mines within this state, which the Legislature hereby
28334369 finds to be a significant water pollution and water quality problem.
28344370 The Department of Environmen tal Quality and the Department of Mines
28354371 shall evaluate existing projects among local, state and federal
28364372 government agencies, and educational institutions, which address
28374373 acid mine drainage.
28384374 Any local, state, an d educational institution within this state
28394375 implementing water quality projects which pertain to ac id mine
28404376 drainage shall coordinate and cooperate wit h the Department of
28414377 Environmental Quality and the Department of Mines to implement the
28424378 provisions of this section. The Department of Environmental Quali ty
28434379 and the Department of Mines shall make every effo rt to obtain full
28444380 cooperation and coordination from any federal agency which
28454381 implements any project pertaining to acid mine drainage.
28464382 SECTION 26. AMENDATORY 45 O.S. 2021, Section 48, is
28474383 amended to read as follows:
28484384 Section 48. The Oklahoma Department of Mines Environmental
28494385 Quality shall have jurisdiction over only those borrow pits which
28504386 are located on property permitted as commercial mining operations
28514387 pursuant to Title 45 of the Oklahoma Statutes this title.
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28794439 SECTION 27. AMENDATORY 45 O.S. 2021, Section 723, is
28804440 amended to read as follows:
28814441 Section 723. Whenever used or referred to in Sections 722
28824442 through 738 of this title, unless a different meaning clearly
28834443 appears from the context:
28844444 1. “Overburden” means all of the earth and other materials
28854445 which lie above natural deposits of min erals, and also means such
28864446 earth and other materials disturbed from their natural st ate in the
28874447 process of surface mining;
28884448 2. “Mine” means an underground or surface excavation and
28894449 development with or without shafts, slopes, drifts or tunnels for
28904450 the extraction of minerals, with hoisting or haulage equipment and
28914451 appliances for the extracti on thereof, and shall embrace any and all
28924452 of the land or property of the plant, and the surface and
28934453 underground, that contribute directly or indirectl y to the mining
28944454 properties, concentration or handling of minerals;
28954455 3. “Mining” means the extraction of mi nerals from natural
28964456 deposits by any method or p rocess;
28974457 4. “Minerals” means asphalt, clay, copper, granite, gravel,
28984458 gypsum, lead, marble, salt, sand, shale, stone, tripoli, volcanic
28994459 ash and zinc, or any other substance commonly recognized as a
29004460 mineral, and includes ores or rock containing any such subs tances,
29014461 but excludes oil, gas and any other mineral found naturally in a
29024462 liquid or gaseous state;
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29314515 out beneath the surface by means of shafts, slop es, tunnels or other
29324516 openings leading to the mi neral being mined and the extraction of
29334517 the mineral through such shafts, slopes, tunnels or their openi ngs;
29344518 6. “Surface mining” means those mining operations carried out
29354519 on the surface, including strip mining , auger mining, quarrying,
29364520 dredging, pumping, o r the use of hydraulic methods.
29374521 Surface mining shall not include excavation or removal of shale,
29384522 sand, gravel, clay, rock or other materials in remote areas by an
29394523 owner or holder of a possessory interest in la nd for the primary
29404524 purpose of construction or m aintenance of access roads to or on such
29414525 landowner’s property. Surface mining shall not include excava tions
29424526 or grading conducted for forming, on -site road construction or other
29434527 on-site construction, or the ex traction of minerals other than
29444528 anthracite and bituminous coal by a landowner for noncommercial use
29454529 from land owned or leased by the landowner; nor mi ning for
29464530 commercial purposes conducted under a Limited Use Permit issued by
29474531 the Department of Environmental Quality; nor the extraction of sand,
29484532 gravel, rock, stone, earth or fill from borrow pits for high way
29494533 construction purposes, so long as such work is performed under a
29504534 bond, contract and specificat ions which substantially provide for
29514535 and require reclamatio n of the area affected; nor to the handling,
29524536 processing or storage of slag on the premises of a man ufacturer as a
29534537 part of the manufacturing process. Surface mining shall not include
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29814589 the surface mining of coal or the surface effects of underground
29824590 coal mining;
29834591 7. “Strip mining” means those mining oper ations carried out by
29844592 removing the overburden lying above natural deposits of minerals,
29854593 and mining directly from such natural deposits thereby exposed , but
29864594 excludes auger mining, quarrying, dredging, pumping o r the use of
29874595 hydraulic methods;
29884596 8. “Reclamation” means conditioning affected land to make it
29894597 suitable for any uses or purposes consistent with those enumerated
29904598 in Section 722 of this title, and to avoid, minimize or correct
29914599 adverse environmental effects o f mining operations;
29924600 9. “Box cut” means the first open cut in strip mining which
29934601 results in the placing of overburden on unmined land adjacent to the
29944602 initial pit and outside the area to be mined;
29954603 10. “Consolidated material ” means material of sufficient
29964604 hardness or ability to resist weathering and to inhibit erosion or
29974605 sloughing;
29984606 11. “Operator” means any person, partnership, firm or
29994607 corporation engaged in and controlling a mining operation;
30004608 12. “Pit” means a tract of land from which overburden or
30014609 minerals have been or are being removed in the process of surface
30024610 mining;
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30304662 13. “Affected land” means the area of land from which
30314663 overburden shall have been r emoved, or upon which overburden or
30324664 refuse has been deposited, or both;
30334665 14. “Refuse” means all waste mate rial directly connected with
30344666 the production, cleaning or preparation of minerals which have been
30354667 mined by either underground or surface mining method;
30364668 15. “Ridge” means a lengthened elevation of o verburden created
30374669 in the surface mining process;
30384670 16. “Peak” means a projecting point of overburden create d in
30394671 the surface mining process;
30404672 17. “Department” means the office of the Chief Mine Inspector,
30414673 herein called the Department of Mines and Mining Environmental
30424674 Quality, or such department, bureau or commission as may lawfully
30434675 succeed to the powers and duti es of such department;
30444676 18. “Division Director” means the Chief Mine Inspector of the
30454677 State of Oklahoma Division Director of the Division of Mines within
30464678 the Department of Environmental Quality or such officer, bureau or
30474679 commission as may lawfully succeed to the powers and duties of such
30484680 Chief Mine Inspector Division Director;
30494681 19. “Borrow pit” means the one-time or intermittent extraction
30504682 of sand, gravel, rock, stone, earth or fill in its natural state,
30514683 not being mechanically altered to affect its size for government-
30524684 financed construction purposes. Such work shall be performed under
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30804736 a bond, contract and sp ecifications which substantially provide for
30814737 and require reclamation of the affected area; and
30824738 20. “Dimension stone quarry” means a site where natural s tone
30834739 used as building material is excavated and the stones are selected,
30844740 trimmed, or cut to specified s hapes or sizes.
30854741 SECTION 28. AMENDATORY 45 O.S. 2 021, Section 724, is
30864742 amended to read as follows:
30874743 Section 724. A. It shall be unlawful for any operator to
30884744 engage in any mining ope rations in this state without first
30894745 obtaining a permit or a Limited Use Permit from t he Department of
30904746 Mines Environmental Quality for each separate mining op eration. The
30914747 Department shall determine what c onstitutes a separate mining
30924748 operation by rules prom ulgated under the Mining Lands Reclamation
30934749 Act.
30944750 B. Any operator desiring to engage in limited mining activ ity
30954751 may apply for a Limited Use Permit for those m ining operations not
30964752 eligible for a surface min ing permit. Application for such permit
30974753 shall be made upon forms furnished by the Department. The for m
30984754 shall contain a description of the tract or tracts of land and shall
30994755 include the section, township, rang e and county in which the land is
31004756 located. A map shall be attached to the application which
31014757 accurately outlines and locates the tract of land. A sta tement that
31024758 the applicant has the right and power by leg al estate owned to mine
31034759 the land so described shal l be included with the application. In
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31314811 addition, the following conditions and requirements shall a pply to
31324812 Limited Use Permits:
31334813 1. The maximum acreag e shall be restricted to two (2) acres;
31344814 2. The term of a Limited Use Permit shall not exceed twelve
31354815 (12) months from the date of issuance;
31364816 3. A Limited Use Permit shall not carry a right of successive
31374817 renewal;
31384818 4. A Limited Use Permit site must be reclai med as required by
31394819 Section 725 of this title within six (6) months following the
31404820 expiration of the permit term;
31414821 5. A three-thousand-five-hundred-dollar reclamation bond must
31424822 be filed with the Department p rior to issuance of the permit;
31434823 6. Failure to reclaim the site disturbance within the permitted
31444824 time frame or revocation of the Limited Use Permit will be c ause for
31454825 bond forfeiture or other action as may be ordered by the Department;
31464826 7. The use of proces sing equipment shall not be approved for a
31474827 Limited Use Permit;
31484828 8. The use of explosives shall not be appro ved under a Limited
31494829 Use Permit;
31504830 9. A processing fee of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) shall
31514831 accompany the application for a Limited Use Permit; and
31524832 10. Mining production shall be reported and paid as required by
31534833 Section 931 of this title.
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31814885 If the above listed conditions and requirements are met, the
31824886 Department may issue a Limited Use Permit which shal l not be subject
31834887 to the notice and publication requi rements as otherwise required by
31844888 this section.
31854889 C. 1. Any operator desiring to engage in surface mining sh all
31864890 make written application to the Department for a permit.
31874891 Application for such permit shall b e made upon a form furnished by
31884892 the Department. The form shall contain a description of the tract
31894893 or tracts of land and the estimated number of acres to be af fected
31904894 by surface mining by the operator. The des cription shall include
31914895 the section, township, r ange and county in which the land is located
31924896 and shall otherwise describe the land with sufficient cert ainty so
31934897 that it may be located and distinguished from o ther lands.
31944898 2. Transmission lines shall be plotte d on a location map
31954899 submitted with the applicat ion. A statement that the operator has
31964900 the right and power by legal estate owned to mine by surface mi ning
31974901 the land so described shall be included with the ap plication.
31984902 D. 1. Any operator desiring to engage in underground mining
31994903 shall make written appli cation to the Department for a permit.
32004904 Application for such permit shall be made upon a form furnished by
32014905 the Department. The form shall contain a descriptio n of the tract
32024906 or tracts of land to be used as ref use disposal areas. The
32034907 description shall incl ude the section, township, range and county in
32044908 which the land is located and shall otherwise describe t he land with
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32334961 from other lands.
32344962 2. A statement that the applicant has the right and powe r by
32354963 legal estate owned to use the land so described as a refuse disposal
32364964 area shall be included with t he application.
32374965 E. Each application for a permit under subsections C and D of
32384966 this section shall be accom panied by a plan of reclamation of the
32394967 affected land that meets the requirements of the Mining Land s
32404968 Reclamation Act. The application shall set forth the proposed use
32414969 to be made of the affected land, the g rading to be accomplished, the
32424970 type of revegetation, and shall include the approximate time of
32434971 grading and initial revegetation effort.
32444972 F. Each application for a permit under subsections C and D of
32454973 this section shall be accompanied by the bond or security meeting
32464974 the requirements of Section 728 of this t itle, or proof that such
32474975 bond or security is st ill in effect, and a fee of One Hundred
32484976 Seventy-five Dollars ($175.00) for each permit year, payable at the
32494977 rate of One Hundred Seventy -five Dollars ($175.00) per year on the
32504978 anniversary date of the year in wh ich the permit or permit renewal
32514979 was issued. All application fees shall be submitted to the State
32524980 Treasurer, who shall deposit them in the Department of Mines
32534981 Environmental Quality Revolving Fund.
32544982 G. 1. Upon the receipt of su ch application, bond or secu rity
32554983 and fee due from the operator, the Departm ent may issue a permit to
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32835035 the applicant which shall entitle the applicant to engage in mining
32845036 on the land therein described in accordance with the rules
32855037 promulgated by the Departmen t, for the life expectancy o f the
32865038 operation unless the operator is in viola tion of any state statute
32875039 or rule of the Department in which case the Department shall take
32885040 appropriate action against the operator.
32895041 2. All applications for renewal of existing per mits shall be
32905042 filed prior to the expiration of the existing permit in accor dance
32915043 with the rules promulgated by the Department.
32925044 3. No permit shall be issued except upon proper ap plication and
32935045 public hearing, if requested.
32945046 H. 1. a. Upon filing the applic ation with the Department, t he
32955047 applicant shall place an advertisement in a newspaper
32965048 of general circulation in the vicinity of the mining
32975049 operation, containing such information a s is required
32985050 by the Department, at least once a week for four (4)
32995051 consecutive weeks.
33005052 b. The advertisement shall contain, at a minimum, the
33015053 following:
33025054 (1) the name and business address of the applicant,
33035055 (2) a description which clearly shows or describes
33045056 the precise location and boundaries of the
33055057 proposed permit area and is sufficien t to enable
33065058 local residents to readily identify the proposed
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33345110 permit area. It may include towns, bodies of
33355111 water, local landmar ks, and any other information
33365112 which would identify the location,
33375113 (3) the location where a copy of the application is
33385114 available for public inspection,
33395115 (4) the name and address of the Department where
33405116 written comments, objections, or requests for
33415117 informal conferences formal hearings on the
33425118 application may be submitted pursuant to
33435119 subsection P Q of this section,
33445120 (5) if an applicant seeks a permit to min e which
33455121 includes relocation or closing of a public road,
33465122 a copy of the county resolution pertaining to the
33475123 affected county road, and
33485124 (6) such other information as is required by the
33495125 Department.
33505126 2. Any property owner or resident of an occupied dwelling who
33515127 may be adversely affected located within one (1) mile of by the
33525128 mining operation shall have the right to pro test the issuance of a
33535129 permit and request a public formal hearing.
33545130 3. The Department shall notify the surface owners of any
33555131 hearings in connection with appl ications or permits in the same
33565132 manner as the operator is notified.
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33845184 4. Such protests must be recei ved by the Department within
33855185 fourteen (14) days after the date of publication of the newspaper
33865186 advertisement. If a public formal hearing is requested, the
33875187 Department shall then hold an informal hearing in t he vicinity of
33885188 the proposed mining a mediation within sixty (60) days after the
33895189 close of the deadline to file protests. The mediator shall be paid
33905190 for by the applicant and be consented to by all parties, if not
33915191 provided by the Department. The medi ator shall advise the
33925192 Department after the mediation as to whether the parties were able
33935193 to resolve some or all their concerns, in which case the resolutions
33945194 shall be incorporated into the permit as conditions, or whether the
33955195 parties were not able to resolve thei r concerns. If the parties
33965196 were not able to reso lve all their concerns, the matter shall
33975197 proceed to formal hearing. The individual serving as m ediator shall
33985198 not serve as the hearing examiner at the formal hearing.
33995199 5. Upon completion of findings after th e hearing, the
34005200 Department shall determine whether to issue or deny the permit, and
34015201 shall notify all parties of its decision.
34025202 6. Any decision regarding the issuance of a permit under this
34035203 section shall be appe alable when entered, as provided in the
34045204 Administrative Procedures Act.
34055205 I. Each application for a new operation shall contain, where
34065206 applicable, a list of all other licenses and permit s needed by the
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34345258 applicant to conduct the proposed mining operation. Thi s list shall
34355259 identify each license and permit b y:
34365260 1. Type of permit or license;
34375261 2. Name and address of issuing authority;
34385262 3. Identification number or a copy of the application for
34395263 permits or licenses or, if issued, a copy of the permit or license;
34405264 and
34415265 4. If a decision has been made, the date of app roval or
34425266 disapproval by each issuing authority.
34435267 An existing operation which does not have on file a list of the
34445268 applicable licenses or pe rmits with the Department on the date of
34455269 enactment of this act shall not be out of compliance with the
34465270 provisions of this section. Any renewal of an existing permit or
34475271 expansion or amendment to an existing operation upon time of
34485272 application shall submit a copy of all approved licenses and permits
34495273 issued by other agencies or j urisdictions.
34505274 Identifications of all permits an d licenses shall include local
34515275 government agencies with jurisdiction over or an interest in the
34525276 area of the proposed mining operation inc luding, but not limited to,
34535277 planning agencies, water and sewer authoriti es; and all state and
34545278 federal government agenci es with authority to issue permits and
34555279 licenses applicable to the proposed mining operation, including all
34565280 state environmental agencies, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S.
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34855333 district office, and federal fish and wildlife agencies.
34865334 J. An operator desiring to have such operator’s permit amended
34875335 to cover additional land may file a n amended application with the
34885336 Department. Upon receipt of the amended application, and such
34895337 additional bond as may be required under the provisions of the
34905338 Mining Lands Reclamation Act, the Department shall issue an
34915339 amendment to the original permit coveri ng the additional land
34925340 described in the amended application, without the payment of any
34935341 additional fee.
34945342 K. An operator may withdraw any land covered by a permit,
34955343 deleting affected land therefrom, by notifying the Department, in
34965344 which case the penalty of t he bond or security filed by such
34975345 operator pursuant to the provisions of the Mining Lands Reclamation
34985346 Act shall be reduced proportionately.
34995347 L. Permits issued to an ope rator may be transferable to another
35005348 operator, provided the new operator can demonstrate to the
35015349 Department, prior to the transfer of ownership, that conditions and
35025350 obligations required for the permit will be met and the new operator
35035351 has submitted a perform ance bond or other guarantee, or has obtained
35045352 the bond coverage of the original permitte e.
35055353 M. The perimeter of the permit area shall be clearly marked by
35065354 durable and recognizable markers or by other means a pproved by the
35075355 Department.
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35355407 N. The Department sha ll determine the blasting distance to
35365408 transmission lines by rule.
35375409 O. 1. If any mining operations where blasting is required
35385410 occur within the limits of a munic ipality with a population in
35395411 excess of three hundred thousand (300,000) according to the latest
35405412 Federal Decennial Census or within the limits of a municipality
35415413 within a county with a p opulation in excess of three hundred
35425414 thousand (300,000) according to the latest Federal Decennial Census,
35435415 the application for a permit pursuant to subsections C and D o f this
35445416 section shall be accompanied by proof that the operator is in full
35455417 compliance with all applicable regulations of the municipality.
35465418 Certified copies of a ny required municipal permits and any other
35475419 required written municipal approvals shall be attach ed to the
35485420 application when submitted to the Department. No mining permit
35495421 shall be issued by the Department unless the applicant first
35505422 complies with the require ments of this subsection. A municipality
35515423 is not required to reconsider requests denied by the m unicipality
35525424 related to the same site unless the municipality determines there
35535425 has been a material change in the application.
35545426 2. The provisions of paragraph 1 o f this subsection shall not
35555427 apply to existing permitted operations, revisions or amendments
35565428 thereto, or any application on file with the Department prior to May
35575429 25, 2005. In addition, the provisions of paragraph 1 of this
35585430 subsection shall not apply to any future operation on property
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35865482 directly adjacent to property on which a permitted operation is
35875483 located, provided that the operation is permitted and the adjacent
35885484 property is owned or le ased by the operator on the effective date of
35895485 this act May 25, 2005. For purposes of this subsection, properties
35905486 separated by a public road shall be considered to be a djacent.
35915487 P. Within a reasonable time, as established by the Department,
35925488 written comments or objectio ns on permit or bond release
35935489 applications may be submitted to the Depart ment by public entities
35945490 including but not limit ed to the local soil conservation di strict,
35955491 with respect to the effects of the proposed mining operations on the
35965492 environment.
35975493 Q. Any person having an interest in or who is or may be
35985494 adversely affected by the decision on a permit or bond release
35995495 application, or any federal, state or local ag ency, shall have the
36005496 right to request in writing that the Department hold an informal
36015497 conference a formal hearing on the application. The Department
36025498 shall hold the informal conference hearing within a reasonable time
36035499 following the receipt of the written r equest at a location in the
36045500 vicinity of the proposed or active surface mining or reclamation
36055501 operation.
36065502 SECTION 29. AMENDATORY 45 O.S. 2021, Section 725, is
36075503 amended to read as follows:
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36355555 Section 725. A. All affected land other than lands affected by
36365556 coal mining operations shall be reclaimed as provided in this
36375557 section.
36385558 B. The operator shall determine which parts of the affected
36395559 land shall be reclaime d for forest, pasture, crop, horticultural,
36405560 homesite, recreational, industrial or o ther use including food,
36415561 shelter and ground cover for wildlife.
36425562 C. All ridges and peaks of overburden created by surface mining
36435563 shall be graded to a rolling topography trav ersable by machines or
36445564 equipment customarily us ed in connection with the use to be made of
36455565 the land after reclamation, but such slopes need not be reduced to
36465566 less than the original grade of the area prior to mining, and the
36475567 slope of the ridge of overburden resulting from a box cut need not
36485568 be reduced to less than twenty-five degrees (25°) from horizontal.
36495569 Surface mining operations conducted in the flood plains of streams
36505570 and rivers and subject to periodic flooding shall be exempt from the
36515571 grading requirements of this section.
36525572 D. The operator may constr uct earth dams to form lakes in pit s
36535573 resulting from surface mining operations, provided that the
36545574 formation of lakes shall not interfere with other mining operations
36555575 or damage property of others.
36565576 E. The operator shall cover the exposed face of a mineral se am,
36575577 where significant concentration s of acid-forming materials are
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36855629 present, to a depth of not less than three (3) feet with earth that
36865630 will support plant life or with a permanent water impoundment.
36875631 F. The operator shall grade down the banks of any pits or
36885632 depressions created by the removal of sand or gravel by surface
36895633 mining to a degree of slope determined by the Department of
36905634 Environmental Quality, which shall give due consideration to the
36915635 natural topography of the land affected and adjacent lands, the
36925636 composition of such banks and the mos t beneficial use of the pits
36935637 and depressions comprising the affected land after reclamation. If
36945638 the pits or depressions are deeper than ten (10) feet, the operator
36955639 may elect to bench the highwall, provided t hat such benches are not
36965640 in excess of ten (10) f eet in height.
36975641 G. All affected land except that which is to be covered with
36985642 water or used for homesites or industrial purposes shall be
36995643 revegetated by the planting of seeds, plants, trees, shrubs or other
37005644 plantings appropriate to the use to be made of the land as
37015645 determined by the operator. No planting of any kind shall be
37025646 required on any affected land so long as the chemical and physical
37035647 characteristics of the soil of such affected land are toxic,
37045648 deficient in plant nutrients or composed of sand, gravel, shale or
37055649 stone to such an extent as to seriously inhibit plant growth. The
37065650 Department may prescribe by rules and regulations the required
37075651 density of such plantings, and may make replanting requirements.
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37355703 H. Except where prevented by weather conditions, a ll grading
37365704 shall be completed within one (1) year after mining of the affected
37375705 land has been completed. Initial seeding or planting shall be made
37385706 at the first appropriate ti me following completion of grading . If
37395707 the operator is unable to acquire sufficie nt planting stock of
37405708 desired species from state nurseries, or acquire such species
37415709 elsewhere at comparable prices the Department shall grant the
37425710 operator an extension of time until planting stock is available to
37435711 plant such land as originally planned.
37445712 I. In any noncoal mining operation where the type and amount of
37455713 material removed precludes the filling of the quarry, the Department
37465714 of Mines shall prescribe necessary measures f or the protection of
37475715 the public and animal life.
37485716 SECTION 30. AMENDATORY 45 O.S. 2021, Section 727, is
37495717 amended to read as follows:
37505718 Section 727. The Department of Environmental Quality, or its
37515719 accredited representatives, may enter u pon the lands of the operator
37525720 at all reasonable times, for the purpose of inspecti on, to determine
37535721 whether the provisions of this act have been complied with.
37545722 SECTION 31. AMENDATORY 45 O.S. 2021, Section 728, is
37555723 amended to read as follows:
37565724 Section 728. A. Any bond required t o be filed with the
37575725 Department of Environmental Quality by the operator shall be in such
37585726 form as the Division Director of the Division of Mines within t he
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37865778 Department prescribes, payable to the State of Oklahom a, conditioned
37875779 that the operator shall faithful ly perform all requirement s of the
37885780 Mining Lands Reclamation Act and comply with all rules of the
37895781 Department made in accordance with the provisions of the Mining
37905782 Lands Reclamation Act. Such bond shall be signe d by the operator as
37915783 principal, and by a good a nd sufficient corporate su rety, licensed
37925784 to do business in the state, as surety.
37935785 B. The penal sum of such bond shall be determined by the
37945786 Department and shall depend on the performance requirements of the
37955787 approved permit. The minimum bond shall be Two Th ousand Dollars
37965788 ($2,000.00).
37975789 In determining the amount of the bond, the Department shall take
37985790 into consideration the character and nature of the overburden, the
37995791 future suitable use of the land involved and the cost of reclamation
38005792 to be required.
38015793 C. A bond shall not be cancelable by the surety except after
38025794 not less than ninety (90) days’ prior written notice to the
38035795 Department. Bonds may be continued in effect from year to year, and
38045796 a new bond need not be provid ed for each permit application. A
38055797 single bond may cover all of the opera tor’s mining operations in the
38065798 state. The penalty of the bond or amount of cash and securities, as
38075799 provided in subsection E of this section, shall be increased or
38085800 reduced from time to time as provided in the Mining Lands
38095801 Reclamation Act.
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38375853 D. If the license to do business in the state of any surety
38385854 upon a bond filed with the Department pursuant to the Mining Lands
38395855 Reclamation Act shall be suspended or revoked, the operator, within
38405856 thirty (30) days after receiving notice from the De partment, shall
38415857 substitute for such surety a good and sufficient corporate surety
38425858 licensed to do business in the state. Upon failure of the operator
38435859 to make substitution of surety as required, the Department shall
38445860 have the right to suspend the permit of t he operator to conduct
38455861 operations upon the land described in such permit until such
38465862 substitution has been made.
38475863 E. In lieu of such bond, the operator may deposit cash
38485864 government securities, Certificates of De posit or an irrevocable
38495865 letter of credit with t he Department in an amount equal to that of
38505866 the required bond on conditions as prescribed by the Department. In
38515867 the discretion of the Department surety bond requirements may also
38525868 be fulfilled by using existin g reclaimed areas, in excess of
38535869 cumulative permit or mined acres, that ha ve been completed under the
38545870 jurisdiction of the Mining Lands Reclamation Act and approved by the
38555871 Department.
38565872 F. Such bond or security shall remain in effect until the mined
38575873 acres have been reclaimed, approved and released by the Department.
38585874 If the Department determines that grading has been satisfactorily
38595875 completed pursuant to the Mining Lands Reclamation Act, the
38605876 Department may release up to eighty percent (80%) of the penal sum
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38895929 portion of the bond shall continue in effect until the completion of
38905930 the requirements pursuant to Section 725 of this title.
