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HOUSE BILL NO. 1707
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State of Washington 49th Legislature 1986 Regular Session
By Representatives Peery, Brooks, Dellwo, Belcher and Unsoeld; by request of Governor Gardner
Read first time 1/22/86 and referred to Committee on State Government.
AN ACT Relating to state boards and commissions; amending RCW 19.28.005, 19.28.015, 19.28.060, 19.28.065, 19.28.120, 19.28.123, 19.28.125, 19.28.210, 19.28.260, 19.28.300, 19.28.310, 19.28.330, 19.28.530, 19.28.540, 19.28.580, 19.28.590, 28B.12.050, 28B.12.060, 27.04.030, 36.28.025, 43.101.010, 43.101.080, 43.101.170, 43.101.200, 43.101.220, 43.131.310, 43.22.420, 46.04.040, 46.04.304, 46.04.710, 46.16.240, 46.32.060, 46.37.005, 46.37.010, 46.37.160, 46.37.185, 46.37.190, 46.37.194, 46.37.210, 46.37.280, 46.37.290, 46.37.300, 46.37.310, 46.37.330, 46.37.365, 46.37.380, 46.37.420, 46.37.425, 46.37.430, 46.37.440, 46.37.450, 46.37.470, 46.37.490, 46.37.505, 46.37.510, 46.37.520, 46.37.529, 46.37.530, 46.37.535, 46.37.610, 46.38.020, 46.38.030, 46.38.040, 46.38.060, 46.55.010, 46.55.050, 46.55.170, 46.55.180, 46.61.563, 46.61.567, 46.61.687, 46.61.780, 47.36.250, 47.52.120, 70.107.070, 70.95B.070, 70.95B.100, 70.95B.130, 43.17.070, 43.34.040, 79.24.030, 79.24.300, 79.24.310, 79.24.410, 79.24.450, 79.24.500, 79.24.520, 79.24.530, 79.24.540, 79.24.550, 79.24.630, 79.24.632, 79.24.634, 79.24.638, 79.24.642, 79.24.6421, 79.24.650, 79.24.652, 79.24.654, 79.24.658, 79.24.662, and 79.24.666; reenacting and amending RCW 46.37.320; creating a new section; recodifying RCW 43.34.040; and repealing RCW 1.30.010, 1.30.020, 1.30.030, 1.30.040, 1.30.050, 1.30.060, 41.06.083, 27.08.010, 27.08.045, 43.22.475, 76.09.200, 43.30.090, 43.34.010, 43.34.015, 43.82.020, and 79.24.320.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
PART I
LAW REVISION COMMISSION
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NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
(1) Section 1, chapter 183, Laws of 1982 and RCW 1.30.010;
(2) Section 2, chapter 183, Laws of 1982 and RCW 1.30.020;
(3) Section 3, chapter 183, Laws of 1982 and RCW 1.30.030;
(4) Section 4, chapter 183, Laws of 1982 and RCW 1.30.040;
(5) Section 5, chapter 183, Laws of 1982 and RCW 1.30.050;
(6) Section 9, chapter 183, Laws of 1982 and RCW 1.30.060; and
(7) Section 10, chapter 183, Laws of 1982 and RCW 41.06.083.
PART II
BOARD OF ELECTRICAL EXAMINERS AND ELECTRICAL ADVISORY BOARD
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Sec. 2. Section 1, chapter 206, Laws of 1983 and RCW 19.28.005 are each amended to read as follows:
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.
(1) "Administrator" means a person designated by an electrical contractor to supervise electrical work and electricians in accordance with the rules adopted under this chapter.
(2)
"((Advisory)) Board" means the electrical ((advisory))
board under RCW 19.28.065.
(3) (("Board
of electrical examiners" means the board of electrical examiners under RCW
19.28.123.
(4))) "Chapter" means chapter 19.28 RCW.
(((5)))
(4) "Department" means the department of labor and industries.
(((6)))
(5) "Director" means the director of the department or the
director's designee.
(((7)))
(6) "Electrical construction trade" includes but is not
limited to installing or maintaining electrical wires and equipment that are
used for light, heat, or power.
(((8)))
(7) "Electrical contractor" means a person, firm, partnership,
corporation, or other entity that offers to undertake, undertakes, submits a
bid for, or does the work of installing or maintaining wires or equipment that
convey electrical current.
(((9)))
(8) "Equipment" means any equipment or apparatus that directly
uses, conducts, or is operated by electricity but does not mean plug-in
household appliances.
(((10)))
(9) "Journeyman electrician" means a person who has been
issued a journeyman electrician certificate of competency by the department.
(((11)))
(10) "Specialty electrician" means a person who has been
issued a specialty electrician certificate of competency by the department.
Sec. 3. Section 3, chapter 206, Laws of 1983 and RCW 19.28.015 are each amended to read as follows:
Disputes
arising under RCW 19.28.010(2) regarding whether the city or town's electrical
rules, regulations, or ordinances are equal to the rules adopted by the
department shall be resolved by arbitration. The department shall appoint two
members of the ((advisory)) board to serve on the arbitration panel, and
the city or town shall appoint two persons to serve on the arbitration panel.
These four persons shall choose a fifth person to serve. If the four persons
cannot agree on a fifth person, the presiding judge of the superior court of
the county in which the city or town is located shall choose a fifth person. A
decision of the arbitration panel may be appealed to the superior court of the
county in which the city or town is located within thirty days after the date
the panel issues its final decision.
Sec. 4. Section 10, chapter 169, Laws of 1935 as last amended by section 4, chapter 206, Laws of 1983 and RCW 19.28.060 are each amended to read as follows:
Prior to
January 1st of each year, the director shall obtain an authentic copy of the
national electrical code as approved by the American Standards Association, and
an authentic copy of any applicable regulations and standards of the
Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc., or other nationally recognized testing
laboratory prescribing rules, regulations, and standards for electrical
materials, devices, appliances, and equipment, including any modifications and
changes that have been made during the previous year in the rules, regulations,
and standards. The department, after consulting with the ((advisory))
board and receiving the board's recommendations, shall adopt reasonable rules
in furtherance of safety to life and property. All rules shall be kept on file
by the department. Compliance with the rules shall be prima facie evidence of
compliance with this chapter. The department upon request shall deliver to all
persons, firms, partnerships, corporations, or other entities licensed under
this chapter a copy of the rules.
Sec. 5. Section 5, chapter 207, Laws of 1963 as last amended by section 56, chapter 287, Laws of 1984 and RCW 19.28.065 are each amended to read as follows:
There is hereby
created an electrical ((advisory)) board, consisting of seven members to
be appointed by the governor with the advice of the director of labor and
industries as herein provided. It shall be the purpose and function of the
board to advise the director on all matters pertaining to the enforcement of
this chapter including, but not limited to standards of electrical
installation, minimum inspection procedures, and the adoption of rules and
regulations pertaining to the electrical inspection division: PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, That no rules or regulations shall be amended or repealed until the ((electrical
advisory)) board has first had an opportunity to consider any proposed
amendments or repeals and had an opportunity to make recommendations to the
director relative thereto. The members of the ((electrical advisory))
board shall be selected and appointed as follows: One member shall be an
employee or officer of a corporation or public agency generating or
distributing electric power; one member shall be an employee or officer of a
corporation or firm engaged in the business of making electrical installations;
one member shall be an employee, or officer, or representative of a corporation
or firm engaged in the business of manufacturing or distributing electrical
materials, equipment, or devices; one member shall be a person not related to
the electrical industry to represent the public; ((one)) two
members shall be ((a)) recognized electricians; and
one member shall be a licensed professional engineer qualified to do business
in the state of Washington((; and one member shall be the state chief
electrical inspector. Each of the members except the public member and the
chief electrical inspector shall be appointed by the governor from among a list
of individuals nominated by nonprofit organizations or associations
representing individuals, corporations, or firms engaged in the business
classification from which such member shall be selected)). The regular
term of each member shall be four years: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, The original board
shall be appointed on the effective date of this 1986 act for the
following terms: The first term of the member representing a corporation or
public agency generating or distributing electric power shall serve four years;
the member representing the installer of electrical equipment or appliances
shall serve three years; the member representing a manufacturer or distributor
of electrical equipment or devices shall serve three years; the member
representing the public shall serve two years; the members selected as
((the)) recognized electricians shall serve for two years; the
member selected as the licensed professional electrical engineer shall serve
for one year. Thereafter, the governor shall appoint or reappoint board
members for terms of four years and to fill vacancies created by the completion
of the terms of the original members. The governor shall also fill vacancies
caused by death, resignation, or otherwise for the unexpired term of such
members by appointing their successors from the same business classification.
The same procedure shall be followed in making such subsequent appointments as
is provided for the original appointments. The board, at this first meeting
shall elect one of its members to serve as chairman. ((Any person acting as
the chief electrical inspector shall serve as secretary of the board during his
tenure as chief state inspector.)) Meetings of the board shall be called
at the discretion of the director of labor and industries. Each member of the
board shall receive compensation in accordance with RCW 43.03.240 and shall
be reimbursed for travel expenses in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and
43.03.060 which shall be paid out of the electrical license fund, upon vouchers
approved by the director of labor and industries.
Sec. 6. Section 1, chapter 30, Laws of 1969 as last amended by section 5, chapter 206, Laws of 1983 and RCW 19.28.120 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) It is unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other entity to engage in, conduct, or carry on the business of installing or maintaining wires or equipment to convey electric current, or installing or maintaining equipment to be operated by electric current as it pertains to the electrical industry, without having an unrevoked, unsuspended, and unexpired electrical contractor license, issued by the department in accordance with this chapter. All electrical contractor licenses expire on the thirty-first day of December following the day of their issue. Application for an electrical contractor license shall be made in writing to the department, accompanied by the required fee. The application shall state the name and address of the applicant; in case of firms or partnerships, the names of the individuals composing the firm or partnership; in case of corporations, the names of the managing officials thereof; the location of the place of business of the applicant and the name under which the business is conducted; and whether a general or specialty electrical contractor license is sought and, if the latter, the type of specialty. Electrical contractor specialties include, but are not limited to: Residential, domestic appliances, pump and irrigation, limited energy system, signs, and nonresidential maintenance. A general electrical contractor license shall grant to the holder the right to engage in, conduct, or carry on the business of installing or maintaining wires or equipment to carry electric current, and installing or maintaining equipment, or installing or maintaining material to fasten or insulate such wires or equipment to be operated by electric current, in the state of Washington. A specialty electrical contractor license shall grant to the holder a limited right to engage in, conduct, or carry on the business of installing or maintaining wires or equipment to carry electrical current, and installing or maintaining equipment; or installing or maintaining material to fasten or insulate such wires or equipment to be operated by electric current in the state of Washington as expressly allowed by the license.
(2) The application for a contractor license shall be accompanied by a bond in the sum of three thousand dollars with the state of Washington named as obligee in the bond, with good and sufficient surety, to be approved by the department. The bond shall at all times be kept in full force and effect, and any cancellation or revocation thereof, or withdrawal of the surety therefrom, suspends the license issued to the principal until a new bond has been filed and approved as provided in this section. Upon approval of a bond, the department shall on the next business day deposit the fee accompanying the application in the electrical license fund and shall file the bond in the office. The department shall upon request furnish to any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other entity a certified copy of the bond upon the payment of a fee that the department shall set by rule. The fee shall cover but not exceed the cost of furnishing the certified copy. The bond shall be conditioned that in any installation or maintenance of wires or equipment to convey electrical current, and equipment to be operated by electrical current, the principal will comply with the provisions of this chapter and with any electrical ordinance, building code, or regulation of a city or town adopted pursuant to RCW 19.28.010(2) that is in effect at the time of entering into a contract. The bond shall be conditioned further that the principal will pay for all labor, including employee benefits, and material furnished or used upon the work, taxes and contributions to the state of Washington, and all damages that may be sustained by any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other entity due to a failure of the principal to make the installation or maintenance in accordance with this chapter or any applicable ordinance, building code, or regulation of a city or town adopted pursuant to RCW 19.28.010(2). In lieu of the surety bond required by this section the license applicant may file with the department a cash deposit or other negotiable security acceptable to the department. If the license applicant has filed a cash deposit, the department shall deposit the funds in a special trust savings account in a commercial bank, mutual savings bank, or savings and loan association and shall pay annually to the depositor the interest derived from the account.
(3) The department shall issue general or specialty electrical contractor licenses to applicants meeting all of the requirements of this chapter. The provisions of this chapter relating to the licensing of any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other entity including the requirement of a bond with the state of Washington named as obligee therein and the collection of a fee therefor, are exclusive, and no political subdivision of the state of Washington may require or issue any licenses or bonds or charge any fee for the same or a similar purpose. No person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other entity holding more than one specialty contractor license under this chapter may be required to pay an annual fee for more than one such license or to post more than one three thousand dollar bond, equivalent cash deposit, or other negotiable security.
(4) To
obtain a general or specialty electrical contractor license the applicant must
designate an individual who currently possesses an administrator's certificate
as a general electrical contractor administrator or as a specialty electrical
contractor administrator in the specialty for which application has been made.
Administrator certificate specialties include but are not limited to:
Residential, domestic, appliance, pump and irrigation, limited energy system,
signs, and nonresidential maintenance. To obtain an administrator's
certificate an individual must pass an examination as set forth in RCW
19.28.123 unless the applicant was a licensed electrical contractor at any time
during 1974. Applicants who were electrical contractors licensed by the state
of Washington at any time during 1974 are entitled to receive a general
electrical contractor administrator's certificate without examination if the
applicants apply prior to January 1, 1984. The board ((of electrical
examiners)) shall certify to the department the names of all persons who
are entitled to either a general or specialty electrical contractor
administrator's certificate.
Sec. 7. Section 2, chapter 188, Laws of 1974 ex. sess. as last amended by section 57, chapter 287, Laws of 1984 and RCW 19.28.123 are each amended to read as follows:
((There
is hereby created a board of electrical examiners consisting of nine members to
be appointed by the governor.)) It shall be the purpose and function of ((this))
the board to establish in addition to a general electrical contractors'
license, such classifications of specialty electrical contractors' licenses as
it deems appropriate with regard to individual sections pertaining to state
adopted codes in chapter 19.28 RCW. In addition, it shall be the purpose and
function of ((this)) the board to establish and administer
written examinations for general electrical contractors' qualifying
certificates and the various specialty electrical contractors' qualifying
certificates. Examinations shall be designed to reasonably insure that general
and specialty electrical contractor's qualifying certificate holders are
competent to engage in and supervise the work covered by this statute and their
respective licenses. The examinations shall include questions from the
following categories to assure proper safety and protection for the general
public: (1) Safety, (2) state electrical code, and (3) electrical theory. It
shall be the further purpose and function of ((this)) the board
to advise the director as to the need of additional electrical inspectors and
compliance officers to be utilized by the director on either a full-time or
part-time employment basis. ((Meetings of the board shall be held quarterly
on the first Monday of February, May, August, and November of each year. Each
member of the board shall be compensated in accordance with RCW 43.03.240, and
each member shall also receive travel expenses as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and
43.03.060, which shall be paid out of the electrical license fund, upon
vouchers approved by the director of labor and industries.))
Sec. 8. Section 4, chapter 188, Laws of 1974 ex. sess. as last amended by section 6, chapter 206, Laws of 1983 and RCW 19.28.125 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Each
applicant for an electrical contractor's license, other than an individual,
shall designate a supervisory employee or member of the firm to take the
required administrator's examination. This person shall be designated as
administrator under the license. No person may qualify as administrator for
more than one contractor. If the relationship of the administrator with the
electrical contractor is terminated, the contractor's license is void within
ninety days unless another administrator is qualified by the board ((of
electrical examiners)). However, if the administrator dies, the
contractor's license is void within one hundred eighty days unless another administrator
is qualified by the board ((of electrical examiners)). A certificate
issued under this section is valid for the calendar year of issuance, unless
revoked or suspended, and further is nontransferable. The certificate may be
renewed without examination by appropriate application unless the certificate
has been revoked, suspended, or not renewed within ninety days after the
expiration date. If the certificate is not renewed before the expiration date,
the individual shall pay twice the usual fee. An individual holding more than
one administrator's certificate under this chapter shall not be required to pay
annual fees for more than one certificate. A person may take the
administrator's test as many times as necessary without limit.
(2) The administrator shall:
(a) Be available during working hours to carry out the duties of an administrator under this section;
(b) Ensure that all electrical work complies with the electrical installation laws and rules of the state;
(c) Ensure that the proper electrical safety procedures are used;
(d) Ensure that all electrical labels, permits, and licenses required to perform electrical work are used;
(e) See that corrective notices issued by an inspecting authority are complied with; and
(f) Notify the department in writing within ten days if the administrator terminates the relationship with the electrical contractor.
(3) The department shall not by rule change the administrator's duties under subsection (2) of this section.
Sec. 9. Section 8, chapter 169, Laws of 1935 as last amended by section 7, chapter 206, Laws of 1983 and RCW 19.28.210 are each amended to read as follows:
The
director shall cause an inspector to inspect all wiring, appliances, devices,
and equipment to which this chapter applies. Nothing contained in this chapter
may be construed as providing any authority for any subdivision of government
to adopt by ordinance any provisions contained or provided for in this chapter
except those pertaining to cities and towns pursuant to RCW 19.28.010(2). Upon
request, electrical inspections will be made by the department within
forty-eight hours, excluding holidays, Saturdays, and Sundays. If, upon
written request, the electrical inspector fails to make an electrical
inspection within twenty-four hours, the serving utility may immediately
connect electrical power to the installation if the necessary electrical work
permit is displayed. Whenever the installation of any wiring, device, appliance,
or equipment is not in accordance with this chapter, or is in such a condition
as to be dangerous to life or property, the person, firm, partnership,
corporation, or other entity owning, using, or operating it shall be notified
by the department and shall within fifteen days, or such further reasonable
time as may upon request be granted, make such repairs and changes as are
required to remove the danger to life or property and to make it conform to
this chapter. The director, through the inspector, is hereby empowered to
disconnect or order the discontinuance of electrical service to conductors or
equipment that are found to be in a dangerous or unsafe condition and not in
accordance with this chapter. Upon making a disconnection the inspector shall
attach a notice stating that the conductors have been found dangerous to life
or property and are not in accordance with this chapter. It is unlawful for
any person to reconnect such defective conductors or equipment without the
approval of the department, and until the conductors and equipment have been
placed in a safe and secure condition, and in a condition that complies with
this chapter. The director, through the electrical inspector, has the right
during reasonable hours to enter into and upon any building or premises in the
discharge of his or her official duties for the purpose of making any
inspection or test of the installation of new construction or altered
electrical wiring, electrical devices, equipment, or material contained in or
on the buildings or premises. No electrical wiring or equipment subject to
this chapter may be concealed until it has been approved by the inspector
making the inspection. Persons, firms, partnerships, corporations, or other
entities making electrical installations shall obtain inspection and approval
from an authorized representative of the department as required by this chapter
before requesting the electric utility to connect to the installations.
Electric utilities may connect to the installations if approval is clearly
indicated by certification of the electrical work permit required to be affixed
to each installation or by equivalent means, except that increased or relocated
services may be reconnected immediately at the discretion of the utility before
approval if an electrical work permit is displayed. The permits shall be
furnished upon payment of the fee to the department. The director, subject to
the recommendations and approval of the ((advisory)) board, shall set by
rule a schedule of license and electrical work permit fees that will cover the
costs of administration and enforcement of this chapter. The rules shall be
adopted in accordance with the administrative procedure act, chapter 34.04
RCW. No fee may be charged for plug-in mobile homes, recreational vehicles, or
portable appliances.
Sec. 10. Section 2, chapter 169, Laws of 1935 as amended by section 9, chapter 206, Laws of 1983 and RCW 19.28.260 are each amended to read as follows:
It is
unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other entity to
install or maintain any electrical wiring, appliances, devices, or equipment
not in accordance with this chapter. In cases where the interpretation and
application of the installation or maintenance standards prescribed in this
chapter is in dispute or in doubt, the ((advisory)) board shall, upon
application of any interested person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other
entity, determine the methods of installation or maintenance or the materials,
devices, appliances, or equipment to be used in the particular case submitted
for its decision.
Sec. 11. Section 13, chapter 169, Laws of 1935 as amended by section 10, chapter 206, Laws of 1983 and RCW 19.28.300 are each amended to read as follows:
Any person,
firm, partnership, corporation, or other entity desiring a decision of the ((advisory))
board pursuant to RCW 19.28.260 shall, in writing, notify the director of such
desire and shall accompany the notice with a certified check payable to the
department in the sum of two hundred dollars. The notice shall specify the
ruling or interpretation desired and the contention of the person, firm,
partnership, corporation, or other entity as to the proper interpretation or
application on the question on which a decision is desired. If the ((advisory))
board determines that the contention of the applicant for a decision was
proper, the two hundred dollars shall be returned to the applicant; otherwise
it shall be used in paying the expenses and per diem of the members of the ((advisory))
board in connection with the matter. Any portion of the two hundred dollars
not used in paying the per diem and expenses of the board in the case shall be
paid into the electrical license fund.
Sec. 12. Section 7, chapter 169, Laws of 1935 as amended by section 11, chapter 206, Laws of 1983 and RCW 19.28.310 are each amended to read as follows:
The
department has the power, in case of continued noncompliance with the
provisions of this chapter, to revoke or suspend for such a period as it
determines, any electrical contractor license or electrical contractor
administrator certificate issued under this chapter. The department shall
notify the holder of the license or certificate of the revocation or suspension
by certified mail. A revocation or suspension is effective fifteen days after
the holder receives the notice. Any revocation or suspension is subject to
review by an appeal to the board ((of electrical examiners)). The filing
of an appeal stays the effect of a revocation or suspension until the board ((of
electrical examiners)) makes its decision. The appeal shall be filed
within fifteen days after notice of the revocation or suspension is given by
certified mail sent to the address of the holder of the license or certificate
as shown on the application for the license or certificate, and shall be
effected by filing a written notice of appeal with the department, accompanied
by a certified check for two hundred dollars, which shall be returned to the
holder of the license or certificate if the decision of the department is not
sustained by the board. If the board sustains the decision of the department,
the two hundred dollars shall be applied by the department to the payment of
the per diem and expenses of the members of the board incurred in the matter,
and any balance remaining after payment of per diem and expenses shall be paid
into the electrical license fund.
Sec. 13. Section 18, chapter 169, Laws of 1935 as amended by section 1, chapter 67, Laws of 1979 ex. sess. and RCW 19.28.330 are each amended to read as follows:
All sums
received from licenses, permit fees, or other sources, herein shall be paid to
the state treasurer and placed in a special fund designated as the
"electrical license fund," and by him paid out upon vouchers duly and
regularly issued therefor and approved by the director of labor and industries
or the director's designee following determination by the board ((of electrical
examiners)) that the sums are necessary to accomplish the intent of chapter
19.28 RCW. The treasurer shall keep an accurate record of payments into, or
receipts of, said fund, and of all disbursements therefrom.
Sec. 14. Section 4, chapter 30, Laws of 1980 as amended by section 14, chapter 206, Laws of 1983 and RCW 19.28.530 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Upon receipt of the application, the department shall review the application and determine whether the applicant is eligible to take an examination for the journeyman or specialty certificate of competency. To be eligible to take the examination for a journeyman certificate the applicant must have worked in the electrical construction trade for a minimum of four years employed full time, of which two years shall be in industrial or commercial electrical installation under the supervision of a journeyman electrician certified under this chapter and not more than a total of two years in all specialties under the supervision of a journeyman electrician certified under this chapter or an appropriate specialty electrician certified under this chapter or have successfully completed an apprenticeship program approved under chapter 49.04 RCW for the electrical construction trade. To be eligible to take the examination to become a specialty electrician the applicant shall have worked in that specialty of the electrical construction trade, under the supervision of a journeyman electrician certified under this chapter or an appropriate specialty electrician certified under this chapter, for a minimum of two years employed full time, or have successfully completed an approved apprenticeship program under chapter 49.04 RCW for the applicant's specialty in the electrical construction trade. Before January 1, 1984, applicants for nonresidential maintenance specialty licenses are eligible to become nonresidential maintenance specialists upon certification to the department that they have the equivalent of two years full-time experience in that specialty field. Persons applying before January 1, 1984, for a journeyman certificate are eligible to take the examination to become journeymen until July 1, 1984, upon certification to the department that they have the equivalent of five years full-time experience in nonresidential maintenance, of which two years shall be in industrial electrical installation. Any applicant who has successfully completed a two-year technical school program in the electrical construction trade in a school that is approved by the commission for vocational education may substitute up to two years of the technical school program for two years of work experience under a journeyman electrician. The applicant shall obtain the additional two years of work experience required in industrial or commercial electrical installation prior to the beginning, or after the completion, of the technical school program. Any applicant who has received training in the electrical construction trade in the armed service of the United States may be eligible to take the examination for the certificate of competency. Any applicant who is a graduate of a trade school program in the electrical construction trade that was established during 1946 is eligible to take the examination for the certificate of competency. No other requirement for eligibility may be imposed.
(2) The
department shall establish reasonable rules for the examinations to be given
applicants for certificates of competency. In establishing the rules, the
department shall consult with the board ((of electrical examiners)).
Upon determination that the applicant is eligible to take the examination, the
department shall so notify the applicant, indicating the time and place for
taking the examination.
Sec. 15. Section 5, chapter 30, Laws of 1980 as amended by section 15, chapter 206, Laws of 1983 and RCW 19.28.540 are each amended to read as follows:
The
department, in coordination with the board ((of electrical examiners)),
shall prepare an examination to be administered to applicants for journeyman
and specialty certificates of competency. The examination shall be constructed
to determine:
(1) Whether the applicant possesses varied general knowledge of the technical information and practical procedures that are identified with the status of journeyman electrician or specialty electrician; and
(2) Whether the applicant is sufficiently familiar with the applicable electrical codes and the rules of the department pertaining to electrical installations and electricians.
The department shall, at least four times annually, administer the examination to persons eligible to take it under RCW 19.28.530. A person may take the journeyman or specialty test as many times as necessary without limit. All applicants shall, before taking the examination, pay to the department an examination fee. The department shall set the fee by rule. The fee shall cover but not exceed the costs of preparing and administering the examination.
The
department shall certify the results of the examination upon such terms and
after such a period of time as the department, in cooperation with the board ((of
electrical examiners)), deems necessary and proper.
Sec. 16. Section 9, chapter 30, Laws of 1980 as amended by section 18, chapter 206, Laws of 1983 and RCW 19.28.580 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The department may revoke any certificate of competency upon the following grounds:
(a) The certificate was obtained through error or fraud;
(b) The holder thereof is judged to be incompetent to work in the electrical construction trade as a journeyman electrician or specialty electrician;
(c) The holder thereof has violated any of the provisions of RCW 19.28.510 through 19.28.620 or any rule adopted under this chapter.
(2) Before
any certificate of competency shall be revoked, the holder shall be given
written notice of the department's intention to do so, mailed by registered
mail, return receipt requested, to the holder's last known address. The notice
shall enumerate the allegations against the holder, and shall give the holder
the opportunity to request a hearing before the board ((of electrical
examiners)). At the hearing, the department and the holder may produce
witnesses and give testimony. The hearing shall be conducted in accordance
with chapter 34.04 RCW. The board shall render its decision based upon the
testimony and evidence presented, and shall notify the parties immediately upon
reaching its decision. A majority of the board shall be necessary to render a
decision.
Sec. 17. Section 10, chapter 30, Laws of 1980 as amended by section 19, chapter 206, Laws of 1983 and RCW 19.28.590 are each amended to read as follows:
The board
((of electrical examiners)) shall carry out all the functions and duties
enumerated in RCW 19.28.510 through 19.28.620, as well as generally advise the
department on all matters relative to RCW 19.28.510 through 19.28.620.
PART III
WORK-STUDY ADVISORY
COMMITTEE
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Sec. 18. Section 5, chapter 177, Laws of 1974 ex. sess. as amended by section 59, chapter 370, Laws of 1985 and RCW 28B.12.050 are each amended to read as follows:
The higher
education coordinating board shall disburse college work-study funds ((after
consideration of recommendations of a panel convened by the higher education
coordinating board, and composed of representatives of)). In performing
its duties under this section, the board shall consult eligible
institutions and post-secondary education advisory and governing bodies. ((Said
commission)) The board shall establish criteria ((for the panel))
designed to achieve such distribution of assistance under this chapter among
students attending eligible institutions as will most effectively carry out the
purposes of this chapter.
Sec. 19. Section 6, chapter 177, Laws of 1974 ex. sess. as amended by section 60, chapter 370, Laws of 1985 and RCW 28B.12.060 are each amended to read as follows:
The higher
education coordinating board shall adopt rules and regulations as may be
necessary or appropriate for effecting the provisions of this chapter, and not
in conflict with this chapter, in accordance with the provisions of chapter
28B.19 RCW, the state higher education administrative procedure act. Such
rules and regulations shall ((be promulgated upon consideration of advice
from a panel composed of representatives of institutional financial aid
officers, a representative of employee organizations having membership in the
classified service of the state's institutions of higher education, and will))
include provisions designed to make employment under such work-study program
reasonably available, to the extent of available funds, to all eligible
students in eligible post-secondary institutions in need thereof. Such rules
and regulations shall include:
(1) Providing work under the college work-study program which will not result in the displacement of employed workers or impair existing contracts for services.
(2) Furnishing work only to a student who:
(a) Is capable, in the opinion of the eligible institution, of maintaining good standing in such course of study while employed under the program covered by the agreement; and
(b) Has been accepted for enrollment as at least a half-time student at the eligible institution or, in the case of a student already enrolled in and attending the eligible institution, is in good standing and in at least half-time attendance there either as an undergraduate, graduate or professional student; and
(c) Is not pursuing a degree in theology.
(3) Placing priority on the securing of work opportunities for students who are residents of the state of Washington as defined in RCW 28B.15.011 through 28B.15.014.
(4) Provisions to assure that in the state institutions of higher education utilization of this student work-study program:
(a) Shall only supplement and not supplant classified positions under jurisdiction of chapter 28B.16 RCW;
(b) That all positions established which are comparable shall be identified to a job classification under the higher education personnel board's classification plan and shall receive equal compensation;
(c) Shall not take place in any manner that would replace classified positions reduced due to lack of funds or work; and
(d) That work study positions shall only be established at entry level positions of the classified service.
PART IV
STATE BOARD FOR THE
CERTIFICATION OF LIBRARIANS
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Sec. 20. Section 2, chapter 5, Laws of 1941 as last amended by section 1, chapter 152, Laws of 1984 and RCW 27.04.030 are each amended to read as follows:
The state library commission:
(1) May make such rules under chapter 34.04 RCW as may be deemed necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of this chapter;
(2) Shall set general policy direction pursuant to the provisions of this chapter;
(3) Shall appoint a state librarian who shall serve at the pleasure of the commission;
(4) Shall adopt a recommended budget and submit it to the governor;
(5) Shall have authority to contract with any agency of the state of Washington for the purpose of providing library materials, supplies, and equipment and employing assistants as needed for the development, growth, and operation of any library facilities or services of such agency;
(6) Shall have authority to contract with any public library in the state for that library to render library service to the blind and/or physically handicapped throughout the state. The state library commission shall have authority to compensate such public library for the cost of the service it renders under such contract;
(7) May adopt rules under chapter 34.04 RCW for the allocation of any grants of state funds for public or cooperative library services;
(8) Shall have authority to accept and to expend in accordance with the terms thereof any grant of federal funds which may become available to the state for library purposes. For the purpose of qualifying to receive such grants, the state library commission is authorized to make such applications and reports as may be required by the federal government as a condition thereto; and
(9) Shall
have the authority to provide for the sale of library material in accordance
with RCW 27.12.305((;
(10) Shall
pay expenses of the state board for certification of librarians under RCW
27.08.045)).
