ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 2275	By:	Cox of the House

			  and

		Wyrick of the Senate

An Act relating to water and water rights; establishing the normal surface elevation for the Grand Lake O’ The Cherokees; providing for certain management by the Grand River Dam Authority; directing the Grand River Dam Authority to promulgate certain rules; providing for codification; and declaring an emergency.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 888.1 of Title 82, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
The year-round normal surface elevation at the top of the conservation pool for the Grand Lake O' The Cherokees shall be seven hundred forty-five (745) feet above sea level.  The established normal surface elevation shall not interfere with the authority of the Grand River Dam Authority to manage Grand Lake O’ The Cherokees for flood control and electricity generation purposes.  The Grand River Dam Authority shall promulgate rules consistent with the provisions of this section.  
SECTION 2.  It being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
Passed the House of Representatives the 3rd day of March, 2010.

	
Presiding Officer of the House of
	Representatives

Passed the Senate the ____ day of __________, 2010.

	
Presiding Officer of the Senate