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SENATE FLOOR VERSION
February 13, 2023
AS AMENDED
SENATE BILL NO. 454 By: Murdock
An Act relating to harmful woody species; requiring
certain reporting; identifying certain agencies and
institutions; requiring certain report transmission;
defining certain term; and declaring an emergency .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAH OMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 126 of Title 74, unless there is
created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. State agencies and public institutions listed in subsection
B of this section shall pre pare a report that includes :
1. Documented efforts and associated costs within the past ten
(10) years to eradicate harmful woody species;
2. An estimate of the amount of acreage owned by or under the
control of the state agency or public institution covered by harmful
woody species;
3. A plan on future eradication efforts on the property of the
state agency or public institution of harmful woody species within
the next five (5) years;
4. The associated costs of the future eradication efforts; and
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5. A listing of land owned , leased, or controlled by right-of-
way by the agency.
B. State agencies and publ ic institutions required to prepare a
report pursuant to subsection A of this section are as follows:
1. The Commissioners of the Land Office;
2. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry ;
3. The Department of Corrections ;
4. The Grand River Dam Authority;
5. The Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department;
6. The Department of Transportation ;
7. The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority;
8. The Department of Wildlife Conservation ; and
9. Any public universities or technical school s of this state.
C. State agencies and public institutions required to prepare a
report pursuant to this section shall transmit th e report
electronically to the Governor, the P resident Pro Tempore of the
Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives , and to the
Office of Management and Enterprise Services by January 1, 2024.
D. As used in this section, “harmful woody species” is limited
to:
1. Juniperus virginiana or the easter n red cedar;
2. Tamarix ramosissima or the salt cedar;
3. Juniperus scopulorum or the Rocky Mountain juniper;
4. Juniperus monosperma or oneseed juniper; and
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5. Prosopis glandulosa or the honey mesquite.
SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, heal th 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 an d approval.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS
February 13, 2023 - DO PASS AS AMENDED