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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 614 By: Boren
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to the Oklahoma Department of
7 Commerce; amending 74 O.S. 2021, Section 5017.1,
8 which relates to federal energy conservation
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9 annually update certain information; providing
9 contents of certain published information; updating
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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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14 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2021, Section 5017.1, is
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15 amended to read as follows:
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16 Section 5017.1. A. The Oklahoma Department of Commerce shall
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17 have the authority to establish, administer and enforce state and
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18 federal energy conservation programs including, but not limited to,
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19 implementing The Energy Conservation Act of 1975 (P.L. 94-163),
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20 National Energy Extension Service Act (P.L. 95-39, 42 U.S.C. Section
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21 7001 et seq.) and the National Conservation Policy Act (P.L. 95-
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22 619), except as otherwise provided by law.
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23 B. The Energy Conservation Services Division of the Oklahoma
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24 Corporation Commission is hereby abolished. All personnel,
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1 equipment, files, fixtures, funds, furniture, publications and
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2 supplies, and all duties, functions, authority and contractual
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3 obligations that relate to the Energy Conservation Services Division
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4 of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission are hereby transferred to and
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5 vested in the Oklahoma Department of Commerce.
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6 C. Employees transferred to the Oklahoma Department of Commerce
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7 shall be classified and subject to the provisions of the Merit
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8 System of Personnel Administration as provided for in the Oklahoma
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9 Personnel Act. The salaries, grade and/or class of the employees
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10 transferred shall be adjusted to be commensurate with comparable
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11 positions in the Oklahoma Department of Commerce.
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12 D. The full-time-equivalent employee positions funded through
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13 the federal energy conservation programs outlined in this section
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14 shall terminate upon the exhaustion of said the federal funding.
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15 E. The Department shall make publicly available on its website,
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16 to be updated annually, information related to federal, state,
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17 local, and tribal energy efficiency incentive programs. The
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18 information provided shall include, but not be limited to:
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19 1. Information regarding ongoing programs for individual
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20 households, multi-family housing, and any other energy efficiency
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21 incentive programs; and
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22 2. Information that would improve collaboration between retail
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23 energy providers and businesses, local governments, tribal
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1 a. descriptions of the territorial boundaries of retail
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2 energy providers, and
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3 b. individuals designated by the retail energy providers
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4 who are responsible for facilitating the
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5 implementation of energy efficiency incentive programs
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6 with customers, local governments, and tribal
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8 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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