Chapter 1 of this title shall be known and may be cited as the “Oklahoma Environmental Quality Act”. Added by Laws 1992, c. 398, § 1, emerg. eff. June 12, 1992. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 1, eff. July 1, 1993. Renumbered from § 1 of this title by Laws 1993, c. 145, […]
The purpose of the Oklahoma Environmental Quality Act is to provide for the administration of environmental functions which will: 1. Provide that environmental regulatory concerns of industry and the public shall be addressed in an expedient manner; 2. Improve the manner in which citizen complaints are tracked and resolved; 3. Better utilize state financial resources […]
As used in the Oklahoma Environmental Quality Act: 1. “Clean Water Act” means the federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C., Section 1251 et seq., as amended; 2. “Discharge” includes but is not limited to a discharge of a pollutant, and means any addition of any pollutant to waters of the state from any point […]
A. Each state environmental agency shall: 1. Be responsible for fully implementing and enforcing the laws and rules within its jurisdictional areas of environmental responsibility; 2. Utilize and enforce the Oklahoma Water Quality Standards established by the Department of Environmental Quality; 3. Seek to strengthen relationships between state, regional, local and federal environmental planning, development […]
A. Each state environmental agency and each state agency with limited environmental responsibilities, within its areas of environmental jurisdiction, shall promulgate, by rule, time periods for issuance or denial of permits and licenses that are required by law. Any such matter requiring an individual proceeding shall be resolved in accordance with the rules of the […]
A. Each state environmental agency and each state agency with limited environmental responsibilities shall develop, implement and utilize a complaint investigation and response process that will ensure all state environmental agencies with authority to investigate, mitigate and resolve complaints, respond to complaints in a timely manner by initiating appropriate action and informing the complainant regarding […]
A. With regard to all programs and functions transferred and assigned among the state environmental agencies pursuant to Section 1-3-101 of this title, all agency rules, including fee schedules for state and county, relating to such programs and functions are hereby transferred to the receiving agency for the purpose of maintaining and operating such programs […]
A. Each state environmental agency in promulgation of permanent rules within its areas of environmental jurisdiction, prior to the submittal to public comment and review of any rule that is more stringent than corresponding federal requirements, unless such stringency is specifically authorized by state statute, shall duly determine the economic impact and the environmental benefit […]
A. Neither the legislative or executive branch of the State of Oklahoma shall take actions to implement the Kyoto Protocol until such time as the Kyoto Protocol has been ratified by the United States Senate or otherwise enacted into law. B. Nothing in this section shall: 1. Be construed to limit or to impede state […]
A. The Secretary of Environment or successor cabinet position having authority over the Department of Environmental Quality shall have the following jurisdictional areas of environmental responsibility: 1. Powers and duties for environmental areas designated to such position by the Governor; 2. The recipient of federal funds disbursed pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, […]
A. The Office of the Secretary of the Environment shall coordinate monitoring lakes in the State of Oklahoma and identify those lakes which it determines to be eutrophic as defined by Oklahoma’s Water Quality Standards. B. No person may discharge wastewaters from a point source within or outside of this state which will foreseeably enter […]
There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Secretary of Energy and Environment or the successor cabinet position having authority over the Department of Environmental Quality to be designated the “Environmental Remediation Revolving Fund”. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist […]
There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Secretary of Energy and Environment or the successor cabinet position having authority over the Department of Environmental Quality to be designated the “Environmental Programs Revolving Fund”. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist […]
OS 27A-1-3-101v1 (HB 3824, Laws 2022, c. 113, § 1). OS 27A-1-3-101v2 (SB 1325, Laws 2022, c. 185, § 4).
A. The provisions of this section specify the jurisdictional areas of responsibility for each state environmental agency and state agencies with limited environmental responsibility. The jurisdictional areas of environmental responsibility specified in this section shall be in addition to those otherwise provided by law and assigned to the specific state environmental agency; provided that any […]
A. The provisions of this section specify the jurisdictional areas of responsibility for each state environmental agency and state agencies with limited environmental responsibility. The jurisdictional areas of environmental responsibility specified in this section shall be in addition to those otherwise provided by law and assigned to the specific state environmental agency; provided that any […]
A. The Department of Environmental Quality shall maintain a computerized information system of water quality data, including but not limited to the results of surface water and groundwater quality monitoring in a manner that is accessible to the state environmental agencies and to the public. B. 1. Each state environmental agency shall submit the results […]
This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Oklahoma Environmental, Health and Safety Audit Privilege Act”. Added by Laws 2019, c. 229, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
A. The purpose of this act is to encourage voluntary compliance with environmental and occupational health and safety laws. B. A regulatory agency in this state shall not adopt a rule or impose a condition that circumvents the purpose of this act. Added by Laws 2019, c. 229, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
A. As used in this act: 1. “Acquisition closing date” means the date on which ownership of, or a direct or indirect majority interest in the ownership of, a regulated facility or operation is acquired in an asset purchase, equity purchase, merger or similar transaction; 2. “Audit report” means the final report in a written […]
