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OK SB1606
Bill
AI Summary
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Removes the 12-month deadline for wind energy facility owners to complete decommissioning after abandonment, instead requiring decommissioning only at the end of the equipment's useful life
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Wind facility owners remain responsible for removing turbines, towers, buildings, cabling, electrical components, and foundations to a depth of 30 inches below grade
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Disturbed land must be graded and reseeded to restore it to pre-construction condition, excluding roads unless the landowner requests their restoration in writing
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Oklahoma Corporation Commission retains authority to complete decommissioning if facility owners fail to do so at the end of the equipment's useful life
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Effective date: November 1, 2026
Legislative Description
Oklahoma Wind Energy Development Act; modifying time at which wind energy facility must be decommissioned. Effective date.
Last Action
Second Reading referred to Energy
2/3/2026