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27A OK Stat § 27A-3-3-113 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-3-3-113. Procedure.

|A. The districts shall invite the appropriate counties, municipalities and special purpose districts or other governmental units to designate liaison representatives for consultation on each other's programs and plans for resource conservation. The counties, municipalities, special purpose districts and other governmental units are hereby authorized to appoint such liaison representatives and to participate in the preparation and coordination of local planning and programming for resource conservation. The districts shall designate liaison representatives to advise and consult with such other local agencies. |B. The districts shall consult and cooperate with state, regional, interstate and federal agencies to promote harmony and the avoidance of conflict in the programs and plans for resource conservation developed and carried out by any of them. The districts, other local agencies and the agencies of the government of this state shall provide for liaison and consultation among them for all programs that have direct impact on natural resources, including plans for public land acquisition and management, schools, dams and reservoirs, and other water management structures, highway locations, public utilities and subdivisions. Districts shall hold similar consultations with public and private agencies planning, constructing or operating transportation or communication facilities.C. State agencies, the districts and other local agencies are authorized to make available to each other maps, reports and data in their possession that are useful in the preparation of their respective programs and plans for resource conservation. The districts shall keep the state and local agencies fully informed concerning the status and progress of the preparation of their resource conservation programs and plans.D. The districts shall hold public hearings at appropriate times in connection with the preparation of programs and plans, shall give careful consideration to the views expressed and problems revealed in hearings, and shall keep the public informed concerning their programs, plans and activities. Agencies and individuals shall be invited to submit proposals for consideration at such hearings. The districts may supplement such hearings with meetings, referenda and other suitable means to determine the wishes of interested parties and the general public in regard to current and proposed plans and programs of a district. They shall confer with public and private agencies, individually and in groups, to give and obtain information and understanding of the impact of district operations upon agriculture, forestry, water supply and quality, flood control, particular industries, commercial concerns and other public and private interests, both rural and urban.Added by Laws 1971, c. 346, § 15-602, operative July 1, 1971. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 227, eff. July 1, 1993. Renumbered from Title 82, § 1501-602 by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 359, eff. July 1, 1993.
27A OK Stat § 27A-3-3-114 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-3-3-114. Purpose - Rules - Definition.

|A. The Oklahoma Conservation Commission is hereby authorized to establish and administer a conservation cost-share program as funds become available. The conservation cost-share program shall provide monies to eligible persons for the purpose of implementing conservation or best management practices on such eligible land as described in conservation management plans according to rules promulgated by the Commission. |B. The Commission shall promulgate rules governing the cost-share program.C. To implement the program, the Commission shall require conservation districts to enter into contracts for eligible projects on eligible land detailing the eligible person's responsibilities.D. For purposes of the conservation cost-share program:1. "Eligible person" means any individual, partnership, corporation, legally recognized Indian tribe, estate, or trust who as an owner, lessee, tenant, or operator participates in the care and/or management of land within a conservation district;2. "Eligible land" means:a.privately owned land within the state,b.land owned by the state or a political subdivision of the state,c.land owned by corporations which are partly owned by the United States,d.land temporarily owned by the United States or a corporation wholly owned by it, which were not acquired or reserved for conservation purposes, including lands administered by the Farm Service Agency, the U.S. Department of Defense, or by any other government agency,e.any cropland farmed by private persons which is owned by the United States or a corporation wholly owned by it, andf.noncropland owned by the United States on which practices are performed by private persons where such practices directly conserve or benefit nearby or adjoining privately owned lands of the persons performing the practices and such persons maintain and use such federally owned noncropland under agreement with the federal agency having jurisdiction thereof; and3. "Eligible projects" means conservation practices determined to be needed by a conservation district to:a.improve or protect water quality,b.reduce soil erosion,c.accomplish both the objectives described in subparagraphs a and b of this paragraph, ord.reduce feral swine population by use of electronic hog traps.Added by Laws 1998, c. 271, § 3, eff. July 1, 1998. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 308, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
27A OK Stat § 27A-3-3-115 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-3-3-115. Conservation Cost-Share Fund.

