Oklahoma § 17-305 - Corporation Commission and Department of Environmental
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 17-305 — Corporation Commission and Department of Environmental, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 17-305. Corporation Commission and Department of Environmental
Quality designated as state agencies to administer certain federal
programs.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 17. Corporation Commission
Within their respective jurisdictional areas, the Corporation
Commission and the Department of Environmental Quality are hereby
designated as the state agencies to administer subtitle I of Title
VI of the Solid Waste Disposal Act and Section 205 of the Superfund
Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C.A., Section
6991 et seq. The Corporation Commission shall have jurisdiction
over underground and aboveground storage tanks that contain
antifreeze, motor oil, motor fuel, gasoline, kerosene, diesel, or
aviation fuel and that are not located at refineries or at upstream
or intermediate shipment points of pipeline operations, including,
but not limited to, tanks from which these materials are dispensed
into vehicles, or tanks used in wholesale or bulk distribution
activities, as well as leaks from pumps, hoses, dispensers, and
other ancillary equipment associated with the tanks, whether above
the ground or below; provided that any point source discharge of a
pollutant to waters of the United States during site remediation or
the off-site disposal of contaminated soil, media, or debris shall
be regulated by the Department of Environmental Quality. The
Department of Environmental Quality shall have jurisdiction over
underground and aboveground storage tanks containing hazardous
substances and other substances or facilities not within the
jurisdiction of the Corporation Commission.
Added by Laws 1989, c. 90, § 5, emerg. eff. April 21, 1989. Amended
by Laws 1992, c. 406, § 1, emerg. eff. June 11, 1992; Laws 1998, c.
375, § 11, emerg. eff. June 9, 1998; Laws 2000, c. 364, § 7, emerg.
eff. June 6, 2000.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 17-305 ("Corporation Commission and Department of Environmental") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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