Legislation By Rep. Richardson . . .

Ag Committee Legislation 2011
http://philrichardson.us/Ag Committee Bills 2011.pdf

RICHARDSON LEGISLATION 2011
HTTP://philrichardson.us/Richardson Legislation 2011.pdf

RICHARDSON LEGISLATION 2010
http://bit.ly/hisqzN

2010 - House Bill 1889
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2009-10bills/HB/HB1889_CS.rtf
SIGNED INTO LAW: House Bill 1889 authorizes the Wildlife Conservation Commission to join the states that are members of the Interstate Wildlife Violators Compact. The compact is an agreement that recognizes suspension of hunting and fishing licenses in member states. This means that illegal activities in one state can affect a person’s hunting and fishing privileges in all participating states. This cooperative interstate effort will enhance the Department of Wildlife Conservation’s ability to protect and manage our wildlife resources.

2010 - House Bill 2861
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2009-10bills/HB/hb2861_engr.rtf
SIGNED INTO LAW: This bill increases fines for certain wildlife violations and provides for restitution in cases involving illegal killing or possession of wildlife. It would allow courts to suspend or revoke hunting and fishing license privileges, depending on the type of violation and a person’s previous violations record.

2010 - House Bill 2862
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2009-10bills/HB/HB2862_CS.rtf
SIGNED INTO LAW: This bill specifies that the Wildlife Conservation Commission can establish annual and three-day user licenses for people who do not have a hunting or fishing license for lands owned by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.

House Bill 1885
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2009-10bills/sb/hb1885_sflr.rtf
SIGNED INTO LAW: This bill allows landowners to develop through the Agriculture Department a plan for best management practices that would suit their farms. It protects landowners from lawsuits if they are compliant with all practices and information currently available.

House Bill 1884
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2009-10bills/sb/hb1884_sflr.rtf
SIGNED INTO LAW: This bill creates the Oklahoma Dam Breach Safety Zone Act. It deals with flood control dams that have been constructed and the development of housing below those dams. It changes the status of dams with housing developments below from low-hazard to high-hazard.

Senate Bill 349
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2009-10bills/sb/sb349_sflr.rtf
SIGNED INTO LAW: Senate Bill 349 allows land owners access to Department of Environmental Quality funding to voluntarily clean up contaminated properties.

Senate Bill 446
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2009-10bills/sb/sb446_sflr.rtf
SIGNED INTO LAW: Some Oklahomans own “brownfields,” or land that has been contaminated to the point that grass won’t grow. Senate Bill 446, an Act relating to the Oklahoma Brownfields Voluntary Redevelopment Act, will help those owners receive funding through the Department of Environmental Quality to clean up the property and restore it back to useful land.