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30	30	1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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32	32	HOUSE BILL 1726 By: Shaw
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38	38	AS INTRODUCED
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40	40	An Act relating to biosolids; defining terms;
41	41	prohibiting land application, spreading, sale, and
42	42	distribution of certain materials; providi ng
43	43	exception to prohibition; providing civil liability
44	44	for violations; providing jurisdiction for
45	45	enforcement; directing production of report by the
46	46	Department of Environmental Quality; specifying
47	47	contents of report; requiring delivery of report by
48	48	certain date; requiring the Oklahoma Department of
49	49	Agriculture, Food, and Forestry to develop removal,
50	50	remediation, and recovery plans for certain
51	51	agricultural producers; directing production of
52	52	report by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture,
53	53	Food, and Forestry; requiring the Oklahoma Department
54	54	of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry and the Oklahoma
55	55	Department of Environmental Quality to develop
56	56	policies to provide available funding for certain
57	57	purposes; providing for codification; and declaring
58	58	an emergency.
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64	64	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
65	65	SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
66	66	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2 -10-406 of Title 27A, unless
67	67	there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
68	68	A. As used in this act:
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95	95	1. “Biosolids” means solids separated from liquids during the
96	96	wastewater treatment process which are treated physically and
97	97	chemically to produce a semisolid, nutrient -rich product;
98	98	2. “Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroa lkyl substances” or “PFAS” or
99	99	"PFOAS" means non-polymeric perfluoroalkyl and p olyfluoroalkyl
100	100	substances that contain at least two sequential, fully fluorinated
101	101	carbon atoms, excluding gases and volatile liquids;
102	102	3. “Sewage sludge” means the residual, semi -solid material that
103	103	is produced as a byproduct of sewage by municipal, commercial, or
104	104	industrial wastewater treatment plants; and
105	105	4. “Septage” means a fluid mixture of untreated and partially
106	106	treated sewage solids, liquids, and sludge of human or domesti c
107	107	origin, which is removed from a septic tank.
108	108	B. Notwithstanding any other p rovision of law, and except as
109	109	provided in subsection C of this section, no person in this state
110	110	shall:
111	111	1. Apply to or spread on any land of this state:
112	112	a. sludge generated from a municipal, commercial, or
113	113	industrial wastewater treatment plant,
114	114	b. compost material that included in its production
115	115	sludge generated from a municipal, commercial, or
116	116	industrial wastewater treatment plant or septage, or
117	117	c. any other product or material that is intended for use
118	118	as a fertilizer, soil amendment, topsoil replacement,
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145	145	mulch, or other similar agricultural purpose that is
146	146	derived from or contains sludge generated from a
147	147	municipal, commercial, or industrial wastewater
148	148	treatment plant or septage; or
149	149	2. Sell or distribute in this state:
150	150	a. compost material that included in its production
151	151	sludge generated from a municipal, commercial, or
152	152	industrial wastewater treatment plant or septage, or
153	153	b. any other product or material that is intended for use
154	154	as a fertilizer, soil amendment, topsoil replacement,
155	155	mulch, or other similar a gricultural purpose that is
156	156	derived from or contains sludge generated from a
157	157	municipal, commercial, or industrial wastewater
158	158	treatment plant or septage .
159	159	C. The prohibited actions in subsection B of this section shall
160	160	not apply to:
161	161	1. The disposal or placement of materials described in
162	162	subsection B of this section at a lined and monitored solid waste
163	163	landfill until alternative approved safe processes of disposal are
164	164	implemented;
165	165	2. The land application of or the sale or distribution of
166	166	compost material or other agricultural product derived from or
167	167	containing residuals generated as a result of the processing or
168	168	cultivation of food, food waste, crops, or vegetative material; the
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195	195	brewing of malt liquor; the fermenting of wine or hard cider; or the
196	196	distilling of spirits, including, but not limited to, blueberries,
197	197	apples, grapes, potatoes, seaweed, fish and seafood, and spent grain
198	198	or malt. Provided, the exemption under this subsecti on shall only
199	199	apply if the agricultural product is not cultivated in soil
200	200	previously treated with biosolids and that such product is not mixed
201	201	with sludge from a municipal, commercial, or industrial wastewater
202	202	treatment plant, septage, sewage, or sanitary wastewater prior to or
203	203	during land application or during the production of the agricultural
204	204	product;
205	205	3. The land application, sale, or distribution of compost
206	206	material or agricultural product or material derived from or
207	207	containing sludge resulting from th e production of precipitated
208	208	calcium carbonate; and
209	209	4. The land application, sale, or distribution of compost
210	210	material or other agricultural product or material derived from or
211	211	containing manure from animals, zoos, or other agricultural sources.
