PROCLAMATION
08-11
AMENDING PROCLAMATION 08-10
This winter storm with blizzard conditions follows weeks of
record or near record snowfall, wind, freezing rain, and ice
causing hazardous conditions for citizens, homes, businesses,
public utilities and infrastructure in all jurisdictions of
Washington State; and
On December 24, 2008, I issued Proclamation 08-10, proclaiming
a state of emergency statewide as a result of the winter storm
disaster ongoing at that time, and waiving certain driver
hours of service regulations relating to the milk bulk carrier
industry for a period of ten (10) days; and
The continued, severe weather systems bringing snow and heavy
rains are continuing to cause road damage, closures and
delays, local flooding, landslides, and existing and predicted
closure of major transportation routes across the state as
necessary for road clearing and avalanche control, and that
these extreme transportation delays continue to affect dairy
farmers, dairy plant capacity, and milk haulers' ability to
deliver within the time limits prescribed by driver hours of
service rules throughout the state; and
It is now apparent the existing state of emergency continues
as a result of the persistent winter storms and their impact
on roads, the transportation system, and delivery of milk
products, and it is necessary to extend the waiver of the
driver hours of service included in Proclamation 08-10;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Christine O. Gregoire, Governor of the state of
Washington, as a result of the aforementioned situation and
under Chapters 38.52 and 43.06 RCW, do hereby proclaim that
the State of Emergency I proclaimed in Proclamation 08-10
continues throughout the State of Washington, that
Proclamation 08-10 remains in effect, and that I hereby waive
driver hours of service rules described in WAC 480-14-380(2)
and WAC 480-31-130, as they apply to drivers operating trucks
hauling bulk milk intrastate from farms to dairy processing
facilities, and interplant between dairies and processing
facilities, through January 12, 2009. This continued
emergency proclamation serves to suspend federal rules
limiting driver hours of service for this additional period.
I again ask the bulk milk industry to use their best judgment
in delivering their products in a manner that ensures public
and driver safety during this period.
additional period. I again ask the bulk milk industry to use
their best judgment in delivering their products in a manner
that ensures public and driver safety during this period.
Signed and sealed with the official seal of the state of
Washington this 2nd day of January A.D, Two Thousand and Nine
at Olympia, Washington.
| By: | ||
| Christine O. Gregoire Governor |
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| BY THE GOVERNOR: | ||
| Sam Reed | ||
| Secretary of State | ||
Reviser's note: The typographical error in the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appears in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.