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SENATE FLOOR VERSION
February 28, 2024
AS AMENDED
SENATE BILL NO. 1273 By: Alvord of the Senate
and
Townley of the House
[ Department of Environmental Quality - Revolving
Fund - Blue River-Little Blue Creek Stream Health
Assessment Study - coordination - codification -
effective date -
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 as 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 S tudy
Revolving Fund”. The fund shall be a continuing fun d, 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 co mpleting 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 t he 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 Assess ment Study. 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 immediate ly necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, he alth 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.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
February 28, 2024 - DO PASS AS AMENDED