212	212	D. The Department of Environmental Quality shall have
213	213	jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of this section as they
214	214	pertain to prohibition of land application or spreading of materials
215	215	described under this section. The Oklahoma Department of
216	216	Agriculture, Food, and Forestry shall have jurisdiction to enforce
217	217	the provisions of this section regarding agriculture. The
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244	244	Departments shall enter into a memorandum of understanding to
245	245	effectively enforce the provisions of this section.
246	246	E. Pursuant to subsection B of thi s section, any actions after
247	247	the effective date of this act, resulting in future contamination
248	248	from perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS or PFOAS),
249	249	from land application of biosolids, sewage sludge, or septage, shall
250	250	be civilly liable to thi s state and to the people of Oklahoma for
251	251	costs arising from releases of PFAS or PFOAS to the environment from
252	252	noncompliance to this act. The funds resulting from such liability
253	253	shall be used for the remediation and recovery of affected Oklahoma
254	254	lands, crops, livestock, waters , and impacted human health.
255	255	SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
256	256	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2 -10-407 of Title 27A, unless
257	257	there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows :
258	258	A. The Department of Environmental Quality shall assess, study,
259	259	and develop a long-term plan for the purposes of prohibiting the
260	260	land application of septage in this state and proposing alternate
261	261	methods of safely processing PFAS, PFOAS, biosolids, sewag e sludge,
262	262	and septage in this state and implementing safe management
263	263	processes. The plan shall include, but not be limited to:
264	264	1. Identification of the available capacity at wastewater
265	265	treatment plants or other treatment or disposal facilities in this
266	266	state to manage and safely process sludge that was previously land-
267	267	applied prior to the effective date of this act;
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296	296	prohibition of land appl ication in this state;
297	297	3. Development of recommendations to support and fund
298	298	additional management capacity, if necessary; and
299	299	4. Development of recommendations concerning a framework for
300	300	the long-term prohibition of land application in this state and
301	301	alternative safe management, treatment , and processing of biosolids
302	302	and sewage sludge.
303	303	B. The Department shall submit the final report to the
304	304	President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate, the Speaker of
305	305	the Oklahoma House of Representatives, the Gover nor, and the
306	306	relevant legislative committee chairs overseeing environment and
307	307	natural resources not later than December 1, 2025. The report shall
308	308	include any suggested legislative implementations resulting from the
309	309	study.
310	310	SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
311	311	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Sect ion 2-10-408 of Title 27A, unless
312	312	there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
313	313	A. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food , and Forestry
314	314	shall develop a comprehensive plan to protect agricultural producers
315	315	who are impacted by perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances
316	316	(PFAS) contamination from the land application or spreading of:
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343	343	1. Sludge generated from a municipal, commercial, or industrial
344	344	wastewater treatment plant;
345	345	2. Compost material that included in its production sludge
346	346	generated from a municipal, commercial, or industrial wastewater
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348	348	3. Any other product or material that is intended for use as a
349	349	fertilizer, soil amendment, t opsoil replacement, mulch, or other
350	350	similar agricultural purpose that is derived from or contains sludge
351	351	generated from a municipal, commercial, or industrial wastewater
352	352	treatment plant or septage.
353	353	B. The Department shall work directly with impacted
354	354	agricultural producers to identify sources of contamination and
355	355	institute best practices for immediate and successful PFAS removal,
356	356	remediation, and recovery, including any necessary surveys and
357	357	testing.
358	358	C. The Department shall submit the final report to the
359	359	President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate, the Speaker of
360	360	the Oklahoma House of Representatives, the Governor, and the
361	361	relevant legislative committee chairs overseeing environment and
362	362	natural resources not later than December 1, 2025. The report shall
363	363	include the estimated total cost of PFAS removal, remediation, and
364	364	recovery under this section. Upon the convening of the next
365	365	legislative session, the reported amount shall be included in the
366	366	general appropriations bill for the upcoming fiscal year.
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393	393	SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
394	394	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2 -10-409 of Title 27A, unless
395	395	there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
396	396	The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food an d Forestry shall
397	397	develop policies to provide all necessary state funding and any
398	398	applicable federal funding for:
399	399	1. Water treatment infrastructure to remove perfluoroalkyl and
400	400	polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS ). Water for the purpose s of this
401	401	section shall include all rivers, streams, creeks, brooks,
402	402	reservoirs, ponds, lakes, springs, ground water , aquifers, private
403	403	wells, and all bodies of surface waters, artificial or natural,
404	404	which are contained within, flow through, or border upon the state
405	405	or any portion of it;
406	406	2. Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS )
407	407	voluntary testing and investigation which will allow state
408	408	regulators to research and identify potentially impacted farms ,
409	409	ranches, communities, water sources, or food products; and
410	410	3. Financial assistance and voluntary medical monitoring for
411	411	impacted families, neighbors, and communities as a result of
412	412	perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS ) biosolids, and
413	413	sewage sludge land applications .
414	414	SECTION 5. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
415	415	of the public peace, health or safet y, an emergency is hereby
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442	442	declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
443	443	be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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