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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 1918 By: Burns
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to groundwater permits; amending 82
7 O.S. 2021, Section 1020.7, which relates to
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12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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13 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 82 O.S. 2021, Section 1020.7, is
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14 amended to read as follows:
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15 Section 1020.7. Any person intending to use groundwater shall
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16 make application apply to the Oklahoma Water Resources Board for an
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17 appropriate permit as provided in Section 1020.11 of this title
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18 before commencing any drilling for such purposes and before taking
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19 water from any completed well heretofore drilled. Such application
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20 to take and use groundwater shall be on a form provided by the Board
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21 and pursuant to the rules and regulations established by the Board
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22 and shall include documentation that the applicant has a valid,
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23 unexpired driver license issued in this state or a valid United
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24 States passport. The application heretofore filed with the Board
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1 shall be used in granting permits for existing wells and the Board
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2 shall publish the notice of the hearing thereon.
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3 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2026.
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4 SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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5 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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6 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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7 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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