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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
HOUSE BILL 1910 By: Alonso-Sandoval
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to environment and natural resources;
providing a short title; providing for the
establishment and administratio n of the Oklahoma
Urban Agriculture Cost -Share Program; providing for
purpose of program; providing for promulgation of
rules; requiring conservation districts to enter into
contracts for eligible projects detailing
responsibilities; defining terms; providing program
guidelines; creating the Oklahoma Urban Agriculture
Cost-Share Program Revolving Fund; providing for
composition of fund; providing for depositing and
expenditure of monies; requiring submission of
certain information; requiring certain actions ;
providing for liability of state; 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 3-3-121 of Title 27A, unless
there is created a duplicat ion in numbering, reads as follows:
This act shall be know n and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Urban
Agriculture Cost-Share Program".
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SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3-3-122 of Title 27A, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. The Oklahoma Conservation Commission is hereby authorized to
establish and administer the Urban Agriculture Cost -Share Program as
funds become available. The cost-share program shall provide monies
to eligible persons for the purpose of promoting sustainable urban
agricultural practices, improve food security, and enhance green
spaces in Oklahoma's urban areas.
B. The Commission shall promulgate rules governing the cost -
share program.
C. To implement the program, the Commission shall require
conservation districts to enter into contracts for eligible projects
detailing the eligible person 's responsibilities.
D. For purposes of the Urban Agriculture Cost -Share Program:
1. "Eligible applicant" means any urban residents, community
groups, nonprofits, schools, local governments operating within
Oklahoma's urban counties, and Oklahoma farmers aim ing to sell
products directly to consumers in urban counties .
2. "Eligible projects":
a. beekeeping and pollinator support: establishing urban
apiaries or planting pollinator -friendly flora,
b. community gardens: establishing or expanding gardens
in urban neighborhoods,
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c. edible landscaping: creating public spaces with fruit
and nut trees or edible plants ,
d. education and outreach: developing educational
programs on urban farming practices ,
e. greenhouses and high tunnels: installing structures
for year-round food production ,
f. marketing for local farms: supporting Oklahoma farms
to establish direct-to-consumer sales channels in
urban areas, including farmer 's markets, online
platforms, and urban grocers as well as funding
promotional materials, transpor tation costs, or pop -up
markets within urban counties to increase access to
local products,
g. rooftop and vertical farming: implementing sustainable
agriculture in urban spaces ,
h. soil restoration: enhancing soil health through
composting and nutrient ma nagement in urban areas ,
i. urban livestock: providing infrastructure for small -
scale, sustainable livestock management which shall
include, but is not limited to , chicken coops and goat
enclosures,
j. waste reduction: initiatives such as composting
programs to recycle organic urban waste into soil
amendments, and
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k. water conservation systems: installing rainwater
harvesting systems and efficient irrigation for urban
gardens.
3. "Urban counties" means any county with a population of one -
hundred thousand (100,000) or more based upon the most recent
Federal Decennial Census.
E. In implementing the program the Commission may cost -share up
to eighty-five percent (85%) of the eligible costs with a maximum
payment of Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($7,500.00) per
applicant. The Commission shall prioritized projects based on
community impact, sustainability, and innovative use of urban space.
SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3-3-123 of Title 27A, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund
for the Oklahoma Conservation Commission to be designated the
"Oklahoma Urban Agriculture Cost -Share Program Revolving Fund ". The
fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to f iscal year
limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by the State
Board of Agriculture from state -appropriated funds, federal funds,
donations, grants and contributio ns from any public or private
source and designated for the purpose set forth in this section.
All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby
appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Oklahoma
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Conservation Commission for the purpose o f administering the
Oklahoma Urban Agriculture Cost -Share Program. Expenditures from
the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer
against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the
Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and
payment.
SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3-3-124 of Title 27A, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. The Oklahoma Conservation Commission shall require
applicants to submit information, for ms and reports as necessary to
properly and efficiently administer the Oklahoma Urban Agriculture
Cost-Share Program.
B. Persons may apply to a conservation district for cost -share
funds for eligible projects in the State of Oklahoma, in accordance
with rules promulgated by the Commission. To be eligible for
reimbursement for a cost -share project, an eligible person must:
1. File a detailed plan approved by the conservation dis trict
in which the eligible applicant is located; and
2. Enter into a contrac t with a conservation district detailing
the responsibilities of the eligible applicant.
C. Applications for funds shall be approved or denied by the
conservation district in ac cordance with criteria promulgated by the
Commission.
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SECTION 5. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3-3-125 of Title 27A, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as foll ows:
Nothing in this act or in the contract executed pursuant to
Section 4 of this act shall be interpreted or construed to
constitute a financial or general obligation of the state. No state
revenue shall be used to guarantee or pay for any damages to
property or injury to persons as a result of the provisions of this
act or the contract.
SECTION 6. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
60-1-11178 JL 01/13/25