Title 17 — Title 17 — Corporation Commission

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, when as a result of annexation by a municipality, two or more retail electric suppliers, excluding the Grand River Dam Authority but including investor-owned utilities, rural electric cooperatives, municipalities that…

Subject to the provisions of the Retail Electric Consumer Cost Reduction, Safety and Service Efficiency Act, any retail electric supplier shall be entitled to continue and extend the furnishing of electricity, including the right to construct, maintain and operate electric transm…

Constitution. If the Retail Electric Consumer Cost Reduction, Safety and Service Efficiency Act, or any provision hereof is, or may be deemed to be, in conflict or inconsistent with any of the provisions of Sections 18 through 34, inclusive, of Article IX of the Constitution of t…

1. "Acquiring party" means a person and all affiliates thereof by whom or on whose behalf an acquisition of control referred to in Section 158.51 of this title is to be effected; 2. "Affiliate" means a person who directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, control…

Conflict of interests - Statement - Approval. No person shall make an offer for, or enter into any agreement to exchange, seek to acquire, or acquire the assets of a rural electric cooperative regulated by the Corporation Commission if, after the consummation of such action, such…

Amendments. A. The statement to be filed with the Corporation Commission as required by Section 2 of this act shall be made under oath or affirmation and shall contain the following information: 1. The name and address of each acquiring party and all affiliates thereof; and a. if…

A. The Corporation Commission shall approve any acquisition of control referred to in Section 2 of this act unless, after a public hearing thereon, it finds that one or more of the following conditions will exist if such acquisition of contol is consummated, in which event it sha…

Notice, in a form to be specified by the Corporation Commission, of the public hearing to be held pursuant to Section 4 of this act shall be mailed, or shall be given in such other manner as may be determined by the Commission, by the rural electric cooperative to its customers w…

approval - Exemption. If the acquiring party is a domestic public utility, and the rural electric cooperative, control of which is sought to be acquired in a transaction described in Section 2 of this act which would require the filing of a statement pursuant to Section 2 of this…

The courts of this state are hereby vested with jurisdiction over every person not resident, domiciled or authorized to do business in this state who files or is required to file a statement with the Corporation Commission as required by Section 2 of this act, and over all action…

analysis or investigation. The Corporation Commission shall have power to perform any and all acts, and to prescribe, issue, make, amend and rescind such orders, rules, and regulations as it may find necessary or appropriate to carry out the provisions of this act. The expense of…

Criminal proceedings. Whenever it shall appear to the Corporation Commission, the Attorney General or a rural electric cooperative which reasonably believes itself to be the object of an offer or attempt to obtain control as described in Section 2 of this act, that any person is …

A. Any person who willfully and knowingly does or causes to be done any act, matter or thing prohibited or declared to be unlawful by this act, or who willfully and knowingly omits or fails to do any act, matter or thing required by this act to be done, or willfully and knowingly…

Any party adversely affected by any action of the Corporation Commission under the provisions of this act may appeal to the Supreme Court in the manner now provided in Section 20 of Article IX of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma. All cases appealed to the Supreme Court f…

Constitution. If this act, or any provision hereof is, or may be deemed to be, in conflict or inconsistent with any of the provisions of Section 18 through Section 34, inclusive, of Article IX of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma, then, to the extent of any such conflicts…

Act – Pole attachment rates. A. As used in subsection B of this section, the term "attaching entity" shall include the electric attachments of rural electric cooperatives and their subsidiaries. B. Except as otherwise provided in this section, when a rural electric cooperative an…

As used in this act: (a) "Water Transportation Company" means any person carrying water for compensation through a water transportation line. (b) "Water Transportation Line" means a pipe or canal or combination thereof and facilities and appliances thereto used for the purpose of…

water transportation lines. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, build or equip any water transportation line to serve the public as a common carrier of water without having first obtained from the Corporation Commission of the State of Oklahoma a certificate tha…

The application for any such certificate provided for in Section 2 shall be under such rules and regulations as the Commission may prescribe; provided, however, that the Commission shall not act upon any application whether now pending or hereafter filed until it shall first have…

In addition to any other requirements of the Commission, the rules of the Commission shall require the applicant to submit with its application the following: (a) Plans, specifications, maps, surveys, and field notes in such detail and form as the Commission shall prescribe to de…

Upon receipt of an application for such certificate, the Commission shall cause notice thereof to be given by certified mail or personal service to the chief executive officer of the municipality or municipalities affected, if any, to the board of county commissioners in any coun…

The Commission shall have power to issue said certificate as prayed for, or to refuse to issue the same, or to suspend or revoke the same, or to issue it for construction, operation, or acquisition of some portion only of the proposed water transportation line. No certificate sha…

Each certificate of convenience and necessity issued by the Commission shall establish time limits within which construction must be started but in no case shall this exceed six (6) calendar months. The certificate shall also establish a time limit within which the certificated w…

Certificates of convenience and necessity issued pursuant to this act or amendments thereto shall not be assigned, leased or alienated in any way except with the consent of the Commission upon the petition of the holder of the certificate, and only then when the physical assets o…

In any proceeding to issue a certificate and in any other proceeding to regulate the rates of a water transportation line subject to the jurisdiction of the Corporation Commission, said Commission shall prescribe and enforce rates to provide a fair return on the fair value of the…

Upon the petition of any person not served by an existing transportation line or by a transportation line for which a certificate has been issued, the Commission may cause the same to be set for hearing and give due and proper notice in writing at least ten (10) days prior to the…

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…