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OK HB1358
Bill
Status
2/2/2015
Primary Sponsor
Brian Renegar
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AI Summary
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Amends 82 O.S. 2011, Section 105.6 relating to water rights and the Oklahoma Water Resources Board's authority to determine water rights from stream systems.
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Clarifies that the Oklahoma Water Resources Board may institute suits on behalf of the state to determine all water rights in a stream system and shall prosecute such suits to final adjudication.
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Specifies that lawsuit costs shall be charged against parties in proportion to their allotted water rights.
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Provides that neither the filing of such a suit nor an adjudication in such a suit shall be a prerequisite to granting water permits and licenses.
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Effective date: November 1, 2015.
Legislative Description
Waters and water rights; clarifying reference relating to water rights; effective date.
Natural Resources
Last Action
Second Reading referred to Rules
2/3/2015