Bill > SB621

This bill creates a new exemption for municipal waste combustors (facilities that burn municipal solid waste) that are already regulated under specific federal environmental regulations (40 C.F.R., Part 60, Subpart Eb) and overseen by Oklahoma's Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). The bill specifically exempts these combustor entities from additional DEQ regulations related to waste incineration, including but not limited to regulations covering biomedical waste, hospital and medical waste, commercial solid waste, and industrial solid waste. By declaring an emergency provision in Section 2, the bill is designed to take effect immediately upon passage and approval, meaning the regulatory exemption would be implemented as soon as the bill becomes law. The purpose appears to be reducing redundant or overlapping environmental regulations for waste combustion facilities that are already subject to comprehensive federal and state oversight.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=sb621&Session=2600