Title 17, Title 17 — Corporation Commission

In the exercise of the authority granted by this act, except as herein expressly provided, the Commission shall be governed by and shall conform to the provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act, Sections 1 through 25, inclusive, Chapter 371, O.S.L.1963 (75 O.S.Supp.1968, Se…

The provisions of this act shall not be applicable to rural water districts created under the provisions of Section 1 et seq., Chapter 266, O.S.L.1963 (82 O.S.Supp.1968, Sections 1301 et seq.) and as thereafter amended; regional water distribution districts created pursuant to 82…

No holder of a certificate hereunder shall own or hold water rights or apply to the Oklahoma Water Resources Board therefor and any such right is void. Laws 1969, c. 109, § 13, emerg. eff. April 1, 1969.

Any person who shall conceal, destroy, or mutilate or attempt to conceal, destroy, or mutilate any records, books, or files of any corporation transacting business in this state for the purpose of defeating, hindering or delaying any investigation, prosecution or suit at law or e…

Corporation Commission. A. The Corporation Commission shall have ratemaking authority and general jurisdiction over all supply systems of natural gas, steam heat and steam serving the general public notwithstanding operation thereof by a trust, authority, cooperative and subsidia…

This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Oklahoma Wind Energy Development Act”. Added by Laws 2010, c. 319, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.

The Legislature finds that: 1. Oklahoma’s wind energy resources are an important asset for the continued economic growth of the state and for the provision of clean and renewable power to both the people of the state and the nation as a whole; 2. Promotion of the development of w…

As used in the Oklahoma Wind Energy Development Act: 1. “Abandonment” means the failure to generate electricity from commercial wind energy equipment for a period of twenty-four (24) consecutive months for reasons other than curtailment, repowering, a valid judicial order or othe…

A. The owner of a wind energy facility shall be responsible, at its expense, for the proper decommissioning of the facility upon abandonment or the end of the useful life of the commercial wind energy equipment in the wind energy facility. B. Proper decommissioning of a wind ener…

— Evidence of financial security. A. The owner of a renewable energy recycling facility shall submit an annual report to the Public Utility Division of the Corporation Commission no later than February 1 of each calendar year for the immediately preceding calendar year. The repor…

A. The owner of a wind energy facility shall submit to the Corporation Commission evidence of financial security to cover the anticipated costs of decommissioning the wind energy facility. For a wind energy facility or portion thereof which reaches the commercial generation date …

For those landowners who are paid based on the amount of electrical energy produced from the conversion of wind energy, the owner or operator of any wind turbine or wind energy facility shall provide a statement within ten (10) business days of the payment to the landowner in con…

A. Any landowner who has, through a lease, easement, or other arrangement, allowed a wind turbine foundation to be placed on the property of the landowner and who is paid based on the amount of electrical energy produced from the conversion of wind energy shall have the right to …

A. The owner or operator of any wind turbine or wind energy facility shall report to the Corporation Commission the power generated from the wind turbine or wind energy facility, the nameplate capacity of the wind turbine or wind energy facility, and the location of the wind turb…

A. Prior to commencing construction of a wind energy facility, the owner or operator of a wind turbine or wind energy facility shall obtain and keep in effect either a: 1. Commercial general liability insurance policy with a limit consistent with prevailing industry standards; or…

orders. All existing trusts subject to this act shall submit information, within ninety (90) days after the effective date of this act, showing the rate being charged, along with a complete financial statement, including the names of all trustees, officers, employees and benefici…

A. After August 21, 2015, no wind energy facility may be constructed if the base of any tower is located at a distance of less than: 1. One and one-half (1 1/2) nautical miles from the center line of any runway located on: a. a public-use airport as defined in Section 120.2 of Ti…

OS 17-160.21v1 (HB 3561, Laws 2018, c. 4, § 2). OS 17-160.21v2 (SB 782, Laws 2023, c. 126, § 22).

A. The owner of a wind energy facility shall submit notification of intent to build a facility to the Corporation Commission within six (6) months of the initial filing pertaining to commencement of construction with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of an FAA Form 7460-1…

A. The owner of a wind energy facility shall submit notification of intent to build a facility to the Corporation Commission within six (6) months of the initial filing with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of a FAA 7460-1 form. The Corporation Commission shall prescribe…

The Corporation Commission shall have authority to promulgate rules as necessary to implement the provisions of the Oklahoma Wind Energy Development Act and to set fees necessary to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the Commission pursuant to the act. Added by Laws 201…

energy facilities. A. As used in this section: 1. “Light-mitigating technology system” means aircraft detection lighting or any other comparable system capable of reducing the impact of facility obstruction lighting while maintaining conspicuity sufficient to assist aircraft in i…

This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Oklahoma Electric Vehicle Charging Act”. Added by Laws 2023, c. 330, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.

