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ENGROSSED SENATE
BILL NO. 3 By: Green and Hamilton of the
Senate
and
George of the House
[ biosolids - land application - permits - cessation
of certain actions - plan submission - rule
promulgation - codification -
emergency ]
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 2 -6-501.7 of Title 27A, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. To protect the health and safety of the people of this
state, land application of sludge and biosolid material is hereby
prohibited on and after July 1, 2027. On and after the effective
date of this act, the Department of Environmental Qua lity shall not
issue any new permit for the land application of sludge or biosolid
material. Renewal of permits for land application shall be left to
the discretion of the Department of Environmental Quality.
B. 1. Not later than September 1, 2025, all persons or
entities permitted to land apply sludge or biosolid material shall
reduce the amount of such material land applied by at least twenty -
five percent (25%).
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2. Not later than September 1, 2026, all persons or entities
permitted to land apply sludg e or biosolid material shall reduce the
amount of such material land applied by at least fifty percent
(50%).
C. Not later than September 1, 2025, any person or entity
permitted to land apply sludge or biosolid material shall submit a
plan for full cessation of such actio ns to the Department of
Environmental Quality. The plan shall be compiled and submitted in
the form and manner prescribed by the Department. The Department
shall promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this section.
D. For the purposes of this section:
1. “Biosolid material” means sewage sludge containing any
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substance; and
2. “Sludge” shall mean sludge as defined pursuant to Section 2 -
10-401 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes.
SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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Passed the Senate the 26th day of March, 2025.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________,
2025.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives