Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 1 - EXECUTIVE ORDERS › Section 1:2022-30

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
EXECUTIVE ORDER 2022-30
Whereas, southeast Oklahoma was impacted by tornadoes and severe
			 storms on November 4, 2022, which caused extensive damages in McCurtain County
			 as well as some additional damages in surrounding counties; and
Whereas, storm damage in southeast Oklahoma directly impacted
			 the poultry industry and agriculture feed providers causing disruptions to
			 business and impacts to agriculture producers in the area; and
Whereas, agriculture and poultry production are primary
			 industries in southeast Oklahoma, and many residents depend on these sectors
			 for their livelihood, and Oklahoma and poultry products produced in southeast
			 Oklahoma are consumed across the country therefore extensive disruptions may
			 have a national impact; and
Whereas, the limited suspension of certain hours of service
			 regulations for drivers of commercial motor vehicles transporting feed for
			 poultry producers in our state will ensure adequate supplies, thereby reducing
			 the damaging effects of ongoing impacts from the November 4, 2022, tornadoes
			 and severe storms;
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, it is
			 necessary to assist and expedite all efforts of transportation of agriculture
			 feed 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.
This Order applies only to the transportation of agriculture
			 feed products to provide direct assistance to this emergency. No other 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 Emergency Management and Homeland Security, Department of Public
			 Safety, Department of Agriculture, Food, & Forestry, Department of
			 Transportation, Oklahoma Corporation Commission, and the Oklahoma Tax
			 Commission, 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 28 
			 th day of November, 2022.
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA
J. Kevin Stitt
ATTEST:
Brian Bingman
Secretary of State