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An act relating to the Oklahoma Floodplain Management 7 Act, the official text

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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 648                      By: Jech
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6                               AS INTRODUCED

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7   An Act relating to the Oklahoma Floodplain Management

7   Act; amending 82 O.S. 2021, Section 1605, which

8   relates to county, municipal, and state floodplain

8   boards; allowing for compensation of certain board

9   members; authorizing reimbursement of certain

9   expenses; updating statutory references; and

10  providing an effective date.

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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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14  SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY   82 O.S. 2021, Section 1605, is

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15 amended to read as follows:
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16  Section 1605. A. 1. A county floodplain board shall be

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17 composed of five (5) members to be appointed by the board of county
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18 commissioners.
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19  2. All the members of the board shall be residents of the

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20 county and shall own or operate real property within the
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21 unincorporated area of the county.
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22  3. Two members shall be appointed for terms of two (2) years,

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23 two members shall be appointed for terms of four (4) years and one
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1 member shall be appointed for a term of six (6) years. Thereafter,
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2 all appointments shall be made for terms of six (6) years.
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3   4. All members shall serve without may receive as compensation

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4 an amount to be established by the board of county commissioners not
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5 to exceed One Hundred Twenty-five Dollars ($125.00) per meeting.
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6 The members may be reimbursed expenses incurred in performance of
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7 their duties as provided in the State Travel Reimbursement Act.
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8 Members may be removed by the board of county commissioners for
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9 cause after a public hearing for that purpose.
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10  5. Vacancies shall be filled by additional appointments for the

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11 unexpired term only.
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12  B. 1. A municipal floodplain board shall be composed of five

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13 (5) members to be appointed by the municipal governing body. All
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14 the members of the board shall be residents of the municipality.
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15  2. Membership of floodplain boards in existence prior to the

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16 effective date of this act May 13, 1980, shall remain as currently
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17 constituted. Membership for boards created subsequent to the
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18 effective date of this act May 13, 1980, shall consist of two
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19 members appointed for terms of two (2) years, two members appointed
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20 for terms of four (4) years and one member appointed for a term of
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21 six (6) years. Thereafter, all appointments shall be made for terms
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22 of six (6) years.
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23  3. All members shall serve without compensation may receive as

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24 compensation an amount to be established by the municipal governing
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1 body not to exceed One Hundred Twenty-five Dollars ($125.00) per
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2 meeting. The members may be reimbursed expenses incurred in
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3 performance of their duties as provided in the State Travel
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4 Reimbursement Act.
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5   4. Members may be removed by the municipal governing body for

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6 cause after a public hearing for that purpose.
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7   5. Vacancies shall be filled by additional appointments for the

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9   C. A state floodplain board shall be composed of the members of

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12  SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.

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