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SENATE FLOOR VERSION
April 1, 2024
ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 3182 By: Patzkowsky and May of the
House
and
Pederson of the Senate
An Act relating to the Emergency Drought Commission;
amending 27A O.S. 2021, Section 2251, as amended by
Section 1, Chapter 48, O.S.L. 2023 (27A O.S. Supp.
2023, Section 2251) and 27A O.S. 2021, Section 2252,
which relate to drought relief; changing the name
Emergency Drought Commission to Emergency Drought
Committee; providing that the Emergency Drought
Committee shall meet at the call of the Secretary of
the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and
Forestry; providing that expenditures from the
Emergency Drought Relief Fund shall require majority
approval; and declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOP LE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 27A O.S. 2021, Section 2251, as
amended by Section 1, Chapter 48, O.S.L. 2023 (27A O.S. Supp. 2023,
Section 2251), is amended to read as follows:
Section 2251. In the event of a formal declaration of emergency
drought conditions by the Governor, the Emergency
A. A Drought Commission Committee shall be formed consisting of
the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Conservation Commission, the
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Secretary Commissioner of Agriculture, the Executive Director of the
Oklahoma Water Resources Board, one member who resides west of
Interstate 35 (I-35), appointed by the Speaker of the Oklahoma House
of Representatives, and one member who resides east of Interstate 35
(I-35), appointed by the P resident Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State
Senate.
B. The Emergency Drought Committee shall meet at the call of
the Commissioner of Agriculture when the Commissioner declares that
emergency drought conditions exist in the sta te.
C. The Emergency Drought Commission Committee shall determine
the expenditures to be made from the Emergency Drought Relief Fund
created in Section 2250 of this title, subject to approval by the
Governor a majority of the Committee and shall determine the
appropriate agency to exp end the funds.
D. The Emergency Drought Commission Committee shall also serve
as a drought advisory panel to the Governor and the various state
agencies. The activities of the Emergency Drought Commission shall
continue until it is determined by the Gove rnor that a drought
emergency no longer exists in the state.
SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 27A O.S. 2021, Section 2252, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 2252. The Emergency Drought Relief Fund shall be
available for drought respons e activities within the state that may
include but shall not be limited to:
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1. Pond cleanup and construction;
2. Water conservation methods in production agriculture;
3. Providing of water for livestock;
4. Rural fire suppression activities as directed by the
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry;
5. Red cedar eradication;
6. Soil conservation;
7. Emergency infrastructure conservation and measures; and
8. Wildland fire response; and
9. Any other drought response activities identifi ed by the
Emergency Drought Commission Committee.
SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason where of this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS
April 1, 2024 - DO PASS