SECTION 252:517-5-6. Scenic rivers  


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  • (a)   Prohibition. Except as provided in (b) of this Section, no area within the permit boundary of a new CCR unit, or expansion of the permit boundary of an existing CCR unit, shall be located within the drainage basin of any river designated under the Oklahoma Scenic Rivers Commission Act.
    (b)   Exception. This restriction may be waived if the Scenic Rivers Commission that manages the affected river, or in the absence of such commission, the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department, provides a statement that the proposed facility is not expected to adversely affect the river or any of the public purposes for which it was designated. Such statement shall be provided to the DEQ.
[Source: Added at 33 Ok Reg 1469, eff 9-15-16]