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OK HB4354
Bill
Status
2/2/2026
Primary Sponsor
Anthony Moore
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AI Summary
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Creates the Salt Cedar Eradication Act establishing a program to control and eradicate invasive Salt Cedar (Tamarix species) in Oklahoma counties within the Upper North Fork of the Red River Basin
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Oklahoma Conservation Commission administers the program in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry and the Oklahoma Water Resources Board
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Program duties include surveying and mapping infestations, implementing eradication strategies (mechanical removal, chemical treatments, biological controls), and providing technical and financial assistance to private, tribal, and public landowners
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Establishes the Salt Cedar Eradication Revolving Fund in the State Treasury to receive appropriations, federal grants, municipal and private contributions, and interest earnings
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Requires annual reports to the Governor and legislative leadership on eradication progress, expenditures, and recommendations; effective date July 1, 2026, with emergency clause
Legislative Description
Invasive cedar; Salt Cedar Eradication Act; definitions; creating program; rules; report; effective date; emergency.
Last Action
Second Reading referred to Rules
2/3/2026