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53	53	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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55	55	1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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57	57	SENATE BILL 268 By: Jett
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63	63	AS INTRODUCED
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65	65	An Act relating to biosolids; defining terms;
66	66	prohibiting land application, spreading, sale, and
67	67	distribution of certain materials; providi ng
68	68	exception to prohibition; providing jurisdiction for
69	69	enforcement; directing production of report by the
70	70	Department of Environmental Quality; specifying
71	71	contents of report; requiring delivery of report by
72	72	certain date; requiring the Oklahoma Department of
73	73	Agriculture, Food, and Forestry to develop removal,
74	74	remediation, and recover y plans for certain
75	75	agricultural producers; directing production of
76	76	report by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture,
77	77	Food, and Forestry; providing for codification; and
78	78	declaring an emergency.
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83	83	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
84	84	SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
85	85	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2 -10-411 of Title 27A, unless
86	86	there is created a duplicatio n in numbering, reads as follows:
87	87	A. As used in this section:
88	88	1. “Biosolids” means solids separated from liquids during the
89	89	wastewater treatment process which are treated physically and
90	90	chemically to produce a semisolid, nutrient -rich product;
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142	142	2. “Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances ” or “PFAS”
143	143	means non-polymeric perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances
144	144	that contain at least two sequential, fully fluorinated carbon
145	145	atoms, excluding gases and volatile liquids;
146	146	3. “Sewage sludge” means the residual, semi-solid material that
147	147	is produced as a byproduct of sewage by mun icipal, commercial, or
148	148	industrial wastewater treatment plants; and
149	149	4. “Septage” means a fluid mixture of untreated and partially
150	150	treated sewage solids, liquids, and sludge of hu man or domestic
151	151	origin, which is removed from a septic tank .
152	152	B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and except as
153	153	provided in subsection C of this section, no person in this state
154	154	shall:
155	155	1. Apply to or spread on any land of this state:
156	156	a. sludge generated from a municipal, commercial, or
157	157	industrial wastewater treatment pla nt,
158	158	b. compost material that included in its production
159	159	sludge generated from a municipal, commercial, or
160	160	industrial wastewater treatment plant or septage, or
161	161	c. any other product or material that is intended for use
162	162	as a fertilizer, soil amendment, topsoil replacement,
163	163	mulch, or other similar agricultural purpose that is
164	164	derived from or contains sludge generated from a
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216	216	municipal, commercial, or industrial wastewater
217	217	treatment plant or septage; or
218	218	2. Sell or distribute in this state:
219	219	a. compost material that included in its production
220	220	sludge generated from a municipal, commercial, or
221	221	industrial wastewater treatment plant or septage , or
222	222	b. any other product or material that is inte nded for use
223	223	as a fertilizer, soil amendment, topsoil replacement,
224	224	mulch, or other similar agricultural purpose that is
225	225	derived from or contains sludge generated from a
226	226	municipal, commercial, or industrial wastewater
227	227	treatment plant or septage .
228	228	C. The prohibitions in subsection B of this section shall not
229	229	apply to:
230	230	1. The disposal or placement of materials described in
231	231	subsection B of this section at a lined and monitored solid waste
232	232	landfill;
233	233	2. The land application of or the sale or distribution of
234	234	compost material or other agricultural product derived from or
235	235	containing residuals generated as a result of the processing or
236	236	cultivation of food, food waste, crops , or vegetative material ; the
237	237	brewing of malt liquor ; the fermenting of wine or hard cider ; or the
238	238	distilling of spirits, including, but not limited to, blueberries,
239	239	apples, grapes, potatoes, seaweed, fish and seafood, and spent grain
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291	291	or malt. Provided, the exemption under this subsection shall only
292	292	apply if the agricultural product is not cultivated in soil
293	293	previously treated with biosolids and that such product is not mixed
294	294	with sludge from a municipal , commercial, or industrial wastewater
295	295	treatment plant, septage, sewage , or sanitary wastewater prior to or
296	296	during land application or during the production of the agricultural
297	297	product;
298	298	3. The land application, sale, or dist ribution of compost
299	299	material or agricultural product or material derived from or
300	300	containing sludge resulting from the production of precipitated
301	301	calcium carbonate; and
302	302	4. The land application, sale, or distribution of compost
303	303	material or other agricultural product or material derived from or
304	304	containing manure from animals, zoos, or other agricultural sources.
305	305	D. The Department of Environmental Quality shall have
306	306	jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of this section as they
307	307	pertain to land application or spreading of materials described
308	308	under this section. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food ,
309	309	and Forestry shall have jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of
310	310	this section regarding agricultural materials. The Departments
311	311	shall enter into a memorandum of understanding to effectively
312	312	enforce the provisions of this section .
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364	364	SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
365	365	in the Oklahoma Statute s as Section 2-10-412 of Title 27A, unless
366	366	there is created a duplication in n umbering, reads as follows:
367	367	A. The Department of Environmental Quality shall assess, study,
368	368	and develop a long-term plan for the purposes of prohibiting the
369	369	land application of septage in this state. The plan shall include,
370	370	but not be limited to:
371	371	1. Identification of the available capacity at wastewater
372	372	treatment plants or other treatment or disposal facilities in this
373	373	state to manage septage that is land -applied prior to the e ffective
374	374	date of this act;
375	375	2. Determination of the capacity anticipated to be necessary to
376	376	manage septage following the prohibition of land application in this
377	377	state;
378	378	3. Development of recommendations to support and fund
379	379	additional management capacity, i f necessary; and
380	380	4. Development of recommendations concerning a framework for
381	381	the long-term prohibition of land application in this state.
382	382	B. The Department shall submit an electronic report to the
383	383	President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of
384	384	Representatives, the Governor, and the relevant legislative
385	385	committee chairs overseeing environment and natural resources not
386	386	later than February 1, 2026. The report shall include any suggested
387	387	legislative implementations resulting from the study .
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439	439	SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
440	440	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2 -10-413 of Title 27A, unless
441	441	there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
442	442	A. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Fo od, and Forestry
443	443	shall develop a plan to protect agricultural producers who ar e
444	444	impacted by perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
445	445	contamination from the land application or spreading of:
446	446	1. Sludge generated from a municipal, commercial, or industrial
447	447	wastewater treatment plant;
448	448	2. Compost material that included in its production sludge
449	449	generated from a municipal, commercial, or industrial wastewater
450	450	treatment plant; or
451	451	3. Any other product or material that is intended for use as a
452	452	fertilizer, soil amendment, topsoil replacement, mulch, or other
453	453	similar agricultural purpose that is derived from or contains sludge
454	454	generated from a municipal, commercial, or industrial wastewater
455	455	treatment plant or septage.
456	456	B. The Department shall work directl y with impacted
457	457	agricultural producers to identify sources of contamination and
458	458	institute best practices for immediate and successful PFAS removal,
459	459	remediation, and recovery, including any necessary surveys and
460	460	testing.
461	461	C. The Department shall submit a re port to the Legislature on
462	462	the total cost of PFAS removal, remediation, and re covery under this
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514	514	section. Upon the convening of the next legislative session, the
515	515	reported amount shall be included in the general appropriations bill
516	516	for the upcoming fiscal y ear.
517	517	SECTION 4. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
518	518	of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
519	519	declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
520	520	be in full force from and after its passa ge and approval.
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