HB 2789: Water Resources Board; making appropriations; source; purpose; accounts; deposits of transfers; procedures; effective date; emergency. - Oklahoma

House Committee Substitute → Floor (House) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was updated from a House Committee Substitute version to the Floor version, which primarily involved reformatting the header information to reflect the House of Representatives' final approval. The substantive legal text regarding funding, account creation, and board authority remains unchanged, though some line breaks were adjusted for formatting consistency.

TECHNICAL

The document header was updated to indicate this is the 'Floor (House)' version, replacing the 'Committee Substitute' label and adjusting the layout of the title and sponsor information.

Page footers were updated to include a note stating that 'BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments,' clarifying how to identify changes in the document.

Minor formatting adjustments were made to align text and section headers, such as changing 'SECTION 1' to 'SECTION 1. NEW LAW' with adjusted indentation.

Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 2 → House Committee Substitute · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to add two new sponsors from the Senate (Hall and Haste) and insert two new sections. Section 6 authorizes the Oklahoma Water Resources Board to enter into contracts with financial institutions to manage grant funds, while Section 7 limits the Board's administrative reimbursement to a maximum of 4% of the appropriated funds.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include new administrative authority for the Oklahoma Water Resources Board regarding financial contracts and fund management.

FISCAL

Added Section 6, authorizing the Oklahoma Water Resources Board to contract with financial institutions to hold and distribute grant funds.

REQUIREMENT

Added Section 7, establishing a cap of 4% on administrative reimbursements from the appropriated funds.

TECHNICAL

Added two new sponsors from the Senate to the bill's authorship.

Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 → Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 2 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was revised to change the legislative session reference from the 'Second Special Session' to the '2nd Extraordinary Session' and updated the bill's request number from 13730 to 13766. Additionally, the effective date provision was explicitly added to the summary of contents, replacing a reference to noncodification.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding the specific legislative session it references was updated, and the effective date was formally included in the bill's description.

TIMELINE

The reference to the legislative session was changed from 'Second Special Session' to '2nd Extraordinary Session'.

An explicit 'effective date' provision was added to the list of bill contents.

TECHNICAL

The bill's request number was updated from 13730 to 13766.

Enrolled (final version) → Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended from its final enrolled version to a committee substitute version, primarily changing the legislative metadata and formatting rather than the substantive policy. The core funding amounts, account structures, and administrative rules for the Oklahoma Water Resources Board remain identical to the original text.

Scope change

No change in scope, applicability, or eligibility criteria; the bill continues to apply to the Oklahoma Water Resources Board and the same grant programs.

TECHNICAL

The bill header was changed from 'Enrolled' to 'Proposed Committee Substitute,' indicating this is a working draft version for further review rather than the final law.

Formatting and line breaks were adjusted throughout the text to conform to the standard layout of a committee substitute document.

The specific names of the bill sponsors (Trey Caldwell and Kane) were removed from the header, as they are typically added later during the committee process.

Engrossed → Enrolled (final version) · 4 edits · May 29, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was finalized by removing placeholder text and page headers while adding a specific subject line and a new requirement for the Oklahoma Water Resources Board to submit reports to legislative committee chairs. The funding amounts and special account structures remained unchanged, but the final version clarifies the board's reporting obligations.

Scope change

The bill's scope was clarified by adding a specific subject line, while the substantive scope of the appropriations and account creation remained the same.

REQUIREMENT

Added a requirement for the Oklahoma Water Resources Board to submit reports to the chairs of the Joint Committee on Pandemic Relief Funding or designated legislative committees.

TECHNICAL

Added a specific subject line identifying the bill as relating to the Oklahoma Water Resources Board.

Removed placeholder text, page headers, and draft formatting artifacts from the final enrolled version.

Reorganized the layout to remove line numbers and draft annotations, presenting the text as a clean final version.

Introduced → Engrossed · 7 edits · May 22, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was completely rewritten to shift from a general budget act to a specific funding measure for the Oklahoma Water Resources Board. It appropriates $3.3 million for increased project costs and $6.6 million for projects left unfunded by previous grants. The text also establishes special accounts, authorizes memorandums of understanding, and sets limits on administrative costs.

Scope change

The bill's scope changed from a general public finance act to a specific authorization for the Oklahoma Water Resources Board to manage pandemic relief funds.

FISCAL

Added specific appropriations of $3.3 million for increased project costs and $6.6 million for unfunded projects.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirements to create special accounts in the State Treasury for these funds.

Added authority for the Board to enter into memorandums of understanding for fund management.

Added a limit allowing the Board to retain no more than 4% of funds for administrative costs.

SCOPE

Removed the previous title 'Budget and Finance Act of 2025' and replaced it with a specific act for the Water Resources Board.

TIMELINE

Removed the specific effective date of November 1, 2025.

MODIFIED

Changed the bill header from 'Introduced' to 'Engrossed' and updated the list of sponsors.

Water Resources Board; making appropriations; source; purpose; accounts; deposits of transfers; procedures; effective date; emergency.

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