State environmental agencies - Transferred and

assigned programs and functions - Unexpired or unrevoked licenses,

permits, certifications or registrations - Existing rights,

obligations and remedies - Existing orders, claims or causes of

action.

A. With regard to all programs and functions transferred and

assigned among the state environmental agencies pursuant to Section

1-3-101 of this title, all agency rules, including fee schedules for

state and county, relating to such programs and functions are hereby

transferred to the receiving agency for the purpose of maintaining

and operating such programs and functions. Such rules shall remain

in effect only until June 30, 1994, at which time such transferred

rules will terminate unless earlier superseded by rules promulgated

by the receiving agency. By February 1, 1994, each agency receiving

programs or functions shall have adopted new permanent rules to

implement the programs and functions within the jurisdiction of the

agency pursuant to Section 1-3-101 of this title.

B. Unexpired or unrevoked licenses, permits, certifications or

registrations issued prior to July 1, 1993, shall remain valid for

stated terms and conditions until otherwise provided by law. Such

licenses, permits or registrations shall be subject to the laws and

rules of the state agency to which jurisdiction over such licenses,

permits or registrations are transferred pursuant to the Oklahoma

Environmental Quality Act.

C. All rights, obligations and remedies arising out of laws,

rules, agreements and causes of action are also transferred to such

agency.

D. Nothing in the Oklahoma Environmental Quality Act shall

operate to bar or negate any existing order, claim or cause of

action transferred or available to any state environmental agency or

its respective predecessor, nor shall it operate to affect

enforcement action undertaken by any program, division or service

prior to such transfer to any state environmental agency.

Violations of provisions of law now contained in this title, and

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violations of rules, permits or final orders which occurred prior to

the transfer of jurisdiction and authority to any state

environmental agency shall be subject to penalties available and

existing at the time of violation.

E. Any application pending on June 30, 1993, before the

Oklahoma Water Resources Board or the State Department of Health for

a permit or license over which the Department has jurisdiction is

hereby transferred to the Department and shall be subject to the

Oklahoma Environmental Quality Code.

F. All permit applications filed with the Oklahoma Water

Resources Board on or before June 30, 1993, for which no permit has

been issued by the Oklahoma Water Resources Board for the land

application of industrial waste, sludge or wastewater shall be

subject to the requirements of this Code.