HB 3007

                               An Act
ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 3007  By: Kendrix of the House
                                                  and
                                          Bergstrom of the Senate
         An Act relating to environment and natural resources;
         amending 27A O.S. 2021, Section 2-2-201, as amended
         by Section 1, Chapter 69, O.S.L. 2023 (27A O.S. Supp.
         2025, Section 2-2-201), which relates to advisory
         councils; extending sunset date; providing an
         effective date; and declaring an emergency.
SUBJECT: Environment and natural resources
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
    SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     27A O.S. 2021, Section 2-2-201, as
amended by Section 1, Chapter 69, O.S.L. 2023 (27A O.S. Supp. 2025,
Section 2-2-201), is amended to read as follows:
    Section 2-2-201. A. There are hereby re-created until July 1,
2026 2031, pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Sunset Law:
    1.   The Water Quality Management Advisory Council;
    2.   The Hazardous Waste Management Advisory Council;
    3.   The Solid Waste Management Advisory Council; and
    4.   The Radiation Management Advisory Council.
    B. 1. Except as provided for in paragraph 2 of this
subsection, each Council created pursuant to subsection A of this
section shall consist of nine (9) members. Three members shall be
appointed by the Governor, three members shall be appointed by the
Speaker of the House of Representatives and three members shall be
appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate. Appointments
shall be for three-year terms. Members of the Advisory Councils
shall serve at the pleasure of and may be removed from office by the
appointing authority. Members shall continue to serve until their
successors are appointed. Any vacancy shall be filled in the same
manner as the original appointments. Five members shall constitute
a quorum.
   2.   a.   The Solid Waste Management Advisory Council shall
             consist of ten (10) members. Four members shall be
             appointed by the Governor, three members shall be
             appointed by the Speaker of the House of
             Representatives and three members shall be appointed
             by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
             Appointments shall be for three-year terms. Members
             of the Solid Waste Management Advisory Council shall
             serve at the pleasure of and may be removed from
             office by the appointing authority. Members shall
             continue to serve until their successors are
             appointed. Any vacancy shall be filled in the same
             manner as the original appointments. Six members
             shall constitute a quorum.
        b.   The Water Quality Management Advisory Council shall
             consist of twelve (12) members. Four members shall be
             appointed by the Governor, four members shall be
             appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate,
             and four members shall be appointed by the Speaker of
             the House of Representatives. Appointments shall be
             for three-year terms. Members shall serve at the
             pleasure of and may be removed by the appointing
             authority. Members may be eligible for reappointment
             and shall continue to serve until their successors are
             appointed. Vacancies shall be filled in the same
             manner as their original appointments. Seven members
             shall constitute a quorum.
    3. Each Council shall elect a chair and a vice-chair from among
its members. Each Council shall meet as required for rule
development, review and recommendation and for such other purposes
specified by law. Special meetings may be called by the chair or by
the concurrence of any three members.
    C. 1. All members of the Water Quality Management Advisory
Council shall be knowledgeable of water quality and of the
environment. The Council shall be composed as follows:
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        a.   the Governor shall appoint four members as follows:
             (1)      one member representing the field of engineering,
             (2)      one member representing a statewide nonprofit
                      environmental organization,
             (3)      one member representing the general public, and
             (4)      one member representing a commercial or publicly
                      owned laboratory accredited by the Department for
                      both the Drinking Water and the General
                      Environmental Laboratory classifications of
                      accreditation,
        b.   the President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall appoint
             four members as follows:
             (1)      one member representing an industry located in
                      this state,
             (2)      one member representing an oil-field-related
                      industry,
             (3)      one member representing the field of geology, and
             (4)      one member who holds a certificate under the
                      Waterworks and Wastewater Works Operator
                      Certification Act and who is the operator of a
                      municipal waterworks or wastewater works
                      facility, and
        c.   the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall
             appoint four members as follows:
             (1)      one member representing a political subdivision
                      of the state who shall be a member of the local
                      governmental body of a city or town,
             (2)      one member representing a rural water district
                      organized pursuant to the laws of this state,
             (3)      one member representing the field of agriculture,
                      and
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             (4)      one member who holds a certificate under the
                      Waterworks and Wastewater Works Operator
                      Certification Act and who is the operator of a
                      waterworks or wastewater works for a rural water
                      or sewer district organized pursuant to law.
