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3030 2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
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3232 HOUSE BILL 3446 By: O'Donnell
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3838 AS INTRODUCED
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4040 An Act relating to motor vehicles; amending 47 O.S.
4141 2021, Sections 2-106.1, 14-101, 14-103, 14-103C, 14-
4242 103D, 14-103E, 14-103G, 14-109, 14-116, 14-116a, 14-
4343 118, 14-118.1, 14-120, 14-120.1, 14-120.2, 14-121 and
4444 14-126, which relate to permit clerks and
4545 supervisors, prohibition against movement of certain
4646 vehicles, special permits, movement of manufactured
4747 homes, issue of permits, annu al overload permits,
4848 permit fees, movement of loads without permit
4949 penalties, permits for motor carriers, permit
5050 agreements, cost of escort and requirements, permits
5151 for combination vehicles, ag ricultural vehicles;
5252 modifying agency reference; transferring certain
5353 duties from the Department of Public Safety to the
5454 Department of Transportation ; amending 69 O.S. 2021,
5555 Section 306, which relates to the powers and duties
5656 of the Director; authorizing certain hiring; and
5757 providing an effective date .
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6262 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE S TATE OF OKLAHOMA:
6363 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 20 21, Section 2-106.1, is
6464 amended to read as follows:
6565 Section 2-106.1 Subject to the Merit System laws, the
6666 Commissioner of Public Safety is hereby auth orized to employ a
6767 supervisor of permit clerks, headquarters permit clerks and
6868 additional permit clerks, who shall have the duty to issue oversize
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9595 and/or overweight permits in accordance with the terms of Chapter 14
9696 of this title and to collect the fees th erefor and to remit the same
9797 to the Oklahoma Tax Commission All the powers, duties, functions,
9898 records, employees, proper ty, matters pending, funds, and
9999 responsibilities of the Size and Weight Permits Division of the
100100 Department of Public Safety are hereby transferred to the Department
101101 of Transportation effective July 1, 2022. An accurate, cu rrent
102102 inventory of all properties shall be maintained by the Department of
103103 Transportation.
104104 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 20 21, Section 14-101, is
105105 amended to read as foll ows:
106106 Section 14-101. A. It is a misdemeanor for any person to drive
107107 or move or for the owner to cause or knowingly permit to be dr iven
108108 or moved on any highway any vehicle or vehicles of a size or weight
109109 exceeding the limitation s stated in this chapter or otherwise in
110110 violation of this chapte r, and the maximum size and weight of
111111 vehicles herein specified shall be lawful throughout thi s state and
112112 local authorities shall have no power or authority to alter the
113113 limitations except as express authority may be g ranted in this
114114 chapter.
115115 B. The Commissioner of Public Safety Executive Director of the
116116 Department of Transportati on is directed to issue annual overweight
117117 permits to:
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144144 1. Municipalities and rural fire districts for the
145145 transportation of firefighting appar atus at no cost to the
146146 municipalities or rural fire districts;
147147 2. Owners of implements of husbandry, which includ es tractors
148148 that are temporarily moved upon a highway at no cost to the owner;
149149 3. Retail implement dealers while hauling implements of
150150 husbandry at no cost to the dealer; and
151151 4. Owners of certain vehicles as provided for in Section 14 -
152152 103G of this title.
153153 C. If a vehicle is issued a license pursua nt to Section 1134.4
154154 of this title, the license shall also serve as the overweight permit
155155 required by this section.
156156 D. All size, weight and load provisions cover ed by this chapter
157157 shall be subject to the limitat ions imposed by Title 23, United
158158 States Code, Section 127, and such other rules and regulations
159159 developed herein. Provided further that any s ize and weight
160160 provision authorized by the United States Congres s for use on the
161161 National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, including, but
162162 not limited to, height, axle weight, gross weight, combinations of
163163 vehicles or load thereon shall be authori zed for immediate use on
164164 such segments of the National System of I nterstate and Defense
165165 Highways and any other highw ays or portions thereof as designated by
166166 the Transportation Commiss ion or their duly authorized
167167 representative.
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194194 E. All size, weight and loa d provisions covered by Sections 14-
195195 101 through 14-123 of this title shall be subject to a gross vehicle
196196 weight limit of ninety thousand (90,000) pounds when ap plied to a
197197 vehicle operating off the National System of Interstate and Defense
198198 Highways unless such vehicle is operating in full compliance with an
199199 overweight permit issued by the Commissioner of Public Safety
200200 Executive Director of the Department of Transportation.
201201 F. Any vehicle permitted for movement on the highways of this
202202 state as provided in Section 14-101 et seq. of this title, other
203203 than a vehicle permitted solely for overweight mov ement, shall be
204204 moved only during daylight hours. As used in Section 14 -101 et seq.
205205 of this title, "daylight hours" shall mean one-half (1/2) hour
206206 before sunrise to one-half (1/2) hour after sunset. The
207207 Commissioner of Public Safety Executive Director of the Department
208208 of Transportation, for good cause and consistent with the sa fe
209209 movement of the vehicle, may endorse a pe rmit for the movement of an
210210 oversize vehicle to authorize night time nighttime travel under such
211211 terms and restrictions as the Commissioner Executive Director of the
212212 Department of Transportation may require.
213213 G. 1. Any vehicle permitted for movement on the highways of
214214 this state as provided in Section 14-101 et seq. of this title shall
215215 not be moved at any time on the following holidays:
216216 a. New Year’s Day (January 1),
217217 b. Memorial Day (the last Monday in May),
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244244 c. The Fourth of July (Indepen dence Day),
245245 d. Labor Day (the first Monday in September),
246246 e. Thanksgiving Day (the fourth Thursday in November),
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248248 f. Christmas Day (December 25).
249249 2. Any vehicle permitted for movement on the highways of this
250250 state as provided in Section 14 -101 et seq. of this title shall be
251251 allowed to move on the following holidays:
252252 a. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday (the third Monday
253253 in January),
254254 b. President’s Day, also known as Washi ngton’s Birthday
255255 (the third Monday in February), and
256256 c. Veteran’s Day (November 11).
257257 SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 14-103, is
258258 amended to read as fol lows:
259259 Section 14-103. A. Except as otherwise provided f or by this
260260 chapter, no vehicle, with or without load, shall have a total
261261 outside width in excess of one hundred two (102) inches excluding:
262262 1. Tire bulge;
263263 2. Approved safety devices;
264264 3. A retracted awning with a width of eight (8) inches or less
265265 or other appurtenance of four (4) inches or less which is att ached
266266 to the side of a recreatio nal vehicle, as defined in Section 1102 of
267267 this title; and
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294294 4. Pins used as a safety precaution or as a load -assisting
295295 device if the pins do not extend the overall width of the vehicle
296296 beyond nine (9) feet. The State of Okl ahoma hereby declares it has
297297 determined, in accordance with 23 C.F.R., Section 658.15, that such
298298 pins are necessary for the safe and efficient op eration of motor
299299 vehicles.
300300 The provisions of this subsect ion shall not apply to any person
301301 engaged in the hauli ng of round baled hay with a tot al outside width
302302 of eleven (11) feet or less when the hay is owned by such person and
303303 is being hauled for any pur pose other than resale. The provisions
304304 of this subsection shall also not apply to any county official or
305305 employee engaged in the hauling or pu lling of a trailer or equipment
306306 owned by the county on the county roa ds of such county.
307307 B. Except as otherwise p rovided for by this chapter:
308308 1. No vehicle, with or with out load, shall exceed a height of
309309 thirteen and one-half (13 1/2) feet on any county r oad, or fourteen
310310 (14) feet on any turnpike, interstate, U.S. or state highway, unless
311311 a greater height is authori zed by a special permit issued by the
312312 Commissioner of Public Safety Executive Director of the Department
313313 of Transportation or an authorized representative of the
314314 Commissioner in consultation with the Department of Transportation
315315 specifying the highways to be used, c onsistent with public
316316 convenience and safety. The prohibitions on moveme nt as prescribed
317317 in subsection F of Section 14 -101 of this title and paragraph 1 of
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344344 subsection G of Section 14-101 of this title shall not apply to
345345 vehicles operated pursuant to such permits;
346346 2. An official state bridge vertical clearance map providing
347347 clearance heights as posted for bridges on the interstat e, U.S. and
348348 state highway system s shall be available on the Oklahoma Department
349349 of Transportation website; and
350350 3. Operators and owners of vehicles which exceed or have loads
351351 which exceed thirteen and o ne-half (13 1/2) feet shall be held
352352 liable for all damages to any part of structures s panning the
353353 highway or damages suffered by other affected parties caused by the
354354 vehicle or load exceeding the posted height;.
