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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 352 By: Gollihare
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to eminent domain; amending 27 O.S.
7 2021, Section 7, which relates to eminent domain for
8 light, heat, or power by electricity or gas;
8 clarifying applicability of provisions to certain
9 entities; prohibiting use of eminent domain for
9 certain facilities; requiring authorization by
10 Corporation Commission for exercise of eminent domain
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11 declaring an emergency.
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14 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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15 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 27 O.S. 2021, Section 7, is
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16 amended to read as follows:
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17 Section 7. A. Except as otherwise provided in this section,
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18 any person, firm, or corporation organized under the laws of this
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19 state, or authorized to do business in this state, to furnish light,
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20 heat, or power by electricity or natural gas, or any other person,
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21 association, or firm engaged in furnishing lights, heat, or power by
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22 electricity or natural gas shall have and exercise the right of
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23 eminent domain in the same manner and by like proceedings as
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1 B. The power of eminent domain shall not be used for the siting
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2 or building of wind turbines energy facilities, solar energy
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3 facilities, battery storage facilities, or hydrogen gas facilities
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5 C. Prior to seeking to exercise the right of eminent domain for
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6 an electric transmission facility rated greater than three hundred
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7 (300) kilovolts, any person, firm, or corporation subject to the
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8 requirements of subsection A of this section shall have obtained a
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9 certificate of authority from the Corporation Commission.
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10 SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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11 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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12 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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13 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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