HB 1814 Oklahoma House · 2026 Regular Session

State government; State Parks Emergency Maintenance Act; annual reporting; State Parks Emergency Maintenance Revolving Fund; effective date; emergency.

HB 1814, the "State Parks Emergency Maintenance Act," requires Oklahoma's Tourism and Recreation Department to submit an annual "Eight-Year State Parks Emergency Maintenance Plan" starting December 31, 2025. The plan must detail priority maintenance and construction projects, their costs, completion timelines, and status of previously funded work. It also establishes a revolving fund to finance these projects, limiting operational spending to no more than 20% of annual fund deposits. The bill becomes effective July 1, 2025, to address critical infrastructure needs across Oklahoma's state parks system.

Issues: ✓ Environment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Feb 17, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill was amended by the Policy Committee to convert it from an introduced version to a proposed substitute version. The main substantive change is the addition of a requirement for noncodification alongside codification, meaning the bill must be published as a separate document rather than being merged into existing state statutes. The core policy content regarding the State Parks Emergency Maintenance Act, including the creation of an eight-year maintenance plan and a revolving fund, remains substantively unchanged.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains the same, but the codification requirement was modified to include noncodification, requiring the bill to be published separately from the Oklahoma Statutes.

TECHNICAL

Added a requirement for noncodification alongside codification, meaning the bill must be published as a separate document rather than being merged into existing state statutes.

Changed the bill title from 'AS INTRODUCED' to 'PROPOSED POLICY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE' to reflect its current legislative status.

Added committee amendment headers and procedural text indicating the bill was amended by the House Policy Committee.

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Committee

Feb 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Natural Resources Subcommittee

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to Appropriations and Budget Natural Resources Subcommittee

lower

Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors