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“President Signs Water bill”

January 11, 2013 | 11:26 AM

Rep. Tom Cole, R-Moore, authored the bill, which was carried in the senate by Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Tulsa.


President Barack Obama signed the Lake Thunderbird Efficient Use Act of 2012 today. The bill will allow the Central Oklahoma Master Conservancy District to purchase outside water to augment Lake Thunderbird during drought conditions.

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