355355 C. Except as otherwise provided for by this chapter:
356356 1. No single truck, with or without load, sh all have an overall
357357 length, inclusive of front and rear bumpers, in excess of forty-five
358358 (45) feet;
359359 2. No single bus, with or w ithout load, shall have an overall
360360 length, inclusive of front and rear bum pers, in excess of forty-five
361361 (45) feet;
362362 3. a. On the National Network of Highways wh ich includes the
363363 National System of Interstate and Defense Highways and
364364 four-lane divided Federal Aid Primary System Highways,
365365 no semitrailer operating in a truck -
366366 tractor/semitrailer combination shall have a length
367367 greater than fifty-three (53) feet, excep t as provided
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394394 in subsection C of Section 14-118 of this title which
395395 shall apply to semitrailers e xceeding fifty-three (53)
396396 feet but not exceeding fifty-nine (59) feet six (6)
397397 inches. On the National System of Interstate and
398398 Defense Highways and four -lane divided Federal Aid
399399 Primary System Highways, no semitrailer or trailer
400400 operating in a truck -tractor/semitrailer and trailer
401401 combination shall have a length greater than fi fty-
402402 three (53) feet;
403403 b. On roads and highways not a pa rt of the National
404404 System of Interstate and Defense Highways or four-lane
405405 divided Federal Aid Primary System Highways, no
406406 semitrailer operating in a truck-tractor/semitrailer
407407 combination shall have a le ngth greater than fifty-
408408 three (53) feet and no semitra iler or trailer
409409 operating in a truck-tractor/semitrailer and trailer
410410 combination shall have a length greater than twenty -
411411 nine (29) feet. Except as provided for in subsection
412412 D of Section 14-118 of this title, no other
413413 combination of vehicles shall have an overall length,
414414 inclusive of front and rear bumpers, in excess of
415415 seventy (70) feet on all roads and highways. For the
416416 purposes of this paragraph, oil field rig-up trucks
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443443 shall be considered to be tru ck-tractors, when towing
444444 a trailer or semitrailer;
445445 c. On the National Network of High ways the overall length
446446 limitation of a towaway trailer transporter
447447 combination may exceed length restrictions up to
448448 eighty-two (82) feet;
449449 d. As used in this section:
450450 (1) The term "trailer transporter towing unit " shall
451451 mean a power unit that is not used t o carry
452452 property when operating in a towaway trailer
453453 transporter combination, and
454454 (2) The term "towaway trailer transporter
455455 combination" shall mean a combination of vehicl es
456456 consisting of a trailer transporter towing unit
457457 and two (2) trailers or semitraile rs with a total
458458 weight that does not exceed twenty-six thousand
459459 (26,000) pounds; and in which the trailers or
460460 semitrailers carry no property and constitute
461461 inventory property of a manufacturer, distributor
462462 or dealer of such trailers or semitrailers;
463463 4. No combination of vehicles shall consist of more than two
464464 units, except:
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491491 a. one truck and semitrail er or truck-tractor/semitrailer
492492 combination may tow one complete trailer o r
493493 semitrailer, or
494494 b. vans, suburbans, blazers or other similar types of
495495 vehicles and self-propelled recreational vehicles with
496496 a three-quarter (3/4) ton or more rated capacity may
497497 tow a semitrailer and one complete trailer or
498498 semitrailer for recreational p urposes only, provided
499499 the overall length, inclusive o f the front and rear
500500 bumpers, does not exceed sixty-five (65) feet;
501501 5. Poles and gas lines used to maintain public utility
502502 services, not to include new construction, may be moved during
503503 daylight hours, and during nighttime hours only in an emergency,
504504 subject to traffic and road restric tions promulgated by the
505505 Commissioner of Public Safety Executive Director of the Department
506506 of Transportation, when the overall length does not ex ceed eighty
507507 (80) feet. When this length is exceede d, these loads are subject to
508508 the requirements of Sect ion 14-118 of this title;
509509 6. For the purposes of paragraphs 1, 3, and 4 of this
510510 subsection, the length of uniti zed equipment, which is defined to be
511511 equipment so constructed and attached to a rubber -tired vehicle that
512512 the vehicle and load become a unit an d are for all practic al
513513 purposes inseparable, shall be the length of the vehicle itself, and
514514 shall not include any protrusion of the equipment load so
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541541 constructed or attached. The equipment shall not p rotrude for a
542542 distance greater than two -thirds (2/3) of the wheel base of t he
543543 vehicle, shall not impair the driver’s vision, and if less than
544544 seven (7) feet above the roadway, shall be safely marked, flagg ed or
545545 illuminated. Any such protruding structure s hall be securely held
546546 in place to prevent dropping or swaying. Unitized eq uipment shall
547547 carry such safety equipment as shall be determined to be necessary
548548 for the safety, health, and welfare of the drivin g public by the
549549 Commissioner of Public Safety Executive Director of the Department
550550 of Transportation;
551551 7. For the purposes of paragraphs 1, 3, and 4 of this
552552 subsection, a truck-tractor, when being towed by another vehicle
553553 with the wheels of its steering axle raised off the roadway, shall
554554 be considered to be a semitrailer as defined in Section 1-162 of
555555 this title;
556556 8. The provisions of paragraphs 1 and 3 of this subsection
557557 shall not apply to any contractor or subcontractor, or ag ents or
558558 employees of any contractor or subcontractor, w hile engaged in
559559 transporting material to the site of a project being constructed by,
560560 for, or on behalf of this state or any city, town, county, or
561561 subdivision of this state; and
562562 9. Special mobilized m achinery, as defined in Section 1102 of
563563 this title, which exceeds the size provisions of this secti on shall
564564 only use the highways of the State of Oklahoma this state by special
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591591 permit issued by the Commissioner of Public Safety Executive
592592 Director of the Department of Transportation or an authorized
593593 representative of the Commissioner Executive Director of the
594594 Department of Transportation. Such special permit shall be:
595595 a. a single-trip permit issued under the provisions of
596596 Section 14-116 of this title, or
597597 b. a special annual oversize permit issued for one (1)
598598 calendar year period upon payment of a fee of Ten
599599 Dollars ($10.00) plus any amoun t as provided by
600600 subsection H of Section 14-118 of this title.
601601 SECTION 4. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 14-103C, is
602602 amended to read as follows:
603603 Section 14-103C. A. The Commissioner of Public Safety
604604 Executive Director of the Department of Transportation shall upon
605605 proper application issue a special permit to any person allowing the
606606 movement on state and feder al highways of a structure in the form of
607607 a house or building, including, but not limited to, industrialized
608608 housing as defined described in Section 14-103A of this title, not
609609 exceeding thirty-two (32) feet in width at the base, and thirty -four
610610 (34) feet in width at t he top and twenty-one (21) feet in height.
611611 The permit shall specify the highways to be used, consistent with
612612 public convenience and safety, as determined by the Commissioner of
613613 Public Safety, in consultation with the Executive Director of the
614614 Department of Transportation. In addition to the prohibitions on
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641641 movement as prescribed in Section 14-101 et seq. of this title, such
642642 structures shall not be moved on Saturday or Sunday.
643643 B. If any structure or housing described in subsection A of
644644 this section has a width in excess of sixteen (16) feet, the towing
645645 vehicle shall be a tandem-axle vehicle of no less than two hundred
646646 twenty (220) horsepower.
647647 SECTION 5. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 14-103D, is
648648 amended to read as follows:
649649 Section 14-103D. A. No person shall transport or move a
650650 manufactured home on any public road or highway in thi s state,
651651 except as otherwise provided by law, with out a permit issued
652652 pursuant to the provisions of Sections 14-103A and 14-103C of this
653653 title and subsection B of this section, and without a current
654654 calendar year decal or current reg istration or a reposses sion
655655 affidavit issued pursuant to Sections 1110 an d 1126 of this title.
656656 B. In addition to the permit information required by the
657657 provisions of Sections 14-103A and 14-103C of this title, the permit
658658 shall also include the following:
659659 1. The name of the own er of the manufactured home;
660660 2. The serial number or identification number of the
661661 manufactured home;
662662 3. A legal description or the physical address of the location
663663 from which the manufactured home is to b e moved;
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690690 4. A legal description or the physical a ddress of the location
691691 to which the manufactured h ome is to be moved; and
692692 5. The name of the firm or individual repossessing the
693693 manufactured home as it appears on the reposse ssion affidavit, if
694694 the movement is for repossession purp oses and the repossessi on
695695 affidavit is being u sed in lieu of current lice nse plate and decal,
696696 as provided in subsection E of Section 1113 of this title.
697697 C. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Executive Director
698698 of the Department of Public Safety Transportation shall not issue a
699699 permit to any person to transport or move a manufactured home
700700 without a current calend ar year decal or cur rent registration;
701701 provided:
702702 1. Upon proof of possession of a deal er or in-transit license
703703 plate, issued by the Oklahoma Tax Commission according to the
704704 provisions of subsection D of Section 11 28 of this title, the
705705 Department of Public Safety Transportation shall issue a permit to
706706 the holder of such license;
707707 2. The Executive Director of the Department of Transportation
708708 shall issue a permit to the holder of a perfected security interest
709709 in a manufactured home, or a licensed representative thereof,
710710 pursuant to a lawful repossession of the manufactured home, if the
711711 holder or representative is bonded by the state, to move the
712712 manufactured home to a sec ure location with a repossession
713713 affidavit; provided, all registration fees, excise taxes or ad
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740740 valorem taxes due on such home shall be required to be paid within
741741 thirty (30) days of the issuanc e of the permit; and
742742 3. The Executive Director of the Department of Transportation
743743 shall issue a permit to tr ansport or move a manufacture d home used
744744 for commercial purposes during the second through the sixth day of
745745 the first month of the following calendar year if the applicant can
746746 provide a special waiver and a commercial move affida vit authorized
747747 pursuant to Section 2813 of Title 68 of t he Oklahoma Statutes. As
748748 used in this paragraph, "manufactured home used for commerc ial
749749 purposes" means a manufactured home owned by any lawfully recog nized
750750 business entity the primary purpose of whi ch is to provide temporary
751751 housing for the employees or contractors of such business entity.
