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27A OK Stat § 27A-1-4-118 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-1-4-118. Privilege in criminal proceedings – Review of privileged information required under state or federal law.

|A. If an audit report is obtained, reviewed or used in a criminal proceeding, the administrative or civil evidentiary privilege established by Section 5 of this act is not waived or eliminated for any other purpose. |B. Notwithstanding the privilege established by Section 5 of this act, a regulatory agency may review information that is required to be available under a specific state or federal law, but that review does not waive or eliminate the administrative or civil evidentiary privilege if applicable.C. If information is required to be available to the public by operation of a specific state or federal law, the governmental authority shall notify the person claiming the privilege of the potential for public disclosure before obtaining the information under subsection A or B of this section.D. If privileged information is disclosed under subsection B or C of this section on the motion of a party, a court or the appropriate administrative official shall suppress evidence offered in any civil or administrative proceeding that arises or is derived from review, disclosure or use of information obtained under this section unless the review, disclosure or use is authorized under Section 8 of this act. A party having received information under subsection B or C of this section has the burden of proving that the evidence offered did not arise and was not derived from the review of privileged information.Added by Laws 2019, c. 229, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
27A OK Stat § 27A-1-4-120 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-1-4-120. Effective date of application.

|The privilege established by this act applies to environmental or health and safety audits that are conducted on or after the effective date of this act. |Added by Laws 2019, c. 229, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
27A OK Stat § 27A-1-4-121 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-1-4-121. Construction with statutory or common law privilege.

|This act shall not limit, waive or abrogate the scope or nature of any statutory or common law privilege, including the work product doctrine and the attorney-client privilege. |Added by Laws 2019, c. 229, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
27A OK Stat § 27A-2-1-101 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-2-1-101. Short title - Subsequent enactments.

|A. Chapter 2 of this title shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Environmental Quality Code". |B. All statutes hereinafter enacted and codified in Chapter 2 of this title shall be considered and deemed part of the Oklahoma Environmental Quality Code.Added by Laws 1993, c. 145, , § 12, eff. July 1, 1993.
27A OK Stat § 27A-2-2-103 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-2-2-103. Attorney General as legal counsel.

|The Office of the Attorney General of this state shall serve as legal counsel for the Environmental Quality Board and shall assist the Board in the performance of its duties pursuant to the Environmental Quality Code. |Added by Laws 1993, c. 324, § 2, emerg. eff. June 7, 1993.
27A OK Stat § 27A-2-2-104 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-2-2-104. Board rules incorporating by reference federal provisions - No effect on rules from subsequent changes in federal provisions.

|Insofar as permitted by law and upon recommendation from the appropriate Council, rules promulgated by the Environmental Quality Board may incorporate a federal statute or regulation by reference. Any Board rule which incorporates a federal provision by reference incorporates the language of the federal provision as it existed at the time of the incorporation by reference. Any subsequent modification, repeal or invalidation of the federal provision shall not be deemed to affect the incorporating Board rule. |Added by Laws 1994, c. 353, § 3, eff. July 1, 1994.
27A OK Stat § 27A-2-2-105 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-2-2-105. Applications for permits for water reuse projects.

|A. The Department of Environmental Quality shall receive, review, and evaluate permit applications for discharges to water bodies for water reuse projects. The Department shall approve such applications as comply with the applicable rules of the Environmental Quality Board for discharges to the waters of the State. |B. 1. Subject to subsection A of this section, the Department shall issue permits for point-source discharges into sensitive public and private water supplies, as defined by the rules of the Oklahoma Water Resources Board, where such discharges do not contain concentrations of pollutants greater than the existing concentrations of such pollutants in the receiving water body. The issuance of such permit by the Department shall not be considered a violation of the anti-degradation provisions of the State’s water quality standards.2. Upon initial receipt of an application for a discharge permit that is for the purpose of developing and implementing a water reuse project, the Department shall acknowledge to the applicant in writing or by electronic mail the date that the Department received the application, thus initiating the period for administrative review of the application. The Department shall review the application in accordance with timelines for administrative and technical review adopted by the Environmental Quality Board.3. Applications for point-source discharges into water bodies designated by the Oklahoma Water Resources Board as Sensitive Public or Private Water Supplies shall be considered Tier III permit applications under the Uniform Environmental Permitting Act.Added by Laws 2014, c. 364, § 1, emerg. eff. May 28, 2014.
27A OK Stat § 27A-2-3-102 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-2-3-102. Customer assistance program - Additional responsibilities.

