In the event of a formal declaration of emergency drought conditions by the Governor, the Emergency Drought Commission shall be formed consisting of the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Conservation Commission, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Water Resources Board. The Emergency Drought Commission shall determine the expenditures to be made from the Emergency Drought Relief Fund created in Section 1 of this act, subject to approval by the Governor and shall determine the appropriate agency to expend the funds. The Emergency Drought Commission shall also serve as a drought advisory panel to the Governor and the various state agencies. The activities of the Emergency Drought Commission shall continue until it is determined by the Governor that a drought emergency no longer exists in the state.
Added by Laws 2013, c. 353, § 3, emerg. eff. May 29, 2013.