38915931 SECTION 32. AMENDATORY 45 O.S. 2021, Section 7 29, is
38925932 amended to read as follows:
38935933 Section 729. The Department of Mines Environmental Quality
38945934 shall notify the operator and the surety in writing of any claimed
38955935 violation of the provisions of the Mining Lands Reclamation Act or
38965936 the rules of the Department. If the alleged violation is discovered
38975937 as a result of a citizen complaint and th e person claiming the
38985938 violation states in writing the desire that the source of the
38995939 complaint be kept confidential, the Department shall maintain such
39005940 information in confidence. If the operator denies the alleged
39015941 violation, the Department shall hold a hea ring on said charges.
39025942 Said hearing shall be held not less than thirty (30) days from the
39035943 notice of hearing.
39045944 At such hearing the operator shall have the right to present
39055945 evidence in opposition to the claimed violation.
39065946 If upon such hearing the Department s hall determine that a
39075947 violation has occurred, the Department shall make detailed findings
39085948 of fact and conclusions of law . The surety, if applicable, may
39095949 perform for the operator.
39105950 If the operator or surety, if applicable , fails to perform the
39115951 corrective work required by the Department or fails to properly
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39396003 perform said work, the Department may initiate permit revocation
39406004 and/or bond forfeiture proceedings. After successful collection of
39416005 the security required by Section 728 of this title, the Department
39426006 shall contract for the work to be done consistent with all state
39436007 requirements. The Department shall not issue any permits to an
39446008 operator who has failed to perform such corrective work, or has
39456009 defaulted with respect to the bo nd or other security required by
39466010 Section 728 of this title, until such obligations are met by the
39476011 operator or his surety or agent, as determined by the Department.
39486012 If the Department determines t hat an entity or individual has
39496013 mined without a permit in viol ation of Section 724 of this title,
39506014 the Department shall assess a fine of up to Ten Thousand Dollars
39516015 ($10,000.00) against the entity, individuals, or agents of said
39526016 entity. Any agent is jointly and severally liable with its
39536017 principal for such violation an d any resulting fines.
39546018 The Department may pursue civil action for relief, including a
39556019 permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or any other
39566020 appropriate order in the district court f or the district in which
39576021 the illegal mining operation is locat ed, in which the entity,
39586022 individuals, or agents of said entity, have their principal offices,
39596023 or in Oklahoma County, to enforce any Department action against the
39606024 entity, individual, or agents. Further, the Department shall be
39616025 entitled to recover penalties or fines assessed for mining withou t a
39626026 permit from the entity, individuals or agents conducting said mining
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39906078 in violation of this title. The Department shall also be entitled
39916079 to reasonable attorneys fees incurred in enforcing this provision.
39926080 All monies collected pursuant to this section sh all be deposited in
39936081 the Department of Mines Environmental Quality Revolving Fund.
39946082 In order to fully inform affected surface owners who have filed
39956083 a complaint of any alleged violations affecting the surface estate
39966084 by an operator, the Department shall:
39976085 1. Provide by mail to the affected surface owners who have
39986086 filed a complaint, a copy of any alleged violations affecting the
39996087 surface estate issued to the operator within five (5 ) days after
40006088 such violation is cited;
40016089 2. Notify the surface owners who have filed a complaint of any
40026090 hearings in connection to alleged violations affecting the surface
40036091 estate in the same manner and at the same time as the operator; and
40046092 3. Provide surface owners who have filed a complaint with
40056093 complete information on the disposition of all violations affecting
40066094 the surface estate cited at the same time the operator is notified.
40076095 SECTION 33. AMENDATORY 45 O.S. 2021, Section 731, is
40086096 amended to read as follows:
40096097 Section 731. The operator shall submit to the Department of
40106098 Environmental Quality, no later than September 1 following the end
40116099 of each permit year, a map in a form approved by the Department
40126100 showing the location of the pit or pit s by section, township, range
40136101 and county, with such other description as will ident ify the land
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40416153 which the operator has affected by mining during such permit year
40426154 and has completed mining operations thereon, with a legend upon such
40436155 map showing the number of acres of affected land. Such map sha ll
40446156 also show in acres the extent of the recla mation accomplished on the
40456157 affected land, including grading and revegetation efforts, as of the
40466158 end of the permit year, and shall show by appropriate designation
40476159 any deviation from the plan of reclamation filed under subsection
40486160 (c) of Section 724 of this t itle and the reasons therefor.
40496161 Whenever an operator shall have completed all requirements under
40506162 the provisions of this act as to any affected land, he shall notify
40516163 the Department thereof. If the Department dete rmines that the
40526164 operator has completed reclam ation requirements and achieved results
40536165 appropriate to the use for which the area was reclaimed, the
40546166 Department shall release the operator from further obligations
40556167 regarding such affected land and the penalty of the bond shall be
40566168 reduced proportionately.
40576169 SECTION 34. AMENDATORY 45 O.S. 2021, Section 732, is
40586170 amended to read as follows:
40596171 Section 732. In addition to the duties and powers conferred on
40606172 the Department of Environmental Quali ty in other provisions of this
40616173 act, the Department shall have authority and power to:
40626174 (a) 1. Adopt and promulgate reasonable rules and regulations
40636175 respecting the administration of this act and in conformity
40646176 therewith and the Administrative Procedures Act .;
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40926228 (b) 2. Order, after hearing, the revocation of any permit
40936229 issued hereunder for violation of this act.;
40946230 (c) 3. Cause to be instituted, in any court of competent
40956231 jurisdiction, legal proceedings for injunctive or other ap propriate
40966232 relief to enforce this act .;
40976233 (d) 4. Make investigations and inspections w hich are necessary
40986234 or appropriate to insure compliance with this act.;
40996235 (e) 5. Collect and disseminate information relating to
41006236 reclamation of affected lands .; and
41016237 (f) 6. Request the assistance of any federal or state agenc y
41026238 for technical advice or any oth er type of assistance deemed
41036239 necessary to carry out the purposes of this act .
41046240 SECTION 35. AMENDATORY 45 O.S. 2021, Section 733, is
41056241 amended to read as follows:
41066242 Section 733. At the request of the De partment of Environmental
41076243 Quality, the Attorney General shall provide such legal assistance as
41086244 may be needed in interpreting, enforcing and carrying out the
41096245 provisions of this act including but not limited to institution of
41106246 and prosecuting legal actions an d proceedings for injunctive relie f
41116247 and this improvement shall include the provisions of Section 17
41126248 hereof 737 of this title.
41136249 SECTION 36. AMENDATORY 45 O.S. 2021, Section 734, is
41146250 amended to read as follows:
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41426302 Section 734. Any act authorized to be done by the Departm ent of
41436303 Environmental Quality related to mining may be performed by the
41446304 Chief Mine Inspector Division Director of the Division of Mines , or
41456305 an assistant designated by him or her.
41466306 SECTION 37. AMENDATORY 45 O.S. 2021, Section 735, is
41476307 amended to read as follows:
41486308 Section 735. The Department of Environmental Quality is
41496309 designated as the agency to make safety inspections in sand, sand
41506310 and gravel, and in quarrying operations. Any person required by
41516311 this act to have a permit who engages in mining without a valid
41526312 permit therefor issued pursuant to this act is guilty of a
41536313 misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be fined not less than
41546314 Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars
41556315 ($1,000.00). Each day of operation without the permit required by
41566316 this act shall be deemed a separate violation.
41576317 SECTION 38. AMENDATORY 45 O.S. 2021, Section 738, is
41586318 amended to read as follows:
41596319 Section 738. All final decisions and orders of the Department
41606320 of Environmental Qua lity shall be subject to judicial review of the
41616321 acts of administrative agencies.
41626322 SECTION 39. AMENDATORY 45 O.S. 2021, Section 742.1, is
41636323 amended to read as follows:
41646324 Section 742.1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the
41656325 “Coal Reclamation Act of 1979”.
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41936377 It is the intent of the Oklahoma Legislature that the Coal
41946378 Reclamation Act of 1978, Sections 742 742.1 et seq. of Title 45 of
41956379 the Oklahoma Statutes this title, and this Coal Reclamation Act o f
41966380 1979, be read together as the law regulating the reclamation of
41976381 lands affected by surface coal mining operations and the surface
41986382 effects of underground coal mining, to bring Oklahoma into
41996383 compliance with Public Law 95-87, the “Surface Mining Control and
42006384 Reclamation Act of 1977 ”.
42016385 The provisions of the Mining Lands Reclamation Act, Sections 721
42026386 through 728 738 of Title 45 of the Oklahoma Statutes this title,
42036387 shall not apply to surface coal mining operations or the surface
42046388 effects of underground coal mining operations.
42056389 The Oklahoma Legislature finds and declares that coal mining
42066390 operations presently contribute significantly to the nation ’s energy
42076391 requirements, that Oklahoma ’s coal production is part of those
42086392 energy requirements, and that the cooperative effor t established by
42096393 this act is necessary to prevent or mitigate adverse environmental
42106394 effects of all surface mining operations.
42116395 It is the purpose of this act to protect th e rights of surface
42126396 owners and the envir onment, and to require reclamation of lands
42136397 affected by surface and underground coa l mining in a manner
42146398 compatible with the social, environmental and aesthetic needs of
42156399 this state. If reclamation is not feasible, su rface mining
42166400 operations should not be co nducted. It is the intent of the
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42446452 Legislature to insure the existence of an expandi ng and economically
42456453 healthy coal mining industry and that there be public participation
42466454 in the development of rules and regulations a ppropriate to the State
42476455 of Oklahoma and that the Department of Mines Environmental Quality
42486456 exercise the full reach of its p owers to insure the protection of
42496457 the public interest through the effective control of surface mining
42506458 operations.
42516459 SECTION 40. AMENDATORY 45 O.S. 202 1, Section 742.2, is
42526460 amended to read as follows :
42536461 Section 742.2. As used in this act:
42546462 1. “Acid drainage” means water with a pH of less than 6.0
42556463 Standard Units and in which total acidity exceeds total alkalinity,
42566464 discharged from active, inactive, or abando ned mines and from areas
42576465 affected by surface coal mining and reclamation operations .;
42586466 2. “Acid-forming materials” means earth materials that contain
42596467 sulfide minerals or other materials which, if exposed to air, water,
42606468 or weathering processes, will result in the formation of acids that
42616469 may create acid drainage.;
42626470 3. “Adjacent area” means land located outside the affected
42636471 area, permit area, or mine plan area, depending on the context in
42646472 which “adjacent area” is used, where air, surface or ground water,
42656473 fish, wildlife, vegetation or other resources protected by this act
42666474 may be adversely imp acted by surface coal mining and reclamation
42676475 operations.;
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42956527 4. “Affected area” means, with respect to surface mining
42966528 activities, any land or water upon or in which those acti vities are
42976529 conducted or located. With res pect to underground mining
42986530 activities, “affected area” means any water or surface land upon or
42996531 in which those activities are conducted or located, and land or
43006532 water which is located above underground mine workings .;
43016533 5. “Approximate original contour ” means that surface
43026534 configuration achieved by b ackfilling and grading of the mined areas
43036535 so that the reclaimed area, including any terracing or access roads,
43046536 closely resembles the general surface configuration of the lan d
43056537 prior to mining and blends into and compl ements the drainage pattern
43066538 of the surrounding terrain, with all highwalls, spoil piles and coal
43076539 refuse piles eliminated. Water impoundments may be permitted where
43086540 the regulatory authority determines that they ar e in compliance with
43096541 Section 745.18 of this title and applicable rules and regulati ons.;
43106542 6. “Aquifer” means a zone, stratum, or group of strata confined
43116543 or unconfined, including perched conditions, that can store and
43126544 transmit water in sufficient quantitie s for a specific use .;
43136545 7. “Auger mining” means a method of mining coal at a cliff or
43146546 highwall by drilling holes laterally into an exposed coal seam from
43156547 the highwall and transporting the coal along an auger bit to the
43166548 surface.;
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43446600 8. “Box cut” means the first open cut in strip mining which
43456601 results in the placing of overburden on unmined l and adjacent to the
43466602 initial pit and outside the area to be mined.;
43476603 9. “Coal exploration” means the gathering of surface or
43486604 subsurface geologic, physical, or chemical data b y mapping,
43496605 trenching, drilling, geophysical or other techniques necessary to
43506606 determine the quality and quantity of overburden and coal of an area
43516607 and the gathering of environmental data to establish the conditions
43526608 of the area beginning before surface coal mining and reclamation
43536609 operations.;
43546610 10. “Coal processing plant” means a collection of facilities
43556611 where run-of-the-mine coal is prepared for market by chemical or
43566612 physical processing, and separated from its impurities. The
43576613 processing plant may consist of, but not be limited to, the
43586614 following support facilities: loading facilities; stor age and
43596615 stockpile facilities; shed, shops and other buildings; water
43606616 treatment and water storage facilities; settling basins and
43616617 impoundments; coal processing and other wast e disposal areas; roads,
43626618 railroads and other tr ansport facilities; and utilities .;
43636619 11. “Consolidated material” means material of sufficient
43646620 hardness or ability to resist weathering and to inhibit erosion or
43656621 sloughing.;
43666622 12. “Department” means the office of the Chief Mine Inspector
43676623 Department of Environmental Quality and the Division of Mines within
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43956675 the Department, including all employees, agents, deputies, and
43966676 representatives of the Department, herein called the Department of
43976677 Mines and Mining, or such department, bureau or commission as may
43986678 lawfully succeed to the powers and duties of su ch department, having
43996679 primary responsibility for administering all titles of the Surface
44006680 Mining Law.;
44016681 13. “Director” means the Chief Mine Inspector of the State of
44026682 Oklahoma or such officer, bureau or commission as may l awfully
44036683 succeed to the powers and du ties of such Chief Mine Inspector or
44046684 such employee, agent, deputy or representative of the Chief Mine
44056685 Inspector as shall be designated by the Chief Mine Inspector to
44066686 perform any actions required by this act .;
44076687 14. “Disturbed area” means an area where veget ation, topsoil,
44086688 or overburden is removed by surface coal mining operations or upon
44096689 which topsoil, spoil, coal processing waste or noncoal waste is
44106690 placed. Those areas are “disturbed” until reclamation of those
44116691 areas is complete and the bond or other assur ance of performance is
44126692 released.;
44136693 15. “Diversion” means a channel, embankment, or other manmade
44146694 structure constructed for the purpose of diverting the flow of water
44156695 from one area to another:
44166696 a. Permanent diversion means a diversion remaining after
44176697 surface coal mining and reclamation are completed and
44186698 which has been approved for retention by the
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44476751 agencies,
44486752 b. Temporary diversion means a diversion which is used
44496753 during coal exploration or surface coal mining a nd
44506754 reclamation operations, and not approved by the
44516755 Department to remain after reclamation as part of the
44526756 approved postmining land use .;
44536757 16. “Ephemeral stream” means a stream which flows only in
44546758 direct response to precip itation in the immediate watershed o r in
44556759 response to the melting of snow and ice, and which has a channel
44566760 bottom that is always above the local water table .;
44576761 17. “Ground water” means subsurface water that fil ls available
44586762 openings in rock or soil materials such that they may be considered
44596763 water-saturated.;
44606764 18. “Head-of-hollow fill” means a fill structure consisting of
44616765 any material, other than coal processing waste and organic material,
44626766 placed in the uppermost reaches of a hollow where side slopes of the
44636767 existing hollow measured at the steepe st point are greater than
44646768 twenty (20) degrees or the average slope of the profile of the
44656769 hollow from the toe of the fill to the top of the fill is greater
44666770 than ten (10) degrees. In fills with less than two hundred fifty
44676771 thousand (250,000) cubic yards of m aterial, associated with contour
44686772 mining, the top surface of the fill will be at the elevation of the
44696773 coal seam. In all other head -of-hollow fills, the top surface of
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44986826 the adjacent ridge li ne, and no significant area of natural drainage
44996827 occurs above the fill draining into the fill area .;
45006828 19. “Highwall” means the face of exposed overburden and coal in
45016829 an open cut of a surface or for entry to an underground coal mine.;
45026830 20. “Hydrologic balance” means the relationship between the
45036831 quality and quantity of inflow to, outflow from and storage in a
45046832 hydrologic unit such as a drainage basin, aquifer, soil zone, lake,
45056833 or reservoir. It encompasses the quantity and qu ality relationships
45066834 between precipitation, runoff, evaporation, and the change in ground
45076835 and surface water storage.;
45086836 21. “Hydrologic regime” means the entire state of water
45096837 movement in a given area. It is a function of the climate, and
45106838 includes the phenomena by which water first occurs as atmospheric
45116839 water vapor, passes into a liquid or solid form and falls as
45126840 precipitation, moves along or into the ground surface, and returns
45136841 to the atmosphere as vapor by mea ns of evaporation and
45146842 transpiration.;
45156843 22. “Imminent danger to the health and safet y of the public”
45166844 means the existence of any condition or practice, or any violation
45176845 of a permit or other requirements of this act in a surface coal
45186846 mining and reclamation op eration, which condition, practice, or
45196847 violation could reasonably be expected to ca use substantial physical
45206848 harm to persons outside the permit area before such condition,
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45496901 death or serious injury before abatement exists if a rational
45506902 person, subjected to the same condition or practice giving rise to
45516903 the peril, would not expose oneself to the danger during the time
45526904 necessary for abatement .;
45536905 23. “Impoundment” means a closed basin, naturally fo rmed or
45546906 artificially built, which is dammed or excavated for the retention
45556907 of water, sediment, or waste.;
45566908 24. “In situ processes” means activities conducted on the
45576909 surface or underground in connection with in -place distillation,
45586910 retorting, leaching, or ot her chemical or physical processing of
45596911 coal, to include, but not be limited to, in situ gasification, in
45606912 situ leaching, slurry mining, solution mining, bore hole mining and
45616913 fluid recovery mining .;
45626914 25. “Intermittent stream” means a stream or reach of a str eam
45636915 that drains a watershed of at least one (1) square mile, or a stream
45646916 or reach of a stream that is below the local water table for at
45656917 least some part of the year, and obtains its flow from both surface
45666918 runoff and ground water discharge .;
45676919 26. “Operator” means any person, partnership, firm or
45686920 corporation engaged in coal mining who remo ves or intends to remove
45696921 more than two hundred fifty (250) tons from the earth within twelve
45706922 (12) consecutive months in any one location .;
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45996975 metalliferous and nonmetal liferous ores, and any other solid
46006976 material or substances of commercial value excavated in solid form
46016977 from natural deposits on or in the earth, exclusive of coal and
46026978 those minerals which occur naturally in liq uid or gaseous form.;
46036979 28. “Overburden” means all of the earth and other materials,
46046980 excluding topsoil, which lie above natural deposits of coal and
46056981 other minerals, and also means such earth and other materials
46066982 disturbed from their natural state in the proc ess of surface
46076983 mining.;
46086984 29. “Peak” means an upward projecting point of overburden
46096985 created in the surface mining process.;
46106986 30. “Perennial stream” means a stream or part of a stream that
46116987 flows continuously during all of the calendar year as a result of
46126988 groundwater discharge or surface runoff .;
46136989 31. “Performance bond” means the indemnity instrument in a sum
46146990 certain, supported by a surety’s guarantee, pledge of collateral or
46156991 other acceptable contractual guarantee, by which the permit
46166992 applicant assures faithf ul performance of all the applicable permit
46176993 requirements of this act and the rules a nd regulations promulgated
46186994 thereunder.;
46196995 32. “Permit” means a permit to conduct surface coal mining and
46206996 reclamation operations issued by the Department pursuant to state
46216997 law.;
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46507050 human resources, included within the boundaries specified in a
46517051 permit, whether or not the areas will be impacted by surface coal
46527052 mining and reclamation operations, which are designated on the
46537053 approved maps submitted by the applicant with his permit application
46547054 and covered by the performance and reclamation bonds as required.;
46557055 34. “Permittee” means a person holding a “permit” to conduct
46567056 surface coal mining and reclamation operations issued by the
46577057 Department pursuant to state law .;
46587058 35. “Pit” means a tract of land from which o verburden or
46597059 minerals have been or are being removed in the process of su rface
46607060 mining.;
46617061 36. “Prime farmland” means lands which meet the criteria of the
46627062 Department, which shall prescribe criteria at least as stringent a s
46637063 criteria prescribed by the United S tates Secretary of Agriculture on
46647064 the basis of such factors as moisture av ailability, temperature
46657065 regime, chemical balance, permeability, surface layer composition,
46667066 susceptibility to flooding, and erosion characteristic s, and which
46677067 historically have been u sed for intensive agricultural purposes.;
46687068 37. “Reclamation” means, through the process of backfilling,
46697069 regrading, topsoil replacement, reutilization, and revegetation
46707070 activities, the bringing back of land to its approx imate original
46717071 contours and configura tion, and resulting in an equal or better land
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46997123 use category, and shall be c onsistent with the existing surrounding
47007124 environment.;
47017125 38. “Reference areas” means land units of varying size and
47027126 shape identified and maintaine d under appropriate management for th e
47037127 purpose of measuring ground cover, productivity and species
47047128 diversity that are produced naturally or by crop production methods
47057129 approved by the Department. Reference areas must be representative
47067130 of geology, soils, slo pe, aspect and vegetation in the per mit area.;
47077131 39. “Refuse” means all waste material directly connected with
47087132 the production, cleaning or preparation of coal or other minerals
47097133 which have been mined by either u nderground or surface mining
47107134 method.;
47117135 40. “Regulatory authority” means the Department of Mines and
47127136 Mining. Environmental Quality;
47137137 41. “Ridge” means a lengthened elevation of overburde n created
47147138 in the surface mining process .;
47157139 42. “Significant, imminent e nvironmental harm to land, air or
47167140 water resources” is determined as follows:
47177141 a. An environmental harm is any adverse impact on land,
47187142 air, or water resources, including but not limited to ,
47197143 plant and animal life,
47207144 b. An environmental harm is imminent if a con dition,
47217145 practice or violation exists which:
47227146 (1) is causing such harm or,
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47517199 any time before the end of the reasonable
47527200 abatement time that would be set under Section
47537201 775 of this title,
47547202 c. An environmental harm is significant if that harm is
47557203 appreciable and not immediately reparable .;
47567204 43. “Slope” means average inclination of a surface, measured
47577205 from the horizontal; normally expressed as a un it of vertical
47587206 distance to a given number of units of horizontal dist ance (e.g.,
47597207 one unit vertical (1v) to five unit s horizontal (5h) = 11.3
47607208 degrees).;
47617209 44. “Soil horizons” means contrasting layers of soil lying one
47627210 below the other, parallel or near paralle l to the land surface.
47637211 Soil horizons are differentiated on the bas is of field
47647212 characteristics and laboratory data . The three (3) major soil
47657213 horizons are:
47667214 a. “A horizon”. The uppermost layer in the soil profile
47677215 often called the surface soil. It is the p art of the
47687216 soil in which organic matter is most abundant and
47697217 where leaching of soluble or suspended particles is
47707218 the greatest,
47717219 b. “B horizon”. The layer immediately beneath the A
47727220 horizon and often called the subsoil. This middle
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48017273 than the A or C horizons, and
48027274 c. “C horizon”. The deepest layer of the soil profile.
48037275 It consists of loose material or weat hered rock that
48047276 is relatively unaffected by biologic activity.;
48057277 45. “Spoil” means displaced overburden .;
48067278 46. “Strip mining” means those mining operations carried out by
48077279 removing the overburden lying above natural depo sits of coal and
48087280 other minerals, and mining directly from such natural deposits
48097281 thereby exposed, but excludes auger mining, quarrying, dredging,
48107282 pumping or the use of hydraulic methods .;
48117283 47. “Substantially disturb” means, for purposes of coal
48127284 exploration, to significantly impact upon land, a ir or water
48137285 resources by such activities as blasting, mechanical excavation of
48147286 land, drilling or altering co al or water exploratory holes or wells,
48157287 construction or creation of roads and other access routes, and the
48167288 placement of structures, excavated earth or other debris upon the
48177289 surface of land.;
48187290 48. “Surface coal mining and reclamation operations ” means
48197291 surface mining operations and all activities necessary and incident
48207292 to the reclamation of such operations .;
48217293 49. “Surface coal mining operations ” means:
48227294 a. Activities conducted on the surface of lands in
48237295 connection with a surface coal mine or surface
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48517347 operations and surface impacts incident to an
48527348 underground coal mine. Such activities include
48537349 excavation for the purpose of obtaining coal,
48547350 including such common methods as contour, strip,
48557351 auger, mountaintop removal, box cut, open pit, and
48567352 area mining, the uses of exp losives and blasting, in
48577353 situ distillation or retorting, leach ing or other
48587354 chemical or physical processing, a nd the cleaning,
48597355 concentrating, or ot her processing or preparation,
48607356 loading of coal at or near the mine site. Such
48617357 activities do not include the e xtraction of coal
48627358 incidental to the extraction of other minera ls where
48637359 coal does not exceed sixteen and two -thirds percent
48647360 (16 2/3%) of the tonnag e of minerals removed for the
48657361 purposes of commercial use or sale or coal
48667362 exploration, subject to Section 745.1 1 of this title,
48677363 and
48687364 b. The areas upon which such activities o ccur or where
48697365 such activities disturb the natur al land surface.
48707366 Such areas shall also include any adjacent land, the
48717367 use of which is incidental to any such activities, all
48727368 lands affected by the construction of new roads or
48737369 improvement or use of existing r oads to gain access to
48747370 the site of such activit ies and for haulage and
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49037423 shafts, entryways, refuse banks, dumps, stockpiles,
49047424 overburden piles, spoil banks, culm banks, tailings,
49057425 holes or depressions, rep air areas, storage areas,
49067426 processing areas, shi pping areas and other areas upon
49077427 which are sited structures, facilities, or other
49087428 property or materials on the surface, resulting from
49097429 or incident to such activities.;
49107430 50. “Surface water” means water, either flowing or standing, on
49117431 the surface of the eart h.;
49127432 51. “Topsoil” means the “A” soil horizon, which is the
49137433 uppermost layer of the three (3) major soil horizons .;
49147434 52. “Underground mining activities ” means a combination of:
49157435 a. Surface operations incident to underground extraction
49167436 of coal or in situ proc essing, such as construction,
49177437 use, maintenance, and reclamation of roads, above-
49187438 ground repair areas, storage areas, processing areas,
49197439 shipping areas, areas upon which are sited support
49207440 facilities including hoi st and ventilating ducts,
49217441 areas utilized for th e disposal and storage of waste,
49227442 and areas on which materials incident to underground
49237443 mining operations are placed, and
49247444 b. Underground operations such as underground
49257445 construction, operation, and reclamation of shafts,
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49537497 adits, underground support facilities, in situ
49547498 processing, and underground mining, hauling, storage,
49557499 and blasting, and
49567500 c. The areas in which activities enumerated above occur
49577501 or where such activities disturb the natural land
49587502 surface.;
49597503 53. “Unwarranted failure to comply ” means the failure of a
49607504 permittee to prevent the occurrence of any violation of his permit
49617505 or any requirement of this act due to indifference, lack of
49627506 diligence, or lack of r easonable care, or the failure to abate any
49637507 violation of such permit or the act due to indifference, lack of
49647508 diligence, or lack of reasonable care.; and
49657509 54. “Water table” means the upper surface of a zone of
49667510 saturation, where the body of ground water is not co nfined by an
49677511 overlying impermeable zone.
49687512 SECTION 41. AMENDATORY 45 O.S . 2021, Section 745.1, is
49697513 amended to read as follows:
49707514 Section 745.1. A. It shall be unlawful for any operator to
49717515 engage in any mining operations in this state without first
49727516 obtaining from the Department of Environmental Quality a permit to
49737517 do so for each separate mining operation. The Department shall
49747518 determine what constitutes a separate mining operation by rules and
49757519 regulations promulgated under the Coal Reclamation Act of 1979.
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50037571 B. Any operator desiring to enga ge in surface mining eight ( 8)
50047572 months after the approval of Oklahoma ’s regulatory program by the
50057573 United States Secretary of the Interior shall make written
50067574 application to the Department for a permit within two (2) months
50077575 after the approval of the state pro gram. Before the approval o f the
50087576 Oklahoma program by the Secretary of the Interior , the requirements
50097577 of the Coal Reclamation Act of 1978 shall continue to apply to all
50107578 permits for coal mining covered by the Coal Reclamation Act of 1979.
50117579 Application for such permit shall be made upon a form furnished by
50127580 the Department, which form shall require all pertinent information
50137581 including, but not limited to, all information required by federal
50147582 law and regulations.
50157583 C. Any operator desiring to engage in underground m ining shall
50167584 make written application to the Department for a permit within two
50177585 (2) months after approval of the state program. Application for
50187586 such permit shall be made upon a form furnished by the Department,
50197587 which form shall require all pertinent inform ation including, but
50207588 not limited to, all information required by federal law and
50217589 regulations for underground coal mining, taking into account the
50227590 distinct differences between surface coal mining and underground
50237591 coal mining.
50247592 D. Each application for a permi t under subsections B and C of
50257593 this section shall be accompanied by a plan for the reclamation of
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50537645 the affected land that meets the requirements of the Coal
50547646 Reclamation Act of 1979.
50557647 E. Each application for a permit or permit renewal under
50567648 subsections B and C of this section shall be accompanied by a fee of
50577649 Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each permit year, payable at the
50587650 rate of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) per year on the anniversary
50597651 date of the year in which the permit or permit renewal was issued.
50607652 Such fee shall be deposited in the Department of Mines Environmental
50617653 Quality Revolving Fund and used to offset the cost of reviewing,
50627654 administering and enforcing such permit issued pursuant to a state
50637655 or federal program. Once mining operations have permanent ly
50647656 terminated, no further permit fee shall be r equired of the operator.
50657657 F. The provisions of the Coal Reclamation Act of 1979 shall not
50667658 apply to the extraction of coal by a landowner for his own
50677659 noncommercial use from land owned or leased by him, or the
50687660 extraction of coal as an incidental part of fede ral, state or local
50697661 government-financed highway or other construction under regulations
50707662 established by the Department.
50717663 SECTION 42. AMENDATORY 45 O.S. 2021, Section 753, is
50727664 amended to read as follows:
50737665 Section 753. A. The operator shall insure ensure that
50747666 explosives are used only in accordance with existing state and
50757667 federal law and the regulations promulgated by the Department of
50767668 Environmental Quality , which shall require:
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51047720 1. Adequate advance written notice to local governments an d
51057721 residents who might be affected by the use of such explosives by
51067722 publication of the planned blasting schedule in a newspaper of
51077723 general circulation in the locality, and by mailing a copy of the
51087724 proposed blasting schedule to every resident living within o ne-half
51097725 (1/2) mile of the propose d blasting site and by providing daily
51107726 notice to resident/occupiers in such areas prior to any blasting;
51117727 2. Maintaining for a period of at least three (3) years and
51127728 making available for public inspection upon request a log detailing
51137729 the location of the bl asts, the pattern and depth of the drill
51147730 holes, the amount of explosives used per hole, and the order and
51157731 length of delay in the blasts;
51167732 3. Limiting the type of explosives and detonating equipment,
51177733 the size, the timing and frequency of blasts based upon t he physical
51187734 conditions of the site so as to prevent injury to persons, damage to
51197735 public and private property outside the permit area, adverse impacts
51207736 on any underground mine, a nd change in the course, channel, or
51217737 availability of ground or surface water out side the permit area;
51227738 4. All blasting operations be conducted by trained and
51237739 competent persons as c ertified by the Department;
51247740 5. Upon the request of a resident or owner of a man-made
51257741 dwelling or structure within one -half (1/2) mile of any portion of
51267742 the permitted area the applicant or permittee shall conduct a pre-
51277743 blasting survey of such structures and submit the survey to the
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51567796 The area of the survey shall be decided by the Department; an d
51577797 6. For the purposes of this section:
51587798 a. for blasting operations using electronic -blasting
51597799 detonators, a “loaded hole” is defined as one that
51607800 contains explosives or blasting agents with a primer
51617801 where the hole has been st emmed and has a short length
51627802 of connecting wire sticking out but does not have a
51637803 firing device connected,
51647804 b. for blasting operations not using electronic
51657805 detonators, a hole with explosives and a blasting cap
51667806 is considered a “loaded and charged hole ”,
51677807 c. for blasting operations using elect ronic-blasting
51687808 detonators, a “charged hole” is defined as one that
51697809 contains explosives or blasting agents with a primer
51707810 where the hole has been tamped with a short length of
51717811 connecting device sticking out and it does have a
51727812 firing device connected,
51737813 d. “blasting site” is defined as the area within fifty
51747814 (50) feet, or any alternative distance provided in the
51757815 blasting plan of the approved permit on file, of any
51767816 holes loaded with ex plosives, blasting agents or
51777817 detonators, and
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52057869 e. “blasting area” is defined as the area where flying
52067870 rock may be considered dangerous, which shall be
52077871 determined by the certified blaster.
52087872 B. Rules and procedures for the use of explosives are as
52097873 follows:
52107874 1. Persons who use explosives, blasting agents or det onators
52117875 shall be certified by the Oklahoma Mining Commission Department.
52127876 Such persons shall understand the hazards involved, and trainees
52137877 shall do such work only under the supervision of and in the
52147878 immediate presence of certified pers ons;
52157879 2. Blasting operations shall be under the di rect control of
52167880 certified persons designated by the operator for that purpose;
52177881 3. Damaged or deteriorated explosives, blasting agents and
52187882 detonators shall be disposed of in a safe manner;
52197883 4. For blasting operations using elec tronic blasting
52207884 detonators, loaded holes shall be charged as near to blasting time
52217885 as practical and in compliance with the known physical limitations
52227886 and properties of the specific blasting materials and equip ment
52237887 specified by the manu facturer. Unless aut horized by the appropriate
52247888 regulatory authority, loaded holes shall be detonated within sixty
52257889 (60) days from the date of loading;
52267890 5. No person shall smoke within fifty (50) feet of explosives,
52277891 blasting agents or detonators;
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52557943 6. Only wooden or other nonspa rking devices shall be used t o
52567944 punch holes in explosives cartridges;
52577945 7. Tamping poles shall be blunt and squared at one end and made
52587946 of wood or other nonsparking material;
52597947 8. No tamping shall be done directl y on primer cartridges;
52607948 9. During the loading of holes, only the work activ ities
52617949 associated with the explosives operation will be permitted in the
52627950 blasting site;
52637951 10. During charging and firing, only the work activities
52647952 associated with the explosives oper ation will be permitted in the
52657953 blasting area;
52667954 11. Unused explosives and det onators shall be moved to a safe
52677955 location as soon as charging operations are completed;
52687956 12. Approaches to areas in which charged holes are awaiting
52697957 firing shall be guarded or barr icaded and posted or flagg ed against
52707958 unauthorized entry;
52717959 13. When a blast is about to be fired, ample warning shall be
52727960 given to allow all persons to retreat to a safe place. Each mine
52737961 shall have a definite plan of warning signals that can be clearly
52747962 seen or heard by anyone in the blasting area. The operator shall
52757963 inform all employees at the local mine as to the established
52767964 procedure;
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53048016 14. Enclosed blasting shelters constructed of strong materials
53058017 shall be provided to protect all persons endangered by fly ing rock
53068018 from blasting;
53078019 15. When safety fuse h as been used, persons shall n ot return to
53088020 misfired holes for at least thirty (30) minutes;
53098021 16. When electric blasting caps have been used, persons shall
53108022 not return to misfired holes for at least fifteen (15) minutes.
53118023 Leading wires from the power source m ust be disconnected before
53128024 persons can be allowed to return to the blasting sites;
53138025 17. Blasted materials shall be examined for undetonated
53148026 explosives after each blast and undetonated explosives found shall
53158027 be disposed of safely;
53168028 18. Misfires shall be rep orted to the proper superviso r and
53178029 shall be disposed of safely before any other work is performed in
53188030 the blasting area;
53198031 19. Blast holes in hot -hole areas and holes that have been
53208032 sprung shall not be charged b efore tests have been made to insure
53218033 ensure that the heat has been dissipate d to a safe level;
53228034 20. If explosives are suspected of burning in a hole, all
53238035 persons in the endangered area shall move to a safe location until
53248036 the danger has passed;
53258037 21. Holes shall not be drilled where there i s danger of
53268038 intersecting a charge or misfir ed hole;
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53548090 22. Fuses and igniters shall be stored in a cool, dry place
53558091 away from oils or grease;
53568092 23. Fuses shall not be kinked, bent sharply or handled roughly;
53578093 24. Fuses shall be cut and capped in safe, dry loca tions posted
53588094 with “No Smoking” signs;
53598095 25. Blasting caps shall be crimped to fuses only with devices
53608096 designed for that specific purpose;
53618097 26. Fuses of less than forty -eight (48) inches in length shall
53628098 not be used for any pu rpose;
53638099 27. At least two persons shall be present when lighting fuses,
53648100 and no person shall light more than fifteen individual fuses. If
53658101 more than fifteen holes per person are to be fired, igniter cord and
53668102 connectors or electric blasting shall be used;
53678103 28. A safe interval of time shall b e allowed to light a round
53688104 and evacuate the blasting area;
53698105 29. Fuses shall be ignited with hot-wire lighters, lead
53708106 spitters, igniter cord or other such devices designed for this
53718107 purpose;
53728108 30. Fuses shall not be ignited bef ore the primer and the entire
53738109 charge are securely in place;
53748110 31. Electric detonators of different brands shall not be used
53758111 in the same round;
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54038163 32. Electric detonators shall remain shunted until they are
54048164 being wired into the blasting circuit. Lead lines an d wired rounds
54058165 shall be kept shunted until immediately before blasting;
54068166 33. Completely wired rounds shall be tested with a blasting
54078167 galvanometer before connections are made to the blasting line;
54088168 34. Lead wires and blasting lines shall not be strung acros s
54098169 power conductors, pipelines or within twenty (20) feet of bare power
54108170 lines. They shall be protected from sources of static or other
54118171 electrical contact;
54128172 35. Permanent blasting lines shall be properly supported,
54138173 insulated and kept in good repair;
54148174 36. Charging shall be stopped immediate ly when the presence of
54158175 static electricity or stray current is detected; the condition shall
54168176 be corrected before charging is resumed;
54178177 37. Charging of holes shall be suspended and the persons
54188178 withdrawn to a safe location up on the approach of an electrical
54198179 storm;
54208180 38. Safety switches and blasting sw itches shall be labeled,
54218181 encased in boxes and arranged so that the covers of the boxes cannot
54228182 be closed with the switches in closed position;
54238183 39. Blasting switches shall be locked in the open position
54248184 except when closed to fire the blast. Lead wires shal l not be
54258185 connected to the blasting switch until the shot is ready to be
54268186 fired;
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54558239 person designated to fire blasts;
54568240 41. Electric circuits from the bla sting switches to the blast
54578241 area shall not be grounded;
54588242 42. At least a five-foot air gap shall be provided between the
54598243 blasting circuit and the power circuit;
54608244 43. Where electric blasting is to be performed, electric
54618245 circuits to equipment within twenty -five (25) feet of a hole that is
54628246 to be charged with an electric blasting cap shall be de-energized
54638247 before electric detonators are brought into the immediate area, or
54648248 the electric equipment shall be moved out of the immediate area;
54658249 44. Power sources shall be suitable for the number of electric
54668250 detonators to be fired and for the type of circuits used;
54678251 45. When instantaneous blasting is performed, the double -
54688252 trunkline or loop system shall be used in detonating -cord blasting;
54698253 46. When instantaneous blasting is performed, trunklines in
54708254 multiple-row blasting shall make one or more complete loops with
54718255 crossties between loops at intervals of not over two hundred (200)
54728256 feet;
54738257 47. All detonating-cord knots shall be tight and all
54748258 connections shall be kept at right ang les to the trunklines;
54758259 48. Delay connector s for firing detonating-cord shall be
54768260 treated and handled with the same safety precautions as blasting
54778261 caps and electric detonators; and
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55058313 49. Detonating-cord shall not be kinked, b ent or otherwise
55068314 handled in such a manner that the train of detonation may b e
55078315 interrupted.
55088316 SECTION 43. AMENDATORY 45 O.S. 2021, Section 767, is
55098317 amended to read as follows:
55108318 Section 767. No employee of the Department of Mines
55118319 Environmental Quality or any other state employee per forming any
55128320 function or duty under this act shall be directly or indirectly
55138321 interested in any mining operation, or any contract for purchas e of
55148322 any property or construction or any work for any mining operation .
55158323 Any person who knowingly violates the provis ion of this section
55168324 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction shall be
55178325 punished by incarceration for a period not to exceed one (1) year or
55188326 a fine not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), o r both.
55198327 SECTION 44. AMENDATORY 45 O.S. 2021, Sectio n 768, is
55208328 amended to read as follows:
55218329 Section 768. A. Any person who is or may be adversely affected
55228330 by a surface mining operation may notify the Chief Mine Inspector
55238331 Division Director of the Division of Mines within the Depa rtment of
55248332 Environmental Quality or any representative of the Chief Mine
55258333 Inspector Division Director responsible for conducting the
55268334 inspection, in writing, of any violation of this act which he has
55278335 reason to believe exists at the surface mining site. If the person
55288336 who is or may be adv ersely affected by surface mining operations
55298337
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55568388 states in such writing that he des ires the source of the complaint
55578389 or writing kept confidential, the Department shall maintain such
55588390 information in confidence. The Chief Mine Inspector Division
55598391 Director shall, by regulation, establish procedures for informal
55608392 review of any refusal by a representative of the Chief Mine
55618393 Inspector Division Director to issue a citation with respect to any
55628394 such alleged violation. The Chief Mine Inspector Division Director
55638395 shall furnish such persons requesting the review a written statement
55648396 of the reasons for the Chief Mine Inspector ’s Division Director’s
55658397 final disposition of the case.
55668398 B. The Chief Mine Inspector Division Director shall also, by
55678399 regulation, establish procedures to ensu re that adequate and
55688400 complete inspections are made. Any such person may notify the Chief
55698401 Mine Inspector Division Director of any failure to make such
55708402 inspections, after which the Chief Mine Inspector Division Director
55718403 shall determine whether adequate and complete inspections have been
55728404 made. The Chief Mine Inspector Division Director shall furnish such
55738405 persons a written statement of the reasons for the Chief Mine
55748406 Inspector’s Division Director’s determination that adequate and
55758407 complete inspections have or have not been conducted.
55768408 SECTION 45. AMENDATORY 45 O.S. 2021, Se ction 769, is
55778409 amended to read as follows:
55788410 Section 769. A. In the enforcement of a state pro gram pursuant
55798411 to this act any operator who viol ates any permit condition or who
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56078463 violates any other provision of this act may be assessed a civil
56088464 penalty by the Department of Environmental Quality except that if
56098465 such violation leads to the issuance of a ces sation order under this
56108466 act, the civil penalty shall be assessed. Such penalty shall not
56118467 exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) for each violation. Each
56128468 day of continuing violation may be deemed a separate violati on for
56138469 purposes of penalty assessments. In determining the amount of the
56148470 penalty, consideration shall be given to the operator’s history of
56158471 previous violations at the particular surface coal mining operation;
56168472 the seriousness of the violation, including an y irreparable harm to
56178473 the environment and any hazard to the health or safety of the
56188474 public; whether the permittee was negligent; and the demonstrated
56198475 good faith of the permittee charged in attempting to achieve rapid
56208476 compliance after notification of the vi olation.
56218477 B. A civil penalty shall be as sessed by the Department only
56228478 after the person charged with a violation de scribed under subsection
56238479 A of this section has been given an opportunity for a public
56248480 hearing. Where such a public hearing has been held, the Chief Mine
56258481 Inspector Division Director of the Division of Mines within the
56268482 Department shall make findings of fact , and he or she shall issue a
56278483 written decision as to the occurrence of the violation and the
56288484 amount of the penalty which is warranted, incorporating, when
56298485 appropriate, an order there in requiring that the penalty be paid.
56308486 When appropriate, the Chief Mine Inspector Division Director shall
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56588538 consolidate such hearings with other proceedings under this act.
56598539 Any hearing under this section shall be of record. Where the person
56608540 charged with such a violation fails to avail himself of the
56618541 opportunity for a public hea ring, a civil penalty shall be assessed
56628542 by the Chief Mine Inspector Division Director after the Chief Mine
56638543 Inspector Division Director has determined that a violation did
56648544 occur, and the amount of the penalty which is warranted, a nd has
56658545 issued an order requ iring that the penalty be paid.
56668546 C. Upon the issuance of a notice or order charging that a
56678547 violation of this act has occurred, the Department shall inform the
56688548 operator within thirty (30) days of the proposed amount of said
56698549 penalty. The person charged with the penalty shall then have thirty
56708550 (30) days to pay the proposed penalty in full or, if the person
56718551 wishes to contest either the amount of the penalty or the fact of
56728552 the violation, forward the proposed amount to the Department fo r
56738553 placement in an escrow ac count. If through administrative or
56748554 judicial review of the proposed penalty, it is determined that no
56758555 violation occurred, or that the amount of the penalty should be
56768556 reduced, the Department shall within thirty (30) days remit th e
56778557 appropriate amount to the person, with interest at the rate of six
56788558 percent (6%), or at the prevailing United States Department of the
56798559 Treasury rate, whichever is greater. Failure to forward the money
56808560 to the Department within thirty (30) days shall resul t in a waiver
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57088612 of all legal rights to contest the violation or the amount of the
57098613 penalty.
57108614 D. Civil penalties owed under this act may be recovered in a
57118615 civil action brought by the Attorney General at the reques t of the
57128616 Chief Mine Inspector Department of Environmental Quality in any
57138617 appropriate district court.
57148618 E. Any person who willfully and knowingly violates a condition
57158619 of a permit issued pursuant to this act or fails or refuses to
57168620 comply with any order issued under this act, or any order
57178621 incorporated in a final decision issued by t he Chief Mine Inspector
57188622 Department of Environmental Quality under this act except an order
57198623 incorporated in a decision issued under subsection B of this
57208624 section, shall, upon convictio n, be punished by a fine of not more
57218625 than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00 ) or by imprisonment for not
57228626 more than one (1) year, or both.
57238627 F. Whenever a corpora te permittee violates a condition of a
57248628 permit issued pursuant to this act or fails or refuses to c omply
57258629 with any order issued under this act, or any order incorporated in a
57268630 final decision issued by the Chief Mine Inspector Department of
57278631 Environmental Quality under this act except an order in corporated in
57288632 a decision issued under subsection B of this sec tion, any director,
57298633 officer or agent of such co rporation who willfully and knowingly
57308634 authorized, ordered or carried out such violation, failure or
57318635 refusal shall be subject to the same civil pena lties, fines and
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57598687 imprisonment that may be imposed upon a perso n under subsections A
57608688 and E of this section.
57618689 G. Whoever knowingly makes a ny false statement, representation
57628690 or certification, or knowingly fails to make any statement,
57638691 representation or certifi cation in any application, record, report,
57648692 plan or other document filed or required to be maintained pursuant
57658693 to this act or any order of or decision issued by the Department
57668694 under this act, shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not
57678695 more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) or by imprisonment for
57688696 not more than one (1) year, or both.
57698697 H. Any operator who fails to correct a viol ation for which a
57708698 citation has been issued within the period permitted for its
57718699 correction shall be assessed a civil penalty of not less than Seven
57728700 Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00) for each day during which such
57738701 failure or violation continues.
57748702 The period permitted for corrections of violations shall not end
57758703 until:
57768704 1. The entry of a final order by the Department after an
57778705 expedited hearing, as provided by Section 53 786 of this act title,
57788706 which ordered the suspension of the abatement requirements of the
57798707 citation because it was determined that the operator will suffer
57808708 irreparable loss or damage from the application of the abatement
57818709 requirements; or
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58098761 2. The entry of an order by a court in a ny review proceedings
58108762 initiated by the operator in which the court orders the suspension
58118763 of the abatement requirements.
58128764 I. Any person who shall, except as permitted by law, willfully
58138765 resist, prevent, impede or interfere with the Chief Mine Inspector
58148766 Department of Environmental Quality or any of the agents or
58158767 employees of the Department in the performance of duties pursuant to
58168768 this act shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more
58178769 than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by impris onment for not
58188770 more than one (1) year, or both.
58198771 SECTION 46. AMENDATORY 45 O.S. 2021, Section 775, is
58208772 amended to read as follows:
58218773 Section 775. Whenever the Department of Environmental Quality
58228774 has reason to believe that any person is in violatio n of any
58238775 requirement of this act or any permit condition required by this
58248776 act, the Department shall immediately order inspection of the
58258777 surface coal mining operation at which the alleged violation is
58268778 occurring unless the information available to the Depart ment is a
58278779 result of a previous inspection of su ch surface coal mining
58288780 operation. When the inspection results from information provided to
58298781 the Department by any person, the Department shall notify such
58308782 person when the inspection is proposed to be carried o ut and such
58318783 person shall be allowed to accompan y the inspector during the
58328784 inspection.
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58618837 amended to read as follows:
58628838 Section 780. A. The Attorney General, upon request of the
58638839 Department, shall institute proceedings to recover any damages and
58648840 expense which the Department may have sustained by reason of the
58658841 default of the operator. Such proceedings shall be brought against
58668842 the operator and surety either in Oklahoma County or the cou nty in
58678843 which the violation occurred.
58688844 The Department may request the Attorn ey General to institute a
58698845 civil action for relief, including a permanent or temporary
58708846 injunction, restraining order or any other appropriate order in the
58718847 district court for the distr ict in which the surface coal mining and
58728848 reclamation operation is located or in which the permittee thereof
58738849 has his principal office, whenever such permittee or his or her
58748850 agent:
58758851 1. Violates or fails or refuses to comply with any order or
58768852 decision issued by the Department under this act;
58778853 2. Interferes with, hinders or delays t he Department in
58788854 carrying out the provisions of this act;
58798855 3. Refuses to admit authorized representatives of the
58808856 Department to the mine;
58818857 4. Refuses to permit inspection of the mine by authorized
58828858 representatives of the Department ;
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59108910 5. Refuses to furnish an y information or report requested by
59118911 the Department in furtherance of the provisions of this act; or
59128912 6. Refuses to permit access to, and copying of, such records as
59138913 the Department determines necessary in carrying out the provisi ons
59148914 of this act.
59158915 B. The court shall have jurisdiction to provide such relief as
59168916 may be appropriate. Any relief granted by the court to enforce an
59178917 order under paragraph 1 of subsection A this section shall co ntinue
59188918 in effect until the completion or final termination of all
59198919 proceedings for review of such order under this title, unless the
59208920 district court granting such relief sets it aside or modifies it.
59218921 SECTION 48. AMENDATORY 45 O.S. 20 21, Section 786, is
59228922 amended to read as follows:
59238923 Section 786. A. A permittee issued a notice or order by the
59248924 Department pursuant to the provisions of this act or any person
59258925 having an interest which is or may be adversely affected by such
59268926 notice or order or by any modification, vacation or termination of
59278927 such notice or order, ma y apply to the Chief Mine Inspector Division
59288928 Director of the Division of Mines within the Department of
59298929 Environmental Quality for review of the notice or order within
59308930 thirty (30) days of receipt thereof or within thirty (30) days of
59318931 its modification, vacat ion or termination. Upon receipt of such
59328932 application, the Chief Mine Inspector Division Director shall cause
59338933 such investigation to be made as it de ems appropriate. Such
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59618985 investigation shall provide an opportunity for a public he aring, at
59628986 the request of the applicant or the person having an interest which
59638987 is or may be adversely affected, to enable the applicant or such
59648988 person to present information re lating to the issuance and
59658989 continuance of such notice or order or the modificatio n, vacation or
59668990 termination thereof. The filing of an application for review under
59678991 this subsection shall not operate as a stay of any order or notice.
59688992 The permittee and other interested persons shall be given
59698993 written notice of the time and place of the hea ring at least five
59708994 (5) days prior thereto. Any such hearing shall be of record.
59718995 B. Upon receiving the report of such investigation, the Chief
59728996 Mine Inspector Division Director shall make findings of fact, and
59738997 shall issue a written decision, incorporating therein an order
59748998 vacating, affirming, modifying or terminating the notice or order,
59758999 or the modification, vacation or termination of such notice or order
59769000 complained of and incorporate his findin gs therein. Where the
59779001 application for review concerns an order for cessation of surface
59789002 coal mining and reclamation operations issued pursuant to the
59799003 provisions of this title, the Chief Mine Inspector Division Director
59809004 shall issue the written decision within thirty (30) days of the
59819005 receipt of the application for revi ew, unless temporary relief has
59829006 been granted by the Chief Mine Inspector Division Director pursuant
59839007 to this section or by the court.
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60119059 C. Pending completion of the investigation and hearing required
60129060 by this section, the applicant may file with the Chief Mine
60139061 Inspector Division Director a written request that the Chief Mine
60149062 Inspector Division Director grant temporary relief from any notice
60159063 or order issued together with a detailed statement giving reasons
60169064 for granting such relief. The Chief Mine Inspector Division
60179065 Director shall issue an order or decision granting or denying such
60189066 relief expeditiously. Where the applicant requests relief from an
60199067 order for cessation of coal mining and reclamation operations, the
60209068 order or decision on such a request shall be issued w ithin five (5)
60219069 days of its receipt. The Chief Mine Inspector Division Director may
60229070 grant such relief, under such conditions as it may prescribe, if:
60239071 1. A hearing has been held in the locality of the permit a rea
60249072 on the request for temporary relief in whic h all parties were give n
60259073 an opportunity to be heard;
60269074 2. The applicant shows that there is substantial likelihood
60279075 that the findings of the Chief Mine Inspector Division Director will
60289076 be favorable to him; and
60299077 3. Such relief will not adversely affect the he alth or safety
60309078 of the public or cause significant, imminent environmental harm to
60319079 land, air or water resources.
