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                                           SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 660

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1985 Regular Session

By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Gallagher, Schmidt, Haugen, Holland, S. Wilson and J. Williams; by Washington State Patrol, Utilities and Transportation Commission request)

Read first time 3/1/85 and passed to Committee on Rules.

AN ACT Relating to private carriers; adding a new chapter to Title 46 RCW; and prescribing penalties.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.     The Washington state patrol may adopt  rules establishing standards for qualifications and hours of service of drivers for private carriers as defined by RCW 81.80.010(6).  Such standards shall correlate with and, as far as reasonable, conform to the regulations contained in Title 49 C.F.R., Chapter 3, Subchapter B, Parts 391 and 395, on the effective date of this act.  At least thirty days before filing notice of the proposed rules with the code reviser, the state patrol shall submit them to the legislative transportation committee for review.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.     A violation of any rule adopted by the Washington state patrol under section 1 of this act is a traffic infraction.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.     Sections 1 and 2 of this act shall constitute a new chapter in Title 46 RCW.