NEW SECTION. Sec. 21. The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
(1) Section 11, chapter 119, Laws of 1935, section 12, chapter 106, Laws of 1973, section 59, chapter 287, Laws of 1984 and RCW 27.08.010; and
(2) Section 1, chapter 295, Laws of 1955 and RCW 27.08.045. PART V
CRIMINAL JUSTICE EDUCATION AND
TRAINING STANDARDS BOARDS
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Sec. 22. Section 6, chapter 153, Laws of 1979 ex. sess. and RCW 36.28.025 are each amended to read as follows:
A person
who files a declaration of candidacy for the office of sheriff after September
1, 1979, shall have, within twelve months of assuming office, a certificate of
completion of a basic law enforcement training program which complies with
standards adopted by the criminal justice training commission pursuant to RCW
43.101.080 ((and 43.101.160)).
This requirement does not apply to persons holding the office of sheriff in any county on September 1, 1979.
Sec. 23. Section 1, chapter 94, Laws of 1974 ex. sess. as last amended by section 2, chapter 132, Laws of 1981 and RCW 43.101.010 are each amended to read as follows:
When used in this chapter:
(1) The term "commission" means the Washington state criminal justice training commission.
(2) ((The
term "boards" means the education and training standards boards, the
establishment of which are authorized by this chapter.
(3))) The term "criminal justice personnel" means
any person who serves in a county, city, state, or port commission agency
engaged in crime prevention, crime reduction, or enforcement of the criminal
law.
(((4)))
(3) The term "law enforcement personnel" means any public
employee or volunteer having as a primary function the enforcement of criminal
laws in general or any employee or volunteer of, or any individual commissioned
by, any municipal, county, state, or combination thereof, agency having as its
primary function the enforcement of criminal laws in general as distinguished
from an agency possessing peace officer powers, the primary function of which
is the implementation of specialized subject matter areas. For the purposes of
this subsection "primary function" means that function to which the
greater allocation of resources is made.
(((5)))
(4) The term "correctional personnel" means any employee or
volunteer who by state, county, municipal, or combination thereof, statute has
the responsibility for the confinement, care, management, training, treatment,
education, supervision, or counseling of those individuals whose civil rights
have been limited in some way by legal sanction.
Sec. 24. Section 3, chapter 17, Laws of 1975-'76 2nd ex. sess. as amended by section 1, chapter 124, Laws of 1982 and RCW 43.101.080 are each amended to read as follows:
The commission shall have all of the following powers:
(1) To meet at such times and places as it may deem proper;
(2) To adopt any rules and regulations as it may deem necessary;
(3) To contract for services as it deems necessary in order to carry out its duties and responsibilities;
(4) To cooperate with and secure the cooperation of any department, agency, or instrumentality in state, county, and city government, and other commissions affected by or concerned with the business of the commission;
(5) To do any and all things necessary or convenient to enable it fully and adequately to perform its duties and to exercise the power granted to it;
(6) To select and employ an executive director, and to empower him to perform such duties and responsibilities as it may deem necessary;
(7) To assume legal, fiscal, and program responsibility for all training conducted by the commission;
(8) To establish, by rule and regulation, standards for the training of criminal justice personnel where such standards are not prescribed by statute;
(9) To establish and operate, or to contract with other qualified institutions or organizations for the operation of, training and education programs for criminal justice personnel and to lease, subject to the approval of the department of general administration, a training facility or facilities necessary to the conducting of such programs: PROVIDED, That the commission shall not have the power to invest any moneys received by it from any source for the purchase of a training facility without prior approval of the legislature;
(10) To establish, by rule and regulation, minimum curriculum standards for all training programs conducted for employed criminal justice personnel;
(11) To review and approve or reject standards for instructors of training programs for criminal justice personnel, and to employ personnel on a temporary basis as instructors without any loss of employee benefits to those instructors;
(12) To direct the development of alternative, innovate, and interdisciplinary training techniques;
(13) To
review and approve or reject training programs conducted for criminal justice
personnel and rules establishing and prescribing minimum training and education
standards ((recommended by the training standards and education boards));
(14) To allocate financial resources among training and education programs conducted by the commission;
(15) To allocate training facility space among training and education programs conducted by the commission;
(16) To issue diplomas certifying satisfactory completion of any training or education program conducted or approved by the commission to any person so completing such a program;
(17) To provide for the employment of such personnel as may be practical to serve as temporary replacements for any person engaged in a basic training program as defined by the commission;
(18) To
establish rules ((and regulations recommended by the training standards and
education boards)) prescribing minimum standards relating to physical,
mental and moral fitness which shall govern the recruitment of criminal justice
personnel where such standards are not prescribed by statute or constitutional
provision;
(19) To establish ad hoc advisory boards representative of the criminal justice community to advise the commission in areas relating to the powers and duties of the commission. The members of the ad hoc advisory boards shall be reimbursed for travel expenses pursuant to RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.
All rules and regulations adopted by the commission shall be adopted and administered pursuant to the administrative procedure act, chapter 34.04 RCW, and the open public meetings act, chapter 42.30 RCW.
Sec. 25. Section 17, chapter 94, Laws of 1974 ex. sess. and RCW 43.101.170 are each amended to read as follows:
In
establishing standards for training and education, the commission may((, so
far as consistent with the purposes of RCW 43.101.160,)) permit required
training and education of any criminal justice personnel to be obtained at
existing institutions approved for such training by the commission.
Sec. 26. Section 2, chapter 212, Laws of 1977 ex. sess. and RCW 43.101.200 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) All law
enforcement personnel, except volunteers, and reserve officers whether paid or
unpaid, initially employed on or after January 1, 1978, shall engage in basic
law enforcement training which complies with standards adopted by the
commission pursuant to RCW 43.101.080 ((and 43.101.160)). Such training
shall be successfully completed during the first fifteen months of employment
of such personnel unless otherwise extended or waived by the commission and
shall be requisite to the continuation of such employment.
(2) The commission shall provide the aforementioned training together with necessary facilities, supplies, materials, and the board and room of noncommuting attendees for seven days per week. Additionally, the commission shall reimburse to participating law enforcement agencies with ten or less full-time commissioned patrol officers the cost of temporary replacement of each officer who is enrolled in basic law enforcement training: PROVIDED, That such reimbursement shall include only the actual cost of temporary replacement not to exceed the total amount of salary and benefits received by the replaced officer during his training period.
Sec. 27. Section 26, chapter 136, Laws of 1981 and RCW 43.101.220 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The
corrections personnel of the state and all counties and municipal corporations
initially employed on or after January 1, 1982, shall engage in basic
corrections training which complies with standards adopted by the commission ((pursuant
to RCW 43.101.160)). The training shall be successfully completed during
the first six months of employment of the personnel, unless otherwise extended
or waived by the commission, and shall be requisite to the continuation of
employment.
(2) The
corrections personnel of the state and all counties and municipal corporations
transferred or promoted to a supervisory or management position on or after
January 1, 1982, shall engage in supervisory and/or management training which
complies with standards adopted by the commission ((pursuant to RCW
43.101.160)). The training shall be successfully completed prior to or
within the first six months of employment, unless otherwise extended or waived
by the commission, and shall be requisite to the continuation of employment.
(3) The commission shall provide the training required in this section, together with facilities, supplies, materials, and the room and board for noncommuting attendees.
(4) Nothing in this section shall affect or impair the employment status of any employee whose employer does not provide him with the opportunity to engage in the required training.
Sec. 28. Section 55, chapter 197, Laws of 1983 and RCW 43.131.310 are each amended to read as follows:
The
following acts or parts of acts, as now existing or hereafter amended, are each
repealed, effective June 30, ((1987)) 1986:
(1) Section 9, chapter 94, Laws of 1974 ex. sess., section 4, chapter 132, Laws of 1981, section 12, chapter 16, Laws of 1983 1st ex. sess. and RCW 43.101.090;
(2) Section 10, chapter 94, Laws of 1974 ex. sess., section 5, chapter 132, Laws of 1981, section 13, chapter 16, Laws of 1983 1st ex. sess. and RCW 43.101.100;
(3) Section 11, chapter 94, Laws of 1974 ex. sess., section 6, chapter 132, Laws of 1981 and RCW 43.101.110;
(4) Section 12, chapter 94, Laws of 1974 ex. sess. and RCW 43.101.120;
(5) Section 13, chapter 94, Laws of 1974 ex. sess. and RCW 43.101.130;
(6) Section 14, chapter 94, Laws of 1974 ex. sess., section 127, chapter 34, Laws of 1975-'76 2nd ex. sess. and RCW 43.101.140;
(7) Section 15, chapter 94, Laws of 1974 ex. sess., section 2, chapter 82, Laws of 1975 1st ex. sess. and RCW 43.101.150; and
(8) Section 16, chapter 94, Laws of 1974 ex. sess. and RCW 43.101.160. PART VI
MOBILE HOME, RECREATIONAL VEHICLE, AND
FACTORY BUILT HOUSING ADVISORY BOARDS
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Sec. 29. Section 3, chapter 229, Laws of 1969 ex. sess. as last amended by section 103, chapter 34, Laws of 1975-'76 2nd ex. sess. and RCW 43.22.420 are each amended to read as follows:
There is
hereby created a mobile home ((and)), recreational vehicle,
and factory built housing advisory board consisting of ((eight)) nine
members to be appointed by the ((governor with the advice of the))
director of labor and industries ((as herein provided)). It shall be
the purpose and function of the board to advise the director on all matters
pertaining to the enforcement of this chapter including but not limited to
standards of body and frame design, construction and plumbing, heating and
electrical installations, minimum inspection procedures, the adoption of rules
and regulations pertaining to the manufacture of mobile homes, commercial
coaches and recreational vehicles. The advisory board shall periodically
review the rules promulgated under RCW 43.22.450 through 43.22.490 and shall
recommend changes of such rules to the department if it deems changes
advisable.
The members
of the ((mobile home and recreational vehicle)) advisory board shall be
((selected and appointed as follows: One member shall be an employee or
officer of a mobile home manufacturing company; one member shall be an employee
or officer of a travel trailer manufacturing company; one member shall be an
employee, officer or distributor of a company engaged in the manufacture of
component parts affecting the plumbing apparatus and equipment; one member shall
be an employee, officer or distributor of a company engaged in the manufacture
of electrical material, equipment or appliances; one member shall be a
distributor or manufacturer of heating equipment, material or devices; one
member shall be an employee, officer, owner, or operator of a mobile home park;
and one member shall represent that segment of the general public owning or
leasing mobile homes, commercial coaches and/or recreational vehicles. The
chief supervisor for the mobile home, commercial coach and recreational vehicle
section within the department of labor and industries shall be a member of the
advisory board and shall act as secretary)) representative of consumers
and the industry. The ((regular)) term of each member shall be four
years((: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, The original board shall be appointed for the
following terms: The first term of the member representing a manufacturer of
mobile homes and of the member representing the general public shall be four
years; the member representing the manufacturer of travel trailers shall serve
three years; the member representing the manufacturer or distributor of
plumbing component parts shall serve three years; the member representing the
manufacturer or distributor of electrical apparatus and equipment shall serve
two years; the manufacturer or distributor of heating equipment and appliances
shall serve one year. The governor shall fill vacancies caused by death,
resignation, or otherwise for the unexpired term of such members by appointing
their successors from the same business classification. The same procedure
shall be followed in making such subsequent appointments as is provided for the
original appointments. The board, at this first meeting shall elect one of its
members to serve as chairman)). The chief supervisor or any person acting
as chief supervisor for the mobile home, commercial coach and recreational
vehicle section shall serve as secretary of the board during his tenure as
chief. Meetings of the board shall be called at the discretion of the director
of labor and industries. Each member of the board shall be paid travel
expenses in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060 as now existing or
hereafter amended which shall be paid out of the appropriation to the
department of labor and industries, upon vouchers approved by the director of
labor and industries.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 30. Section 6, chapter 44, Laws of 1970 ex. sess., section 4, chapter 22, Laws of 1973 1st ex. sess., section 104, chapter 34, Laws of 1975-'76 2nd ex. sess., section 77, chapter 287, Laws of 1984 and RCW 43.22.475 are each repealed.
PART VII
COMMISSION ON EQUIPMENT
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Sec. 31. Section 46.04.040, chapter 12, Laws of 1961 and RCW 46.04.040 are each amended to read as follows:
"Authorized
emergency vehicle" means any vehicle of any fire department, police
department, sheriff's office, coroner, prosecuting attorney, Washington state
patrol, ambulance service, public or private, which need not be classified,
registered or authorized by the state ((commission on equipment)) patrol,
or any other vehicle authorized in writing by the state ((commission on
equipment)) patrol.
Sec. 32. Section 1, chapter 213, Laws of 1979 ex. sess. and RCW 46.04.304 are each amended to read as follows:
"Moped" means any two-wheeled or three-wheeled device having fully operative pedals for propulsion by human power and a motor with a cylinder displacement not exceeding fifty cubic centimeters which produces no more than two gross brake horsepower (developed by a prime mover, as measured by a brake applied to the driving shaft) and is capable of propelling the device at a maximum speed of not more than thirty miles per hour on level ground, and the wheels of which are at least sixteen inches in diameter.
The state
((commission on equipment)) patrol may approve of and define as a
"moped" a vehicle which fails to meet these specific criteria, but
which is essentially similar in performance and application to vehicles which
do meet these specific criteria.
Sec. 33. Section 1, chapter 200, Laws of 1983 and RCW 46.04.710 are each amended to read as follows:
"Wheelchair
conveyance" means any vehicle specially manufactured or designed for the
transportation of a physically or medically impaired wheelchair-bound person.
The vehicle may be a separate vehicle used in lieu of a wheelchair or a
separate vehicle used for transporting the impaired person while occupying a
wheelchair. The vehicle shall be equipped with a propulsion device capable of
propelling the vehicle within a speed range established by the ((commission
on equipment)) state patrol. The ((commission)) state
patrol may approve and define as a wheelchair conveyance, a vehicle that
fails to meet these specific criteria but is essentially similar in performance
and application to vehicles that do meet these specific criteria.
Sec. 34. Section 46.16.240, chapter 12, Laws of 1961 as last amended by section 10, chapter 170, Laws of 1969 ex. sess. and RCW 46.16.240 are each amended to read as follows:
The vehicle
license number plates shall be attached conspicuously at the front and rear of
each vehicle for which the same are issued and in such a manner that they can
be plainly seen and read at all times: PROVIDED, That if only one license
number plate is legally issued for any vehicle such plate shall be
conspicuously attached to the rear of such vehicle. Each vehicle license
number plate shall be placed or hung in a horizontal position at a distance of
not less than one foot nor more than four feet from the ground and shall be
kept clean so as to be plainly seen and read at all times: PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
That in cases where the body construction of the vehicle is such that
compliance with this section is impossible, permission to deviate therefrom may
be granted by the state ((commission on equipment)) patrol. It
shall be unlawful to display upon the front or rear of any vehicle, vehicle
license number plate or plates other than those furnished by the director for
such vehicle or to display upon any vehicle any vehicle license number plate or
plates which have been in any manner changed, altered, disfigured or have
become illegible. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any vehicle
unless there shall be displayed thereon valid vehicle license number plates
attached as herein provided.
Sec. 35. Section 46.32.060, chapter 12, Laws of 1961 and RCW 46.32.060 are each amended to read as follows:
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or move, or for any owner to cause or permit to be operated or moved upon any public highway, any vehicle or combination of vehicles, which is not at all times equipped in the manner required by this title, or the equipment of which is not in a proper condition and adjustment as required by this title.
Any vehicle operating upon the public highways of this state and at any time found to be defective in equipment in such a manner that it may be considered unsafe shall be an unlawful vehicle and may be prevented from further operation until such equipment defect is corrected and any peace officer is empowered to impound such vehicle until the same has been placed in a condition satisfactory to vehicle inspection. The necessary cost of impounding any such unlawful vehicle and any cost for the storage and keeping thereof shall be paid by the owner thereof. The impounding of any such vehicle shall be in addition to any penalties for such unlawful operation.
The
provisions of this section shall not be construed to prevent the operation of
any such defective vehicle to a place for correction of equipment defect in the
manner directed by any peace officer or representative of the state ((commission
on equipment)) patrol.
