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27A OK Stat § 27A-2-15-101 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-2-15-101. Short title.

|Sections 2-15-101 through 2-15-110 of this title shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Brownfields Voluntary Redevelopment Act". |Added by Laws 1996, c. 356, § 1, emerg. eff. June 14, 1996. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 48, § 1, eff. July 1, 2009.
27A OK Stat § 27A-2-15-102 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-2-15-102. Purpose of act—Construction.

|A. The Oklahoma Legislature hereby declares that the purpose of the Oklahoma Brownfields Voluntary Redevelopment Act is to: |1. Provide for the establishment of a voluntary program by the Department of Environmental Quality;2. Foster the voluntary redevelopment and reuse of brownfields by limiting the liability of property owners, lenders, lessees, and successors and assigns from administrative penalties assessed by the Department and civil liability with regard to the remedial actions taken by the participant for environmental contamination caused by pollution, as required by a consent order, if the remedial action is not performed in a reckless or negligent manner; and3. Provide for a risk-based system for all applicable sites based on the proposed use of the site.B. The Oklahoma Brownfields Voluntary Redevelopment Act shall not be construed to authorize or encourage any person or other legal entity to cause or increase pollution, to avoid compliance with state and federal laws and regulations concerning pollution or to in any manner escape responsibility for maintaining environmentally sound operations.Added by Laws 1996, c. 356, § 2, emerg. eff. June 14, 1996. Amended by Laws 2004, c. 141, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2004; Laws 2009, c. 48, § 2, eff. July 1, 2009.NOTE: Laws 2004, c. 111, § 3 repealed by Laws 2005, c. 1, § 27, emerg. eff. March 15, 2005.
27A OK Stat § 27A-2-15-104 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-2-15-104. Redevelopment program - Administration - Voluntary nature of program - Regulatory entities not to require evidence of participation - Ineligible persons - Rules.

|A. The Department of Environmental Quality may establish and implement a voluntary redevelopment program for brownfields. In administering the Oklahoma Brownfields Voluntary Redevelopment Act, the Department shall: |1. Approve site-specific work plans for site characterization;2. Approve site-specific remediation plans for each site as necessary, using a risk-based system;3. Review and inspect site characterization and remediation activities and reports;4. Use risk-based remediation procedures as determined by the agency to establish cleanup levels;5. Evaluate engineering and institutional controls for function and performance;6. Develop and implement rules and procedures for the review and processing of Brownfields Voluntary Redevelopment project applications for obtaining funds allocated to the state from the Federal Clean Water Act and other state and federal funds available for Brownfields Voluntary Redevelopment projects; and7. Audit completed projects to ensure compliance with use restrictions.B. Any brownfields program established pursuant to the Oklahoma Brownfields Voluntary Redevelopment Act shall be a voluntary program.C. No state governmental entity regulating any person or institution shall require evidence of participation in the Oklahoma Brownfields Voluntary Redevelopment Act.D. The provisions of the Oklahoma Brownfields Voluntary Redevelopment Act shall not apply to any person who is:1. Responsible for taking corrective action on the real property pursuant to orders or agreements issued by the federal Environmental Protection Agency;2. Not in substantial compliance with a final agency order or any final order or judgment of a court of record secured by any state or federal agency relating to the generation, storage, transportation, treatment, recycling or disposal of regulated substances; or3. Has a demonstrated pattern of uncorrected noncompliance.E. 1. The Environmental Quality Board shall promulgate rules necessary to implement the Oklahoma Brownfields Voluntary Redevelopment Act.2. The Department is specifically authorized to promulgate emergency rules necessary pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act to implement the provisions of the Oklahoma Brownfields Voluntary Redevelopment Act.3. Such rules shall include but not be limited to provision for work plans, consent orders, notice and public participation opportunities, brownfield remediation plans and no action necessary determinations issued by the Department.Added by Laws 1996, c. 356, § 4, emerg. eff. June 14, 1996. Amended by Laws 1999, c. 381, § 1, emerg. eff. June 8, 1999; Laws 2009, c. 48, § 4, eff. July 1, 2009.
27A OK Stat § 27A-2-15-107 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-2-15-107. Land use disclosures - Filing - Violation of authorized uses.