|The customer assistance program of the Department of Environmental Quality, in addition to responsibilities specified in Section 2-3-101 of this title and assigned to the program by the Executive Director, shall: |1. Establish and maintain an information and referral system to assist the public in understanding and complying with state and local governmental requirements concerning the use of natural resources and protection of the environment. The system shall provide a telephone information service and disseminate printed and electronic materials;2. Standardize permit processes in coordination with the Board and the Department;3. Coordinate and facilitate public information procedures associated with each permit program;4. Provide for the statewide distribution of the telephone number of the customer assistance program; and5. Ensure that all current rules of the Department are readily available to the public.Added by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 17, eff. July 1, 1993. Amended by Laws 1994, c. 353, § 4, eff. July 1, 1994; Laws 2002, c. 139, § 2, emerg. eff. April 29, 2002; Laws 2011, c. 127, § 1, eff. July 1, 2011.
27A OK Stat § 27A-2-3-103 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-2-3-103. Administrative Law Judges - Duties - Qualifications - Proceedings.

|A. The Department shall employ one or more Administrative Law Judges to conduct individual proceedings, and perform such other duties as are assigned to them by the Executive Director which are not inconsistent with their statutory duties. |B. Each Administrative Law Judge shall:1. Have a general knowledge of the contaminants, pollutants, wastes and other materials which are regulated by the Oklahoma Environmental Quality Code;2. Have a working knowledge of the laws and rules under this Code;3. Be currently licensed to practice law by the Supreme Court of this state; and4. Not be an owner, stockholder, employee or officer of, nor have any other business relationship with, any corporation, partnership, or other business or entity that is subject to regulation by the Department.C. Individual proceedings shall be conducted in compliance with Article II of the Administrative Procedures Act, this Code and rules promulgated thereunder.Added by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 18, eff. July 1, 1993. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 139, § 3, emerg. eff. April 29, 2002.
27A OK Stat § 27A-2-3-104 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-2-3-104. Complaints program.

|A. The complaints program shall, in addition to the responsibilities specified by Section 2-3-101 of this title, refer, upon written request, all complaints in which one of the complainants remains unsatisfied with the Department's resolution of said complaint to an outside source trained in mediation. Complainants and persons named in the complaint shall be made aware that participation in the mediation process conducted by the outside source is completely voluntary and confidential. Fulfillment of any agreements reached in mediation shall be up to the parties of the dispute. Participation in the mediation process shall not hinder or interfere with any enforcement action taken by the Department. Mediation may run parallel to any enforcement action. Participation by a complainant in the mediation process shall not preclude such complainants from seeking other relief provided by law. |B. The complaints program shall maintain a roster of certified mediators which will be available to the public.C. The complaints program shall document the outcome of mediations to determine compliance with mediated agreements and for documentation of program success.Added by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 19, eff. July 1, 1993. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 139, § 4, emerg. eff. April 29, 2002.
27A OK Stat § 27A-2-3-105 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-2-3-105. Pollution Prevention Program - Creation.

|A Pollution Prevention Program within the Department of Environmental Quality is hereby authorized. |Added by Laws 1994, c. 134, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.
27A OK Stat § 27A-2-3-106 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-2-3-106. Pollution prevention, defined.

|As used in this act and the Oklahoma Environmental Quality Act and the Oklahoma Environmental Quality Code, unless otherwise specified: |1. "Pollution prevention" means any practice which reduces the use of any hazardous substance or amount of any pollutant or contaminant prior to recycling, treatment or disposal, and reduces the hazards to public health and the environment associated with the use or release or both of such substances, pollutants or contaminants. The term "pollution prevention" shall not include or in any way be construed to promote or require substitution of one hazardous waste for another, treatment, increased pollution control, off-site recycling, or incineration.Added by Laws 1994, c. 134, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.
27A OK Stat § 27A-2-3-108 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-2-3-108. State environmental regulatory agencies - Encouragement of pollution prevention practices.

