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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
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3 SENATE BILL 1510 By: Hamilton
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to energy; requiring certain bonds
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8 requiring certain fee; requiring certain certificate;
8 authorizing certain entry; requiring certain payment;
9 providing for codification; and providing an
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12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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13 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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14 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 160.13A of Title 17, unless
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15 there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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16 A. Prior to commencing construction of a wind energy facility,
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17 the owner or operator of a wind energy facility shall file a surety
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18 bond with the Secretary of State in the sum of One Hundred Thousand
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19 Dollars ($100,000.00) and such bond shall be conditioned upon
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20 compliance with the Oklahoma Wind Energy Development Act for payment
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21 of any location damages due which the owner or operator cannot
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22 otherwise pay. The Secretary of State shall hold such corporate
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23 surety bond for the benefit of the landowners of this state and
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24 shall ensure that such security is in a form readily payable to a
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1 landowner awarded damages in an action brought pursuant to this act.
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2 Each corporate surety bond filed with the Secretary of State shall
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3 be accompanied by a filing fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00).
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4 B. The bonding company shall file, for such fee as is provided
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5 for by law, a certificate that such bond is in effect or has been
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6 canceled, or that a claim has been made against it in the office of
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7 the court clerk in each county in which the owner or operator is
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8 planning to construct. The bond must remain in full force and
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9 effect as long as the owner or operator continues wind energy
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10 operations in this state. Each such filing shall be accompanied by
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11 a filing fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00).
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12 C. Upon deposit of the bond, the owner or operator shall be
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13 permitted entry upon the property and shall be permitted to commence
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14 construction of a wind energy facility in accordance with the terms
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15 and conditions of any lease or other existing contractual or lawful
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16 right.
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17 D. If the damages agreed to by the parties or awarded by the
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18 court are greater than the bond, the owner or operator shall pay the
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19 damages immediately or post an additional bond sufficient to cover
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20 the damages. Such increase in bond shall comply with the
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21 requirements of this section.
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22 SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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23 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 815 of Title 17, unless there is
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24 created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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1 A. Prior to commencing construction of a solar power facility,
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2 as defined in Section 820.1 of Title 17 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
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3 the owner or operator of a solar power facility shall file a surety
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4 bond with the Secretary of State in the sum of One Hundred Thousand
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5 Dollars ($100,000.00) and such bond shall be conditioned upon
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6 compliance with the Commission Solar Decommissioning Act as
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7 determined by the Corporation Commission for payment of any location
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8 damages due which the owner or operator cannot otherwise pay. The
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9 Secretary of State shall hold such corporate surety bond for the
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10 benefit of the landowners of this state and shall ensure that such
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11 security is in a form readily payable to a landowner awarded damages
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12 in an action brought pursuant to this act. Each corporate surety
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13 bond filed with the Secretary of State shall be accompanied by a
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14 filing fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00).
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15 B. The bonding company shall file, for such fee as is provided
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16 for by law, a certificate that such bond is in effect or has been
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17 canceled, or that a claim has been made against it in the office of
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18 the court clerk in each county in which the owner or operator is
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19 planning to construct. The bond must remain in full force and
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20 effect as long as the owner or operator continues solar energy
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21 operations in this state. Each such filing shall be accompanied by
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22 a filing fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00).
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23 C. Upon deposit of the bond, the owner or operator shall be
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24 permitted entry upon the property and shall be permitted to commence
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1 construction of a solar power facility in accordance with the terms
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2 and conditions of any lease or other existing contractual or lawful
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3 right.
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4 D. If the damages agreed to by the parties or awarded by the
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5 court are greater than the bond, the owner or operator shall pay the
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6 damages immediately or post an additional bond sufficient to cover
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7 the damages. Such increase in bond shall comply with the
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8 requirements of this section.
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9 SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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