SB 1151: Oklahoma Water Resources Board; making appropriations; identifying sources of funds. Effective date. Emergency. - Oklahoma

Enrolled (final version) → Floor (House) · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was converted from a final enrolled Senate version to a House floor version, resulting in significant formatting changes and the removal of the original bill title page. The substantive legislative text, including all funding amounts, eligibility criteria, and effective dates, remains unchanged.

Scope change

The scope of the bill's policy content is unchanged; only the document structure and metadata were altered to reflect the House version.

TECHNICAL

The document header was changed from 'ENROLLED SENATE' to 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION' to reflect the bill's current stage in the legislative process.

The original title page listing the sponsors and the formal title of the act was removed and replaced with standard House formatting and page numbers.

The signature blocks for the Senate, House, Governor, and Secretary of State were removed as this is a draft floor version, not the final enrolled bill.

Page numbering and footer text were updated to reflect the House floor version format.

Engrossed → Enrolled (final version) · 3 edits · May 29, 2025

MINOR

The bill was finalized from its Engrossed version to the Enrolled version, which is the final text sent to the Governor for signature. The core policy provisions, including the three specific funding allocations totaling $2.4 million for rural water infrastructure, remain unchanged. The primary differences are the addition of the Governor's signature block and the formal declaration of an emergency to allow the law to take effect immediately upon approval.

Scope change

The scope of the bill's substantive policy did not change; only the procedural status and final formatting were updated to reflect its passage by both legislative chambers.

TECHNICAL

Added the signature block for the Governor and Secretary of State, along with the formal declaration of an emergency in Section 5, which was missing in the previous version.

Updated the document header from 'ENGROSSED SENATE' to 'ENROLLED SENATE' to indicate the bill has passed both the House and Senate.

Removed the blank signature line for the House of Representatives, as the bill had already passed that chamber.

Introduced → Engrossed · 6 edits · May 20, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was substantially rewritten to shift its focus from general agricultural funding to specific water infrastructure projects. The funding agency changed from the Department of Agriculture to the Oklahoma Water Resources Board, and the total appropriation increased significantly from $100,000 to $4.2 million across three new sections. The bill now includes specific eligibility criteria for rural districts and counties based on population and location, and it adds a new effective date of July 1, 2025.

Scope change

The bill's scope changed from a general appropriation for the Department of Agriculture to a targeted funding bill for the Oklahoma Water Resources Board, specifically addressing water contamination, rural sewer connections, and dam safety.

FISCAL

The total appropriation increased from $100,000 to $4,200,000, split into three distinct grants totaling $2M, $2M, and $200k.

The funding source changed from the General Revenue Fund to the Progressing Rural Economic Prosperity Fund.

SCOPE

The bill now specifically targets the Oklahoma Water Resources Board instead of the Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry.

A new purpose was added to improve the condition of publicly owned, deficient dams regulated by the board.

ELIGIBILITY

New eligibility criteria were added for a $2M grant, requiring the project to be in a county with a population between 150,000 and 200,000 that is not adjacent to an interstate highway.

TIMELINE

A specific effective date of July 1, 2025, was added to the legislation.

Oklahoma Water Resources Board; making appropriations; identifying sources of funds. Effective date. Emergency.

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