|Each state environmental regulatory agency required by law to regulate any industry which generates hazardous substances, pollutants or contaminants may develop a program and promulgate rules for the purpose of encouraging entities regulated by such agency to implement pollution prevention practices and activities. |Added by Laws 1994, c. 134, § 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.
27A OK Stat § 27A-2-3-301 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-2-3-301. Renewal of license - Renewal fee - Penalty fee - Promulgation of rules.

|The holder of any license issued under the provisions of this Code which is renewable by payment of a fee shall be entitled to thirty (30) days after the expiration date thereof in which to renew the same, without penalty, and if he fails to pay the renewal fee within such thirty-day period, he shall, unless otherwise provided in this Code, be required to pay the renewal fee plus a penalty fee in an amount as promulgated by rule. Such penalty fee shall not exceed the amount of the renewal fee. In the case of any renewal fee which shall exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), the penalty fee shall be one and one-half percent (1.5%) per month of the outstanding balance of the renewal fee. The Board may promulgate rules which prohibit the renewal of any license which has expired by more than ninety (90) days. |Added by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 22, eff. July 1, 1993.
27A OK Stat § 27A-2-3-302 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-2-3-302. Applications for permits or other authorizations.

|A. For permits or other authorizations required pursuant to the Oklahoma Environmental Quality Code, applicants shall file applications in the form and manner established by the Department of Environmental Quality. The Department shall review such applications as filed and subsequently amended or supplemented. Any permit issued or authorization granted may include conditions. |B. Permits and other authorizations required pursuant to the Oklahoma Environmental Code may contain provisions requiring that operations shall be in compliance with municipal and other local government ordinances, rules and requirements. A determination or certification that the operations under the requested permit or authorization conform or comply with such ordinances, rules or requirements, the enforcement of which are not within the jurisdiction or authority of the Department, shall not be considered by the Department in their review and approval or denial of a permit or authorization.Added by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 61, eff. July 1, 1993. Amended by Laws 1994, c. 353, § 10, eff. July 1, 1994. Renumbered from § 2-6-106 of this title by Laws 1994, c. 353, § 45, eff. July 1, 1994; Laws 1999, c. 381, § 4, emerg. eff. June 8, 1999.
27A OK Stat § 27A-2-3-401 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-2-3-401. Department of Environmental Quality Revolving Fund - Subaccounts - Transfer of revolving fund monies.

|A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Department of Environmental Quality to be designated the "Department of Environmental Quality Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by the Department from appropriations, administrative penalties, fees, charges, gifts and monies from any other source that are not designated for deposit to any other fund authorized by this Code. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Department for the purpose of implementing and enforcing this Code. Expenditures from said fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment. |B. Individual subaccounts shall be established in the Department of Environmental Quality Revolving Fund as necessary to maintain the tracking of monies collected and to support the programs and functions within the jurisdiction of the Department. Each subaccount shall consist of all monies collected pursuant to the program or function for which such subaccount has been established and all monies collected for such programs and functions shall be expended only and solely in furtherance of the statutory objectives of such programs and functions. Provided, as otherwise authorized by law, the Department may transfer monies between subaccounts to meet cash flow needs of the Department so long as the monies are transferred back to the appropriate subaccount to be expended on the appropriate programs and functions.C. All revolving fund monies belonging to, deposited in or payable to the State Department of Health or the Oklahoma Water Resources Board for the purpose of administering a program or function over which the Department of Environmental Quality has jurisdiction, are hereby transferred to the appropriate funds of the Department of Environmental Quality. All other monies belonging to, deposited in or payable to any other revolving fund under the jurisdiction of the Department are hereby transferred.Added by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 23, eff. July 1, 1993. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 103.
27A OK Stat § 27A-2-3-402 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-2-3-402. Schedule of fees.