60329080 D. Following the issuance of an order to show cause as to why a
60339081 permit should not be suspended o r revoked, the Chief Mine Inspector
60349082 Division Director shall hold a public hearing after giving written
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60629134 notice of the time, place and date. Any such hearing shall be of
60639135 record. Within sixty (60) days following the public hearing, the
60649136 Chief Mine Inspector Division Director shall issue and furnish to
60659137 the permittee and all oth er parties to the hearing a written
60669138 decision, and the reasons therefor, c oncerning suspension or
60679139 revocation of the permit. If the Chief Mine Inspector Division
60689140 Director revokes the permit, the permittee shall immediately cease
60699141 surface coal mining operatio ns on the permit area and shall complete
60709142 reclamation within a period specified by the Chief Mine Inspector
60719143 Division Director, or the Chief Mine Inspector Division Director
60729144 shall declare as forfeited the performance bonds for the opera tion.
60739145 E. Whenever an order is issued under this section, or as a
60749146 result of any administrative proceeding under this act, at the
60759147 request of any perso n, a sum equal to the aggregate amount of all
60769148 costs and expenses, including attorney fees, as determined by the
60779149 Chief Mine Inspector Division Director to have been reasonably
60789150 incurred by such person for or in connection with his participation
60799151 in such proceedings, including any judicial review of agency
60809152 actions, may be assessed against any party or the Departmen t as the
60819153 court, resulting from judicial review or the Chief Mine Inspector
60829154 Division Director, resulting from administrative proceedings, deems
60839155 proper.
60849156 SECTION 49. AMENDATORY 45 O.S. 20 21, Section 787, is
60859157 amended to read as follows:
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61139209 Section 787. Any order or other action of the Department of
61149210 Environmental Quality or the Chief Mine Inspector Division Director
61159211 of the Division of Mines within the Department shall be appealable
61169212 when entered, as provided in Sections Section 318 et seq. of Title
61179213 75 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
61189214 SECTION 50. AMENDATORY 45 O.S. 2021, Section 852, is
61199215 amended to read as follows:
61209216 Section 852. The Governor shall be, ex officio, this state ’s
61219217 member of the Interstate Mining Compact as establis hed by Article V
61229218 of the Compact. Provided, that whenever the Governor shall deem it
61239219 advisable to do so, he may appo int an alternate to serve in his
61249220 stead and thereafter such alternate shall serve at the pleasu re of
61259221 the Governor. An executed counterpart of each letter of appoi ntment
61269222 by the Governor shall be filed with the Secretary of the Commission
61279223 Department of Environmental Quali ty.
61289224 SECTION 51. AMENDATORY 45 O .S. 2021, Section 901, is
61299225 amended to read as follows:
61309226 Section 901. As used in this act:
61319227 1. “Active workings” means any place in a mine where miners are
61329228 normally required to work or travel;
61339229 2. “American table of distances ” means the 1971 edition of “The
61349230 American Table of Dista nces for Storage of E xplosives” published by
61359231 the Institute of Makers of Explosives;
61369232 3. “ANFO” means ammonium nitrate fuel oil mixtures;
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61649284 4. “Approved” means tested and accepted for a specific purpose
61659285 by a nationally recognized safety agency;
61669286 5. “Barricaded” means obstructed to restrict the passage of
61679287 persons, vehicles or flying materials;
61689288 6. “Berm” means a pile or mound of material capable of
61699289 restraining a vehicle; also a shelf, ledge or material placed to
61709290 contain loose slope material;
61719291 7. “Blasting agent” means a cap insensitive chemical
61729292 composition or mixture consisting of fuel and oxidizer and no
61739293 explosive ingredient but which can be made to detonate when
61749294 initiated with a high strength explosive primer;
61759295 8. “Blasting area” means the area near blasting operations in
61769296 which concussion or flying materi al can reasonably be e xpected to
61779297 cause injury;
61789298 9. “Blasting cap” means a detonator containing a charge of
61799299 detonating compound which is ignited by electric current or the
61809300 spark of a fuse and is used for detona ting explosives;
61819301 10. “Blasting circuit” means electric current used to fire
61829302 electric detonators or to ignite an igniter cord by means of an
61839303 electric starter;
61849304 11. “Box-type magazine” means a small, portable magazine used
61859305 to store limited quantities of exp losives or detonators for short
61869306 periods of time in locations at the m ine which are convenient to the
61879307 blasting sites at which they will be used;
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62159359 12. “Capped fuse” means a length of safety fuse to which a
62169360 detonator has been attached;
62179361 13. “Capped primer” means a package or cart ridge of explosives
62189362 which is specifically design ed to transmit detonation to other
62199363 explosives and which contains a detonator;
62209364 14. “Certified person” means an individual who has
62219365 satisfactorily passed the required State Department of Environmental
62229366 Quality Mining Board examination, thereby earning a certificate of
62239367 competency which will allow him to work in a particular position for
62249368 which certification is necessary;
62259369 15. “Combustible” means capable of being ignited and consumed
62269370 by fire;
62279371 16. “Commercial mine” means any mine from which the product is
62289372 mined for sale, exchange or commercial use. Except as the context
62299373 requires otherwise, this act applies only to commercial mines;
62309374 17. “Company official” means a member of the company
62319375 supervisory or technical staff;
62329376 18. “Department” means the State of Oklahoma Department of
62339377 Mines Environmental Quality;
62349378 19. “Detonator” means a device containing a small detonating
62359379 charge that is used for detonating an explosive including, but not
62369380 limited to, blasting caps, exploders, electric detonators and d elay
62379381 electric blasting caps;
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62669434 enclosure through which an electric circuit is carried to one (1) or
62679435 more cables from a single incoming feedline, each ca ble circuit
62689436 being connected through individual overcurrent protective devices;
62699437 21. “Electric blasting cap” means a blasting cap designed for
62709438 and capable of being initiated by means of an electric current;
62719439 22. “Electric grounding” means to connect with th e ground to
62729440 make the earth part of the circuit;
62739441 23. “Employee” means a person who works for wages or salary in
62749442 the service of an employer;
62759443 24. “Employer” means a person or organization employing one (1)
62769444 or more persons to work for wages or salary;
62779445 25. “Explosive” means any chemical compound, mixture or device,
62789446 the primary or common purpose of which is to function by explosion.
62799447 Explosives include, but are not limited to, black powder, dynamite,
62809448 nitroglycerin, fulminate and ammonium nitrate;
62819449 26. “Face” or “wall” means that part of any mine where
62829450 excavating is progressing or was last done;
62839451 27. “Flammable” means capable of being easily ignited and of
62849452 burning rapidly as defined by the National Fire Protection
62859453 Association;
62869454 28. “Highway” means any public roa d or travelway used by the
62879455 general public;
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63159507 29. “Igniter cord” means a fuse, cordlike in appearance, which
63169508 burns progressively along its length with an external flame at the
63179509 zone of burning and is used for lighting a series of safety fuses in
63189510 the desired sequence;
63199511 30. “Inhabited building” means a building regularly occupie d in
63209512 whole or in part as a habitation for human beings, or any church,
63219513 schoolhouse, railroad station, store, factory or other structure
63229514 where people are accustomed to assemble, except any building or
63239515 structure occupied in connection w ith the manufacture,
63249516 transportation, storage or use of explosives;
63259517 31. “Inspector” means a mine inspector in the employ of the
63269518 State of Oklahoma;
63279519 32. “Magazine” means a storage place for explosives or
63289520 detonators;
63299521 33. “Major electrical installation ” means an assemblage of
63309522 stationary electrical equipment for the generation, transmission,
63319523 distribution or conversion of electric power;
63329524 34. “Misfire” means the complete or partial failure of a
63339525 blasting charge to e xplode as planned;
63349526 35. “Overburden” means material of any nature, co nsolidated or
63359527 unconsolidated, that overlies a deposit of useful materials or ores
63369528 that are to be mined;
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63659581 operator or agent, r eceiver or trustee operating any clay, coal or
63669582 copper mine;
63679583 37. “Primer” or “booster” means a package or cartridge of
63689584 explosives designed specifically to transmit detonation to other
63699585 explosives but which does not contain a detonator;
63709586 38. “Reverse-current protection” means a method or device used
63719587 on direct-current circuits of equipment to prevent the flow of
63729588 current in the reverse direction;
63739589 39. “Roll protection” means a framework or safety canopy to
63749590 protect the vehicle operator if equipment should overtu rn;
63759591 40. “Safety can” means an approved contain er of not over five
63769592 (5) gallons capacity having a spring-closing lid and a spout cover;
63779593 41. “Safety fuse” means a train of powder enclosed in cotton,
63789594 jute yarn and waterproofing compounds which burns at a uni form rate.
63799595 It is used for firing a cap containi ng the detonating comp ound which
63809596 in turn sets off the explosive charge;
63819597 42. “Safety switch” means a sectionalizing switch that also
63829598 provides shunt protection in blasting circuits between the blasting
63839599 switch and the shot area;
63849600 43. “Scaling” means removal of insecure material f rom a face or
63859601 highwall;
63869602 44. “Secondary safety connection” means a second connection
63879603 between a conveyance and rope, intended to prevent the conveyance
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64159655 from running away or falling in the event the primary connection
64169656 fails;
64179657 45. “Semiconductive hose” means hose having an electrical
64189658 resistance of not less than five thousand (5,000) ohms per foot and
64199659 not more than two (2) megohms for its total length, used in
64209660 pneumatic placement of blasting a gents in boreholes;
64219661 46. “Sprung hole” means a blasting hole chambere d or enlarged
64229662 to take an increased charge of explosives;
64239663 47. “Stemming” means the inert material, and the placing of
64249664 such material, on top of any charge of explosives;
64259665 48. “Stray current” means that portion of a total electric
64269666 current that flows through paths other than the intended circuit;
64279667 49. “Strip or surface pit” means the excavation in which
64289668 superincumbent strata are removed exposing the natural deposit so it
64299669 may be excavated and loaded by hand or by mechanical equipment in
64309670 open working. Strip or surface pits shall be subject to such mining
64319671 laws of the State of Oklahoma as apply to them, and such operations
64329672 shall comply with recommendations for safety of employees made by
64339673 the Chief Mine Inspector Department;
64349674 50. “Substantial construction” means construction of such
64359675 strength, material and workmanship that the object will withstand
64369676 all reasonable shock, wear, usage and deterioration to which it will
64379677 normally be subjected;
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64659729 51. “Suitable” means that which fits and has the qualiti es or
64669730 qualifications to normally meet a given purpose, occasion,
64679731 condition, function or circumstance;
64689732 52. “Travelway” means a passage, walk or way regularly used and
64699733 designated for persons to go from one plac e to another while at
64709734 work;
64719735 53. Voltage:
64729736 a. “low voltage” means up to and including 660 volts,
64739737 b. “medium voltage” means from 661 to 1,000 volts, and
64749738 c. “high voltage” means more than 1,000 volts;
64759739 54. “Wet drilling” means the continuous application of water to
64769740 the back or bottom of the drill holes while drilling; and
64779741 55. “Working place” means any place in or about a mine where
64789742 work is being performed.
64799743 SECTION 52. AMENDATORY 45 O.S. 2021, Section 902, is
64809744 amended to read as foll ows:
64819745 Section 902. It shall be unlawful for any person in the State
64829746 of Oklahoma to act as superintendent, m ine foreman or shot firer
64839747 without first having obtained a certificate of comp etency from the
64849748 State Mining Board as herein provided for Department of
64859749 Environmental Quality pursuant to th is section.
64869750 The examination given by the State Mining Board Department to an
64879751 applicant for a certificate of competency as superintendent, mine
64889752 foreman or shot firer shall include a written or oral or written and
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65169804 oral examination to determine that he fully understands the
65179805 requirements of the mining laws of Oklahoma.
65189806 Each applicant shall hold a first-aid certificate issued to him
65199807 within two (2) years previous to the date of the examination by an
65209808 organization recognized by t he State Mining Board Department.
65219809 Certificates of competency for the positions enumerated shall be
65229810 granted to persons who have given the Chief Executive Officer of the
65239811 Board Department satisfactory evidence of their ability to perform
65249812 the duties of the pos itions applied for and who have obtained the
65259813 necessary grades as determined by the Board Department for
65269814 respective positions. In determining the grade of each applicant,
65279815 due respect shall be given to the applicant ’s previous experience
65289816 and record of service which shall have equal weight with the oral or
65299817 written examination given to test the practical and techn ical
65309818 knowledge of the applicant for the certificate of competency being
65319819 sought. Provided, however, successful completion of the course of
65329820 instruction provided by the Oklahoma Miner T raining Institute (OMTI)
65339821 or other courses of instruction provided by other training
65349822 facilities and approved by the Board Department shall be considered
65359823 as having met this examination requirement.
65369824 SECTION 53. AMENDATORY 45 O.S. 2021, Section 903, is
65379825 amended to read as follows:
65389826 Section 903. Certifications provided for in this act shall be
65399827 issued under the signature and seal of the State Mining Board by the
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65679879 Department of Environmental Quality; such certificates shall bear
65689880 the date of issuance, full name, age and years of experience of
65699881 recipient and shall designate the position for which the recipient
65709882 is certified by the Board Department. Provided that all persons
65719883 making applications to the State Mining Board Department for
65729884 certificates of competenc y as mine superintendent, mine foreman or
65739885 shot firer shot-firer shall accompany said application with a fee of
65749886 Two Dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) as a fee for such examination
65759887 and shall pay an additional fee of Two Doll ars and fifty cents
65769888 ($2.50) when said certifica te is issued.
65779889 SECTION 54. AMENDATORY 45 O.S. 2021, Section 904, is
65789890 amended to read as follows:
65799891 Section 904. The Secretary of the Board Department of
65809892 Environmental Quality shall maintain a record of the names,
65819893 addresses and other p ertinent information of all persons to whom
65829894 certificates are issued. Certificates of competency, when issu ed as
65839895 provided for herein, shall entitle the holders thereof to accept and
65849896 discharge the duties for wh ich said certificates declare them
65859897 qualified.
65869898 SECTION 55. AMENDATORY 45 O.S. 2021, Section 905, is
65879899 amended to read as follows:
65889900 Section 905. The State Mining Board Department of Environmental
65899901 Quality shall have power to revoke any certificates, by it granted,
65909902 because of incompetency, intoxication or other sufficient cause,
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66189954 provided that any person against whom charges are made shall have
66199955 ten (10) days written notice from the Board Department and shall
66209956 have opportunity to be heard by it in his or her own behalf.
66219957 SECTION 56. AMENDATORY 45 O.S. 2021, Section 906, is
66229958 amended to read as follows:
66239959 Section 906. The Secretary of the Board Department of
66249960 Environmental Quality may, upon the recommendation of at least tw o
66259961 (2) other members of the Board, issue a temporary permit to an
66269962 applicant for a certificate for mine foreman or shot firer. Said
66279963 temporary permit shall be valid only until the next meeting of the
66289964 Board or not to exceed for thirty-one (31) days.
66299965 SECTION 57. AMENDATORY 45 O.S. 2 021, Section 907, is
66309966 amended to read as follows:
66319967 Section 907. It shall be the duty of the Department of Mines
66329968 Environmental Quality to enter into and examine thoroughly each and
66339969 every active strip or surface mine in the state four to six t imes
66349970 annually and in response to compliance concerns to see that t he
66359971 provisions of this act are observed and strictly carried out. Mines
66369972 with resident safety engineers supplying the Department with monthly
66379973 self-monitoring reports shall be inspected a mini mum of twice a
66389974 year. The Chief Mine Inspector or assistant inspec tors, or both,
66399975 Inspectors of the Departmen t may enter, inspect and examine any
66409976 strip or surface pit and the works and machinery belonging thereto
66419977 at all times, either by night or by day. The owner and the
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666910029 employees may each designate a person who shall ac company the
667010030 inspector during the state inspection of the mine. After each
667110031 inspection the inspector shall make a report in triplicate of the
667210032 condition of the mine with recommendations and orders. One copy
667310033 shall be placed on file in the office of the Chief Mine Inspector
667410034 Division Director of the Division of Mines within the Department ,
667510035 one copy shall remain with the inspector, and one copy shall be
667610036 given to the operator who shall post it in a conspicuous pla ce
667710037 available for public inspection where it can be read and where it
667810038 shall remain until the next state inspection report is issued.
667910039 Within thirty (30) days after receiving the report of the inspector
668010040 in which any important recommendations are made, the ow ner shall
668110041 send a report to the Chief Mine Inspector Division Director stating
668210042 what steps have been taken to comply with the recommendations.
668310043 SECTION 58. AMENDATORY 45 O.S. 2021, Sectio n 911, is
668410044 amended to read as follows:
668510045 Section 911. A. Rules and procedures for storage of explo sives
668610046 shall be as follows:
668710047 1. Detonators and other cap -sensitive high explosives shall be
668810048 stored in magazines provided for that purpose. Blasting agent s may
668910049 be stored in van-type trailers, provided they a re well-ventilated,
669010050 kept clean and free of extrane ous material that could create a fire
669110051 hazard;
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671910103 2. Separate magazines shall be provided for the storage of
672010104 detonators and for explosives;
672110105 3. Detonators shall not be stored in the same magazine with
672210106 explosives or blasting agents;
672310107 4. Blasting agents, safety fuse or detonating cord may be
672410108 stored with explosives, but blasting agents must be kept physically
672510109 separated from the fuse, detonating cord and explosiv es;
672610110 5. Magazines shall be:
672710111 a. located in accordance with the current American Table
672810112 of Distances for Storage of Explosives,
672910113 b. detached structures located away from power lines,
673010114 fuel storage area and other possible sources of fire,
673110115 c. constructed substant ially of noncombustible material
673210116 or covered with fire -resistant material,
673310117 d. reasonably bullet-resistant,
673410118 e. electrically bonded and grounded if constructed of
673510119 metal,
673610120 f. made of nonsparking materials on the inside, including
673710121 floors,
673810122 g. provided with adequa te and effectively screened
673910123 ventilation openings near the floor and ceiling,
674010124 h. kept securely locked wh en unattended,
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676810176 i. posted with suitable danger signs so located that a
676910177 bullet passing through the face of a sign will not
677010178 strike the magazine,
677110179 j. used exclusively for storage of blasting agents,
677210180 explosives, or detonators and kept free of all
677310181 extraneous materials,
677410182 k. kept clean and dry in the interior, and in good
677510183 repair, and
677610184 l. unheated, unless heated in a manner that does not
677710185 create a fire or explosion haz ard. Electrical heating
677810186 devices shall not be used in side a magazine;
677910187 6. Only permissible lights, worn or carried, shall be used
678010188 inside magazines;
678110189 7. Areas surrounding magazines not less than twenty -five (25)
678210190 feet in all directions shall be kept free of rubbish and other
678310191 combustibles;
678410192 8. Smoking and open flames shall not be permitted within
678510193 twenty-five (25) feet of explosives and detonator storage magazines;
678610194 9. Cases of explosives shall be stored in such a manner as to
678710195 assure the use of the oldest stock first;
678810196 10. Ammonium nitrate fuel oil mixtures shall be physically
678910197 separated from dynamite stored in t he same magazine and in such a
679010198 manner that oil does not contaminate the dynamite; and
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681810250 11. Cases of explosives shall not be stored on case ends or
681910251 sides nor in stacks over six (6) feet high.
682010252 B. Rules and procedures as follows shall be complied with in
682110253 the transportation of explosives:
682210254 1. Explosives and detonators shall be transported in separate
682310255 vehicles unless separated by four (4) inches of hardwood or the
682410256 equivalent;
682510257 2. Self-propelled vehicles used to transport explosives or
682610258 detonators shall be equipp ed with suitable fire extinguishers and
682710259 marked with proper warning signs;
682810260 3. When vehicles containing explosives or detonators are
682910261 parked, the brakes sh all be set, the motive power shut off when not
683010262 in use, and if parked on an incline, the vehicle shall b e blocked
683110263 securely against rolling;
683210264 4. Vehicles containing explosives or detonators shall not be
683310265 left unattended except in blasting areas where loading or charging
683410266 is in progress;
683510267 5. Vehicles containing e xplosives or detonators shall not be
683610268 taken to a repair garage or shop for any purpose;
683710269 6. Vehicles used to transport explosives or detonators shall be
683810270 maintained in good condition and shall be operated at a safe speed
683910271 and in accordance with recognized saf e operating practices;
684010272 7. Vehicles used to transp ort explosives other than Ammonium
684110273 Nitrate Fuel Oil (ANFO) mixtures shall have substantially
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687010326 and the explosives shall not be piled higher th an the side or end
687110327 enclosures;
687210328 8. Explosives shall be transported at times and over routes
687310329 that endanger a minimum number of persons;
687410330 9. Other materials or supplies shall not be placed on or in the
687510331 cargo space of a conveyance containing explosives or det onators;
687610332 10. No person shall smoke while transpor ting or handling
687710333 explosives or detonators;
687810334 11. Only the necessary attendants shall ride on or in vehicles
687910335 containing explosives or detonators;
688010336 12. Explosives shall be transported promptly without undue
688110337 delays in transit;
688210338 13. Nonconductive containers wit h tight-fitting covers shall be
688310339 used to transport or carry capped fuses and electric detonators to
688410340 blasting sites; and
688510341 14. Substantial nonconductive clo sed containers shall be used
688610342 to carry explosives to b lasting sites.
688710343 C. Rules and procedures as follows shall be complied with in
688810344 the use of explosives, with the exception of persons with a valid
688910345 coal permit issued by the Department of Mines Environmental Quality:
689010346 1. Persons who use explosives, blasting age nts or detonators
689110347 shall be certified by the Oklahoma Mining Commission Department.
689210348 Such persons shall understand the hazards involved, and trainees
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692010400 shall do such work only under the supervision of and in the
692110401 immediate presence of certi fied persons;
692210402 2. Blasting operations shall be under the direct contro l of
692310403 certified persons designated by the operator for that purpose;
692410404 3. Damaged or deteriorated explosives, blasting agents and
692510405 detonators shall be disposed of in a safe manner;
692610406 4. Holes to be blasted shal l be charged as near to blasting
692710407 time as practical, and such holes shall be blasted as soon as
692810408 practical after charging has been completed;
692910409 5. No person shall smoke within fifty (50) feet of explosives,
693010410 blasting agents or detonators;
693110411 6. Explosives and bl asting agents shall be kept separated from
693210412 detonators until charging of holes is started;
693310413 7. Primers shall be made up at the time of charging and as
693410414 close to the blasting site as conditions allow;
693510415 8. Only wooden or other nonsparking d evices shall be used to
693610416 punch holes in explosives cartridges;
693710417 9. Tamping poles shall be blunt and squared at one end and made
693810418 of wood or other nonsparking material;
693910419 10. No tamping shall be done directly on primer cartridges;
694010420 11. Unused explosives and de tonators shall be mo ved to a safe
694110421 location as soon as charging operati ons are completed;
694210422 12. Approaches to areas in which charged holes are awaiting
694310423 firing shall be guarded, or barricaded and posted, or flagged,
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697110475 against unauthorized entry. If blasting is done after dark, red
697210476 flashing lights shall be used at the approaches to the blasting
697310477 area;
697410478 13. When a blast is about to be fired, ample warning shall be
697510479 given to allow all persons to retreat to a safe place. Each mine
697610480 shall have a definite plan of warni ng signals that can be clearly
697710481 seen or heard by anyone in the blasting area. The operator shall
697810482 inform all employees at the local mine as to the established
697910483 procedure;
698010484 14. Enclosed blasting shelters constructed of strong materi als
698110485 shall be provided to pr otect all persons en dangered by flying rock
698210486 from blasting;
698310487 15. When safety fuse has been used, persons shall not return to
698410488 misfired holes for at least thirty (30) minutes;
698510489 16. When electric blasting caps have been used, persons shall
698610490 not return to misfir ed holes for at leas t fifteen (15) minutes.
698710491 Leading wires from the po wer source must be disconnected before
698810492 persons can be allowed to return to the blasting sites;
698910493 17. Blasted materials shall be examined for undetonated
699010494 explosives after each blast and un detonated explosives found shall
699110495 be disposed of safely;
699210496 18. Misfires shall be reported to the proper supervisor and
699310497 shall be disposed of safely before any other work is performed in
699410498 the blasting area;
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702210550 19. Blast holes in hot -hole areas and holes that have been
702310551 sprung shall not be charged before tests have been made to insure
702410552 ensure that the heat has been dissipated to a safe level;
702510553 20. If explosives are suspected of burning in a hole, all
702610554 persons in the endangered area shall mov e to a safe location until
702710555 the danger has passed;
702810556 21. Holes shall not be drilled where there is danger of
702910557 intersecting a charge or misfired hole;
703010558 22. Fuses and igniters shall be stored in a cool, dry place
703110559 away from oils or grease;
703210560 23. Fuses shall not b e kinked, bent sharply or handled roughly;
703310561 24. Fuses shall be cut and capped in safe, dry locati ons posted
703410562 with “No Smoking” signs;
703510563 25. Blasting caps shall be crimped to fuses only with devices
703610564 designed for that specific purpose;
703710565 26. Fuses of less than forty-eight (48) inches in length shall
703810566 not be used for any purpose;
703910567 27. At least two persons sh all be present when lighting fuses,
704010568 and no person shall light more than fifteen individu al fuses. If
704110569 more than fifteen holes per person are to be fired, ignit er cord and
704210570 connectors or electric blasting shall be used;
704310571 28. A safe interval of time shall be allowed to light a round
704410572 and evacuate the blasting area;
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707310625 spitters, igniter cord or other such devices designed for this
707410626 purpose;
707510627 30. Fuses shall not be ignited before the primer and the entire
707610628 charge are securely in place;
707710629 31. Electric detonators of different brands shall not be used
707810630 in the same round;
707910631 32. Electric detonators shall remain shunted until they are
708010632 being wired into the blas ting circuit. Lead lines and wired rounds
708110633 shall be kept shunte d until immediately before blasting;
708210634 33. Completely wired rounds shall be tested with a blasting
708310635 galvanometer before connections are made to the blasting line ;
708410636 34. Lead wires and blasting lin es shall not be strung across
708510637 power conductors, pipelines or wi thin twenty (20) feet of bare power
708610638 lines. They shall be protected from sources of static or other
708710639 electrical contact;
708810640 35. Permanent blasting lines shall be properly supported,
708910641 insulated and kept in good repair;
709010642 36. Charging shall be stopped immediately when the presence of
709110643 static electricity or stray current is detected; the condition shall
709210644 be corrected before charging is resumed;
709310645 37. Charging of holes shal l be suspended and the persons
709410646 withdrawn to a safe location upon the approach of an electrical
709510647 storm;
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712310699 38. Safety switches and blasting switches shall be labeled,
712410700 encased in boxes and arranged so that the covers of the boxes cannot
712510701 be closed with the switc hes in closed position;
712610702 39. Blasting switches shall be locked in the open position
712710703 except when closed to fire the blast. Lead wires shall not be
712810704 connected to the blasting switch until the shot is ready to be
712910705 fired;
713010706 40. The key to a blasting switch shall be entrusted only to the
713110707 person designated to fire blasts;
713210708 41. Electric circuits from the blast ing switches to the blast
713310709 area shall not be grounded;
713410710 42. At least a five -foot air gap shall be provided between the
713510711 blasting circuit and the power circuit;
713610712 43. Where electric blasting is to be performed, electric
713710713 circuits to equipment within twenty-five (25) feet of a hole that is
713810714 to be charged with an electric blasting cap shall be de -energized
713910715 before electric detonators are brought into the immediate area, or
714010716 the electric equipment shall be moved out of the immediate area;
714110717 44. Power sources shall be s uitable for the number of electric
714210718 detonators to be fired and for the type of circuits used;
714310719 45. When instantaneous blasting is performed, the double -
714410720 trunkline or loop system shall be used in detonating-cord blasting;
714510721 46. When instantaneous blasting is p erformed, trunklines in
714610722 multiple-row blasting shall make one or more complete loops with
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717410774 crossties between loops at intervals of not over two hundred (200)
717510775 feet;
717610776 47. All detonating-cord knots shall be tight and all
717710777 connections shall be kept at right angle s to the trunklines;
717810778 48. Delay connectors for firing detonating -cord shall be
717910779 treated and handled with the same safety precautions as blasting
718010780 caps and electric detonators; and
718110781 49. Detonating-cord shall not be kinked, bent or otherwise
718210782 handled in such a manner that the train of detonation may be
718310783 interrupted.
