Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 1 - EXECUTIVE ORDERS › Section 1:2019-23

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
I, J. Kevin Stitt, Governor of the State of Oklahoma, 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
etseq.,
and pursuant to 49
			 C.F.R. Part 390.23, hereby declare that there is an emergency continuing
			 statewide in the State of Oklahoma due to inclement weather and
			 flooding.
Due to this continuing emergency it is necessary to assist and
			 expedite all efforts of storm relief and recovery. In order to accommodate this
			 need and to provide assistance to the citizens of the State of Oklahoma in this
			 extraordinary situation, I hereby order the temporary suspension of the
			 following as they apply to utility provider vehicles and those vehicles
			 contracted with and for Oklahoma electric utility providers in staging or
			 restoration in the support efforts:
1.
		  The requirements for size and weight permits of oversized vehicles under Title
		  47 of the Oklahoma Statutes whose sole purpose is the transportation of
		  materials and supplies used for storm recovery;
2. The requirements under Parts 390 through
		  399 pursuant to part 390.23 of Title 49 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
		  Administration Regulations;
3. The
		  requirements for licensing/operating authority as required by the Oklahoma
		  Corporation Commission; and
4. The
		  requirements for licensing/registration authority as required by the Oklahoma
		  Tax Commission.
Declaration of this emergency provides relief from Sections 390
			 through 399 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety regulations for those
			 interstate and intrastate carriers who are providing direct assistance for the
			 pre-storm staging or immediate restoration of essential electric services. It
			 does not include transportation related to long-term rehabilitation of damaged
			 physical infrastructure or routine commercial deliveries after the initial
			 threat to life and property have passed. 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 the 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 Responsibilities 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.
Due to the continuing state of emergency resulting
			 from inclement weather and flooding this order is effective May 24th, 2019, and
			 shall be effective until the end of the thirty (30) days after the filing of
			 this Order.
This Executive Order shall be forwarded to the Oklahoma
			 Corporation Commission, the Oklahoma Tax Commission, and the Commissioner of
			 Public Safety, who shall cause the provisions of the Order to be implemented by
			 all appropriate agencies of State government.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand and caused the Great Seal
			 of the State of Oklahoma to be affixed at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma this
			 24th Day of May 2019.
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE
STATE OF OKLAHOMA
J. Kevin Stitt
ATTEST:
Michael Rogers
Secretary of State