Section 142.1 - Regulation of compressed natural gas fueling stations - Implementation and enforcement of Alternative Fuels Technician Certification Act - Transfer of duties and authority to Department of LaborA. On the effective date of this act, all powers, duties, responsibilities, records and equipment of the Corporation Commission relating exclusively to the regulation of compressed natural gas fueling stations are hereby transferred and shall be placed under the authority of the Department of Labor.B. On the effective date of this act, all powers, duties, responsibilities, records and equipment of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services relating exclusively to the implementation and enforcement of the Alternative Fuels Technician Certification Act are hereby transferred and shall be placed under the authority of the Department of Labor. To the extent practicable, the transfer shall include all computer hardware and software used in regulating the functions listed in this subsection.C. The Corporation Commission, the Commissioner of Labor and the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services may contract for additional legal and administrative services as necessary to effectuate the transfers as provided for in this section.D.1. All unexpended funds, property, furnishings, equipment, supplies, records, and outstanding financial obligations and encumbrances of the Corporation Commission relating to the regulation of natural gas fueling stations and of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services relating to the implementation and enforcement of the Alternative Fuels Technician Certification Act shall be transferred to the Department of Labor for the continuing performance of duties relating to the regulation of natural gas fueling stations and implementation and enforcement of the Alternative Fuels Technician Certification Act. No funds, property, furnishings, equipment, supplies or records may be expended or used for any purpose other than the performance of duties and responsibilities as directed and required in this act.2. Any funds, properties, furnishings, equipment, supplies, or records related in any manner to the regulation of natural gas fueling stations and implementation and enforcement of the Alternative Fuels Technician Certification Act which may not be in the current possession of the Corporation Commission or the Office of Management and Enterprise Services on the effective date of this act, but which come into the possession of the Corporation Commission or the Office of Management and Enterprise Services after the transfer of authority to the Department of Labor as provided in this act, shall immediately be transferred to the Department of Labor. Items subject to the immediate transfer shall include, but are not limited to, any misdirected licensing fees or payments of outstanding administrative fines.E. The Corporation Commission and the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall not enter into any contract or agreement relating to the regulation of natural gas fueling stations or implementation and enforcement of the Alternative Fuels Technician Certification Act extending beyond the effective date of the transfer without approval by the Commissioner of Labor.F. All licenses, registrations, certifications and accreditations issued by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services pursuant to the Alternative Fuels Technician Certification Act that are in effect on the effective date of this act shall remain in full force and effect and shall be enforceable by the Department of Labor.G. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall coordinate the transfer of funds, allotments, purchase orders and outstanding financial obligations and encumbrances relating to the regulation of natural gas fueling stations and the implementation and enforcement of the Alternative Fuels Technician Certification Act as transferred pursuant to the provisions of this act.H. Upon the effective date of this act, all administrative rules promulgated by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services relating to the implementation and enforcement of the Alternative Fuels Technician Certification Act shall be enforceable by the Commissioner of Labor. The rules shall continue in force and effect after the effective date of this act, and the Commissioner of Labor shall have authority to amend, repeal, recodify or make additions to the rules pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act.Okla. Stat. tit. 40, § 142.1
Added by Laws 2014 , c. 328, s. 1, eff. 8/29/2014.