718410784 D. Rules and procedures as follows shall be complied with in
718510785 dealing with sensitized ammonium nitrate blasting agents:
718610786 1. When sensitized ammonium nitrate mixtures and blasting
718710787 agents are used, the same precautions shall be taken as for high
718810788 explosives;
718910789 2. Adequate priming shall be employed to guard against
719010790 misfires, increased toxic fumes and poor perfor mance;
719110791 3. Where pneumatic loading is employed, before any type of
719210792 blasting operation using blast ing agents is put into effect, an
719310793 evaluation of the potential hazard of static electricity shall be
719410794 made. Adequate steps, including the grounding of the condu ctive
719510795 parts of pneumatic loading e quipment, shall be taken to eliminate
719610796 the hazard of static elec tricity before blasting agent preparation
719710797 is commenced;
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722610850 lines, air lines, rails or other permane nt electrical grounding
722710851 systems;
722810852 5. Hoses used in connection with pneumatic loading machines
722910853 shall be of the semiconductive type having a total resistance low
723010854 enough to permit the dissipation of static electricity and high
723110855 enough to limit the flow of stra y electric currents to a safe leve l.
723210856 Wire-countered hose shall not be used because of the potent ial
723310857 hazard from stray electric currents; and
723410858 6. Plastic tubes shall not be used to protect pneumatically
723510859 loaded blasting agent charges against water unless a positive
723610860 grounding system is provi ded to drain electrostatic charges from the
723710861 holes.
723810862 SECTION 59. AMENDATORY 45 O.S. 2021, Section 918, is
723910863 amended to read as follows:
724010864 Section 918. The following rules and procedures shall be
724110865 complied with in dealing with augering:
724210866 1. Planning: before augering is done, advance planning shall
724310867 be made to insure ensure that no hazards shall be created affecting
724410868 active underground workings. Auger mine workings and holes drilled
724510869 shall be located so as to prevent:
724610870 (1)
724710871 a. interference with the ventilatio n system of any
724810872 underground mine, and
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727710925 b. inundation hazards from the surface to active
727810926 underground workings;
727910927 2. Inspection:
728010928 a. at least fifty (50) feet on each side of highwalls
728110929 being drilled shall be insp ected for loose material
728210930 before drilling or oth er work in the area is begun,
728310931 and an inspection shall be made at least once during
728410932 each operating shift,
728510933 b. when abandoned mines or abandoned parts of active
728610934 mines are penetrated by drilling, machinery shall be
728710935 stopped and tests shall be made at the colla r of the
728810936 hole for explosive gas or oxygen or ox ygen deficiency
728910937 by a certified person qualified to use approved
729010938 instruments to make such tests. If tests show the
729110939 presence of gas or the lack of oxygen, the equi pment
729210940 shall not be operated until the condition has been
729310941 corrected;
729410942 3. Auger holes; persons n ot to enter:
729510943 a. no person shall enter an auger hole for any purpose
729610944 without having first received permission from a
729710945 representative of the Oklahoma Department of Mines
729810946 Environmental Quality,
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732610998 b. auger machines and other related equipment on which
732710999 persons are required to work during drilling
732811000 operations shall be protected against falling material
732911001 from highwalls by heavy gauge screen or equivalent
733011002 material subject to the approval of the mine
733111003 inspector. The protec tive screen shall permit workmen
733211004 to keep the highwall in view at all times,
733311005 c. no work shall be done on the highwall in the vicinity
733411006 of drilling equipment while it is in operation;
733511007 4. Auger equipment; operat ion:
733611008 a. persons shall stay clear of the auger train while it
733711009 is in motion, and they shall not pas s over or under
733811010 the auger train except where crossing facilities are
733911011 provided;,
734011012 b. persons must be in the clear while auger sections are
734111013 being swung into pos ition,
734211014 c. auger operators shall not leave the controls of the
734311015 equipment while the auger is operatin g, and
734411016 d. when auger operations are performed after dark,
734511017 adequate illumination shall be provided;
734611018 5. Auger Holes; blocking: auger holes shall be securel y
734711019 blocked by spoil or other suitable material b efore they are
734811020 abandoned.
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737611072 SECTION 60. AMENDATORY 45 O.S. 2021, Section 931, is
737711073 amended to read as follows:
737811074 Section 931. A. All operators of coal mining operations shall
737911075 pay to the Department of Mines Environmental Quality a fee of seven
738011076 and one-half cents ($0.075) per ton of coal pr oduced.
738111077 B. All operators of noncoal mining operations shall pay to the
738211078 Department of Mines a fee of one and one -fourth cents ($0.0125) per
738311079 ton of mineral produced. For the purposes of this section,
738411080 “mineral” shall be defined as provided in paragraph 4 of Section 723
738511081 of this title.
738611082 C. The fees imposed by this section shall be paid no later than
738711083 thirty (30) days after the end of each calendar quarter beginn ing
738811084 the first calendar quarter after June 30, 1 982.
738911085 D. The Department shall develop and promulgate a report form,
739011086 which shall be as similar as possible to the form required of
739111087 operators by federal law, and which shall state the amount of coal
739211088 or mineral produced during the calendar quarter, the method of coal
739311089 or mineral removal, and the type of coal or m ineral. The operator
739411090 shall swear to the ac curacy of the report before a notary public,
739511091 who shall duly notarize the report.
739611092 E. All fees collected by the D epartment of Mines pursuant to
739711093 this section shall be deposited with the State Treasurer, who shall
739811094 credit one cent ($0.01) per ton of fees colle cted on coal produced
739911095 on or after July 1, 1988, and one -tenth of one cent ($0.001) per ton
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742711147 of fees collected on minerals produced on or after July 1, 1988, to
742811148 the Oklahoma Miner Training Institute Revolving Fund, with the
742911149 balance of the fees collected to b e deposited in the Department of
743011150 Mines Environmental Quality Revolving Fund.
743111151 SECTION 61. AMENDATORY 45 O.S. 2021, Section 938.1, is
743211152 amended to read as follows:
743311153 Section 938.1. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a
743411154 revolving fund for the Oklahoma Miner Training Institute to be
743511155 designated the “Oklahoma Miner Training Institute Revol ving Fund”.
743611156 The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year
743711157 limitations, and shall co nsist of all monies designated by Section
743811158 931 of this title to be deposited in the fund. All monies accruing
743911159 to the credit of said fund are hereby approp riated and may be
744011160 budgeted and expended by the Oklahoma Mining Commission Department
744111161 of Environmental Quality for the contract with the Board of Regents
744211162 of Eastern Oklahoma State College for operation of the Oklahoma
744311163 Miner Training Institute and associated expenses. Expenditures from
744411164 said fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer
744511165 against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the
744611166 Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and
744711167 payment.
744811168 SECTION 62. AMENDATORY 45 O.S. 2021, Sectio n 950, is
744911169 amended to read as follows:
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747711221 Section 950. A. For purposes of this section, a “subject mine”
747811222 shall mean a mine, as defined in paragraph 2 of Section 723 of Ti tle
747911223 45 of the Oklahoma Statutes, proposed for a location overlying a
748011224 sensitive sole source groundwater basin or subbasin, exclusive of
748111225 any mine that meets at least one of the following conditions:
748211226 1. As of November 1, 2019, is engaged in the permitted
748311227 extraction of minerals from natural deposits ; or
748411228 2. Satisfies the criteria of paragraph 1 or 2 of subsection C
748511229 of Section 1020.2 of Title 82 of the Oklahoma Statutes; or
748611230 3. Is not to be permitted to operate for a period of more than
748711231 five (5) years, with no extensions or renewals; or
748811232 4. The operation of which will not result in more than five (5)
748911233 acre-feet per year of groundwater emanating from a sensitive sole
749011234 source groundwater basin or subbasin to infiltrate its pit, as that
749111235 term is defined in paragraph 1 2 of Section 723 of Title 45 of the
749211236 Oklahoma Statutes this title.
749311237 B. Due to the inadequ acy of existing technical resources,
749411238 analytic tools and regulatory systems for purposes of the effective
749511239 implementation of statutes relating to the operation of mines that
749611240 overlies a sensitive sole source grou ndwater basin or subbasin, the
749711241 Legislature hereby declares and establishes a moratorium on the
749811242 Department of Mines Environmental Quality issuing, in relation to
749911243 any location overlying a sensitive sole source groundwater basin or
750011244 subbasin or in which groundwater emanating from any sensitive sole
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752811296 source groundwater basin or subbasin may collect within a pit , as
752911297 defined in paragraph 12 of Section 723 of Title 45 of the Oklahoma
753011298 Statutes this title:
753111299 1. Any permit, pursuant to Section 724 of Title 45 of the
753211300 Oklahoma Statutes, to any subject mine;
753311301 2. Any amendment or revision to any existing mining permit,
753411302 that covers additional land which shall include extensions of
753511303 boundaries shown in the initial permit, pursuant to subsection J of
753611304 Section 724 of Title 45 of t he Oklahoma Statutes, if such amendment
753711305 or revision would increase the acreage under such permit for that
753811306 mine location by more than one hundred percent (100%) or four
753911307 hundred (400) acres, whichever is less, as compared to the acreage
754011308 under permit for that mine location prior to the effective date of
754111309 this act November 1, 2019; provided, however, on or aft er November
754211310 1, 2030, there shall be no limitation on an increase in acreage as
754311311 specified in this paragraph.
754411312 C. Notwithstanding the moratorium, nothing in paragraph 2 of
754511313 subsection B of this section sha ll preclude the Department of Mines
754611314 from issuing an amendment or revision to cover additional land,
754711315 other changes to method or conduct of mining, reclamation operations
754811316 contemplated by the original permit or o ther authorization t o allow
754911317 a change in mine ownership or to implement bonding under a permit
755011318 issued prior to the effective date of this act November 1, 2019, nor
755111319 shall any permit amendment or revision issued pursuant to this
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757911371 section be deemed to render th e permitted mine a subject mine for
758011372 purposes of Title 27A, 45 or 82 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
758111373 D. Notwithstanding the moratorium or any other provision of
758211374 law, the Department of Mines shall not require a permit for purposes
758311375 of road or railroad construction in relation to mining activities by
758411376 any mine.
758511377 E. The moratorium shall remain in effect until such t ime as:
758611378 1. The conditions of subsection C of Section 3 of this act
758711379 1020.9c of Title 82 of the Oklahoma Statutes have been satisfied;
758811380 and
758911381 2. The Department of Mines promulgates final rules to provide
759011382 for effective interagency consultation and coordination of
759111383 activities among the Department , and the Oklahoma Water Resources
759211384 Board and the Department of Environmental Quality on all
759311385 administrative matters relat ing to the operation of mines at
759411386 locations that overlie a sensitive sole source groundwater basin or
759511387 subbasin.
759611388 F. The Department of Mines is hereby authorized and instructed
759711389 to promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this section.
759811390 G. The Department of Mines is hereby authorized to cooperate
759911391 with federal, tribal and any other agencies in this state in
760011392 performing its responsibilities under this section.
760111393 SECTION 63. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 156, is
760211394 amended to read as follows:
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763011446 Section 156. A. Unless otherwise pro vided for by law, no state
763111447 board, commission, departme nt, institution, official, or employee,
763211448 except the following, shall purchase any pa ssenger automobile or bus
763311449 with public funds:
763411450 1. The Department of Publi c Safety;
763511451 2. The Department of Human Services;
763611452 3. The State Department of Rehabilitation Services;
763711453 4. The Department of Wildlife Conservation;
763811454 5. The Department of Corrections;
763911455 6. The State Department of Education;
764011456 7. The Oklahoma School of Science a nd Mathematics;
764111457 8. The Oklahoma State Bureau o f Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
764211458 Control;
764311459 9. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation;
764411460 10. The Transportation Commission;
764511461 11. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry;
764611462 12. The State Department of Health;
764711463 13. The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
764811464 Services;
764911465 14. The J.D. McCarty Center for Children with Developmental
765011466 Disabilities;
765111467 15. The Military Depart ment of the State of Oklahoma;
765211468 16. The Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department;
765311469 17. The Oklahoma Conservation Comm ission;
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768111521 18. The Oklahoma Water Resources Board;
768211522 19. The Department of Mines Environmental Quality ;
768311523 20. The Office of Juvenile Affairs;
768411524 21. The Oklahoma Dep artment of Veteran Affairs;
768511525 22. The Oklahoma Supr eme Court;
768611526 23. The District Attorneys Council and Oklahoma district
768711527 attorneys, provided adequate fun ding exists;
768811528 24. The Oklahoma Boll Weevil Eradication Organization; and
768911529 25. The Oklahoma Horse Racing C ommission.
769011530 B. 1. The Oklahoma School for the Dea f at Sulphur, the
769111531 Oklahoma School for the Blind at Muskogee, and any state institution
769211532 of higher education may purchase, own, or keep if now owned, or
769311533 acquire by lease or gift, and use and maintain such sta tion wagons,
769411534 automobiles, trucks, or buses as are reasonably necessary for the
769511535 implementation of the educational programs of said institutions.
769611536 2. No bus operated, owned, or used by such educational
769711537 institutions shall be permitted to carry any person othe r than
769811538 students, faculty members, employees, or vo lunteers of such
769911539 institutions. The provisions of this section shall not be construed
770011540 to prohibit:
770111541 a. the operation of intracampus buses or buses routed
770211542 directly between portions of the campus of any
770311543 institution not adjacent to each other, nor to
770411544 prohibit the collection of fares from such students,
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773211596 faculty members, or employees of such institutions,
773311597 sufficient in amount to cover the reasonable cost of
773411598 such transportation, or
773511599 b. the Oklahoma School for the Bl ind or the Oklahoma
773611600 School for the Deaf from enter ing into agreements with
773711601 local public school di stricts pursuant to the
773811602 Interlocal Cooperation Act for the mutual use of the
773911603 schools’ and the districts’ vehicles. Such use may
774011604 include, but is not limited to , the transportation of
774111605 students from local school districts with students
774211606 from the Oklahoma Scho ol for the Blind or the Oklahoma
774311607 School for the Deaf i n vehicles owned by the Oklahoma
774411608 School for the Blind or the Oklahoma School for the
774511609 Deaf when traveling to school-related activities.
774611610 C. The J.D. McCarty Center for Children with Developmental
774711611 Disabilities, the Oklahoma Department of Libraries, the Oklah oma
774811612 Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Oklahoma Veterans Centers
774911613 may own and maintain such passenger vehicles as those institutions
775011614 have acquired prior to May 1, 1981.
775111615 D. The use of station wagons , automobiles, and buses, other
775211616 than as provided for i n this section, shall be permitted only upon
775311617 written request for such use by heads of departments of the
775411618 institution, approved in writing by the president of said
775511619 institution or by some administrative o fficial of said institution
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778311671 authorized by the presiden t to grant said approval. Such use shall
778411672 be permitted only for official institutional business or activi ties
778511673 connected therewith. Such use shall be subje ct to the provisions of
778611674 Section 156.1 of this t itle forbidding personal use of such
778711675 vehicles, and to the penalties therein declared.
778811676 E. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this
778911677 section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by
779011678 fine or imprisonment, or both, as provided for in Section 156.1 of
779111679 this title.
779211680 F. For the purpose of this section and Section 156.3 of this
779311681 title, a station wagon is classified as a passenger automobil e and
779411682 may not be purchased solely for the use of t ransporting property.
779511683 Such vehicles shall incl ude, but not be limited to, all vehicles
779611684 which have no separate luggage compartment or trunk but which do not
779711685 have open beds, whether the same are called stati on wagons, vans,
779811686 suburbans, town and country, blaz ers, or any other names. All state
779911687 boards, commissions, departments, and institutions may own and
780011688 maintain station wagons purchased solely for the purpose of
780111689 transporting property if acquired prior to July 1, 1985.
780211690 G. The provisions of this section and S ection 156.1 of this
780311691 title shall not apply to p ublic officials who are statewide elected
780411692 commissioners.
780511693 SECTION 64. AMENDATORY 51 O .S. 2021, Section 24A.27, is
780611694 amended to read as follows:
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783411746 Section 24A.27. A. Any state environmenta l agency or public
783511747 utility shall keep confident ial vulnerability assessments of
783611748 critical assets in bo th water and wastewater systems. State
783711749 environmental agencies or public utilities may use the information
783811750 for internal purposes or allow the information t o be used for survey
783911751 purposes only. The state environmental agencies or public utilities
784011752 shall allow any public body to have access to th e information for
784111753 purposes specifically related to the public bodies function.
784211754 B. For purposes of this section :
784311755 1. “State environmental agencies ” includes the:
784411756 a. Oklahoma Water Resources Board,
784511757 b. Oklahoma Corporation Commission,
784611758 c. State Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and
784711759 Forestry,
784811760 d. Oklahoma Conservation Commission ,
784911761 e. Department of Wildlife Conservation, and
785011762 f. Department of Mines, and
785111763 g. Department of Environmental Quality;
785211764 2. “Public Utility” means any individual, firm, association,
785311765 partnership, corporation or any comb ination thereof, municipal
785411766 corporations or their lessees, trustees and receivers, own ing or
785511767 operating for compensation in this state equipment or facilities
785611768 for:
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788411820 a. producing, generating , transmitting, distributing,
788511821 selling or furnishing electricity,
788611822 b. the conveyance, transmission, reception or
788711823 communications over a telephone system,
788811824 c. transmitting directly or indirectly or distribut ing
788911825 combustible hydrocarbon natural or synthetic natur al
789011826 gas for sale to the public, or
789111827 d. the transportation, delivery or f urnishing of water
789211828 for domestic purposes or for power.
789311829 SECTION 65. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 3022, i s
789411830 amended to read as follows:
789511831 Section 3022. As used in the Elevator Safety Act:
789611832 1. “Agency” means the Oklahoma Department of Labor;
789711833 2. “Certificate of operation ” means a document issued by the
789811834 Commissioner and affixed to an elevator that indicates that the
789911835 elevator has been inspected and tested and found t o be in compliance
790011836 with all applicable standards of operation as determined by the
790111837 Department of Labor;
790211838 3. “Certificate of operation - temporary” means a document
790311839 issued by the Commissioner that permi ts temporary use of a
790411840 noncompliant elevator by the gene ral public for not more than thirty
790511841 (30) days while minor repairs are being completed;
790611842 4. “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Labor or his/her
790711843 authorized representative;
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793511895 5. “Chief elevator inspe ctor” means the chief elevator
793611896 inspector appointed unde r the Elevator Safety Act;
793711897 6. “Deputy inspector” means an inspector appointed by the chief
793811898 elevator inspector subject to the approval of the Commissioner under
793911899 the provisions of the Elevator Safety Ac t;
794011900 7. a. “Elevator” means any device for lifting or mov ing
794111901 people, cargo, or freight within, or adjacent and
794211902 connected to, a structure or excavation, and includes
794311903 any escalator, power -driven stairway, moving w alkway
794411904 or stairway chair lift.
794511905 b. The term “elevator” does not mean any:
794611906 (1) amusement ride or device subject to inspection
794711907 and regulation under the provisions of Section
794811908 460 et seq. of Title 40 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
794911909 (2) mining equipment subject to ins pection and
795011910 regulation by the Department of Mines
795111911 Environmental Quality,
795211912 (3) aircraft, railroad car, boat, barge, ship, truck,
795311913 or other self-propelled vehicle or component
795411914 thereof,
795511915 (4) boiler grate stoker or other similar firing
795611916 mechanism subject to inspec tion under the
795711917 provisions of the Oklahoma Boile r and Pressure
795811918 Vessel Safety Act,
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798611970 (5) dumbwaiter, conveyor, chain or bucket hoist,
798711971 construction hoist or similar devices used for
798811972 the primary purpose of elevating or lowering
798911973 materials, or
799011974 (6) elevator, conveyance, manlift or similar device
799111975 in grain elevators, grain warehouses, seed
799211976 processing facilities, feed mills and/or flour
799311977 mills which is used by employees, but is not
799411978 accessible to or used by customers or members of
799511979 the general public.
799611980 This list is not exh austive;
799711981 8. “Elevator apprentice” means an unlicensed person registered
799811982 with the Department of Labor who works under the direct supervision
799911983 of a licensed elevator mechanic, licensed elevator contractor, or
800011984 licensed elevator inspector;
800111985 9. “Licensed elevator contractor” means a person or business
800211986 entity that possesses a valid elevator contractor’s license issued
800311987 by the Department of Labor pursuant to the provisions of the
800411988 Elevator Safety Act and is thus entitled to engage in the business
800511989 of erecting, constructing, installing, altering, servicing,
800611990 repairing, or maintaining elevators;
800711991 10. “Licensed elevator inspector” means a person who possesses
800811992 a valid elevator inspector ’s license issued by the Department of
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803612044 Labor pursuant to the provisions of the Elevator Safety Act and is
803712045 thus entitled to engage in th e business of inspecting elevators;
803812046 11. “Licensed elevator mechanic” means a person who possesses a
803912047 valid elevator mechanic ’s license issued by the Department of Labor
804012048 in accordance with the provisions of the Elevator Safety Act and is
804112049 thus, when employed by a licensed elevator contractor, entitled to
804212050 install, construct, alter, service, repair, perform electrical work
804312051 on, test, and maintain elevators; and
804412052 12. “Private residence” means a separate dwelling or a separate
804512053 apartment in a multiple dwelling that is occupied by members of a
804612054 single-family unit.
804712055 SECTION 66. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 122.2, is
804812056 amended to read as follows:
804912057 Section 122.2. The provisions of this section speci fy the
805012058 jurisdictional areas of state agencies r elating to the regulation of
805112059 blasting and explosives. Agencies regulating explosives and
805212060 blasting are directed to coope rate and coordinate with each other as
805312061 necessary to carrying out the duties required to r egulate
805412062 explosives. Agencies regulating explos ives may enter into
805512063 interagency agreements with other s tate agencies and law enforcement
805612064 agencies of any political subdi vision of this state for the purpose
805712065 of conducting investigations related to the regulati on of explosives
805812066 or criminal activity. The jur isdictional areas of responsibility
805912067 specified in this section shall be in addition to those otherwise
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808712119 provided by law and assigned to the specific state agency as
808812120 follows:
808912121 1. Department of Mines. The Departm ent of Mines shall have the
809012122 following jurisdictional areas relating to the regulation of
809112123 blasting and explosives:
809212124 a. the use of explosives and blasting activities for
809312125 surface and nonsurface mining operations pursuant to
809412126 Title 45 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
809512127 b. except as otherwise provided by this part, th e use of
809612128 explosives and blasting activities for nonmini ng
809712129 activities, and
809812130 c. except as otherwise provided by this part, the
809912131 regulation of the use of explosives or of blasting
810012132 activity not subject to the specif ic statutory
810112133 authority of another state agency;
810212134 2. State Fire Marshal. The State Fire Marshal shall have
810312135 regulatory jurisdictional responsibility relating to explosi ves as
810412136 follows:
810512137 a. the regulation of the manufacture, sale,
810612138 transportation for hire or st orage of explosives or
810712139 blasting agents for resa le pursuant to Division 2 of
810812140 the Oklahoma Explosives an d Blasting Regulation Act,
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813612192 b. the examination of buildings and pr emises and
813712193 reporting and orders authorized pursuant to Section
813812194 317 of Title 74 of the Okl ahoma Statutes, and
813912195 c. licensure, regulation an d enforcement of fire
814012196 extinguishers, pursuant to the Fi re Extinguisher
814112197 Licensing Act;
814212198 3. 2. The Department of Public Safet y. The Department of
814312199 Public Safety shall have the regulatory jurisdictional
814412200 responsibility relating to explosives as follows:
814512201 a. the transportation of explosives or blasting agents
814612202 classified as hazardous materials pursuant to the
814712203 Oklahoma Motor Carrier S afety and Hazardous Materials
814812204 Transportation Act,
814912205 b. the construction or making of any explosive or
815012206 explosive device not subject to s pecific regulatory
815112207 authority of another state agency,
815212208 c. the intentional storage of any materials which are
815312209 intended to be used to construct or make any explosive
815412210 or explosive device not subject to specific re gulatory
815512211 authority of another state agency, and
815612212 d. the intentional use of any explosive or explosive
815712213 device in any manner not subject to specific
815812214 regulatory authority of another state agency.
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818612266 Provided, nothing in this provision shall be construed to expand
818712267 jurisdiction of the Department of Public Safet y to investigate any
818812268 crime occurring within the jurisdi ction of another law enforcement
818912269 authority of any political subdivis ion of this state, and nothing
819012270 shall prohibit, limit, or restrict any law enforcement officer,
819112271 agency, or specialized law enforcement unit from investigating or
819212272 otherwise performing any du ty or responsibility for crimes within
819312273 their respective jurisdiction relating to explosives, blasting
819412274 agents, or hazardous materials; and
819512275 4. 3. Department of Environmental Quality. The Department of
819612276 Environmental Quality shall have jurisdictional respons ibility
819712277 relating to the regulation and disposal of explosives or blasti ng
819812278 agents classified as solid or hazardous waste pursuant to the
819912279 Oklahoma Environmental Quality Code. The Department shall also have
820012280 the following jurisdictional areas relating to the regulation of
820112281 blasting and explosives:
820212282 a. the use of explosives and blasting activities for
820312283 surface and nonsurface mining operations pursuant to
820412284 Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes,
820512285 b. except as otherwise provided by Section 122.1 et seq.
