NO. 93-17
WHEREAS, the State of Missouri continues to experience record floods on the state's rivers and streams; and
WHEREAS, the transportation of flood relief supplies by rail and carrier in this state is hindered due to flooding; and
WHEREAS, much of the State of Missouri has been declared to be in a state of disaster emergency due to flooding'
WHEREAS, drivers are needed immediately to transport flood victims, relief personnel and essential materians to victims of the flood in Missouri and its neighboring states; and
WHEREAS, drivers transporting flood victims, relief materials and relief personnel are providing essential emergency services pursuant to the execution of emergency governmental functions under emergency conditions; and
WHEREAS, Missouri law Section 302.775(3) RSMo provides that any person who drives emergency or fire equipment necessary to the preservation of life or property or the execution of emergency governmental functions under emergency conditions shall not be required to hold a Commerical Drivers License; and
WHEREAS, 49 CFS Section 390.23 provides that the provisions of Parts 390 through 399 of chapter 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations shall not aply to any driver operating a commericial vehicle to provide emergency relief during an emergency when an emergency has been declared by the governor of a state.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mel Carnahan, Governor of the State of Missouri, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the State of Missouri, do hereby order that:
- Drivers
of
commercial
motor
vehicles
direcly
engaged
in
transporting
flood
victims,
relief
personnel
and
emergencyy
flood
relief
supplies
to
any
county
in
the
state
which
has
been
declared
to
be
in
a
state
of
emergency
or
to
the
City
of
St.
Louis
and
drivers
transporting
emergency
flood
relief
supplies
through
the
state
of
Missouri
to
any
surrounding
state
which
is
in
a
state
of
emergency
due
to
flooding,
are
exempt
from
the
requirement
of
holding
a
Commerical
Drivers
License
valid
for
the
class
of
vehicle
being
operated.
- Drivers
of
commercial
motor
vehicles
engaaged
in
transporting
flood
victims,
relief
personnel
and
emergency
flood
relief
supplies
to
any
county
in
the
state
which
has
been
declared
to
be
in
a
state
of
emergency
or
to
the
City
of
St.
Louis
and
drivers
tramsporting
emergency
flood
relief
supplies
through
the
state
of
Missouri
to
any
surrounding
state
which
is
in
a
state
of
emergency
due
to
flooding,
shall
not
be
subject
to
Parts
390
through
399
of
chapter
49
of
the
Code
of
Federal
Regulations.
- Nothing
in
this
order
shall
exempt
any
driver
from
the
requirement
of
being
a
validly
licensed
driver
and
from
complying
with
all
other
traffic
laws
and
regulations
of
this
state.
- This order shall be in effect for the duration of the current state of emergency.
| IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the Great Seal of the State of Missouri, in the City of Jefferson, on this 19th day of July, 1993. |
| [Mel Carnahan's signature] | GOVERNOR |
ATTEST:
[Judith K. Moriarty's signature]
SECRETARY OF STATE