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OK HB1515
Bill
Status
2/4/2013
Primary Sponsor
Charles Wyrick
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AI Summary
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Creates the "Oklahoma Resource Reclamation Act" requiring private absentee landowners to manage and remove Eastern Red Cedar tree infestations on unoccupied lands when density exceeds 50 trees per acre at 5+ feet tall
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Declares unmanaged infested trees as "abandoned property" subject to removal by city, county, or state officials if landowners fail to respond to written complaints within 30 days or submit a forest management plan
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Allows owners of qualifying cedar-infested property to apply for reclassification to "timber waste" or lowest assessment category, with a $1.00 per acre in-lieu tax available after infestation removal
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Requires the Office of Management and Enterprise Services to register Eastern Red Cedar Registry Board manufacturers in the state vendor system by November 1, 2013, with first-year registration fees waived
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Encourages property insurers to offer incentives to policyholders who implement Firewise Program guidelines, including creating fuel-free defensible zones around structures
Legislative Description
Cedar trees; creating the Oklahoma Resource Reclamation Act; effective date.
Natural Resources
Last Action
Authored by Senator Wyrick (principal Senate author)
2/25/2013