SENATE BILL REPORT
2EHB 1925
AS REPORTED BY COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES, FEBRUARY 16, 1994
Brief Description: Requiring registration of persons carrying passengers for hire on whitewater river sections.
SPONSORS: Representatives Orr, Pruitt and King
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FISHERIES & WILDLIFE
SENATE COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES
Majority Report: Do pass.
Signed by Senators Owen, Chairman; Amondson, Franklin, Haugen, Oke, Snyder and Spanel.
Staff: Vic Moon (785-7469)
Hearing Dates: April 2, 1993; February 16, 1994
BACKGROUND:
Persons carrying passengers for hire on whitewater river sections in the state may register with the Department of Licensing. A registration requires evidence of at least $300,000 per claim liability insurance coverage, and a certification that the insurance will be maintained for at least one year.
SUMMARY:
Persons carrying passengers for hire on whitewater river sections must register with the Department of Licensing. The registration requires evidence of $300,000 per person liability insurance coverage, and a certification that the insurance will be maintained for at least one year.
Appropriation: none
Revenue: none
Fiscal Note: available
TESTIMONY FOR:
The bill is a result of meetings with whitewater guides and is designed to protect the public by requiring all guides to be licensed and to have liability insurance. This is a consumer protection bill.
TESTIMONY AGAINST: None
TESTIFIED: Representative Orr; Representative King