Okla. Stat. tit. 27A, § 27A-2-2-201

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A. There are hereby re-created until July 1, 2026, pursuant to

the provisions of the Oklahoma Sunset Law:

1. The Water Quality Management Advisory Council;

2. The Hazardous Waste Management Advisory Council;

3. The Solid Waste Management Advisory Council; and

4. The Radiation Management Advisory Council.

B. 1. Except as provided for in paragraph 2 of this

subsection, each Council created pursuant to subsection A of this

section shall consist of nine (9) members. Three members shall be

appointed by the Governor, three members shall be appointed by the

Speaker of the House of Representatives and three members shall be

appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate. Appointments

shall be for three-year terms. Members of the Advisory Councils

shall serve at the pleasure of and may be removed from office by the

appointing authority. Members shall continue to serve until their

successors are appointed. Any vacancy shall be filled in the same

manner as the original appointments. Five members shall constitute

a quorum.

2. a. The Solid Waste Management Advisory Council shall

consist of ten (10) members. Four members shall be

appointed by the Governor, three members shall be

appointed by the Speaker of the House of

Representatives and three members shall be appointed

by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.

Appointments shall be for three-year terms. Members

of the Solid Waste Management Advisory Council shall

serve at the pleasure of and may be removed from

office by the appointing authority. Members shall

continue to serve until their successors are

appointed. Any vacancy shall be filled in the same

manner as the original appointments. Six members

shall constitute a quorum.

b. The Water Quality Management Advisory Council shall

consist of twelve (12) members. Four members shall be

appointed by the Governor, four members shall be

appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate,

and four members shall be appointed by the Speaker of

the House of Representatives. Appointments shall be

for three-year terms. Members shall serve at the

pleasure of and may be removed by the appointing

authority. Members may be eligible for reappointment

and shall continue to serve until their successors are

appointed. Vacancies shall be filled in the same

manner as their original appointments. Seven members

shall constitute a quorum.

3. Each Council shall elect a chair and a vice-chair from among

its members. Each Council shall meet as required for rule

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development, review and recommendation and for such other purposes

specified by law. Special meetings may be called by the chair or by

the concurrence of any three members.

C. 1. All members of the Water Quality Management Advisory

Council shall be knowledgeable of water quality and of the

environment. The Council shall be composed as follows:

a. the Governor shall appoint four members as follows:

(1) one member representing the field of engineering,

(2) one member representing a statewide nonprofit

environmental organization,

(3) one member representing the general public, and

(4) one member representing a commercial or publicly

owned laboratory accredited by the Department for

both the Drinking Water and the General

Environmental Laboratory classifications of

accreditation,

b. the President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall appoint

four members as follows:

(1) one member representing an industry located in

this state,

(2) one member representing an oil-field-related

industry,

(3) one member representing the field of geology, and
accredited by the Department for

both the Drinking Water and the General

Environmental Laboratory classifications of

accreditation,

b. the President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall appoint

four members as follows:

(1) one member representing an industry located in

this state,

(2) one member representing an oil-field-related

industry,

(3) one member representing the field of geology, and

(4) one member who holds a certificate under the

Waterworks and Wastewater Works Operator

Certification Act and who is the operator of a

municipal waterworks or wastewater works

facility, and

c. the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall

appoint four members as follows:

(1) one member representing a political subdivision

of the state who shall be a member of the local

governmental body of a city or town,

(2) one member representing a rural water district

organized pursuant to the laws of this state,

(3) one member representing the field of agriculture,

and

(4) one member who holds a certificate under the

Waterworks and Wastewater Works Operator

Certification Act and who is the operator of a

waterworks or wastewater works for a rural water

or sewer district organized pursuant to law.

2. The jurisdictional areas of the Water Quality Management

Advisory Council shall include Article VI of this chapter, Article

IV of this chapter, waterworks and wastewater activities, water

quality and protection and related activities and such other areas

as designated by the Board.

