SR 65 Summary

• Affirms Oklahoma State Senate support for the flash test and specific gravity test standards for kerosene as specified in the Oklahoma Constitution (Section 2, Article XX).

• Establishes the required flash test temperature for kerosene at 115 degrees Fahrenheit and specific gravity test at 40 degrees Baume.

• Notes Oklahoma was the first state to define kerosene testing standards in its constitution.

• Provides historical context on the Baume scale (developed by French pharmacist Antoine Baume in 1768) and Fahrenheit scale measurements used in the tests.

• Resolves that these traditional kerosene measurement standards must be upheld as enshrined in the Oklahoma Constitution.