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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 1933 By: Bullard
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to water; defining terms; prohibiting
7 certain uses and actions in certain location; stating
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11 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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12 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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13 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1820 of Title 82, unless there
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14 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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15 A. For the purposes of this section:
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16 1. "Immediate vicinity" means an area within ten (10) miles of
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17 the main channel of a river;
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18 2. "Industrial water" includes, but is not limited to, water
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19 used in the manufacturing of metals, chemicals, paper, food, and
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20 beverages, and the purpose of mining, power generation, the
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21 extraction or washing of minerals or other sources of energy such as
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22 oil and natural gas; and
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23 3. "Nonlocal" means a municipality or county that is not within
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1 B. It shall be unlawful to do any of the following on or within
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2 the Kiamichi River from four (4) miles north of the Highway 3 bridge
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3 intersection to the Arkansas state line or the Glover River from its
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4 confluence with the Little River to its branch into the east and
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5 west creek:
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6 1. Divert water, including industrial water, for nonlocal
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7 municipalities or counties for the purposes of sale, profit, power
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8 generation, or battery or data storage;
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9 2. Divert water for nonlocal agricultural purposes;
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10 3. Build any dams, impoundments, or diversion structures; or
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11 4. Perform local farming or ranching, silviculture, forestry,
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13 C. This section shall not apply to existing practices or
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14 structures before the effective date of this act.
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15 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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