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Oklahoma Legislature· SB 1009Coauthored by Senator Burns

An act relating to water and water rights, the official text

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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 1009           By: Bullard
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5                            AS INTRODUCED

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6   An Act relating to water and water rights; defining

6   term; construing provision; providing for

7   codification; and providing an effective date.

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9 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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10  SECTION 1.      NEW LAW  A new section of law to be codified

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11 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1702 of Title 82, unless there
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12 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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13  A "basin integrity study" means a scientific study to determine

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14 sustainable instream flow regimes tailored for certain basins in
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15 certain seasons in this state. Results of such studies shall meet
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16 the demand of consumptive and nonconsumptive uses including, but not
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17 limited to, sustainable growth, water quality, tourism, and
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18 economic, agricultural, environmental, industrial, and municipal
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19 development. A basin integrity study shall not be construed as a
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20 means to revoke private water rights or interfere with senior water
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21 permitting.
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22  SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.

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24  60-1-115        RD       1/16/2025 2:22:04 PM

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    Req. No. 115                                              Page 1
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