Sec. 36. Section 46.37.005, chapter 12, Laws of 1961 as last amended by section 1, chapter 165, Laws of 1985 and RCW 46.37.005 are each amended to read as follows:
((There
is constituted a state commission on equipment which shall consist of the
director of the department of licensing, the chief of the Washington state
patrol, and the secretary of transportation. Each official may designate an
administrative staff person to serve as the official's designee on the
commission. For purposes of continuity this designee shall, where possible, be
one individual. The chief of the Washington state patrol or his designee shall
act as the chairman of the state commission on equipment. He shall appoint
either the director of licensing or the secretary of transportation or their
respective designees to serve as vice-chairman in his absence. The chairman or
the designated vice-chairman must be present at each meeting of the
commission. The chief shall appoint a person under his supervision to act as
secretary of the state commission on equipment who shall be responsible for the
issuance of rules and regulations adopted by the commission, for the issuance
of certificates of approval for vehicle equipment requiring approval and
letters of appointment to tow operators, and for the administration of such
other business of the commission on equipment as the commission shall specify.))
In addition
to those powers and duties elsewhere granted ((by the provisions of this
title the state commission on equipment)), the chief of the Washington
state patrol shall have the power and the duty to adopt, apply, and enforce
such reasonable rules and regulations (1) relating to proper types of vehicles
or combinations thereof for hauling passengers, commodities, freight, and
supplies, (2) relating to vehicle equipment, and (3) relating to the
enforcement of the provisions of this title with regard to vehicle equipment,
as may be deemed necessary for the public welfare and safety in addition to but
not inconsistent with the provisions of this title.
The ((state
commission on equipment)) chief of the Washington state patrol is
authorized to adopt by regulation, federal standards relating to motor vehicles
and vehicle equipment, issued pursuant to the National Traffic and Motor
Vehicle Safety Act of 1966, or any amendment to said act, notwithstanding any
provision in Title 46 RCW inconsistent with such standards. Federal standards
adopted pursuant to this section shall be applicable only to vehicles
manufactured in a model year following the adoption of such standards.
Sec. 37. Section 46.37.010, chapter 12, Laws of 1961 as last amended by section 69, chapter 136, Laws of 1979 ex. sess. and RCW 46.37.010 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) It is a
traffic infraction for any person to drive or move or for the owner to cause or
knowingly permit to be driven or moved on any highway any vehicle or
combination of vehicles which is in such unsafe condition as to endanger any
person, or which does not contain those parts or is not at all times equipped
with such lamps and other equipment in proper condition and adjustment as
required in this chapter or in regulations issued by the ((state commission
on equipment)) chief of the Washington state patrol, or which is
equipped in any manner in violation of this chapter or the ((commission's))
state patrol's regulations, or for any person to do any act forbidden or
fail to perform any act required under this chapter or the ((commission's))
state patrol's regulations.
(2) Nothing
contained in this chapter or the ((commission's)) state patrol's
regulations shall be construed to prohibit the use of additional parts and
accessories on any vehicle not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter
or the ((commission's)) state patrol's regulations.
(3) The
provisions of the chapter and the ((commission's)) state patrol's
regulations with respect to equipment on vehicles shall not apply to implements
of husbandry, road machinery, road rollers, or farm tractors except as herein
made applicable.
(4) No owner or operator of a farm tractor, self-propelled unit of farm equipment, or implement of husbandry shall be guilty of a crime or subject to penalty for violation of RCW 46.37.160 as now or hereafter amended unless such violation occurs on a public highway.
(5) It is a
traffic infraction for any person to sell or offer for sale vehicle equipment
which is required to be approved by the ((commission on equipment)) state
patrol as prescribed in RCW 46.37.005 unless it has been approved by the
state ((commission on equipment)) patrol.
(6) The provisions of this chapter with respect to equipment required on vehicles shall not apply to motorcycles or motor-driven cycles except as herein made applicable.
Sec. 38. Section 46.37.160, chapter 12, Laws of 1961 as last amended by section 14, chapter 355, Laws of 1977 ex. sess. and RCW 46.37.160 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Every farm tractor and every self-propelled unit of farm equipment or implement of husbandry manufactured or assembled after January 1, 1970, shall be equipped with vehicular hazard warning lights of the type described in RCW 46.37.215 visible from a distance of not less than one thousand feet to the front and rear in normal sunlight, which shall be displayed whenever any such vehicle is operated upon a highway.
(2) Every self-propelled unit of farm equipment or implement of husbandry manufactured or assembled after January 1, 1970, shall at all times, and every other motor vehicle shall at times mentioned in RCW 46.37.020, be equipped with lamps and reflectors as follows:
(a) At least two headlamps meeting the requirements of RCW 46.37.220, 46.37.240, or 46.37.260;
(b) At least one red lamp visible when lighted from a distance of not less than one thousand feet to the rear mounted as far to the left of center of vehicle as practicable;
(c) At least two red reflectors visible from all distances within six hundred to one hundred feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful lower beams of headlamps.
(3) Every combination of farm tractor and towed farm equipment or towed implement of husbandry shall at all times mentioned in RCW 46.37.020 be equipped with lamps and reflectors as follows:
(a) The farm tractor element of every such combination shall be equipped as required in subsections (1) and (2) of this section;
(b) The towed unit of farm equipment or implement of husbandry element of such combination shall be equipped on the rear with two red lamps visible when lighted from a distance of not less than one thousand feet to the rear, and two red reflectors visible to the rear from all distances within six hundred feet to one hundred feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful upper beams of head lamps. One reflector shall be so positioned to indicate, as nearly as practicable, the extreme left projection of the towed unit;
(c) If the towed unit or its load obscures either of the vehicle hazard warning lights on the tractor, the towed unit shall be equipped with vehicle hazard warning lights described in subsection (1) of this section.
(4) The two red lamps and the two red reflectors required in the foregoing subsections of this section on a self-propelled unit of farm equipment or implement of husbandry or combination of farm tractor and towed farm equipment shall be so positioned as to show from the rear as nearly as practicable the extreme width of the vehicle or combination carrying them: PROVIDED, That if all other requirements are met, reflective tape or paint may be used in lieu of reflectors required by subsection (3) of this section.
(5) After January 1, 1970, every farm tractor and every self-propelled unit of farm equipment or implement of husbandry designed for operation at speeds not in excess of twenty-five miles per hour shall at all times be equipped with a slow moving vehicle emblem mounted on the rear except as provided in subsection (6) of this section.
(6) After January 1, 1970, every combination of farm tractor and towed farm equipment or towed implement of husbandry normally operating at speeds not in excess of twenty-five miles per hour shall at all times be equipped with a slow moving vehicle emblem as follows:
(a) Where the towed unit is sufficiently large to obscure the slow moving vehicle emblem on the farm tractor, the towed unit shall be equipped with a slow moving vehicle emblem. In such cases, the towing vehicle need not display the emblem;
(b) Where the slow moving vehicle emblem on the farm tractor unit is not obscured by the towed unit, then either or both may be equipped with the required emblem but it shall be sufficient if either has it.
(7) The
emblem required by subsections (5) and (6) of this section shall comply with
current standards and specifications as promulgated by the ((state
commission on equipment)) Washington state patrol.
Sec. 39. Section 46.37.185, chapter 12, Laws of 1961 as amended by section 3, chapter 92, Laws of 1971 ex. sess. and RCW 46.37.185 are each amended to read as follows:
Firemen,
when approved by the chief of their respective service, shall be authorized to
use a green light on the front of their private cars when on emergency duty
only. Such green light shall be visible for a distance of two hundred feet
under normal atmospheric conditions and shall be of a type and mounting
approved by the ((commission on equipment)) Washington state patrol.
The use of the green light shall only be for the purpose of identification and
the operator of a vehicle so equipped shall not be entitled to any of the
privileges provided in RCW 46.61.035 for the operators of authorized emergency
vehicles.
Sec. 40. Section 46.37.190, chapter 12, Laws of 1961 as last amended by section 1, chapter 331, Laws of 1985 and RCW 46.37.190 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Every authorized emergency vehicle shall, in addition to any other equipment and distinctive marking required by this chapter, be equipped with at least one lamp capable of displaying a red light visible from at least five hundred feet in normal sunlight and a siren capable of giving an audible signal.
(2) Every school bus and private carrier bus shall, in addition to any other equipment and distinctive markings required by this chapter, be equipped with a "stop" signal upon a background not less than fourteen by eighteen inches displaying the word "stop" in letters of distinctly contrasting colors not less than eight inches high, and shall further be equipped with signal lamps mounted as high and as widely spaced laterally as practicable, which shall be capable of displaying to the front two alternately flashing red lights located at the same level and to the rear two alternately flashing red lights located at the same level and these lights shall have sufficient intensity to be visible at five hundred feet in normal sunlight.
(3)
Vehicles operated by public agencies whose law enforcement duties include the
authority to stop and detain motor vehicles on the public highways of the state
may be equipped with a siren and lights of a color and type designated by the
((commission on equipment)) state patrol for that purpose. The
((commission)) state patrol may prohibit the use of these sirens
and lights on vehicles other than the vehicles described in this subsection.
(4) The
lights described in this section shall not be mounted nor used on any vehicle
other than a school bus, a private carrier bus, or an authorized emergency or
law enforcement vehicle. Optical strobe light devices shall not be installed
or used on any vehicle other than an emergency vehicle authorized by the ((Washington
state commission on equipment)) state patrol or a publicly-owned law
enforcement or emergency vehicle. An "optical strobe light device"
means a strobe light device which emits an optical signal at a specific
frequency to a traffic control light enabling the vehicle in which the strobe
light device is used to obtain the right of way at intersections.
(5) The use of the signal equipment described herein shall impose upon drivers of other vehicles the obligation to yield right of way and stop as prescribed in RCW 46.61.210, 46.61.370, and 46.61.350.
Sec. 41. Section 46.37.194, chapter 12, Laws of 1961 and RCW 46.37.194 are each amended to read as follows:
The state
((commission on equipment)) patrol may make rules and regulations
relating to authorized emergency vehicles and shall test and approve sirens and
emergency vehicle lamps to be used on such vehicles.
Sec. 42. Section 46.37.210, chapter 12, Laws of 1961 as last amended by section 18, chapter 355, Laws of 1977 ex. sess. and RCW 46.37.210 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two side cowl or fender lamps which shall emit an amber or white light without glare.
(2) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than one running-board courtesy lamp on each side thereof which shall emit a white or amber light without glare.
(3) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with one or more back-up lamps either separately or in combination with other lamps, but any such back-up lamp or lamps shall not be lighted when the motor vehicle is in forward motion.
(4) Any vehicle may be equipped with one or more side marker lamps, and any such lamp may be flashed in conjunction with turn or vehicular hazard warning signals. Side marker lamps located toward the front of a vehicle shall be amber, and side marker lamps located toward the rear shall be red.
(5) Any
vehicle eighty inches or more in over-all width, if not otherwise required by
RCW 46.37.090, may be equipped with not more than three identification lamps
showing to the front which shall emit an amber light without glare and not more
than three identification lamps showing to the rear which shall emit a red
light without glare. Such lamps shall be mounted as specified in RCW
46.37.090(((6) [(7)])) (7).
(6) (a) Every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, truck tractor, and pole trailer used in the state of Washington may be equipped with an auxiliary lighting system consisting of:
(i) One green light to be activated when the accelerator of the motor vehicle is depressed;
(ii) Not more than two amber lights to be activated when the motor vehicle is moving forward, or standing and idling, but is not under the power of the engine.
(b) Such auxiliary system shall not interfere with the operation of vehicle stop lamps or turn signals, as required by RCW 46.37.070. Such system, however, may operate in conjunction with such stop lamps or turn signals.
(c) Only one color of the system may be illuminated at any one time, and at all times either the green light, or amber light or lights shall be illuminated when the stop lamps of the vehicle are not illuminated.
(d) The green light, and the amber light or lights, when illuminated shall be plainly visible at a distance of one thousand feet to the rear.
(e) Only one such system may be mounted on a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, truck tractor, or pole trailer; and such system shall be rear mounted in a horizontal fashion, at a height of not more than seventy-two inches, nor less than twenty inches, as provided by RCW 46.37.050.
(f) On a combination of vehicles, only the lights of the rearmost vehicle need actually be seen and distinguished as provided in subparagraph (d) of this subsection.
(g) Each
manufacturer's model of such a system as described in this subsection shall be
approved by the ((commission on equipment)) state patrol as
provided for in RCW 46.37.005 and 46.37.320, before it may be sold or offered
for sale in the state of Washington.
Sec. 43. Section 46.37.280, chapter 12, Laws of 1961 as last amended by section 24, chapter 355, Laws of 1977 ex. sess. and RCW 46.37.280 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) During
the times specified in RCW 46.37.020, any lighted lamp or illuminating device
upon a motor vehicle, other than head lamps, spot lamps, auxiliary lamps,
flashing turn signals, emergency vehicle warning lamps, warning lamps
authorized by the state ((commission on equipment)) patrol and
school bus warning lamps, which projects a beam of light of an intensity
greater than three hundred candlepower shall be so directed that no part of the
high intensity portion of the beam will strike the level of the roadway on
which the vehicle stands at a distance of more than seventy-five feet from the
vehicle.
(2) Except as required in RCW 46.37.190 no person shall drive or move any vehicle or equipment upon any highway with any lamp or device thereon displaying a red light visible from directly in front of the center thereof.
(3)
Flashing lights are prohibited except as required in RCW 46.37.190, 46.37.200,
46.37.210, 46.37.215, and 46.37.300, and warning lamps authorized by the state
((commission on equipment)) patrol.
Sec. 44. Section 46.37.290, chapter 12, Laws of 1961 as last amended by section 1, chapter 45, Laws of 1977 and RCW 46.37.290 are each amended to read as follows:
The ((state
commission on equipment)) chief of the Washington state patrol is
authorized to adopt standards and specifications applicable to lighting
equipment on and special warning devices to be carried by school buses and
private carrier buses consistent with the provisions of this chapter, but
supplemental thereto. Such standards and specifications shall correlate with
and, so far as possible, conform to the specifications then current as approved
by the society of automotive engineers.
Sec. 45. Section 46.37.300, chapter 12, Laws of 1961 as amended by section 20, chapter 154, Laws of 1963 and RCW 46.37.300 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The
state ((commission on equipment)) patrol shall adopt standards
and specifications applicable to head lamps, clearance lamps, identification
and other lamps on snow-removal and other highway maintenance and service
equipment when operated on the highways of this state in lieu of the lamps
otherwise required on motor vehicles by this chapter. Such standards and
specifications may permit the use of flashing lights for purposes of
identification on snow-removal and other highway maintenance and service
equipment when in service upon the highways. The standards and specifications
for lamps referred to in this section shall correlate with and, so far as
possible, conform with those approved by the American association of state
highway officials.
(2) It shall be unlawful to operate any snow-removal and other highway maintenance and service equipment on any highway unless the lamps thereon comply with and are lighted when and as required by the standards and specifications adopted as provided in this section.
Sec. 46. Section 46.37.310, chapter 12, Laws of 1961 and RCW 46.37.310 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) On and
after January 1, 1938, no person shall have for sale, sell or offer for sale
for use upon or as a part of the equipment of a motor vehicle, trailer or
semitrailer, or use upon any such vehicle any head lamp, auxiliary, or fog
lamp, rear lamp, signal lamp or reflector, which reflector is required
hereunder, or parts of any of the foregoing which tend to change the original
design or performance, unless of a type which has been submitted to the state
((commission on equipment)) patrol and approved by it.
(2) No
person shall have for sale, sell or offer for sale for use upon or as a part of
the equipment of a motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer any lamp or device
mentioned in this section which has been approved by the state ((commission
on equipment)) patrol unless such lamp or device bears thereon the
trademark or name under which it is approved so as to be legible when
installed.
(3) No
person shall use upon any motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer any lamps
mentioned in this section unless said lamps are mounted, adjusted and aimed in
accordance with instructions of the state ((commission on equipment)) patrol.