752752 D. For the purposes of subs ections A and C of t his section, a
753753 manufactured home registration receipt and Manufactu red Home
754754 Registration Decal attached to a certif icate of title for a
755755 manufactured home or receipts and d ecal as authorized by subsection
756756 C of Section 1117 of this title shall be evidence of payment of the
757757 excise tax and registration fees required pursuant to the provisions
758758 of Section 1135 of this title and the Ad Valorem Tax Code.
759759 E. The Department of Public Safety Transportation shall notify
760760 the Oklahoma Tax Commission, the county assessor of the county from
761761 which the manufactured home is to be moved and the county assessor
762762 of the county in which the m anufactured home is to be m oved of any
763763 permits issued pursuant to the provisions of this section.
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790790 SECTION 6. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 14-103E, is
791791 amended to read as foll ows:
792792 Section 14-103E. A. Upon issuance of a permit pursuant to the
793793 provisions of Section 14-103D of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes
794794 this title, the Department of Public Safety Transportation shall
795795 notify the Oklahoma Tax Commission of the issuance of such permit.
796796 The notification shall include the permi t information required by
797797 subsection B of Section 14-103D of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes
798798 this title.
799799 B. Upon notification of issuance of the permit pursuant to
800800 subsection A of this section, the Tax Commission shall notify the
801801 county assessor of the county in which the manufac tured home is to
802802 be located, of the issuance of the permit. Such notification shall
803803 include the permit information required by subsecti on B of Section
804804 14-103D of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes this title.
805805 SECTION 7. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 14-103G, is
806806 amended to read as follows:
807807 Section 14-103G. A. 1. The Department of Public Safety
808808 Transportation may issue an annual vehicle permit under the
809809 provisions of this subsection to a specific vehicle, for the
810810 movement of oversize or overweight loads that c annot reasonably be
811811 dismantled. Unless otherwise provided by law, permits issued under
812812 this subsection shall be subject to the conditions described in
813813 paragraphs 2 through 8 of thi s subsection.
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840840 2. Oversize or overweight l oads operating under an annual
841841 vehicle permit shall n ot exceed:
842842 a. twelve (12) feet in width,
843843 b. fourteen (14) feet in height,
844844 c. one hundred ten (110) feet in length, or
845845 d. one hundred twenty thousand (120,000) po unds gross
846846 weight.
847847 3. Oversize or overwei ght loads operating under an annu al
848848 vehicle permit under this subsection shall not transport a load that
849849 has more than a twenty -five-foot front overhang, or more than a
850850 thirty-foot rear overhang.
851851 4. The fee for an annual vehicle permit shall be Four Thous and
852852 Dollars ($4,000.00) and shall be nonrefundable.
853853 5. The annual vehicle permit shall be issued for one (1)
854854 calendar year period and shall commence upon t he date specified on
855855 the permit.
856856 6. An annual vehicle per mit issued pursuant to this subsection
857857 shall be nontransferable between per mittees.
858858 7. The permitted vehicle or vehicle combination shall be
859859 registered in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 14 of this
860860 title for maximum weight.
861861 8. An annual vehicle permit issued pursuant to this subsection
862862 may be transferred from one vehi cle to another vehic le in the fleet
863863 of the permittee provided:
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890890 a. the permitted vehicle is destroyed or otherwise
891891 becomes permanently inoperable to the extent that the
892892 vehicle will no longer be utilized, and the permittee
893893 presents proof to the Department of Public Safety
894894 Transportation that the negotiable certificate of
895895 title or other qualifying documentation has been
896896 surrendered to the Department of Public Safety
897897 Transportation, or
898898 b. the certificate of title to the permitted vehicle is
899899 transferred to someone other than the permittee, and
900900 the permittee presents proof to the Department of
901901 Public Safety Transportation that the negotiable
902902 certificate of title or other qualifying documentation
903903 has been transferred from the per mittee.
904904 9. A permit issued for loads specific to turbine blades, used
905905 for the purpose of wind generation, may exceed a length of one
906906 hundred ten (110) feet.
907907 B. 1. The Department of Public Safety Transportation may issue
908908 an annual vehicle permit under th is subsection to a specific motor
909909 carrier, for the movement of ov ersize or overweight loads that
910910 cannot reasonably be dismantled. An annual vehicle permit is sued
911911 under this subsection may be transferred from one vehicle to another
912912 vehicle in the fleet of the permittee provided:
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939939 a. that no more than one vehicle is opera ting at a time,
940940 and
941941 b. the original certified permit is carried in the
942942 vehicle that is being operated under the terms of the
943943 permit.
944944 2. An annual vehicle permit issued under this subsection shall
945945 be sent to the permittee via first-class, registered mail, or at the
946946 request and expense of the permittee via overnight delivery service.
947947 The annual vehicle permit shall not be duplicated. The annual
948948 vehicle permit shall be replaced only if:
949949 a. the permittee did not receive the original permit
950950 within seven (7) business days after t he date of
951951 issuance,
952952 b. a request for replacement is submitted to the
953953 Department of Public Safety Transportation within ten
954954 (10) business days after the original date of i ssuance
955955 of the permit, and
956956 c. the request for replacement is acco mpanied by a
957957 notarized statement signed by a principal or officer
958958 of the permittee acknowledg ing that the permittee
959959 understands the permit may not be duplicated and that
960960 if the original permi t is located, the permittee shall
961961 return either the original or r eplacement permit to
962962 the Department of Public Safety Transportation.
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989989 3. A request for replac ement of an annual vehicle permit issued
990990 pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall be de nied if the
991991 Department of Public Safety Transportation can verify that the
992992 permittee received the original annual vehicle permit.
993993 4. Lost, misplaced, damaged , destroyed, or otherwise unusable
994994 annual vehicle permits shall not be replaced. A new permit sha ll be
995995 required and shall be issued by the Department of Public Safety
996996 Transportation.
997997 C. 1. The Department of Public Safety Transportation may issue
998998 an annual fleet permit under this subsection to an electric utility,
999999 regulated by the Corporation Commiss ion or a rural electric
10001000 cooperative solely for the movement of po les. An annual flee t
10011001 permit issued under this subsection may be used by any vehicle in
10021002 the fleet of the permittee provided that a certified copy of the
10031003 permit is carried in each vehicle that is being operated under the
10041004 terms of the permit.
10051005 2. Oversize loads operating under an annual permit issued
10061006 pursuant to this subsection shall not exceed:
10071007 a. twelve (12) feet in width,
10081008 b. fourteen (14) feet in height, or
10091009 c. fifty-five (55) feet in length.
10101010 3. The annual fee for an annual fleet permit issued pursuant to
10111011 this subsection shal l be Four Thousand Dollars ($4,000.00) and shall
10121012 be nonrefundable.
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10391039 4. The annual fleet permit shall be issued for a one-calendar-
10401040 year period and shall commence upon the d ate specified on the
10411041 permit.
10421042 5. The annual fleet permit issued u nder this subsection shall
10431043 be sent to the permittee via first class, registered mail, or at t he
10441044 request and expense of the permittee via overnight delivery service.
10451045 The annual permit shall b e replaced only if:
10461046 a. the permittee did not receive the original permit
10471047 within seven (7) business days after the date of the
10481048 issuance,
10491049 b. a request for replacement is submitted to the
10501050 Department of Public Safety Transportation within ten
10511051 (10) business days after the original date of issuance
10521052 of the permit, and
10531053 c. the request for replaceme nt is accompanied by a
10541054 notarized statement signed by an authorized person of
10551055 the permittee acknowledging that if the original
10561056 permit is located, the permittee shall either return
10571057 the original or replacement permit to the Department
10581058 of Public Safety Transportation.
10591059 6. A request for replacement of an annual permit issued under
10601060 the provisions of this subsection shall be denied if the Department
10611061 of Public Safety Transportation can verify the permittee received
10621062 the original annual permit.
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10891089 7. Lost, misplaced, damaged, destroyed or otherwise unusable
10901090 annual permits shall not be replaced. A new permit shall be
10911091 required and shall be issued by the Department of Public Safety
10921092 Transportation.
10931093 8. For the purposes of paragraph 5 of subsection C of Section
10941094 14-103 of this title, the term "emergency" means any permitted
10951095 movement of poles pursuant to the provisions of this subsection that
10961096 is not for new construction of electric distributio n facilities.
10971097 D. 1. The Department of Public Safety Transportation shall
10981098 issue an annual vehicle permit under this subsection to a
10991099 transportation company or manufacturer of portable buildings solely
11001100 for the movement of oversize portable buildings for a s pecific
11011101 manufacturer of portable buildings. An annual vehicle pe rmit issued
11021102 under this subsection may not be transferred from one vehicle to
11031103 another vehicle in the fleet. The name of the manufacturer shall be
11041104 on the permit and on any portable building be ing moved. The
11051105 original certified permit shall be carried in the vehicle that is
11061106 being operated under the terms of the permit.
11071107 2. Oversize loads operating u nder an annual vehicle permit
11081108 issued pursuant to this subsection shall not exceed:
11091109 a. twelve (12) feet in width at the wall with no more
11101110 than a three-inch-eave overhang, or
11111111 b. fourteen (14) feet in height.
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11381138 3. The total gross weight of oversize loads opera ting under an
11391139 annual vehicle permit issued pursuant to this subsection shall not
11401140 exceed forty-five thousand (45,000) pounds.
11411141 4. The tow vehicle shall be limited t o two axles, and the
11421142 vehicle identification number of the vehicle shall be on the permit.
11431143 5. The fee for an annual vehicle permit issued pursuant to this
11441144 subsection shall be Five Hundred Dol lars ($500.00) and shall be
11451145 nonrefundable.
11461146 6. An annual vehicle permit issued under this subsection shall
11471147 be sent to the permittee via first -class, registered mail, or at the
11481148 request and expense of the permittee via overnight delivery service.
11491149 The annual vehicle permit shall not be duplicated. The annual
11501150 vehicle permit shall be replaced only if:
11511151 a. the permittee did not receive the original permit
11521152 within seven (7) business days after the date of
11531153 issuance,
11541154 b. a request for replacement is submitted to the
11551155 Department of Public Safety Transportation within ten
11561156 (10) business days after the or iginal date of issuance
11571157 of the permit, and
11581158 c. the request for replacement is accompanied by a
11591159 notarized statement signed by a principal or officer
11601160 of the permittee acknowl edging that the permittee
11611161 understands the permit may not be dupli cated and that
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11881188 if the original permit is located, the permittee shall
11891189 return either the origi nal or replacement permit to
11901190 the Department of Public Safety Transportation.
11911191 7. A request for rep lacement of an annual vehicle permit issued
11921192 pursuant to the provi sions of this subsec tion shall be denied if the
11931193 Department of Public Safety Transportation can verify that the
11941194 permittee received the original annual vehicle permit.
11951195 8. A lost, misplaced, da maged, destroyed, or otherwise unusable
11961196 annual vehicle permit sha ll be replaced for a fee of Twenty-five
11971197 Dollars ($25.00).
11981198 SECTION 8. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 14-109, is
11991199 amended to read as follo ws:
12001200 Section 14-109. A. On any road or highway:
12011201 1. No single axle weight shall exceed twenty thousand (20,000)
12021202 pounds; and
12031203 2. The total gross weight in pounds imposed thereon by a
12041204 vehicle or combination of vehicles shall not exceed the value
12051205 calculated in accordance with the Federal Bridge formula imposed by
12061206 23 U.S.C., Section 127.
12071207 B. Except as to gross limits, the formula of this section shall
12081208 not apply to a truck -tractor and dump semitrailer when used as a
12091209 combination unit. In no event shall the maxi mum load in pounds
12101210 carried by any set of tandem axles exceed thirty-four thousand
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12381238 tri-axles shall adhere to the formula .
12391239 C. Except for loads moving un der special permits as provided in
12401240 this title, no department or agency of this state or any county,
12411241 city, or public entity thereof shall pay for any m aterial that
12421242 exceeds the legal weight limits moving in interstate or intra state
12431243 commerce in excess of the legal load limits of this state.
12441244 D. 1. An annual special overload permit may be purchased for
12451245 vehicles transporting rock, sand, gravel, coal, flour, timber,
12461246 pulpwood, and chips in their natural state, oil field fluids, oil
12471247 field equipment or equipment us ed in oil and gas well drilling or
12481248 exploration, and vehicles transporting grain, fertilizer,
12491249 cottonseed, cotton, livestock, peanuts, canola, sunflower s,
12501250 soybeans, feed, any other raw agricultural products , and any other
12511251 unprocessed agricultural products, i f the following conditions are
12521252 met:
12531253 a. the vehicles are registered for the maximum allowable
12541254 rate,
12551255 b. the vehicles do not exceed five percent (5%) of the
12561256 gross limits set forth i n subsection A of this
12571257 section,
12581258 c. the vehicles do not exceed eight percent (8 %) of the
12591259 axle limits set forth in sub section A of this section,
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12861286 d. no component of the vehicles exceeds the
12871287 manufacturer’s component weight rating as shown on the
12881288 vehicle certification label or tag, and
12891289 e. the vehicles operating pursuant to the provisions of
12901290 this paragraph will not be allowed to operate on the
12911291 National System of Interstate and Defense Highways.
12921292 2. Vehicles operating pursuant to this s ection must register
12931293 for the maximum allowable rate and additionally shall purchase a
12941294 nontransferable annual special overload permit from the De partment
12951295 of Public Safety Transportation for a fee of Three Hundred Fifty
12961296 Dollars ($350.00). All monies collect ed shall be deposited to the
12971297 credit of the Highway Construction and Mainte nance Fund.
12981298 E. 1. Oversize or overweight vehicles used for specializ ed
12991299 transportation if the maximum weight does not exceed twenty-three
13001300 thousand (23,000) pounds on any single axle and:
13011301 a. is a dual lane trailer with dual lane a xles and the
13021302 width of the transport vehicle or trailer exc eeds
13031303 twelve (12) feet in width, or
13041304 b. the overall gross vehicle weight of a single trailer
13051305 meets or exceeds three hundred thousand (300,000)
13061306 pounds, originates or terminates at t he Tulsa Port of
13071307 Catoosa, and the trip is conf ined within a thirty-mile
13081308 radius of the Port.
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13351335 2. Permit fees for over size or overweight vehicles used for
13361336 specialized transportation shall be in accordance with subsection A
13371337 of Section 14-116 of this title.
13381338 3. Vehicles operating pursuant to the provision s of this
13391339 paragraph will not be allowed to operate on the National Sys tem of
13401340 Interstate and Defense Highways.
13411341 F. Exceptions to this section will be:
13421342 1. Utility or refuse collection vehicles used by counties,
13431343 cities, or towns or by private companies contr acted by counties,
13441344 cities, or towns if the following conditions are me t:
13451345 a. calculation of weight for a utility or refuse
13461346 collection vehicle shall be "Gross Vehicle Weight ".
13471347 The "Gross Vehicle Weight" of a utility or refuse
13481348 collection vehicle may not exce ed the otherwise
13491349 applicable weight by more than fifteen percent (15%).
13501350 The weight on individual axles must not exceed the
13511351 manufacturer's component rating which includes axle,
13521352 suspension, wheels, rims, brakes , and tires as shown
13531353 on the vehicle certificatio n label or tag, and
13541354 b. utility or refuse collection vehicles operated under
13551355 these exceptions will not be allowed to operate on
13561356 interstate highways;
13571357 2. A combination of a wrecker or tow vehicle and another
13581358 vehicle or vehicle combi nation if:
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13851385 a. the service provided by the wrecker or tow v ehicle is
13861386 needed to remove disabled, a bandoned, or accident-
13871387 damaged vehicles, and
13881388 b. the wrecker or tow vehicle is towing the other vehicle
13891389 or vehicle combination directly to the nearest
13901390 appropriate place of repair, terminal , or vehicle
13911391 storage facility;
13921392 3. A vehicle operating pursuant to the provisions of paragraph
13931393 2 of this subsection will shall not be allowed to operate on the
13941394 National System of Interstat e and Defense Highways unles s it is a
13951395 covered heavy-duty tow and recovery vehicle that:
13961396 a. is transporting a disabled vehicle from the place
13971397 where the vehicle becam e disabled to the nearest
13981398 appropriate repair facility, and
13991399 b. has a gross vehicle weight tha t is equal to or exceeds
14001400 the gross vehicle weight of the disabled vehicle being
14011401 transported; and
14021402 4. On the interstate highway system a vehic le designed to be
14031403 used under emergency conditions to transport personnel and equipment
14041404 and to support the suppressi on of fires and mitigation o f other
14051405 hazardous situations with a vehicle we ight limit up to a maximum
14061406 gross vehicle weight of eighty -six thousand (86,000) pounds with
14071407 less than:
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14341434 a. twenty-four thousand (24,000) pounds on a single
14351435 steering axle,
14361436 b. thirty-three thousand five hundred (3 3,500) pounds on
14371437 a single drive axle,
14381438 c. sixty-two thousand (62,000) pounds on a tandem axle,
14391439 or
14401440 d. fifty-two thousand (52,000) pounds o n a tandem rear
14411441 drive steer axle.
14421442 G. 1. Any vehicle utilizing an auxiliary power or idle
14431443 reduction technology unit in order to promote red uction of fuel use
14441444 and emissions because of engine idling shall be allowed an
14451445 additional four hundred (400) pounds t otal to the total gross weight
14461446 limits set by this section.
14471447 2. To be eligible for the except ion provided in this
14481448 subsection, the operator of the vehicle must obtain w ritten proof or
14491449 certification of the weight of the auxiliary power or idle reduction
14501450 technology unit and be able to demonstrate or certify that the idle
14511451 reduction technology is fully functional.
14521452 3. Written proof or certification of the weight of the
14531453 auxiliary power or idle reduction tec hnology unit must be available
14541454 to law enforcement officers if the vehicle is found in violation of
14551455 applicable weight laws. The additional weight allo wed cannot exceed
14561456 four hundred (400) pounds or t he actual proven or certif ied weight
14571457 of the unit, whicheve r is less.
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14841484 H. On the Interstate Hi ghway System, a vehicle carrying fluid
14851485 milk products shall be considered a load that cannot be easily
14861486 dismantled or divided, or "nondivisible".
14871487 I. Utility, refuse collection vehicles or a combination of a
14881488 wrecker or tow vehicle as described in paragraphs 1 and 2 of
14891489 subsection F of this section operating under exceptions shall
14901490 purchase an annual special overload permit from the Department of
14911491 Public Safety Transportation for One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). All
14921492 monies collected shall be deposited to the credi t of the Highway
14931493 Construction and Maintenance Fund.
14941494 SECTION 9. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 14-116, is
14951495 amended to read as follows :
14961496 Section 14-116. A. The Commissioner of Public Safety Executive
14971497 Director of the Department of Transportation shall charge a minimum
14981498 permit fee of Forty Dollars ($40.00) fo r any permit issued pursuant
14991499 to the provisions of Section 14 -101 et seq. of this title. In
15001500 addition to the permit fee, the Commissioner Executive Director of
15011501 the Department of Transportation shall charge a fee of Ten Dollars
15021502 ($10.00) for each thousand pounds in excess of the legal load limit.
15031503 The Commissioner of Public Safety Executive Director of the
15041504 Department of Transportation shall establish any necessary rules fo r
15051505 collecting the fees.
15061506 B. The Department of Public Safety Transportation is authorized
15071507 to establish an escrow account system for the payment of permit
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15341534 fees. Authorized motor carriers meeting established credit
15351535 requirements may participate in the escrow a ccount system for
15361536 permits purchased fro m all size and weight permit offices in this
15371537 state. Carriers not choosing to participate in the escrow account
15381538 system shall be required to make payment of the requir ed fee or fees
15391539 upon purchase of each permit as requ ired by law. All monies
15401540 collected through the escrow account system shall be deposit ed to a
15411541 special account of the Department of Public Safety Transportation
15421542 and placed in the custody of the State Treasur er. Proceeds from
15431543 permits purchased using the escr ow account system shall be
15441544 distributed as provided for in subsection H of this sectio n.
15451545 However, fees collected through such accounts for the electronic
15461546 transmission, transfer or delivery of permits, as p rovided for in
15471547 Section 14-118 of this title, shall be credited to the Department of
15481548 Public Safety Restricted Revolving State Transportation Fund
15491549 established pursuant to Section 1501.1 of Title 69 of the Okla homa
15501550 Statutes.
15511551 C. 1. Application for per mits shall be made a reasonable time
15521552 in advance of the expected time o f movement of such vehicles . For
15531553 emergencies affecting the health or safety of persons or a
15541554 community, permits ma y be issued for immediate movement.
15551555 2. Size and weight permit offices i n all districts where
15561556 applicable shall issue per mits to authorize carr iers by telephone
15571557 during weekdays.
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15841584 D. No overweight permit shall be valid until all license taxes
15851585 due the State of Oklahoma have been paid.
15861586 E. No permit violation shall be deemed to ha ve occurred when an
15871587 oversize or overweight movem ent is made pursuant t o a permit whose
15881588 stated weight or size exceeds the actual load.
15891589 F. Any permit issued for a truck or truck-tractor operating in
15901590 combination with a trailer or a semitrailer shall contain only the
15911591 license plate number for the truck or t ruck-tractor if the permittee
15921592 provides to the Department of Transportation a list containing the
15931593 license plate number, and such other in formation as the Department
15941594 of Transportation may prescribe by rule, for each trailer or
15951595 semitrailer which may be used f or movement with the p ermit. When
15961596 the permittee provides the list described in this subsection, th e
15971597 license plate number for any traile r or semitrailer to be moved with
15981598 the permit shall not be included on th e permit; provided, a trailer
15991599 or semitrailer which is not on the list shall not be authorized to
16001600 be used for movement with the permit. It shall be the
16011601 responsibility of the permittee to ensure the list provided to the
16021602 Department of Transportation is maintained and updated with any
16031603 fleet changes. The D epartment of Transportation shall adopt any
16041604 rules deemed necessary to administer the provisions of this
16051605 subsection.
16061606 G. The first delive rer of motor vehicles designated truck
16071607 carriers or well service carriers manufactured in Oklahoma shall not
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16341634 be required to purchase an overwei ght permit when being deliv ered to
16351635 the first purchaser.
16361636 H. Except as provide d in Section 14-122 of this title, th e
16371637 first One Million Two Hundred Sixteen Thousand Dollars
16381638 ($1,216,000.00) of proceeds from both the permit fees and the
16391639 overweight permit fees imposed pursuant to subsect ion A of this
16401640 section collected monthly shall be a pportioned as provided in
16411641 Section 1104 of this title. For the fiscal year beginning July 1,
16421642 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the next Two Million One Hundred
16431643 Fifty Thousand Dollar s ($2,150,000.00) of procee ds from both the
16441644 permit fees and the overweight pe rmit fees imposed pursuant to
16451645 subsection A of this section collected monthly shall be remitted to
16461646 the Department of Public Safety for the purpose of training the
16471647 Department of Public Safety port of entry of ficers whose powers and
16481648 duties shall be specified by the Department of Public Safety through
16491649 the promulgation of rules. For the fiscal year beginning July 1,
16501650 2017, and all subsequent years, the next One Mil lion Five Hundred
16511651 Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000.00 ) of proceeds from both the permit
16521652 fees and the overweight permit fees imposed pursuant to subsection A
16531653 of this section collected monthly shall be remitted to the
16541654 Department of Public Safety for the purpose of staffing the port o f
16551655 entry weigh stations with Department of Public Safety port of entry
16561656 officers whose powers and duties shall be sp ecified by the
16571657 Department of Public Safety through the promulgation of rules. For
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16841684 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 201 6, and ending June 30, 2017,
16851685 all proceeds collect ed from both the permit fees and the overweight
16861686 permit fees imposed pursuant to subsection A of this section in
16871687 excess of Three Million Three Hundred Sixty -six Thousand Dollars
16881688 ($3,366,000.00) shall be depos ited in the Weigh Stat ion Improvement
16891689 Revolving Fund as provided in Section 1167 of this title for the
16901690 purpose set forth in that section and may be used for motor carrier
16911691 permitting systems and motor carrier safety and enforcement. For
16921692 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, a nd all subsequent years,
16931693 all proceeds collected from both the permit fees and the overweight
16941694 permit fees imposed p ursuant to subsection A of this section in
16951695 excess of Two Million Seven Hundred Sixteen Thousand Dollars
16961696 ($2,716,000.00) shall be deposited in the Weigh Station Improveme nt
16971697 Revolving Fund as provided in Section 1167 of t his title for the
16981698 purpose set forth in that section and may be used for motor carrier
16991699 permitting systems and motor carrier safety and enforcement.
17001700 SECTION 10. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 20 21, Section 14-116a, is
17011701 amended to read as follows:
17021702 Section 14-116a. Any person, firm, or corporation who moves or
17031703 transports any load or manufactured home without a permit issued by
17041704 the Department of Public Safety Transportation as required by the
17051705 provisions of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a mi sdemeanor
17061706 and upon conviction thereof shall be punished as follows:
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17331733 1. For the first such violation, by a fine of Five Hundred
17341734 Dollars ($500.00);
17351735 2. For the second such violatio n, by a fine of One Thousan d
17361736 Dollars ($1,000.00); and
17371737 3. For the third and s ubsequent violations, by a fine of not
17381738 less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) nor more than Five
17391739 Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00).
17401740 The permit shall be carrie d by the operator of the vehicle
17411741 moving or transporting the load or manufactured home and shall be
17421742 available for inspection by any law enforcement officer. If said
17431743 operator is found not to possess a permit, the load or manufactured
17441744 home shall not continue to be moved or transp orted. Thereafter, the
17451745 load or manufactured home shall not be moved or trans ported further
17461746 except by the operator of a vehicle moving or transporting the load
17471747 or manufactured home who is in possession of a permit authorizing
17481748 the movement of the load or ma nufactured home.
17491749 SECTION 11. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 20 21, Section 14-118, is
17501750 amended to read as follows:
17511751 Section 14-118. A. 1. Pursuant to such rules as may be
17521752 prescribed by Oklahoma agencies of jurisdiction, Oklahoma motor
17531753 carriers may engage in any activity in which carriers subject to the
17541754 jurisdiction of the federal government may be authorized by federal
17551755 legislation to engage. Provided further, the Transportation
17561756 Commission shall formulate, for the State Trunk Highway System ,
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17831783 including the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways,
17841784 and for all other highways or portions thereof, rules governing the
17851785 movement of vehicles or loads which exceed the size or weigh t
17861786 limitations specified by the provisions of this chapter.
17871787 2. Such rules shall be the basis for the development of a
17881788 system by the Commissioner of Public Safety Executive Director of
17891789 the Department of Transportation for the issuance of permits for the
17901790 movement of oversize or overw eight vehicles or loads. Such system
17911791 shall include, but not be l imited to, provisions for duration,
17921792 seasonal factors, hours of the day or days when valid, special
17931793 requirements as to flags, flagmen and warning or safety devices , and
17941794 other such items as may be consistent with the intent of this
17951795 section. The permit syste m shall include provisions for the
17961796 collection of permit fees as well as for the issuance of the permits
17971797 by telephone, electronic transfe r or such other methods of issuance
17981798 as may be deemed feasible.
17991799 3. The Department of Public Safety Transportation is authorized
18001800 to charge a fee of Two Dollars ($2.00) for each permit requested to
18011801 be issued by facsimile machine or by any other means of elec tronic
18021802 transmission, transfer or delivery. The fee sha ll be in addition to
18031803 any other fee or fees assessed for the permi t. The fee shall be
18041804 deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Department of
18051805 Public Safety Restricted Revolving Fund Transportation and the
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18321832 monies shall be expended by the Departme nt of Transportation solely
18331833 for the purposes provided for in this chapter.
18341834 4. It is the purpose of this section to permit the movement of
18351835 necessary overweight and oversize vehicles or loads consistent with
18361836 the following obligations:
18371837 a. protection of the motoring public fro m potential
18381838 traffic hazards,
18391839 b. protection of highway surfaces, structures, and
18401840 private property, and
18411841 c. provision for normal flow of traffic with a minimum of
18421842 interference.
18431843 B. The Transportation Comm ission shall prepare and publish a
18441844 map of the State of Oklahoma this state showing by appropriate
18451845 symbols the various highway structures and bridges in terms of
18461846 maximum size and weight restrictions. T his map shall be titled
18471847 "Oklahoma Load Limit Map " and shall be revised periodically to
18481848 maintain a reasonably c urrent status and in no event shall a period
18491849 of two (2) years lapse between revisions and publication of the
18501850 printed version of the Oklahoma Load Limit Map. This map shall also
18511851 be made available by the De partment of Transportation on the
18521852 Internet, and in no event shall a per iod of six (6) months lapse
18531853 between revisions of the information provided on the Internet.
18541854 Provided, further, the Secretary o f the Department of Transportation
18551855 shall prepare and publis h a map of the State of Oklahoma this state
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18821882 showing the advantages of this state as a marketing, w arehousing and
18831883 distribution network center for motor transportation sensitive
18841884 industries.
18851885 C. The Commissioner of Public Safety Executive Director of the
18861886 Department of Transportation, or an authorized representative, shall
18871887 have the authority, within the li mitations formulated under
18881888 provisions of this chapter, to issue, withhold or revoke special
18891889 permits for the operation of vehicles or combinations of vehicles or
18901890 loads which exceed the size or weight limitations of this chapter.
18911891 Every such permit shall be carried in the vehicle or com bination of
18921892 vehicles to which it re fers and shall be open to inspection by any
18931893 law enforcement officer or authorized agent of any author ity
18941894 granting such permit, and no person shall violate any of the terms
18951895 or conditions of suc h special permit.
18961896 D. It shall be permissible in the transportat ion of empty
18971897 trucks on any road or highway to tow by use of saddlemounts ;, i.e.,
18981898 mounting the front wh eels of one vehicle on the bed of another
18991899 leaving the rear whee ls only of such towed vehicle in contact with
19001900 the roadway. One vehicle may be fullmounted o n the towing or towed
19011901 vehicles engaged in any driveaway or towaway operation. No more
19021902 than three saddlemounts may be permitted in such combinations. The
19031903 towed vehicles shall be securely fas tened and operated under the
19041904 applicable safety requirements of th e United States Department of
19051905 Transportation and such combinations shall not exceed an overall
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19321932 length of seventy-five (75) feet. Provided, a driveaway saddlemount
19331933 with fullmount vehicle tran sporter combination may reach an overall
19341934 length of ninety-seven (97) feet on the National Network of
19351935 Highways.
19361936 E. The Commissioner of Public Safety Executive Director of the
19371937 Department of Transportation, upon application of any person engaged
19381938 in the transportation of forest products in the raw state, which is
19391939 defined to be tree-length logs moving from the forest directly to
19401940 the mill, or upon application of any person engaged in the hauling
19411941 for hire or for resale , of round baled hay with a total outside
19421942 width of eleven (11) feet or les s, shall issue an annual permit,
19431943 upon payment of a fee of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) each year,
19441944 authorizing the operation by such persons of such motor vehicle load
19451945 lengths and widths upon the highways of this state except on the
19461946 National System of Inter state and Defense Highways. Provided,
19471947 however, the restriction on use of the National System of Interstate
19481948 and Defense Highways shall not be applicable to persons engaged in
19491949 the hauling of round baled hay with a total outside width of eleven
19501950 (11) feet or less.
19511951 F. The Commissioner of Public Safety Executive Director of the
19521952 Department of Transportation, upon application of any person engaged
19531953 in the transportation of overwidth or overheight equipment us ed in
19541954 soil conservation work with a total outside width of twelve (12)
19551955 feet or less, shall issue an annual permit, upo n payment of a fee of
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19821982 Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) each year, authorizing the operation by
19831983 such persons of such motor vehicle load lengths and widths upon the
19841984 highways of this state except on the National System of Inter state
19851985 and Defense Highways.
19861986 G. Farm equipment including, but not limited to, implements of
19871987 husbandry as defined in Section 1 -125 of this title shall be
19881988 exempted from the req uirement for special permits due to size. Such
19891989 equipment may move on any highway, except those highways which are
19901990 part of the National System o f Interstate and Defense Highways,
19911991 during the hours of darkness and shall be subject to the
19921992 requirements as prov ided in Section 12-215 of this title. In
19931993 addition to those requirements, tractors pulling machinery over
19941994 thirteen (13) feet wide must have two amber flashing warning lamps
19951995 symmetrically mounted, laterally and widely spaced as practicable,
19961996 visible from both front and rear, mounted at least thirty-nine (39)
19971997 inches high.
19981998 H. Any rubber-tired road construction vehicle includ ing rubber-
19991999 tired truck cranes and special mobilized machinery either self-
20002000 propelled or drawn carrying no load other than component parts
20012001 safely secured to the machinery and its own weight, but which is
20022002 overweight by any provisions of this chapter, shall be authorized to
20032003 move on the highways of the State of Oklahoma this state. Movement
20042004 of such vehicles shall be authorized on the Federal Interstate
20052005 System of Highways National System of Interstate and Defense
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20322032 Highways only by special permit secured from the Commissioner of
20332033 Public Safety Executive Director of the Department of Transportation
20342034 or an authorized representative upon determination that the
20352035 objectives of this s ection will be served by such a permit and that
20362036 federal weight restrictions will not be violated. The specia l
20372037 permit shall be:
20382038 1. A single-trip permit issued under the provisions of this
20392039 section and Section 14-116 of this title; or
20402040 2. A special annual overweight permit which shall be issued for
20412041 one calendar year period upon payment of a f ee of Sixty Dollars
20422042 ($60.00).
20432043 The weight of any such vehicle shall not exceed six hundred
20442044 fifty (650) pounds multiplied by the nominal width of the tire. The
20452045 vehicle shall be required to carry the safety equipment adjudged
20462046 necessary for the health and wel fare of the driving pu blic. If any
20472047 oversized vehicle does not come under the other limitations of the
20482048 present laws, it shall be deemed that the same shall travel only
20492049 between the hours of sunrise a nd sunset. The vehicle, bein g
20502050 overweight but of legal dim ension, shall be allow ed continuous
20512051 travel. The vehicles, except special mobilized machinery, shall be
20522052 exempt from the laws of this state relating to motor vehicle
20532053 registration, licensing or other fees or taxes in lieu of ad v alorem
20542054 taxes.
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20812081 I. 1. When such machinery has a wid th greater than eight and
20822082 one-half (8 1/2) feet, or a length, exclusive of load, of f orty-five
20832083 (45) feet, or a height in excess of thirteen and one-half (13 1/2)
20842084 feet, then the permit may restrict movement to a fifty-mile radius
20852085 from an established operati ng base, and may designate highways to be
20862086 traveled, hours of travel and when flagmen may be required to
20872087 precede or follow the equipment.
20882088 2. Possession of a permit shall in no way be construed as
20892089 exempting such equipment from the auth ority of the Executive
20902090 Director of the Department of Transportation to restrict use of
20912091 particular highways, nor shall it exempt owners or operators of such
20922092 equipment from the responsibility for damage to high ways caused by
20932093 movement of the equipment. Nothing in this subsection shall appl y
20942094 to machinery used in highway construction or road material
20952095 production.
20962096 3. Upon the issuance of a special mobilized machinery driveaway
20972097 permit as provided in this subsection, special mobilized machinery
20982098 manufactured in Oklahoma shal l be permitted to move upon the
20992099 highways of this state from the place of manufacture to the state
21002100 line for delivery and exclusive use outside the state, and may be
21012101 temporarily returned to Oklahoma f or modification and repair, w ith
21022102 subsequent movement back out of the state. Spe cial driveaway
21032103 permits for such movements shall be issued by the Commissioner of
21042104 Public Safety Executive Director of the Department of
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21312131 Transportation, who may act through desig nated agents, upon the
21322132 payment of a fee in the amount o f Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) fo r each
21332133 movement.
21342134 4. The size of the special mobi lized machinery shall not be
21352135 such as to create a safety h azard in the judgment of the
21362136 Commissioner of Public Safety Executive Director of the Department
21372137 of Transportation. Permits for such special mobili zed machinery
21382138 shall specify a maximum permissible r oad speed of sixty (60) miles
21392139 per hour, designate safety e quipment to be carried and may exclude
21402140 use of highways of the interstate system.
21412141 5. When such equipment has a width greater than eight and one -
21422142 half (8 1/2) feet, or a lengt h exclusive of load of fo rty-five (45)
21432143 feet, or a height in excess of thirteen and one-half (13 1/2) feet,
21442144 the permit may designate highways to be traveled, hours of travel
21452145 and when flagmen may be required to precede or follow the equipment.
21462146 6. Possession of a special driveaway p ermit shall in no way be
21472147 construed as exempting such equip ment from the authority of the
21482148 Executive Director of the Department of Transportation to restrict
21492149 use of particular highways, nor shall it exempt the owners or
21502150 operators of such equip ment from the responsibil ity for damage to
21512151 highways caused by the movemen t of such equipment.
21522152 SECTION 12. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 14-118.1,
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21812181 to enter into agreements with governmental entities outside this
21822182 state for the issuanc e of regional and national oversize and
21832183 overweight permits for single-trip nondivisible loads. Th e
21842184 Commissioner of Public Safety Executive Director of the Department
21852185 of Transportation shall adopt rules necessary to implement the
21862186 agreements and shall issue multi-state permits for single -trip
21872187 nondivisible loads in accordance with the terms of the agreements
21882188 and shall receive and remit permit fees from a Depar tment of Public
21892189 Safety Transportation special account in accordance with t he
21902190 agreements and state law .
21912191 SECTION 13. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 14-120, is
21922192 amended to read as follows:
21932193 Section 14-120. A. Manufactured items, wit h the exception of
21942194 manufactured homes as define d in Section 1102 of this t itle and
21952195 industrialized housing as defined described in subsection B of
21962196 Section 14-103A of this title, exceeding sixteen (16) feet but not
21972197 exceeding twenty-three (23) feet in width traveling:
21982198 1. From a point of manufacture in the State of Oklahoma this
21992199 state to a point of delivery in the State of Oklahoma this state or
22002200 to a point of delivery in another state; or
22012201 2. From a point of manufa cture outside the State of Oklahoma
22022202 this state to a point of delivery in the State of Oklahoma this
22032203 state or to a point of delivery in another stat e shall be permitted,
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22302230 upon receipt of a speci al movement permit issued under the
22312231 provisions of subsection B of this section, to tra vel on any state
22322232 or U.S. highway in Oklahoma. Provided, however, the Commissioner of
22332233 Public Safety Executive Director of the Department of Transportat ion
22342234 is authorized to allow such items in exce ss of twenty-three (23)
22352235 feet in width to travel on such highway if it is in the best
22362236 interest of the state and a s pecial moving permit has been issued.
22372237 Provided, further, that no such load in excess of the limitations
22382238 set forth in the applicable United St ates Code shall be permitted to
22392239 travel upon any portion of the National System of Interstate and
22402240 Defense Highways.
22412241 B. Every person desiring to transpo rt manufactured items
22422242 pursuant to the provisions of this section shall apply to the
22432243 Department of Public Safety Transportation for a special movement
22442244 permit on an application form prescribed by the Department. Upon
22452245 approval of the application by the Depar tment of Transportation, a
22462246 special movement permit shall be issued for a fee of Five Hundred
22472247 Dollars ($500.00). Except as provided in Section 4 of this act 14-
22482248 122 of this title, monies received from such special movement permit
22492249 fees shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the
22502250 General Revenue Fund. A permit issued purs uant to the provisions of
22512251 this subsection shall expire upon the completion of one trip
22522252 specified in subsection A of this section. The special movement
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22792279 permit, and fee relat ed thereto, shall be in addition to the permit
22802280 and fees required by Section 14 -116 of this title.
22812281 C. Highway escorts shall be required for transportation of
22822282 items pursuant to the provisions of this section accor ding to rules
22832283 and regulations prescribed by the Department of Public Safety
22842284 Transportation.
22852285 SECTION 14. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2 021, Section 14-120.1,
22862286 is amended to read as follows:
22872287 Section 14-120.1 A. 1. Any vehicle or combination of vehicles
22882288 with an outside width that excee ds twelve (12) feet operating on
22892289 highways in the state, including the National Syst em of Interstate
22902290 and Defense Highways, shall, in addition to being in compliance with
22912291 provisions of Section 14-101 et seq. of this t itle, be accompanied
22922292 by an escort vehicle or vehicles, as prescribed by the Department of
22932293 Public Safety Transportation.
22942294 2. Escort vehicle requirements shall not apply to retail
22952295 implement dealers transporting farm implements from a retail
22962296 distribution point to a fa rm or other location within a one hundred
22972297 fifty (150) air-mile radius from the distribution point . For the
22982298 purposes of this subsection , "retail implement dealers " shall mean a
22992299 business engaged primarily in the sale of farm tractors as defined
23002300 in Section 1-118 of this title or implements of husbandry as defined
23012301 in Section 1-125 of this title or a combination thereo f.
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23282328 B. No person shall operate an escort vehicle for hire, as
23292329 required by this section, unless the person has been certified by
23302330 the Department of Public Safety Transportation as an escort vehicle
23312331 operator.
23322332 C. Any person not required to be certified by the Dep artment of
23332333 Public Safety Transportation as an escort vehicle operator may tow a
23342334 trailer when escorting a m anufactured home. Such trail er shall not
23352335 exceed eight and one -half (8 1/2) feet in width and twenty (20) feet
23362336 in length with siding not to exceed fou r (4) feet in height measu red
23372337 from the bed of the trailer.
23382338 The trailer may only be u sed to transport suppl ies and equipment
23392339 necessary to carry out the mission of escort vehi cle operators.
23402340 D. The Commissioner of Public Safety Executive Director of the
23412341 Department of Transportation shall promulgate rules for the
23422342 certification of operators of escort vehicles and the use of escort
23432343 vehicles, as required by this section.
23442344 E. The Commissioner of Public Safety Executive Director of the
23452345 Department of Transporta tion is hereby authorized to enter into
23462346 reciprocal compacts and agreements with oth er states for the purpose
23472347 of recognizing escort vehicle operator certifications issued by
23482348 those states.
23492349 SECTION 15. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 20 21, Section 14-120.2,
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23772377 Section 14-120.2 A. Every person required by the Department of
23782378 Transportation, the Oklaho ma Turnpike Authority, or any federal
23792379 agency or commission to have a law enforcement escort provided by
23802380 the Oklahoma Highway Patrol Division of the Department of Public
23812381 Safety for the transport of any oversized load or haza rdous shipment
23822382 by road or rail shall pay to the Department of Public Safety
23832383 Transportation a fee covering the full cost to administer, plan , and
23842384 carry out the escort within this state.
23852385 B. If the Highway Patrol provides an esco rt to accompany the
23862386 transport of an oversized load or hazardou s shipment by road or rail
23872387 at the request of any person that is not requi red to have a law
23882388 enforcement escort pursua nt to subsection A of this section, then
23892389 the requestor shall pay to the Depart ment of Public Safety
23902390 Transportation a fee covering the full cost to administer, plan , and
23912391 carry out the escort within this state.
23922392 C. The Department of Public Safety Transportation shall adopt a
23932393 schedule of fees necessary to implement this section.
23942394 D. All fees collected by the Depar tment pursuant to this
23952395 section shall be deposited to the credit of the Department of Public
23962396 Safety Restricted Revolving State Transportation Fund established
23972397 pursuant to Section 1501.1 of Title 69 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
23982398 SECTION 16. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 14-121, is
23992399 amended to read as follows:
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24272427 combination vehicle within this state without a special c ombination
24282428 vehicle permit for the vehicle i ssued by the Department of Public
24292429 Safety Transportation. Such permit may be i ssued for operation upon
24302430 Federal Aid Interstate Highways or four-lane divided Federal Aid
24312431 Primary Highways and for access or egress bet ween points of origin
24322432 or destination.
24332433 B. The Commissioner of Public Safety Executive Director of the
24342434 Department of Transportation shall promulgate rules for the issuance
24352435 of special combination vehicle permits and shall collec t an annual
24362436 fee of Two Hundred Forty Dol lars ($240.00) for each such permit
24372437 issued. Except as provided in Section 4 14-122 of this act title,
24382438 fees collected pursuant to this sec tion shall be remitted to the
24392439 State Treasurer to be credited to the General Re venue Fund in the
24402440 State Treasury.
24412441 C. For the purposes of this section, a special combination
24422442 vehicle shall consist of a truck-tractor semitrailer combination
24432443 towing two complete trailers or semitrailers. No semitrailer or
24442444 trailer used in such a combinati on shall have a length greater than
24452445 twenty-nine (29) feet nor shall a special combination vehicle exceed
24462446 the weight limitations imposed by Sections 14-109 and 14-116 of this
24472447 title.
24482448 SECTION 17. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 14-126, is
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24762476 A. As used in this section:
24772477 1. "Affected area" means the entire width of the right -of-way
24782478 of the route extended to a height of twenty -three (23) feet above
24792479 the roadway;
24802480 2. "High-wide load" means a motor vehicle transpor ting property
24812481 on any portion of a route where the vehicle exceeds the limitations
24822482 on size imposed by Section 14 -103 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma
24832483 Statutes and no portion of the motor ve hicle or the transported
24842484 property has a greater width than twenty -eight (28) feet or a
24852485 greater height than twenty -three (23) feet; and
24862486 3. "Political subdiv ision" means a city, village, town or
24872487 county.
24882488 B. The following routes through Oklahoma are designat ed as
24892489 Oklahoma high-wide corridors:
24902490 1. US-83 in Beaver County, commencin g at the Texas border and
24912491 ending at the Kansas border; and
24922492 2. a. commencing at the intersection of US-83 and US-270 in
24932493 Beaver County, proceeding east on US -270 to SH-51 in
24942494 Dewey County,
24952495 b. at the intersection o f US-270 and SH-51, proceeding
24962496 east on SH-51 to US-77 in Logan County,
24972497 c. at the intersection of SH -51 and US-77, proceeding
24982498 north on US-77 to US-64 in Noble County,
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25262526 east on US-64 to SH-108 in Payne County,
25272527 e. at the intersection of US -64 and SH-108, proceeding
25282528 south on SH-108 to SH-51,
25292529 f. at the intersection of SH -108 and SH-51, proceeding
25302530 east on SH-51 to SH-97 in Tulsa County, and
25312531 g. at the intersection of SH -51 and SH-97, proceeding
25322532 north on SH-97 and ending at East 21st Street; and
25332533 3. a. commencing at the intersection of SH-51 and SH-99 in
25342534 Creek County, proceeding north on SH -99 to US-60 in
25352535 Osage County,
25362536 b. at the intersection of SH -99 and US-60, proceeding
25372537 west on US-60 to SH-18, and
25382538 c. at the intersection of US-60 and SH-18, proceeding
25392539 north on SH-18 and ending at the Kansas border; and
25402540 4. a. US-169, commencing at the Kansas border in Nowata
25412541 County and proceeding south on US -169 to SH-266 in
25422542 Tulsa County, and
25432543 b. at the intersection of US-169 and SH-266, proceeding
25442544 east on SH-266 and ending at SH-66 in Rogers County;
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25462546 5. a. commencing at the intersection of SH -51 and SH-351 at
25472547 the Tulsa/Wagoner County line, proceeding south and
25482548 east on SH-51 to US-69 in Wagoner County,
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25762576 north on US-69 to US-60 in Craig County, and
25772577 c. at the intersection of US -69 and US-60 in Ottawa
25782578 County (2.5 mi. NE of Afton), proceeding east on US -60
25792579 and ending at the Missouri border; and
25802580 6. US-183, commencing at the Texas bord er in Tillman County and
25812581 proceeding north on U S-183 and ending at the intersection of SH -51
25822582 in Dewey County; and
25832583 7. a. commencing at the intersection of US -183 and SH-9 in
25842584 Kiowa County, proceeding east on SH -9 to SH-146 in
25852585 Caddo County,
25862586 b. at the intersection of SH-9 and SH-146, proceeding
25872587 north on SH-146 to SH-152,
25882588 c. at the intersection of SH -146 and SH-152, proceeding
25892589 east on SH-152 to US-81 in Grady County,
25902590 d. at the intersection of SH -152 and US-81, proceeding
25912591 south on US-81 to SH-37,
25922592 e. at the intersection of US-81 and SH-37, proceeding
25932593 east on SH-37 to SH-4,
25942594 f. at the intersection of SH -37 and SH-4, proceeding
25952595 north on SH-4 to SH-152 in Canadian County, and
25962596 g. at the intersection of SH -152 and SH-4, proceeding
25972597 east on SH-152 and ending at MacArthur Bo ulevard in
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26262626 Woodward County, proceeding east on US -412 to SH-132
26272627 in Garfield County,
26282628 b. at the intersection of US -412 and SH-132, proceeding
26292629 north on SH-132 to SH-45,
26302630 c. at the intersection of SH-132 and SH-45, proceeding
26312631 east on SH-45 to US-64,
26322632 d. at the intersection of SH -45 and US-64, proceeding
26332633 north on US-64 to US-60 in Grant County,
26342634 e. at the intersection of US -64 and US-60, proceeding
26352635 east on US-60 to SH-74,
26362636 f. at the intersection of US-60 and SH-74, proceeding
26372637 south on SH-74 to SH-15 in Garfield County,
26382638 g. at the intersection of SH -74 and SH-15, proceeding
26392639 east on SH-15 to US-77 in Noble County,
26402640 h. at the intersection of SH -15 and US-77, proceeding
26412641 south on US-77 to SH-15,
26422642 i. at the intersection of US -77 and SH-15, proceeding
26432643 east on SH-15 to US-177, and
26442644 j. at the intersection of SH -15 and US-177, proceeding
26452645 south on US-177 to US-64.
26462646 C. No person shall operate a high -wide load on the route
26472647 described without a permit from the Department of Public Safety
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26762676 install any structure within the affected area without a permit from
26772677 the Department of Transportation.
26782678 E. Upon the effective date of this sectio n, and exclusive of
26792679 incorporated municipal lim its, no person may do any of the foll owing
26802680 within the affected area:
26812681 1. Install any permanent structure without the authorization of
26822682 the Department of Transportation; or
26832683 2. Take any action that would make any portion of the affected
26842684 area permanently unav ailable for use by a high-wide load.
26852685 F. The Department of Transportation shall create additional
26862686 design standards for improvements to the Oklahoma high -wide routes
26872687 to prevent interference from permanent struct ures. These standards
26882688 shall:
26892689 1. Maintain a minimum eighteen feet and zero inches (18'-0")
26902690 vertical clearance above the road surface for all future overhead
26912691 obstructions. Where bridges cross over the Oklahoma high -wide
26922692 routes, they shall be designed, whe re possible, to allow for high -
26932693 wide loads to quickly egress and ingress around the bridge utilizing
26942694 on- and off-ramps;
26952695 2. Require all future overhead signage to be of cantilever
26962696 design, where possible, to allow high -wide loads to shift lanes to
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27252725 Oklahoma high-wide routes to accommodate a three hundred fifteen
27262726 thousand (315,000) pound gross vehicle weight, single -lane design
27272727 vehicle.
27282728 G. Political subdivisions in which any portion of the Oklahoma
27292729 high-wide route is located shall attempt to reach agreement s among
27302730 the affected parties and with persons using the high -wide route for
27312731 high-wide loads regarding the allocation of costs and provision of
27322732 services related to removing p ermanent structures that interfere
27332733 with the use of any portion of the affected area by high-wide loads.
27342734 H. Political subdivisions in which any portion of the Oklahoma
27352735 high-wide route is located shall attempt to reach agreements among
27362736 the affected parties and with persons using the high -wide route for
27372737 high-wide loads to provide timely vehicle escorts for persons using
27382738 the high-wide route for high-wide loads.
27392739 SECTION 18. AMENDATORY 69 O.S. 2021, Section 306, is
27402740 amended to read as follows:
27412741 Section 306. Immediately upon the election and qualification of
27422742 the Executive Director of the Department of Transportation , he or
27432743 she shall become vested with the duties and powers of the management
27442744 and control of the Department, under such orders, rules and
27452745 regulations as may be prescribed by the State Transportation
27462746 Commission; and in addition the reto he or she shall have the
27472747 following specific powers and duties:
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27742774 (a) 1. To supervise the sta te highway system under rules and
27752775 regulations prescribed by the Commission;
27762776 (b) 2. To appoint and employ, supervise and discharge such
27772777 professional, clerical, skill ed and semiskilled help, labor and
27782778 other employees as may be deemed necessary for the prope r discharge
27792779 of the duties of the Department and to fix and determine the
27802780 salaries or wages to be paid subject to all such rules and
27812781 regulations as may be promulgated by the Commission, and subject to
27822782 the policies, rules and regulations of the Office of Man agement and
27832783 Enterprise Services and the State Merit System of Personnel
27842784 Administration;
27852785 (c) 3. To investigate and de termine upon the various methods of
27862786 road and bridge construction and maintenance in the diffe rent
27872787 sections of the state;
27882788 (d) 4. To aid at all times in promoting highway improvements
27892789 and maintenance throughout the state;
27902790 (e) 5. To make recommendations to the Commission in the letting
27912791 of all contracts for construction or improvements of state highwa ys
27922792 or any contract for road or bridge constr uction or improvement where
27932793 the work is being done in whole or in part with state or federal
27942794 monies; and to act for t he Commission in the purchase of all
27952795 materials, equipment and supplies as provided for in this Code;
27962796 (f) 6. To place on the state highway system any road he or she
27972797 deems necessary and to the best interest of the state, when approved
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28252825 state highway system any road when approved by a majority o f the
28262826 entire Commission;
28272827 (g) 7. To approve and pay claims for the services of
28282828 professional, clerical, skilled and semiskilled help, laborers and
28292829 other employees, for the Commission, when the salary or wages of
28302830 such help and employees shall have been previo usly approved by the
28312831 Commission; and to approve and pay progressive estimates on work
28322832 done or contracts performed, where such work or contracts have
28332833 theretofore been approved by the Commi ssion; and to approve and pay
28342834 claims for the purchase of equipment, m aterials and supplies
28352835 theretofore authorized by the Commission;
28362836 (h) 8. To make emergency purchases of equipment, materials , and
28372837 supplies, and emergency contracts for construction and repairs ,
28382838 under rules and regulations prescribed by the Commission;
28392839 (i) 9. To grant permission to state age ncies, municipalities
28402840 and water companies or districts to lay any water pipeline within
28412841 the rights-of-way of state highways, when approved by the
28422842 Commission; and
28432843 (j) 10. To act for the Department in all matters except as
28442844 otherwise provided in this Code ; and
28452845 11. Subject to the Merit System laws of this state, the
28462846 Executive Director is hereby authorized to employ a supervis or of
28472847 permit clerks, headquarters permit clerks , and additional permit
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28742874 clerks, who shall have the duty to issue oversize and overweight
28752875 permits in accordance wit h the provisions of Chapter 14 of Title 47
28762876 of the Oklahoma Statutes and to collect the fees there for and to
28772877 remit the same to the Oklahoma Tax Commission .
28782878 SECTION 19. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
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28802880 58-2-9216 JBH 01/13/22