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; and7. 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; and5. 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.Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 173.1
Added by Laws 2023, c. 232,s. 1, eff. 8/24/2023.