Oklahoma § 82-1085.7 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board Fee Revolving Fund

§ 82-1085.7. Oklahoma Water Resources Board Fee Revolving Fund

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund

for the Oklahoma Water Resources Board to be designated the

"Oklahoma Water Resources Board Fee Revolving Fund". The fund shall

be a continuing fund for direct and indirect costs of enforcement

and administration of the water duties of the Oklahoma Water

Resources Board. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject

to fiscal year limitations and shall consist of all monies collected

by the Oklahoma Water Resources Board for water-related fees. All

monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated

and may be budgeted for the purpose of duties imposed upon the

Oklahoma Water Resources Board.

Added by Laws 1972, c. 253, § 7. Amended by Laws 1979, c. 47, §

108, emerg. eff. April 9, 1979; Laws 1993, c. 145, § 324, eff. July

1, 1993; Laws 2011, c. 311, § 1; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 1065; Laws

2018, c. 214, § 1, eff. July 1, 2018.

§82-1085.7A. Community Water Infrastructure Development Revolving

Fund

A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving

fund for the Oklahoma Water Resources Board to be designated the

"Community Water Infrastructure Development Revolving Fund".

B. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal

year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by the

Oklahoma Water Resources Board from the apportionment of gross

production tax revenues as prescribed by Section 1004 of Title 68 of

the Oklahoma Statutes.

C. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby

appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Oklahoma Water

Resources Board for the purpose of establishing and maintaining

critical water infrastructure in all areas of the state, including

projects to implement the recommendations of the Oklahoma

Comprehensive Water Plan.

D. Expenditures from said fund shall be made upon warrants

issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by

law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise

Services for approval and payment.

Added by Laws 2006, 2nd Ex. Sess., c. 43, § 4, eff. July 1, 2006.

Amended by Laws 2009, c. 305, § 4, eff. July 1, 2009; Laws 2012, c.

304, § 1066; Laws 2016, c. 226, § 3.

§82-1085.7B. OWRB Revolving Fund.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund

for the Oklahoma Water Resources Board to be designated the “OWRB

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Revolving Fund”. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject

to fiscal year limitations and shall consist of all monies collected

by the Oklahoma Water Resources Board which are not otherwise

designated. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are

hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Oklahoma

Water Resources Board for the purpose of duties imposed upon the

Oklahoma Water Resources Board by law.

Added by Laws 2011, c. 311, § 2.

§82-1085.7C. Phase II Arbuckle-Simpson Hydrology Study Revolving

Fund.

A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving

fund for the Oklahoma Water Resources Board to be designated the

"Phase II Arbuckle-Simpson Hydrology Study Revolving Fund".

B. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal

year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by the

Oklahoma Water Resources Board from the appropriations,

apportionments, donations, federal grants and fee revenues

designated for the purposes of completing in coordination with

relevant state and federal agencies, specifically including the

United States Geological Survey, data collection and development of

an enhanced hydrologic framework and modeling of the eastern

Arbuckle-Simpson Groundwater Basin necessary for purposes of

implementing the requirements of subsection A of Section 1020.9 of

Title 82 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or as otherwise appropriate for

the Board's performance of its lawful function, which work is

necessary for completion of Phase II of the Arbuckle-Simpson

Hydrology Study.

C. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby

appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Oklahoma Water

Resources Board for the purpose of implementing Phase II of the

Arbuckle-Simpson Hydrology Study. The Board shall coordinate with

East Central University and the United States Geological Survey for

the purpose of defining the study scope and conducting the work

necessary to complete data collection and the development of an

enhanced hydrologic framework and modeling of the eastern ArbuckleSimpson Groundwater Basin necessary for purposes of implementing the

requirements of subsection A of Section 1020.9 of Title 82 of the

Oklahoma Statutes, or as otherwise appropriate for the Board's

performance of its lawful function. The Board may coordinate with

other relevant state and federal agencies necessary for the purposes

of this fund.

D. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants

issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by

law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise

Services for approval and payment.

Added by Laws 2019, c. 255, § 1, eff. July 1, 2019.

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