5506 AMH TR H2750.2
SB 5506 - H COMM AMD
By Committee on Transportation
ADOPTED 04/17/2019
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
Sec. 1. "RCW 47.38.020 and 1984 c 7 s 205 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Except where specifically authorized by the department, it is unlawful for any person or persons to stop, stand, or park any vehicle, including but not limited to trailers, campers, and motorcycles, for more than eight hours within a twenty-four hour period, or for any person or persons to camp or to maintain a camp, tent, or other sleeping accommodation or facility, in any ((rest area or)) safety rest area within the limits of the right-of-way of interstate highways or other state highways or in other areas of state or interstate highways as designated in RCW 47.12.250. ((This section does not apply to disabled vehicles.))The department may also designate zones within a safety rest area with shorter parking time limits for the purposes of maximum efficiency and safety. Commercial vehicles may park up to an hour beyond federally mandated rest periods.
(2) Except where specifically authorized by the department, it is unlawful for any person or persons to stop, stand, or park any disabled vehicle, including but not limited to trailers, campers, and motorcycles, in any safety rest area for more than forty-eight hours, after which time the vehicle is subject to mandatory impoundment under RCW 46.55.080(1).
(3) The department shall post appropriate signage consistent with RCW 46.55.070(1) at all safety rest areas regarding the parking time limits in this section.
(4) The Washington state patrol shall enforce this section consistent with RCW 46.55.080(1), and to the maximum extent practicable."
Correct the title.
EFFECT: (1) Removes the reduction in the amount of time a person is permitted to stop, stand, or park any vehicle in a safety rest area or other areas adjacent to state highways, permitting a person to stop, stand, or park any vehicle for up to eight hours at these locations.
(2) Increases the amount of time a disabled vehicle is permitted to stop, stand, or park in a safety rest area before becoming subject to mandatory impoundment from 24 to 48 hours.
(3) Removes the prohibition on engaging in solicitation unless authorized by the Washington State Department of Transportation.
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