Oklahoma § 27A-2-7-304 Creation of fund - Status - Expenditures - Purpose -

Oklahoma Statutes

§ 27A-2-7-304 — Creation of fund - Status - Expenditures - Purpose -

Oklahoma § 27A-2-7-304

Title 27AEnvironment And Natural Resources

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Bluebook

Okla. Stat. tit. 27A, § 27A-2-7-304 (2026).

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Control and management - Use - Emergencies.

A.There is hereby created in the State Treasury a special fund for the Department to be designated as the "Hazardous Waste Fund". This fund shall consist of monies transferred to it from funds appropriated to the Department for this purpose and from other sources as provided by law. The fund shall be a continuing fund not subject to fiscal year limitations. Expenditures from the Hazardous Waste Fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims submitted to the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment. The fund shall be for the purpose of protecting public health and safety as prescribed in the Hazardous Waste Management Act and for providing basic emergency response trainin

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Control and management - Use - Emergencies. A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a special fund for the Department to be designated as the "Hazardous Waste Fund". This fund shall consist of monies transferred to it from funds appropriated to the Department for this purpose and from other sources as provided by law. The fund shall be a continuing fund not subject to fiscal year limitations. Expenditures from the Hazardous Waste Fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims submitted to the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment. The fund shall be for the purpose of protecting public health and safety as prescribed in the Hazardous Waste Management Act and for providing basic emergency response training and protective equipment and for response or remediation activities authorized in subsection F of Section 2-7-121 of this title. The Department is authorized, upon the request of a municipality or county, to assist such municipality or county in the development of emergency response plans. The fund shall be under the control and management of the administrative authority of the Department. Pursuant to the provisions of the Hazardous Waste Fund Act, the Department is authorized to determine the manner in which such fund is to be used. The Department of Public Safety and the Department of Civil Emergency Management are authorized and directed to assist and cooperate with the Department in the performance of its duties under the Hazardous Waste Fund Act. B. Hazardous waste fees paid into the Department of Environmental Quality Revolving Fund pursuant to the Hazardous Waste Management Act may be transferred to the Hazardous Waste Fund.

Legislative History

Added by Laws 1982, c. 202, § 4. Amended by Laws 1992, c. 403, § 39, eff. Sept. 1, 1992; Laws 1993, c. 145, § 121, eff. July 1, 1993. Renumbered from § 1-2018 of Title 63 by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 359, eff. July 1, 1993. Amended by Laws 1994, c. 353, § 26, eff. July 1, 1994; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 105.