Bill > HB2263

This bill creates the Groundwater Irrigation District Act in Oklahoma. The key provisions are: it allows 10 individual groundwater permit holders to petition for the creation of a groundwater irrigation district; the district would be comprised of a whole county or adjacent counties and include only permit holders who desire to participate; the county commissioners would verify the petition and establish the initial district board, which would then adopt bylaws; the Oklahoma Water Resources Board can promulgate rules to enforce the provisions of the act; and the bill takes effect on November 1, 2019.