HB 2100 Oklahoma House · 2025 Regular Session

Environment and natural resources; Conservation Commission Cost-Share Program; eminent domain; effective date.

HB 2100 exempts private lands enrolled in Oklahoma's Conservation Commission Cost-Share Program from eminent domain takings. This directly protects landowners participating in the program, which provides financial assistance for conservation practices like soil health and habitat restoration. The exemption applies unless a project is deemed essential for public health or safety. The law aims to secure long-term conservation efforts on private lands by preventing government seizure for non-essential projects.

Issues: ✓ Environment

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Feb 25, 2025

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What changed between versions

Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 → Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 2 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was revised to strengthen its language around protecting natural resources and landowner rights. The original version simply stated that private lands in the Conservation Commission Cost-Share Program are exempt from eminent domain. The new version adds specific language to clarify that this protection is intended to ensure the longevity of conservation efforts and only allows eminent domain for projects essential to safeguarding public health and safety.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded by adding explicit conditions for when eminent domain can still apply to protected lands, limiting it to public health and safety emergencies.

SCOPE

Added language clarifying that the exemption from eminent domain is intended to ensure the longevity of conservation efforts.

REQUIREMENT

New provision stating that eminent domain exemptions are granted only for projects essential to safeguarding public health and safety.

TECHNICAL

Updated bill title and committee substitute version number from POLPCS1 to POLPCS2 with revised date.

Changed the bill reference number from 12382 to 12854 in the footer.

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Committee

Feb 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Policy recommendation to the Energy and Natural Resources Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Agriculture

lower

Feb 5, 2025

Committee

Referred to Agriculture

lower

Feb 5, 2025

Committee

Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Oversight

lower

Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors