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ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 1943 By: McCall of the House
and
Bullard of the Senate
An Act relating to wastewater treatment plants;
exempting certain wa stewater treatment plants f rom new
rules for certain term of years; r equiring plant update
following expiration of term of years; p roviding for
codification; and providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2-6-404 of Title 27A, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
Following the approval of an application for the construction of
any new wastewater treatment plant by a municipalit y, county or
water district, any new rules or regulations promulgated by the
Department of Environmental Quality regarding construction
requirements for waste water treatment plants shall not apply to the
new wastewater treatment plant until after the expir ation of a term
of fifteen (15) years. Following the expiration of the term of
fifteen (15) years, the operator shall be required to update the
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plant to conform with current Department rules to remain in
compliance.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
Passed the House of Representatives the 21st day of March, 2023.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the ____ day of __________, 2023.
Presiding Officer of the Senate