|A. The Board shall establish schedules of fees to be charged for applications for, or the issuance of, new, modified or renewed permits, licenses, certificates and other authorizations and for such other environmental services as are involved in the regulation of environmental functions and programs authorized by the provisions of this Code. Such fees shall be subject to the following limitations: |1. The Board shall follow the procedures required by the Administrative Procedures Act for promulgation of rules in establishing or amending any such schedule of fees;2. The Board shall base its schedule of fees for each environmental function or program upon the reasonable costs of operating such environmental functions or programs, including, but not limited to, the costs of administration, personnel, office space, equipment, training, travel, inspection and review rendered in connection with each such function or program;3. The Board shall promulgate rules establishing fee schedules for services, functions and programs within the advisory jurisdiction of a Council created by this Code only upon receipt of fee schedule recommendations from such Council;4. Any facility exempt from the requirement to obtain a permit based on date of construction or start-up may be assessed an annual permit renewal fee equivalent; and5. The Department shall expend monies received from permit, license and certification programs, including but not limited to application, review, inspection, monitoring and operating fees, only on the direct or indirect costs of the specific programs from which such monies originate.B. The Board shall establish a schedule of fees to be charged for services including, but not limited to, searches, compilations, certifications or reproduction of maps and publications, transcripts, blueprints, computer data, electronic recordings or documents. Such fees shall be based on the actual cost to the Department for the provision of such services.C. The Board shall promulgate a schedule of fees for the provision of services to validate reports from facilities required to report, but not merely to notify, under the Oklahoma Hazardous Materials Planning and Notification Act.D. The Board's authority to establish fee schedules by rule shall extend to all programs administered by the Department, regardless of whether the statutes creating such programs are codified in Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes.Added by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 24, eff. July 1, 1993.
27A OK Stat § 27A-2-3-403 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-2-3-403. Environmental Trust Revolving Fund.

|There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Department of Environmental Quality to be designated the "Environmental Trust Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of monies collected pursuant to the provisions of Section 354 of Title 17 of the Oklahoma Statutes for deposit in the Environmental Trust Revolving Fund and monies received in the form of gifts, grants, reimbursements, and from any other source specified for the purposes specified by this section. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Department of Environmental Quality for matching federal funds available for environmental remediation and cleanup. Expenditures from said fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment. |Added by Laws 1993, c. 324, § 35, eff. July 1, 1993. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 104.
27A OK Stat § 27A-2-3-503 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-2-3-503. Notice of complaint - Opportunity to provide written information pertinent to complaint.

|If the Department undertakes an enforcement action as a result of a complaint, the Department shall notify the complainant of the enforcement action by mail and offer the complainant an opportunity to provide written information pertinent to the complaint within fourteen (14) calendar days after the date of the mailing. |Added by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 27, eff. July 1, 1993.
27A OK Stat § 27A-2-3-505 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-2-3-505. Fraud or misrepresentation - Additional penalties.

|In addition to other penalties as may be imposed by law, any person who knowingly makes any false statement, representation or certification in, or omits material data from, any application for a permit, license, certificate or other authorization, or any notice, analyses or report required by this Code, rules promulgated thereunder or any permit, license, certificate or other authorization issued pursuant thereto, or knowingly misrepresents or omits material data in such report to any person relying on such report or who alters any sample or knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring device or method required to be maintained by such Code, rules, permits, licenses, certificates or authorization, or with regard to owners and employees of laboratories certified by the Department, misrepresents or omits material data from any report or analyses submitted to any person relying on such data because of the laboratory's certification shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor and may be subject to a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) for each such violation. |Added by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 29, eff. July 1, 1993.
27A OK Stat § 27A-2-3-506 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-2-3-506. Violations, remedies and penalties cumulative.

|A. It is the purpose of this Code to provide additional and cumulative remedies to prevent, abate and control pollution. Nothing contained in this Code shall be construed to abridge or alter rights of action or remedies under the common law or statutory law, criminal or civil; nor shall any provision of this Code, or any act done by virtue thereof, be construed as estopping the state, or any municipality or person in the exercise of their rights under the common law to suppress nuisances or to abate pollution. Nothing in this Code shall in any way impair or affect a person's right to recover damages for pollution. |B. Nothing in this Code shall be construed to preclude the disposition of any matter by stipulation, agreed settlement, consent order or default.C. Unless otherwise specified, the violations, remedies and penalties contained in this Code are in addition to those in the Environmental Crimes Act and other Oklahoma law. The specific enforcement provisions of other articles of this Code shall control over the provisions of this part when inconsistent.D. The provisions of this part shall extend to all programs administered by the Department regardless of whether the statutes creating such program are codified in Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes.Added by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 30, eff. July 1, 1993.