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D. 1. All members of the Hazardous Waste Management Advisory

Council shall be knowledgeable of hazardous waste and of the

environment. The Council shall be composed as follows:

a. the Governor shall appoint three members as follows:

(1) one member representing an industry located in

this state,

(2) one member representing a statewide nonprofit

environmental organization, and

(3) one member representing a political subdivision

of the state who shall be a member of the local

governing body of a city or town,

b. the President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall appoint

three members as follows:

(1) one member representing a political subdivision

of the state who shall be a member of the local

governmental body of a city or town,

(2) one member representing the general public, and

(3) one member representing industry generating

hazardous waste, and

c. the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall

appoint three members as follows:

(1) one member representing the field of engineering,

(2) one member representing the hazardous waste

industry, and

(3) one member representing the field of geology.

2. The jurisdictional areas of the Hazardous Waste Management

Advisory Council shall include Article VII of this chapter, the

Oklahoma Hazardous Waste Reduction Program, and such other areas as

designated by the Board.

E. 1. All members of the Solid Waste Management Advisory

Council shall be knowledgeable of solid waste and of the

environment. The Council shall be composed as follows:

a. the Governor shall appoint four members as follows:

(1) one member representing a statewide nonprofit

environmental organization,

(2) one member shall be a county commissioner,

(3) one member representing the general public, and

(4) one member representing the solid waste

incineration, waste-to-energy industry in this

state,

b. the President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall appoint

three members as follows:

(1) one member representing an industry located in

this state generating solid waste,

(2) one member representing a political subdivision

of this state who shall be a member of the local

governmental body of a city or town, and

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(3) one member representing the field of geology, and

c. the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall

appoint three members as follows:
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this state generating solid waste,

(2) one member representing a political subdivision

of this state who shall be a member of the local

governmental body of a city or town, and

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(3) one member representing the field of geology, and

c. the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall

appoint three members as follows:

(1) one member representing the solid waste disposal

industry in this state,

(2) one member representing the field of engineering,

and

(3) one member representing the transportation

industry.

2. The jurisdictional areas of the Solid Waste Management

Advisory Council shall include Article X of this chapter, the

Oklahoma Used Tire Recycling Act and such other areas as designated

by the Board.

F. 1. All members of the Radiation Management Advisory Council

shall be knowledgeable of radiation hazards and radiation

protection. The Council shall be composed as follows:

a. the Governor shall appoint three members as follows:

(1) one member representing an industry located in

this state which uses sources of radiation in its

manufacturing or processing business,

(2) one member representing a statewide nonprofit

environmental organization, and

(3) one member representing the engineering

profession who shall be a professional engineer

employed and experienced in matters of radiation

management and protection,

b. the President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall appoint

three members as follows:

(1) one member representing the faculty of an

institution of higher learning of university

status and shall be experienced in matters of

scientific knowledge and competent in matters of

radiation management and protection,

(2) one member representing the general public, and

(3) one member representing the field of industrial

radiography, and

c. the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall

appoint three members as follows:

(1) one member representing the transportation

industry,

(2) one member representing the petroleum industry

who is trained and experienced in radiation

management and protection, and

(3) one member representing a medical institution

within this state who shall be experienced in

matters of radiation management and protection.

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2. The jurisdictional areas of the Radiation Management

Advisory Council shall include Article IX of this chapter and such

other areas as designated by the Board.

G. 1. The Air Quality Council shall remain in effect as the

Air Quality Advisory Council and carry on the powers and duties

assigned to it by law. Future appointments to the Council shall be

made according to the provisions of this section.

2. The Council shall consist of nine (9) members who shall be

residents of this state and appointed by the Governor with the

advice and consent of the Senate.

