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Introduced Session

An Act relating to energy; creating the Oklahoma Energy Storage Resource Safety Act; stating legislative intent; defining terms; requiring energy storage resources comply with certain safety codes and standards; providing for resolution if conflict exists; limiting application for certain energy storage resources; authorizing requirement for certain written report; listing required contents of written report; requiring certain cooperation; requiring certain information be provided; requiring the curing of noncompliance before commencement of operations; requiring certain energy storage resource to have emergency operations plan; listing requirements of emergency operations plan; requiring submission of emergency operations plan; requiring the offering of certain training to local first responders; listing requirements of training; prohibiting certain actions by political subdivisions; requiring certain agreements contain decommissioning provisions; requiring landowner make certain timely requests for grantee compliance; stating certain applicability; requiring certain financial assurance be delivered; stating acceptable forms of financial assurance; requiring certain amount of financial assurance; providing agreement contain certain provisions; detailing agreement provision requirements; assigning certain costs to grantee; prohibiting certain cancellation of financial assurance; making certain agreement provisions void; providing for certain injunctive relief; establishing fees for review and permitting certain facilities by the Office of the Oklahoma State Fire Marshal; limiting the amount of collected fees; providing for distribution of collected fees; requiring completion of certain report as soon as practicable; requiring the State Fire Marshal Commission to adopt certain rules; requiring fees and timing to continue to conform if certain delegation occurs; limiting application of act to certain facilities; creating the Oklahoma Solar Energy Development Act; stating legislative findings; requiring owners of solar energy facilities to provide certain statement to landowners; listing minimum requirements of statements; authorizing certain landowners the right to inspect records to verify payments; requiring certain records be made available; detailing the procedure for providing records; requiring the annual reporting of generation, nameplate capacity, and facility location to the Oklahoma Corporation Commission; requiring the keeping of liability insurance policy prior to commencement of construction; requiring landowner be added as additional insured to policy; requiring certain evidence of policy be submitted to landowner; requiring certain notice; requiring submission of a notification of intent to build; requiring Corporation Commission prescribe form and submission requirements; listing certain required information; requiring certain notification to board of county commissioners or municipality; requiring publication of certain notice by certain date; requiring copies of notice be sent to certain specified parties; requiring an affidavit in certain situations; requiring the holding of a public meeting; requiring notice of public meeting be published and submitted; listing requirements of public meeting notice; requiring certain notice to surface estate owner; requiring certain provided information be confidential and proprietary; requiring parties take certain actions; stating confidentiality provisions shall not be limited by certain agreements; providing for certain penalties; listing requirements of notice to surface estate; prohibiting commencement of construction until all notification requirements are satisfied; requiring notification to Corporation Commission that certain requirements have been met; providing for certain penalty; stating requirements shall only apply to certain facilities; requiring submission of certain site plans to the Office of the Oklahoma State Fire Marshal at certain time; listing requirements to be included in site plan; limiting review of the Office of the Oklahoma State Fire Marshal; requiring review be completed as soon as practicable; allowing certain on-site actions to proceed during review period; authorizing assessment of certain fee; limiting the amount of collected fee; providing for fee distribution; providing for application to certain facilities; requiring compliance with certain act; requiring submission of certain evidence of financial assurance; providing for certain calculations of financial assurance; requiring financial assurance be certain percentage of decommissioning estimate; authorizing Corporation Commission to promulgate certain rules; granting certain exclusive jurisdiction; providing for codification; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

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Brad Boles (R)*,  Lonnie Paxton (R)*,  Mark Chapman (R),  Mike Dobrinski (R),  Grant Green (R), 

Senate Energy REVISED Hearing (10:00:00 4/16/2026 Room 230) (on 04/16/2026)

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