Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 300 - Grand River Dam Authority
Chapter 35 - Lake Rules
Subchapter 27 - Vegetation Management Plan
Section 300:35-27-2 - Applicability

(a) This subchapter governs vegetation management activity on GRDA Project Land only, and is not applicable on land not owned by GRDA or GRDA owned land that is not Project Land. "Project Land" means the land and other natural resources owned by GRDA that fall within the project boundary identified in the FERC licenses for the Pensacola Project, the Markham Ferry Project, and the W.R. Holway Project.

(b) Except as otherwise provided for in these rules, no person may engage in any vegetation management activity on GRDA Project Land without first obtaining a permit from GRDA. "Vegetation Management Activity" means any activity that results in or is intended to result in the alteration of the existing physical landscape of Project Land. It includes the trimming, cutting, pruning, mowing, planting or removal of any tree, shrub or other vegetation.

(c) Floating debris, driftwood, downed limbs/branches, litter, and trash may be removed from GRDA Project Land at any time and does not require GRDA approval, provided the method of removal complies with these rules.

(d) This subchapter does not apply to utility providers possessing an easement on Project Land. "Utility providers" includes, but is not limited to, public service companies, municipal utilities, electric companies and cooperatives, telecommunication companies, and rural water districts.