820612286 of this title, the use of explosives and blasting
820712287 activities for nonmining activities, and
820812288 c. except as otherwise provided by Section 122.1 et seq.
820912289 of this title, the regulation of the use of explosives
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823712341 or of blasting activity not subject to the specific
823812342 statutory authority of another state agency.
823912343 SECTION 67. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 123.1, is
824012344 amended to read as follows:
824112345 Section 123.1. A. Pursuant to the Oklahoma Explosives an d
824212346 Blasting Regulation Act, except as otherwise provided by this part
824312347 Section 122.1 et seq. of this title , the Department of Mines
824412348 Environmental Quality shall be responsible for the administration,
824512349 regulation and enforcement of all blasting operations or ac tivities,
824612350 and the storage and use of all blasting agents and exp losives by any
824712351 person, which is not located within the area of a mi ning operation
824812352 or site.
824912353 B. Except as otherwise provided by this part Section 122.1 et
825012354 seq. of this title, it shall be unlawf ul for any person to store or
825112355 use any blasting agents or explosi ves, or conduct, supervise or
825212356 control a blasting operation in this state without first complying
825312357 with the provisions of the Oklahoma Explosives a nd Blasting
825412358 Regulation Act and rules promulgate d by the Oklahoma Mining
825512359 Commission Department.
825612360 C. Except as otherwise required by this part Section 122.1 et
825712361 seq. of this title, by January 1, 1996:
825812362 1. Any person performing blasting activity shall be certi fied
825912363 as a blaster by the Department of Mines;
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828712415 2. All blasting opera tions shall be conducted under the
828812416 direction of a certified blaster. Blaster certification may be
828912417 obtained from the Department upon application and proof of
829012418 competency as determined by ru les of the Department; and
829112419 3. Before January 1 , 1996, all blasting operations and
829212420 activities shall be conducte d by competent, experienced persons who
829312421 understand the hazards involved.
829412422 D. Any blaster certification issued by the Department shall be
829512423 carried by the blaster or shall be on file at the blast ing area
829612424 during blasting operations.
829712425 E. A blaster and at least one other person shall be present at
829812426 the firing of a blast.
829912427 SECTION 68. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 123.2, is
830012428 amended to read as follows:
830112429 Section 123.2. A. Except as otherwise provi ded by this part
830212430 Section 122.1 et seq. of t his title, it is a violation to
830312431 manufacture, store, or use explosives or blasting agents without
830412432 first obtaining a permit from th e Department of Mines Environmental
830512433 Quality.
830612434 B. Permits issued under this division Section 122.1 et seq. of
830712435 this title shall not be transferable, and shall be readily available
830812436 for inspection by representatives of the Department and law
830912437 enforcement officials.
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833712489 C. The Department may place such restrictions and li mitations
833812490 on permits as it deems necessary.
833912491 D. The Department may is sue one-time or limited-time permits or
834012492 permits for continuous blasting operations.
834112493 E. 1. Permits for continuous blasting operations issued und er
834212494 this division Section 123.1 et seq. of this title shall be valid for
834312495 the calendar year after the date of iss ue unless revoked or
834412496 suspended. Permits for continuous blasting operations may be
834512497 renewed on each issuance date and a showing of compliance with the
834612498 Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Regulatio n Act and rules
834712499 promulgated thereto.
834812500 2. Permits for one-time or limited-time permits shall be valid
834912501 only for the time specified in the permit.
835012502 F. Any person holding a permit issued under this division
835112503 Section 123.1 et seq of this title shall keep such records as may be
835212504 required by the Department. Records shall be maintained for not
835312505 less than two (2) years following the year in which the record is
835412506 made. All such records shall be open to inspection by the
835512507 Department or its representatives during normal bu siness hours.
835612508 SECTION 69. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 123.2A, is
835712509 amended to read as follows:
835812510 Section 123.2A. A. No person shall purchase blasting agents or
835912511 explosives in this st ate without first obtaining a permit pursuant
836012512 to the Oklahoma Explos ives and Blasting Regulation Act or without
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838812564 first obtaining written notification from the Department of Mines
838912565 Environmental Quality that the person is exempt from this permit
839012566 requirement.
839112567 B. Distributors or sellers of blasting agents or explosives
839212568 shall require presentation of either the permit or exemption
839312569 notification required in subsection A of this section before the
839412570 sale or transfer of blasting agents or explosives.
839512571 C. The Oklahoma Mining Commission Environmental Quality Board
839612572 shall promulgate rules to implement this section.
839712573 SECTION 70. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 123.3, is
839812574 amended to read as follows:
839912575 Section 123.3. The Department of Environmental Quali ty shall
840012576 enforce the provisions of this division Section 123.1 et seq. of
840112577 this title and for such purposes shal l:
840212578 1. Issue permits to applicants found by the Department, a fter
840312579 inspection and investigation, to be qualified for such permit under
840412580 the provisions of this division Section 123.1 et seq. of t his title
840512581 and the rules promulgated by the Department;
840612582 2. Deny, suspend, or revoke permits upon a finding of
840712583 noncompliance or violation of the provisions of this division
840812584 Section 123.1 et seq. of this title or of the applicable rules of
840912585 the Department;
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843712637 3. Hold hearings upon the application of any person aggrieved
843812638 by any order of the Department with respect to the denial,
843912639 suspension, or revocation of any permit; and
844012640 4. Inspect, during normal busin ess hours, any building,
844112641 structure, or premises subject to the provisions of this division
844212642 Section 123.1 et seq. of this ti tle, and, upon the discovery of any
844312643 violation of this division Section 123.1 et seq. of this title or
844412644 the applicable rules, issue such orders as are necessary for the
844512645 safety of workers and the public, and, in the case of imminent
844612646 hazard or emergency, apply for an injunction in the appropriate
844712647 district court.
844812648 SECTION 71. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 123.4, is
844912649 amended to read as follows:
845012650 Section 123.4. A. The Department of Mines Environmental
845112651 Quality shall promulgate the necessa ry rules to implement the
845212652 provisions of this Division Section 123.1 et seq. of this title .
845312653 Rules promulgated by the Department shall include but not be limited
845412654 to requirements for blasting pl ans, use of explosives, public
845512655 notices, and records.
845612656 B. The Department of Mines may establish a schedule of fees to
845712657 be charged for applications for or issuance of new and renewed
845812658 certifications and permits re quired pursuant to this division
845912659 Section 123.1 et seq. of this title . The fees shall be subject to
846012660 the following provisions:
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848812712 1. The Department shall follow the procedures required by the
848912713 Administrative Procedures Act for promulgating rules in establishin g
849012714 or amending any such schedule of fees;
849112715 2. The Department shall ba se its schedule of fees upon the
849212716 reasonable costs of operating the programs specified by this
849312717 division Section 123.1 et seq. of this title ; and
849412718 3. The fees authorized by this section shal l not be implemented
849512719 by emergency rule but shal l be adopted by perma nent rules, which
849612720 shall be submitted to the Legislature for review pursuant to Section
849712721 308 of Title 75 of the Oklahoma Statutes prior to implementation.
849812722 SECTION 72. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 123.5, is
849912723 amended to read as foll ows:
850012724 Section 123.5. A. In the enforcement of the Oklahoma
850112725 Explosives and Blasting Regulation Act pursuant to this division
850212726 Section 123.1 et seq. of this title , any person who violates an y
850312727 permit condition or who violates any other pr ovision of the Oklaho ma
850412728 Explosives and Blasting Regulation Act o r rules promulgated thereto
850512729 pursuant to this division Section 123.1 et seq. of this title may be
850612730 assessed an administrative penalty by the Depart ment of
850712731 Environmental Quality . Such penalty shall not exceed Five T housand
850812732 Dollars ($5,000.00) for each violat ion. Each day of continuing
850912733 violation may be deemed a separate violation for purposes of penalty
851012734 assessments. In determining the amount of the penalty,
851112735 consideration shall be given to the pe rson’s history of previous
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853912787 violations regarding explosives and b lasting operation; the
854012788 seriousness of the violation, including any irreparable harm to the
854112789 environment and any hazard to the health or safety of the public;
854212790 whether the person was negligent; a nd the demonstrated g ood faith of
854312791 the person charged in attempti ng to achieve rapid compliance after
854412792 notification of the violation.
854512793 B. An administrative penalty shall be assessed by the
854612794 Department only after the person charged with a violation described
854712795 under subsection A of this section has been given an opportunity for
854812796 a hearing pursuant to Article II o f the Administrative Procedures
854912797 Act. Where such a hearing has been held, the Department shall make
855012798 findings of fact, and shall issue a written decision a s to the
855112799 occurrence of the violation and the amount of the penal ty which is
855212800 warranted, incorporating, when appropriate, an order therein
855312801 requiring that the penalty be paid. When appropriate, the
855412802 Department shall consolidate such hearings with other procee dings
855512803 under the Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Regulation Act. Any
855612804 hearing under this section shall be of record. Where the person
855712805 charged with such a violation fails to avail himself of the
855812806 opportunity for a hearing, an administrative penalty shall be
855912807 assessed by the Depa rtment after determining that a violation d id
856012808 occur, and the amount of the penalt y which is warranted, and issuing
856112809 an order requiring that the penalty be paid.
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858912861 C. Upon the issuance of a n otice or order charging that a
859012862 violation of the Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Regulation Act has
859112863 occurred, the Department shall inform the operato r within thirty
859212864 (30) days of the proposed amount of said penalty. The person
859312865 charged with the penalty shal l then have thirty (30) days to pay the
859412866 proposed penalty in full or, if the person wishes to contest either
859512867 the amount of the penalty or the fact of the violation, forward the
859612868 proposed amount to the Department for placement in an escrow
859712869 account. If through administrative or judicial review of the
859812870 proposed penalty, it is d etermined that no violation occurred, or
859912871 that the amount of the penalty should be reduced, the Department
860012872 shall within thirty (30) days remit the appropriate amount to the
860112873 person.
860212874 D. Administrative penalties owed under the Oklahoma Ex plosives
860312875 and Blasting Regulation Act may be recovered in a civil action
860412876 brought by the Attorney Genera l or any district attorney in the
860512877 district in which the violation occurred at the request of the
860612878 Department in the appropriate district court. Such actio n, also,
860712879 may be brought by the Department.
860812880 E. Any person who wi llfully and knowingly violates a condi tion
860912881 of a permit issued pursuant to this division or fails or refuses to
861012882 comply with any order issued under this division Section 123.1 et
861112883 seq. of this title, or any order incorporated in a final decision
861212884 issued by the Department under this division Section 123.1 et seq.
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864012936 of this title, shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not
864112937 more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) or by imprisonment for
864212938 not more than one (1) ye ar, or both.
864312939 F. Whenever a corporate permi ttee violates a condition of a
864412940 permit issued pursuant to this division Section 123.1 et seq. of
864512941 this title or fails or refuses to comply with any order issued under
864612942 this division, or any order incorporated in a fi nal decision issued
864712943 by the Executive Direct or of the Department of Mines under this
864812944 division Section 123.1 et seq. of this title , any director, officer
864912945 or agent of such corporation who wil lfully and knowingly authorized,
865012946 ordered or carried out such violati on, failure or refusal shall be
865112947 subject to the same administrative penalties, fines and imprisonment
865212948 that may be imposed upon a person under subsections A and E of this
865312949 section.
865412950 G. Whoever knowingly makes any false statement , representation
865512951 or certification, or knowingly fails to make any statemen t,
865612952 representation or certification in any application, record, report,
865712953 plan or other document filed or required to be maintained pursuant
865812954 to this division Section 123.1 et seq. of this title or any order of
865912955 decision issued by the Department under this division Section 123.1
866012956 et seq. of this title , shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine
866112957 of not more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) or by
866212958 imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, or both.
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869013010 H. Any person who fails to correct a violation for which a
869113011 citation has been issued within the period permitted for its
869213012 correction shall be assessed an administrative penalty of not less
869313013 than Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00) for each day durin g which
869413014 such failure or violation continues.
869513015 The period permitted for corrections of violations shall not end
869613016 until:
869713017 1. The entry of a final order by the Department after an
869813018 expedited hearing which ordered th e suspension of the abatement
869913019 requirements of the citation because i t was determined that the
870013020 person will suffer irreparable loss or damage from the application
870113021 of the abatement requirements; or
870213022 2. The entry of an order by a court in any review proceeding s
870313023 initiated by the person in which the court or ders the suspension o f
870413024 the abatement requirements.
870513025 I. Any person who shall, except as permitted by law, willfully
870613026 resist, prevent, impede or interfere with the Department or any of
870713027 the agents or employees the reof in the performance of duties
870813028 pursuant to this division shall, u pon conviction, be punished by a
870913029 fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by
871013030 imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, or both.
871113031 SECTION 73. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 123.7, is
871213032 amended to read as follows :
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874013084 Section 123.7. Any fees, administrative penalties or any other
874113085 monies obtained by the Department of Mines Environmental Quality
874213086 pursuant to the Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Regulati on Act
874313087 shall be deposited in the Department of Mines Environmental Quality
874413088 Revolving Fund and shall be expended by the Department of Mines for
874513089 implementation and enforcement of this part Section 122.1 et seq. of
874613090 this title or as otherwise deemed necessary by the Department for
874713091 complying with its respon sibilities and duties according to law.
874813092 SECTION 74. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 123.8, is
874913093 amended to read as follows:
875013094 Section 123.8. A. 1. The provisions of the Oklahoma
875113095 Explosives and Blasting Regulation Act shall not appl y to:
875213096 a. persons engaged in shooting wells or seismographic
875313097 operations for the purpose of oil or gas production,
875413098 b. mining operations regul ated by Title 45 27A of the
875513099 Oklahoma Statutes, and
875613100 c. persons using explosives or blasting agents for
875713101 noncommercial use on their own land, owned in fee or
875813102 by contract, for the remov al of trees, rocks and dams
875913103 or for other normal agricultural purposes.
876013104 2. Any person exempted from the provisions of the Oklahoma
876113105 Explosives and Blasting Regulation Act pursuant to this subse ction
876213106 shall be liable for all damages caused by the use of explo sives, or
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879013158 blasting agents and blasting operations, which damages shall be
879113159 recoverable in any court of competent jurisdiction.
879213160 B. In addition, the provisions of the Oklahoma Explosives and
879313161 Blasting Regulation Act shall not apply to:
879413162 1. Any municipalities or counties in this state using any
879513163 blasting agents, explosives or conducting, supervising or
879613164 controlling a blasting operation in this state. An y such
879713165 municipality or county shall comply with rules promulgated by the
879813166 Oklahoma Mining Commission Environmental Quality Board;
879913167 2. The Department of Transportation in the conducting,
880013168 supervision or controlling of any blasting operation in this state,
880113169 provided the Department shall comply with rules pr omulgated by the
880213170 Oklahoma Mining Commission Board; and
880313171 3. Duly qualified and certified bomb technicians of a federally
880413172 accredited bomb squad of municipal, county, state, and fe deral law
880513173 enforcement agencies f or the transportation, storage or disposal of
880613174 any explosive chemical , compound or device, when such technician is
880713175 performing responsibilities for the preservation of public peace,
880813176 safety, or criminal investigation .; and
880913177 4. Any employee of the Oklahoma Departme nt of Agriculture,
881013178 Food, and Forestry and the U nited States Department of Agriculture,
881113179 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services who is
881213180 trained and certified by the United States Department of Agriculture
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884113233 the official duties of the employee.
884213234 SECTION 75. AMENDATORY 68 O.S. 2021, Section 2357.11, is
884313235 amended to read as follows:
884413236 Section 2357.11. A. For purposes of this section, the term
884513237 “person” means any legal business entity including limite d and
884613238 general partnerships, corporations, sole proprietorships, and
884713239 limited liability companies, but does not include individuals .
884813240 B. 1. Except as otherwise provided by this section, for tax
884913241 years beginning on or after January 1, 1993, and ending on or b efore
885013242 December 31, 2021, there shall be allowed a credit against the tax
885113243 imposed by Section 1803 or Section 2355 of this title or Section 624
885213244 or 628 of Title 36 of the Oklahoma Statutes for every person in thi s
885313245 state furnishing water, heat, light or power to the state or its
885413246 citizens, or for every person in this state burning coal to generate
885513247 heat, light or power for use in manufact uring operations located in
885613248 this state.
885713249 2. For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 1993, and
885813250 ending on or before Decemb er 31, 2005, and for the period of January
885913251 1, 2006, through June 30, 2006, the credit shall be in the amount of
886013252 Two Dollars ($2.00) per ton for each ton of Oklahoma -mined coal
886113253 purchased by such person.
886213254 3. For the period of July 1, 2006, through December 3 1, 2006,
886313255 and, except as provided in subsection N of this section , for tax
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889213308 December 31, 2021, the credit shall be in the amount of Two Dollar s
889313309 and eighty-five cents ($2.85) per ton for eac h ton of Oklahoma-mined
889413310 coal purchased by such person.
889513311 4. In addition to the credit allowed pursuant to the provisions
889613312 of paragraph 3 of this subsection, for the period of July 1, 2006,
889713313 through December 31, 2 006, and except as provided in subsections M
889813314 and N of this section, for tax years beginning on or after January
889913315 1, 2007, and ending on or before December 31, 2021, there shall be
890013316 allowed a credit in the amount of Two Dollars and fifteen cents
890113317 ($2.15) per ton for each ton of Oklahoma -mined coal purchased by
890213318 such person. The credit allowed pursuant to the provisions of this
890313319 paragraph may not be claimed or transferred prior to Jan uary 1,
890413320 2008.
890513321 C. For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 1995, and
890613322 ending on or before December 31, 2005, and for the p eriod beginning
890713323 January 1, 2006, through June 30, 2006, there sh all be allowed, in
890813324 addition to the credits allowed pursuant to su bsection B of this
890913325 section, a credit against the tax imposed by Section 1803 or Section
891013326 2355 of this title or Section 624 or 62 8 of Title 36 of the Oklahoma
891113327 Statutes for every person in this state which:
891213328 1. Furnishes water, heat, light or power to the sta te or its
891313329 citizens, or burns coal to generate heat, light or power for use in
891413330 manufacturing operations located in this state; a nd
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894313383 tons of Oklahoma-mined coal in the tax year.
894413384 The additional credit allowed pursuant to this subsection shall
894513385 be in the amount of Three Dollars ( $3.00) per ton for each ton of
894613386 Oklahoma-mined coal purchased by such person.
894713387 D. Except as otherwise provided b y this section, for tax years
894813388 beginning on or after January 1, 20 01, and ending on or before
894913389 December 31, 2021, there shall be allowed a credit a gainst the tax
895013390 imposed by Section 1803 or Secti on 2355 of this title or Section 624
895113391 or 628 of Title 36 of the O klahoma Statutes for every person in this
895213392 state primarily engaged in mining, producing or extracting coal, and
895313393 holding a valid permit issued by t he Oklahoma Department of Mines
895413394 Environmental Quality. For tax years beginning on or after January
895513395 1, 2001, and ending on or before December 31, 2005, and for the
895613396 period beginning January 1, 2006, through June 30, 2006, the credit
895713397 shall be in the amount o f ninety-five cents ($0.95) per ton and for
895813398 the period of July 1, 2006, through December 31, 2006, and for tax
895913399 years beginning on or after January 1, 2007, except as provided in
896013400 subsection N of this section, the credit shall be in the amount of
896113401 Five Dollars ($5.00) for each ton of coal mined, produced or
896213402 extracted in on, under or through a permit in this state by s uch
896313403 person.
896413404 E. In addition to the credit allowed pursuant to the provisions
896513405 of subsection D of this section and except as otherwise provided in
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899313457 subsection F of this section, for tax years beg inning on or after
899413458 January 1, 2001, and ending on or before Dece mber 31, 2005, and for
899513459 the period of January 1, 2006, through June 30, 2006, there shal l be
899613460 allowed a credit against the tax imposed by Section 1 803 or Section
899713461 2355 of this title or Section 62 4 or 628 of Title 36 of the Oklahoma
899813462 Statutes for every person i n this state primarily engaged in mining,
899913463 producing or extracting coal, and holding a v alid permit issued by
900013464 the Oklahoma Department of Mines in the amount of ninety -five cents
900113465 ($0.95) per ton for each ton of coal mined, produced or extracted
900213466 from thin seams in this state by such person; provided, the credit
900313467 shall not apply to such coal sold to any consumer who purchases at
900413468 least seven hundred fift y thousand (750,000) tons of Oklahoma -mined
900513469 coal per year.
900613470 F. In addition to the credit allowed pursuant to th e provisions
900713471 of subsection D of this section and except as otherwise provided in
900813472 subsection G of this section, for tax years beginning on or afte r
900913473 January 1, 2005, and ending on or before Dece mber 31, 2005, and for
901013474 the period of January 1, 2006, through Ju ne 30, 2006, there shall be
901113475 allowed a credit against the tax imposed by Section 1803 or Section
901213476 2355 of this title or that portion of the tax imp osed by Section 624
901313477 or 628 of Title 36 of the O klahoma Statutes, which is actually paid
901413478 to and placed into the General Revenue Fund, in the amount of
901513479 ninety-five cents ($0.95) per ton for each ton o f coal mined,
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904413532 on or after July 1, 2005 .
904513533 G. The credits provided in subsections D and E of this sectio n
904613534 shall not be allowed for coal mined, produced or extracted in any
904713535 month in which the average price of coal is Sixty -eight Dollars
904813536 ($68.00) or more per ton, excluding freight charges, as dete rmined
904913537 by the Tax Commission.
905013538 H. The additional credits allowed pursuant to subsections B, C,
905113539 D and E of this section but not used shall be freely tra nsferable
905213540 after January 1, 2002, but not later than Decemb er 31, 2013, by
905313541 written agreement to subsequent transferees at any time during the
905413542 five (5) years following the year of qualification; provided, the
905513543 additional credits allowed pursuant to the provis ions of paragraph 4
905613544 of subsection B of this section but no t used shall be freely
905713545 transferable after Janua ry 1, 2008, but not later than December 31,
905813546 2013, by written agr eement to subsequent transferees at any time
905913547 during the five (5) years following the ye ar of qualification. An
906013548 eligible transferee shall be any taxpayer subject to the tax imposed
906113549 by Section 1803 or Section 2355 of this title or Section 624 or 628
906213550 of Title 36 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The person originally allowed
906313551 the credit and the subseq uent transferee shall jointly file a copy
906413552 of the written credit transfer agreement with the Tax Commissio n
906513553 within thirty (30) days of the transfer. The written agreemen t
906613554 shall contain the name, address and taxpayer identification number
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909413606 of the parties to the transfer, the amount of credit being
909513607 transferred, the year the credit was originally allowed to the
909613608 transferring person and the tax year or years for which the credi t
909713609 may be claimed. The Tax Commission may promulgate rules to permit
909813610 verification of the validity and timeliness of a tax credit claimed
909913611 upon a tax return pursuant to this subsection but shall not
910013612 promulgate any rules which unduly restrict or hinder the tr ansfers
910113613 of such tax credit.
910213614 I. The additional credit allowed pursuant to subsection F of
910313615 this section but not used shall be freely transferable on or after
910413616 July 1, 2006, but not later than De cember 31, 2013, by written
910513617 agreement to subsequent transferees at any time during the five (5)
910613618 years following the year of qualification. An eligible transferee
910713619 shall be any taxpayer subject to the tax impos ed by Section 1803 or
910813620 Section 2355 of this titl e or Section 624 or 628 of Title 36 of the
910913621 Oklahoma Statutes. T he person originally allowed the credit and the
911013622 subsequent transferee shall jointly fil e a copy of the written
911113623 credit transfer agreement with the Tax Commission within thirty (30)
911213624 days of the transfer. The written agreement shall contain the name,
911313625 address and taxpayer identification number of the parties to the
911413626 transfer, the amount of credi t being transferred, the year the
911513627 credit was originally al lowed to the transferring person and the tax
911613628 year or years for which the credit may be claimed. The Tax
911713629 Commission may promulgate rules to permit verification of the
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914513681 validity and timeliness of a ta x credit claimed upon a tax return
914613682 pursuant to this subsec tion but shall not promulgate any rules which
914713683 unduly restrict or hinder the transfers of such tax credit.
914813684 J. Any person receiving tax credits pursuant to the provisions
914913685 of this section shall apply the credits against taxes payable or,
915013686 subject to the limit ation that credits earned after December 31,
915113687 2013, shall not be transferred, shall transfer the credits as
915213688 provided in this section or, for credits earned on or after January
915313689 1, 2014, shall receive a refund pursuant to the provisions of
915413690 subsection L of this section. Credits shall not be used to lower
915513691 the price of any Oklahoma-mined coal sold that is produced by a
915613692 subsidiary of the person receiving a tax credit under this section
915713693 to other buyers of t he Oklahoma-mined coal.
915813694 K. Except as provided by paragrap h 2 of subsection L of this
915913695 section, the credits allowed by subsections B, C, D, E and F of this
916013696 section, upon election of the taxpayer, shall be treated and may be
916113697 claimed as a payment of tax, a pr epayment of tax or a payment of
916213698 estimated tax for purposes of Section 1803 or 2355 of this title or
916313699 Section 624 or 628 of Title 36 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
916413700 L. 1. With respect to credits allowed pursuant to the
916513701 provisions of subsections B, C, D, E and F of this section earned
916613702 prior to January 1, 2014, but not u sed in any tax year may be
916713703 carried over in orde r to each of the five (5) years following the
916813704 year of qualification.
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919713757 of subsections B, C, D, E and F of this section which are earned but
919813758 not used, based upon activity occurring on or after Jan uary 1, 2014,
919913759 the Oklahoma Tax Commission shall, at the taxpayer ’s election,
920013760 refund directly to the taxpayer eighty -five percent (85%) of the
920113761 face amount of such credits. The direct refund of the credits
920213762 pursuant to this paragraph shall be available to al l taxpayers,
920313763 including, without limitation, pass-through entities and taxpayers
920413764 subject to Section 2355 of this title. The amount of any direct
920513765 refund of credits actually received at the eighty -five percent (85%)
920613766 level by the taxpayer pursuant to this par agraph shall not be
920713767 subject to the tax imposed by Section 2355 o f this title. If the
920813768 pass-through entity does not file a claim for a direct refund, th e
920913769 pass-through entity shall allocate the credit to one or more of the
921013770 shareholders, partners or members o f the pass-through entity;
921113771 provided, the total of all credits re funded or allocated shall not
921213772 exceed the amount of the credit or refund to which the pa ss-through
921313773 entity is entitled. For the purposes of this p aragraph, “pass-
921413774 through entity” means a corporation that for the applicable tax year
921513775 is treated as an S corpora tion under the Internal Revenue Code of
921613776 1986, as amended, general partnership, limited partnership, limited
921713777 liability partnership, trust or limit ed liability company that for
921813778 the applicable tax year is not taxed as a corporation for federal
921913779 income tax purposes.
