2010 Pennsylvania Code
Title 75 - VEHICLES
Chapter 83 - Hazardous Materials Transportation
8302 - Powers and duties of department.

     § 8302.  Powers and duties of department.
        The department shall have the following powers and duties:
            (1)  Administer the hazardous materials transportation
        program pursuant to this chapter.
            (2)  Classify hazardous materials according to the nature
        and degree of risk involved in their transportation and apply
        separate regulations to each class.
            (3)  Adopt regulations pertaining to methods of packing,
        loading and unloading hazardous materials; to the
        specifications, marking, inspection, condition and equipment
        of vehicles transporting such substances; to qualification of
        drivers and other matters relating to operation of such
        vehicles; to routing and parking of such vehicles, except
        that such regulations may not supersede ordinances of local
        authorities and all other factors which affect the nature or
        degree of risk involved in transportation of hazardous
        materials.
            (4)  Declare any material to be a hazardous material and
        thereby subject its transportation to this chapter.
            (5)  Issue permits and specify the terms and conditions
        thereof, exempting cargo tanks used solely for intrastate
        transportation and trucks used solely for the transportation
        of combustible liquids from Federal design specifications.
        The permits shall be issued upon meeting testing requirements
        established by department regulation and shall be valid for a
        period of two years.
            (6)  Inspect vehicles and investigate all other matters
        relating to the safe transportation of hazardous materials on
        any highway in this Commonwealth including the Pennsylvania
        Turnpike.
            (7)  Delegate enforcement of all or parts of these
        regulations to one or more of the several departments and
        commissions represented on the Hazardous Materials
        Transportation Advisory Committee who meet training criteria
        specified by department regulation. Delegation shall be
        accomplished through cooperative agreements and become
        effective upon publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
            (8)  Enter into cooperative agreements with the Federal
        Government relating to the regulation of the highway
        transportation of hazardous materials.

        Cross References.  Section 8302 is referred to in sections
     4102, 8304 of this title; section 4150 of Title 3 (Agriculture).