|A. 1. All land use disclosures shall be filed in the land records by the participant in the office of the county clerk where the site is located. |2. Within thirty (30) days of receipt of the Certificate of Completion or the Certificate of No Action Necessary, the participant shall submit to the Department of Environmental Quality an official copy of the land use disclosure filed with the county clerk in the county in which the site is located.3. Failure to record the land use disclosure with the county clerk and submit the official copy to the Department as required by this section shall render the Certificate of Completion or Certificate of No Action Necessary voidable.B. Whoever knowingly converts, develops or uses a brownfield site in violation of an authorized use as specified in the land use disclosure shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one (1) year, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each day such violation continues shall be considered a separate offense.Added by Laws 1996, c. 356, § 7, emerg. eff. June 14, 1996. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 48, § 7, eff. July 1, 2009.
27A OK Stat § 27A-2-15-109 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-2-15-109. Reimbursement of costs.

|A. The Department of Environmental Quality may require the participant to reimburse the Department for reasonable costs for the review and oversight of any remediation, reports, field activities or other services or duties of the Department pursuant to the Oklahoma Brownfields Voluntary Redevelopment Act which are performed by the Department prior to the issuance of the Certificate of Completion or the Certificate of No Action Necessary. |B. The Department may require the participant to reimburse the Department for reasonable costs for expenses incurred in auditing completed projects to ensure compliance with use restrictions in the Certificate.Added by Laws 1996, c. 356, § 9, emerg. eff. June 14, 1996. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 48, § 9, eff. July 1, 2009.
27A OK Stat § 27A-2-15-110 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-2-15-110. Prior applications and consent orders ratified - Continued reliance - Benefits and releases of liability to be part of consent order - Applicability of section.

|A. Except as otherwise specified by this section, any consent order issued by the Department of Environmental Quality prior to the effective date of this act meeting the conditions and requirements established by the Department or as otherwise determined by the Department to be in compliance for such site is hereby ratified. |B. Any person who has entered into a consent order with the Department pursuant to this section may continue to rely upon the consent order if the person has accepted the conditions of and in other respects complies with the requirements so established and with the provisions of the consent order as determined by the Department.C. Any benefits and releases of liability from administrative penalties and from civil action as provided by the Oklahoma Brownfields Voluntary Redevelopment Act shall apply and be made part of the Certificate of Completion or Certificate of No Action Necessary.D. The provisions of this section shall apply only to consent orders issued after January 1, 1988.Added by Laws 1996, c. 356, § 10, emerg. eff. June 14, 1996. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 48, § 10, eff. July 1, 2009.
27A OK Stat § 27A-2-16-101 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-2-16-101. Short title.

|This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Oklahoma Refinery Revitalization Act”. |Added by Laws 2006, c. 261, § 1, eff. July 1, 2006.
27A OK Stat § 27A-2-16-102 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-2-16-102. Purpose.

|The purpose of the Oklahoma Refinery Revitalization Act is to encourage the expansion of refining capacity within the State of Oklahoma by providing incentives for growth and by detailing an accelerated review and approval process of all regulatory approvals for certain refinery facilities. Additionally, the act seeks to provide legal and technical assistance to state agencies, which may have resources that are inadequate to meet refinery facility permit review demands. |Added by Laws 2006, c. 261, § 2, eff. July 1, 2006.
27A OK Stat § 27A-2-16-103 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-2-16-103. Definitions.

|As used in the Oklahoma Refinery Revitalization Act: |1. “Executive Director” means the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality;2. “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency;3. “RPCA” means the Refinery Permitting Cooperative Agreement;4. “Federal authorization” means any authorization required under federal law, including but not limited to, the Clean Air Act, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, the Solid Waste Disposal Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act, the National Historic Preservation Act, the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and the Endangered Species Act, in order to site, construct, upgrade, or operate a refinery facility, including such permits, special use authorizations, certifications, opinions, or other approvals as may be required, whether issued by a federal, state, or local agency;5. “Commission” means the Oklahoma Corporation Commission;6. “Tax Commission” means the Oklahoma Tax Commission; and7. “Refinery facility” means any facility designed and operated to receive, unload, store, process and refine raw crude oil by any chemical or physical process, including distillation, fluid catalytic cracking, hydrocracking, coking, alkylation, etherification, polymerization, catalytic reforming, isomerization, hydrotreating, blending, and any combination thereof.Added by Laws 2006, c. 261, § 3, eff. July 1, 2006.
27A OK Stat § 27A-2-16-104 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-2-16-104. Refinery Permitting Cooperative Agreement – Negotiations.

|A. Not more than thirty (30) days after the effective date of the Oklahoma Refinery Revitalization Act, the Governor shall request the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency to enter into negotiations with the Executive Director of the Department of Environmental Quality for a Refinery Permitting Cooperative Agreement (RPCA) for the purposes set forth in this act. The RPCA shall be a memorandum of understanding as provided for in the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The Executive Director shall designate a senior official responsible for negotiations, and dedicate sufficient other staff and resources to ensure, full implementation of the purposes of this act and any rules promulgated pursuant to this act as allowed by state and federal legislation. |B. The Executive Director and the appropriate representative of any Indian tribe with jurisdiction over a potential refinery site, may be signatories to the RPCA negotiated pursuant to this section.Added by Laws 2006, c. 261, § 4, eff. July 1, 2006.
27A OK Stat § 27A-2-16-105 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-2-16-105. Executive Director and staff – Enumerated duties and activities – Director authority.

|A. Not more than thirty (30) days after the Executive Director of the Department of Environmental Quality and the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency become signatories to the Refinery Permitting Cooperative Agreement (RPCA) as provided for in Section 4 of this act, the following shall occur: |1. The Executive Director shall designate one or more employees of the Department of Environmental Quality with expertise relating to the siting and operation of refineries to provide legal and technical assistance to any permit applicants in accordance with the designations made in subsection E of this section; and2. The Executive Director and the Administrator shall identify steps, including timelines, that each shall take to streamline the consideration of state and federal environmental permits for a new refinery facility.B. Pursuant to the provisions of the RPCA, the Executive Director shall be authorized to:1. Accept from a refiner a consolidated application for all permits required from the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Environmental Quality, to the extent consistent with applicable law and the RPCA;2. Enter into memoranda of agreement with other state and federal agencies to coordinate consideration of refinery facility applications and permits; and3. Enter into memoranda of agreement with state and federal agencies, under which state and federal review of refinery facility permit applications will be coordinated and concurrently considered, to the extent practicable.C. The Executive Director is authorized to request financial assistance from the federal government to facilitate the hiring of additional personnel with expertise in fields relevant to consideration of refinery permits.D. The Executive Director is authorized to request technical, legal, or other assistance from the federal government to facilitate the state level review of applications for the construction of new refinery facilities.E. The RPCA shall designate each state and federal agency that will provide technical and legal assistance relating to the siting and operation of refinery facilities, with respect to each of the following, if applicable:1. The Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.);2. The Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.);3. The Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.);4. The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.);5. The Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.);6. The Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.);7. The National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.);8. The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and9. The Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).Added by Laws 2006, c. 261, § 5, eff. July 1, 2006.
27A OK Stat § 27A-2-16-107 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-2-16-107. Construction of act.

|Nothing in the Oklahoma Refinery Revitalization Act shall be construed to waive the applicability of any environmental laws and rules to any refinery facility. |Added by Laws 2006, c. 261, § 7, eff. July 1, 2006.
27A OK Stat § 27A-3-1-101 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-3-1-101. Short title.

|This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Conservation District Act". |Added by Laws 1971, c. 346, § 15-101, operative July 1, 1971. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 204, eff. July 1, 1993. Renumbered from Title 82, § 1501-101 by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 359, eff. July 1, 1993.
27A OK Stat § 27A-3-1-102 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-3-1-102. Legislative determination - Declaration of policy.

|In recognition of the ever-increasing demands on the renewable natural resources of the state and of the need to preserve, protect and develop such resources at such a rate and at such levels of quality as will meet the needs of the people of the state, it is hereby declared to be the policy of the State of Oklahoma to provide for the conservation of the renewable natural resources of this state, and for the control and prevention of soil erosion, and for the prevention of floodwater and sediment damages, and for furthering the conservation, development, utilization and disposal of water, and thereby to preserve and develop natural resources, control floods, conserve and develop water resources and water quality, prevent impairment of dams and reservoirs, preserve wildlife, preserve natural beauty, promote recreational development, protect the tax base, protect public lands and protect and promote the health, safety and general welfare of the people of this state. It is further the policy of the Legislature to authorize conservation districts established under the Conservation District Act to serve as the primary local unit of government responsible for the conservation of the renewable natural resources of this state, and competent to administer, in close cooperation with landowners and occupiers, with local governmental units, and with agencies of the government of this state and of the United States, projects, programs and activities suitable for effectuating the policy of the Conservation District Act. Provided, however, in those areas included within the existing jurisdiction of planning commissions created pursuant to the provisions of Titles 11 and/or 19, of the Oklahoma Statutes or their successors, such districts shall serve as the collateral units of government so responsible. |Added by Laws 1971, c. 346, § 15-102, operative July 1, 1971. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 205, eff. July 1, 1993. Renumbered from Title 82, § 1501-102 by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 359, eff. July 1, 1993.
27A OK Stat § 27A-3-2-102 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-3-2-102. Perpetuation of soil and water conservation districts.