    2. The jurisdictional areas of the Water Quality Management
Advisory Council shall include Article VI of this chapter, Article
IV of this chapter, waterworks and wastewater activities, water
quality and protection and related activities and such other areas
as designated by the Board.
    D. 1. All members of the Hazardous Waste Management Advisory
Council shall be knowledgeable of hazardous waste and of the
environment. The Council shall be composed as follows:
        a.   the Governor shall appoint three members as follows:
             (1)      one member representing an industry located in
                      this state,
             (2)      one member representing a statewide nonprofit
                      environmental organization, and
             (3)      one member representing a political subdivision
                      of the state who shall be a member of the local
                      governing body of a city or town,
        b.   the President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall appoint
             three members as follows:
             (1)      one member representing a political subdivision
                      of the state who shall be a member of the local
                      governmental body of a city or town,
             (2)      one member representing the general public, and
             (3)      one member representing industry generating
                      hazardous waste, and
        c.   the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall
             appoint three members as follows:
             (1)      one member representing the field of engineering,
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             (2)      one member representing the hazardous waste
                      industry, and
             (3)      one member representing the field of geology.
    2. The jurisdictional areas of the Hazardous Waste Management
Advisory Council shall include Article VII of this chapter, the
Oklahoma Hazardous Waste Reduction Program, and such other areas as
designated by the Board.
    E. 1. All members of the Solid Waste Management Advisory
Council shall be knowledgeable of solid waste and of the
environment. The Council shall be composed as follows:
        a.   the Governor shall appoint four members as follows:
             (1)      one member representing a statewide nonprofit
                      environmental organization,
             (2)      one member shall be a county commissioner,
             (3)      one member representing the general public, and
             (4)      one member representing the solid waste
                      incineration, waste-to-energy industry in this
                      state,
        b.   the President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall appoint
             three members as follows:
             (1)      one member representing an industry located in
                      this state generating solid waste,
             (2)      one member representing a political subdivision
                      of this state who shall be a member of the local
                      governmental body of a city or town, and
             (3)      one member representing the field of geology, and
        c.   the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall
             appoint three members as follows:
             (1)      one member representing the solid waste disposal
                      industry in this state,
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             (2)      one member representing the field of engineering,
                      and
             (3)      one member representing the transportation
                      industry.
    2. The jurisdictional areas of the Solid Waste Management
Advisory Council shall include Article X of this chapter, the
Oklahoma Used Tire Recycling Act and such other areas as designated
by the Board.
    F. 1. All members of the Radiation Management Advisory Council
shall be knowledgeable of radiation hazards and radiation
protection. The Council shall be composed as follows:
        a.   the Governor shall appoint three members as follows:
             (1)      one member representing an industry located in
                      this state which uses sources of radiation in its
                      manufacturing or processing business,
             (2)      one member representing a statewide nonprofit
                      environmental organization, and
             (3)      one member representing the engineering
                      profession who shall be a professional engineer
                      employed and experienced in matters of radiation
                      management and protection,
        b.   the President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall appoint
             three members as follows:
             (1)      one member representing the faculty of an
                      institution of higher learning of university
                      status and shall be experienced in matters of
                      scientific knowledge and competent in matters of
                      radiation management and protection,
             (2)      one member representing the general public, and
             (3)      one member representing the field of industrial
                      radiography, and
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        c.   the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall
             appoint three members as follows:
             (1)      one member representing the transportation
                      industry,
             (2)      one member representing the petroleum industry
                      who is trained and experienced in radiation
                      management and protection, and
             (3)      one member representing a medical institution
                      within this state who shall be experienced in
                      matters of radiation management and protection.
    2. The jurisdictional areas of the Radiation Management
Advisory Council shall include Article IX of this chapter and such
other areas as designated by the Board.
    G. 1. The Air Quality Council shall remain in effect as the
Air Quality Advisory Council and carry on the powers and duties
assigned to it by law. Future appointments to the Council shall be
made according to the provisions of this section.
    2. The Council shall consist of nine (9) members who shall be
residents of this state and appointed by the Governor with the
advice and consent of the Senate.
