Oklahoma 2025 Regular Session

Oklahoma House Bill HB1544 Compare Versions

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28	28	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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30	30	1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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32	32	HOUSE BILL 1544 By: Patzkowsky
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38	38	AS INTRODUCED
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40	40	An Act relating to water conservation; requiring
41	41	Oklahoma Water Resources Board promulgate rules for
42	42	commercial water well spacing; r equiring rules be
43	43	tailored by region; detailing requirements of
44	44	regulations; requiring one staff member per region;
45	45	providing for codification; and providing an
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52	52	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
53	53	SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
54	54	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1020.2 4 of Title 82, unless
55	55	there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
56	56	A. The Oklahoma Water Resources Board shall promulgate rules
57	57	establishing standard spacing requirements per region for commercial
58	58	water wells within th is state. The rules shall account for the
59	59	unique geological and hydrological conditions of the nine (9)
60	60	recognized regions of the state pursuant to the regions establ ished
61	61	in Section 1085.1 of Title 82 of the Oklahoma Statutes .
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88	88	B. The Board shall develop and implement spacing regulations
89	89	tailored to each region, that shall include, but may not be limited
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91	91	1. Groundwater availability and recharge rates;
92	92	2. Impacts on existing wells and aquifers;
93	93	3. Regional water demands, including agricultural, industrial,
94	94	and municipal needs.
95	95	C. The Board shall assign one staff member to each of the nine
96	96	(9) regions to oversee compliance with well -spacing regulations.
97	97	SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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