|A. There is hereby created within the State Treasury a cost-share fund for the Oklahoma Conservation Commission to be designated the "Conservation Cost-Share Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by the Conservation Commission to implement and maintain the conservation cost-share program. |B. The Conservation Cost-Share Fund shall consist of:1. Money received by the Conservation Commission in the form of gifts, grants, reimbursements, donations, industry contributions, state appropriations, funds allocated by federal agencies for cost-share programs and such other monies specifically designated for the cost-share program. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Commission for the conservation cost-share program; and2. Interest attributable to investment of money in the Conservation Cost-Share Fund.C. All donations or other proceeds received by the Commission pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be deposited with the State Treasurer to be credited to the Conservation Cost-Share Fund. Expenditures from the 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.D. The monies deposited in the Conservation Cost-Share Fund shall at no time become part of the general budget of the Conservation Commission or any other state agency. Except for any administration costs incurred in development and implementation of the cost-share program, no monies from the fund shall be transferred for any purpose to any other state agency or any account of the Conservation Commission or be used for the purpose of contracting with any other state agency or reimbursing any other state agency for any expense.Added by Laws 1998, c. 271, § 4, eff. July 1, 1998. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 112.
27A OK Stat § 27A-3-3-116 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-3-3-116. Applications.

|A. The Conservation Commission shall require applicants to submit information, forms and reports as are necessary to properly and efficiently administer the conservation cost-share program. |B. Persons may apply to a conservation district for cost-share funds for eligible conservation projects in the State of Oklahoma, in accordance with rules promulgated by the Commission. To be eligible for reimbursement for a cost-share project, an eligible person must:1. File a conservation plan approved by the conservation district in which the applicant's land is located; and2. Enter into a contract with a conservation district detailing the responsibilities of the person.C. Applications for funds shall be approved or denied by the conservation district in accordance with criteria promulgated by the Commission.Added by Laws 1998, c. 271, § 5, eff. July 1, 1998.
27A OK Stat § 27A-3-3-117 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-3-3-117. Financial or general obligation of state - Construction of act.

|Nothing in this act or in the contract executed pursuant to Section 3 of this act shall be interpreted or construed to constitute a financial or general obligation of the state. No state revenue shall be used to guarantee or pay for any damages to property or injury to persons as a result of the provisions of this act or the contract. |Added by Laws 1998, c. 271, § 6, eff. July 1, 1998.
27A OK Stat § 27A-3-3-201 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-3-3-201. Directors.

|A. The governing body of the district shall consist of five (5) directors, elected or appointed as provided in the Conservation District Act. |B. 1. Three directors shall be elected for a term of three (3) years and shall be elected for staggered terms beginning July 1 and ending June 30.2. The three elected directors' positions shall be designated as position number one, position number two and position number three by the Commission.3. To be eligible for election as a director of a conservation district, a person must be a registered voter in the district, and must be a cooperator of the district.C. Two directors for each district shall be appointed by the Commission to serve a term of two (2) years beginning July 1 and ending June 30. The Commission shall issue a certificate of appointment to all appointed directors. Initially one director shall serve for a period of one (1) year and one director for a period of two (2) years.D. Any director may be removed from office by the Commission, upon notice and hearing, for neglect of duty or for malfeasance in office.E. All vacancies in the office of an elected or appointed director shall be filled for the unexpired term by the Commission.F. Directors shall be entitled to be reimbursed by the district for actual expenses incurred in the official performance of their duties.G. District directors may be paid a per diem for attending monthly district board meetings not to exceed Fifty Dollars ($50.00) per meeting as established by the Oklahoma Conservation Commission.H. If any director shall, during their term of office as director, be elected or appointed to any county or state elective office, or if they shall file as a candidate for the nomination to be elected to any such other office, their office as director shall become vacant and the vacancy shall be filled by appointment of the Commission. Provided, that a district director may also serve on a board of education of a school district.Added by Laws 1971, c. 346, § 15-415, operative July 1, 1971. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 228, eff. July 1, 1993. Renumbered from Title 82, § 1501-415 by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 359, eff. July 1, 1993. Amended by Laws 1999, c. 370, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Laws 2003, c. 479, § 6, eff. July 1, 2003; Laws 2008, c. 110, § 5, emerg. eff. May 2, 2008.
27A OK Stat § 27A-3-3-202 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-3-3-202. Advisory committees.

|A. The board of directors shall appoint such advisory committees as may be needed to assure the availability of appropriate channels of communication to the board, to persons affected by district operations, and to local, regional, state and interstate special purpose districts and agencies responsible for community planning, zoning or other resource development activities. |B. The district shall keep such committees informed of its work, and such advisory committees shall submit recommendations from time to time to the board of directors.Added by Laws 1971, c. 346, § 15-421, operative July 1, 1971. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 229, eff. July 1, 1993. Renumbered from Title 82, § 1501-421 by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 359, eff. July 1, 1993.
27A OK Stat § 27A-3-3-301 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-3-3-301. Date of election - Eligible voters.

