Okla. Stat. tit. 82, § 82-896.6
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Legislative intent - Construction, operation or
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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 the intent of the Legislature that a stream or river
designated as a scenic river shall be preserved in its free-flowing
condition and shall not be impounded by any large dam or structure
except as specifically authorized by the Legislature.
C. No agency or official of state government shall authorize or
concur in plans of local, state or federal agencies for the
construction, operation, or maintenance of any dam or related
project in or adjacent to any scenic river without legislative
consent, except as needed by the municipalities located in the
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 82. Waters and Water Rights Page 173
counties or the immediate vicinity of the scenic river for their own
municipal or domestic water supply if such uses and structures will
not significantly interfere with the preservation of the stream as a
scenic free-flowing stream.
D. It is recognized by the Legislature that an effective
program for preserving the scenic beauty of the free-flowing streams
and rivers designated as a scenic river area necessarily involves
the cooperation and support of the people in the operating areas of
a designated scenic river, as well as the people using the scenic
river, and the agencies of state government administering these
areas.
E. The primary purpose of the Scenic Rivers Act is to encourage
the preservation of the areas designated as a scenic river area in
their natural scenic state.
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 the intent of the Legislature that a stream or river
designated as a scenic river shall be preserved in its free-flowing
condition and shall not be impounded by any large dam or structure
except as specifically authorized by the Legislature.
C. No agency or official of state government shall authorize or
concur in plans of local, state or federal agencies for the
construction, operation, or maintenance of any dam or related
project in or adjacent to any scenic river without legislative
consent, except as needed by the municipalities located in the
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 82. Waters and Water Rights Page 173
counties or the immediate vicinity of the scenic river for their own
municipal or domestic water supply if such uses and structures will
not significantly interfere with the preservation of the stream as a
scenic free-flowing stream.
D. It is recognized by the Legislature that an effective
program for preserving the scenic beauty of the free-flowing streams
and rivers designated as a scenic river area necessarily involves
the cooperation and support of the people in the operating areas of
a designated scenic river, as well as the people using the scenic
river, and the agencies of state government administering these
areas.
E. The primary purpose of the Scenic Rivers Act is to encourage
the preservation of the areas designated as a scenic river area in
their natural scenic state.
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