Sec. 47. Section 46.37.320, chapter 12, Laws of 1961 as amended by section 1, chapter 20, Laws of 1977 ex. sess. and by section 25, chapter 355, Laws of 1977 ex. sess. and RCW 46.37.320 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:
(1) The ((state
commission on equipment)) chief of the Washington state patrol is
hereby authorized to approve or disapprove any lighting devices and to issue
and enforce regulations establishing standards and specifications for the
approval of such lighting devices, and their installation, adjustment, and
aiming, when in use on motor vehicles. Such regulations shall correlate with
and, so far as practicable, conform to the then current standards and
specifications of the society of automotive engineers applicable to such
equipment and to the headlamp standards established by the United Nations
agreement concerning the adoption of approval and reciprocal recognition of
approval for motor vehicle equipment and parts done at Geneva on March 20,
1958, as amended and adopted by the Canadian standards association (CSA
standard D106.2): PROVIDED, That the sale, installation, and use of any
headlamp meeting the standards of either the society of automotive engineers or
the United Nations agreement, as amended, shall be lawful in this state.
(2) The
state ((commission on equipment)) patrol shall establish the
procedure to be followed when request for approval of any lighting device or
other safety equipment, component, or assembly is submitted under this chapter
or in regulations issued by the state ((commission on equipment)) patrol.
The procedure may provide for submission of such device, component, or assembly
to any recognized organization or agency such as, but not limited to, the
vehicle equipment safety commission, American national standards institute,
society of automotive engineers, and the American association of motor vehicle
administrators, as the agent of the state ((commission on equipment)) patrol
and for the issuance of an approval certificate by that recognized organization
or agency in lieu of submission of the device, component, or assembly to the
state ((commission on equipment)) patrol.
(3) The
state ((commission on equipment)) patrol shall maintain and
publish lists of all lamps, lighting devices, components, assemblies, or other
safety equipment by name and type which have been approved by it.
Sec. 48. Section 46.37.330, chapter 12, Laws of 1961 as amended by section 26, chapter 355, Laws of 1977 ex. sess. and RCW 46.37.330 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) When
the state ((commission on equipment)) patrol has reason to
believe that an approved device does not comply with the requirements of this
chapter or regulations issued by the state ((commission on equipment)) patrol,
it may, after giving thirty days' previous notice to the person holding the
certificate of approval for such device in this state, conduct a hearing upon
the question of compliance of said approved device. After said hearing the
state ((commission on equipment)) patrol shall determine whether
said approved device meets the requirements of this chapter and regulations
issued by the ((commission)) state patrol. If said device does
not meet the requirements of this chapter or the ((commission's)) state
patrol's regulations it shall give notice to the one to whom the
certificate of approval has been issued of the ((commission's)) state
patrol's intention to suspend or revoke the certificate of approval for
such device in this state.
(2) If at
the expiration of ninety days after such notice the person holding the
certificate of approval for such device has failed to satisfy the state ((commission
on equipment)) patrol that said approved device as thereafter to be
sold or offered for sale meets the requirements of this chapter or the ((commission's))
state patrol's regulations, the state ((commission on equipment))
patrol shall suspend or revoke the approval issued therefor and shall
require the withdrawal of all such devices from the market and may require that
all said devices sold since the notification be replaced with devices that do
comply.
(3) When a
certificate of approval has been suspended or revoked pursuant to this chapter
or regulations by the state ((commission on equipment)) patrol,
the device shall not be again approved unless and until it has been submitted
for reapproval and it has been demonstrated, in the same manner as in an
application for an original approval, that the device fully meets the
requirements of this chapter or regulations issued by the state ((commission
on equipment)) patrol. The state ((commission on equipment))
patrol may require that all previously approved items are being
effectively recalled and removed from the market as a condition of reapproval.
Sec. 49. Section 24, chapter 154, Laws of 1963 as amended by section 29, chapter 355, Laws of 1977 ex. sess. and RCW 46.37.365 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The term "hydraulic brake fluid" as used in this section shall mean the liquid medium through which force is transmitted to the brakes in the hydraulic brake system of a vehicle.
(2) Hydraulic brake fluid shall be distributed and serviced with due regard for the safety of the occupants of the vehicle and the public.
(3) The ((state
commission on equipment)) chief of the Washington state patrol
shall, in compliance with the provisions of chapter 34.04 RCW, the
administrative procedure act, which govern the adoption of rules, adopt and
enforce regulations for the administration of this section and shall adopt and
publish standards and specifications for hydraulic brake fluid which shall
correlate with, and so far as practicable conform to, the then current
standards and specifications of the society of automotive engineers applicable
to such fluid.
(4) No
person shall distribute, have for sale, offer for sale, or sell any hydraulic
brake fluid unless it complies with the requirements of this section and the
standard specifications adopted by the state ((commission on equipment))
patrol. No person shall service any vehicle with brake fluid unless it
complies with the requirements of this section and the standards and
specifications adopted by the state ((commission on equipment)) patrol.
(5) Subsections (3) and (4) of this section shall not apply to petroleum base fluids in vehicles with brake systems designed to use them.
Sec. 50. Section 46.37.380, chapter 12, Laws of 1961 as amended by section 32, chapter 355, Laws of 1977 ex. sess. and RCW 46.37.380 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Every motor vehicle when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with a horn in good working order and capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than two hundred feet, but no horn or other warning device shall emit an unreasonably loud or harsh sound or a whistle. The driver of a motor vehicle shall when reasonably necessary to insure safe operation give audible warning with his horn but shall not otherwise use such horn when upon a highway.
(2) No vehicle shall be equipped with nor shall any person use upon a vehicle any siren, whistle, or bell, except as otherwise permitted in this section.
(3) It is permissible for any vehicle to be equipped with a theft alarm signal device so long as it is so arranged that it cannot be used by the driver as an ordinary warning signal. Such a theft alarm signal device may use a whistle, bell, horn, or other audible signal but shall not use a siren.
(4) Any
authorized emergency vehicle may be equipped with a siren, whistle, or bell,
capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of
not less than five hundred feet and of a type approved by the state ((commission
on equipment)) patrol, but such siren shall not be used except when
such vehicle is operated in response to an emergency call or in the immediate
pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law, in which said latter
events the driver of such vehicle shall sound said siren when reasonably
necessary to warn pedestrians and other drivers of the approach thereof.
Sec. 51. Section 46.37.420, chapter 12, Laws of 1961 as last amended by section 50, chapter 7, Laws of 1984 and RCW 46.37.420 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) It is unlawful to operate a vehicle upon the public highways of this state unless it is completely equipped with pneumatic rubber tires.
(2) No tire
on a vehicle moved on a highway may have on its periphery any block, flange,
cleat, or spike or any other protuberance of any material other than rubber
which projects beyond the tread of the traction surface of the tire, except
that it is permissible to use farm machinery with tires having protuberances
that will not injure the highway, and except also that it is permissible to use
tire chains or metal studs imbedded within the tire of reasonable proportions
and of a type approved by the state ((commission on equipment)) patrol,
upon any vehicle when required for safety because of snow, ice, or other
conditions tending to cause a vehicle to skid. It is unlawful to use metal
studs imbedded within the tire between April 1st and November 1st. The state
department of transportation may, from time to time, determine additional
periods in which the use of tires with metal studs imbedded therein is lawful.
(3) The state department of transportation and local authorities in their respective jurisdictions may issue special permits authorizing the operation upon a highway of traction engines or tractors having movable tracks with transverse corrugations upon the periphery of the movable tracks or farm tractors or other farm machinery, the operation of which upon a highway would otherwise be prohibited under this section.
(4) Tires with metal studs imbedded therein may be used between November 1st and April 1st upon school buses and fire department vehicles, any law or regulation to the contrary notwithstanding.
Sec. 52. Section 3, chapter 77, Laws of 1971 as last amended by section 73, chapter 136, Laws of 1979 ex. sess. and RCW 46.37.425 are each amended to read as follows:
No person
shall drive or move or cause to be driven or moved any vehicle, the tires of
which have contact with the driving surface of the road, subject to
registration in this state, upon the public highways of this state unless such
vehicle is equipped with tires in safe operating condition in accordance with
requirements established by this section or by the state ((commission on
equipment)) patrol.
The state
((commission on equipment)) patrol shall promulgate rules and
regulations setting forth requirements of safe operating condition of tires
capable of being employed by a law enforcement officer by visual inspection of
tires mounted on vehicles including visual comparison with simple measuring
gauges. These rules shall include effects of tread wear and depth of tread.
A tire shall be considered unsafe if it has:
(1) Any ply or cord exposed either to the naked eye or when cuts or abrasions on the tire are probed; or
(2) Any bump, bulge, or knot, affecting the tire structure; or
(3) Any break repaired with a boot; or
(4) A tread depth of less than 2/32 of an inch measured in any two major tread grooves at three locations equally spaced around the circumference of the tire, or for those tires with tread wear indicators, a tire shall be considered unsafe if it is worn to the point that the tread wear indicators contact the road in any two major tread grooves at three locations equally spaced around the circumference of the tire; or
(5) A legend which indicates the tire is not intended for use on public highways such as, "not for highway use" or "for racing purposes only"; or
(6) Such condition as may be reasonably demonstrated to render it unsafe; or
(7) If not matched in tire size designation, construction, and profile to the other tire and/or tires on the same axle.
No person, firm, or corporation shall sell any vehicle for use on the public highways of this state unless the vehicle is equipped with tires that are in compliance with the provisions of this section. If the tires are found to be in violation of the provisions of this section, the person, firm, or corporation selling the vehicle shall cause such tires to be removed from the vehicle and shall equip the vehicle with tires that are in compliance with the provisions of this section.
It is a
traffic infraction for any person to operate a vehicle on the public highways
of this state, or to sell a vehicle for use on the public highways of this
state, which is equipped with a tire or tires in violation of the provisions of
this section or the rules and regulations promulgated by the state ((commission
on equipment)) patrol hereunder: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That if the
violation relates to items (1) to (7) inclusive of this section then the
condition or defect must be such that it can be detected by a visual inspection
of tires mounted on vehicles, including visual comparison with simple measuring
gauges.
Sec. 53. Section 46.37.430, chapter 12, Laws of 1961 as last amended by section 1, chapter 304, Laws of 1985 and RCW 46.37.430 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) On and
after January 1, 1938, no person shall sell any new motor vehicle as specified
herein, nor shall any new motor vehicle as specified herein be registered
thereafter unless such vehicle is equipped with safety glazing material of a
type approved by the state ((commission on equipment)) patrol
wherever glazing material is used in doors, windows and windshields. The
foregoing provisions shall apply to all passenger-type motor vehicles,
including passenger buses and school buses, but in respect to trucks, including
truck tractors, the requirements as to safety glazing material shall apply to
all glazing material used in doors, windows, and windshields in the drivers'
compartments of such vehicles except as provided by subsection (4) of this
section.
(2) The term "safety glazing materials" means glazing materials so constructed, treated or combined with other materials as to reduce substantially, in comparison with ordinary sheet glass or plate glass, the likelihood of injury to persons by objects from exterior sources or by these safety glazing materials when they may be cracked or broken.
(3) The
state ((commission on equipment)) patrol shall compile and
publish a list of types of glazing material by name approved by it as meeting
the requirements of this section and the director of licensing shall not
register after January 1, 1938, any motor vehicle which is subject to the
provisions of this section unless it is equipped with an approved type of
safety glazing material, and he shall thereafter suspend the registration of
any motor vehicle so subject to this section which he finds is not so equipped
until it is made to conform to the requirements of this section.
(4) No
person shall sell or offer for sale, nor shall any person operate a motor
vehicle registered in this state which is equipped with, any camper
manufactured after May 23, 1969, unless such camper is equipped with safety
glazing material of a type approved by the state ((commission on equipment))
patrol wherever glazing materials are used in outside windows and doors.
(5) No
tinting or coloring material that reduces light transmittance to any degree,
unless it meets standards for such material adopted by the state ((commission
on equipment)) patrol, shall be applied to the surface of the safety
glazing material in a motor vehicle in any of the following locations:
(a) Windshields,
(b) Windows to the immediate right and left of the driver including windwings or,
(c) Rearmost windows if used for driving visibility by means of an interior rear-view mirror.
The
standards adopted by the ((commission)) state patrol shall
permit a greater degree of light reduction on a vehicle operated by or carrying
as a passenger a person who possesses written verification from a licensed
physician that the operator or passenger must be protected from exposure to
sunlight for physical or medical reasons.
Nothing in
this subsection shall prohibit the use of shaded or heat-absorbing safety
glazing material in which the shading or heat-absorbing characteristics have
been applied at the time of manufacture of the safety glazing material and
which meet the standards of the state ((commission on equipment)) patrol
for such safety glazing materials.
(6) The
standards used for approval of safety glazing materials by the state ((commission
on equipment)) patrol shall conform as closely as possible to the
standards for safety glazing materials for motor vehicles promulgated by the
United States of America Standards Institute in effect at the time of
manufacture of the safety glazing material.
Sec. 54. Section 46.37.440, chapter 12, Laws of 1961 as last amended by section 38, chapter 355, Laws of 1977 ex. sess. and RCW 46.37.440 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) No person shall operate any motor truck, passenger bus, truck tractor, motor home, or travel trailer over eighty inches in overall width upon any highway outside the corporate limits of municipalities at any time unless there shall be carried in such vehicle the following equipment except as provided in subsection (2):
(a) At least three flares or three red electric lanterns or three portable red emergency reflectors, each of which shall be capable of being seen and distinguished at a distance of not less than six hundred feet under normal atmospheric conditions at nighttime.
No flare,
fusee, electric lantern, or cloth warning flag shall be used for the purpose of
compliance with the requirements of this section unless such equipment is of a
type which has been submitted to the state ((commission on equipment)) patrol
and approved by it. No portable reflector unit shall be used for the purpose
of compliance with the requirements of this section unless it is so designed
and constructed as to be capable of reflecting red light clearly visible from
all distances within six hundred feet to one hundred feet under normal
atmospheric conditions at night when directly in front of lawful upper beams of
head lamps, and unless it is of a type which has been submitted to the state ((commission
on equipment)) patrol and approved by it;
(b) At least three red-burning fusees unless red electric lanterns or red portable emergency reflectors are carried;
(c) At least two red-cloth flags, not less than twelve inches square, with standards to support such flags.
(2) No person shall operate at the time and under conditions stated in subsection (1) any motor vehicle used for the transportation of explosives, any cargo tank truck used for the transportation of flammable liquids or compressed gases or liquefied gases, or any motor vehicle using compressed gas as a fuel unless there shall be carried in such vehicle three red electric lanterns or three portable red emergency reflectors meeting the requirements of subsection (1) of this section, and there shall not be carried in any said vehicle any flares, fusees, or signal produced by flame.
Sec. 55. Section 46.37.450, chapter 12, Laws of 1961 as amended by section 1, chapter 119, Laws of 1984 and RCW 46.37.450 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Whenever any motor truck, passenger bus, truck tractor over eighty inches in overall width, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer is disabled upon the traveled portion of any highway or the shoulder thereof outside any municipality at any time when lighted lamps are required on vehicles, the driver of such vehicle shall display the following warning devices upon the highway during the time the vehicle is so disabled on the highway except as provided in subsection (2) of this section:
(a) A lighted fusee, a lighted red electric lantern, or a portable red emergency reflector shall be immediately placed at the traffic side of the vehicle in the direction of the nearest approaching traffic.
(b) As soon thereafter as possible but in any event within the burning period of the fusee (fifteen minutes), the driver shall place three liquid-burning flares (pot torches), three lighted red electric lanterns, or three portable red emergency reflectors on the traveled portion of the highway in the following order:
(i) One, approximately one hundred feet from the disabled vehicle in the center of the lane occupied by such vehicle and toward traffic approaching in that lane.
(ii) One, approximately one hundred feet in the opposite direction from the disabled vehicle and in the center of the traffic lane occupied by such vehicle.
(iii) One at the traffic side of the disabled vehicle not less than ten feet rearward or forward thereof in the direction of the nearest approaching traffic. If a lighted red electric lantern or a red portable emergency reflector has been placed at the traffic side of the vehicle in accordance with subdivision (a) of this subsection, it may be used for this purpose.
