1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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3 SENATE BILL 3 By: Green
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to the Department of Environmental
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8 of certain materials; prohibiting issuance or renewal
8 of certain permits; defining terms; providing for
9 codification; and declaring an emergency.
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12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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13 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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14 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2-6-501.7 of Title 27A, unless
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15 there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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16 A. To protect the health and safety of the people of Oklahoma,
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17 a moratorium is hereby established on land application of sludge and
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18 biosolid material in this state until July 1, 2028. On and after
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19 the effective date of this act, the Department of Environmental
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20 Quality shall not issue or renew any permit for the land application
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21 of sludge or biosolid material and all active permits shall be
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22 revoked until July 1, 2028.
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23 B. For the purposes of this section:
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 1 1. “Biosolid material” means sludge, perfluoroalkyl, and any
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2 polyfluoroalkyl substance; and
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3 2. “Sludge” shall mean sludge as defined pursuant to Section 2-
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4 10-401 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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5 SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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6 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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7 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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8 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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