Uniform Act Regulating Traffic on Highways. (See Attachment A.)
B. Other emergency repair and services
vehicles, whether public or private. used for
functions directly related to the protection
of life, property. or public health.
C. Vehicles operated in a n unusual
emergency situation in the judgment bf the
gasoline retailer.
D. Motorcycles, mopeds. and similar twowheel vehicles.
ecutive Orders
there exists a need to assure that the essential
ncy requirements for motor gasoline be met and
e a n equitable distribution of the fuel to the resiEREAS, the current'distribution process in Brazoria, ColDallas, Denton, Ellis; Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris,
Section 1 and Section 2 shall remain a s requirements for
Brazoria, Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Fort Bend. Galveston,
Harris, Johnson, Kaufman, Liberty, Matagorda, Montgomery, Parker, Rockwall, Tarrant, and Waller Counties.
This executive order shall become effective a t 12:Ol a.m. on
'September 3, 1979.
Reluting to the Governor $ Truffic Sufety Program; repeuling
Executive Order D.B. 28.
WHEREAS, the Texas Traffic Safety Act of 1967, Article
6701j-1, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, authorizes the governor to establish and administer a statewide traffic safety
program designed to reduce traffic accidents and the resulting deaths, injuries, and property damages; and
EREAS, the President by virtue of Title 15, United States
REAS, the President by virtue of an.Executive Order of
29, 1979, delegated to the governors of each state t h e
AS, due to increased public awareness of the short- .
THEREFORE, I, William P. Clements, Jr., Governor of
under the authority vested in me, do hereby determine
e system of allocation of motor gasoline set forth in Ex-
WHEREAS, the Federal Highway Safety Act of 1966, Public
Law 39.564, as amended, requires that t h e federal program
and funds be administered by t h e governor through a state
highway safety agency which shall have adequate powers
and be suitably equipped and organized to carry out such
programs; and
WHEREAS, Executive Order D.B. 28, dated May 5, 1976, ordered the transfer of the functions of the Governor's Office of
Traffic Safety, including all personnel, records, contracts,
etc., to t h e Texas Department of Highways and Public
Transportation and directed the engineer-director of such
department to assist in administering the Texas Traffic
Safety Act of 1967 a n d the programs created pursuant to that
Act; and
WHEREAS, the 65th and 66th Legislatures have both provided direct appropriations to t h e Department of Highways
and Public Transportation for traffic safety promotion, thus
recognizing and approving the concept of administration of
the Texas Traffic Safety Act programs by such department;
and
WHEREAS, by virtue of Article 5429j, Vernon's Texas Civil
, Statutes, the organization and efficiency of state agencies is
a proper concern of t h e governor.
Section 1. A $ ' 00 minimum purchase is required for
vehic: es, except for vehicles whose tank
capacity is 10 gallons or less.
Section 2. The following vehicles a r e exempt from t h e
provisions in this proclamation.
A. Emergency vehicles'are defined in Arti, .
cle (3). Subdivision I. Section 2(d), Texas
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NOW, THEREFORE, I, William P. Clements, Jr., Governor of
Texas, under the authority vested in me, do hereby revoke,
rescind, and repeal Executive Order D.B. 28 and do hereby
order and direct a s follows that:
1. The engineer-director of the Texas Department of
Highways and Public Transportation is directed to
assist m e and to a c t in my behalf to administer the
Texas Traffic Safety Act of 1967 and the programs
created pursuant to that Act.
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2.
The Texas Department of Highways and Public
Transportation shall continue to function a s the
operating agency to implement and carry out the
programs created pursuant to the Texas Traffic
Safety Act of 1967. and shall do so through a single
identifiable unit within the department.
limited to the employment, termination, or direc-
3. The engineer-director is directed to study and
review the organizational structure of t h e Department of Highways and Public Transportation a s it
pertains to statewide traffic safety programs and to
undertake such reorganization. including integrat ~ o nof all such programs into the traffic safety
unit. a s may be found appropriate or necessary to
ensur'e that the goals of the various traffic safety
programs can be accomplished.
4.
The engineer.director is directed to report to the
governor annually on the status of programs created pursuant to the Texas Traffic Safety Act of
1967, including but not limited to information on
progress toward the accomplishment of traffic
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responsibilities delegated to him under terms of
this order, subject to the continuing review of the
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.This
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Issued in Plustin. Texas, on August 29, 1979.
Doc. No. 795672
Wllliam P. Clepents. Jr.
Governor of Texas
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For further informat~on,please call (512) 475-3021.
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