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27A OK Stat § 27A-1-1-206 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-1-1-206. Economic impact and environmental benefit statements.

|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 of such rule on the people of the State of Oklahoma including those entities that will be subject to the rule. Such determination shall be in written form. |B. Such economic impact and environmental benefit statement of a proposed permanent rule shall be issued prior to or within fifteen (15) days after the date of publication of the notice of the proposed permanent rule adoption. The statement may be modified after any hearing or comment period afforded pursuant to Article I of the Administrative Procedures Act.C. The economic impact and environmental benefit statement shall be submitted to the Governor pursuant to Section 303.1 of Title 75 of the Oklahoma Statutes and to the Legislature pursuant to Section 308 of Title 75 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Such reports submitted to the Governor and to the Legislature shall include a brief summary of any public comments made concerning the statement and any response by the agency to the public comments demonstrating a reasoned evaluation of the relative impacts and benefits of the more stringent regulation.Added by Laws 1994, c. 96, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.
27A OK Stat § 27A-1-1-207 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-1-1-207. Kyoto Protocol – Implementation – Ratification by United States Senate.

|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 or private participation in any ongoing voluntary initiatives to reduce greenhouse gases, including, but not limited to, the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Green Lights program, the United States Department of Energy’s Climate Challenge program and similar state and federal initiatives relying on voluntary participation; provided, however, that such participation does not involve any allocation or other distribution of greenhouse gas emission entitlements pursuant to or under color of the Kyoto Protocol; or2. Prohibit industry from complying with the Oklahoma Clean Air Act as it exists or may be amended, or prohibit the Department of Environmental Quality from carrying out its duties under the Oklahoma Clean Air Act as it exists or may be amended, or prohibit the Environmental Quality Board from promulgating rules to maintain or achieve compliance with the Federal Clean Air Act as it exists or may be amended.C. This section shall remain in full force and effect until repealed by the Legislature of the State of Oklahoma, or until such time as the Kyoto Protocol is ratified by the United States Senate.Added by Laws 1999, S.J.R. No. 6, § 1, emerg. eff. April 26, 1999.
27A OK Stat § 27A-1-2-102 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-1-2-102. Coordination of monitoring of lakes - Identification of eutrophic lakes - Discharge of wastewater into eutrophic lake - Penalties - Order of suspension and forfeiture.

|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 a lake in this state which has been identified as eutrophic by the Oklahoma's Water Quality Standards without subjecting such wastewaters to the best available technology as identified in the federal Clean Water Act for nitrogen and phosphorous. The Office of the Secretary of the Environment shall coordinate the monitoring of all lakes it identifies as eutrophic and notify by certified mail any person who discharges wastewater which enters such lakes in violation of this section of the provisions of this section and shall order such person to immediately cease and desist from any further violation of this section.C. Any person who violates the provisions of subsection B of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a penalty of not more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per day for each day on which a violation occurs. The Attorney General is authorized to prosecute violations of this section. Venue and jurisdiction shall be proper in a county which contains all or part of a eutrophic lake which is the subject of a discharge in violation of this section.D. 1. In addition to the penalty provided in subsection C of this section if a person continues to violate subsection B of this section after having received notification from the Secretary of the Environment to cease and desist, such person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) per day.2. If the owner of a facility which discharges wastewater in violation of this subsection is a corporation authorized to do business in this state, the court may enter an order directing the suspension of any authorization to do business in this state and of the charter or other instrument of organization, under which the corporation may be organized and the forfeiture of all corporate or other rights inuring thereunder. The order of suspension and forfeiture shall have the same effect on the rights, privileges and liabilities of the corporation and its officers and directors as a suspension and forfeiture ordered pursuant to Section 1212 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes for failure to pay franchise tax. Additionally, all officers and directors of a corporation found to be in violation of this subsection shall be personally liable for any fine imposed pursuant to this subsection.Added by Laws 1998, c. 232, § 25, eff. July 1, 1998.
27A OK Stat § 27A-1-2-103 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-1-2-103. Environmental Remediation Revolving Fund.

|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 of all monies received by the Secretary from Natural Resource Damage Assessments on behalf of the state, pursuant to paragraph 4 of subsection A of Section 1-2-101 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, that are not designated for deposit to any other fund as authorized by law. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Secretary to perform the duties imposed by law. 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. |Added by Laws 2014, c. 310, § 1, eff. July 1, 2014.
27A OK Stat § 27A-1-2-104 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-1-2-104. Environmental Programs Revolving Fund.

|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 of all monies received by the Secretary from appropriations, fees, charges, penalties, and any other sources that are not designated for deposit to any other fund as authorized by law. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Secretary to perform the duties imposed by law. 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. |Added by Laws 2014, c. 310, § 2, eff. July 1, 2014.
27A OK Stat § 27A-1-4-107 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-1-4-107. Maintenance of computerized water quality data.

