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OK SB1606

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/2/2026

Primary Sponsor

Avery Frix

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • 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

  • Wind facility owners remain responsible for removing turbines, towers, buildings, cabling, electrical components, and foundations to a depth of 30 inches below grade

  • Disturbed land must be graded and reseeded to restore it to pre-construction condition, excluding roads unless the landowner requests their restoration in writing

  • Oklahoma Corporation Commission retains authority to complete decommissioning if facility owners fail to do so at the end of the equipment's useful life

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Energy2/3/2026

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