A.
- 1. The Oklahoma Conservation Commission shall, subject to availability of appropriations, in consultation with the Carbon Sequestration Advisory Committee, assess agricultural and nonagricultural lands in this state for past carbon sequestration and future carbon sequestration potential.
- 2. The assessment shall seek to quantify carbon sequestration associated with improved agricultural practices, soil and vegetation including trees, conservation practices, revegetation including reforestation activities, and other methods of stewardship of soil and vegetation resources occurring on agricultural and nonagricultural lands in this state.
- 3. On or before January 1, 2003, the Commission shall publish a report of the findings. The Commission may, from time to time, update such findings as advancements in understanding of the processes of carbon sequestration and new data become available.
- B. The assessment required in subsection A of this section shall be conducted in a manner that provides a means for owners of land in this state to estimate past and future net carbon sequestration resulting from improved agricultural practices, soil and vegetation including trees, conservation practices, revegetation including reforestation activities, and other methods of stewardship of soil and vegetation resources occurring on their property.
- C. The Commission may contract and cooperate with the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture to conduct assessment activities provided for in this section.
- D. The Commission may apply for and accept grants, gifts, or other sources of public and private funds to carry out the purposes of the Oklahoma Carbon Sequestration Enhancement Act.
Added by Laws 2001, HB 1192, c. 81, § 3, emerg.eff. April 16, 2001.