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For the first time, one of my House bills was vetoed by the governor.

House Bill 3194 would have ensured that permitted, high-volume, industrial water and commercial water wells monitored by the Oklahoma Water Resources Board are reporting their annual usage. This would not have impacted domestic, household or livestock wells.

The governor's veto message shows he did not understand what this bill would do. It would have allowed measuring or metering and did not force anyone to purchase a meter. Thus, it was not an unfunded mandate on commercial water users. It would have incentivized industria...