    3. Members of the Council shall have the qualifications as
follows:
        a.   one member shall be selected from the engineering
             profession, and, as such, shall be a professional
             engineer and experienced in matters of air pollution
             equipment and control, who shall not be an employee of
             any unit of government,
        b.   one member shall be selected from industry in general,
             and, as such, shall be employed as a manufacturing
             executive carrying on a manufacturing business within
             this state,
        c.   one member shall be selected from a faculty of an
             institution of higher learning of university status
             and shall be experienced in matters of scientific
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             knowledge and competent in matters of air pollution
             control and evaluation,
        d.   one member shall be selected from the transportation
             industry,
        e.   one member shall be selected from the petroleum
             industry, and, as such, shall be employed by a
             petroleum company carrying on a petroleum refining
             business within the state, and, as such, shall be
             trained and experienced in matters of scientific
             knowledge of causes as well as effects of air
             pollution,
        f.   one member shall be selected from agriculture, and, as
             such, shall be engaged in or employed by a basic
             agricultural business or the processing of
             agricultural products,
        g.   one member shall be selected from the political
             subdivisions of the state, and, as such, shall be a
             member of the local government body of a city or town,
        h.   one member, whose first term shall expire on June 15,
             1998, shall be selected from the general public, and
        i.   one member, whose first term shall expire on June 15,
             1999, shall be selected from the electric utilities
             industry, and as such, shall be knowledgeable in
             matters of air pollution and control.
    4. Each member shall be appointed to serve a term of office of
seven (7) years.
    The terms of all members shall be deemed to have expired on June
15 of the year of expiration, and shall continue until successors
have been duly appointed and qualified. If a vacancy occurs, the
Governor shall appoint a person for the remaining portion of the
unexpired term created by the vacancy. Five members of the Council
shall constitute a quorum.
    5. The Council shall hold at least two regular meetings each
calendar year at a place and time to be fixed by the Council. The
Council shall select one of its members to serve as chair and
another of its members to serve as vice-chair at the first regular
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meeting in each calendar year to serve as the chair and vice-chair
for the ensuing year. Special meetings may be called, and any
meeting may be canceled, by the chair, or by three members of the
Council by delivery of written notice to each member of the Council.
    6. The jurisdictional areas of the Air Quality Council shall
include Article V of this chapter and such other areas as designated
by the Board.
    H. In addition to other powers and duties assigned to each
Council pursuant to this Code, each Council shall, within its
jurisdictional area:
    1. Have authority to recommend to the Board rules on behalf of
the Department. The Department shall not have standing to recommend
to the Board permanent rules or changes to such rules within the
jurisdiction of a Council which have not previously been submitted
to the appropriate Council for action;
    2. Before recommending any permanent rules to the Board, give
public notice, offer opportunity for public comment and conduct a
public rulemaking hearing when required by the Administrative
Procedures Act;
    3. Have the authority to make written recommendations to the
Board which have been concurred upon by at least a majority of the
membership of the Council;
    4. Have the authority to provide a public forum for the
discussion of issues it considers relevant to its area of
jurisdiction, and to:
        a.   pass nonbinding resolutions expressing the sense of
             the Council, and
        b.   make recommendations to the Board or Department
             concerning the need and the desirability of conducting
             meetings, workshops and seminars; and
    5. Cooperate with each other Council, the public, the Board and
the Executive Director in order to coordinate the rules within their
respective jurisdictional areas and to achieve maximum efficiency
and effectiveness in furthering the objectives of the Department.
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    I. The Councils shall not recommend rules for promulgation by
the Environmental Quality Board unless all applicable requirements
of the Administrative Procedures Act have been followed, including
but not limited to notice, rule impact statement and rulemaking
hearings.
    J. Members of the Councils shall serve without compensation but
may be reimbursed expenses incurred in the performance of their
duties, as provided in the State Travel Reimbursement Act. The
Councils are authorized to utilize the conference rooms of the
Department of Environmental Quality and obtain administrative
assistance from the Department, as required.
   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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    Passed the House of Representatives the 12th day of March, 2026.
                                    Presiding Officer of the House
                                                of Representatives
    Passed the Senate the 20th day of April, 2026.
                                   Presiding Officer of the Senate
                       OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
    Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
    Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
                                   _________________________________
                                   Governor of the State of Oklahoma
                  OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
    Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
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