Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 1 - EXECUTIVE ORDERS › Section 1:2021-4

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Executive Order 2021-4
WHEREAS, the State of Oklahoma and many of the surrounding
			 states are experiencing an extended period of extremely cold weather, which has
			 resulted in an increased demand for liquefied petroleum gas, also referred to
			 as "propane;" and
WHEREAS, distributors of liquified petroleum products in the
			 State of Oklahoma are already beginning to experience shortages in supply and
			 transportation challenges; and
WHEREAS, many Oklahoman residents depend on the use of liquefied
			 petroleum products for survival during the winter months; and
WHEREAS, the limited suspension of certain hours of service
			 regulations for drivers of commercial motor vehicles transporting liquefied
			 petroleum products in our state will ensure adequate supplies of liquefied
			 petroleum products throughout the state, thereby reducing the damaging effects
			 of a potential shortage;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, J. Kevin Stitt, Governor, pursuant to the
			 power vested in me by Sections 1 and 2 of Article VI of the Oklahoma
			 Constitution and 63 O.S. § 683.1
et seq.,
and pursuant to
			 Part 390.23 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, hereby declare that
			 because there is a state of emergency existing in the State of Oklahoma due to
			 limited liquefied petroleum products supplies, it is necessary to assist and
			 expedite all efforts of transportation of liquefied petroleum products
			 throughout Oklahoma. In order to accommodate this need and to provide
			 assistance to the citizens of Oklahoma in this extraordinary situation, I
			 hereby order vehicles used in the support efforts to be exempt from Parts 390
			 through 399 of Title 49 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.
Declaration of this emergency provides relief for 30 days from
			 Sections 390 through 399 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety regulations for
			 those interstate and intrastate carriers who are providing direct assistance to
			 this emergency. Direct assistance terminates when a driver or commercial motor
			 vehicle is used in interstate or intrastate commerce to transport cargo not
			 destined for the emergency relief effort, or when a motor carrier dispatches
			 such driver or vehicle to a location outside the relief area.
Nothing contained in this declaration shall be construed as an
			 exemption from the Controlled Substance and Alcohol Use and Testing
			 requirements ( 49 C.F.R. Part 382 ), the Commercial Driver License requirements
			 ( 49 C.F.R. Part 383 ), the Financial Responsibility requirements ( 49 C.F.R.
			 Part 387 ), or any other portion of the regulations not specifically identified
			 herein. Motor carriers that have an Out-Of-Service Order in effect cannot take
			 advantage of the relief from regulation that this declaration provides.
While operating under this Order, drivers of commercial motor
			 vehicles shall be required to spend a minimum of 8 hours in sleeper berth
			 within any given 24-hour period. The duration of each timeframe spent in
			 sleeper berth within each 24-hour period shall be at the discretion of each
			 driver based in his/her needs, as long as the sum of all said sleeper berth
			 totals a minimum of the required 8 hours.
This Order applies only to the transportation of liquefied
			 petroleum gas to provide direct assistance to this emergency. No other
			 products, including other petroleum products, are covered by the exemption and
			 suspension under this Order.
This emergency notice will remain in effect for 30
			 days.
Copies of this Executive Order shall be distributed to the
			 Director of the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management, Oklahoma
			 Corporation Commission, Oklahoma Department of Transportation, and the Oklahoma
			 Department of Public Safety, who shall cause the provisions of this Order to be
			 implemented by all appropriate agencies of State government.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the
			 Great Seal of the State of Oklahoma to be affixed at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,
			 this 10 
			 th day of February, 2021.
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA
J. Kevin Stitt
ATTEST:
Brian Bingman
Secretary of State