Oklahoma Conservation Commission; creating the Spring Creek Watershed Study Act; effective date.

New water-quality study for Spring Creek

Beginning November 1, 2025, the Oklahoma Conservation Commission must study and plan water-quality protection for the Spring Creek watershed. This covers Cherokee, Delaware, and Mayes counties and aims to protect water quality and aquatic habitat. The plan must use voluntary programs with incentives; carrying out conservation practices depends on available resources. The Commission must publish findings online by June 1, 2026, and can update them as conditions and information change. It can work with partner agencies and groups, including through contracts with federal agencies. A new state fund accepts legislative funding, gifts, grants, and other public or private contributions for the act’s purposes. The Commission can spend that money for those purposes, with no fiscal-year limit. The law sets no funding amount or direct household payment.