Oklahoma § 47-173.1 - State Task Force on Motor Carrier Regulation and

§ 47-173.1. State Task Force on Motor Carrier Regulation and

Enforcement.

A. There is hereby created, until July 1, 2024, the State Task

Force on Motor Carrier Regulation and Enforcement. The Task Force

shall be composed of the following seven (7) members:

1. The Commissioner of Public Safety or designee;

2. One member of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission or

designee;

3. The Cabinet Secretary of Public Safety or designee;

4. The Cabinet Secretary of Transportation or designee;

5. One member selected by the Governor, who shall serve as the

chair of the Task Force;

6. One member designated by the Speaker of the Oklahoma House

of Representatives, who shall be a current member of the Oklahoma

House of Representatives; and

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7. One member designated by the President Pro Tempore of the

Oklahoma State Senate, who shall be a current member of the Oklahoma

State Senate.

B. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum for the

purpose of conducting the business of the Task Force. The Task

Force shall meet monthly and at such other times as may be called by

the chair.

C. Members of the Task Force shall receive no compensation for

serving on the Task Force but shall receive travel reimbursement for

necessary travel expenses incurred in the performance of their

duties by their respective agencies in accordance with the State

Travel Reimbursement Act.

D. The State Task Force on Motor Carrier Regulation and

Enforcement shall:

1. Study, evaluate, and make recommendations regarding the

adequacy, scope, and effectiveness of regulatory, licensing, and

permitting programs applicable to the motor carrier industry;

2. Study, evaluate, and make recommendations regarding

strategies to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of state law

enforcement's regulation of public safety and enforcement of laws

applicable to the motor carrier industry;

3. Study, evaluate, and make recommendations regarding the

adequacy, scope, and effect of civil and criminal enforcement

mechanisms of state laws governing the motor carrier industry;

4. Study, evaluate, and make recommendations regarding

combining within a state agency any motor carrier regulatory

programs or law enforcement functions; and

5. Study, evaluate, and make recommendations regarding any

other matters determined by the Task Force to be relevant to the

purpose of this act.

E. The Corporation Commission, the Department of Public Safety,

and the Department of Transportation shall make all information and

records available to the Task Force as the Task Force may require.

These agencies shall also make their employees available to the Task

Force for the Task Force to interview and gather information.

F. On or before December 1, 2023, the Task Force shall prepare

a report of its findings and recommendations to be submitted to the

Governor, the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, the

President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate, and the Chair of

the Public Safety and Transportation Committees in both the Oklahoma

House of Representatives and the Oklahoma State Senate, and the

minority leaders of both the Oklahoma House of Representatives and

the Oklahoma Senate.

G. Staffing for the Task Force shall be provided by the

Oklahoma House of Representatives.

Added by Laws 2023, c. 232, § 1.

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