HB 3043 Summary

• Amends 17 O.S. 2011, Section 340 to clarify statutory language governing the Storage Tank Advisory Council within the Corporation Commission

• Maintains the Council's composition of 11 members appointed by the Governor (3 members), President Pro Tempore of the Senate (4 members), and Speaker of the House (4 members)

• Requires Council members to be petroleum storage tank owners/operators, engineers with remediation consultant licenses, licensed remediation consultants, environmental company owners, or agricultural cooperative representatives

• Clarifies that Council members shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for travel expenses, and that Council actions regarding rule-making are deemed actions of the Commission

• Effective date: November 1, 2014