(2) Whenever any vehicle referred to in this section is disabled within five hundred feet of a curve, hillcrest, or other obstruction to view, the warning signal in that direction shall be so placed as to afford ample warning to other users of the highway, but in no case less than five hundred feet from the disabled vehicle.
(3) Whenever any vehicle of a type referred to in this section is disabled upon any roadway of a divided highway during the time that lights are required, the appropriate warning devices prescribed in subsections (1) and (5) of this section shall be placed as follows:
One at a distance of approximately two hundred feet from the vehicle in the center of the lane occupied by the stopped vehicle and in the direction of traffic approaching in that lane; one at a distance of approximately one hundred feet from the vehicle, in the center of the lane occupied by the vehicle and in the direction of traffic approaching in that lane; and one at the traffic side of the vehicle and approximately ten feet from the vehicle in the direction of the nearest approaching traffic.
(4) Whenever any vehicle of a type referred to in this section is disabled upon the traveled portion of a highway or the shoulder thereof outside any municipality at any time when the display of fusees, flares, red electric lanterns, or portable red emergency reflectors is not required, the driver of the vehicle shall display two red flags upon the roadway in the lane of traffic occupied by the disabled vehicle, one at a distance of approximately one hundred feet in advance of the vehicle, and one at a distance of approximately one hundred feet to the rear of the vehicle.
(5) Whenever any motor vehicle used in the transportation of explosives or any cargo tank truck used for the transportation of any flammable liquid or compressed flammable gas, or any motor vehicle using compressed gas as a fuel, is disabled upon a highway of this state at any time or place mentioned in subsection (1) of this section, the driver of such vehicle shall immediately display the following warning devices: One red electric lantern or portable red emergency reflector placed on the roadway at the traffic side of the vehicle, and two red electric lanterns or portable red reflectors, one placed approximately one hundred feet to the front and one placed approximately one hundred feet to the rear of this disabled vehicle in the center of the traffic lane occupied by such vehicle. Flares, fusees, or signals produced by flame shall not be used as warning devices for disabled vehicles of the type mentioned in this subsection.
(6)
Whenever any vehicle, other than those described in subsection (1) of this
section, is disabled upon the traveled portion of any highway or shoulder
thereof outside any municipality at any time when lights are required on
vehicles, the state patrol or the county sheriff shall, upon discovery of the
disabled vehicle, place a reflectorized warning device on or near the vehicle.
The warning device and its placement shall be in accordance with rules adopted
by the ((commission on equipment)) state patrol. Neither the
standards for, placement or use of, nor the lack of placement or use of a
warning device under this subsection gives rise to any civil liability on the
part of the state of Washington, the state patrol, any county, or any law enforcement
agency or officer.
(7) The flares, fusees, red electric lanterns, portable red emergency reflectors, and flags to be displayed as required in this section shall conform with the requirements of RCW 46.37.440 applicable thereto.
Sec. 56. Section 46.37.470, chapter 12, Laws of 1961 and RCW 46.37.470 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The term "air-conditioning equipment" as used or referred to in this section shall mean mechanical vapor compression refrigeration equipment which is used to cool the driver's or passenger compartment of any motor vehicle.
(2) Such equipment shall be manufactured, installed and maintained with due regard for the safety of the occupants of the vehicle and the public and shall not contain any refrigerant which is toxic to persons or which is flammable.
(3) The
state ((commission on equipment)) patrol may adopt and enforce
safety requirements, regulations and specifications consistent with the
requirements of this section applicable to such equipment which shall correlate
with and, so far as possible, conform to the current recommended practice or
standard applicable to such equipment approved by the society of automotive
engineers.
(4) No person shall have for sale, offer for sale, sell or equip any motor vehicle with any such equipment unless it complies with the requirements of this section.
(5) No person shall operate on any highway any motor vehicle equipped with any air-conditioning equipment unless said equipment complies with the requirements of this section.
Sec. 57. Section 46.37.490, chapter 12, Laws of 1961 and RCW 46.37.490 are each amended to read as follows:
It shall be
unlawful to operate any vehicle upon the public highways of this state without
having the load thereon securely fastened and protected by safety chains or
other device. The ((state commission on equipment)) chief of the
Washington state patrol is hereby authorized to adopt and enforce
reasonable rules and regulations as to what shall constitute adequate and safe
chains or other devices for the fastening and protection of loads upon vehicles.
Sec. 58. Section 1, chapter 215, Laws of 1983 and RCW 46.37.505 are each amended to read as follows:
((By
October 1, 1983,)) The state ((commission on equipment)) patrol
shall adopt standards for the performance, design, and installation of
passenger restraint systems for children less than five years old and shall
approve those systems which meet its standards.
Sec. 59. Section 1, chapter 117, Laws of 1963 as amended by section 42, chapter 355, Laws of 1977 ex. sess. and RCW 46.37.510 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) No
person shall sell any automobile manufactured or assembled after January 1,
1964, nor shall any owner cause such vehicle to be registered thereafter under
the provisions of chapter 46.12 RCW unless such motor car or automobile is
equipped with automobile seat belts installed for use on the front seats
thereof which are of a type and installed in a manner approved by the state ((commission
on equipment)) patrol. Where registration is for transfer from an
out of state license, applicant shall be informed of this section by issuing
agent and have thirty days to comply. The state ((commission on equipment))
patrol shall adopt and enforce standards as to what shall constitute
adequate and safe seat belts and for the fastening and installation thereof,
such standards not to be below those specified as minimum requirements by the
Society of Automotive Engineers on June 13, 1963.
(2) Every passenger car manufactured or assembled after January 1, 1965, shall be equipped with at least two lap-type safety belt assemblies for use in the front seating positions.
(3) Every passenger car manufactured or assembled after January 1, 1968, shall be equipped with a lap-type safety belt assembly for each permanent passenger seating position. This requirement shall not apply to police vehicles.
(4) Every passenger car manufactured or assembled after January 1, 1968, shall be equipped with at least two shoulder harness-type safety belt assemblies for use in the front seating positions.
(5) The ((commission
on equipment)) state patrol shall excuse specified types of motor
vehicles or seating positions within any motor vehicle from the requirements
imposed by subsections (1), (2), and (3) of this section when compliance would
be impractical.
(6) No
person shall distribute, have for sale, offer for sale, or sell any safety belt
or shoulder harness for use in motor vehicles unless it meets current minimum
standards and specifications approved by the ((commission)) state
patrol or the United States department of transportation.
Sec. 60. Section 61, chapter 170, Laws of 1965 ex. sess. as amended by section 4, chapter 91, Laws of 1971 ex. sess. and RCW 46.37.520 are each amended to read as follows:
It shall be
unlawful for any person to lease for hire or permit the use of any vehicle with
soft tires commonly used upon the beach and referred to as a dune buggy unless
such vehicle has been inspected by and approved by the state ((commission on
equipment)) patrol, which ((commission)) may charge a
reasonable fee therefor to go into the motor vehicle fund.
Sec. 61. Section 51, chapter 355, Laws of 1977 ex. sess. as amended by section 158, chapter 158, Laws of 1979 and RCW 46.37.529 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The
state ((commission on equipment)) patrol is authorized to require
an inspection of the braking system on any motor-driven cycle and to disapprove
any such braking system on a vehicle which it finds will not comply with the
performance ability standard set forth in RCW 46.37.351, or which in its
opinion is equipped with a braking system that is not so designed or
constructed as to ensure reasonable and reliable performance in actual use.
(2) The
director of licensing may refuse to register or may suspend or revoke the
registration of any vehicle referred to in this section when the state ((commission
on equipment)) patrol determines that the braking system thereon
does not comply with the provisions of this section.
(3) No
person shall operate on any highway any vehicle referred to in this section in
the event the state ((commission on equipment)) patrol has
disapproved the braking system upon such vehicle.
Sec. 62. Section 4, chapter 232, Laws of 1967 as last amended by section 7, chapter 77, Laws of 1982 and RCW 46.37.530 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) It is unlawful:
(a) For any person to operate a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle not equipped with mirrors on the left and right sides of the motorcycle which shall be so located as to give the driver a complete view of the highway for a distance of at least two hundred feet to the rear of the motorcycle or motor-driven cycle: PROVIDED, That mirrors shall not be required on any motorcycle or motor-driven cycle over twenty-five years old originally manufactured without mirrors and which has been restored to its original condition and which is being ridden to or from or otherwise in conjunction with an antique or classic motorcycle contest, show or other such assemblage: PROVIDED FURTHER, That no mirror shall be required on any motorcycle manufactured prior to January 1, 1931;
(b) For any
person to operate a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle which does not have a
windshield unless wearing glasses, goggles, or a face shield of a type approved
by the state ((commission on equipment)) patrol;
(c) For any
person to sell or offer for sale a motorcycle helmet which does not meet the requirements
established by the state ((commission on equipment)) patrol.
(2) The
state ((commission on equipment)) patrol is hereby authorized and
empowered to adopt and amend regulations, pursuant to the administrative
procedure act, concerning the standards and procedures for approval of glasses,
goggles, face shields, and protective helmets. The state ((commission on
equipment)) patrol shall maintain and publish a list of those
devices which the ((commission on equipment)) state patrol has
approved.
Sec. 63. Section 10, chapter 232, Laws of 1967 as amended by section 56, chapter 355, Laws of 1977 ex. sess. and RCW 46.37.535 are each amended to read as follows:
It is
unlawful for any person to rent out motorcycles unless he shall also have on
hand for rent helmets of a type approved by the ((commission on equipment))
state patrol.
Sec. 64. Section 4, chapter 200, Laws of 1983 and RCW 46.37.610 are each amended to read as follows:
The ((commission
on equipment)) state patrol shall adopt rules for wheelchair
conveyance safety standards. Operation of a wheelchair conveyance that is in
violation of these standards is a traffic infraction.
Sec. 65. Section 2, chapter 204, Laws of 1963 and RCW 46.38.020 are each amended to read as follows:
The legislature finds that:
(1) The public safety necessitates the continuous development, modernization and implementation of standards and requirements of law relating to vehicle equipment, in accordance with expert knowledge and opinion.
(2) The public safety further requires that such standards and requirements be uniform from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, except to the extent that specific and compelling evidence supports variation.
(3) The
state ((commission on equipment)) patrol, acting upon
recommendations of the vehicle equipment safety commission and pursuant to the
vehicle equipment safety compact provides a just, equitable and orderly means
of promoting the public safety in the manner and within the scope contemplated
by this chapter.
Sec. 66. Section 3, chapter 204, Laws of 1963 as amended by section 57, chapter 145, Laws of 1967 ex. sess. and RCW 46.38.030 are each amended to read as follows:
Pursuant to
Article V(e) of the vehicle equipment safety compact it is the intention of
this state and it is hereby provided that any rule, regulation, or code issued
by the vehicle equipment safety commission in accordance with Article V of the
compact shall take effect when issued in accordance with the administrative
procedure act by the state ((commission on equipment)) patrol.
Sec. 67. Section 4, chapter 204, Laws of 1963 and RCW 46.38.040 are each amended to read as follows:
The
commissioner of this state on the vehicle equipment safety commission shall be
appointed by the ((members of the state commission on equipment)) chief
of the state patrol to serve at ((their)) the chief's
pleasure. The ((members of the state commission on equipment)) chief
of the state patrol may also designate an alternate commissioner to serve
whenever the commissioner of this state is unable to participate on the vehicle
equipment safety commission. Subject to the provisions of the compact and
bylaws of the vehicle equipment safety commission, the authority and
responsibilities of such alternate shall be as determined by the ((state
commission on equipment)) chief of the state patrol.
Sec. 68. Section 6, chapter 204, Laws of 1963 and RCW 46.38.060 are each amended to read as follows:
Filing of
documents as required by Article III(j) of the compact shall be with the ((secretary
of the state commission on equipment)) chief of the state patrol.
Any and all notices required by commission bylaws to be given pursuant to
Article III(j) of the compact shall be given to the commissioner of this state,
his alternate, if any, and the ((secretary of the state commission on
equipment)) chief of the state patrol.
Sec. 69. Section 1, chapter 377, Laws of 1985 and RCW 46.55.010 are each amended to read as follows:
The definitions set forth in this section apply throughout this chapter:
(1) "Abandoned vehicle" means a vehicle that a registered tow truck operator has impounded and held in his possession for ninety-six consecutive hours.
(2) "Abandoned vehicle report" means the document prescribed by the state that the towing operator forwards to the department after a vehicle has become abandoned.
(3) (("Commission"
means the state commission on equipment established under RCW 46.37.005.
(4))) "Impound" means to take and hold a vehicle
in legal custody. There are two types of impounds--public and private.
(a) "Public impound" means that the vehicle has been impounded at the direction of a law enforcement officer or other public official having jurisdiction over the public property upon which the vehicle was located.
(b) "Private impound" means that the vehicle has been impounded at the direction of a person having control or possession of the private property upon which the vehicle was located.
(((5)))
(4) "Junk vehicle" means a motor vehicle certified under RCW
46.55.230 as meeting all the following requirements:
(a) Is three years old or older;
(b) Is extensively damaged, such damage including but not limited to any of the following: A broken window or windshield or missing wheels, tires, motor, or transmission;
(c) Is apparently inoperable;
(d) Is without a valid, current registration plate;
(e) Has a fair market value equal only to the value of the scrap in it.
(((6)))
(5) "Registered tow truck operator" or "operator"
means any person who engages in the impounding, transporting, or storage of
unauthorized vehicles or the disposal of abandoned vehicles.
(((7)))
(6) "Residential property" means property that has no more
than four living units located on it.
(((8)))
(7) "Tow truck" means a motor vehicle that is equipped for and
used in the business of towing vehicles with equipment as approved by the ((commission))
state patrol.
(((9)))
(8) "Tow truck number" means the number issued by the
department to tow trucks used by a registered tow truck operator in the state
of Washington.
(((10)))
(9) "Tow truck permit" means the permit issued annually by the
department that has the classification of service the tow truck may provide
stamped upon it.
(((11)))
(10) "Tow truck service" means the transporting upon the
public streets and highways of this state of unauthorized vehicles, together
with personal effects and cargo, by a tow truck of a registered operator.
(((12)))
(11) "Unauthorized vehicle" means a vehicle that is subject to
impoundment after being left unattended in one of the following public or
private locations for the indicated period of time:
!tp3,1 !tcSubject!sc ,1to!sc ,1removal!sc ,1after:
!ix(a) Public locations:
!ix(i) Constituting a traffic hazard as
!sc ,3defined in RCW 46.61.565!w× !tlImmediately
!ix(ii) On a highway and tagged as
!sc ,3described in RCW 46.52.170 !w× !tl24 hours
!ix(iii) In a publicly owned or controlled
!sc ,3parking facility, properly posted
!sc ,3under RCW 46.55.070!w× !tlImmediately
!ix(b) Private locations:
!ix(i) On residential property!w× !tlImmediately
!ix(ii) On private, nonresidential property,
!sc ,3properly posted under RCW 46.55.070!w× !tlImmediately
!ix(iii) On private, nonresidential property,
!sc ,3not posted!w× !tl24 hours!te
!ix
Sec. 70. Section 5, chapter 377, Laws of 1985 and RCW 46.55.050 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Tow
trucks shall be classified by towing capabilities, and shall meet or exceed all
equipment standards set by the ((commission on equipment)) state
patrol for the type of tow trucks to be used by an operator.
(2) All tow trucks shall display the firm's name, city of address, and telephone number. This information shall be painted on or permanently affixed to both sides of the vehicle in accordance with rules adopted by the department.
(3) Before a tow truck is put into tow truck service, or when the reinspection of a tow truck is necessary, the district commander of the state patrol shall designate a location and time for the inspection to be conducted. When practicable, the inspection or reinspection shall be made within three business days following the request by the operator.
(4) Failure to comply with any requirement of this section or rules adopted under it is a traffic infraction.
Sec. 71. Section 17, chapter 377, Laws of 1985 and RCW 46.55.170 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) All law enforcement agencies or local licensing agencies that receive complaints involving registered tow truck operators shall forward the complaints, along with any supporting documents including all results from local investigations, to the department.