|A. There shall be an election each year in every conservation district on the first Tuesday in June, which is hereby designated as Conservation District Day, to elect one director in each district. |B. All registered voters in a district shall be eligible to vote in the election.Added by Laws 1971, c. 346, § 15-403, operative July 1, 1971. Amended by Laws 1972, c. 50, § 1, emerg. eff. Mar. 15, 1972; Laws 1993, c. 145, § 230, eff. July 1, 1993. Renumbered from Title 82, § 1501-403 by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 359, eff. July 1, 1993. Amended by Laws 2008, c. 110, § 6, emerg. eff. May 2, 2008.
27A OK Stat § 27A-3-3-302 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-3-3-302. Notice of filing period.

|Each district shall give due notice of the filing period for election of district directors, during the first three (3) weeks in April, setting forth the period in which notifications and declarations of candidacy are to be filed. |Due notice shall be given in each district of the election. The last publication of the notice shall be not less than five (5) days before the date of the election. Said notice shall set forth the purpose, time, date, and polling places for the election.Added by Laws 1971, c. 346, § 15-405, operative July 1, 1971. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 231, eff. July 1, 1993. Renumbered from Title 82, § 1501-405 by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 359, eff. July 1, 1993. Amended by Laws 2008, c. 110, § 7, emerg. eff. May 2, 2008.
27A OK Stat § 27A-3-3-303 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-3-3-303. Filing period, notification and declaration of candidacy.

|Any person found eligible by the Commission to be elected a district director shall have their name placed on the official ballot, upon filing with the Commission a notification and declaration of candidacy, during the first two weeks in May. The notification and declaration shall be in the form prescribed by the Commission. |Added by Laws 1971, c. 346, § 15-406, operative July 1, 1971. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 232, eff. July 1, 1993. Renumbered from Title 82, § 1501-406 by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 359, eff. July 1, 1993. Amended by Laws 2008, c. 110, § 8, emerg. eff. May 2, 2008.
27A OK Stat § 27A-3-3-304 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-3-3-304. Election of directors.

|A. The Conservation Commission shall designate the polling places in the district. |B. The names of all candidates who have filed a proper notification and declaration and have been found eligible by the Commission within the time herein designated shall be printed on a ballot prescribed by the Commission.C. The Commission shall declare the candidate receiving the largest number of votes cast in an election, elected.D. When two or more candidates receive the same number of votes cast, a runoff election shall be held within thirty (30) days from date of the first election in the manner prescribed above.E. The Commission shall prescribe rules for holding elections pursuant to the provisions of this section, pay for the elections, supervise the conduct and shall publish the results.F. When only one qualified candidate files a notification and declaration of candidacy for the office of director in a district as provided herein, no election shall be necessary and the Commission shall declare the person elected.G. The Commission shall issue a certificate to all elected directors signifying their election to the office of director of their district.Added by Laws 1971, c. 346, § 15-407, operative July 1, 1971. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 233, eff. July 1, 1993. Renumbered from Title 82, § 1501-407 by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 359, eff. July 1, 1993. Amended by Laws 2008, c. 110, § 9, emerg. eff. May 2, 2008.
27A OK Stat § 27A-3-3-401 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-3-3-401. Change of name.

|The name of any district may be changed by resolution of the board of directors thereof. Said resolution shall be submitted to the Commission, which shall present same to the Secretary of State who shall, if the Secretary of State finds that such name is not identical or so nearly similar to the name of another conservation district as to lead to confusion or uncertainty, file the resolution and issue a new certificate to the district showing the new name. |Added by Laws 1971, c. 346, § 15-303, operative July 1, 1971. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 234, eff. July 1, 1993. Renumbered from Title 82, § 1501-303 by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 359, eff. July 1, 1993.
27A OK Stat § 27A-3-3-402 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-3-3-402. Certificate of Secretary of State as evidence.

|In any suit, action or proceeding involving the validity or enforcement of, or relating to, any contract, proceeding or action of a district, the district shall be deemed to have been established in accordance with the provisions of the Conservation District Act upon proof of the issuance of a certificate of organization to a soil conservation district or a soil and water conservation district by the Secretary of State. A copy of such certificate duly certified by the Secretary of State shall be admissible in evidence in any such suit, action or proceeding and shall be proof of the filing and contents thereof. |Added by Laws 1971, c. 346, § 15-304, operative July 1, 1971. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 235, eff. July 1, 1993. Renumbered from Title 82, § 1501-304 by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 359, eff. July 1, 1993.
27A OK Stat § 27A-3-3-403 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-3-3-403. Filing, recording, certification - Fees and charges.

