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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
SENATE BILL 1928 By: Standridge
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to municipal water and s ewer systems;
defining terms; requiring municipality to investigate
certain report within sp ecified time period;
requiring written notice for certain noncompliance;
requiring removal of certain structures or property
under certain circumstances; authorizing claim for
removed property within certain t ime period;
establishing municipal liability for damage resulting
from certain failure to investigate; requiring
certain damage award; providing 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 37-129 of Title 11, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. As used in this section , “unauthorized camp” means any tent,
shelter, or bedding constructed or arranged for the purpose of, or
in such a way to permit, overnight use on a property not designated
as a campsite without the permission of the property holder.
B. A municipality shall have fourteen (14) days following a
report of an unauthorized camp to the political subdivison to
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conduct an inspection of such camp within a municipal district that
has water run-off entering a municipal sewer system , drainage
system, or drinking water reservoir . The inspection shall determine
whether the unauthorized camp is up to building codes establ ished by
the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission. If the inspected
unauthorized camp is determined to be out of compliance with
building codes, the inspector shall inform any inhabita nts with
written notice that describes any code violations and provides any
other information deemed necessary by the inspector . If an
inspected unauthorized camp does not meet applicable building codes
fourteen (14) days after notice was provided, the municipality shall
remove any structure or accumulated property at the unauthorized
camp. Any removed property shall be available for claim by affected
persons for ten (10) days after removal. Any unclaimed property
shall be disposed of after ten (10) days have elapsed.
C. Any municipality that fails to inspect an unauthorized camp
within a municipal district that has water run-off entering a
municipal sewer system, drainage system, or drinking water reservoir
within the fourteen (14) days after the credible report of an
unauthorized camp, or that fails to remove an inspected unauthorized
camp determined to not be up to building codes established by the
Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission fourteen (14) days after
notice was provided, shall be liable for any water borne
contamination or disease that results from the presence of an
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unauthorized camp. Determination that a waterborne contamination or
disease originated from the presence of an unauthorized camp shall
be made by a court of law. Any person affected by any water borne
contamination or disease determined to result from the presence of
an unauthorized camp shall be awarded up to Ten Thousand Dollars
($10,000.00) from the municipality.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024.
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