(2)
Complaints involving deficiencies of equipment shall be forwarded by the
department to the state ((commission on equipment)) patrol.
Sec. 72. Section 18, chapter 377, Laws of 1985 and RCW 46.55.180 are each amended to read as follows:
The ((director
or the commission)) chief of the state patrol may use a hearing
officer or administrative law judge for presiding over a hearing regarding
infractions by registered tow truck operators of this chapter, chapter 46.37
RCW, or rules adopted thereunder.
Sec. 73. Section 2, chapter 167, Laws of 1977 ex. sess. and RCW 46.61.563 are each amended to read as follows:
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
(1) (("Commission"
means the state commission on equipment as defined in RCW 46.37.005;
(2))) "Person" means an individual, firm,
partnership, corporation, company, association, or their lessees, trustees, or
receivers;
(((3)))
(2) "Highway" means the entire width between the boundary
lines of every way publicly maintained when any part thereof is open to the use
of the public for purposes of vehicular travel;
(((4)))
(3) "Towing operator" means every person who engages in the
towing of vehicles and motor vehicles on a highway by means of equipment
affixed to a specially constructed tow truck complying with the equipment
specifications and standards promulgated by the ((commission)) state
patrol; and
(((5)))
(4) "Tow truck" means a specially constructed and equipped
motor vehicle for towing vehicles and not otherwise used in transporting goods
for compensation.
Sec. 74. Section 5, chapter 167, Laws of 1977 ex. sess. as amended by section 22, chapter 178, Laws of 1979 ex. sess. and RCW 46.61.567 are each amended to read as follows:
The
Washington state patrol, under its authority to remove vehicles from the
highway, may remove the vehicles directly, through towing operators appointed
by the ((commission)) state patrol and called on a rotational or
other basis, through contracts with towing operators, or by a combination of
these methods. When removal is to be accomplished through a towing operator on
a noncontractual basis, the ((commission)) state patrol may
appoint any towing operator for this purpose upon the application of the
operator. Each appointment shall be contingent upon the submission of an
application to the ((commission)) state patrol and the making of
subsequent reports in such form and frequency and compliance with such
standards of equipment, performance, pricing, and practices as may be required
by rule of the ((commission)) state patrol.
An
appointment may be rescinded by the ((commission at the request of the
Washington)) state patrol upon evidence that the appointed towing operator
is not complying with the laws or rules relating to the removal and storage of
vehicles from the highway. The costs of removal and storage of vehicles under
this section shall be paid by the owner or driver of the vehicle and shall be a
lien upon the vehicle until paid, unless the removal is determined to be
invalid.
Rules
promulgated under this section shall be binding only upon those towing
operators appointed by the ((commission)) state patrol for the
purpose of performing towing services at the request of the Washington state
patrol. Any person aggrieved by a decision of the ((commission)) state
patrol made under this section may appeal the decision under chapter 34.04
RCW.
Sec. 75. Section 2, chapter 215, Laws of 1983 and RCW 46.61.687 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) After December
31, 1983, the parent or legal guardian of a child less than five years old,
when the parent or legal guardian is operating anywhere in the state his or her
own motor vehicle registered under chapter 46.16 RCW, in which the child is a
passenger, shall have the child properly secured in a manner approved by the
state ((commission on equipment)) patrol. Even though a separate
child passenger restraint device is considered the ideal method of protection,
a properly adjusted and fastened, federally approved seat belt is deemed
sufficient to meet the requirements of this section for children one through
four years of age.
(2) During the period from January 1, 1984, to July 1, 1984, a person violating subsection (1) of this section may be issued a written warning of the violation. After July 1, 1984, a person violating subsection (1) of this section may be issued a notice of traffic infraction under chapter 46.63 RCW. If the person to whom the notice was issued presents proof of acquisition of an approved child passenger restraint system within seven days to the jurisdiction issuing the notice, the jurisdiction shall dismiss the notice of traffic infraction. If the person fails to present proof of acquisition within the time required, he or she is subject to a penalty assessment of not less than thirty dollars.
(3) Failure to comply with the requirements of this section shall not constitute negligence by a parent or legal guardian; nor shall failure to use a child restraint system be admissible as evidence of negligence in any civil action.
Sec. 76. Section 85, chapter 155, Laws of 1965 ex. sess. as amended by section 39, chapter 62, Laws of 1975 and RCW 46.61.780 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Every
bicycle when in use during the hours of darkness as defined in RCW 46.37.020
shall be equipped with a lamp on the front which shall emit a white light
visible from a distance of at least five hundred feet to the front and with a
red reflector on the rear of a type approved by the state ((commission on
equipment)) patrol which shall be visible from all distances from
one hundred feet to six hundred feet to the rear when directly in front of
lawful lower beams of head lamps on a motor vehicle. A lamp emitting a red
light visible from a distance of five hundred feet to the rear may be used in
addition to the red reflector.
(2) Every bicycle shall be equipped with a brake which will enable the operator to make the braked wheels skid on dry, level, clean pavement.
Sec. 77. Section 2, chapter 7, Laws of 1969 ex. sess. as last amended by section 203, chapter 7, Laws of 1984 and RCW 47.36.250 are each amended to read as follows:
If the department or its delegate determines at any time for any part of the public highway system that the unsafe conditions of the roadway require particular tires, tire chains, or traction equipment in addition to or beyond the ordinary pneumatic rubber tires, the department may establish the following recommendations or requirements with respect to the use of such equipment for all persons using such public highway:
(1) Dangerous road conditions, chains or other approved traction devices recommended.
(2) Dangerous road conditions, chains or other approved traction devices required.
(3) Dangerous road conditions, chains required.
Any
equipment that may be required by this section shall be approved by the state
((commission on equipment)) patrol as authorized under RCW
46.37.420.
The department shall place and maintain signs and other traffic control devices on the public highways that indicate the tire, tire chain, or traction equipment recommendation or requirement determined under this section. Such signs or traffic control devices shall in no event prohibit the use of studded tires from November 1st to April 1st, but when the department determines that chains are required and that no other traction equipment will suffice, the requirement is applicable to all types of tires including studded tires. The signs or traffic control devices may specify different recommendations or requirements for four wheel drive vehicles in gear.
Failure to obey a requirement indicated by a sign or other traffic control device placed or maintained under this section is a misdemeanor.
Sec. 78. Section 47.52.120, chapter 13, Laws of 1961 as amended by section 1, chapter 149, Laws of 1985 and RCW 47.52.120 are each amended to read as follows:
After the
opening of any limited access highway facility, it shall be unlawful for any
person (1) to drive a vehicle over, upon, or across any curb, central dividing
section, or other separation or dividing line on limited access facilities; (2)
to make a left turn or semicircular or U-turn except through an opening
provided for that purpose in the dividing curb section, separation, or line;
(3) to drive any vehicle except in the proper lane provided for that purpose
and in the proper direction and to the right of the central dividing curb,
separation section, or line; (4) to drive any vehicle into the limited access
facility from a local service road except through an opening provided for that
purpose in the dividing curb, dividing section, or dividing line which
separates such service road from the limited access facility proper; (5) to
stop or park any vehicle or equipment within the right of way of such facility,
including the shoulders thereof, except at points specially provided therefor,
and to make only such use of such specially provided stopping or parking points
as is permitted by the designation thereof: PROVIDED, That this subsection
shall not apply to authorized emergency vehicles, law enforcement vehicles,
assistance vans, or to vehicles stopped for emergency causes or equipment
failures; (6) to travel to or from such facility at any point other than a
point designated by the establishing authority as an approach to the facility
or to use an approach to such facility for any use in excess of that specified
by the establishing authority. For the purposes of this section, an assistance
van is a vehicle rendering aid free of charge to vehicles with equipment or
fuel problems. The ((commission on equipment)) state patrol
shall establish by rule additional standards and operating procedures, as
needed, for assistance vans.
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon arrest and conviction therefor shall be punished by a fine of not less than five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the city or county jail for not less than five days nor more than ninety days, or by both fine and imprisonment. Nothing contained in this section prevents the highway authority from proceeding to enforce the prohibitions or limitations of access to such facilities by injunction or as otherwise provided by law.
Sec. 79. Section 7, chapter 183, Laws of 1974 ex. sess. and RCW 70.107.070 are each amended to read as follows:
Any rule
adopted under this chapter relating to the operation of motor vehicles on
public highways shall be administered according to testing and inspection
procedures adopted by rule by the state ((commission on equipment)) patrol.
Violation of any motor vehicle performance standard adopted pursuant to this
chapter shall be a misdemeanor, enforced by such authorities and in such manner
as violations of chapter 46.37 RCW. Violations subject to the provisions of
this section shall be exempt from the provisions of RCW 70.107.050.
PART VIII
BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR
WASTEWATER OPERATOR CERTIFICATION
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Sec. 80. Section 7, chapter 139, Laws of 1973 as last amended by section 106, chapter 287, Laws of 1984 and RCW 70.95B.070 are each amended to read as follows:
((For
the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter, a board of
examiners for wastewater operator certification shall be appointed. This board
may serve in a common capacity for the certification of both water and
wastewater plant and system operators. One member shall be named from the
department of ecology, by its director to serve at his pleasure, and one member
from the department of social and health services by its secretary, to serve at
his pleasure, and one member who is required to employ a certified operator and
who holds the position of city manager, city engineer, director of public
works, superintendent of utilities, or an equivalent position who will be
appointed by the governor. The governor shall also appoint two members who are
operators holding a certificate of at least the second highest operator
classification for wastewater plant operators established by regulation of the
director, and if authorized in a water supply system operator certification
act, two members who are operators holding a certificate of at least the second
highest classification for waterworks operators established pursuant to such
act.
The
employer representative shall be appointed for an initial one-year term and the
operators for initial terms of two and three years respectively. Thereafter,
the members appointed by the governor shall serve for a three-year period.
Vacancies shall be filled for the remainder for an unexpired term by the
appointing authorities.
This board
shall assist in the development of)) The director of the department of ecology shall develop rules
and regulations, shall prepare, administer, and evaluate examinations of
operator competency as required in this chapter, and shall ((recommend the
issuance or revocation of)) issue and revoke certificates. The ((board))
director shall determine when and where the examinations shall be held.
The examination shall be held at least three times annually.
((Each
member appointed by the governor shall be compensated in accordance with RCW
43.03.240 and shall be reimbursed for travel expenses while engaged in the
business of the board as prescribed in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.))
Sec. 81. Section 10, chapter 139, Laws of 1973 and RCW 70.95B.100 are each amended to read as follows:
The
director may((, with the recommendation of the board and after a hearing
before the same,)) revoke a certificate found to have been obtained by
fraud or deceit, or for gross negligence in the operation of a waste treatment
plant, or for violating the requirements of this chapter or any lawful rule,
order or regulation of the department. No person whose certificate is revoked
under this section shall be eligible to apply for a certificate for one year
from the effective date of this final order or revocation.
Sec. 82. Section 13, chapter 139, Laws of 1973 and RCW 70.95B.130 are each amended to read as follows:
On or after July 1, 1973, certification of operators by any state which, as determined by the director, accepts certifications made or certification requirements deemed satisfied pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, shall be accorded reciprocal treatment and shall be recognized as valid and sufficient within the purview of this chapter, if in the judgment of the director the certification requirements of such state are substantially equivalent to the requirements of this chapter or any rules or regulations promulgated hereunder.
In making
determinations pursuant to this section, the director ((shall consult with
the board and)) may consider any generally applicable criteria and
guidelines developed by the nationally recognized association of certification
authorities.
PART IX
FOREST PRACTICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE
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NEW SECTION. Sec. 83. Section 20, chapter 137, Laws of 1974 ex. sess. and RCW 76.09.200 are each repealed.
PART X
CAPITOL COMMITTEE
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Sec. 84. Section 43.17.070, chapter 8, Laws of 1965 as amended by section 8, chapter 40, Laws of 1982 and RCW 43.17.070 are each amended to read as follows:
There shall
be an administrative committee((s)) of the state government, which
shall be known as((: (1))) the state finance committee ((and
(2) the state capitol committee)).
Sec. 85. Section 43.34.040, chapter 8, Laws of 1965 and RCW 43.34.040 are each amended to read as follows:
The ((state
capitol committee)) department of general administration may erect
one or more permanent buildings; one or more temporary buildings; excavate or
partially excavate for any such building or buildings; partially erect any such
building or buildings; make other temporary or permanent improvements wholly or
in part; upon the capitol grounds belonging to the state and known as the
"Sylvester site" or "Capitol place" in Olympia, Washington.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 86. RCW 43.34.040 , as amended by this 1986 act, is recodified as a section in chapter 79.24 RCW.
Sec. 87. Section 7, chapter 69, Laws of 1909 as last amended by section 76, chapter 57, Laws of 1985 and RCW 79.24.030 are each amended to read as follows:
The board
of natural resources ((and the state capitol committee)) may employ such
cruisers, draughtsmen, engineers, architects or other assistants as may be
necessary for the best interests of the state in carrying out the provisions of
((this act)) RCW 79.24.010 through 79.24.085, and all expenses
incurred by the board ((and committee,)) and all claims against the
capitol building construction account shall be audited by the ((state
capitol committee)) department of natural resources and presented
in vouchers to the state treasurer, who shall draw a warrant therefor against
the capitol building construction account as herein provided or out of any
appropriation made for such purpose.
Sec. 88. Section 1, chapter 293, Laws of 1955 as last amended by section 90, chapter 75, Laws of 1977 and RCW 79.24.300 are each amended to read as follows:
The ((state
capitol committee)) department of general administration may
construct parking facilities for the state capitol adequate to provide parking
space for automobiles, said parking facilities to be either of a single level,
multiple level, or both, and to be either on one site or more than one site and
located either on or in close proximity to the capitol grounds, though not
necessarily contiguous thereto. The ((state capitol committee)) department
of general administration may select such lands as are necessary therefor
and acquire them by purchase or condemnation. As an aid to such selection the
((committee)) department may cause location, topographical,
economic, traffic, and other surveys to be conducted, and for this purpose may
utilize the services of existing state agencies, may employ personnel, or may
contract for the services of any person, firm or corporation. ((In
selecting the location and plans for the construction of the parking facilities
the committee shall consider recommendations of the director of general
administration.))
Space in parking facilities may be rented to the officers and employees of the state on a monthly basis at a rental to be determined by the director of general administration. The state shall not sell gasoline, oil, or any other commodities or perform any services for any vehicles or equipment other than state equipment.
Sec. 89. Section 2, chapter 293, Laws of 1955 and RCW 79.24.310 are each amended to read as follows:
The ((state
capitol committee)) department of general administration may
construct any two of the following three facilities: (1) A two story parking
facility south of the transportation and public lands building in the existing
parking area; (2) multiple level but not to exceed three story parking facility
adjacent to the new office building; (3) multiple level but not to exceed three
story parking facility adjacent to the new office building.
Sec. 90. Section 2, chapter 216, Laws of 1955 and RCW 79.24.410 are each amended to read as follows:
The ((state
capitol committee)) department of general administration may accept
such grant on behalf of the state. Upon receipt from the city of Olympia of
the conveyance authorized by RCW 79.24.400, the ((state capitol committee))
department of general administration may lease the premises thereby
conveyed, to any person, firm, or corporation for the purpose of constructing,
operating and maintaining a garage and parking facility underneath the surface
of said property.
The lease
shall be for a term of not to exceed twenty-five years and by its terms shall
require the lessee to restore and maintain the condition of the surface of the
property so as to be available and suitable for use as a public park. The
lease shall further provide that all improvements to the property shall become
the property of the state upon termination of the lease, and may provide such
further terms as the ((capitol committee)) department of general
administration may deem to be advantageous.
Sec. 91. Section 1, chapter 258, Laws of 1957 and RCW 79.24.450 are each amended to read as follows:
The ((state
capitol committee)) department of general administration may
construct a suitable access to the capitol grounds by way of fourteenth and
fifteenth streets in the city of Olympia, and for the purpose may acquire, by
purchase or condemnation, such lands along the said streets and between Capitol
Way and Cherry Street in the city of Olympia, and construct thereon such
improvements as the ((state capitol committee)) department of general
administration may deem proper for the purposes of such access.
