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82 OK Stat § 82-1324.45 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-1324.45. Notice of public hearing - Payment of expenses - Security.

|Notice, in a form to be specified by the Oklahoma Water Resources Board, of the public hearing to be held pursuant to Section 8 of this act shall be mailed, or shall be given in such other manner as may be determined by the Board, by the district or corporation to its customers within ten (10) business days after it has received notice of the hearing from the Board. The expenses of preparation and mailing and giving of such notice shall be borne by the person filing the statement required by Section 6 of this act. As security for the payment of such expenses, the Board may require such person to file with the Board an acceptable bond or other deposit in an amount to be determined by the Board. |Added by Laws 1994, c. 339, § 9, emerg. eff. June 8, 1994.
82 OK Stat § 82-1324.46 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-1324.46. Domestic water public utility as acquiring party - Approval procedures - Inapplicability of certain provisions.

|If the acquiring party is a domestic water public utility, and the district or corporation, control of which is sought to be acquired in a transaction described in Section 6 of this act which would require the filing of a statement pursuant to Section 6 of this act, is subject to the jurisdiction of the Oklahoma Water Resources Board, an application for approval containing such information as the Board may prescribe by rule promulgated pursuant to this act shall be filed with and heard by the Board after such notice as the Board may prescribe, and the transaction shall be approved or disapproved based upon the factors enumerated in paragraphs 1 through 4 of subsection A of Section 8 of this act, subject to judicial review as provided in Section 13 of this act, but the other provisions of this act shall not apply to such transaction. This act shall not apply to consolidations of districts or corporations governed by Section 1324.25 of Title 82 of the Oklahoma Statutes. |Added by Laws 1994, c. 339, § 10, emerg. eff. June 8, 1994.
82 OK Stat § 82-1324.47 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-1324.47. Jurisdiction.

|The courts of this state are hereby vested with jurisdiction over every person not resident, domiciled or authorized to do business in this state who files or is required to file a statement with the Oklahoma Water Resources Board as required by Section 6 of this act, and over all actions involving such person arising out of violations of this act. Copies of all such lawful process shall be served on the Board and transmitted by certified or registered mail, with return receipt requested, by the Board to such person at his last-known address. |Added by Laws 1994, c. 339, § 11, emerg. eff. June 8, 1994.
82 OK Stat § 82-1324.48 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-1324.48. Power of Board - Expenses of analysis or investigation - Payment.

|The Oklahoma Water Resources Board shall have power to perform any and all acts, and to prescribe, issue, make, amend and rescind such orders and rules as it may find necessary or appropriate to carry out the provisions of this act. The expense of conducting an analysis or investigation by the Board of the information required to be filed under Section 7 of this act shall be paid by the acquiring party within fifteen (15) days of the public hearing required by Section 8 of this act. Expenses of conducting the analysis or investigation may include, but not be limited to, the cost of acquiring expert witnesses, consultants and analytical services. |Added by Laws 1994, c. 339, § 12, emerg. eff. June 8, 1994.
82 OK Stat § 82-1324.49 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-1324.49. Authority to enjoin violations and enforce compliance.

|Whenever it shall appear to the Oklahoma Water Resources Board, the Attorney General or a district or corporation which reasonably believes itself to be the object of an offer or attempt to obtain control as described in Section 6 of this act, that any person is engaged or about to engage in any acts or practices which constitute or will constitute a violation of the provisions of this act, or of any rule, or order thereunder, the Board, the Attorney General or the district or corporation may bring an action in the district court in and for Oklahoma County, State of Oklahoma, to enjoin such acts or practices and to enforce compliance with this act or any rule, order or temporary or permanent injunction shall be granted without bond. The Board, the Attorney General and the district or corporation shall transmit such evidence as may be available concerning such acts or practices or concerning apparent violations of this act to the district attorney for Oklahoma County, who, in his or her discretion, may institute appropriate criminal proceedings. |Added by Laws 1994, c. 339, § 13, emerg. eff. June 8, 1994.
82 OK Stat § 82-1324.50 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-1324.50. Willful and knowing violations - Penalties.

|A. Any person who willfully and knowingly does or causes to be done any act, matter or thing prohibited or declared to be unlawful by this act, or who willfully and knowingly omits or fails to do any act, matter or thing required by this act to be done, or willfully and knowingly causes such omission or failure, shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00). In addition, such violation shall be punished upon conviction thereof by a fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each day during which such offense occurs. |B. Any person who willfully and knowingly violated any rule, restriction, condition or order made or imposed by the Board under authority of this act shall, in addition to any other penalties provided by law, be punished upon conviction thereof by a fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each day during which such offense occurs.Added by Laws 1994, c. 339, § 14, emerg. eff. June 8, 1994.
82 OK Stat § 82-1422 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-1422. Amendment - Ratification.

