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HB 1373OKLAHOMASession 2026State BillSigned into law

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Oklahoma establishes Commercial Solar Facility Decommissioning Act requiring financial assurance and property restoration

Original title: Commercial solar facilities; creating the Commercial Solar Facility Decommissioning Act; defining terms; effective date.

Last action · May 5, 2025: Approved by Governor 05/03/2025Sponsor: CrosswhiteHader

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What This Bill Does

Oklahoma enacts the Commercial Solar Facility Decommissioning Act, requiring commercial solar operators to remove equipment, restore leased land, and provide to landowners starting November 1, 2025.

Why it matters

Landowners leasing property for commercial solar generation gain statutory rights to require full site cleanup and financial backing for removal costs, shifting long-term abandonment liabilities away from private property owners.

Who It Affects

Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

commercial solar facility operators

Operators must comply with mandatory removal depths, soil replacement standards, financial assurance delivery timelines, and periodic engineering cost updates.

Directly affected

landowners leasing property for solar generation

Landowners gain statutory rights to require equipment removal, property restoration, and financial backing, and must submit removal requests within specified deadlines.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What happens if a solar facility operator tries to waive these decommissioning requirements in a lease agreement?

Any provision in a solar power facility agreement that purports to waive a right or exempt a from a liability or duty established by the act is void.

How deep must underground foundations and cables be removed?

Foundations and buried cables must be removed from the ground to a depth of at least three feet below the surface grade of the land.

When must the commercial solar operator provide financial assurance to the landowner?

must be delivered no later than the earlier of the date the agreement is terminated or the twentieth anniversary of the .

Who pays for the cost of obtaining financial assurance and estimating removal expenses?

The is responsible for the costs of obtaining and the costs of determining estimated removal costs and salvage value.

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Where This Stands

Current status: Signed into law.

Procedural history

24 actions

May 5, 2025HouseEnrolled
Approved by Governor 05/03/2025
Apr 29, 2025House
Sent to Governor
Apr 29, 2025Senate
Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
Apr 29, 2025House
Enrolled, signed, to Senate
Apr 28, 2025HouseCommittee
Referred for enrollment
Apr 28, 2025Senate
Engrossed measure signed, returned to House

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Apr 28, 2025SenateFloor
Measure passed: Ayes: 44 Nays: 0
Apr 28, 2025Senate
General Order, Considered
Apr 22, 2025Senate
Placed on General Order
Apr 17, 2025SenateFloor
Reported Do Pass Energy committee; CR filed
Apr 1, 2025SenateCommittee
Second Reading referred to Energy
Mar 4, 2025SenateIntroduced
First Reading
Mar 4, 2025House
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
Mar 3, 2025HouseCommittee
Referred for engrossment
Mar 3, 2025HouseFloor
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 94 Nays: 0
Mar 3, 2025House
Coauthored by Representative(s) CrosswhiteHader
Mar 3, 2025House
General Order
Feb 26, 2025HouseFloor
CR; Do Pass Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Committee
Feb 13, 2025House
Authored by Senator Green (principal Senate author)
Feb 13, 2025HouseFloor
Policy recommendation to the Energy and Natural Resources Oversight committee; Do Pass Energy
Feb 4, 2025HouseCommittee
Referred to Energy
Feb 4, 2025HouseCommittee
Second Reading referred to Energy and Natural Resources Oversight
Feb 3, 2025House
Authored by Representative Boles
Feb 3, 2025HouseIntroduced
First Reading

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Establishment of Statutory Decommissioning Standards

Oklahoma transitioned from relying solely on private lease terms for solar decommissioning to enacting mandatory statewide standards governing removal depths, financial assurance, and engineering estimates.

Connected Entities

Boles, Green, Crosswhite Hader

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Sources

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www.oklegislature.gov

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