The Oklahoma House Energy Committee meets this week and will consider a number of bills dealing with water, mining, brine, and rural water districts.
The meeting will be held Wednesday morning. Below is the agenda.
| When: Wednesday, February 11, 2026 10:30 AM Where: Room 206 Agenda: 1. Welcome and Introductions 2. HB3142 – Liquified petroleum gas; authorizing certain investigations; requiring certain notifications; effective date. – Cornwell* 3. HB4264 – Mines and Mining; modifying definition; modifying refer to certain responsible party; effective date. – Johns* 4. HB2976 – Department of Environmental Quality; requiring the promulgation of rules establishing water quality criteria for aluminum; effective date. – Gise* 5. HB4459 – Waters and water rights; authorizing certain groundwater measurement program; authorizing certified persons or entities to make certain application; effective date. – Newton* 6. HB4316 – Rural water districts; removing certain limitations prohibiting the organizing of a district; emergency. – Kendrix* 7. HB4338 – Oklahoma Brine Development Act; modifying purpose of act; modifying definitions; defining terms; effective date. – Moore* 8. HB4230 – Waters and water rights; rural water district; nonprofit rural water corporation; board members; Oklahoma Water Resource Board; workshops; qualified state supplier; effective date. – Kannady* 9. Other Business and AdjournmentNOTE: Meeting content will be live streamed via internet. |