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33	28		ENGROSSED HOUSE
34	29		BILL NO. 1910 By: Alonso-Sandoval of the
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45		-	[ environment and natural resources - program -
46		-	funding source - promulgation of program guidelines -
47		-	contracts - urban agriculture initiatives -
48		-	reimbursement - applications - data - liability -
49		-	codification - effective date ]
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	38	+	An Act relating to environment and natural resources; providing a
	39	+	short title; providing for the establishment and administration of
	40	+	the Urban Agriculture Cost Share Program; providing for purpose of
	41	+	program; providing funding source; providing for promulgation of
	42	+	program guidelines once funding is available; requiring conservation
	43	+	districts to enter into contracts for eligible projects detailing
	44	+	responsibilities; defining terms; providing considerations for
	45	+	program guidelines; requiring applicants to submi t certain
	46	+	information, forms, and reports; providing that persons may apply to
	47	+	a conservation district for cost share funds for eligible urban
	48	+	agriculture initiatives; providing requirements to receive a
	49	+	reimbursement; providing for approval and denial of applications;
	50	+	requiring the Oklahoma Conservation Commission to prepare and post
	51	+	certain statistical data; requiring dissemination of data to certain
	52	+	state cabinet secretaries; providing for liability of state;
	53	+	amending 27A O.S. 2021, Section 3 -2-110, which relates to Oklahoma
	54	+	Conservation Commission Infrastructure Revolving Fund; expanding
	55	+	purpose of fund to include funding the Urban Agriculture Cost Share
	56	+	Program; providing for codification; and providing an effective
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55	60		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
56	61		SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
57	62		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3 -3-601 of Title 27A, unless
58	63		there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
59	64		This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Urban
60	65		Agriculture Cost Share Program".
61		-	SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
62		-	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3 -3-602 of Title 27A, unless
63		-	there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
64		-	A. The Oklahoma Conservation Commission is hereby authorized to
65		-	establish and administer an Urban Agriculture Cost Share Program as
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	92	+	SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
	93	+	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3 -3-602 of Title 27A, unless
	94	+	there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
	95	+	A. The Oklahoma Conservation Commission is hereby authorized to
	96	+	establish and administer an Urban Agriculture Cost Share Program as
93	97		funds become available. The Cost Share Program shall provide monies
94	98		to eligible persons.
95	99		B. The purpose of the Urban Agriculture Cost Share Program is
96	100		to promote sustainable urban agricultural practices, improve food
97	101		security, and enhance green spaces in Oklahoma's urban areas.
98	102		C. The Oklahoma Conservation Commission Infrastruc ture
99	103		Revolving Fund shall provide funding for the Urban Agriculture Cost
100	104		Share Program. When sufficient funds are available in the Oklahoma
101	105		Conservation Commission Infrastructure Revolving F und, the
102	106		Commission shall develop and disseminate the program guidelines to
103	107		the conservation districts containing urban areas. The guidelines
104	108		shall detail incentives to eligible persons for initiating and
105	109		continuing urban agriculture initiatives.
106	110		D. To implement the program, the Commission shall require
107	111		conservation districts to enter into contracts for eligible projects
108	112		on eligible land detailing the eligible person's responsibilities.
