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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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3 SENATE BILL 1008 By: Murdock
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to water and water rights; amending
7 82 O.S. 2021, Section 105.13, as amended by Section
8 2, Chapter 367, O.S.L. 2024 (82 O.S. Supp. 2024,
8 Section 105.13), which relates to water permitting;
9 requiring certain soil moisture assessments prior to
9 surface water permit issuance; and providing an
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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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14 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 82 O.S. 2021, Section 105.13, as
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15 amended by Section 2, Chapter 367, O.S.L. 2024 (82 O.S. Supp. 2024,
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16 Section 105.13), is amended to read as follows:
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17 Section 105.13. A. 1. The Oklahoma Water Resources Board is
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18 authorized to issue, in addition to regular permits, seasonal,
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19 temporary, term, or provisional temporary permits at any time the
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20 Board finds such issuance will not impair or interfere with domestic
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21 uses or existing rights of prior appropriators and may do so even
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22 where it finds no unappropriated water is available for a regular
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23 permit. All seasonal, temporary, term, and provisional temporary
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24 permits shall contain a provision making them subject to all rights
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1 of prior appropriators. If any such permit is for water impounded
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2 in any works for storage, diversion, or carriage of water, the
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3 applicant must comply with the provisions of Section 105.21 of this
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4 title.
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5 2. Surface water withdrawal permits issued on and after the
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6 effective date of this act shall be conditioned upon the measurement
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7 of subsurface soil moisture content. Surface water permittees shall
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8 conduct soil moisture assessments at intervals prescribed by the
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9 Oklahoma Water Resources Board and report findings as part of the
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10 compliance process. The Board shall establish moisture thresholds
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11 based on regional hydrological and agricultural conditions, which
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12 shall be publicly accessible.
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13 B. Except as otherwise provided by this section, application,
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14 notice, and administrative hearing as provided in Sections 105.9
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15 through 105.12 of this title shall be required for all permits. A
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16 provisional temporary permit may be immediately and summarily
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17 granted upon administrative approval by the Executive Director.
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18 Provisional temporary permits shall:
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19 1. Not be effective for a period of more than ninety (90) days
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20 except for the oil and natural gas industry;
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21 2. Be granted at the discretion of the Board; and
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22 3. Be subject to such terms, conditions, and rules promulgated
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23 by the Board for such purposes.
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1 C. The Executive Director of the Board may administratively
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2 issue permits to use limited quantities of stream water. Notice,
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3 procedures, and the maximum quantity authorized for limited quantity
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4 stream water permits shall be in compliance with rules promulgated
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5 by the Board. In no event shall the maximum quantity of water
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6 authorized in a limited quantity stream water permit exceed the
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7 amount of stream water that would otherwise be determined by the
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8 Board pursuant to Section 105.12 of this title.
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9 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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