|All soil and water conservation districts organized on the date of the adoption of the Conservation District Act are perpetuated and shall continue to exist as conservation districts under the Conservation District Act. |Added by Laws 1971, c. 346, § 15-301, operative July 1, 1971. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 208, eff. July 1, 1993. Renumbered from Title 82, § 1501-301 by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 359, eff. July 1, 1993.
27A OK Stat § 27A-3-2-103 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-3-2-103. Executive Director, technical experts and employees - Office space.

|A. The Commission: |1. May employ an Executive Director and any technical experts and other agents and employees, permanent and temporary, as may be required, and shall determine their qualifications, duties, and compensation;2. May call upon the Attorney General of the state for any legal services as may be required. In addition, the Commission, if it determines that it is needed, may employ or appoint attorneys or in-house counsel to advise or represent the Commission; and3. Shall have authority to delegate to its chairman, to one or more of its members, or to one or more agents or employees, any powers and duties as it may deem proper.B. Offices shall be provided by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services in Oklahoma City. Upon request of the Commission for the purpose of carrying out any of its functions, the supervising officer of any state agency, or of any state institution of learning, shall, insofar as may be possible under available appropriations and having due regard to the needs of the agency to which the request is directed, assign or detail to the Commission members of the staff or personnel of the agency or institution of learning, and make any special reports, surveys, or studies as the Commission may request.Added by Laws 1971, c. 346, § 15-202, operative July 1, 1971. Amended by Laws 1983, c. 304, § 166, eff. July 1, 1983; Laws 1993, c. 145, § 209, eff. July 1, 1993. Renumbered from § 1501-202 of Title 82 by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 359, eff. July 1, 1993. Amended by Laws 2011, c. 264, § 8; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 107.
27A OK Stat § 27A-3-2-103a (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-3-2-103a. Temporary employees.

|A. For the purposes of the Oklahoma Conservation Commission, seasonal employees employed by the Commission who work less than nine hundred ninety-nine (999) hours in a twelve-month period shall be considered temporary employees and shall be unclassified. The Commission may employ seasonal employees throughout the calendar year. |B. The Commission, in its annual budget request, shall include a summary of the use of project labor, which shall include the number of workers employed under the provisions of this section and the total wages paid to these employees.Added by Laws 2015, c. 391, § 2, emerg. eff. June 4, 2015.
27A OK Stat § 27A-3-2-104 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-3-2-104. Chairman, quorum and expenses.

|The Commission shall reorganize annually and select a chairman from among its members who shall serve for one (1) year from the date of selection. A member of the Commission shall hold office so long as such member retains the office by virtue of which he shall be serving on the Commission. A majority of the Commission shall constitute a quorum, and the concurrence of a majority in any matter within their duties shall be required for its determination. The chairman and members of the Commission shall be entitled to receive reimbursement for traveling expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties in accordance with the State Travel Reimbursement Act. |Added by Laws 1971, c. 346, § 15-203, operative July 1, 1971. Amended by Laws 1985, c. 178, § 79, operative July 1, 1985; Laws 1993, c. 145, § 210, eff. July 1, 1993. Renumbered from Title 82, § 1501-203 by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 359, eff. July 1, 1993.
27A OK Stat § 27A-3-2-105 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources|§27A-3-2-105. Bonds of employees and officers - Records - Annual audit.

|The Commission shall: |1. Provide for the execution of surety bonds for all employees and officers who shall be entrusted with funds or property;2. Provide for the keeping of a full and accurate record of all proceedings and of all resolutions, regulations and orders issued or adopted; and3. Provide for and submit to an annual audit of its records and accounts of receipts and disbursements.Added by Laws 1971, c. 346, § 15-204, operative July 1, 1971. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 211, eff. July 1, 1993. Renumbered from Title 82, § 1501-204 by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 359, eff. July 1, 1993.