3. Members of the Council shall have the qualifications as

follows:

a. one member shall be selected from the engineering

profession, and, as such, shall be a professional

engineer and experienced in matters of air pollution

equipment and control, who shall not be an employee of

any unit of government,

b. one member shall be selected from industry in general,

and, as such, shall be employed as a manufacturing

executive carrying on a manufacturing business within

this state,

c. one member shall be selected from a faculty of an

institution of higher learning of university status

and shall be experienced in matters of scientific

knowledge and competent in matters of air pollution

control and evaluation,

d. one member shall be selected from the transportation

industry,

e. one member shall be selected from the petroleum

industry, and, as such, shall be employed by a

petroleum company carrying on a petroleum refining

business within the state, and, as such, shall be

trained and experienced in matters of scientific
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knowledge and competent in matters of air pollution

control and evaluation,

d. one member shall be selected from the transportation

industry,

e. one member shall be selected from the petroleum

industry, and, as such, shall be employed by a

petroleum company carrying on a petroleum refining

business within the state, and, as such, shall be

trained and experienced in matters of scientific

knowledge of causes as well as effects of air

pollution,

f. one member shall be selected from agriculture, and, as

such, shall be engaged in or employed by a basic

agricultural business or the processing of

agricultural products,

g. one member shall be selected from the political

subdivisions of the state, and, as such, shall be a

member of the local government body of a city or town,

h. one member, whose first term shall expire on June 15,

1998, shall be selected from the general public, and

i. one member, whose first term shall expire on June 15,

1999, shall be selected from the electric utilities

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industry, and as such, shall be knowledgeable in

matters of air pollution and control.

4. Each member shall be appointed to serve a term of office of

seven (7) years.

The terms of all members shall be deemed to have expired on June

15 of the year of expiration, and shall continue until successors

have been duly appointed and qualified. If a vacancy occurs, the

Governor shall appoint a person for the remaining portion of the

unexpired term created by the vacancy. Five members of the Council

shall constitute a quorum.

5. The Council shall hold at least two regular meetings each

calendar year at a place and time to be fixed by the Council. The

Council shall select one of its members to serve as chair and

another of its members to serve as vice-chair at the first regular

meeting in each calendar year to serve as the chair and vice-chair

for the ensuing year. Special meetings may be called, and any

meeting may be canceled, by the chair, or by three members of the

Council by delivery of written notice to each member of the Council.

6. The jurisdictional areas of the Air Quality Council shall

include Article V of this chapter and such other areas as designated

by the Board.

H. In addition to other powers and duties assigned to each

Council pursuant to this Code, each Council shall, within its

jurisdictional area:

1. Have authority to recommend to the Board rules on behalf of

the Department. The Department shall not have standing to recommend

to the Board permanent rules or changes to such rules within the

jurisdiction of a Council which have not previously been submitted

to the appropriate Council for action;

2. Before recommending any permanent rules to the Board, give

public notice, offer opportunity for public comment and conduct a

public rulemaking hearing when required by the Administrative

Procedures Act;

3. Have the authority to make written recommendations to the

Board which have been concurred upon by at least a majority of the

membership of the Council;

4. Have the authority to provide a public forum for the

discussion of issues it considers relevant to its area of

jurisdiction, and to:

a. pass nonbinding resolutions expressing the sense of

the Council, and

b. make recommendations to the Board or Department

concerning the need and the desirability of conducting

meetings, workshops and seminars; and

5. Cooperate with each other Council, the public, the Board and

the Executive Director in order to coordinate the rules within their

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respective jurisdictional areas and to achieve maximum efficiency

and effectiveness in furthering the objectives of the Department.

I. The Councils shall not recommend rules for promulgation by

the Environmental Quality Board unless all applicable requirements
cutive Director in order to coordinate the rules within their

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respective jurisdictional areas and to achieve maximum efficiency

and effectiveness in furthering the objectives of the Department.

I. The Councils shall not recommend rules for promulgation by

the Environmental Quality Board unless all applicable requirements

of the Administrative Procedures Act have been followed, including

but not limited to notice, rule impact statement and rulemaking

hearings.

J. Members of the Councils shall serve without compensation but

may be reimbursed expenses incurred in the performance of their

duties, as provided in the State Travel Reimbursement Act. The

Councils are authorized to utilize the conference rooms of the

Department of Environmental Quality and obtain administrative

assistance from the Department, as required.