2016 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources
§27A-1-1-205. State environmental agencies - Transferred and assigned programs and functions - Unexpired or unrevoked licenses, permits, certifications or registrations - Existing rights, obligations and remedies - Existing orders, claims or causes of action.

A. With regard to all programs and functions transferred and assigned among the state environmental agencies pursuant to Section 1-3-101 of this title, all agency rules, including fee schedules for state and county, relating to such programs and functions are hereby transferred to the receiving agency for the purpose of maintaining and operating such programs and functions. Such rules shall remain in effect only until June 30, 1994, at which time such transferred rules will terminate unless earlier superseded by rules promulgated by the receiving agency. By February 1, 1994, each agency receiving programs or functions shall have adopted new permanent rules to implement the programs and functions within the jurisdiction of the agency pursuant to Section 1-3-101 of this title.

B. Unexpired or unrevoked licenses, permits, certifications or registrations issued prior to July 1, 1993, shall remain valid for stated terms and conditions until otherwise provided by law. Such licenses, permits or registrations shall be subject to the laws and rules of the state agency to which jurisdiction over such licenses, permits or registrations are transferred pursuant to the Oklahoma Environmental Quality Act.

C. All rights, obligations and remedies arising out of laws, rules, agreements and causes of action are also transferred to such agency.

D. Nothing in the Oklahoma Environmental Quality Act shall operate to bar or negate any existing order, claim or cause of action transferred or available to any state environmental agency or its respective predecessor, nor shall it operate to affect enforcement action undertaken by any program, division or service prior to such transfer to any state environmental agency. Violations of provisions of law now contained in this title, and violations of rules, permits or final orders which occurred prior to the transfer of jurisdiction and authority to any state environmental agency shall be subject to penalties available and existing at the time of violation.

E. Any application pending on June 30, 1993, before the Oklahoma Water Resources Board or the State Department of Health for a permit or license over which the Department has jurisdiction is hereby transferred to the Department and shall be subject to the Oklahoma Environmental Quality Code.

F. All permit applications filed with the Oklahoma Water Resources Board on or before June 30, 1993, for which no permit has been issued by the Oklahoma Water Resources Board for the land application of industrial waste, sludge or wastewater shall be subject to the requirements of this Code.

Added by Laws 1992, c. 398, § 12, eff. July 1, 1993. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 9, eff. July 1, 1993. Renumbered from § 12 of this title by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 359, eff. July 1, 1993. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 324, § 8, eff. July 1, 1993.