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924713831 M. No credit otherwise authorized by the provisions of this
924813832 section may be claim ed for any event, transaction, investment,
924913833 expenditure or other act occurring on or after July 1, 2010, f or
925013834 which the credit would otherwise be allowable. The provision s of
925113835 this subsection shall cease to be operative on July 1, 2012.
925213836 Beginning July 1, 20 12, the credit authorized by this section may be
925313837 claimed for any event, transaction, investment, expendit ure or other
925413838 act occurring on or after July 1, 2012, according t o the provisions
925513839 of this section.
925613840 N. Except as otherwise provided by this section, any credits
925713841 calculated pursuant to paragraphs 3 or 4 of subse ction B or
925813842 subsection D of this section for act ivities occurring on or after
925913843 January 1, 2016, the amount of cre dit allowed shall be equal to
926013844 seventy-five percent (75%) of the amount otherwise provid ed.
926113845 O. For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 201 8, the
926213846 total amount of credits authorized by th is section used to offset
926313847 tax or paid as a refund shall be adjus ted annually to limit the
926413848 annual amount of credits to Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000. 00).
926513849 The Tax Commission shall annually calculate and publ ish a percentage
926613850 by which the credits authorize d by this section shall be reduced so
926713851 the total amount of credit s used to offset tax or paid as a refund
926813852 does not exceed Five Million Dollars ($5,000,0 00.00) per year. The
926913853 formula to be used for the percentag e adjustment shall be Five
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929713905 Million Dollars ($5, 000,000.00) divided by the credits claimed in
929813906 the second preceding year.
929913907 P. Pursuant to subsection O of this section, in the event the
930013908 total tax credits authorized by this section exceed Five Million
930113909 Dollars ($5,000,000.00) in any calendar year, the Tax C ommission
930213910 shall permit any excess over Five Million Dollars ($5, 000,000.00)
930313911 but shall factor such excess into the percentage adjustment formula
930413912 for subsequent years.
930513913 Q. Any credits authorized by this section not used or unable to
930613914 be used because of the pr ovisions of subsection O or P of this
930713915 section may be carried ove r until such credits are fully used.
930813916 SECTION 76. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2021, Section 500.18, as
930913917 amended by Section 1, Chapter 325, O.S.L. 2022 (74 O.S. Supp. 2022,
931013918 Section 500.18), is am ended to read as follows:
931113919 Section 500.18. A. Except for members of the Legislature, the
931213920 Governor and the Lieutenant Governor, provisions of Sections 500.1
931313921 through 500.18 of this title sh all be mandatory for all officials
931413922 and employees of all departments, boards, commissions and
931513923 institutions of the state, regardless of the provisions of any other
931613924 act of the Legislature, except as provided by this section . The
931713925 enactment of any measure in t he future providing for travel
931813926 reimbursement of state officers and employees on the basis of
931913927 “actual and necessary” expenses or in any other manner inconsistent
932013928 with Sections 500.1 through 500.18 of this title shall be deemed to
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934913981 500.18 of this title unless a contrary intent is explicitly
935013982 expressed in this section. Sections 500.1 through 500.18 of this
935113983 title shall not apply, however, to travel reimbursements made by
935213984 political subdivisions o f this state, except as otherwise provided
935313985 by law.
935413986 B. The agencies listed below are authorized certain exceptions
935513987 and/or exemptions to the provisions of Sections 500.1 through 500.18
935613988 of this title to the extent specified:
935713989 1. Oklahoma Department of Agricu lture, Food, and Forestry:
935813990 a. The actual and reasonable expenses of travel and
935913991 subsistence in pursuing and developing markets for
936013992 Oklahoma agricultural products incurred by the
936113993 Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner and such employees
936213994 designated by the State Bo ard of Agriculture within
936313995 the marketing develop ment programs of the Oklahoma
936413996 Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry shall be
936513997 reimbursed to the employee incurring such expenses.
936613998 Reimbursement of such expenses shall be in acc ordance
936713999 with rules adopted by the Board. Expenses claimed
936814000 shall, prior to reimbursement, be reviewed by the
936914001 Board at a regular meeting and individually approved
937014002 or disapproved.
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939814054 b. The actual and necessary expenses of out-of-state
939914055 travel and subsistence in curred by employees of th e
940014056 Forestry Division authorized to evaluate and acquire
940114057 federal excess property or surplus property in other
940214058 states for use in its fire protection program shall be
940314059 reimbursed to the employee incurring such expenses.
940414060 2. Department of Public Safety:
940514061 When traveling with the Governor or at the Governor ’s request,
940614062 personnel assigned by the Commissioner for executive security and
940714063 pilots on executive assignment shall be allowed their actual and
940814064 necessary traveling expenses, upon claims ap proved by the
940914065 Commissioner.
941014066 3. Department of Corrections:
941114067 The Department of Corrections shall be exempt from limitations
941214068 of reimbursement for rented automobiles, as set forth in Section
941314069 500.5 of this title, when the rental is by a Correctional Officer or
941414070 Transportation Officer for the limited purpose of transporting
941514071 inmates. Reimbursement for the expense shall be on the basis of
941614072 actual cost.
941714073 4. Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department:
941814074 The Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Commission and Department
941914075 staff who promote in-state and out-of-state business for Oklahoma ’s
942014076 state-operated or state-owned parks, lodges, and golf courses and
942114077 the tourism and recreation industry may be reimbursed for the actual
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944914129 and necessary expense of travel, subsistence and entertai nment for
945014130 this purpose. The Director of the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreati on
945114131 Department may reimburse the Publisher of Oklahoma Today magazine
945214132 and its staff for expenses for meals and other en tertainment in
945314133 order to gain advertising and promotion for Oklah oma Today magazine.
945414134 5. Oklahoma Department of Commerce:
945514135 a. The actual and necessary expenses incurred by the
945614136 Director and other employees of the Department
945714137 authorized by the Director for the purpose of business
945814138 recruitment shall be reimbursed. Reimbursement of
945914139 expenses shall be in accordance with rules adopted by
946014140 the Director of the Oklahoma Department of Commerce.
946114141 Expenses claimed shall, prior to reimbursement, be
946214142 reviewed by the Director a nd individually approved or
946314143 disapproved.
946414144 b. The Department, at t he discretion of the Direct or, may
946514145 charter aircraft for the purposes of ca rrying out its
946614146 duties and responsibilities related to business
946714147 recruitment and performing the duties of the Director .
946814148 The cost of such charter shall be exempt from the
946914149 provisions of Section 500.6 of this titl e. Claims
947014150 filed with the Office of Management and Enterprise
947114151 Services shall bear the following certification:
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949914203 The best interests of the citizens of Oklahoma were
950014204 better served in that conventional ground
950114205 transportation was not p ractical or feasible for th is
950214206 trip, aircraft from the Department of Public Safety
950314207 were not available for this trip, and no other claim
950414208 has been or will be filed as a payment for the cost of
950514209 transportation in connection with this trip.
950614210 c. The Oklahoma Department of Commerce may reimb urse the
950714211 Oklahoma Film and Music Office staff f or the actual
950814212 and necessary expenses for meals and other
950914213 entertainment in order to promote the film and music
951014214 industries in this state. Reimbursement of all actual
951114215 and necessary expenses shall be in accordanc e with
951214216 rules adopted by the Oklahoma Department of Commerce.
951314217 6. Office of Management and Enterprise Services:
951414218 The actual and necessary expenses of travel and subsis tence
951514219 incurred by the Director, any state employee approved by h is or her
951614220 appointing authority, or state officials, for travel outside the
951714221 state in performance of duties related to bond financing shall be
951814222 reimbursed to the employee or state official incurr ing such
951914223 expenses. Reimbursement for lodging expenses shall be supported by
952014224 three telephone bids from hotels within a reasonable distance of the
952114225 activity for which the travel was approved.
952214226 7. Oklahoma Futures:
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955014278 The actual and necessary expenses incurred b y the members of
955114279 Oklahoma Futures in the performance of their du ties shall be
955214280 reimbursed to the members incurring such expenses . Reimbursement of
955314281 all actual and necessary expenses shall be in accordance with rules
955414282 adopted by Oklahoma Futures.
955514283 8. Oklahoma Development Finance Authority:
955614284 The actual and necessary expense s incurred by the members a nd
955714285 employees of the Oklahoma Development Financ e Authority in the
955814286 performance of their duties shall be reimbursed to the person
955914287 incurring such expenses. Reimbursement of all actual and necessary
956014288 expenses shall be in accordance w ith the bylaws of the Autho rity.
956114289 9. Oklahoma Center for the Advancement o f Science and
956214290 Technology:
956314291 The actual and necessary expenses incurred by the members and
956414292 employees of the Oklahoma Cent er for the Advancement of Science and
956514293 Technology in the performa nce of their duties shall b e reimbursed to
956614294 the person incurring such expen ses. Reimbursement of all actual and
956714295 necessary expenses shall be in accordance with the bylaws of the
956814296 Center.
956914297 10. Center for International Trade Development:
957014298 The actual and necessa ry expenses of travel, lodg ing and
957114299 subsistence incurred by the Director an d authorized employees of the
957214300 Center for International Trade Development for performance of their
957314301 duties for the purpo se of business recruitment and assistance shall
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960114353 be reimbursed to the person incurring such expenses. Reimbursement
960214354 of such expenses shall be in accordance with the rules adopted by
960314355 the Director of the Center for International Trade Development.
960414356 Expenses claimed shall be reviewed and individually approved or
960514357 disapproved, prior to reimbursement, first by the Director, and
960614358 finally by either the Vice President, Business and Finance of
960714359 Oklahoma State University or the President of Oklahoma State
960814360 University.
960914361 11. Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation:
961014362 The actual and necess ary expenses incurred by th e Director and
961114363 other employees of the Bureau au thorized by the Director as a result
961214364 of conducting investigations shall be reimbursed to each such
961314365 employee incurring the expenses. Reimbursement of the expenses
961414366 shall be in accordance with rules adopted by t he Director of the
961514367 Oklahoma State Bureau of Inv estigation. Prior to reimbursement,
961614368 expenses claimed shall be reviewed by the Director and individually
961714369 approved or disapproved.
961814370 12. Department of Human Services:
961914371 The actual and necessary expenses of travel, lodging and
962014372 subsistence incurred by employees of the Legal Division in the
962114373 performance of their duties for the purpose of representing the
962214374 Department of Human Se rvices or any of its officials, employees,
962314375 institutions or hospi tals at any proceeding includi ng depositions,
962414376 held before any court, adminis trative body or representative
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965314429 expenses. Expenses claimed shall be approved by the General Counsel
965414430 and the Director of Human Services prior to reimbu rsement.
965514431 13. Oklahoma Health Care Authority:
965614432 The actual and necessary expenses of travel, lodging and
965714433 subsistence incurred by employees of the Legal Division in the
965814434 performance of their dutie s for the purpose of representing the
965914435 Authority or any of its of ficials or employees, at any pr oceeding
966014436 including depositions, held before any court, administrative body or
966114437 representative thereof, shall be reimbursed to the employee
966214438 incurring such expenses . Expenses claimed shall be approved by the
966314439 Administrator prior to reimbursement.
966414440 14. Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
966514441 Control:
966614442 The actual and necessary expenses incurred by the Director and
966714443 other employees of the Bureau authorize d by the Director as a result
966814444 of conducting investigations shall b e reimbursed to each employee
966914445 incurring the expenses. Reimbursement of the expenses shall be in
967014446 accordance with rules adopted by the Director of the Oklahoma State
967114447 Bureau of Narcotics and D angerous Drugs Control. Prior to
967214448 reimbursement, expenses claimed shall be reviewed by the Direct or
967314449 and individually approved or disapproved.
967414450 15. University Hospitals:
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970214502 The actual and necessary expenses of travel, lodging and
970314503 subsistence incurred by empl oyees of the Legal Office in the
970414504 performance of their duties for the purpose of representing the
970514505 University Hospitals or any of its officials, employees,
970614506 institutions or hospitals at any proceeding including depositions,
970714507 held before any court, administrati ve body or representative
970814508 thereof, shall be reimbursed to the employ ee incurring such
970914509 expenses. Expenses shall be approved by the Chief Executive Officer
971014510 of the University Hospitals or by the University Hospitals
971114511 Authority.
971214512 16. Oklahoma Historical Socie ty:
971314513 The actual and necessary expenses of travel, subsistence and
971414514 entertainment incurred by the Execu tive Director, Deputy Director
971514515 and any employees designated by the Executive Committee of the
971614516 Oklahoma Historical Society Board of Directors in pursuing an d
971714517 developing programs and projects for the preservation and marketing
971814518 of Oklahoma history shall be re imbursed to the person incurring the
971914519 expenses. Reimbursement of expenses shall be in accordance with
972014520 rules adopted by the Oklahoma Historical Society Boar d of Directors.
972114521 Prior to reimbursement, expenses claimed shall be rev iewed by the
972214522 Executive Committee at a regularly scheduled meeting and each claim
972314523 shall be individually approved or disapproved.
972414524 17. The Oklahoma Department of Mines:
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975214576 The actual and necessary expenses of travel, lodging and
975314577 subsistence incurred by employee s of the Department in the
975414578 performance of their duties for the purpose of representing the
975514579 Department or any of its officials or employees, at any proceeding,
975614580 hearing or meeting with f ederal agencies, boards, commissions,
975714581 congressional representatives, con gressional committees or staff,
975814582 shall be reimbursed to the employee incurring such expenses.
975914583 Expenses claimed shall be approved by the Executive Director prior
976014584 to reimbursement.
976114585 18. The Office of Attorney General:
976214586 The actual and necessary expenses of tra vel, lodging and
976314587 subsistence incurred by its employees in the performance of their
976414588 duties for the purpose of representing the state, the Legislature,
976514589 any state board, agency or commi ssion, or any employee o r official
976614590 of the state entitled to representation , at any proceeding including
976714591 depositions, held before any court, administrative body or any
976814592 representative thereof, and the actual and necessary expenses
976914593 incurred by employees as a result of conducting inv estigations shall
977014594 be reimbursed to the employee in curring the expenses . The expenses
977114595 shall be approved by the Attorney General prior to reimbursement.
977214596 19. 18. District Attorneys Council:
977314597 The actual and necessary expenses of travel, lodging and
977414598 subsistence incurred by each district attorney and other emp loyees
977514599 of the district attorney aut horized by the district attorney in the
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980414652 for which they are employed for the purp ose of representing the
980514653 state, any county, or any employee or official o f the state entitled
980614654 to representation at any proceeding including depositions held
980714655 before any court, administr ative body or any representative of a
980814656 court or administrative body, and t he actual and necessary ex penses
980914657 incurred as a result of conducting inve stigations shall be
981014658 reimbursed to each employee incurring the expenses. Reimbursement
981114659 of the expenses shall be in accordance with rules adopted by the
981214660 District Attorneys Council . Prior to reimbursement, expen ses
981314661 claimed shall be reviewed by the Council a nd individually approved
981414662 or disapproved.
981514663 20. 19. The Department of Securities:
981614664 The actual and necessary expenses of travel, lodging and
981714665 subsistence incurred by the Administrator and oth er employees of the
981814666 Department of Securities in the performance of the ir duties for the
981914667 purpose of representi ng the Department of Securities, at any
982014668 proceeding including depositions, held before any court,
982114669 administrative body or any representative thereof, conducting on-
982214670 site examinations, or conducting investigations, shall be reimbursed
982314671 to each employee incurrin g the expenses. The expenses shall be
982414672 approved by the Administrator of the Department of Securities prior
982514673 to reimbursement.
982614674 21. 20. Corporation Commission:
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985414726 The actual and necess ary travel expenses incurred by the st aff
985514727 of the Public Utility Division as a res ult of conducting audits
985614728 and/or reviews of utility service providers shall be reimbursed to
985714729 each employee incurring the expense . Reimbursement of the expenses
985814730 shall be as set forth in procedures established by th e appointing
985914731 authority.
986014732 22. 21. The Department of Human Services:
986114733 Employees of the Department of Human Services may be reimbursed
986214734 for their actual and necessary expenses of trave l, lodging and meals
986314735 and incidentals incurred in the performance of their dut ies for the
986414736 purpose of escorting and transporti ng children or adults in the care
986514737 or custody of the Department, subject to approval by the Department :
986614738 a. for out-of-state visitation, care, treatment and
986714739 placement of a child welfare client,
986814740 b. for out-of-state treatment for or placement of an
986914741 adult protective services client,
987014742 c. for out-of-state treatment for or plac ement of a
987114743 resident of a state resource center,
987214744 d. for out-of-state treatment for or placemen t of an
987314745 individual with a developmental disability w ho is
987414746 living in the community in community re sidential
987514747 services, or
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990314799 e. for meals and incidental expenses necessary for the
990414800 care of children or adults in the ca re or custody of
990514801 the Department.
990614802 Expenses claimed shall be approved by the appropriate Divisio n
990714803 Director or Deputy prior to reimbursement.
990814804 23. 22. The Banking Department:
990914805 The actual and necessary expenses of travel and lodging incurred
991014806 by the Commissioner and other employees o f the Banking Department in
991114807 the performance of their duties for the Banki ng Department shall be
991214808 paid or reimbursed by the Banking Department to each employee
991314809 incurring the expenses. The expenses shall be approved by the
991414810 Banking Commissioner prior to payme nt or reimbursement.
991514811 24. 23. Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security:
991614812 The actual and necessary expenses of travel, lodging, and
991714813 subsistence incurred by the Oklahoma Homeland Security Direc tor, as
991814814 a result of the duties and responsibilities of the Director, shall
991914815 be paid or reimbursed by the Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security.
992014816 25. 24. The Grand River Dam Auth ority:
992114817 The actual and necessary expenses of travel and lodging incurred
992214818 by the Board of Directors and other employees of the district in the
992314819 performance of their duties for the Grand River Dam Authority shall
992414820 be paid or reimbursed by the district to each D irector or employee
992514821 incurring the expenses. The expenses shall be approved by the
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995314873 General Manager of the Grand River Dam Authority prior to payment or
995414874 reimbursement.
995514875 26. 25. The Native American Cultural and Educational Autho rity:
995614876 The actual and necessary exp enses incurred by the Directors and
995714877 employees of the Native American Cultural and Educational Authority
995814878 in performances of duties . The expenses shall be appro ved by the
995914879 Director prior to payment or reimbursement.
996014880 27. 26. Oklahoma Department of Career and Tec hnology Education:
996114881 The actual and necessary expenses incurred by the Director and
996214882 other employees of the Department, authorized by the Director, for
996314883 the purpose of business recruitment, training, and the provision of
996414884 technical assistance shall be reimburse d. Reimbursement of expenses
996514885 shall be in accordance with rules adopted by the State Board of
996614886 Career and Technology Education. Expenses claimed, prior to the
996714887 reimbursement, will be reviewed by the Board and individual ly
996814888 approved or disapproved.
996914889 28. 27. Oklahoma Military Department:
997014890 The actual and necessary travel expenses incurred by the
997114891 Director, other employees of the Department and persons performing
997214892 substantial and necessary services to the state in support of the
997314893 Oklahoma National Guard shall be reimbur sed to the individual
997414894 incurring such expenses. The expenses claimed shall be approved by
997514895 the Director or Chief Financial Officer prior to reimbursement.
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1000314947 C. The agencies listed in subsection B of this section shall be
1000414948 required to report annually the actual exp enses excepted or exempted
1000514949 from Sections 500.1 through 500.18 of this title to the Governor,
1000614950 the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, a nd the Speaker of the
1000714951 House of Representatives. The report shall be submitted no later
1000814952 than the first day of September f ollowing the end of each fiscal
1000914953 year.
1001014954 SECTION 77. AMENDATORY 82 O.S. 2021, Section 1020.2, is
1001114955 amended to read as follows:
1001214956 Section 1020.2. A. It is hereby declared to be the public
1001314957 policy of this state, in the interest of the agric ultural stability,
1001414958 domestic, municipal, industrial and other ben eficial uses, general
1001514959 economy, health and welf are of the state and its citizens, to
1001614960 utilize the ground water resources of the state, and for that
1001714961 purpose to provide reasonable regulations for the allocation for
1001814962 reasonable use based on hydrologic surveys of fresh ground water
1001914963 basins or subbasins to det ermine a restriction on the production,
1002014964 based upon the acres overlying the ground water basin or su bbasin.
1002114965 B. The provisions of Section 1020.1 et seq. of this title shall
1002214966 not apply to the taking, using or disp osal of salt water associated
1002314967 with the exploration, production or recovery of oil and gas. The
1002414968 provisions of this act shall not apply to the taking, using or
1002514969 disposal of water trapped in produ cing mines outside of a sensitive
1002614970 sole source groundwater basin or subbasin.
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1005415022 C. Except as provided for in sub section E of this section, the
1005515023 provisions of this act shall not apply to the taking, using or
1005615024 disposal of water trapped in producing mines:
1005715025 1. That overlie a sensiti ve sole source groundwater basin or
1005815026 subbasin and have been were permitted by the Oklahoma Depar tment of
1005915027 Mines as of August 1, 2011;
1006015028 2. That overlie a sensitive sole source groundwater basi n or
1006115029 subbasin for which an initial application for a permit shall h ave
1006215030 been filed with the Oklahoma Department of Mines as of August 1,
1006315031 2011; or
1006415032 3. That overlie a sensitive sole source groundwater basin or
1006515033 subbasin and for which a permit revision is appro ved by the Oklahoma
1006615034 Department of Mines Environmental Quality.
1006715035 Provided that the use of mine pit water, pursua nt to a site-
1006815036 specific water management and conservation plan prepared in
1006915037 consultation with the Oklahoma Water Resources Board, by mines that
1007015038 are exempted from this act by the terms of this subs ection and in
1007115039 furtherance of mine operations and associated man ufacturing and
1007215040 commercial activities on the mine site, shall be considered as
1007315041 permitted beneficial uses for all purposes under the laws of the
1007415042 state.
1007515043 D. 1. Except with respect to the mines ex empted from the term s
1007615044 of this act under subsections B and C of this section, the Oklahoma
1007715045 Water Resources Board, in coordination with the Oklahoma Department
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1010515097 of Mines Environmental Quality , shall promulgate ru les for the
1010615098 taking, using or disposal of water collecting in produc ing mine pits
1010715099 and emanating from a sensitiv e sole source groundwater basin or
1010815100 subbasin.
1010915101 2. The rules promulgated by the Oklahoma Water Res ources Board
1011015102 shall require, subject to a de minimi s exemption to be promulgated
1011115103 therein, the development by the mine operator of provisions relating
1011215104 to the augmentation (a beneficial use) of stream flow or
1011315105 groundwater, and of site -specific water management and conservation
1011415106 plans, which plans shall establi sh threshold hydrologic monitoring,
1011515107 management and mitigation requi rements that are based on relevant
1011615108 hydrologic surveys and investigations of the sensitive sole source
1011715109 groundwater basin or subbasin. Such plans submitted to the Oklahoma
1011815110 Water Resources Board shall be subject to the provisions of the
1011915111 Oklahoma Open Records Act.
1012015112 3. The rules promulgated by the Okla homa Water Resources Board
1012115113 shall contain provisions relating to augmentation of stream flow or
1012215114 groundwater, or both, to offset consumptive use of groundwater
1012315115 collecting in the producing mine pi t that emanates from a sensitive
1012415116 sole source groundwater basin or subbasin in amounts greater than
1012515117 the equal proportionate share of the maximum annual yield of the
1012615118 groundwater basin or subbasin established by the Oklahoma Water
1012715119 Resources Board that may be allocated to the own er or operator of
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1015515171 the producing mine based on groundwater rights owned or leased by
1015615172 the owner or operator.
1015715173 E. 1. By no later than January 1, 2013, the operator of a mine
1015815174 that is exempted from this act by the provisions of subsection C of
1015915175 this section shall adopt and implement a plan to monitor an d report
1016015176 to the Board the accumulation and disposition of pit water during
1016115177 the previous calendar year. The operator shall also file with the
1016215178 Board interim quarterly reports containing informat ion about the
1016315179 accumulation and disposition of pit water during the previous
1016415180 quarter. The first interim quarterly report for calendar year 2013
1016515181 shall be sent to the Board by June 30, 2013, and the annual repor t
1016615182 for the calendar year 2013 shall be sent to t he Board by March 31 ,
1016715183 2014. Thereafter, the annual report for each calendar year shall be
1016815184 sent to the Board by March 31st of the following year. The
1016915185 monitoring plan will provide for the measurement or reason able
1017015186 estimation of groundwater and surface wate r volumes, separatel y
1017115187 stated, entering the pit, of the water di verted from the pit, of the
1017215188 disposition of the water from the pit, and of the consumptive use,
1017315189 as defined in this section, of the mine pit water b y the mine
1017415190 operator. The reports received by t he Board will be sub ject to the
1017515191 provisions of the Oklahoma Open Records Act. If an operator of a
1017615192 mine that is exempted from this act by the provisions of subs ection
1017715193 C of this section fails to timely submit an interim quarterly report
1017815194 or annual report, the exemption of subsection C of this section
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1020615246 shall no longer appl y to the mine and the rules promulgated pursuant
1020715247 to subsection D of this section shall become applicable, provid ed
1020815248 that such rules shall contain p rovisions to allow the operator to
1020915249 show cause why the exemption con tained in subsection C of this
1021015250 section should continue to apply.
1021115251 2. If, at any time after March 31, 2015, the amount of
1021215252 groundwater from the pit (plus amo unts of groundwater from permitted
1021315253 wells, if any) consumptively used in the prece ding twelve (12)
1021415254 months by the mine operator at a mine described in paragraph 1 of
1021515255 this subsection exceeds the annual amount that is equivalent to the
1021615256 equal proportionate share of the maximum annual yield of t he
1021715257 groundwater basin or subbasin that could be allocated to the own er
1021815258 or operator of the producing mine based on groundwater rights owned
1021915259 or leased by the owner or operator, then the exemption of subsection
1022015260 C of this section sh all no longer apply and the p rovisions of
1022115261 subsection D of this section shall become applicable to the mine
1022215262 unless the mine operator submits a site-specific water management
1022315263 and conservation plan demonstrating, to the satisfaction of the
1022415264 Board, that such consumptive use of groundwater in amounts greater
1022515265 than the equivalent equal pr oportionate share ei ther is:
1022615266 a. offset by augmentation of strea m water flow or
1022715267 augmentation of groundwater by recharge, or
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1025515319 b. not likely to reduce the natural flow of springs or
1025615320 streams emanating from a sensit ive sole source
1025715321 groundwater basin or subbasin, or
1025815322 c. satisfied by the owner or operator acquiring
1025915323 sufficient groundwater rights within ninety (90) days
1026015324 of the reported exceedance.
