Okla. Stat. tit. 27A, § 27A-2-3-404: Blue River-Little Blue Creek Stream Health Assessment

Study Revolving Fund.

A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving

fund for the Department of Environmental Quality to be designated

the “Blue River-Little Blue Creek Stream Health Assessment Study

Revolving Fund”. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject

to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received

by the Department from appropriations, apportionments, donations,

and federal grants received for the purpose of completing the study

created pursuant to subsection B of this section. All monies

accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may

be budgeted and expended by the Department for the purpose provided

for in this section. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon

warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as

prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and

Enterprise Services for approval and payment.

B. Pursuant to the requirements of Section 1-3-101 of Title 27A

of the Oklahoma Statutes as it relates to waters emanating from a

sensitive sole source aquifer, the Department shall establish and

perform a Blue River-Little Blue Creek Stream Health Assessment

Study. The Department shall coordinate with a research university

for the purpose of defining the study scope and conducting work

necessary to complete data collection and the development of the

Blue River-Little Blue Creek Stream Health Assessment Study. The

Department shall preference resources and partnerships within this

state during evaluation for the performance of conducting this

study. The Department may coordinate with other relevant state and

federal agencies to effectuate the provisions of this section.