Title 82 — Title 82 — Waters and Water Rights

That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to the President of the United States, the Secretary of the United States Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives of the United States, and to each member of Congress, from the State of Oklahoma and to the Commandant of t…

Limitation - Rules. The Grand River Dam Authority shall issue no permit for any dock, wharf, landing, boathouse or for any houseboat, vessel or other floating structure of a stationary or semistationary nature and no permit heretofore issued shall be valid unless said dock, wharf…

Gibson Dam. The Grand River Dam Authority shall have no control over that portion of the Grand River downstream from Fort Gibson Dam to the point of confluence of the waters of the Grand River with those of the Arkansas River. Added by Laws 1975, c. 108, § 1, emerg. eff. May 6, 1…

Municipalities are prohibited from annexing property which is covered by any body of water subject to the control of the Grand River Dam Authority or from annexing any property located within one thousand (1,000) feet of the high water mark of such body of water, without prior ap…

rights and authorities to Grand River Dam Authority A. Effective July 1, 2016, the Scenic Rivers Commission created pursuant to Section 1461 of Title 82 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall be terminated. Effective July 1, 2016, the rights and authorities of the Scenic Rivers Commissio…

improving water quality - Coordinated watershed restoration and protection strategy A. The Department of Environmental Quality, the Corporation Commission, the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry, the Oklahoma Water Resources Board, the Department of Wildlife C…

The Legislature finds that the protection and development of the scenic rivers in the state and adjacent and contiguous lands and quality of outstanding resource waters included within each scenic river should be provided for by properly planned and executed rules promulgated by …

A. Nothing in the Scenic Rivers Act shall be construed to unduly restrict or adversely affect the use of property within any scenic rivers basin for farming, ranching, forestry, silviculture and other agricultural uses so long as they are not inconsistent with the purposes of the…

A. All cities and incorporated towns and counties that contain all or part of a scenic river within the jurisdictional boundaries of the city, town or county are hereby invested with full power to plan, zone and enact all ordinances and regulations that are necessary and proper t…

Each county, city, incorporated town or other governmental entity which contains all or part of a scenic river within its jurisdictional boundaries is hereby authorized to grant or otherwise provide funds for the operation and administration of the Scenic Rivers Act. Added by Law…

A. Any person who willfully violates any rule or order issued pursuant to the Scenic Rivers Act, except such rules or orders as relate solely to procedural matters, upon conviction thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. B. In addition to other administrative actions, the Gran…

A. 1. Until replaced or changed as provided for in subsection C of this section, the Grand River Dam Authority is authorized and directed to charge an annual use fee of Thirty-five Dollars ($35.00) per commercially owned and operated flotation device on the Illinois River within …

A. Effective January 1, 2017, the Grand River Dam Authority is authorized to set a daily, multiday or annual fee for the use of a commercially or privately owned flotation device to float upon designated scenic rivers. Landowners located immediately adjacent to the designated sce…

For purposes of the Scenic Rivers Act, the Grand River Dam Authority shall have additional powers and duties to: 1. Prepare, adopt and publish management plans and other documents to guide public and private activities and programs; 2. Consider and comment on public and private p…

Sections 7 through 19 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the "Scenic Rivers Act". Added by Laws 1970, c. 68, § 1, emerg. eff. March 17, 1970. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 305, § 1, emerg. eff. May 28, 2003; Laws 2016, c. 297, § 7, eff. July 1, 2016. Renumbered from § 1451…

- Designation of scenic river areas The Oklahoma Legislature finds that certain free-flowing streams and rivers of Oklahoma possess such unique natural scenic beauty, water, fish, wildlife and outdoor recreational values of present and future benefit to the people of the state th…

maintenance of dams or related projects. A. The term "scenic river" as used in the Scenic Rivers Act is defined as a stream or river designated pursuant to Section 896.5 of this title and the public use and access areas located within or adjacent to the stream or river. B. It is …

access, easements and parks - Eminent domain prohibited In order to assist in the public use and enjoyment of the scenic rivers, the Grand River Dam Authority, the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department and the Department of Wildlife Conservation may acquire, develop and main…

A. The use of glass, Styrofoam or any plastic foam containers for any purpose shall be prohibited on any scenic river or on the Lower Mountain Fork River, south of the Broken Bow Lake Reregulation Dam to U.S. Highway 70. Any person found in violation of this section shall be subj…

The property rights of private landowners adjacent to a scenic river are the same as in any other area of the state. The unauthorized use of private property is trespassing and is subject to the penalties provided elsewhere in the statutes for such an offense. Added by Laws 1970,…

145, § 361, eff. July 1, 1993.

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145, § 359, eff. July 1, 1993.

145, § 359, eff. July 1, 1993.

145, § 359, eff. July 1, 1993.

145, § 359, eff. July 1, 1993.

82 O.S. § 926.5 Repealed by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 362, eff. July 1, 1993

145, § 361, eff. July 1, 1993.

82 O.S. § 926.7 Repealed by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 362, eff. July 1, 1993

82 O.S. § 926.8 Repealed by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 362, eff. July 1, 1993

145, § 359, eff. July 1, 1993.

82 O.S. § 931 Repealed by Laws 1992, c. 398, § 24, eff. Jan. 1, 1993

82 O.S. § 932 Repealed by Laws 1992, c. 398, § 24, eff. Jan. 1, 1993

82 O.S. § 932.1 Repealed by Laws 1992, c. 398, § 24, eff. Jan. 1, 1993

82 O.S. § 932.2 Repealed by Laws 1992, c. 398, § 24, eff. Jan. 1, 1993

82 O.S. § 932.3 Repealed by Laws 1992, c. 398, § 24, eff. Jan. 1, 1993

82 O.S. § 933 Repealed by Laws 1992, c. 398, § 24, eff. Jan. 1, 1993

82 O.S. § 934 Repealed by Laws 1992, c. 398, § 24, eff. Jan. 1, 1993

12, eff. July 1, 1991.

82 O.S. § 934.2 Repealed by Laws 1992, c. 398, § 24, eff. Jan. 1, 1993

82 O.S. § 934.3 Repealed by Laws 1992, c. 398, § 24, eff. Jan. 1, 1993

82 O.S. § 935 Repealed by Laws 1992, c. 398, § 24, eff. Jan. 1, 1993

82 O.S. § 936 Repealed by Laws 1992, c. 398, § 24, eff. Jan. 1, 1993

82 O.S. § 936.1 Repealed by Laws 1992, c. 398, § 24, eff. Jan. 1, 1993

82 O.S. § 937 Repealed by Laws 1992, c. 398, § 24, eff. Jan. 1, 1993

82 O.S. § 937.1 Repealed by Laws 1992, c. 398, § 24, eff. Jan. 1, 1993

82 O.S. § 937.2 Repealed by Laws 1992, c. 398, § 24, eff. Jan. 1, 1993

82 O.S. § 937.4 Repealed by Laws 1992, c. 398, § 24, eff. Jan. 1, 1993