|A conservation district shall not be liable for any fees or charges in connection with the filing, recording or indexing, in the office of the county clerk of any county of this state, of any instrument in favor of such district, or in connection with the certification, by such county clerk, of any copy of any instrument on file or of record in the office of such county clerk, desired by such district, but all such instruments presented by such district or the directors thereof for filing or recording shall be filed, recorded and indexed without charge, and such copies of instruments necessary by such district or the directors thereof shall be certified free of charge. |Added by Laws 1971, c. 346, § 15-509, operative July 1, 1971. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 236, eff. July 1, 1993. Renumbered from Title 82, § 1501-509 by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 359, eff. July 1, 1993.
27A OK Stat § 27A-3-3-404 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-3-3-404. County funds may be appropriated.

|In those counties of the state which contain in whole or in part a conservation district, the county excise board may, at it discretion, upon request of the directors of such conservation district, appropriate money from the county general fund for use by the district or districts serving the particular county from which the appropriation is made. |Added by Laws 1971, c. 346, § 15-507, operative July 1, 1971. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 237, eff. July 1, 1993. Renumbered from Title 82, § 1501-507 by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 359, eff. July 1, 1993.
27A OK Stat § 27A-3-3-405 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-3-3-405. Fund created.

|There is hereby created a revolving fund to be known as the Small Watersheds Flood Control Fund. Said fund shall consist of all monies appropriated to, deposited in or credited to said fund. |Added by Laws 1971, c. 346, § 15-701, operative July 1, 1971. Renumbered from Title 82, § 1501-701 by Laws 1993, c. 324, § 56, eff. July 1, 1993.
27A OK Stat § 27A-3-3-406 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-3-3-406. Control.

|The Small Watersheds Flood Control Fund shall be under the control and supervision of the Oklahoma Conservation Commission and shall be paid on its itemized form which shall be audited by the said board and, upon final approval, vouchers which are payable from said fund shall be forwarded to the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, who shall audit the same and, upon approval thereof, warrants shall be issued according to law, and said warrants shall be paid by the State Treasurer from the said fund. |Added by Laws 1971, c. 346, § 15-703, operative July 1, 1971. Renumbered from § 1501-703 of Title 82 by Laws 1993, c. 324, § 56, eff. July 1, 1993. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 113.
27A OK Stat § 27A-3-3-407 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-3-3-407. Allocation of funds.

|A. The Commission shall have authority to allocate to any conservation district in this state, from the Small Watersheds Flood Control Fund, such sum or sums as in the judgment of the said Commission may be necessary to enable such district to acquire real property or easements needed by such district to permit such district to install upstream flood control structures on rivers and streams and the tributaries thereof, including cooperative projects between such district and the United States government. |B. Monies from the fund may also be used for costs associated with the rehabilitation of flood control structures, including, but not limited to, landrights.Added by Laws 1971, c. 346, § 15-704, operative July 1, 1971. Renumbered from Title 82, § 1501-704 by Laws 1993, c. 324, § 56, eff. July 1, 1993. Amended by Laws 1999, c. 370, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
27A OK Stat § 27A-3-3-408 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-3-3-408. Requirements for funds to be expended.

|None of the funds in the Small Watersheds Flood Control Fund shall be expended until eighty percent (80%) of the easements are obtained for the watershed project in which the money from the fund is to be used. |Added by Laws 1971, c. 346, § 15-705, operative July 1, 1971. Renumbered from Title 82, § 1501-705 by Laws 1993, c. 324, § 56, eff. July 1, 1993.
27A OK Stat § 27A-3-3-409 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-3-3-409. Restriction on use of funds.

|No funds from the Small Watersheds Flood Control Fund shall be used to acquire, by condemnation, lands under and existing valid oil and gas mining lease from which oil and/or gas are being produced. |Added by Laws 1971, c. 346, § 15-706, operative July 1, 1971. Renumbered from Title 82, § 1501-706 by Laws 1993, c. 324, § 56, eff. July 1, 1993.
27A OK Stat § 27A-3-3-410 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-3-3-410. Payment of insurance premiums for employees.

|The Oklahoma Conservation Commission is hereby authorized to equitably apportion and pay dependent health insurance premiums for local conservation district employees from funds appropriated for such purpose. |Added by Laws 1999, c. 370, § 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.