Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-162: Powers and duties of Commission
Where this section sits in the code
- OK Code
- Title 47
A. The Corporation Commission is authorized to:
1. Supervise and regulate every motor carrier of household
goods;
2. Protect the shipping and general public by requiring
liability insurance and cargo insurance of all motor carriers of
household goods;
3. Ensure motor carriers of household goods are complying with
applicable size and weight laws and safety requirements;
4. Supervise and regulate such motor carriers in all other
matters affecting the relationship between such carriers and the
traveling and shipping public including, but not limited to,
consumer protection measures and loss and damage claim procedures;
and
5. Enforce the provisions of this act.
B. The Commission is authorized to promulgate rules applicable
to persons transporting household goods.
C. 1. The Commission is authorized to administer a hazardous
material transportation registration and permitting program for
motor carriers engaged in transporting hazardous material upon or
over the public highways and within the borders of the state.
2. The Commission shall promulgate rules implementing the
provisions of this subsection. Rules promulgated pursuant to this
subsection shall be consistent with, and equivalent in scope,
coverage, and content to requirements applicable to operators of
vehicles transporting hazardous materials contained in the report
submitted to the Secretary of the United States Department of
Transportation, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 5119(b), by the Alliance for
Uniform Hazardous Material Transportation Procedures.
D. Nothing in this section shall be construed to remove or
affect the jurisdiction of the Department of Environmental Quality
to implement hazardous waste transportation requirements for federal
hazardous waste program delegation to this state under the federal
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
E. The Commission is authorized to promulgate rules and set
fees applicable to interstate motor carriers, pertaining to carrier
registration, operation of equipment and filing of proper proof of
liability insurance.
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