|This ratification is subject to the State of Oklahoma and the State of Arkansas, acting through their duly authorized compact representatives, amending said "Arkansas River Basin Compact" in the particulars as set forth hereinafter, and further, the ratification of said amendment of said compact by the Legislature of the State of Arkansas. Said amendment being expressed as follows: |The following language shall be added to Article VI, Section A of said compact, towit: "Provided however that nothing contained in this compact or its ratification by Arkansas or Oklahoma shall be interpreted as granting either state or the parties hereto the right or power of eminent domain in any manner whatsoever outside the borders of its own state."Laws 1971, c. 99, § 2.
82 OK Stat § 82-1432 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-1432. Commissioners - Number - Appointment - Staffing and services - Expenses - Absence or vacancy in position of Executive Director.

|Pursuant to Article IX of the Red River Compact there shall be two Commissioners from Oklahoma to serve on the Red River Compact Commission. One Commissioner shall be the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Water Resources Board, or such other agency as may be hereafter responsible for administering water law in the state. The other Commissioner shall be appointed by the Governor and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The Oklahoma Water Resources Board shall provide such staffing and services as may be required by the Commission. The Board may provide in its budget for any such administrative expenses. |In the event of the Executive Director's temporary absence, the Executive Director may delegate the exercise of such powers and duties to a designee during the Executive Director's absence. In the event of a vacancy in the position of Executive Director, the Board may designate an interim or acting Commissioner and designee who is authorized to exercise such powers and duties until a permanent Executive Director is employed.Laws 1979, c. 136, § 2, emerg. eff. May 3, 1979; Laws 1994, c. 32, § 1, emerg. eff. April 11, 1994.
82 OK Stat § 82-1501-205.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-1501-205.2. Geographic Information Revolving Fund.

|A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund to be designated as the "Geographic Information Revolving Fund", which shall be under the control and supervision of the Oklahoma Conservation Commission, and subject to the recommendations of the State Geographic Information Council. |B. The fund shall be a continuing fund not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies specifically appropriated to the fund by the Legislature within the Oklahoma Conservation Commission appropriation. The fund may obtain additional monies through donation by any private entity, obtained by grants or designated by any federal, state or local government agency, as recommended by the State Geographic Information Council and approved by the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Conservation Commission, with specific intention for the purposes of carrying out the duties of the Office of Geographic Information including, but not limited to, the development and maintenance of base map Geographic Information System (GIS) data layers.C. Monies accruing to the fund may be expended by the Conservation Commission for expenses associated with the Office of Geographic Information.D. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.Added by Laws 1995, c. 150, § 2, emerg. eff. May 2, 1995. Amended by Laws 2004, c. 365, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2004; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 1072.
82 OK Stat § 82-1501-801 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-1501-801. Liberal interpretation.

|The provisions of this act, being necessary for the welfare of the state and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes and objects hereof. |Added by Laws 1971, c. 346, § 15-801, operative July 1, 1971.
82 OK Stat § 82-1501-802 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-1501-802. Act not to limit authority of other agencies.

|Nothing contained in this act shall be interpreted to reduce conflict with or limit any power or authority granted in any act of the Legislature of this state to the Oklahoma Water Resources Board or any other agency of the government of this state or to any county, municipality, special purpose district or other local governmental subdivision of this state, or to any research or educational institution supported wholly or in part with public funds and operating in this state. |Added by Laws 1971, c. 346, § 15-802, operative July 1, 1971.
82 OK Stat § 82-1501-803 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-1501-803. Effect of headings.

|Article and section headings contained herein shall not be deemed to govern, limit, modify, or in any manner affect the scope, meaning or intent of the provisions of any article or section hereof. |Added by Laws 1971, c. 346, § 15-803, operative July 1, 1971.
82 OK Stat § 82-1501-901 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-1501-901. Salary increases.

|A. Effective July 1, 1997, the annual salary of employees of the Conservation Districts, payable monthly, shall be Four Hundred Fifty Dollars ($450.00) greater than the annual salary, payable monthly, paid during the 1997 fiscal year. |B. Effective July 1, 1998, the annual salary of employees of the Conservation Districts, payable monthly, shall be Four Hundred Fifty Dollars ($450.00) greater than the annual salary, payable monthly, paid during the 1998 fiscal year.Added by Laws 1997, c. 384, § 14, eff. July 1, 1997.
82 OK Stat § 82-1601 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-1601. Short title.

