Title 27A, Title 27A — Environment and Natural Resources

or refusal to issue, amend, modify, renew or transfer permit - Failure to disclose or stating false information - Penalty. A. 1. Except as provided in paragraph 2 of this subsection, all applicants for the issuance or transfer of any solid waste permit, license, certification or …

In accordance with the provisions of Section 2-14-304 of this title, an administrative permit hearing shall be available on a proposed permit which is based on a Tier III solid waste permit application for a new permit or for the major modification of an existing permit involving…

A. Requests for variances from specific requirements of any particular rule must be made a part of the permit application of any applicant and the opportunity to request a public meeting or administrative permit hearing, or both, shall have been offered prior to authorization of …

restraints. The filing of a proceeding appealing the issuance of a permit authorizing the construction and operation of a solid waste disposal facility shall stay any time restraints specified in the permit relating to the term or expiration of the permit. Laws 1990, c. 296, § 8,…

station or yard-waste composting site. A permit application for a solid waste transfer station or yard- waste composting site shall be subject to any applicable public comment, public meeting and administrative hearing requirements as set forth for the application tier in the Okl…

municipal solid waste landfills prohibited. No person, firm, association, corporation or cooperative shall dispose of untreated, potentially infectious medical waste in either a municipal solid waste landfill or in any receptacle or system designed to collect and transport solid …

For purposes of this part, "sludge" means solid waste that is a nonhazardous solid, semi-solid, or liquid residue generated by the treatment of domestic sewage or wastewater by a treatment works or water by a water supply system, or such residue, treated or untreated, which resul…

transport, disposal and storage of sludge. A. In addition to any permit required under Article VI of Chapter 2 of this Code, a solid waste permit shall be required for the beneficial use, transport, disposal and storage of sludge not subject to the direct jurisdiction of a state …

solid waste landfill. A. A municipal solid waste landfill shall not accept for disposal any municipal sewage sludge unless: 1. The sludge has been treated to meet Class B requirements for pathogen reduction, as specified in Section 503.32 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regula…

Permit - Restrictions. A. The Department of Environmental Quality may issue a permit for a landfill disposal site, which is not a hazardous waste facility, which accepts unspecified nonhazardous industrial solid waste, only under the following circumstances: 1. The landfill is lo…

public trusts - Financial assistance programs. A. Municipalities, counties and regional solid waste management districts may directly, or through a public trust of which they are a beneficiary, enter into agreements or multiple beneficiary public trusts to combine or pool funds b…

A. All disposal site owners shall provide a closure plan to the Department of Environmental Quality for approval which defines operational phases and includes cost estimates, and plans and specifications for final closure. A site may be closed in phases according to a closure pla…

Exemptions - Waivers - Filing of disposal plans - Penalties. A. In order to protect public health and preserve the expectation of future disposal capability of areas local to a disposal site, except as otherwise provided by this section, no disposal site shall accept more than tw…

The owner or operator of any commercial solid waste landfill, over fifty (50) feet in height above natural surface contours that accepts more than two hundred (200) tons per day of solid waste, must submit a vegetation plan to the Department of Environmental Quality for approval.…

slopes. A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, the owner and operator of a solid waste landfill shall ensure the following: 1. Exterior slopes, to the edge of the permitted footprint, are maintained at all times to be no steeper overall than four (4) horizontal to…

Expenditure of funds - Annual report. A. 1. Owners or operators of landfill disposal sites which are not generator-owned and -operated nonhazardous industrial waste monofills and owners or operators of commercial incinerators shall install scales. Such scales shall be installed o…

closures. In any fiscal year in which the amount reimbursed under paragraph 4 of subsection B of Section 2-10-802 of this title for the costs of purchase and installation of wheel wash systems is less than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), the Department of Environmental Quali…

recycling facility. A. In addition to meeting the requirements of the Oklahoma Solid Waste Management Act generally applicable to solid waste disposal sites, including but not limited to permitting, disclosure statement, siting, closure plan and financial assurance, the owner or …

wastes generated outside state - Reciprocal agreements. A. Subject to the constraints of federal law, the Board shall establish a fee schedule which provides a differential fee for treatment, storage or disposal in Oklahoma of solid wastes generated outside the State of Oklahoma.…

management plans - Authorizing administrative and technical support - Interlocal agreements. A. The Department of Environmental Quality shall use at least ten percent (10%) of the annual income from the solid waste fees received under Section 2-10-802 of this title to assist in i…

Account. A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Department of Environmental Quality to be designated the "Solid Waste Facility Emergency Closure Fund Special Account". The fund account shall be a continuing fund account, not subject to fiscal ye…

A. All incorporated cities and towns may directly or through a public trust of which it is a beneficiary develop a plan, subject to the approval of the Department of Environmental Quality, to provide a solid waste management system and shall adequately provide for the collection …

disposal site or landfill. A. Pursuant to the provisions of this section, any municipality may sell or otherwise convey any of its property within or without the limits of the municipality which is used or has been used as a solid waste disposal site or landfill or for the collec…

The Department of Environmental Quality shall provide for the development of a prioritized agenda of studies necessary to provide information to facilitate the design and implementation of recycling initiatives. Such studies may include, but not be limited to: 1. Waste compositio…

The Department of Environmental Quality shall design and implement a statewide general public education program on waste management by 1992 with particular emphasis on: 1. Recycling; 2. Litter reduction; 3. Waste reduction; and 4. The management and disposal of hard to dispose of…

with institutions of higher learning. It is the intent of the Legislature that institutions of higher learning in this state, with the cooperation of the Department of Environmental Quality, conduct studies to facilitate the design and implementation of recycling initiatives. Law…

