Okla. Stat. tit. 27A, § 27A-2251
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Emergency Drought Committee
Official statutory text
A. A Drought Committee shall be formed consisting of the
Executive Director of the Oklahoma Conservation Commission, the
Commissioner of Agriculture, the Executive Director of the Oklahoma
Water Resources Board, one member who resides west of Interstate 35
(I-35), appointed by the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of
Representatives, and one member who resides east of Interstate 35
(I-35), appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State
Senate.
B. The Emergency Drought Committee shall meet at the call of
the Commissioner of Agriculture when the Commissioner declares that
emergency drought conditions exist in the state.
C. The Emergency Drought Committee shall determine the
expenditures to be made from the Emergency Drought Relief Fund
created in Section 2250 of this title, subject to approval by a
majority of the Committee and shall determine the appropriate agency
to expend the funds.
D. The Emergency Drought Committee shall also serve as a
drought advisory panel to the Governor and the various state
agencies.
Executive Director of the Oklahoma Conservation Commission, the
Commissioner of Agriculture, the Executive Director of the Oklahoma
Water Resources Board, one member who resides west of Interstate 35
(I-35), appointed by the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of
Representatives, and one member who resides east of Interstate 35
(I-35), appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State
Senate.
B. The Emergency Drought Committee shall meet at the call of
the Commissioner of Agriculture when the Commissioner declares that
emergency drought conditions exist in the state.
C. The Emergency Drought Committee shall determine the
expenditures to be made from the Emergency Drought Relief Fund
created in Section 2250 of this title, subject to approval by a
majority of the Committee and shall determine the appropriate agency
to expend the funds.
D. The Emergency Drought Committee shall also serve as a
drought advisory panel to the Governor and the various state
agencies.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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