|Chapter 23 of this title shall be known and may be cited as the Oklahoma Floodplain Management Act. |Added by Laws 1980, c. 179, § 1, emerg. eff. May 13, 1980. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 46, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.
82 OK Stat § 82-1602 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-1602. Purpose of act.

|A. The State of Oklahoma recognizes the personal hardships and economic distress caused by flood disasters; in particular, the loss of life from floods, the physical and emotional impact of flooding on individuals and communities, public and private property damage and disruption, the increased cost for disaster relief and the need for preservation and restoration of the natural resources and functions of floodplains. Oklahoma also recognizes that it has become uneconomical for the private insurance industry alone to make flood insurance available to those in need of such protection on reasonable terms and conditions. Recognizing these problems, Congress enacted the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, which, among other things, requires the development of a unified national program for floodplain management which sets out a framework for national goals towards which agencies at all levels of government and in the private sector can work each within its own mission and role. |B. The purpose of the Oklahoma Floodplain Management Act pursuant to the most current version of a unified program for floodplain management is to:1. Protect the natural and beneficial functions of the floodplain, to reduce damage and disruption to property from floods, to reduce costs of disaster relief and to reduce injury and loss of life from floods;2. Assist state agencies, local governments and the private sector in developing local floodplain management programs and in obtaining training and funding therefor; and3. Procure flood insurance for those citizens that desire to participate in this federal program.Added by Laws 1980, c. 179, § 2, emerg. eff. May 13, 1980. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 46, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.
82 OK Stat § 82-1604 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-1604. County and municipal floodplain boards – Floodplain management.

|A. 1. The boards of county commissioners and municipal governing bodies are authorized to establish floodplain boards, composed of membership as specified in Section 1605 of this title, for their respective area of jurisdiction. |2. If a board of county commissioners or municipal governing body dissolves its respective floodplain board that had been established prior to the effective date of this act, the floodplain management regulations adopted by such floodplain board shall continue in effect to be administered by the board of county commissioners or municipal governing body that assumes the role of the local floodplain board.3. To participate in the program, floodplain boards shall adopt, administer and enforce floodplain management rules and regulations, for the purpose of:a.delineation of floodplains and floodways,b.preservation of the capacity of the floodplain to carry and discharge regional floods,c.minimization of flood hazards,d.establishment and charging of reasonable fees, not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), for services provided by the Board, county commissioners and municipalities in the administration of their responsibilities pursuant to the Oklahoma Floodplain Management Act,e.regulation of the use of land in the floodplain,f.protection of the natural and beneficial functions of the floodplain, reducing damage to property from floods, reducing injury and loss of life from floods, and allowing communities to be eligible for flood insurance, andg.hiring and employment of an accredited floodplain administrator.B. The floodplain management regulations shall be based on adequate technical data and competent engineering advice and shall be consistent with local and regional comprehensive planning.C. The floodplain management regulations adopted by each floodplain board shall be approved by the county or the municipality, as the case may be, by appropriate resolution or ordinance.D. The Oklahoma Water Resources Board shall promulgate rules for the purposes specified in paragraph 3 of subsection A of this section.E. Nothing contained within this section shall serve either to require any county or municipality to participate in the National Flood Insurance Program or to require any nonparticipating community to enforce regulations related to floodplain management.Added by Laws 1980, c. 179, § 4, emerg. eff. May 13, 1980. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 37, § 1, emerg. eff. April 9, 2001; Laws 2002, c. 46, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2002; Laws 2004, c. 95, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2005; Laws 2011, c. 214, § 3.
82 OK Stat § 82-1605 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-1605. County, municipal and state floodplain board - Composition - Term - Compensation.

