Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 1 - EXECUTIVE ORDERS
Section 1:2017-25

1. A geothermal well located on Pawhuska Public Schools property has purged natural gas creating a public emergency beginning August 14th and continuing in Osage County.

2. The Oklahoma Water Resources Board has issued an order to plug the leaking geothermal well.

3. Having been advised and informed by the Oklahoma Secretary of Energy and Environment there may be a need to take actions to protect the lives and property of citizens being currently impacted by this public emergency, there is hereby declared a State of Emergency in order to protect the public's peace, health and safety.

This declaration may be amended as conditions warrant.

4. It may be necessary to provide for the rendering of mutual assistance among the State and political subdivisions of the State with respect to carrying out emergency functions during the continuance of the State of Emergency pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Emergency Management Act of 2003.

5. State agencies, in responding to this State of Emergency, may make necessary emergency acquisitions to fulfill the purposes of this proclamation without regard to limitations or bidding requirements on such acquisitions.

6. The State Emergency Operations Plan has been activated and resources of all State departments and agencies available to meet this State of Emergency are hereby committed to the reasonable extent necessary to protect lives and to prevent, minimize, and repair injury and damage. These efforts shall be coordinated by the Director of the Department of Emergency Management with comparable functions of the federal government and political subdivisions of the State.

7. This Executive Order shall terminate at the end of thirty (30) days.