§27A-3-7-102. Definitions.
As used in the Healthy Soil Program Act: 1. “Champion” means a land manager who is declared a soil health champion due to the land manager’s excellence in applying and promoting soil health principles, as modeled by the Soil Health Champions Network of the National Association of Conservation Districts; 2. “Commission” means the Oklahoma Conservation […]
§27A-1011. Short title.
Sections 1 through 7 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the “State Beneficiary Public Trusts – Publicly Owned Treatment Works Act”. Added by Laws 1993, c. 217, § 1, eff. July 1, 1993.
§27A-3-7-103. Healthy soil program.
A. There is hereby created a healthy soil program to be administered by the Oklahoma Conservation Commission. B. The purpose of the program is to promote and support farming and ranching systems and other forms of land management that increase soil organic matter, aggregate stability, microbiology and water retention to improve the health, yield, and […]
§27A-1012. Legislative findings and declarations.
The Legislature hereby finds that there are one or more public trusts having the State of Oklahoma as beneficiary which hold permits issued under the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended by the Federal Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C., Section 1251 et seq. In some […]
§27A-3-4-101. Short title – Legislative findings and intent.
A. This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Oklahoma Carbon Sequestration Enhancement Act”. B. The Oklahoma Legislature finds that: 1. Increasing levels of carbon dioxide and other gases in the atmosphere have led to growing interest in national and international forums for implementing measures to slow and reverse the buildup of […]
§27A-3-7-104. Composition of program – Administration of program.
A. The healthy soil program shall be composed of: 1. A healthy soil assessment and education program; 2. A healthy soil grant program; and 3. Other programs established by the Oklahoma Conservation Commission to accomplish the purposes of the Healthy Soil Program Act. B. In administering the healthy soil assessment and education program, the Commission […]
§27A-1013. Central Treatment Trust (CTT) – Power to make election – CTT deemed “publicly owned treatment works” (POTW).
A Central Treatment Trust, as defined in Section 2 of this act, is hereby granted the authority, exercisable by a duly enacted resolution of its Board of Trustees, to elect that its waste water treatment facilities shall be deemed to constitute “treatment works” that are publicly owned within the meaning of 33 U.S.C., Sections 1292 […]
§27A-3-4-102. Oklahoma Conservation Commission – Duties.
The Oklahoma Conservation Commission shall: 1. Encourage the production of educational and advisory materials regarding carbon sequestration and storage and the opportunities to participate in any system of carbon dioxide emissions trading or marketing that may be developed in the future; and 2. Identify areas of research needed to better understand and quantify carbon sequestration […]
§27A-3-7-105. Uses for funds.
Funds appropriated to the Oklahoma Conservation Commission to administer the healthy soil program may be used for: 1. The healthy soil grant program; 2. The healthy soil assessment and education program; 3. Promotion and outreach; 4. Department staffing support; 5. Capacity building for eligible entities; 6. Soil health research; 7. Travel reimbursement and per diem […]
§27A-1014. Powers of CTT that makes election.
A Central Treatment Trust that makes the election provided for in Section 3 of this act shall have the following powers (terms used, but not defined, in this section, but defined in 40 CFR, Section 403.3, shall have the same meanings ascribed to them in 40 CFR, Section 403.3): 1. To develop a publicly owned […]