Sec. 92. Section 1, chapter 167, Laws of 1961 as amended by section 1, chapter 43, Laws of 1967 ex. sess. and RCW 79.24.500 are each amended to read as follows:
The ((state
capitol committee)) department of general administration shall
proceed as rapidly as their resources permit to acquire title to the following
described property for development as state capitol grounds:
That area bounded as follows: Commencing at a point beginning at the southwest corner of Capitol Way and 15th Avenue and proceeding westerly to the present easterly boundary of the capitol grounds on the west; thence proceeding northerly along said easterly boundary of the capitol grounds; thence proceeding easterly along the boundary of the present capitol grounds to a point at the corner of Capitol Way and 14th Avenue; thence proceeding southerly to the point of beginning; also that area bounded by Capitol Way on the west, 11th Avenue on the north, Jefferson Street on the east, and 16th Avenue (Maple Park) on the south; also that area bounded by Jefferson Street on the west, 14th Avenue on the north, Cherry Street on the east and 14th Avenue (Interstate No. 5 access) on the south; also that area bounded by 14th Avenue (Interstate No. 5 access) on the north, the westerly boundary of the Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Co. right-of-way on the east, 16th Avenue on the south, and Jefferson Street on the west; also that area bounded by 15th Avenue on the north, the westerly boundary of the Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Co. right-of-way on the east, and 14th Avenue (Interstate No. 5 access) on the south and west; all in the city of Olympia, county of Thurston, state of Washington, or any such portion or portions of the above described areas as may be required for present or future expansion of the facilities of the state capitol.
Sec. 93. Section 3, chapter 167, Laws of 1961 and RCW 79.24.520 are each amended to read as follows:
The ((state
capitol committee)) department of general administration may acquire
such property by gift, exchange, purchase, option to purchase, condemnation, or
any other means of acquisition not expressly prohibited by law. All other
state agencies shall aid and assist the ((state capitol committee)) department
of general administration in carrying out the provisions of RCW 79.24.500
through 79.24.600.
Sec. 94. Section 4, chapter 167, Laws of 1961 and RCW 79.24.530 are each amended to read as follows:
The
department of general administration shall develop, amend and modify an overall
plan for the design and establishment of state capitol buildings and grounds on
the east capitol site in accordance with current and prospective requisites of
a state capitol befitting the state of Washington. ((The overall plan,
amendments and modifications thereto shall be subject to the approval of the
state capitol committee.))
Sec. 95. Section 5, chapter 167, Laws of 1961 and RCW 79.24.540 are each amended to read as follows:
State
agencies which are authorized by law to acquire land and construct buildings,
whether from appropriated funds or from funds not subject to appropriation by
the legislature, may buy land in the east capitol site and construct buildings
thereon so long as the location, design and construction meet the requirements
established by the department of general administration ((and approved by
the state capitol committee)).
Sec. 96. Section 6, chapter 167, Laws of 1961 and RCW 79.24.550 are each amended to read as follows:
No state
agency shall undertake construction of buildings in Thurston county except upon
the state capitol grounds: PROVIDED, That the ((state capitol committee))
department of general administration may authorize exceptions upon a
finding by the ((state capitol committee)) department that
appropriate locations on the capitol grounds or east capitol site are
unavailable.
Sec. 97. Section 1, chapter 14, Laws of 1970 ex. sess. and RCW 79.24.630 are each amended to read as follows:
In addition
to any authority previously granted, the state ((capitol)) finance
committee is authorized and directed to issue coupon or registered revenue bonds
of the state in an amount not to exceed four million dollars. The bonds shall
bear interest at such rates and mature at such times as the state ((capitol))
finance committee shall determine ((by resolution)). Both
principal and interest shall be payable only from funds received and deposited
in the capitol purchase and development account of the general fund or directly
from proceeds provided in RCW 79.24.570.
Sec. 98. Section 5, chapter 105, Laws of 1967 ex. sess. as amended by section 4, chapter 273, Laws of 1969 ex. sess. and RCW 79.24.632 are each amended to read as follows:
Such bonds
may be sold in such manner and in such amounts, in such denominations, at such
price and at such times as the ((capitol)) state finance
committee shall determine.
Sec. 99. Section 6, chapter 105, Laws of 1967 ex. sess. as amended by section 5, chapter 273, Laws of 1969 ex. sess. and RCW 79.24.634 are each amended to read as follows:
Bonds
issued under RCW 79.24.630 through 79.24.646 shall mature at such time or
times, and include such provisions for optional redemption, premiums, coverage,
guarantees, and other covenants as in the opinion of the state ((capitol))
finance committee may be necessary. In issuing such bonds and including
such provisions, the state ((capitol)) finance committee shall
act for the state and all officers, departments and agencies thereof affected
by such provisions, and the state and such officers, departments and agencies
shall adhere to and be bound by such covenants. As long as any of such bonds
shall be outstanding, neither the state, nor any of its officers, departments,
agencies or instrumentalities, shall divert any of the proceeds and revenues
actually pledged to secure the payment of the bonds and interest thereon, and
the provisions of this section shall restrict and limit the powers of the
legislature of the state of Washington in respect to the matters herein
mentioned as long as the bonds are outstanding and unpaid and shall constitute
a contract to that effect for the benefit of the holders of all such bonds.
The principal and interest of said bonds shall be payable at the office of the
state treasurer, or at the office of the fiscal agent of the state in New York
City at the option of the holder of any such bond or bonds.
Sec. 100. Section 8, chapter 105, Laws of 1967 ex. sess. as last amended by section 5, chapter 8, Laws of 1982 2nd ex. sess. and RCW 79.24.638 are each amended to read as follows:
For the
purpose of paying the principal and interest of said bonds as the same shall
become due, or as said bonds become callable at the option of the ((capitol))
state finance committee, there is created a fund to be denominated the
"state building bond redemption fund". While any of said bonds
remain outstanding and unpaid, it shall be the duty of the ((capitol)) state
finance committee on or before June 30th of each year to determine the
amount that will be required for the redemption of bonds and the payment of
interest during the twelve-month period of the next fiscal year, and certify
said amount to the state treasurer in writing. The state treasurer shall
forthwith and thereafter during said twelve-month period and at least fifteen
days prior to each interest and principal payment date deposit into the state
building bond redemption fund that portion of all receipts necessary to pay the
principal and interest on the bonds issued that would otherwise be deposited in
the general fund‑-capitol purchase and development account and transfer
such additional amounts from the general fund‑-capitol purchase and
development account as may be necessary until the amount certified to said
treasurer by the ((said capitol)) state finance committee has
accrued to the state building bond redemption fund. Nothing in RCW 79.24.630
through 79.24.642, 79.24.645, 79.24.647, 79.24.570 and 79.24.580 shall prohibit
the use of such receipts from leases and contracts of sale for any other
lawfully authorized purpose when not required for the redemption and payment of
interest and meeting the covenant requirements of the bonds authorized herein.
On June 30, 1983, the state treasurer shall transfer from the capitol purchase and development account to the general fund all moneys in excess of seven hundred thousand dollars.
In addition
to certifying and providing for the annual amounts required to pay the
principal and interest of said bonds, the ((capitol)) state finance
committee may, under such terms and conditions and at such times and in such
amounts as may be found necessary to insure the sale of said bonds, provide for
additional payments into the state building bond redemption fund to be held as
a reserve to secure the payment of the principal and interest of such bonds.
The owner and holder of any of said bonds or the trustee for any of said bonds may by mandamus or other appropriate proceeding require and compel the deposit and payment of funds as directed herein.
The proceeds from the sale of the bonds hereby authorized shall be paid into the general fund‑-capitol purchase and development account.
Sec. 101. Section 10, chapter 105, Laws of 1967 ex. sess. as amended by section 9, chapter 273, Laws of 1969 ex. sess. and RCW 79.24.642 are each amended to read as follows:
Proceeds of
the bonds issued hereunder shall be expended by the ((state capitol
committee)) department of general administration for the purposes
enumerated in this section.
The ((state
capitol committee)) department of general administration shall
provide for the acquisition, development and improvement of lands, improvements
and facilities within the east capitol site, as now described or as may be
described by the legislature, as may be determined by the ((state capitol
committee)) department of general administration to be necessary for
the current and prospective requisites of a state capitol in accordance with
the provisions of RCW 79.24.500 through 79.24.590 and chapter 43.19 RCW, and to
pay for all costs and expenses in issuing the bonds and to pay interest thereon
during construction of the improvements and facilities for which the bonds were
issued and six months thereafter.
Sec. 102. Section 1, chapter 273, Laws of 1969 ex. sess. and RCW 79.24.6421 are each amended to read as follows:
The state
((capitol)) finance committee is hereby authorized to refund, at
the maturity thereof, or before the maturity thereof if they are subject to
call prior to maturity, or if all the holders thereof consent thereto, upon
such terms and conditions as it shall deem just, any or all of its revenue
bonds now or hereafter outstanding, issued pursuant to RCW 79.24.630 through
79.24.646, which revenue bonds are payable out of the state building bond
redemption fund. Refunding revenue bonds may be issued hereunder in a
sufficient amount to refund the aforesaid outstanding revenue bonds and in
addition to provide the balance of the four million dollars in bond proceeds
authorized by RCW 79.24.630 for deposit into the general fund‑-capitol purchase
and development account. Such refunding bonds shall bear interest at such
rates and mature at such times, without limitation by the interest rates or
maturity of the bonds being refunded, as the state ((capitol)) finance
committee shall determine ((by resolution)). Such refunding revenue
bonds shall be issued in accordance with and be subject to the provisions of
RCW 79.24.630 through 79.24.642.
Sec. 103. Section 1, chapter 272, Laws of 1969 ex. sess. and RCW 79.24.650 are each amended to read as follows:
The ((state
capitol committee)) department of general administration shall
provide for the construction, remodeling, and furnishing of capitol office buildings,
parking facilities, governor's mansion, and such other buildings and facilities
as are determined by the ((state capitol committee)) department of
general administration to be necessary to provide space for the legislature
by way of offices, committee rooms, hearing rooms, and work rooms, and to
provide executive office space and housing for the governor, and to provide
executive office space for other elective officials and such other state
agencies as may be necessary, and to pay for all costs and expenses in issuing
the bonds and to pay interest thereon during construction of the facilities for
which the bonds were issued and six months thereafter.
Sec. 104. Section 2, chapter 272, Laws of 1969 ex. sess. and RCW 79.24.652 are each amended to read as follows:
In addition
to any authority previously granted, the state ((capitol)) finance
committee is authorized and directed to issue coupon or registered revenue
bonds of the state in an amount not to exceed fifteen million dollars. The
bonds may be sold in such manner and amounts, and in such denominations, at
such times, at such price and shall bear interest at such rates and mature at
such times as the state ((capitol)) finance committee shall
determine ((by resolution)). Both principal and interest shall be
payable only from revenues hereafter received from leases and contracts of sale
heretofore or hereafter made of lands, timber, and other products from the
surface or beneath the surface of the lands granted to the state by the United
States pursuant to the act of congress approved February 22, 1889, for capitol
building purposes and from any parking revenues derived from state capitol
parking facilities.
Sec. 105. Section 3, chapter 272, Laws of 1969 ex. sess. and RCW 79.24.654 are each amended to read as follows:
Bonds
issued under RCW 79.24.650 through 79.24.668 shall mature at such time or
times, and include such provisions for optional redemption, premiums, coverage,
guarantees, and other covenants as in the opinion of the state ((capitol))
finance committee may be necessary. In issuing such bonds and including
such provisions, the state ((capitol)) finance committee shall
act for the state and all officers, departments and agencies thereof affected
by such provisions, and the state and such other officers, departments and
agencies shall adhere to and be bound by such covenants. As long as any of
such bonds shall be outstanding, neither the state, nor any of its officers,
departments, agencies or instrumentalities, shall divert any of the proceeds
and revenues actually pledged to secure the payment of the bonds and interest
thereon, and the provisions of this section shall restrict and limit the powers
of the legislature of the state of Washington in respect to the matters herein
mentioned as long as the bonds are outstanding and unpaid and shall constitute
a contract to that effect for the benefit of the holders of all such bonds.
The principal and interest of said bonds shall be payable at the office of the
state treasurer, or at the office of the fiscal agent of the state in New York
City at the option of the holder of any such bond or bonds.
Sec. 106. Section 5, chapter 272, Laws of 1969 ex. sess. and RCW 79.24.658 are each amended to read as follows:
For the
purpose of paying the principal and interest of said bonds as the same shall
become due, or as said bonds become callable at the option of the ((capitol))
state finance committee, there is created a fund to be denominated the
"state building and parking bond redemption fund". While any of said
bonds remain outstanding and unpaid, it shall be the duty of the ((capitol))
state finance committee on or before June 30th of each year to determine
the amount that will be required for the redemption of bonds and the payment of
interest during the next fiscal year, and certify said amount to the state
treasurer in writing. The state treasurer shall forthwith and thereafter
during that fiscal year and at least fifteen days prior to each interest and
principal payment date deposit into the state building and parking bond
redemption fund all receipts from any parking facilities and to the extent
necessary from receipts from leases and contracts of sale heretofore or
hereafter made of lands, timber, and other products from the surface or beneath
the surface of the lands granted to the state by the United States pursuant to
the act of congress until the amount certified to the treasurer by the ((capitol))
state finance committee has accrued to the state building and parking
bond redemption fund. Nothing in RCW 79.24.650 through 79.24.668 shall
prohibit the use of such receipts from leases and contracts of sale for any
other lawfully authorized purpose when not required for the redemption and
payment of interest and meeting the covenant requirements of the bonds
authorized herein.
In addition
to certifying and providing for the annual amounts required to pay the
principal and interest of said bonds, the ((capitol)) state finance
committee may, under such terms and conditions and at such times and in such
amounts as may be found necessary to insure the sale of said bonds, provide for
additional payments into the state building and parking bond redemption fund to
be held as a reserve to secure the payment of the principal and interest of
such bonds.
The owner and holder of any of said bonds or the trustee for any of said bonds may by mandamus or other appropriate proceeding require and compel the deposit and payment of funds as directed herein.
The proceeds from the sale of the bonds hereby authorized shall be paid into the general fund‑-state building construction account.
Sec. 107. Section 7, chapter 272, Laws of 1969 ex. sess. and RCW 79.24.662 are each amended to read as follows:
Proceeds of
the bonds issued hereunder shall be expended by the ((state capitol
committee)) department of general administration for the purposes
enumerated in RCW 79.24.650.
Sec. 108. Section 9, chapter 272, Laws of 1969 ex. sess. and RCW 79.24.666 are each amended to read as follows:
The ((state
capitol committee)) department of general administration shall
perform the foregoing in accordance with law and after consultation with and
advice of such committee of the senate and house of representatives as the
legislature may appoint for this purpose. The ((state capitol committee))
department of general administration shall have power to do all acts and
things necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of RCW 79.24.650
through 79.24.668 subject to and in accordance with the provisions of RCW
79.24.650 through 79.24.668 and chapters 43.19 and 79.24 RCW.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 109. The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
(1) Section 43.30.090, chapter 8, Laws of 1965, section 105, chapter 3, Laws of 1983 and RCW 43.30.090;
(2) Section 43.34.010, chapter 8, Laws of 1965, section 10, chapter 57, Laws of 1979 ex. sess. and RCW 43.34.010;
(3) Section 43.34.015, chapter 8, Laws of 1965 and RCW 43.34.015;
(4) Section 43.82.020, chapter 8, Laws of 1965 and RCW 43.82.020; and
(5) Section 3, chapter 293, Laws of 1955 and RCW 79.24.320.
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NEW SECTION. Sec. 110. This act shall not be construed as affecting any existing right acquired or liability or obligation incurred under the sections amended or repealed in this act or under any rule, regulation, or order adopted under those sections, nor as affecting any proceeding instituted under those sections. The rules of the agencies abolished by this act shall continue in force until acted upon by the succeeding agency and shall be enforced by the succeeding agency. If there is no succeeding agency, the rules shall terminate.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 111. If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.