1026115325 The plan submitted to the Board will be subject to the provisions of
1026215326 the Oklahoma Open Records Act. If the exemption of su bsection C of
1026315327 this section no longer applies, the rules promulg ated by the
1026415328 Oklahoma Water Resources Board pursuant to subsection D of this
1026515329 section shall provide a period of at leas t ninety (90) days to come
1026615330 into compliance.
1026715331 3. If an operator of a mine tha t is exempt pursuant to
1026815332 subsection C of this section operates i n compliance with a site-
1026915333 specific water management and conservation plan that complies with
1027015334 rules promulgated by the Board pursuant to subsection D of this
1027115335 section, the Board cannot otherwise r equire the operator of such
1027215336 mine to take an action or refrain f rom taking an action that would
1027315337 effectively prohibit any mining operation or practice that is
1027415338 otherwise allowed by th e Oklahoma Department of Mines Environmental
1027515339 Quality.
1027615340 F. For purposes of th is section, “consumptive use” or
1027715341 “consumptively used” means diversion of water from a mine pit that
1027815342 is not returned to the groundwater basin or subbasin, or to a mine
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1030615394 pit or holding basin, or to a defin ite stream, or to the land
1030715395 surface from which surface runoff flows into a mine pit. The term
1030815396 “consumptive use” includes the estimated moisture content driven off
1030915397 or carried away with the mined material transported off the mining
1031015398 site, plus the amount of e vaporation from the mine pit that exceeds
1031115399 the amount of direct precipitati on and surface runoff into the mine
1031215400 pit, plus any amounts for other proposed beneficial uses off the
1031315401 mining site.
1031415402 G. Augmentation of stream flow or groundwater, pursuant to a
1031515403 site-specific water management and conservation plan prepare d in
1031615404 consultation with the Oklahoma Water Resources Board, shal l be
1031715405 considered a beneficial use and not waste, and shall not count
1031815406 against permitted surface water or groundwater usage, provided that
1031915407 taking, using or disposal of water from a producing mine for stream
1032015408 augmentation pursuant to a site-specific water manag ement and
1032115409 conservation plan prepared in consultation with the Oklahoma Water
1032215410 Resources Board, may be claimed in annual water use reports as a
1032315411 beneficial use for purposes of the maintenance of t he right to use
1032415412 surface water under any permit applicable to su ch mine. The mine
1032515413 pit shall be considered a diversion point authorized by the surface
1032615414 water use permit issued to the mine operator wheneve r there is
1032715415 consumptive use of surface water or the sur face water is used f or
1032815416 stream augmentation.
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1035615468 SECTION 78. AMENDATORY 82 O.S. 2021, Section 1020.9C, is
1035715469 amended to read as follows:
1035815470 Section 1020.9C. A. For the purposes of this section, a
1035915471 “subject mine” shall mean a mine, as defined in paragraph 2 of
1036015472 Section 723 of Title 45 of the Oklahoma Stat utes, that overlies a
1036115473 sensitive sole source groundwater basin or subbasin, exclusive of
1036215474 any mine that meets at least one of the following conditio ns:
1036315475 1. As of November 1, 2019, was engaged in the permitted
1036415476 extraction of minerals from natural deposits; or
1036515477 2. Satisfies the criteria of paragraph 1 or 2 of subsection C
1036615478 of Section 1020.2 of Title 82 of the Oklahoma Statutes this title;
1036715479 or
1036815480 3. Is not to be permitted to operate for a period of more t han
1036915481 five (5) years, with no extensions or renewals; or
1037015482 4. The operation of which will not result in more than five (5)
1037115483 acre-feet per year of groundwater emanating from a sensitive sole
1037215484 source groundwater basi n or subbasin to infiltrate its pit, as that
1037315485 term is defined in par agraph 12 of Section 723 of Title 45 of the
1037415486 Oklahoma Statutes.
1037515487 B. Due to the inadequacy of existing technical resources,
1037615488 analytic tools and regulatory systems for purposes of the effective
1037715489 implementation of statutes relating to the ope ration of mines that
1037815490 may affect sensitive sole source groundwater basins or subbasins,
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1040615542 the Legislature hereby declares and establishes a moratorium on the
1040715543 following actions:
1040815544 1. The Oklahoma Water Resources Bo ard shall not issue any
1040915545 permit or other adminis trative authorizatio n for the appropriation,
1041015546 diversion, withdrawal or removal of water from or for the
1041115547 dewatering, in part or in full, of a pit, as defined in paragraph 12
1041215548 of Section 723 of Title 45 of the Okl ahoma Statutes, of a subject
1041315549 mine; and
1041415550 2. The Board shall not issu e, allocate or recognize, pursuant
1041515551 to subsection D of Section 1020.2 of Title 82 of the Oklahoma
1041615552 Statutes this title, Section 785:30-15-5 of the Oklahoma
1041715553 Administrative Code or any other pr ovision of law, any offset to the
1041815554 consumptive use of water of a sub ject mine where such offset is
1041915555 based on a claimed augmentation of stream flow or groundwater.
1042015556 C. The moratorium shall be in effect until such time as the
1042115557 Board, working in coordination wit h the Department of Environmental
1042215558 Quality, the Department of Mines, and East Central University and in
1042315559 cooperation with federal and tribal governmental agencies with
1042415560 interests in a subject mine that overlies a sensitive sole source
1042515561 groundwater basin or sub basin:
1042615562 1. Completes the Enhanced Monitoring an d Evaluation of
1042715563 Hydrologic Trends for the Eastern Arbuckle-Simpson Aquifer, South-
1042815564 Central Oklahoma and, based thereon, develops modeling and other
1042915565 technical tools capable of accurately measuring and projecting , as a
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1045715617 matter both of incremental and cumulativ e effect, whether a proposed
1045815618 withdrawal of groundwater from a sensitive sole source groundwater
1045915619 basin or subbasin would degrade or interfere with springs and
1046015620 streams emanating therefrom;
1046115621 2. Promulgates final rules to integrate the use of such studies
1046215622 and tools to administrat ive implementation of:
1046315623 a. waste, degradation and interference analyses required
1046415624 by subparagraphs c and d of paragraph 1 and
1046515625 subparagraphs c and d of paragraph 2 of subsection A
1046615626 of Section 1020.9 of Title 82 of the Oklahoma Statutes
1046715627 this title,
1046815628 b. uniform minimum standards and requirements for the
1046915629 development of, and annual reporting regarding
1047015630 compliance with, site -specific water management and
1047115631 conservation plans pursuant to Section 1020.2 of Title
1047215632 82 of the Oklahoma Statutes this title, with
1047315633 particular regard to methodologies for calculating
1047415634 amounts claimed in consumptive use of water and any
1047515635 claimed augmentation of stream flow or groundwater,
1047615636 and
1047715637 c. consultation, review and approval of such site-
1047815638 specific water management and conservation plans, with
1047915639 specific provisions for making such consultations,
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1050715691 reviews and approvals subject to Article 2 of the
1050815692 Administrative Procedures Act; and
1050915693 3. Promulgates final rules to provide for effective interag ency
1051015694 consultation and coordination of activitie s among the Board, the
1051115695 Department of Mines and the Department o f Environmental Quality on
1051215696 all administrative matters relating to the operation of mines at
1051315697 locations that overlie a sensitive sole source groundw ater basin or
1051415698 subbasin.
1051515699 D. The Board is hereby authorized and instructed to promulgate
1051615700 rules to implement the provisions of this section.
1051715701 E. The Board is hereby authorized to cooperate with federal,
1051815702 tribal and any other agency in this state in performing its
1051915703 responsibilities under this section.
1052015704 SECTION 79. REPEALER 45 O.S. 2021, Sections 1, 1b, 3.1,
1052115705 31, 32, 41, 46, 47, and 938 , are hereby repealed.
1052215706 SECTION 80. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 1.2, as
1052315707 amended by Section 9 of this act, shall be recodified a s Section
1052415708 3001.1 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unle ss there is
1052515709 created a duplication in numbering.
1052615710 SECTION 81. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 1.3, as
1052715711 amended by Section 10 of this act, shall be recodified a s Section
1052815712 3001.2 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is
1052915713 created a duplication in numbering.
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1055715765 SECTION 82. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 1.4, as
1055815766 amended by Section 11 of this act, shall be recodified a s Section
1055915767 3001.3 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is
1056015768 created a duplication in numbering.
1056115769 SECTION 83. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 1.5, as
1056215770 amended by Section 12 of this act, shall be recodified a s Section
1056315771 3001.4 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statute s, unless there is
1056415772 created a duplication in numbering.
1056515773 SECTION 84. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 1a, as
1056615774 amended by Section 13 of this act, shall be recodi fied as Section
1056715775 3001.5 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless the re is
1056815776 created a duplication in numbering.
1056915777 SECTION 85. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 1c, as
1057015778 amended by Section 14 of this act, shall be recodified a s Section
1057115779 3001.6 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is
1057215780 created a duplication in numbering.
1057315781 SECTION 86. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 1d, as
1057415782 amended by Section 15 of this act, shall be recodified a s Section
1057515783 3001.7 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is
1057615784 created a duplicatio n in numbering.
1057715785 SECTION 87. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 1e, as
1057815786 amended by Section 16 of this act, shall be recodified a s Section
1057915787 3001.8 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is
1058015788 created a duplication in numb ering.
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1060815840 SECTION 88. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 1f, as
1060915841 amended by Section 17 of this act, shall be re codified as Section
1061015842 3001.9 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is
1061115843 created a duplication in numbering.
1061215844 SECTION 89. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 2, as
1061315845 amended by Section 18 of this act, shall be recodified a s Section
1061415846 3002 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created
1061515847 a duplication in numbering.
1061615848 SECTION 90. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 3, as
1061715849 amended by Section 19 of this act, shall be recodified a s Section
1061815850 3003 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created
1061915851 a duplication in numbering.
1062015852 SECTION 91. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 5, as
1062115853 amended by Section 20 of this act, shall be recodified a s Section
1062215854 3005 of Title 45 of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created a
1062315855 duplication in numbering.
1062415856 SECTION 92. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 6, as
1062515857 amended by Section 21 of this act, shall be recodified as Section
1062615858 3006 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created
1062715859 a duplication in numbering.
1062815860 SECTION 93. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 34, as
1062915861 amended by Section 22 of this act, shall b e recodified as Section
1063015862 3034 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created
1063115863 a duplication in numbering.
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1065915915 SECTION 94. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 44, as
1066015916 amended by Section 23 of this act, shall be recodified a s Section
1066115917 3044 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created
1066215918 a duplication in numbering.
1066315919 SECTION 95. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 45, as
1066415920 amended by Section 24 of this act, shall be recodified as Section
1066515921 3045 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created
1066615922 a duplication in numbering.
1066715923 SECTION 96. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 46.1,
1066815924 as amended by Section 25 of this act, shall be recodified as Section
1066915925 3046.1 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is
1067015926 created a duplication in numbering.
1067115927 SECTION 97. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 48, as
1067215928 amended by Section 26 of this act, shall be recodifi ed as Section
1067315929 3048 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created
1067415930 a duplication in numbering.
1067515931 SECTION 98. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 723, as
1067615932 amended by Section 27 of this act, shall be recodified a s Section
1067715933 3723 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created
1067815934 a duplication in numbering.
1067915935 SECTION 99. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 724, as
1068015936 amended by Section 28 of this act, shall be recodified a s Section
1068115937 3724 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created
1068215938 a duplication in numbering.
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1071015990 SECTION 100. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 725,
1071115991 as amended by Section 29 of this act, shall be recodified as Section
1071215992 3725 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created
1071315993 a duplication in numbering.
1071415994 SECTION 101. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 727,
1071515995 as amended by Section 30 of this act, shall be recodified a s Section
1071615996 3727 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes , unless there is created
1071715997 a duplication in num bering.
1071815998 SECTION 102. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 728,
1071915999 as amended by Section 31 of this act, shall be recodified a s Section
1072016000 3728 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created
1072116001 a duplication in numbering.
1072216002 SECTION 103. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 729,
1072316003 as amended by Section 32 of this act, shall be recodified a s Section
1072416004 3729 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created
1072516005 a duplication in numbering.
1072616006 SECTION 104. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 731,
1072716007 as amended by Section 33 of this act, shall be recodified as Section
1072816008 3731 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created
1072916009 a duplication in numbering.
1073016010 SECTION 105. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 732,
1073116011 as amended by Section 34 of this act, shall be recodified a s Section
1073216012 3732 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created
1073316013 a duplication in numbering.
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1076116065 SECTION 106. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 733,
1076216066 as amended by Section 35 of this act, shall be recodified a s Section
1076316067 3733 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created
1076416068 a duplication in numbering.
1076516069 SECTION 107. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 734,
1076616070 as amended by Section 36 of this act, shall be recodified a s Section
1076716071 3734 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created
1076816072 a duplication in numbering.
1076916073 SECTION 108. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 735,
1077016074 as amended by Section 37 of this act, shall be recodified as Section
1077116075 3735 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created
1077216076 a duplication in numbering.
1077316077 SECTION 109. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 738,
1077416078 as amended by Section 38 of this act, shall be recodified a s Section
1077516079 3738 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created
1077616080 a duplication in numbering.
1077716081 SECTION 110. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 742.1,
1077816082 as amended by Section 39 of this act, shall be recodified a s Section
1077916083 3742.1 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is
1078016084 created a duplication in numbering.
1078116085 SECTION 111. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 742.2,
1078216086 as amended by Section 40 of this act, shall be recodified as Section
1078316087 3742.2 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is
1078416088 created a duplication in numbe ring.
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1081216140 SECTION 112. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 745.1,
1081316141 as amended by Section 41 of this act, shall b e recodified as Section
1081416142 3745.1 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is
1081516143 created a duplication in numbering.
1081616144 SECTION 113. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 753,
1081716145 as amended by Section 42 of this act, shall be recodified as Section
1081816146 3753 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created
1081916147 a duplication in numbering.
1082016148 SECTION 114. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 767,
1082116149 as amended by Section 43 of this act, shall be recodified as Section
1082216150 3767 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created
1082316151 a duplication in numbering.
1082416152 SECTION 115. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 768,
1082516153 as amended by Section 44 of this act, shall be recodified as Section
1082616154 3768 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created
1082716155 a duplication in numbering.
1082816156 SECTION 116. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 769,
1082916157 as amended by Section 45 of this act, shall b e recodified as Section
1083016158 3769 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created
1083116159 a duplication in numbering.
1083216160 SECTION 117. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 775,
1083316161 as amended by Section 46 of this act, shall be recodified a s Section
1083416162 3775 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created
1083516163 a duplication in numbering.
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1086416216 as amended by Section 47 of this act, shall be recodified a s Section
1086516217 3780 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there i s created
1086616218 a duplication in numbering.
1086716219 SECTION 119. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 786,
1086816220 as amended by Section 48 of this act, shall be recodified a s Section
1086916221 3786 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created
1087016222 a duplication in numbering.
1087116223 SECTION 120. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 787,
1087216224 as amended by Section 49 of this act, shall b e recodified as Section
1087316225 3787 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statut es, unless there is created
1087416226 a duplication in numbering.
1087516227 SECTION 121. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 852,
1087616228 as amended by Section 50 of this act, shall be recodified a s Section
1087716229 3852 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless the re is created
1087816230 a duplication in numbering.
1087916231 SECTION 122. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 901,
1088016232 as amended by Section 51 of this act, shall be recodified a s Section
1088116233 3901 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created
1088216234 a duplication in numbering.
1088316235 SECTION 123. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 902,
1088416236 as amended by Section 52 of this act, shall be recodified a s Section
1088516237 3902 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created
1088616238 a duplication in numbering.
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1091416290 SECTION 124. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 903,
1091516291 as amended by Section 53 of this act, shall b e recodified as Section
1091616292 3903 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created
1091716293 a duplication in numbering.
1091816294 SECTION 125. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 904,
1091916295 as amended by Section 54 of this act, shall be recodified a s Section
1092016296 3904 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created
1092116297 a duplication in numbering.
1092216298 SECTION 126. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 905,
1092316299 as amended by Section 55 of this act, shall be recodified a s Section
1092416300 3905 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created
1092516301 a duplication in numbering.
1092616302 SECTION 127. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 906,
1092716303 as amended by Section 56 of this act, shall be recodified a s Section
1092816304 3906 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created
1092916305 a duplication in numbering.
1093016306 SECTION 128. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 907,
1093116307 as amended by Section 57 of this act, shall b e recodified as Section
1093216308 3907 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created
1093316309 a duplication in numbering.
1093416310 SECTION 129. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 911,
1093516311 as amended by Section 58 of this act, shall be recodified a s Section
1093616312 3911 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created
1093716313 a duplication in numbering.
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1096516365 SECTION 130. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 918,
1096616366 as amended by Section 59 of this act, shall be recodified as Section
1096716367 3918 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created
1096816368 a duplication in numbering.
1096916369 SECTION 131. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 931,
1097016370 as amended by Section 60 of this act, shall be recodi fied as Section
1097116371 3931 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created
1097216372 a duplication in numbering.
1097316373 SECTION 132. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 938.1,
1097416374 as amended by Section 61 of this act, shall be recodified as Section
1097516375 3938.1 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is
1097616376 created a duplication in numbering.
1097716377 SECTION 133. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 950,
1097816378 as amended by Section 62 of this act, shall be recodified as Section
1097916379 3950 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created
1098016380 a duplication in numbering.
1098116381 SECTION 134. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 1g,
1098216382 shall be recodified as Section 3001.10 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma
1098316383 Statutes, unless there is created a duplication in numbering.
1098416384 SECTION 135. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 8,
1098516385 shall be recodified as Section 3008 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma
1098616386 Statutes, unless there is created a duplication in numbering.
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1101416438 SECTION 136. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 9.1,
1101516439 shall be recodified as Section 3009.1 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma
1101616440 Statutes, unless there is created a duplication in numbering.
1101716441 SECTION 137. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 21.1,
1101816442 shall be recodified as Section 3021.1 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma
1101916443 Statutes, unless there is created a duplication in numbering.
1102016444 SECTION 138. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 33,
1102116445 shall be recodified as Section 3033 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma
1102216446 Statutes, unless there is created a duplication in numbering.
1102316447 SECTION 139. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 37,
1102416448 shall be recodified as Section 3037 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma
1102516449 Statutes, unless there is created a duplication in numbering.
1102616450 SECTION 140. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 40,
1102716451 shall be recodified as Section 3040 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma
1102816452 Statutes, unless there is created a duplication in numbering.
1102916453 SECTION 141. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 43,
1103016454 shall be recodified as Section 3043 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma
1103116455 Statutes, unless there is created a duplication i n numbering.
1103216456 SECTION 142. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Sections 411,
1103316457 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, an d 419, shall be recodified as
1103416458 Sections 3411, 3412, 3413, 3414, 3415, 3416, 3417, 3418, and 3419 of
1103516459 Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created a
1103616460 duplication in numbering.
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1106416512 SECTION 143. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 421,
1106516513 shall be recodified as Section 3421 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma
1106616514 Statutes, unless there is created a duplication in numbering.
1106716515 SECTION 144. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 423,
1106816516 shall be recodified as Section 3423 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma
1106916517 Statutes, unless there is created a duplication in numbering.
1107016518 SECTION 145. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 430,
1107116519 shall be recodified as Section 3430 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma
1107216520 Statutes, unless there is created a duplication in numbering.
1107316521 SECTION 146. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Sections 434,
1107416522 435, 436, and 437, shall be recodified as Section s 3434, 3435, 3436,
1107516523 and 3437 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is
1107616524 created a duplication in numbering.
1107716525 SECTION 147. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Sections 441
1107816526 and 442, shall be recodified as Section s 3441 and 3442 of Title 27A
1107916527 of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is create d a duplication in
1108016528 numbering.
1108116529 SECTION 148. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Sections 477
1108216530 and 478, shall be recodified as Sections 3477 and 3478 of Title 27A
1108316531 of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless the re is created a duplication in
1108416532 numbering.
1108516533 SECTION 149. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Sections 501,
1108616534 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514,
1108716535 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, and 525 , shall be
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1111516587 recodified as Sections 3501, 3502, 3503, 3504, 350 5, 3506, 3507,
1111616588 3508, 3509, 3510, 3511, 3512, 3513, 3514, 3515, 3516, 3517, 3518,
1111716589 3519, 3520, 3521, 3522, 3523, 3524, and 3525 of Title 27A of the
1111816590 Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created a duplication in
1111916591 numbering.
1112016592 SECTION 150. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 527,
1112116593 shall be recodified as Section 3527 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma
1112216594 Statutes, unless there is created a duplication in numbering.
1112316595 SECTION 151. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Sections
1112416596 528.1, 528.2, and 528.3, shall be recodified as Section s 3528.1,
1112516597 3528.2, and 3528.3 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless
1112616598 there is created a duplication in numbering.
1112716599 SECTION 152. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 529,
1112816600 shall be recodified as Section 3529 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma
1112916601 Statutes, unless there is created a duplication in numbering.
1113016602 SECTION 153. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 580,
1113116603 shall be recodified as Secti on 3580 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma
1113216604 Statutes, unless there is created a duplication in numbering.
1113316605 SECTION 154. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Sections 603
1113416606 and 604, shall be recodified as Secti ons 3603 and 3604 of Title 27A
1113516607 of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created a duplic ation in
1113616608 numbering.
1113716609
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1116416660 SECTION 155. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 612,
1116516661 shall be recodified as Section 3612 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma
1116616662 Statutes, unless there is created a duplication in numbering.
1116716663 SECTION 156. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Sections 614,
1116816664 615, and 616, shall be recodified as Section s 3614, 3615, and 3616
1116916665 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created a
1117016666 duplication in numbering.
1117116667 SECTION 157. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Sections 721
1117216668 and 722, shall be recodified as Section s 3721 and 3722 of Title 27A
1117316669 of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created a duplication in
1117416670 numbering.
1117516671 SECTION 158. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 726,
1117616672 shall be recodified as Section 3726 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma
1117716673 Statutes, unless there is created a duplication in numbering.
1117816674 SECTION 159. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 730,
1117916675 shall be recodified as Section 3730 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma
1118016676 Statutes, unless there is crea ted a duplication in numbering.
1118116677 SECTION 160. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 736,
1118216678 shall be recodified as Section 3736 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma
1118316679 Statutes, unless there is created a duplication i n numbering.
1118416680 SECTION 161. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Sections
1118516681 740.1, 740.2, 740.3, 740.4, 740.5, 740.6, and 740.7 , shall be
1118616682 recodified as Section s 3740.1, 3740.2, 3740.3, 3740.4, 3740.5 ,
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1121416734 3740.6, and 3740.7 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless
1121516735 there is created a duplication in numbering.
1121616736 SECTION 162. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Sections 744
1121716737 and 745, shall be recodified as Section s 3744 and 3745 of Title 27A
1121816738 of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is cre ated a duplication in
1121916739 numbering.
1122016740 SECTION 163. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Sections
1122116741 745.2, 745.3, 745.4, 745.5, 745.6, 745.7, 745.8, 745. 9, 745.10,
1122216742 745.11, 745.12, 745.13, 745.14, 745.15, 745.16.1, 745.17, 745.18,
1122316743 745.19, 745.20, 745. 21, and 745.22, shall be recodified as Section s
1122416744 3745.2, 3745.3, 3745.4, 3745.5, 3745.6, 3745.7, 3745.8, 3745.9,
1122516745 3745.10, 3745.11, 3745.12, 3745.13, 3745.14, 3745.15, 3745.16 ,
1122616746 3745.17, 3745.18, 3745.19, 3745.20, 3745.21, and 3745.22 of Title
1122716747 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created a duplication
1122816748 in numbering.
1122916749 SECTION 164. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Sections 746,
1123016750 747, 748, 749, 750, 751, 752, 754, 754.1, 754.2, 755, 756, and 75 7,
1123116751 shall be recodified as Sections 3746, 3747, 3748, 3749, 3750, 3751,
1123216752 3752, 3754, 3754.1, 3754.2, 3755, 3756, and 3757 of Title 27A of the
1123316753 Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created a duplication in
1123416754 numbering.
1123516755 SECTION 165. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Sections 760,
1123616756 760.1, 760.2, and 761, shall be recodified as Section s 3760, 3760.1,
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1126416808 3760.2, and 3761 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there
1126516809 is created a duplication in numbering.
1126616810 SECTION 166. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Sections 765
1126716811 and 766, shall be recodified as Sections 3765 and 3766 of Title 27A
1126816812 of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created a duplication in
1126916813 numbering.
1127016814 SECTION 167. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Sections 770,
1127116815 771, 772, 773, 774, 776, 777, 778, an d 779, shall be recodified as
1127216816 Sections 3770, 3771, 3772, 3773, 3774, 3776, 3777, 3778, and 3779 of
1127316817 Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created a
1127416818 duplication in numbering.
1127516819 SECTION 168. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Sections 781,
1127616820 782, 783, 784, 785, 788, and 789 , shall be recodified as Sectio ns
1127716821 3781, 3782, 3783, 3784, 3785, 3788, and 3789 of Title 27A of the
1127816822 Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created a duplication in
1127916823 numbering.
1128016824 SECTION 169. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Sections 790,
1128116825 791, 791.1, 792, and 793 , shall be recodified as Section s 3790,
1128216826 3791, 3791.1, 3792, and 3793 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes,
1128316827 unless there is created a duplication in numbering.
1128416828 SECTION 170. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 851,
1128516829 shall be recodified as Section 3851 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma
1128616830 Statutes, unless there is created a duplication in numbering.
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1131416882 SECTION 171. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Section 853,
1131516883 shall be recodified as Section 3853 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma
1131616884 Statutes, unless there is created a duplication in numbering.
1131716885 SECTION 172. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Sections 908,
1131816886 909, and 910, shall be recodified as Sections 3908, 3909, and 3910
1131916887 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created a
1132016888 duplication in numbering.
1132116889 SECTION 173. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Sections 912,
1132216890 913, 914, 915, 916, 917, and 919, shall be recodified as Sections
1132316891 3912, 3913, 3914, 3915, 3916, 3917, and 3919 of Title 27A of the
1132416892 Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created a duplication in
1132516893 numbering.
1132616894 SECTION 174. RECODIFICATION 45 O.S. 2021, Sections 932,
1132716895 933, 934, 935, 936, 937, 939, 939.1, and 940, shall be recodified as
1132816896 Sections 3932, 3933, 3934, 3935, 3936, 3937, 3939, 3939.1, and 3940
1132916897 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created a
1133016898 duplication in numbering.
1133116899 SECTION 175. This act shall become effe ctive July 1, 2023.
1133216900 SECTION 176. It being immediately necessary for the
1133316901 preservation of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is
1133416902 hereby declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take
1133516903 effect and be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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