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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
SENATE BILL 1918 By: Burns
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to groundwater permits; amending 82
O.S. 2021, Section 1020.7, which relates to
groundwater permit applications; requiring certain
information with application; providing an effective
date; and declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 82 O.S. 2021, Section 1020.7, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 1020.7. Any person intending to use groundwater shall
make application apply to the Oklahoma Water Resources Board for an
appropriate permit as provided in Section 1020.11 of this title
before commencing any drilling for such purposes and before taking
water from any completed well heretofore drilled. Such application
to take and use groundwater shall be on a form provided by the Board
and pursuant to the rules and regulations established by the Board
and shall include documentation that the applicant has a valid,
unexpired driver license issued in this state or a valid United
States passport. The application heretofore filed with the Board
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shall be used in granting permits for existing wells and the Board
shall publish the notice of the hearing thereon.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2026.
SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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