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53	53	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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55	55	2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
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57	57	SENATE BILL 1928 By: Standridge
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63	63	AS INTRODUCED
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65	65	An Act relating to municipal water and s ewer systems;
66	66	defining terms; requiring municipality to investigate
67	67	certain report within sp ecified time period;
68	68	requiring written notice for certain noncompliance;
69	69	requiring removal of certain structures or property
70	70	under certain circumstances; authorizing claim for
71	71	removed property within certain t ime period;
72	72	establishing municipal liability for damage resulting
73	73	from certain failure to investigate; requiring
74	74	certain damage award; providing for codification; and
75	75	providing an effective date.
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81	81	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
82	82	SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
83	83	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 37-129 of Title 11, unless there
84	84	is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
85	85	A. As used in this section , “unauthorized camp” means any tent,
86	86	shelter, or bedding constructed or arranged for the purpose of, or
87	87	in such a way to permit, overnight use on a property not designated
88	88	as a campsite without the permission of the property holder.
89	89	B. A municipality shall have fourteen (14) days following a
90	90	report of an unauthorized camp to the political subdivison to
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142	142	conduct an inspection of such camp within a municipal district that
143	143	has water run-off entering a municipal sewer system , drainage
144	144	system, or drinking water reservoir . The inspection shall determine
145	145	whether the unauthorized camp is up to building codes establ ished by
146	146	the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission. If the inspected
147	147	unauthorized camp is determined to be out of compliance with
148	148	building codes, the inspector shall inform any inhabita nts with
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150	150	other information deemed necessary by the inspector . If an
151	151	inspected unauthorized camp does not meet applicable building codes
152	152	fourteen (14) days after notice was provided, the municipality shall
153	153	remove any structure or accumulated property at the unauthorized
154	154	camp. Any removed property shall be available for claim by affected
155	155	persons for ten (10) days after removal. Any unclaimed property
156	156	shall be disposed of after ten (10) days have elapsed.
157	157	C. Any municipality that fails to inspect an unauthorized camp
158	158	within a municipal district that has water run-off entering a
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160	160	within the fourteen (14) days after the credible report of an
161	161	unauthorized camp, or that fails to remove an inspected unauthorized
162	162	camp determined to not be up to building codes established by the
163	163	Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission fourteen (14) days after
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217	217	unauthorized camp. Determination that a waterborne contamination or
218	218	disease originated from the presence of an unauthorized camp shall
219	219	be made by a court of law. Any person affected by any water borne
220	220	contamination or disease determined to result from the presence of
221	221	an unauthorized camp shall be awarded up to Ten Thousand Dollars
222	222	($10,000.00) from the municipality.
223	223	SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024.
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