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HB3665 • 2026

Boating; prohibiting the use of certain motorized vessels on the Lower Mountain Fork River; effective date.

Boating; prohibiting the use of certain motorized vessels on the Lower Mountain Fork River; effective date.

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Sponsor
Dempsey
Last action
2026-02-03
Official status
Referred to Tourism
Effective date
Not listed

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Boating; prohibiting the use of certain motorized vessels on the Lower Mountain Fork River; effective date.

Boating; prohibiting the use of certain motorized vessels on the Lower Mountain Fork River; effective date.

What This Bill Does

  • Boating; prohibiting the use of certain motorized vessels on the Lower Mountain Fork River; effective date.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-03 House

    Second Reading referred to Commerce and Economic Development Oversight

  2. 2026-02-03 House

    Referred to Tourism

  3. 2026-02-02 House

    First Reading

  4. 2026-02-02 House

    Authored by Representative Dempsey

Official Summary Text

Boating; prohibiting the use of certain motorized vessels on the Lower Mountain Fork River; effective date.

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STATE OF OKLAHOMA

2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)

HOUSE BILL 3665 By: Dempsey

AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to boating; prohibiting the use of
certain motorized vessels on the Lower Mountain Fork
River; making certain exceptions; providing for
codification; and providing effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 4219.1 of Title 63, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, no
person shall operate, launch, or place any certain motorized vessel
with a motor greater than ten (10) horsepower into the waters of the
Lower Mountain Fork River in the area from the dam to the end of
Wild Goose Road.
B. The prohibition in subsection A of this section does not
apply to:
1. Law enforcement, emergency response, or search and rescue
operations conducted by federal, state, tribal, or local agencies;

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2. Vessels engaged in authorized governmental operations while
performing official duties; or
3. Vessels otherwise protected by federal law or valid tribal
treaty rights.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.

60-2-15453 JBH 12/18/25