HB 2525 Summary

• Appropriates funds to the Oklahoma Water Resources Board for fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, with amounts to be specified in budget categories for Administrative Services, Water Quality Programs, Planning and Management, Financial Assistance, and the Office of the Secretary of the Environment.

• Establishes budgetary limitations including full-time-equivalent employee caps and lease-purchase agreement restrictions; Executive Director salary cap to be determined.

• Allocates funds for contractual services with the Oklahoma Rural Water Association to provide technical assistance and training to rural water and wastewater system operators, excluding compensation for the Executive Director.

• Allows appropriations to be budgeted for either FY-11 or FY-12 with specific encumbrance deadlines (June 30) and expenditure deadlines (November 15); unspent funds must lapse to the proper fund.

• Declares an emergency effective date of July 1, 2010, allowing the act to take effect immediately upon passage and approval.