Oklahoma legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Oklahoma HB3403: Environment and natural resources; creating the Oklahoma Biosolids Land Application Research Pilot Program Act; effective date.
Status: Passed both chambers, April 30, 2026
What the bill says
An Act relating to environment and natural resources; creating the Oklahoma Biosolids Land Application Research Pilot Program Act; requiring the Department of Environmental Quality to administer pilot program in cooperation with Oklahoma State University; providing for expiration of the pilot program; listing requirements for the pilot program; requiring submission of certain annual report; listing requirements for annual report; authorizing partnerships with private landowners; limiting liability; making certain exemption; requiring certain documentation be kept…
From the introduced text, May 4, 2026:
An Act relating to environment and natural resources; creating the Oklahoma Biosolids Land Application Research Pilot Program Act; requiring the Department of Environmental Quality to administer pilot program in cooperation with Oklahoma State University; providing for expiration of the pilot program; listing requirements for the pilot program; requiring submission of certain annual report; listing requirements for annual report; authorizing partnerships with private landowners; limiting liability; making certain exemption; requiring certain documentation be kept; authorizing municipalities to require use of certain biotechnology; authorizing adoption of certain technologies; requiring Department of Environmental Quality to perform certain test before land application; requiring test results be given to participants; requiring Department identify certain risks for disclosure; prohibiting application to certain lands; authorizing funding; requiring deposit of funds in certain revolving fund; requiring Department promulgate certain rules; creating the Oklahoma Biosolids Land Application Research Pilot Program Act Revolving Fund; describing fund; providing for content of fund; providing for deposits and expenditures; providing for codification; and providing an effective date. Req. No. 17581 Page BE I T ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2-10-1120 of Title 27A, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: This act shall be known and may …