1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
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3 SENATE BILL 1759 By: Paxton
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to contractors; amending 59 O.S.
7 2021, Section 1158, which relates to installers of
8 individual sewage disposal systems; changing
8 specified amount needed for required certification;
9 updating statutory language; and providing an
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12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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13 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 1158, is
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14 amended to read as follows:
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15 Section 1158. A. On and after July 1, 2002, any person, before
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16 engaging in the installation of individual sewage disposal systems,
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17 shall first obtain certification from the Department of
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18 Environmental Quality under such rules as may be promulgated by the
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19 Environmental Quality Board. The provisions of this subsection
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20 shall only apply to persons who install more than ten one individual
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21 sewage disposal systems per calendar year. As used in this section,
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22 “individual sewage disposal systems” system” means a sewage disposal
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23 system that serves an individual residence or duplex and is not
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24 available for use by the general public.
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 1 B. Environmental Specialists specialists employed by the
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2 Department of Environmental Quality may perform soil profile
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3 descriptions to design individual and other subsurface sewage
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4 disposal systems. Any other individual choosing to perform soil
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5 profile descriptions to design individual and other subsurface
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6 sewage disposal systems shall first be certified by the Department
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7 of Environmental Quality under such rules as may be promulgated by
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8 the Environmental Quality Board.
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9 C. The Environmental Quality Board shall promulgate rules that
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10 shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
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11 1. Establishment of minimum requirements for each type of
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12 certification;
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13 2. Establishment of a procedure and schedule for the assessment
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14 of penalties for failure to comply with this section or rules
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15 promulgated pursuant thereto;
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16 3. Establishment of procedures for suspension, revocation and
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17 nonrenewal of a certification; and
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18 4. A requirement that an annual fee, as set by the
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19 Environmental Quality Board pursuant to Section 2-3-402 of Title 27A
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20 of the Oklahoma Statutes, shall be paid to the Department of
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21 Environmental Quality for each certification.
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22 D. The Water Quality Management Advisory Council shall
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23 recommend proposed rules to the Environmental Quality Board pursuant
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24 to Section 2-2-201 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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 1 E. The Department of Environmental Quality may, after notice
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2 and opportunity for a hearing pursuant to the Administrative
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3 Procedures Act, assess administrative penalties and may revoke,
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4 suspend or deny renewal of a certification pursuant to Section 2-3-
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5 502 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes for any violation of this
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6 section or rules promulgated pursuant thereto. Such administrative
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7 penalties shall be deposited as provided in Section 2-3-401 of Title
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8 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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9 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024.
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