Okla. Stat. tit. 45, § 45-46.1: Acid mine drainage

The Department of Environmental Quality, in cooperation with the

Department of Mines is authorized and directed, within the limits of

federal funds available to the Department of Environmental Quality

or any funds available to the Department of Mines, to study ways to

remediate acid mine drainage produced from abandoned coal mines

within this state, which the Legislature hereby finds to be a

significant water pollution and water quality problem. The

Department of Environmental Quality and the Department of Mines

shall evaluate existing projects among local, state and federal

government agencies, and educational institutions, which address

acid mine drainage.

Any local, state, and educational institution within this state

implementing water quality projects which pertain to acid mine

drainage shall coordinate and cooperate with the Department of

Environmental Quality and the Department of Mines to implement the

provisions of this section. The Department of Environmental Quality

and the Department of Mines shall make every effort to obtain full

cooperation and coordination from any federal agency which

implements any project pertaining to acid mine drainage.