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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
SENATE BILL 1273 By: Alvord
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to the Department of Environmental
Quality; creating the Blue River-Little Blue Creek
Stream Health Assessment Study Revolving Fund;
establishing fund source and purpose; establishing
Blue River-Little Blue Creek Stream Health Assessment
Study; requiring coordination with certain entity for
certain purposes; providing for coordination with
certain state and federal agencies; providing for
codification; providing an effective date; and
declaring an emergency.
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 a s Section 2-3-404 of Title 27A, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving
fund for the Department of Environmental Q uality to be designated
the “Blue River-Little Blue Creek Stream Health Assessment Study
Revolving Fund”. The fund shall be a co ntinuing fund, not subject
to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received
by the Department from appropriations, apportionments, donations,
and federal grants received for the purpose of completing the study
created pursuant to subsection B of this section . All monies
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accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may
be budgeted and expended by the Department for the purpose provided
for in this section. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon
warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as
prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and
Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
B. Pursuant to the requirements of Section 1 -3-101 of Title 27A
of the Oklahoma Statutes as it relates to waters emanating from a
sensitive sole source aquifer, the Department shall establish an d
perform a Blue River-Little Blue Creek Stream Health Assessment
Study. The Department shall coordinate with the Center for
Reservoir and Aquatic Systems Research at Baylor University for the
purpose of defining the study scope and conducting the work
necessary to complete data collection a nd the development of the
Blue River-Little Blue Creek Stream Health Assessment Stu dy. The
Department may coordinate with other rel evant state and federal
agencies to effectuate the provisions of this section.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2024.
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 whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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