Oklahoma legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Oklahoma SB1176: Oklahoma Water Resources Board; creating the Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Investment Program. Effective date. Emergency.
Status: Signed into law, April 22, 2026
What the bill says
An Act relating to the Oklahoma Water Resources Board; creating the Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Investment Program; directing rule promulgation; providing for clawback of funds; defining terms; creating the Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Investment Revolving Fund; stating purpose of fund; establishing fund source; authorizing certain expenditure; providing for codification; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency. SUBJECT: Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Investment Program.
From the enrolled text, April 16, 2026:
An Act relating to the Oklahoma Water Resources Board; creating the Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Investment Program; directing rule promulgation; providing for clawback of funds; defining terms; creating the Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Investment Revolving Fund; stating purpose of fund; establishing fund source; authorizing certain expenditure; providing for codification; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency. SUBJECT: Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Investment Program SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1085.66 of Title 82, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: A. 1. The Oklahoma Water Resources Board shall establish and administer a Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Investment Program. The program shall include development of competitive loans for eligible entities seeking to develop and implement water and wastewater improvement projects, including, but not limited to, incentivizing planning for water and wastewater infrastructure for workforce housing development and commercial site readiness. The Board shall promulgate rules to effectuate the provisions of this act and loan criteria for the program. 2. For the purposes of this section, "eligible entity" or "eligible entities" means an eligible entity as defined pursuant to Section 1085.32 of Title 82 of the Oklahoma Statutes. However, the Board may allocate funds to private citizens or entities for environmental compliance and management programs. …