STATE OF OKLAHOMA

2nd Session of the 53rd Legislature (2012)

SENATE JOINT
RESOLUTION 59	By:	Ellis

AS INTRODUCED

A Joint Resolution disapproving the adoption of the Oklahoma Comprehensive Water Plan; and directing distribution.

WHEREAS, the long anticipated update to the Oklahoma Comprehensive Water Plan (OCWP) has now been approved by the members of the Oklahoma Water Resources Board and presented to the Governor and for use by the various state agencies and the Oklahoma Legislature as a basis for water planning and administration for several decades to come; and
WHEREAS, given the cost of nearly $16,000,000, the OCWP is seriously lacking in serious scientific fact and useful information, especially relating to the nonconsumptive uses of water for environmental, recreational and tourism needs and the arbitrary method proposed to determine the amount of excess and surplus water available for use outside the basin of origin which does not adequately protect the basin of origin in time of drought.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 2ND SESSION OF THE 53RD OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE:
THAT the Legislature hereby disapproves the adoption of the Oklahoma Comprehensive Water Plan for any official use by the Legislature, the Oklahoma Water Resources Board or any other state agency.
THAT copies of this resolution be distributed to the Governor, the Secretary of Environment and the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Water Resources Board.

53-2-2665	MJM	1/18/2012 9:11:11 AM