109	113		E. For purposes of the Urban Agriculture Cost Share Program:
110	114		1. "Eligible person" means any individual, partnership,
111	115		corporation, or legally recognized Indian tribe which shall include
112		-	land held in trust, estate, or trust who as an owner, lessee,
113		-	tenant, or operator p articipates in the care or management of land
114		-	within a conservation district;
115		-	2. "Eligible land" means land that is within five (5) miles of
116		-	an urban area that is:
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	142	+	land held in trust, estate, or trust who as an owner, lessee,
	143	+	tenant, or operator participates in the care or management of land
	144	+	within a conservation district;
	145	+	2. "Eligible land" means land that is wit hin five (5) miles of
	146	+	an urban area that is:
144	147		a. privately owned land within the state,
145	148		b. land owned by the state or a political subdivision of
146	149		the state, or
147	150		c. lands temporarily owned by the United States or a
148	151		corporation wholly owned by it, which were not
149	152		acquired or reserved for conservation purposes,
150	153		including lands administered by the Farm Service
151	154		Agency, the U.S. Department of Defense, or by any
152	155		other government agency;
153	156		3. "Eligible projects" means urban agriculture projects that
154	157		include, but are not limited to:
155	158		a. establishing or expanding community gardens in urban
156	159		neighborhoods,
157	160		b. rooftop and vertical farming,
158	161		c. installing greenhouses, high tunnels, or hoop houses
159	162		for food production,
160	163		d. installing rainwater harvesting systems and efficient
161	164		irrigation for urban farming,
162		-	e. enhancing soil health through composting and nutrient
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164		-	f. establishing urban apiar ies,
165		-	g. planting urban pollinator gardens,
166		-	h. building livestock infrastructure such as chicken
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	191	+	e. enhancing soil health through composting and nutrient
	192	+	management in urban areas,
	193	+	f. establishing urban apiaries,
	194	+	g. planting urban pollinator gardens,
	195	+	h. building livestock infrastructure such as chicken
	196	+	coops or goat enclosures ,
195	197		i. developing and implementing education programs on
196	198		urban farming practices,
197	199		j. creating, operating, and maintaining an urban food
198	200		waste composting program,
199	201		k. urban marketing initiatives for Oklahoma farms to sell
200	202		in urban areas, and
201	203		l. other projects that accomplish the objectives and
202	204		purpose of this Cost Share Program; and
203	205		4. "Urban Area" means the areas in Oklahoma which have been
204	206		defined by the United States Census Bureau as urban are as based on
205	207		certain criteria and utilizing data from the most rec ent Federal
206	208		Decennial Census.
207	209		SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
208	210		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3 -3-603 of Title 27A, unless
209	211		there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
210	212		When developing the guidelines for an Urban Agriculture Cost
211	213		Share Program, the Oklahoma Conservation Commission shall consider:
212		-	1. Prioritizing projects in geographic areas where residents
213		-	have low levels of access to retail outlets selling healthy and
214		-	affordable food;
215		-	2. Building on existing urban agriculture projects to continue
216		-	to grow community engagement;
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	240	+	1. Prioritizing projects in geographic areas where residents
	241	+	have low levels of access to retail outlets selling healthy and
	242	+	affordable food;
	243	+	2. Building on existing urban agriculture projects to continue
	244	+	to grow community engagement;
244	245		3. Reviewing approved cost -share methods available through
245	246		USDA-NRCS to promote urban agriculture, improve urban food security,
246	247		and enhance green spaces in urban areas; and
247	248		4. Evaluating if other federal, state, or Oklahoma tribal
248	249		programs can be enhanced by the inclusion of practices in the
249	250		Commission's Urban Agriculture Cost Share Program.
250	251		SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codif ied
251	252		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3 -3-604 of Title 27A, unless
252	253		there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
253	254		A. The Conservation Commission shall require applicants to
254	255		submit information, forms and reports as necessary to properly and
255	256		efficiently administer the Urban Agriculture Cost Share Program.
256	257		B. Persons may apply to a conservation district for cost share
257	258		funds for eligible urban agriculture initiatives in the Sta te of
258	259		Oklahoma, in accordance with the Cost Share Program year gu idelines
259	260		prepared yearly by the Commission. To be eligible for reimbursement
260	261		for an urban agriculture cost share project, an eligible person
261	262		shall:
262		-	1. Develop and file for review and approval with the
263		-	conservation district a project plan that details the urban
264		-	agriculture project plans, location of project, materials needed,
265		-	expected expenditure, length of time expected to complete proje ct
266		-	construction, monitoring or operation plan if applicable, and
267		-	expected community benefit of project; and
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	289	+	1. Develop and file for review and approv al with the
	290	+	conservation district a project plan that details the urban
	291	+	agriculture project plans, location of project, materials needed,
	292	+	expected expenditure, length of time expected to complete project
	293	+	construction, monitoring or operation plan if applic able, and
	294	+	expected community benefit of project; and
295	295		2. Enter into a contract with a conservation district detailing
296	296		the responsibilities of the eligible person for the initial Cost
297	297		Share Program year as well as any potential continuing
298	298		responsibilities that are required to operate and maintain the
299	299		project, if applicable.
