I, Mary Fallin, Governor of the State of Oklahoma, by the authority vested in me pursuant to Sections 1 and 2 of Article VI of the Oklahoma Constitution hereby establish the Oklahoma Port Task Force.
The purpose of the Oklahoma Port Task Force shall be to study and develop a comprehensive plan to accommodate the added burden on Oklahoma ports, roads, and bridges resulting from the reopening of the expanded Panama Canal. The Oklahoma Port Task Force shall consist of seven (7) appointed members including the Director of the Department of Transportation or designee; the Director of the Oklahoma Department of Commerce or designee; and two of the executive directors of active public ports in this state. All members shall be appointed and serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The Governor shall select the chair who shall then select a vice-chair. The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate are also invited to appoint one legislator each to serve as ex-officio members of the task force.
The task force shall conduct an organizational meeting no later than ninety (90) days after the members have been appointed. The task force shall report its findings to the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives no later than December 31, 2014. This report shall include the results of its assessment and any recommendations approved by a majority of the members. This task force shall sunset upon issuance of its final report.
The Oklahoma Port Task Force shall meet at such times and places as it deems appropriate. Members shall serve without compensation. Administrative support for the task force, including personnel necessary to ensure the proper performance of the duties and responsibilities of the task force, shall be provided by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Entities of state government shall provide such assistance and information to the task force as may be required.
This Executive Order shall be distributed to the Secretary of Transportation, who shall cause the provisions of this Order to be implemented.
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 16 day of April, 2013.
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE
STATE OF OKLAHOMA
Mary Fallin
ATTEST:
Larry V. Parman
Secretary of State
Okla. Admin. Code § 1:2013-14
Added at 30 Ok Reg 748, eff 4-16-13