A. This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Recycling, Reuse and Source Reduction Incentive Act". B. This part shall have retroactive application to January 1, 1987. In addition, the provisions of this act shall not be construed to affect any rights accrued pursuant to t…

A. The Legislature hereby declares that it is necessary in the public interest to prevent pollution through source reduction and encourage and promote the recycling and reuse or source reduction of hazardous waste by those manufacturing, service, and processing industries within …

A. In order to qualify for the income tax credit, said person, firm, corporation or other legal entity engaged, or proposing to engage, in such recycling, reuse, or source reduction of hazardous waste shall first make application to the Department of Environmental Quality on form…

of tax credit. A. Upon a determination of all such facts posed by the applicant's recycling, reuse, or source reduction process in this state, the Department of Environmental Quality shall certify to the Oklahoma Tax Commission the actual or estimated agreed net investment expens…

It shall be the further duty of the Oklahoma Tax Commission, the Department of Environmental Quality, and any other state agency called upon for assistance in the proper enforcement of the Recycling, Reuse and Source Reduction Incentive Act, to cooperate each with the other in it…

The Department of Environmental Quality and the Oklahoma Tax Commission shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to administer the Recycling, Reuse and Source Reduction Incentive Act. Added by Laws 1986, c. 164, § 7, eff. Jan. 1, 1987. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 190,…

This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Used Tire Recycling Act". Added by Laws 1989, c. 176, § 1, eff. July 1, 1989. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 191, eff. July 1, 1993. Renumbered from § 53001 of Title 68 by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 359, eff. July 1, 1993. Ame…

As used in the Oklahoma Used Tire Recycling Act: 1. "ASTM" means the American Society for Testing and Materials; 2. "Automobile" means every motor vehicle of the type constructed and used for the transportation of ten persons or less, including the driver, or used for the transpo…

- Delinquencies - Penalties. A. 1. Except as otherwise provided by this section, the following assessments shall be made for tires for use on vehicles: a. at the time any tire: (1) for an automobile as defined in the Oklahoma Used Tire Recycling Act or a tire with a rim diameter …

A. There is hereby created within the Oklahoma Tax Commission the "Used Tire Recycling Indemnity Fund". The Indemnity Fund shall be administered by the Oklahoma Tax Commission pursuant to the provisions of Section 2-11-401.4 of this title. B. The Indemnity Fund shall consist of: …

Tire Recycling Indemnity Fund. A. Compensation to used tire facilities and tire-derived fuel or TDF facilities pursuant to this section shall be limited to facilities located in Oklahoma. Compensation for used tire activities pursuant to this section shall be limited to used tire…

Commission and Department of Environmental Quality. A. 1. The Oklahoma Tax Commission shall promulgate rules to carry out the provisions of the Oklahoma Used Tire Recycling Act which pertain to the remittance of fees and to the payment of monies accruing to the Used Tire Recyclin…

transportation or removal of used tires - Penalties. A. Except as otherwise provided by this section, it shall be unlawful for any person to: 1. Own or operate a site used for the storage, collection or disposal of more than fifty used tires except at a site or facility permitted…

This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Plastic Container Labeling Act". Added by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 201, eff. July 1, 1993.

For the purposes of the Plastic Container Labeling Act: 1. "Board" means the Environmental Quality Board; 2. "Department" means the Department of Environmental Quality; 3. "Label" means a molded, imprinted or raised symbol on or near the bottom of a plastic container or bottle; 4…

A. No person shall distribute, receive for sale or offer for sale in this state any plastic bottle or rigid plastic container unless such container is labeled with a code identifying the appropriate resin type used to produce the structure of the container. B. The code shall cons…

A. As used in this section, "auxiliary container" means any bag, cup, package, container, bottle, device or other packaging that is: 1. Made of cloth, paper, plastic, including foamed or expanded plastic, cardboard, corrugated material, aluminum, glass, postconsumer recycled mate…

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Computer Equipment Recovery Act". Added by Laws 2008, c. 164, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.

A. Computers and computer monitors have become indispensable to the strength and growth of the state’s economy and the quality of life of its citizens. Equally important is the protection of our state’s environment and natural resources which necessitates the implementation of a …

As used in the Oklahoma Computer Equipment Recovery Act: 1. "Brand" means symbols, words, or marks that identify a covered device, rather than any of its components; 2. "Consumer" means any occupant of a single detached dwelling unit or a single unit of a multiple dwelling unit w…

The collection and recovery provisions of this act shall apply to covered devices used and returned by consumers in this state. Manufacturers are encouraged to offer collection and recovery services to address the collection, recycling and reuse of computer and other electronic e…

A. A manufacturer shall not sell or offer for sale any covered device in this state unless the covered device is labeled with the manufacturer’s brand. The label shall be permanently affixed and readily visible. B. A manufacturer shall not sell or offer for sale a covered device …

A retailer shall not sell or offer for sale a covered device in this state unless the covered device is labeled in accordance with Section 5 of this act and the manufacturer of the covered device is included on the state list of manufacturers with recovery plans. Added by Laws 20…

- Annual report - Collection events - Remedies - Rules. A. The Department of Environmental Quality shall assist in educating consumers about collection and recovery of covered devices. This shall include hosting, or designating another person to host, a web site for consumers abo…