|A. 1. A county floodplain board shall be composed of five (5) members to be appointed by the board of county commissioners. |2. All the members of the board shall be residents of the county and shall own or operate real property within the unincorporated area of the county.3. Two members shall be appointed for terms of two (2) years, two members shall be appointed for terms of four (4) years and one member shall be appointed for a term of six (6) years. Thereafter, all appointments shall be made for terms of six (6) years.4. All members shall serve without compensation. Members may be removed by the board of county commissioners for cause after a public hearing for that purpose.5. Vacancies shall be filled by additional appointments for the unexpired term only.B. 1. A municipal floodplain board shall be composed of five (5) members to be appointed by the municipal governing body. All the members of the board shall be residents of the municipality.2. Membership of floodplain boards in existence prior to the effective date of this act shall remain as currently constituted. Membership for boards created subsequent to the effective date of this act shall consist of two members appointed for terms of two (2) years, two members appointed for terms of four (4) years and one member appointed for a term of six (6) years. Thereafter, all appointments shall be made for terms of six (6) years.3. All members shall serve without compensation.4. Members may be removed by the municipal governing body for cause after a public hearing for that purpose.5. Vacancies shall be filled by additional appointments for the unexpired term only.C. A state floodplain board shall be composed of the members of the Oklahoma Water Resources Board. All members shall serve without additional compensation.Added by Laws 1980, c. 179, § 5, emerg. eff. May 13, 1980. Amended by Laws 1989, c. 196, § 3, emerg. eff. May 8, 1989; Laws 2002, c. 46, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.
82 OK Stat § 82-1606 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-1606. Establishment and delineation of floodplains and one-hundred-year flood elevations for Oklahoma.

|The Oklahoma Water Resources Board shall coordinate with floodplain boards in the use of flood insurance rate maps and flood hazard boundary maps for the establishment and delineation of the floodplains and the one-hundred-year flood elevations for Oklahoma. The Board may also continue to assign a staff member to be the State Floodplain Coordinator that assists other state agencies, boards of county commissioners, governing bodies of municipalities, floodplain boards and floodplain administrators in coordinating with the Federal Emergency Management Agency in matters relating to the program. |Added by Laws 1980, c. 179, § 6, emerg. eff. May 13, 1980. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 46, § 6, Nov. 1, 2002; Laws 2011, c. 214, § 4.
82 OK Stat § 82-1607 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-1607. Floodplain definitions and one-hundred-year flood elevations to be submitted.

|The floodplain boards shall delineate and submit to the Oklahoma Water Resources Board all floodplain definitions and one-hundred-year flood elevations within their respective area of jurisdiction, using methods consistent with the criteria and rules developed by the Board. |Added by Laws 1980, c. 179, § 7, emerg. eff. May 13, 1980. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 46, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.
82 OK Stat § 82-1608 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-1608. Floodplain management regulations - Requirements - Contents.

|A. All floodplain boards that participate in the program shall adopt floodplain management regulations, which shall conform with the requirements necessary to establish eligibility and to maintain participation in the program. The regulations shall include, but not be limited to, the following: |1. Incorporation by reference, specifying the date and panel number or numbers if appropriate, to the most recent flood insurance rate maps or flood hazard boundary maps prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency or more specific information to delineate floodplains within the respective areas of jurisdiction;2. Requirements for the issuance of development permits for any platting of land in floodplains, construction of dwelling units and commercial or industrial structures in floodplains, and all other construction and development in the floodplains, which may divert, retard or obstruct floodwater and threaten public health, safety or welfare; provided, that the regulations shall also include a description of the process to apply for and obtain a development permit to be issued by the floodplain board or accredited floodplain administrator;3. Minimum flood protection elevations and flood damage prevention requirements for the issuance of development permits and use of structures and facilities which are located in a floodplain or are vulnerable to flood damage. Regulations adopted under this section are to be in accordance with any applicable state and local laws, regulations and ordinances;4. Requirements to coordinate floodplain management regulations and to require advance notice to adjoining counties, municipalities or their respective floodplain boards before considering issuance of development permits; and5. A provision that the floodplain management regulations shall not apply to the use of the usual farm buildings for agricultural purposes, the planting of agricultural crops or the construction of farm ponds.B. Counties and municipalities that choose to participate in the program shall utilize a floodplain administrator that is accredited by the Oklahoma Water Resources Board as required pursuant to Section 1620 of this title.Added by Laws 1980, c. 179, § 8, emerg. eff. May 13, 1980. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 46, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2002; Laws 2011, c. 214, § 5.
82 OK Stat § 82-1609 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 82. Waters and Water Rights|§82-1609. Cooperative agreements for delineation of floodplains and adoption of regulations.

|The floodplain boards may enter into cooperative agreements pursuant to the "Interlocal Cooperation Act" for the delineation of floodplains and adoption of regulations to manage development within the floodplains. |Added by Laws 1980, c. 179, § 9, emerg. eff. May 13, 1980. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 46, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2002; Laws 2011, c. 214, § 6.