As used in the Oklahoma Electric Vehicle Charging Act: 1. “Commission” means the Corporation Commission; 2. “Direct current fast charging station” means an electric vehicle charging system capable of delivering electricity at a minimum of fifty (50) kilowatts direct current to an…

Subsidies. A. A retail electric supplier or a subsidiary or affiliate thereof that provides, owns, operates, or maintains a direct current fast charging station or hydrogen fueling station directly to the public shall do so only through a separate, unregulated entity and must do …

A retail electric supplier shall not discriminate among electric vehicle charging providers, and the same fees, terms, and conditions shall apply to every electric vehicle charging provider, including the retail electric supplier’s separate, unregulated entity, subsidiary, or aff…

or fueling stations. A municipality that owns or operates an electric charging station or hydrogen fueling station that begins operations after November 1, 2023, shall not use revenues derived by the municipality from the sale of electric power delivered through a municipally own…

A. The Commission shall have authority to enforce violations of this act for retail electric suppliers that are rate-regulated by the Corporation Commission. A complaint may be brought to the Commission at any time. If the Commission determines, after investigation and an evident…

The Corporation Commission may promulgate rules to implement and ensure compliance with the provisions of this act. Added by Laws 2023, c. 330, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.

charging or fueling stations — Applicability date. A. Nothing in Sections 160.33, 160.34, 160.35, or 160.36 of Title 17 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall be construed to prohibit an electric supplier or municipal corporation from operating, leasing, installing, or otherwise procurin…

or natural gas. A. Except for any person, public utility, or public service corporation subject to the jurisdiction of the Corporation Commission, or a municipal utility, or a public trust which has as its beneficiary the municipality, no owner of any interest in real property in…

compensation. The Corporation Commission is authorized and empowered to assign persons in its regular employ as administrative law judges who shall have power to administer oaths, examine witnesses, and receive evidence and report the same to the Corporation Commission, under suc…

or conditions of employment subject to collective bargaining agreements - Disallowance or change. In establishing rates, unless there is evidence that wage rates, benefits, working conditions or other terms or conditions of employment are not comparable to other collective bargai…

For all rebates or refunds made through the intervention or agency of the Corporation Commission, a fee of ten per cent on such rebates or refund shall be charged and deducted from such amount rebated or refunded through such intervention or agency of the Corporation Commission, …

The Oklahoma Corporation Commission may promulgate rules and regulations prescribing reasonable fees for: 1. The filing and duplication of documents by the Commission, and such fees shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Corporation Commission Revolving Fun…

other authorizations - Service fee schedule - Disposition of fees collected. A. The Corporation Commission may establish a schedule of fees to be charged for applications for, or the issuance of, new, modified or renewed permits, licenses, certificates and other authorizations an…

Revolving Fund. In addition to other purposes now authorized by law, the Corporation Commission is authorized to utilize the Oil and Gas Revolving Fund for the purpose of purchasing transcripts of proceedings before the Commission, or before any other court, agency or board. Adde…

A. The Corporation Commission is hereby authorized to sponsor and implement conferences to promote the dissemination of knowledge regarding the Commission's regulatory activities. The Commission is hereby authorized to charge registration and other fees necessary to cover the cos…

Filing. Any person, firm or corporation desiring to ascertain such facts may make application in writing to the Corporation Commission of the State of Oklahoma for a certificate setting forth what the records of the Corporation Commission, returned and compiled under its lawfully…

If, and when a certificate, as provided in Section 1 hereof, has been filed and recorded in the land records of the county in which the tract of land described in said certificate is located, and such certificate disclosed that no notice of intention to drill an oil well or gas w…

Nothing herein contained shall be construed to cancel or alter the penalty now prescribed by the Constitution against such corporations for refusing to permit an investigation and examination of its books, records and files. R.L.1910, § 1207.

prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any member of the Corporation Commission to own any interest in or to assist in the financing of any firm, corporation or business or to associate himself with any firm, corporation or business which is subject to regulation by the Corporation…

The Corporation Commission is authorized to employ expert witnesses to prepare and present testimony in matters pending before the Commission or in matters concerning the Commission pending in other state or federal forums. The selection and compensation of expert witnesses by th…

After the effective date of this act, any person who with wrongful intent acquires an interest in or assists in financing any firm, corporation or business of the type specified in Section 1, or who actually uses such influence to benefit such firm, corporation or business, shall…

A. Advertising expenses shall not be included by a public utility in its operating expenses for ratemaking purposes. B. For purposes of subsection A of this section: 1. "Advertising" means: a. the commercial use by a public utility of any media including, but not limited to, news…

maintenance level - Additional excise tax. A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a fund for the Corporation Commission to be designated the “Corporation Commission Plugging Fund”. The plugging fund shall consist of monies received by the Corporation Commission as requi…

A. The Corporation Commission is hereby authorized to assess a fee upon each public utility to provide adequate funding to the Public Utility Division of the Corporation Commission for the regulation of public utilities in this state and for providing for timely and expeditious r…

violence. A. A customer or applicant who has been determined to be a victim of domestic violence, stalking, or harassment, as defined in Section 109 of Title 43 of the Oklahoma Statutes or Section 644 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, by any of the following: 1. An existing p…

A. While the Oklahoma Corporation Commission is subject to the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act, Corporation Commissioners are exempt from and may discuss administrative, operational, and procedural matters of the Corporation Commission between or among Commissioners, even if a quorum i…

A. No public utility which has for one of its purposes the sale or distribution of energy may include promotional payments in its operating expenses for ratemaking purposes. B. For purposes of subsection A of this section: 1. "Promotional payment" means any payment, gift or other…