EXECUTIVE ORDER 2023-13
I, Greg Treat, Acting Governor of the State of Oklahoma, pursuant to the power vested in me by Sections 2 and 15 of Article VI of the Oklahoma Constitution, hereby declare the following:
Choctaw, Creek, Delaware, Harper, Mayes, Pawnee, Payne, Rogers, Tulsa, and Wagoner
Based on the foregoing, 63 O.S. §§ 683.1 et seq., and pursuant to 49 C.F.R. Part 390.23 , I hereby declare that there is a State of Emergency continuing in the State of Oklahoma.
Due to impacts from severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, and hail, beginning June 17, 2023, and ongoing, including extensive damage to power lines and infrastructure, it is necessary to assist and expedite all efforts of relief. In order to accommodate this need and to provide assistance to the residents of the State of Oklahoma in this extraordinary situation, I hereby order the temporary suspension of the following in all 50 states as they apply to vehicles in the support efforts:
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 Executive Order shall be effective for thirty (30) days.
Copies of this Executive Order shall be distributed to the Director of Emergency Management, Oklahoma Corporation Commission, Oklahoma Department of Transportation, Oklahoma Tax Commission, Oklahoma Adjutant General's Office, Office of Management and Enterprise Services, 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 set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of Oklahoma to be affixed at Oklahoma City, this 20 th day of June, 2023.
BY THE ACTING GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA
Greg Treat
ATTEST:
Brian Bingman
Secretary of State
Okla. Admin. Code § 1:2023-18