300	300		C. Applications for funds shall be approved or denied by the
301	301		conservation district in accordance with promulgated criteria
302	302		prepared by the Commission.
303	303		SECTION 5. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
304	304		in the Oklahoma Statu tes as Section 3-3-605 of Title 27A, unless
305	305		there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
306	306		Upon the conclusion of each Cost Share Program year, the
307	307		Oklahoma Conservation Commi ssion shall prepare and post on the
308	308		agency website the statistical data for number and type of urban
309	309		agriculture projects, funds expended, and urban community impacts by
310	310		urban area of the cost share practices for that program year. This
311	311		same information shall also be shared with the state cabinet
312	312		Secretaries of Agricul ture and Energy and Environment.
313		-	SECTION 6. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
314		-	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3-3-606 of Title 27A, unless
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316		-	Nothing in this act or in the contract executed pursuant to
317		-	Section 4 of this act shall be interpreted or construed to
318		-	constitute a financial or general obligation of the state. No state
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	339	+	SECTION 6. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
	340	+	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3 -3-606 of Title 27A, unless
	341	+	there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
	342	+	Nothing in this act or in the contract executed pursuant to
	343	+	Section 4 of this act shall be interpreted or construed to
	344	+	constitute a financial or general obligation of the state. No state
346	345		revenue shall be used to guarantee or pay for any damages to
347	346		property or injury to p ersons as a result of the provisions of this
348	347		act or the contract.
349	348		SECTION 7. AMENDATORY 27A O.S. 2021, Section 3 -2-110, is
350	349		amended to read as follows:
351	350		Section 3-2-110. A. There is hereby created in the State
352	351		Treasury a revolving fund for the Oklahoma Conservation Commission
353	352		to be designated the "Oklahoma Conservation Commission
354	353		Infrastructure Revolving Fund".
355	354		B. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to f iscal
356	355		year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by the
357	356		Oklahoma Conservation Commission from the apportionment of gross
358	357		production tax revenues as prescribed by Section 1004 of Title 68 of
359	358		the Oklahoma Statutes.
360	359		C. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby
361	360		appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Oklahoma
362	361		Conservation Commission for the purpose of the rehabilitation of
363	362		watershed dams and, for the Conservation Cost Share Program , the
364		-	Urban Agriculture Cost Share Program, and the Conservation Reserve
365		-	Enhancement Program.
366		-	D. Expenditures from said fund shall be made upon warrants
367		-	issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by
368		-	law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise
369		-	Services for approval and payment.
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	389	+	Urban Agriculture Cost Share Program, and the Conservation Reserve
	390	+	Enhancement Program.
	391	+	D. Expenditures from said fund shall be made upon warrants
	392	+	issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by
	393	+	law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise
	394	+	Services for approval and payment.
397	395		E. No more than thirty percent (30%) of the monies in the fund
398	396		shall be used for the payment of administrative expenses, salary or
399	397		any other continuing obligation of the Oklahoma Conservation
400	398		Commission; provided, however, s uch monies shall not be used for
401	399		salary increases for employees.
402	400		SECTION 8. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
403		-	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
404		-	April 16, 2025 - DO PASS AS AMENDED
	401	+	Passed the House of Representatives the 17th day of March, 2025.
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	406	+	Presiding Officer of the House
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	411	+	Passed the Senate the _____ day of __________, 2025.
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