|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 of any water quality monitoring performed by the agency in readable electronic format as determined by the Department pursuant to recommendations of the State Water Quality Standards Implementation Advisory Committee.2. All submitted data shall be in a format consistent with the applicable federal program.3. If any state environmental agency is unable to submit the data, such fact shall be reported to the Secretary of the Environment.Added by Laws 1999, c. 413, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 1999.
27A OK Stat § 27A-1-4-110 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-1-4-110. Short title - Oklahoma Environmental, Health and Safety Audit Privilege Act.

|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.
27A OK Stat § 27A-1-4-111 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-1-4-111. Purpose.

|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.
27A OK Stat § 27A-1-4-112 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-1-4-112. Definitions.

|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 document which contains the comments and recommendations of the auditor;3. "Environmental or health and safety audit" or "audit" means a systematic voluntary evaluation, review or assessment of compliance with environmental or health and safety laws or with any permit issued under an environmental or health and safety law conducted by an owner or operator, an employee of an owner or operator, a person, including an employee or independent contractor of the person, that is considering the acquisition of a regulated facility or operation, or an independent contractor of:a.a regulated facility or operation, orb.an activity at a regulated facility or operation;4. "Environmental or health and safety law" means:a.a federal or state environmental or occupational health and safety law, orb.a rule, regulation or regional or local law adopted in conjunction with a law described by subparagraph a of this paragraph;5. "Owner or operator" means a person who owns or operates a regulated facility or operation;6. "Penalty" means an administrative, civil or criminal sanction imposed by the state to punish a person for a violation of a statute or rule. The term does not include a technical or remedial provision ordered by a regulatory authority; and7. "Regulated facility or operation" means a facility or operation that is regulated under an environmental or health and safety law.B. A person acts willfully for purposes of this act if the person acts willfully within the meaning of Section 92 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.C. A person acts knowingly for purposes of this act if the person acts knowingly within the meaning of Section 96 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.To fully implement the privilege established by this act, the term "environmental or health and safety law" shall be construed broadly.Added by Laws 2019, c. 229, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
27A OK Stat § 27A-1-4-113 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-1-4-113. Audit report - Components.

|A. An audit report is a report that includes each document and communication, other than those set forth in Section 8 of this act, produced from an environmental or health and safety audit. |B. General components that may be contained in a completed audit report include:1. A report prepared by an auditor, monitor or similar person, which may include:a.a description of the scope of the audit,b.the information gained in the audit and findings, conclusions and recommendations, andc.exhibits and appendices;2. Memoranda and documents analyzing all or a portion of the materials described by paragraph 1 of this subsection or discussing implementation issues; and3. An implementation plan or tracking system to correct past noncompliance, improve current compliance or prevent future noncompliance.C. The types of exhibits and appendices that may be contained in an audit report include supporting information that is collected or developed for the primary purpose of and in the course of an environmental or health and safety audit, including:1. Interviews with current or former employees;2. Field notes and records of observations;3. Findings, opinions, suggestions, conclusions, guidance, notes, drafts and memoranda;4. Legal analyses;5. Drawings;6. Photographs;7. Laboratory analyses and other analytical data;8. Computer-generated or electronically recorded information;9. Maps, charts, graphs and surveys; and10. Other communications associated with an environmental or health and safety audit.D. To facilitate identification, each document in an audit report should be labeled "COMPLIANCE REPORT: PRIVILEGED DOCUMENT," or labeled with words of similar import. Failure to label a document under this section does not constitute a waiver of the audit privilege or create a presumption that the privilege does or does not apply.E. Unless an extension is approved by the governmental entity with regulatory authority over the regulated facility or operation based on reasonable grounds, an environmental or health and safety audit must be completed within a reasonable time not to exceed six months after:1. The date the audit is initiated; or2. The acquisition closing date, if the person continues the audit.F. Paragraph 1 of subsection E of this section does not apply to an environmental or health and safety audit conducted before the acquisition closing date by a potential purchaser that is considering the acquisition of the regulated facility or operation.Added by Laws 2019, c. 229, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
27A OK Stat § 27A-1-4-114 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-1-4-114. Audit report privilege - Confidentiality.

|A. An audit report is privileged as provided in this section. |B. Except as provided in Sections 6 through 9 of this act, any part of an audit report is privileged and is not admissible as evidence or subject to discovery in:1. A civil action, whether legal or equitable; or2. An administrative proceeding.C. A person, when called or subpoenaed as a witness, may not be compelled to testify or produce a document related to an environmental or health and safety audit if:1. The testimony or document discloses any item listed in Section 4 of this act that was made as part of the preparation of an environmental or health and safety audit report and that is addressed in a privileged part of an audit report; and2. The person is:a.a person who conducted any portion of the audit but did not personally observe the physical events,b.a person to whom the audit results are disclosed under Section 6 of this act, orc.a custodian of the audit results.D. A person who conducts or participates in the preparation of an environmental or health and safety audit and who has actually observed physical events of violation may testify about those events but may not be compelled to testify about or produce documents related to the preparation of or any privileged part of an environmental or health and safety audit or any item listed in Section 4 of this act.E. An employee of a state agency may not request, review or otherwise use an audit report during an agency inspection of a regulated facility or operation, or an activity of a regulated facility or operation.F. A party asserting the privilege described in this section has the burden of establishing the applicability of the privilege.G. No audit report or any associated information or records shall be subject to Section 24A.1 et seq. of Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes. All records collected pursuant to this act shall be deemed confidential.Added by Laws 2019, c. 229, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
27A OK Stat § 27A-1-4-115 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-1-4-115. Waiver of privilege – Unauthorized disclosure - Liability.

|A. The privilege described by Section 5 of this act does not apply to the extent the privilege is expressly waived by the owner or operator who prepared the audit report or caused the report to be prepared. |B. Disclosure of an audit report or any information generated by an environmental or health and safety audit does not waive the privilege established by Section 5 of this act if the disclosure:1. Is made to address or correct a matter raised by the environmental or health and safety audit and is made only to:a.a person employed by the owner or operator, including temporary and contract employees,b.a legal representative of the owner or operator,c.an officer or director of the regulated facility or operation or a partner of the owner or operator,d.an independent contractor retained by the owner or operator,e.a person considering the acquisition of the regulated facility or operation that is the subject of the audit, orf.an employee, temporary employee, contract employee, legal representative, officer, director, partner or independent contractor of a person described in subparagraph e of this paragraph;2. Is made under the terms of a confidentiality agreement between the person for whom the audit report was prepared or the owner or operator of the audited facility or operation and:a.a partner or potential partner of the owner or operator of the facility or operation,b.a transferee or potential transferee of the facility or operation,c.a lender or potential lender for the facility or operation,d.a governmental official of a state agency, ore.a person engaged in the business of insuring, underwriting or indemnifying the facility or operation; or3. Is made under a claim of confidentiality to a governmental official or agency by the person for whom the audit report was prepared or by the owner or operator.C. A party to a confidentiality agreement described in paragraph 2 of subsection B of this section who violates that agreement is liable for damages caused by the disclosure and for any other penalties stipulated in the confidentiality agreement.D. Information that is disclosed under paragraph 3 of subsection B of this section is confidential and is not subject to disclosure under Section 24A.1 et seq. of Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes. A public entity, public employee or public official who discloses information in violation of this subsection is subject to penalty. It is an affirmative defense to the clerical dissemination of a privileged audit report that the report was not clearly labeled "COMPLIANCE REPORT: PRIVILEGED DOCUMENT" or words of similar import. The lack of labeling may not be raised as a defense if the entity, employee or official knew or had reason to know that the document was a privileged audit report.E. This section may not be construed to circumvent the protections provided by federal or state law for individuals who disclose information to law enforcement authorities.Added by Laws 2019, c. 229, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
27A OK Stat § 27A-1-4-116 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-1-4-116. Disclosure by court or administrative hearings officials.

|A. A court or administrative hearings official with competent jurisdiction may require disclosure of a portion of an audit report in a civil or administrative proceeding if the court or administrative hearings official determines, after an in camera review consistent with the appropriate rules of procedure, that: |1. The privilege is asserted for a fraudulent purpose;2. The portion of the audit report is not subject to the privilege under Section 8 of this act; or3. The portion of the audit report shows evidence of noncompliance with an environmental or health and safety law and appropriate efforts to achieve compliance with the law were not promptly initiated and pursued with reasonable diligence after discovery of noncompliance.B. A party seeking disclosure under this section has the burden of proving that paragraph 1, 2 or 3 of subsection A of this section applies.C. Notwithstanding Section 250 et seq. of Title 75 of the Oklahoma Statutes, a decision of an administrative hearings official under paragraph 1, 2 or 3 of subsection A of this section is directly appealable to a court of competent jurisdiction without disclosure of the audit report to any person unless so ordered by the court.D. A person claiming the privilege is subject to sanctions as provided by Section 3226.1 of Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes if the court finds that the person willfully or knowingly claimed the privilege for information as provided in Section 8 of this act.E. A determination of a court under this section is subject to interlocutory appeal to an appropriate appellate court.Added by Laws 2019, c. 229, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
27A OK Stat § 27A-1-4-117 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-1-4-117. Information not subject to privilege.

|A. The privilege established by Section 5 of this act does not apply to: |1. A document, communication, datum or report or other information required by a regulatory agency to be collected, developed, maintained or reported under a federal or state environmental or health and safety law;2. Information obtained by observation, sampling or monitoring by a regulatory agency; or3. Information obtained from a source not involved in the preparation of the environmental or health and safety audit report.B. This section does not limit the right of a person to agree to conduct and disclose an audit report.Added by Laws 2019, c. 229, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.