FINAL BILL REPORT

                                    SB 5221

                                   C 41 L 91

                              SYNOPSIS AS ENACTED

Brief Description:  Requiring motor carriers to submit copies of contracts with permit applications.

SPONSORS:Senators Sellar and Snyder; by request of Utilities & Transportation Commission.

SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

BACKGROUND:

Carriers that transport property for compensation under individual contracts are regulated as contract carriers by the Utilities and Transportation Commission.  When a contract carrier applies for operating authority, the original or certified copy of the carrier's transportation service contract(s) must accompany the permit application.

With the accessibility of photocopy machines in today's society, the filing of an original or certified contract is unnecessary.

SUMMARY:

A photocopy of each transportation service contract must accompany a contract carrier's permit application for Utilities and Transportation Commission operating authority.  The original or certified copy of the contract is no longer required.

VOTES ON FINAL PASSAGE:

Senate      44    0

House 95    0

EFFECTIVE:  July 28, 1991