Okla. Stat. tit. 27A, § 3-2-106 Powers and Duties of Commission

• Library: Oklahoma Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through Laws 2023EX1, c. 52.
• Year: 2023
• Citation: Okla. Stat. tit. 27A, § 3-2-106

A. In addition to other powers and duties specified by law and except as otherwise provided by law, the Oklahoma Conservation Commission shall have the power and duty to:

1. Offer the assistance as may be appropriate to the directors of conservation districts in the carrying out of any of their powers and programs and to:

a. assist and guide districts in the preparation and carrying out of programs for resource conservation authorized under the Conservation District Act,

b. review district programs,

c. coordinate the programs of the several districts and resolve any conflicts in such programs, and

d. facilitate, promote, assist, harmonize, coordinate and guide the resource conservation programs and activities of districts as they relate to other special purpose districts, counties and other public agencies;

2. Keep the directors of each of the several districts informed of the activities and experience of all other districts, and to facilitate an interchange of advice and experience between the districts and cooperation between them;

3. Review agreements, or forms of agreements, proposed to be entered into by districts with other districts or with any state, federal, or interstate, or other public or private agency, organization or individual, and advise the districts concerning the agreements or forms of agreements;

4. Secure the cooperation and assistance of the United States and any of its agencies, and of agencies of this state, in the work of the districts and to accept donations, grants, gifts and contributions in money, services or otherwise from the United States or any of its agencies or from the state or any of its agencies in order to carry out the purposes of the Conservation District Act;

5. Disseminate information throughout the state concerning the activities and programs of the conservation districts and to make available information concerning the needs and the work of the conservation districts and Commission to the Governor, the Legislature, executive agencies of the government of this state, political subdivisions of this state, cooperating federal agencies and the general public;

6. Serve along with conservation districts as the official state agencies for cooperating with the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture and carrying on conservation operations within the boundaries of conservation districts;

7. Cooperate with and give such assistance as it deems necessary and proper to conservancy districts, watershed associations and other special purpose districts in the State of Oklahoma for the purpose of cooperating with the United States through the Secretary of Agriculture in the furtherance of conservation pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, as amended;