Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 1 - EXECUTIVE ORDERS › Section 1:2015-1

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
WHEREAS, the State of Oklahoma is experiencing ex- tremely cold
			 weather after a period of unseasonably mild temperatures, which has resulted in
			 increased demand for liquefied petroleum gas (hereina fter referred to as
			 "propane");
WHEREAS, propane resources at certain Oklahoma re- fineries are
			 currently stre ssed, significantly dela ying the delivery of propane to
			 transportation companies in some in- stances, thereby forcing transpo rtation
			 companies and retailers to obtain propane from other locations in surroundi ng
			 states;
WHEREAS, many Oklahoman residents depend on the use of propane
			 for survival during the winter months; and
WHEREAS, the limited suspension of certain ho urs of service
			 regulations for drivers of commercial motor vehicles transporting propane in
			 our state will ensure adequate supplies of propane throughout the state, thereb
			 y reducing the damag- ing effects of a pote ntial shortage;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mary Fallin, Governor of the State of
			 Oklahoma, pursuant to the power vest ed 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, here by declare that because there is a state of emergency
			 existing in the State of Oklahoma due to limited propane supplies, it is
			 necessary to assist and expedite all efforts of transportation o f propane
			 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 emerg ency provides relief for thirty (30)
			 days from Parts 390 through 399 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety regulations
			 for those inter state and intrastate carriers who are providing dire ct
			 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 fo r 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 Substances and Alcohol Use and Testing
			 requirements ( 49 C.F.R. Part 382 ), the Commercial Driver's License Standards
			 requirements ( 49 C.F.R. Part 383 ), the Minimum Levels of Financial
			 Responsibility for Motor Carrier requirements ( 49 C.F.R. Part 387 ), or any
			 other port ion of the regulations not specifical ly identified herein. Motor
			 car- riers that have an Out-Of-Service Order in effect cannot take advantage of
			 the relief from regulation that this de claration provides.
This Order applies only to the transportation of propane to
			 provide direct assistance to this emergency. No o ther products, including
			 other petroleum pr oducts, are covered by the exemp- tion and suspension under
			 this Order.
This emergency notice will remain in effect for thirty (30) days,
			 from January 9, 2015, through February 7, 2015.
Copies of this Executive Order shall be distributed to the
			 Director of Emergency Management who shal l cause the provisions of this Order
			 to be implemented by all appropriate agencies of state government.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
I have hereunto se tmyhand and
			 caused the Great Seal of th e State of Oklahoma to be af- fixed at Oklahoma
			 City, Oklahoma, this 8th day of January, 2015.
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE
STATE OF OKLAHOMA
Mary Fallin
ATTEST:
Chris Benge
Secretary of State